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1 SPERTUS, LANDES & UMHOFER, LLP
Matthew Donald Umhofer (SBN 206607)
2 Diane H. Bang (SBN 271939)
1990 South Bundy Dr., Suite 705
3 Los Angeles, California 90025
Telephone: (310) 826-4700
4 Facsimile: (310) 826-4711
mumhofer@spertuslaw.com
5 dbang@spertuslaw.com
6 Attorneys for Mark Schaub and TLG Ltd.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
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10 MARK SCHAUB, an individual;
TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711
Case No.: 20CV02113
Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP
TLG LTD., a Hong Kong limited
11 liability company,
1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705
Hon. Donna D. Geck, Dept. 4
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
12 Plaintiffs,
13 v. PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF
CONTINUANCE OF CASE
14 ANDREW WYLES WATERS, an MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
individual; FCP CORPORATE (HK)
15 LTD., a Hong Kong limited liability AND HEARING RE: PLAINTIFFS’
company; FCP PRIVATE, LLC, a MOTION TO COMPEL
16 California limited liability
corporation; and DOES 1 through 10
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Time: 10:00 a.m.
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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF HEARING RE: CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO COMPEL
1 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 6, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. in Department
3 SB4 of the above-captioned Court located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara,
4 California 93121, a Case Management Conference was held in the above-
5 referenced matter. Diane Bang of Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP appeared on
6 behalf of Plaintiffs Mark Schaub and TLG Ltd. No appearances were made on
7 behalf of Defendants Andrew Waters, FCP Corporate (HK) Ltd., and FCP Private,
8 LLC. Pursuant to the Court’s Minute Order, the Case Management Conference
9 has been continued to May 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in Department SB 4 of the
10 above-captioned Court, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California
TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711
Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP
11 93121. A copy of the Court’s May 6, 2022 Minute Order is attached hereto at
1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
12 Exhibit A. The Case Management Conference will be held remotely via Zoom.
13 The meeting ID for the Zoom meeting is 161 378 7556. The passcode for the
14 Zoom meeting is 1866064. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy
15 of Santa Barbara County Superior Court Remote Hearing Instructions. Plaintiffs
16 were ordered to give notice.
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18 Dated: May 9, 2022 SPERTUS, LANDES & UMHOFER, LLP
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Matthew Donald Umhofer
21 Diane H. Bang
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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF HEARING RE: CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO COMPEL
EXHIBIT A
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY 0F SANTA BARBARA
Dated and Entered: 05/06/2022 Time: 10:00 AM
Judicial Officer: Donna D Geck
Deputy Clerk: Danae Chauvin-Couture Dept: SB Dept 4
Deputy Sheriff: Marco Diaz
Court Reporter: Michelle Sabado Case No: 20CV02113
Mark Schaub et al vs Andrew Wyles Waters et al
Parties Present:
Diane Bang Attorney for Plaintiff (via Zoom)
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Case Management Conference; Motion to Compel
The matter proceeded via Zoom.
The Court continued the matter as indicated below in accordance with the tentative ruling.
May 27, 2022 10:00 AM
Motion: Compel
Geck, Donna D
SB Dept 4
The Court adopted the tentative ruling as follows:
RULING:
For the reasons set forth herein, the motion of plaintiff Mark Schaub to compel further responses to
written discovery is continued to May 27, 2022. On or before May 13, 2022, plaintiff shallpay all required
filing fees (fees for two motions are now due and unpaid) and shall file and serve notice of payment of
such fees or a notice of withdrawal of the motions for which fees are not paid. On or before May 13,
2022, plaintiff shall also file and serve notice of the continued hearing.
Background:
On June 23, 2020, plaintiffsMark Schaub and TLG Ltd. filed their original complaint in this action against
defendants Andrew Wyle Waters, FCP Corporate Ltd. (FCP Corporate), and FCP Private, LLC (FCP
Private).
On February 2, 2021, without any response having been filed by defendants, plaintiffs filed their first
amended complaint.
