On May 06, 2019 a
Motion-Secondary
was filed
involving a dispute between
Anthony L Perez, Successor-In-Interest To The Estate Of Jordan Lee Perez,
Perez, Anthony L,
Perez, Sandra L,
Sandra L Perez, Successor-In-Interest To The Estate Of Jordan Lee Perez,
and
Abongwa M.D., Chenue,
Barcega M.D., Besh R,
Bravo M.D, Thomas P,
Brown M.D., Lance A,
Collins M.D., Chelsea L,
Does 2-200, Inclusive,
Fteeh M.D., Gamil,
Kheradpour M.D., Albert,
Kim M.D., Tommy Y,
Klooster M.D., Marquelle J,
Kong, P.A., Yuthana,
Li M.D., Natasha Y,
Loma Linda University Children'S Hospital A Nonprofit Corporation,
Loma Linda University Health A Nonprofit Corporation,
Loma Linda University Medical Center A Nonprofit Corporation,
Mehta M.D., Khyati P,
Peterson M.D., Sarah C,
Pichon M.D., Pilar D,
Richter, David,
Sadanand M.D., Venkatraman,
Suterwala M.D., Batul,
Thorp M.D., Andrea W,
Zimmerman M.D, Kimberly R,
Zouros M.D., Alexander,
for Complaint for Medical Malpractice
in the District Court of San Bernardino County.
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Dennis K. Ames, Esq., State Bar No. 81460
Michael D. Reid, Esq., State Bar No. 222014 D
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Melissa Fischer, Esq., State Bar No. 246752
Stephen J. Guichard, Esq., State Bar No. 309463 SUCOUNTY op sAN eggw‘g‘cfi“
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LA FOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DeHAAs, FESLER & AMEs
2677 North Main Street, Suite 901
Santa Ana, California 92705-6632 SEP 0 7 2021
Telephone (714) 558-7008 - Facsimile (714) 972—0379
Email: Mreid@lidfa.com
Attorneys for Defendants
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, BESH R. BARCEGA,
BY ”" ’Mt'
ME ISSA PEREZ. DEPUTY
M.D., THOMAS P. BRAVO, M.D., LANCE A. BROWN, M.D.,
CHELSEA L. COLLINS, M.D., GAMIL FTEEH, M.D., TOMMY
OWOONQ Y. KIM, M.D., ALBERT KHERADPOUR, M.D., MARQUELLE J.
KLOOSTER, M.D., YUTHANA KONG, P.A., NATASHA Y. LI,
M.D., KHYATI P. MEHTA, M.D., SARAH C. PETERSON, M.D.,
AMES
PILAR D. PICHON, M.D., VENKATRAMAN SADANAND,
M.D., KIMBERLY R. ZIMMERMAN, M.D., CHENUE
& ABONGWA, M.D., ALEXANDER ZOUROS, M.D., ANDREA
FESLER
11 THORP, M.D., BUTAL SUTERWALA, M.D., and DAVID
RICHTER, M.D.
12
DeHAAS,
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
14
JOHNSON,
15 ANTHONY L. PEREZ, an individual; CASE NO.: CIVDSl913814
SANDRA L. PEREZ, an individual,
FOLLETTE,
16 ANTHONY L. PEREZ, Successor-In-Interest JUDGE DONALD ALVAREZ
to the ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, DEPT 823
17 and SANDRA L. PEREZ, Successor-In-
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Interest to the ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF
18 PEREZ, MOTION TO COMPEL VERIFIED
RESPONSES OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE
19 Plaintiffs, VERIFIED FURTHER RESPONSES FROM
SANDRA L. PEREZ, successor-in-interest to the
20 vs. ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, TO
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF
21 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, a DOCUMENTS, SET ONE
LOMA LINDA
nonprofit corporation;
22 UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, a [Filed Concurrently with Notice ofMotion and
nonprofit corporation; LOMA LINDA Motion; Memorandum ofPoints and Authorities;
23 UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, a Declaration ofStephen J. Guichard, Esq.; and
nonprofit corporation; ALBERT [Proposed] Order]
