Mehrvijeh vs. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Defendants may file a supplemental brief, not to exceed five pages, no later than 6/1/26.

Motion No. 2:

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant Thu Hoang’s Production of Documents at Deposition is CONTINUED to 6/4/26 for the same reasons set out above. Because the motion raises identical issues, the parties shall address the issues in a single supplemental brief for both motions as set out above. 13 24-01439303 1) Motion to Compel Deposition (Oral or Written) 2) Motion to Compel Production Mehrvijeh vs. Mercedes-Benz USA, Motion to Compel Deposition LLC Plaintiff Faranak Omidvar K. Mehrvijeh’s Motion to Compel the Deposition of Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC’s Person Most Knowledgeable and Production of Document at Deposition is DENIED as moot.

The parties were ordered to submit a joint status report regarding any remaining disputes related to the Motion and no joint status report was filed. Thus, the Motion is moot.

Motion to Compel Further

Plaintiff Faranak Omidvar K. Mehrvijeh’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to his Requests for Production, set two, is CONTINUED to _.

“A meet and confer declaration in support of a motion shall state facts showing a reasonable and good faith attempt, either in person, by telephone, or by videoconference, to informally resolve each issue presented by the motion.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 2016.040(a).) “A determination of whether an attempt at informal resolution is adequate ... involves the exercise of discretion.” (Obregon v. Superior Court (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 424, 431.) The Court finds the parties meet and confer efforts are inadequate and do not reflect a good faith attempt to resolve the issues informally.

The parties are ordered to engage in additional meet and confer efforts, including an in-person, telephonic, or videoconference meeting of counsel, no later than 28 calendar days before the continued hearing date. The parties are ordered to file a joint statement of remaining issues, including a description of the additional meet and confer efforts, not to exceed 10 pages, no later than calendar 9 days before the hearing.

The Court shall decide the issue of sanctions at the continued hearing date.