On April 1, 2021, defendants filed a demurrer and motion to strike as to the first amended complaint.
On June 14, 2021, plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint (SAC), which is the operative
pleading. The SAC alleges six causes of action: (1) conversion, (2) intentional misrepresentation—fraud;
(3) concealment; (4) breach of contract ($1,940,000); (5) breach of contract ($400,000); and (6) unjust
enrichment.
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1,2013) MINUTE ORDER
On July 30, 2021, defendants filed a demurrer and motion to strike as to the SAC.
On October 12, 2021, then-counsel for defendants filed their motion to be relieved as counsel. The
declaration filed in support of the motion identified a confidential but material breakdown in the attorney-
client relationship as the reason for the motion.
On October 25, 2021, defendants filed their answer to the SAC, generally denying the allegations thereof
and asserting nine affirmative defenses.
On October 29, 2021, plaintiff Schaub served his first sets of form interrogatories, requests for production
of documents, and requests for admissions on then-counsel for defendants. (Bang decl., ¶ 2.)
On November 15, 2021, then-counsel for FCP Corporate requested an extension of time to respond to
the discovery. (Bang decl., ¶ 3.) Plaintiff agreed to extend the time to December 15, 2021.
On December 10, 2021, then-counsel for FCP Corporate requested a second extension, and an
extension was agreed to December 28, 2021. (Bang decl., ¶¶ 4-5.)
On December 28, 2021, FCP Corporate served by electronic service responses to the written discovery
consisting of objections only. (Bang decl., ¶ 6 & exhibits B, C, D.) (Note: Exhibit B consists of the
response of FCP Private to the form interrogatories, and not the response of FCP Corporate.) The
objections all note that a motion to be relieved as counsel was pending and that as a result of the
breakdown of the attorney-client relationship, counsel is not able to provide full and complete responses
at that time.
On January 7, 2022, the court heard and granted the motion of counsel to be relieved as counsel. The
court also entered its written order which states that it is effective upon the filing of proof of service of the
signed order. Proof of service of the order was filed later that day.
On February 15, 2022, Schaub filed this motion to compel further responses from FCP Corporate as to
the written discovery and for an award of monetary sanctions. The notice of motion states that
defendants Waters and FCP Private have stipulated to extend the time to bring a motion to compel
further responses as to them but FCP Corporate has not. (See also Bang decl., ¶ 9.)
This hearing was originally set for April 29, 2022, but was continued by the court to this hearing date of
May 6, 2022.
No opposition or other response has been filed to the motion.
Analysis:
There is a procedural issue in that the motion is a combined motion to compel further responses to three
different sets of discovery: form interrogatories, set one; request for production of documents, set one;
and request for admission, set one. There is in general no prohibition of combining documents
supporting certain motions. The procedural problem comes about not from the combination of documents
but from the payment of filing fees. Only one filing fee has been paid.
The motion filing fee applies to “Discovery motions under Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of
Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.” (Gov. Code, § 70617, subd. (a)(4).) “Regardless of whether each
motion or matter is heard at a single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by
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subdivisions (a), (c), (d), and (e) apply separately to each motion or other paper filed.” (Gov. Code, §
70617, subd. (f).)
“Every direction of a court or judge, made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment, is
denominated an order. An application for an order is a motion.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1003.)
The Civil Discovery Act authorizes the motions sought here, namely, motions to compel further
responses. In each case, the “motion” authorized by statute is keyed to the response to a particular set of
discovery. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.210, subd. (b) [response must identify the set number of the
interrogatories to which the response is made]; Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.300, subd. (a) [“On receipt of a
response to interrogatories, the propounding party may move for an order compelling a further response
if the propounding party deems that any of the following apply ….”]; Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.210, subd.
(b) [response must identify the set number of the requests for production to which the response is made];
Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.310, subd. (a) [“On receipt of a response to a demand for inspection, copying,
testing, or sampling, the demanding party may move for an order compelling further response to the
demand if the demanding party deems that any of the following apply ….”].) Because each motion to
compel further responses to a particular set of discovery is a separately authorized motion, a separate
filing fee is required for each motion, whether or not such motions are presented in a single notice with
combined supporting papers or such motions are presented with separate notices and separate
supporting papers.
