Order: GUY PASQUINI ET AL VS PASQUINI IMPORTS INC ET AL

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                                             HEARING DATE:                    11/14/2018 ".23.                                          C°‘”"~" 0f L05 Angel "
                                             CASE NAME:                       Guy Pasquini, et al v.&P.asquz'm' Imports, Inc.             NOV 1 4 2018
                                             CASE NUMBER:                     BC701869                                                                             \
                                             DATE FILED:                      04/12/2018      ‘                               5|1§l‘I‘i " L‘z1n‘er. Eyt'tIti\*e Offi er/Clerk
                                             TRIAL DATE:              .       None Set                                          By                                 Depu,‘
                                             PROCEEDING:                      Defendant Ambrpse P,'<1Squini’s Motion for Protec -~é.‘'rd©r'4-utro                         ’
             ‘                       -                                        Regarding Plaintiff Guy Pasquini’s Deposition of Ambrose
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                                             MOVING PARTY:                    Defendant Ambrose Pasquini

                             ‘               OPPOSING PARTY:                  Plaintiff Guy Pasquini          .

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                                                   Defendant Ambrose Pasquini’s Motion for Protective Order Regarding Plaintiff Guy
                                             Pasquini’s Deposition of Ambrose Pasquini is DENIED in its entirety.

                                         .          Counsel for Plaintiff to givenotice.          4

                                                                                  STATEMENT OFTTHE CASE

                                                    This case arises out of a family ownedbusiness, Pasquini Imports, Inc., and allegations
                                             that Defendant Ambrose Pasquini improperly withdrew $329,080.00 to purchase a condominium
                                             and other sums from the company bank account, resulting in a cancellation of the company’s
                                             business line of credit. The Complaint alleges the unnamed Doe Defendants exercised undue
                     ‘                       inuence over Ambrose Pasquini. The Complaint asserts causes of action for breach of duciary
                                             duty and involuntary dissolution of corporation.                                                                                            '




                                                    Defendant Ambrose Pasquini moves the Court for a protective order postponing his                                                     1
                                             deposition due to the pending Petition for Appointment of Probate Conservator led by Plaintiff
                                             Guy Pasquini, Defendant’s son.              '        '    ‘ H

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                                                     “Before, during, or after a deposition,Vany party, any deponent, or any other affected
                                             natural person or organization may promptly move for a protective order. The motion shall be
            $3’                              accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040.” (Code Civ. Proc. §
                                             2025.420(a).) The motion is accompanied by the declaration of Bobby Samini who attests that
                                             Nicole Prado, an individual in his ofce, attempted to meet and confer with opposing counsel via
                                             telephone, but the parties were unable to resolve the issues. (Samini Decl. 1] 3.)

                                                    “The court, for good cause shown, may make any order that justice requires to protect

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