C. L. VS. MOBILITY HOLDINGS, LIMITED ET AL

Matter on the LAW AND MOTION / DISCOVERY Calendar for Wednesday, AUG-19-2026. LINE 2. 2-DEFENDANT MOBILITY HOLDINGS, LIMITED's Motion To Quash Plaintiffs Notice To Appear At Trial Directed To Foreign-Resident Corporate Witnesses (Or, In The Alternative, For Protective Order).

Defendant Mobility Holdings Limited's motion to quash the trial subpoenas directed at foreign witnesses is continued for hearing to August 24, 2026 to be heard by the assigned trial judge. Although the court was initially inclined to hear this motion based on Mobility's representation that it concerned a narrow issue about the legal effect of a trial subpoena on foreign residents, it appears that Mobility asks for the additional relief of instructing the jury not to draw an adverse inference about their presence. This is a question properly directed to the trial judge.

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