“Officers of the state, or of a county or judicial district, shall not perform any official services unless upon
the payment of the fees prescribed by law for the performance of the services, except as provided in this
chapter.” (Gov. Code, § 6100.) “An unbroken line of decisions by our Supreme Court holds that it is
mandatory for court clerks to demand and receive the fee required by statute before documents or
pleadings are filed.” (Duran v. St. Luke’s Hospital (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 457, 459.)
Here, only one filing fee was paid. The court requires either that filing fees be paid for two additional
motions so that a fee is paid for each of the three motions or that plaintiffs identify which one of the
motions the court is to address and which two of the motions are to be withdrawn for failure to pay the
fee. The court will continue the hearing on the motions for the plaintiffs to pay the required fee or
otherwise to make an election.
For future reference, where discovery motions are combined, it is preferred, for calendaring and filing fee
purposes, that each notice be a separate document and, for practical purposes, that each notice specify,
by number, the interrogatories or requests for which further responses are requested. Other documents,
including particularly declarations and memoranda in support, are often preferred to be combined.
Combining declarations, for example, avoids having to refer to several nearly identical declarations
separately with respect to each motion.
DARREL E. PARKER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER Minutes Prepared by:
Danae Chauvin-Couture , Deputy
SC-2411 (Revised July 1, 2013) MINUTE ORDER
EXHIBIT B
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT – CIVIL COURTROOMS
2022 REMOTE HEARING INFORMATION
Before your hearing date:
• Visit www.zoom.us for more information on how Zoom works and how you can join meetings. Zoom works on
computer desktops and most smartphones.
• Test the Zoom audio and video functions on your device before your hearing. Visit https://zoom.us/test for more
information on how to test your device
On your hearing date – at least 15 minutes prior to the hearing start time:
• Log onto www.zoom.us through your internet browser or through the app on your mobile device.
• To join the hearing, click on “JOIN A MEETING” Enter the Meeting ID number and click “Join”. Enter the
Password
• Video appearances should be live and not a photograph or still image. Attorneys making remote appearances in
multiple locations must notify the court if they need to temporarily leave the court proceeding.
• Rename your device to display your legal name used on the court paperwork. Ensure you have enough
battery power, a charger readily available, and access to cellular data or Wi-Fi for the entire session.
• You may have to wait several minutes to be checked in by the courtroom clerk. After being checked in, please
mute your audio while you wait for your case to be called. Do not call the secretary or courtroom to ask
when your case will be called.
• If you do not have access to an electronic device with video capability, you can participate by telephone
Dial 1-669-254-5252. The Meeting ID and Password are the same for video appearance or audio appearance. If
you join by telephone, use *6 to unmute or mute your telephone
Anacapa Division Courthouse
1100 Anacapa St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Judicial Officer Courtroom 2022 2022
Meeting ID Passcode
Thomas Anderle Dept. SB 3 160 477 5408 3420786
Donna Geck Dept. SB 4 161 378 7556 1866064
Colleen Sterne Dept. SB 5 161 505 3019 2509581
Cook Division Courthouse
312 E. Cook St.
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Judicial Officer Courtroom 2022 2022
Meeting ID Passcode
James Rigali Dept. SM 2 160 543 3416 5053334
Timothy Staffel Dept. SM 3 160 047 8568 9258167
Jed Beebe Dept. SM 4 161 797 5412 8749009
Family Support Commissioner
All Locations:
Dept. SB 9: 118 E. Figueroa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Dept. LM 2 and Lompoc Dept. 2: 115 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436
Judicial Officer Courtrooms 2022 2022
Meeting ID Passcode
Stephen Foley All County 161 555 4916 6693872
Only the party and/or attorney will be allowed into the Zoom meeting. Audio and video recording of the court
proceeding, including screenshots is not allowed. Do not share your screen or broadcast the Zoom meeting.
