JANE DOE VS. CHRISTIAN LARSEN ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Friday, December 19, 2025, Line 8.

1 - Defendant's unopposed motion to compel the deposition attendance of Plaintiff Jane Doe, aka Julia G. Ko, is granted. Plaintiff is ordered to attend an in-person deposition in either New York, New York or San Francisco, California on a date certain within 30 days after service of this order. The deposition date may be mutually agreed by the parties or, in the absence of agreement, unilaterally selected by Defendant. Plaintiff is further ordered to produce at the deposition paper copies of the documents described in Defendant's July 30, 2025 Notice of Deposition. Alternatively, Plaintiff may satisfy her obligation to produce documents by serving Defendant with the requested documents electronically prior to the date of the deposition.

The court finds that Plaintiff has failed to cooperate in scheduling or attending her deposition without substantial justification. (Union Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1978) 80 CA 3d 1, 15) Plaintiff shall pay Defendant monetary sanctions of $3000 in connection with this motion. (Code of Civil Procedure 2025.450(g)).

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