24 KHERADPOUR, M.D., an individual;
CHENUE ABONGWA, M.D., an individual; DATE: 10/20/2021
25 CHELSEA L. COLLINS, M.D.; an TIME: 09:00 A.M.
individual; BATUL SUTERWALDA, M.D., DEPT.: 823
26 an individual; VENKATRAMAN
SADANAND, M.D., an individual;
27 ALEXANDER ZOUROS, M.D., an
individual; YUTHANA KONG, P.A., an
28 individual; ;
PILAR D. PICHON, M.D., an
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SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL VERIFIED RESPONSES OR IN THE
ALTERNATIVE VERIFIED FURTHER RESPONSES FROM SANDRA L. PEREZ, successor-in—interest to the ESTATE
OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE
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individual; GAMIL FTEEH, M.D., an ACTION FILED: 05/06/1 9
individual; THOMAS P. BRAVO, M.D., an FIRSTAMENDED COMPLAINT: 07/31/19
individual; MARQUELLE J. KLOOSTER, SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT: 01/08/20
M.D., an individual; KHYATI P. MEHTA, THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT: 06/02/20
M.D., an individual; KIMBERLY R. FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT: 11/19/20
ZIMMERMAN, M.D., an individual; SARAH TRIAL DATE: None Set
C. PETERSON, M.D., an individual; BESH
R. BARCEGA, M.D., an Individual;
NATASHA Y. L, M.D., an individual;
LANCE A. BROWN, M.D., an individual;
TOMMY Y. KIM, M.D., an individual;
ANDREA W. THORP, M.D., an individual;
and DOES 1-200, inclusive.,
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Defendants.
TO PLAINTIFFS AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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10 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendant, David Richter, M.D. (hereinafier “Dr. Richter”),
&
FESLER
11 hereby submits this Separate Statement of Items in Dispute in support 0ftheir Motion to Compel Plaintiff
12 Sandra L. Perez, successor-in-interest t0 the Estate of Jordan Lee Perez, to provide Mresponses or
DeHAAS,
13 in the alternative verified resgonses with verified further responses to Request for Production of
14 Documents, Set One. The specific requests at issues are Nos. 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 ,
and 23. Given
JOHNSON,
15 that plaintiffprovided an identical or a version 0fthe same “cut” and “paste” general boilerplate response
FOLLETTE,
16 to each of the requests at issue, defendant has identified each of the requests and responses but provided
17 defendant’s response collectively. In consideration of the Court’s time, defendants have identified the
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18 requests at issues with reasons for supplemental verified responses, and subsequently addressed the
19 boilerplate objections collectively, as follows:
20 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NOS. 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 23
21 Request for Production N0. 11.-
22 All letters, e-mails, texts, correspondence 0r other writings made by anyone acting on Jordan Lee
23 Perez’s behalf regarding any 0f the issues which are the subject 0f the complaint.
24 Unverified Response to Request for Production No. 11:
25 Objection. Vague and ambiguous as to time.
26 It is improper for an interrogatory to seek the identity, writings 0r the opinions 0f an expert prior
27 t0 the exchange of expert witnesses. (South Tahoe Public Utilities District v. Superior Court (1979) 90
28
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SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL VERIFIED RESPONSES OR IN TEE
ALTERNATIVE VERIFIED FURTHER RESPONSES FROM SANDRA L. PEREZ, successor—in-interest to the ESTATE
OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE
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Dennis K. Ames, Esq., State Bar No. 81460 Michael D. Reid, Esq., State Bar No. 222014 D LE Pemofcoum or cmonum ‘ Melissa Fischer, Esq., State Bar No. 246752 Stephen J. Guichard, Esq., State Bar No. 309463 SUCOUNTY op sAN eggw‘g‘cfi“ SAN REWARD” ‘ LA FOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DeHAAs, FESLER & AMEs 2677 North Main Street, Suite 901 Santa Ana, California 92705-6632 SEP 0 7 2021 Telephone (714) 558-7008 - Facsimile (714) 972—0379 Email: Mreid@lidfa.com Attorneys for Defendants LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, BESH R. BARCEGA, BY ”" ’Mt' ME ISSA PEREZ. DEPUTY M.D., THOMAS P. BRAVO, M.D., LANCE A. BROWN, M.D., CHELSEA