Dress appropriately and in the same manner as for a personal appearance in court.
Participants must be in a QUIET and stationary location. You must not be driving or be a passenger in a moving
vehicle; including public transportation. There must not be background noise or disturbances.
1 PROOF OF SERVICE
2 (CODE CIV. PROC. § 1013A(3))
3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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4 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
5 I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over
the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1990 S.
6 Bundy Dr., Suite 705, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
7 On May 9, 2022, I served the foregoing document described as:
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9 PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF CASE
10 MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND HEARING RE:
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
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TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711
Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP
12 on the interested parties in this action, addressed as follows:
1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705
13 SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
14 [X] MAIL: I placed a true and correct copy of the document in a sealed
envelope for collection and mailing following the firm’s ordinary business
15 practices. I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice for collection and
processing correspondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is
16 placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business
with the United States Postal Service in a sealed envelope with postage fully
17 prepaid.
18 [X] VIA ELECTRONIC SERVICE - I transmitted the above-described
documents via electronic service to the person(s) named in the service list pursuant
19 to Code Civ. Pro. § 1010.6(e)(1) and Cal. Rule of Court 2.251(c)(3), originating
from an Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) e-service portal affiliated with
20 Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP. A true and correct copy of the above-described
document(s) was/will be transmitted by the EFSP on the date listed below.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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PROOF OF SERVICE
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Andrew Wyles Waters
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Carbondale, CO 81623
4 Email: andrew.waters@firstcp.com
5 FCP Corporate HK LTD
6 Attn: Andrew Waters, Manager
Attn: Daniel Holloway, Manager
7 5325 County Road 100
Carbondale, CO 81623
8 Email: andrew.waters@firstcp.com
Email: daniel.holloway@firstcp.com
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FCP Private, LLC
10 5325 County Road 100
Carbondale, CO 81623
11 Email: andrew.waters@firstcp.com
TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711
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1 SPERTUS, LANDES & UMHOFER, LLP Matthew Donald Umhofer (SBN 206607) 2 Diane H. Bang (SBN 271939) 1990 South Bundy Dr., Suite 705 3 Los Angeles, California 90025 Telephone: (310) 826-4700 4 Facsimile: (310) 826-4711 mumhofer@spertuslaw.com 5 dbang@spertuslaw.com 6 Attorneys for Mark Schaub and TLG Ltd. 7 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8 FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 9 10 MARK SCHAUB, an individual; TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711 Case No.: 20CV02113 Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP TLG LTD., a Hong Kong limited 11 liability company, 1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705 Hon. Donna D. Geck, Dept. 4 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF CASE 14 ANDREW WYLES WATERS, an MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE individual; FCP CORPORATE (HK) 15 LTD., a Hong Kong limited liability AND HEARING RE: PLAINTIFFS’ company; FCP PRIVATE, LLC, a MOTION TO COMPEL 16 California limited liability corporation; and DOES 1 through 10 17 inclusive, Date: May 27, 2022 Time: 10:00 a.m. 18 Defendants. Dept.: SB 4 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF HEARING RE: CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO COMPEL 1 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 6, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 3 SB4 of the above-captioned Court located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, 4 California 93121, a Case Management Conference was held in the above- 5 referenced matter. Diane Bang of Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP appeared on 6 behalf of Plaintiffs Mark Schaub and TLG Ltd. No appearances were made on 7 behalf of Defendants Andrew Waters, FCP Corporate (HK) Ltd., and FCP Private, 8 LLC. Pursuant to the Court’s Minute Order, the Case Management Conference 9 has been continued to May 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in Department SB 4 of the 10 above-captioned Court, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711 Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP 11 93121. A copy of the Court’s May 6, 2022 Minute Order is attached hereto at 1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 12 Exhibit A. The Case Management Conference will be held remotely via Zoom. 13 The meeting ID for the Zoom meeting is 161 378 7556. The passcode for the 14 Zoom meeting is 1866064. