Motion to Compel; Motion for Admissions Deem Admitted; Sanctions
SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 1 Honorable Eunice Lee, Presiding TBD, Courtroom Clerk 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
DATE: June 11, 2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. and 9:01 A.M. To contest the ruling, call the Court at (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 P.M. Make sure to also let the other side know before 4:00 P.M. that you plan to contest the ruling, in accordance with California Rule of Court, Rule 3.1308(a)(1) and Local Rule 8D.
**Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and counsel**
LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS LINES 22CV408816 Ross Brooks vs Motion to Compel (Line #2) and Motion for Admissions Deem 2-3 V& Victoria LLC Admitted (Line #3); Sanctions et al The moving party/Cross-Defendants Jojan Thomas Anthony and Jameskutty K. Matthew request to continue the motions and further case manage conference 60-90 days out given the March 20, 2026 Order.
The present motions came for hearing on March 19, 2026. The motion to compel a total of 235 separate further discovery responses as follows: request for further responses to requests numbers 1- 178; Form interrogatories 3.6, 12,1, 12.4-12.7, 15.1, 16.1, and 17.1; and request for production numbers 2-7; and cross defendant Anthonys further request for responses to 1 through 42. Cross-Defendants Jojan Thomas Anthony, Jayasankar Puliyampatta, Jameskutty K. Matthew, Shaju Cherian, Matthew Sebastian, and Biju Joseph (“Anothony et al.”) and cross- defendant V& Victoria LLC were ordered to provide a joint statement after meeting-and-conferring about the discovery at issue.
No statement was provided. Based on the number of discovery at issue, the Court referred the parties to a discovery referee under Code of Civil Procedure sections 639 and 645.1 after confirming that neither side had an inability to pay. However, it was noted that cross-defendant V& Victoria was represented by an insurance company versus Anthony et al who are comprised of individuals. V& Victoria agreed to inquire if its insurance carrier would stipulate to covering a larger portion of referee costs.
On April 30, 2026, the parties appeared and provided a case status update.
On June 9, 2026, moving party/Cross-Defendants Anthony et al provided a status report informing the court that The remaining parties have met- and-conferred through their counsel and agreed to share the referees in a 60% (V & Victoria, LLC) - 40% (Anthony et all) split. Ronald Digesti will be appointed the discovery referee and that discovery facilitation is
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SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 1 Honorable Eunice Lee, Presiding TBD, Courtroom Clerk 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
DATE: June 11, 2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. and 9:01 A.M. To contest the ruling, call the Court at (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 P.M. Make sure to also let the other side know before 4:00 P.M. that you plan to contest the ruling, in accordance with California Rule of Court, Rule 3.1308(a)(1) and Local Rule 8D.
**Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and counsel**
LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS scheduled for June 26, 2026. Cross-defendant Anthony et al requested a continuance given the status of discovery.
The Court grants the request for CONTINUANCE, the motions are continued to September 15, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 1. Parties are ORDERED to submit a joint statement no later than September 1, 2026 providing a case status and discovery update. The Further Case Management date is also continued to September 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
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