HAMMLER vs ALLISON, et al.

23CV006784: HAMMLER vs ALLISON, et al. 05/28/2025 Hearing on Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Production of Documents in Department 54

Tentative Ruling

Tentative Ruling: The Court has adopted the following procedure for hearings in Department 28 for selfrepresented incarcerated parties. The clerk shall fax a copy of the tentative ruling to the litigation coordinator on or before the date of the scheduled hearing. The litigation coordinator shall provide the tentative ruling to Plaintiff Allen Hammler within 48 hours of receiving it. The hearing date shall automatically be continued two weeks for oral argument. The continuance date will always be an appearance required hearing so that Plaintiff Allen Hammler need not request oral argument.

The Litigation Coordinator shall make Plaintiff Allen Hamler available, by Zoom or telephonically, at 9:00 a.m. on the date of the continued hearing date, which will be June 11, 2025. To appear on Zoom telephonically, call (833) 568-8864 and enter the Zoom ID: 16039062174. Plaintiff in pro per Allen Hammler’s (“Plaintiff”) motion to compel further responses to Plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories to Defendant McGhee-Corter and second set of requests for production of documents to Defendant N.

Fah is DROPPED. Plaintiff has failed to comply with Local Rule 2.31(E), which provides, “When simultaneously filing multiple discovery-related motions in the same case with the same hearing date, each motion shall be filed as a separate document and a separate filing fee paid for each. Parties may not combine motions pertaining to different types of discovery within the same document. Failure to comply with any part of this rule regarding discovery motions may, in the discretion of the court, be grounds for the motions being dropped without consideration.” (Local Rule 2.31(E).)

The minute order is effective immediately. No formal order pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1312, or further notice is required.