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy 15 of Santa Barbara County Superior Court Remote Hearing Instructions. Plaintiffs 16 were ordered to give notice. 17 18 Dated: May 9, 2022 SPERTUS, LANDES & UMHOFER, LLP 19 20 By: Matthew Donald Umhofer 21 Diane H. Bang 22 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF HEARING RE: CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO COMPEL EXHIBIT A SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY 0F SANTA BARBARA Dated and Entered: 05/06/2022 Time: 10:00 AM Judicial Officer: Donna D Geck Deputy Clerk: Danae Chauvin-Couture Dept: SB Dept 4 Deputy Sheriff: Marco Diaz Court Reporter: Michelle Sabado Case No: 20CV02113 Mark Schaub et al vs Andrew Wyles Waters et al Parties Present: Diane Bang Attorney for Plaintiff (via Zoom) NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Case Management Conference; Motion to Compel The matter proceeded via Zoom. The Court continued the matter as indicated below in accordance with the tentative ruling. May 27, 2022 10:00 AM Motion: Compel Geck, Donna D SB Dept 4 The Court adopted the tentative ruling as follows: RULING: For the reasons set forth herein, the motion of plaintiff Mark Schaub to compel further responses to written discovery is continued to May 27, 2022. On or before May 13, 2022, plaintiff shallpay all required filing fees (fees for two motions are now due and unpaid) and shall file and serve notice of payment of such fees or a notice of withdrawal of the motions for which fees are not paid. On or before May 13, 2022, plaintiff shall also file and serve notice of the continued hearing. Background: On June 23, 2020, plaintiffsMark Schaub and TLG Ltd. filed their original complaint in this action against defendants Andrew Wyle Waters, FCP Corporate Ltd. (FCP Corporate), and FCP Private, LLC (FCP Private). On February 2, 2021, without any response having been filed by defendants, plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint. On April 1, 2021, defendants filed a demurrer and motion to strike as to the first amended complaint. On June 14, 2021, plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint (SAC), which is the operative pleading. The SAC alleges six causes of action: (1) conversion, (2) intentional misrepresentation—fraud; (3) concealment; (4) breach of contract ($1,940,000); (5) breach of contract ($400,000); and (6) unjust enrichment. sc-2411 (Revised July 1,2013) MINUTE ORDER On July 30, 2021, defendants filed a demurrer and motion to strike as to the SAC. On October 12, 2021, then-counsel for defendants filed their motion to be relieved as counsel. The declaration filed in support of the motion identified a confidential but material breakdown in the attorney- client relationship as the reason for the motion. On October 25, 2021, defendants filed their answer to the SAC, generally denying the allegations thereof and asserting nine affirmative defenses. On October 29, 2021, plaintiff Schaub served his first sets of form interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admissions on then-counsel for defendants. (Bang decl., ¶ 2.) On November 15, 2021, then-counsel for FCP Corporate requested an extension of time to respond to the discovery. (Bang decl., ¶ 3.) Plaintiff agreed to extend the time to December 15, 2021. On December 10, 2021, then-counsel for FCP Corporate requested a second extension, and an extension was agreed to December 28, 2021. (Bang decl., ¶¶ 4-5.) On December 28, 2021, FCP Corporate served by electronic service responses to the written discovery consisting of objections only. (Bang decl., ¶ 6 & exhibits B, C, D.) (Note: Exhibit B consists of the response of FCP Private to the form interrogatories, and not the response of FCP Corporate.) The objections all note that a motion to be relieved as counsel was pending and that as a result of the breakdown of the attorney-client relationship, counsel is not able to provide full and complete responses at that time. On January 7, 2022, the court heard and granted the motion of counsel to be relieved as counsel. The court also entered its written order which states that it is effective upon the filing of proof of service of the signed order. Proof of service of the order was filed later that day. On February 15, 2022, Schaub filed this motion to compel further responses from FCP Corporate as to the written discovery and for an award of monetary sanctions. The notice of motion states that defendants Waters and FCP Private have stipulated to extend the time to bring a motion to compel further responses as to them but