Thank you for addressing the concerns of the Court at the last hearing. I understand counsel have modified the draft notice and proposed order to address the following issues:   The draft Notice: 1.    On p. 2, as to the...

Counsel have been asked, via Minute Order, to submit further supplemental briefs, orders, and evidence as necessary to address the following issues. Please provide courtesy copies to the department as soon as possible on the following, as they have not...

The Court is concerned about the adequacy of the efforts to meet and confer. Counsel should talk again before the hearing on the motion.   The Court understands that there has already been 11 hours of deposition and that arguably...

The Motion to Compel filed by Defendants Safeco Ins. Co. of America and General Ins. Co. of America (collectively “Safeco”) is GRANTED, but for the limitation that private, financial, proprietary, or privileged content may be redacted and logged.   Safeco...

Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order is DENIED.   Under C.C.P. § 2025.610(a), a natural person cannot be deposed more than once without a court order based on a showing of good cause. However, the Court may grant leave for good...

The Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the Alternative, for Summary Adjudication on Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint is DENIED as to the request for summary judgment, GRANTED as to the request for summary adjudication of issues on Issue No. 1,...

In this case, Plaintiffs assert causes of action for private nuisance, negligence, negligence per se, battery and injunctive relief, based on claims that Hixson used hexavalent chromium in its industrial operations, which is a chemical known to cause cancer and...

The Motions filed by Defendant St. Jude Hospital Yorba Linda dba St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare and dba St. Jude Heritage Healthcare (“Defendant”) for Protective Orders regarding certain Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production are granted. Defendant has shown good cause...

The Demurrer filed by Defendants 1-800 Battery, Inc. and Richard Keller as to the First, Second, and Third Causes of Action in Plaintiffs’ First Amended Verified Complaint is overruled.   The Demurrer fails to comply with C.C.P. § 430.60 and...

The Court is inclined to grant Defendant’s unopposed Motion to Compel Mr. Perez to respond to CIU’s Demand for Inspection of Computer Equipment and Hard Drive and permit an inspection.  However, the demand does not appear to limit what CIU...