Mikalai Piatrouski vs. Carlos Alberto Arias

34-2022-00330270-CU-PA-GDS: Mikalai Piatrouski vs. Carlos Alberto Arias 08/05/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One from Defendant Saladinos, Inc. in Department 8D

Tentative Ruling

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34-2022-00330270-CU-PA-GDS: Mikalai Piatrouski vs. Carlos Alberto Arias 08/05/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One from Defendant Saladinos, Inc. in Department 8D

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*** EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2026, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED TO THE TANI G. CANTIL-SAKAUYE COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 500 G STREET IN SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. ALL HEARINGS NOTICED FOR DEPARTMENT 25 WILL BE HEARD IN DEPARTMENT 8D OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE. ***

Plaintiff Mikalai Piatrouski’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One from Defendant Saladinos, Inc. is CONTINUED to September 2, 2026, to permit the parties to engage in further meet-and-confer efforts.

Having reviewed the moving and opposing papers, it is apparent to the Court that further progress could be made if counsel continues to engage in the meet-and-confer process in good faith. Counsel for the parties are thus ordered to engage in the meetand-confer process in order to resolve or substantially narrow their discovery dispute. In order to encourage a meaningful dialogue and improve the prospects for resolution and consistent with recent revisions to Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.040, the meetand-confer efforts shall be conducted either in person or via telephone/videoconference, rather than by the mere exchange of letters or emails.

After thoroughly meeting and conferring in an attempt to resolve each and every discovery request that the motion currently encompasses, and no later than August 19, 2026, counsel shall file a joint statement indicating which discovery requests

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

34-2022-00330270-CU-PA-GDS: Mikalai Piatrouski vs. Carlos Alberto Arias 08/05/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One from Defendant Saladinos, Inc. in Department 8D

have been resolved, and which requests (if any) remain outstanding. For each outstanding request, counsel shall set forth in the joint statement their respective positions, citing the relevant facts and authorities.

On the Court's own motion, the Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One from Defendant Saladinos, Inc. scheduled for 08/05/2026 is continued to 09/02/2026 at 01:30 PM in Department 8D at Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Courthouse.