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25PR002246: CONSERVATORSHIP OF: JAI RAJ MATHUR CHOUDHARY 05/20/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other Motion to Compel in Department 129
Tentative Ruling
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER DISCOVERY RESPONSES AND PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS; MOTION TO DEEM REQUESTS ADMITTED; REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
Filed: 4/9/2026
Re: Limited Conserva torship of: Jai Raj Mathur Choudhary
Moving Party: Co-Conservator Raakhee Mathur Attorney: Damien Troutman, (415) 399-9155
Responding Party: Co- Conservator Nilesh Choudhary In Pro Per
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25PR002246: CONSERVATORSHIP OF: JAI RAJ MATHUR CHOUDHARY 05/20/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other Motion to Compel in Department 129
Reporters Pro Tempore available at https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/court-reporters/docs/crtrp- 13.pdf.
A Stipulation and Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore (CV/E-206) is required to be signed by each party, the private court reporter, and the Judge prior to the hearing, if not using a reporter from the Courts Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list.
Once the form is signed it must be filed with the clerk. If a litigant has been granted a fee waiver and requests a court reporter, the party must submit a Request for Court Reporter by a Party with a Fee Waiver (CV/E-211) and it must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days prior to the hearing or at the time the proceeding is scheduled if less than 10 days away. Once approved, the clerk will forward the form to the Court Reporters Office and an official reporter will be provided.
TENTATIVE RULING Moving Party and Co-Conservator Raakhee Mathurs motion to compel further responses is DROPPED as moot. This is a conservatorship matter that was set for trial on April 27, 2026 and May 11, 2026. Following trial on April 27, 2026, the May 11, 2026 trial was vacated. The motion is denied as there is no longer any pending action for which discovery may be obtained. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2017.010.)
This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order or other notice is required. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1019.5; CRC, Rule 3.1312.)