JEFFREY SMITH ET AL VS. HANSON BRIDGETT LLP ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC21594100 - October 28, 2025 Hearing date: October 28, 2025 Case number: CGC21594100 Case title: JEFFREY SMITH ET AL VS. HANSON BRIDGETT LLP ET AL Case Number: | | CGC21594100 | Case Title: | | JEFFREY SMITH ET AL VS. HANSON BRIDGETT LLP ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-10-28 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion For Reconsideration Of August 20, 2025, Order Denying Motion To Compel | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for October 28, 2025, line 1. PLAINTIFFS JEFFREY SMITH, ONTHEGO, INC., ONTHEGO WIRELESS, LLC'S Motion For Reconsideration Of August 20, 2025, Order Denying Motion To Compel.

Plaintiffs Jeffrey Smith, et al. move for reconsideration of this court's order denying Smith's motion to compel defendant Hanson Bridgett LLP to produce documents and to compel Fred Weil to answer questions in response to Smith's deposition notice. Smith seeks reconsideration based on (1) the court's error in describing attorney Fred Weil's letter of August 24, 2012 in its order; (2) deposition testimony of Smith's counsel Mark James concerning his belief that Weil represented Smith; and (3) Smith's counsel's inability to respond fully to the questions the court provided to counsel in its tentative.

The court grants reconsideration because it in fact misdescribed the letter in its prior order. However, nothing in the prior order turned on that error, and the court reaches the same conclusion upon further consideration. The court therefore grants reconsideration sua sponte, vacates the August 20, 2025 order, and replaces it with this order denying the motion to compel based on similar reasoning. The motion to compel is denied.

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