FCP Corporate has not. (See also Bang decl., ¶ 9.) This hearing was originally set for April 29, 2022, but was continued by the court to this hearing date of May 6, 2022. No opposition or other response has been filed to the motion. Analysis: There is a procedural issue in that the motion is a combined motion to compel further responses to three different sets of discovery: form interrogatories, set one; request for production of documents, set one; and request for admission, set one. There is in general no prohibition of combining documents supporting certain motions. The procedural problem comes about not from the combination of documents but from the payment of filing fees. Only one filing fee has been paid. The motion filing fee applies to “Discovery motions under Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.” (Gov. Code, § 70617, subd. (a)(4).) “Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by SC-2411 (Revised July 1, 2013) MINUTE ORDER subdivisions (a), (c), (d), and (e) apply separately to each motion or other paper filed.” (Gov. Code, § 70617, subd. (f).) “Every direction of a court or judge, made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment, is denominated an order. An application for an order is a motion.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1003.) The Civil Discovery Act authorizes the motions sought here, namely, motions to compel further responses. In each case, the “motion” authorized by statute is keyed to the response to a particular set of discovery. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.210, subd. (b) [response must identify the set number of the interrogatories to which the response is made]; Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.300, subd. (a) [“On receipt of a response to interrogatories, the propounding party may move for an order compelling a further response if the propounding party deems that any of the following apply ….”]; Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.210, subd. (b) [response must identify the set number of the requests for production to which the response is made]; Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.310, subd. (a) [“On receipt of a response to a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, the demanding party may move for an order compelling further response to the demand if the demanding party deems that any of the following apply ….”].) Because each motion to compel further responses to a particular set of discovery is a separately authorized motion, a separate filing fee is required for each motion, whether or not such motions are presented in a single notice with combined supporting papers or such motions are presented with separate notices and separate supporting papers. “Officers of the state, or of a county or judicial district, shall not perform any official services unless upon the payment of the fees prescribed by law for the performance of the services, except as provided in this chapter.” (Gov. Code, § 6100.) “An unbroken line of decisions by our Supreme Court holds that it is mandatory for court clerks to demand and receive the fee required by statute before documents or pleadings are filed.” (Duran v. St. Luke’s Hospital (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 457, 459.) Here, only one filing fee was paid. The court requires either that filing fees be paid for two additional motions so that a fee is paid for each of the three motions or that plaintiffs identify which one of the motions the court is to address and which two of the motions are to be withdrawn for failure to pay the fee. The court will continue the hearing on the motions for the plaintiffs to pay the required fee or otherwise to make an election. For future reference, where discovery motions are combined, it is preferred, for calendaring and filing fee purposes, that each notice be a separate document and, for practical purposes, that each notice specify, by number, the interrogatories or requests for which further responses are requested. Other documents, including particularly declarations and memoranda in support, are often preferred to be combined. Combining declarations, for example, avoids having to refer to several nearly identical declarations separately with respect to each motion. DARREL E. PARKER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER Minutes Prepared by: Danae Chauvin-Couture , Deputy SC-2411 (Revised July 1, 2013) MINUTE ORDER EXHIBIT B SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT – CIVIL COURTROOMS 2022 REMOTE HEARING INFORMATION Before your hearing date: • Visit www.zoom.us for more information on how Zoom works and how you can join meetings. Zoom works on computer desktops and most smartphones. • Test the Zoom audio and video functions on your device before your hearing. Visit https://zoom.us/test for more information on how to test your device On your hearing date – at least 15 minutes prior to the hearing start time: • Log onto www.zoom.us through your internet browser or through the app on your mobile device. • To join the hearing, click on “JOIN A MEETING” Enter the Meeting ID number and click “Join”. Enter the Password • Video appearances should be live and not a photograph or still image. Attorneys making remote appearances in multiple locations must notify the court if they need to temporarily leave the court proceeding. • Rename your device to display your legal name used on the court paperwork. Ensure you have enough battery power, a charger readily available, and access to cellular data or Wi-Fi for the entire session. • You may have to wait several minutes to be checked in by the courtroom clerk. After being checked in, please mute your audio while you wait for your case to be called. Do not call the secretary or courtroom to ask when your case will be called. • If you do not have access to an electronic device with video capability, you can participate by telephone Dial 1-669-254-5252. The Meeting ID and Password are the same for video appearance or audio appearance. If you join by telephone, use *6 to unmute or mute your telephone Anacapa Division Courthouse 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Judicial Officer Courtroom 2022 2022 Meeting ID Passcode Thomas Anderle Dept. SB 3 160 477 5408 3420786 Donna Geck Dept. SB 4 161 378 7556 1866064 Colleen Sterne Dept. SB 5 161 505 3019 2509581 Cook Division Courthouse 312 E. Cook St. Santa Maria, CA 93454 Judicial Officer Courtroom 2022 2022 Meeting ID Passcode James Rigali Dept. SM 2 160 543 3416 5053334 Timothy Staffel Dept. SM 3 160 047 8568 9258167 Jed Beebe Dept. SM 4 161 797 5412 8749009 Family Support Commissioner All Locations: Dept. SB 9: 118 E. Figueroa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Dept. LM 2 and Lompoc Dept. 2: 115 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA 93436 Judicial Officer Courtrooms 2022 2022 Meeting ID Passcode Stephen Foley All County 161 555 4916 6693872 Only the party and/or attorney will be allowed into the Zoom meeting. Audio and video recording of the court proceeding, including screenshots is not allowed. Do not share your screen or broadcast the Zoom meeting. Dress appropriately and in the same manner as for a personal appearance in court. Participants must be in a QUIET and stationary location. You must not be driving or be a passenger in a moving vehicle; including public transportation. There must not be background noise or disturbances. 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 (CODE CIV. PROC. § 1013A(3)) 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) 4 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 5 I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1990 S. 6 Bundy Dr., Suite 705, Los Angeles, CA 90017. 7 On May 9, 2022, I served the foregoing document described as: 8 9 PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF CASE 10 MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND HEARING RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL 11 TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711 Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP 12 on the interested parties in this action, addressed as follows: 1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705 13 SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 14 [X] MAIL: I placed a true and correct copy of the document in a sealed envelope for collection and mailing following the firm’s ordinary business 15 practices. I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice for collection and processing correspondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is 16 placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United States Postal Service in a sealed envelope with postage fully 17 prepaid. 18 [X] VIA ELECTRONIC SERVICE - I transmitted the above-described documents via electronic service to the person(s) named in the service list pursuant 19 to Code Civ. Pro. § 1010.6(e)(1) and Cal. Rule of Court 2.251(c)(3), originating from an Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) e-service portal affiliated with 20 Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP. A true and correct copy of the above-described document(s) was/will be transmitted by the EFSP on the date listed below. 21 22 23 24 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of 25 America and the State of California that the above is true and correct. Executed on May 9, 2022 at Los Angeles, California. 26 27 28 Anita Jonian PROOF OF SERVICE 1 SERVICE LIST 2 Andrew Wyles Waters 3 5325 County Road 100 Carbondale, CO 81623 4 Email: andrew.waters@firstcp.com 5 FCP Corporate HK LTD 6 Attn: Andrew Waters, Manager Attn: Daniel Holloway, Manager 7 5325 County Road 100 Carbondale, CO 81623 8 Email: andrew.waters@firstcp.com Email: daniel.holloway@firstcp.com 9 FCP Private, LLC 10 5325 County Road 100 Carbondale, CO 81623 11 Email: andrew.waters@firstcp.com TELEPHONE 310-826-4700; FACSIMILE 310-826-4711 Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP 12 1990 SOUTH BUNDY DR., SUITE 705 13 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROOF OF SERVICE