L. COLLINS, M.D., GAMIL FTEEH, M.D., TOMMY OWOONQ Y. KIM, M.D., ALBERT KHERADPOUR, M.D., MARQUELLE J. KLOOSTER, M.D., YUTHANA KONG, P.A., NATASHA Y. LI, M.D., KHYATI P. MEHTA, M.D., SARAH C. PETERSON, M.D., AMES PILAR D. PICHON, M.D., VENKATRAMAN SADANAND, M.D., KIMBERLY R. ZIMMERMAN, M.D., CHENUE & ABONGWA, M.D., ALEXANDER ZOUROS, M.D., ANDREA FESLER 11 THORP, M.D., BUTAL SUTERWALA, M.D., and DAVID RICHTER, M.D. 12 DeHAAS, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 13 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 14 JOHNSON, 15 ANTHONY L. PEREZ, an individual; CASE NO.: CIVDSl913814 SANDRA L. PEREZ, an individual, FOLLETTE, 16 ANTHONY L. PEREZ, Successor-In-Interest JUDGE DONALD ALVAREZ to the ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, DEPT 823 17 and SANDRA L. PEREZ, Successor-In- LA Interest to the ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF 18 PEREZ, MOTION TO COMPEL VERIFIED RESPONSES OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE 19 Plaintiffs, VERIFIED FURTHER RESPONSES FROM SANDRA L. PEREZ, successor-in-interest to the 20 vs. ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF 21 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, a DOCUMENTS, SET ONE LOMA LINDA nonprofit corporation; 22 UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, a [Filed Concurrently with Notice ofMotion and nonprofit corporation; LOMA LINDA Motion; Memorandum ofPoints and Authorities; 23 UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, a Declaration ofStephen J. Guichard, Esq.; and nonprofit corporation; ALBERT [Proposed] Order] 24 KHERADPOUR, M.D., an individual; CHENUE ABONGWA, M.D., an individual; DATE: 10/20/2021 25 CHELSEA L. COLLINS, M.D.; an TIME: 09:00 A.M. individual; BATUL SUTERWALDA, M.D., DEPT.: 823 26 an individual; VENKATRAMAN SADANAND, M.D., an individual; 27 ALEXANDER ZOUROS, M.D., an individual; YUTHANA KONG, P.A., an 28 individual; ; PILAR D. PICHON, M.D., an -1- SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL VERIFIED RESPONSES OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE VERIFIED FURTHER RESPONSES FROM SANDRA L. PEREZ, successor-in—interest to the ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE V \1 individual; GAMIL FTEEH, M.D., an ACTION FILED: 05/06/1 9 individual; THOMAS P. BRAVO, M.D., an FIRSTAMENDED COMPLAINT: 07/31/19 individual; MARQUELLE J. KLOOSTER, SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT: 01/08/20 M.D., an individual; KHYATI P. MEHTA, THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT: 06/02/20 M.D., an individual; KIMBERLY R. FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT: 11/19/20 ZIMMERMAN, M.D., an individual; SARAH TRIAL DATE: None Set C. PETERSON, M.D., an individual; BESH R. BARCEGA, M.D., an Individual; NATASHA Y. L, M.D., an individual; LANCE A. BROWN, M.D., an individual; TOMMY Y. KIM, M.D., an individual; ANDREA W. THORP, M.D., an individual; and DOES 1-200, inclusive., \OOONQ Defendants. TO PLAINTIFFS AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: AMES 10 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendant, David Richter, M.D. (hereinafier “Dr. Richter”), & FESLER 11 hereby submits this Separate Statement of Items in Dispute in support 0ftheir Motion to Compel Plaintiff 12 Sandra L. Perez, successor-in-interest t0 the Estate of Jordan Lee Perez, to provide Mresponses or DeHAAS, 13 in the alternative verified resgonses with verified further responses to Request for Production of 14 Documents, Set One. The specific requests at issues are Nos. 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , and 23. Given JOHNSON, 15 that plaintiffprovided an identical or a version 0fthe same “cut” and “paste” general boilerplate response FOLLETTE, 16 to each of the requests at issue, defendant has identified each of the requests and responses but provided 17 defendant’s response collectively. In consideration of the Court’s time, defendants have identified the LA 18 requests at issues with reasons for supplemental verified responses, and subsequently addressed the 19 boilerplate objections collectively, as follows: 20 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NOS. 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 23 21 Request for Production N0. 11.- 22 All letters, e-mails, texts, correspondence 0r other writings made by anyone acting on Jordan Lee 23 Perez’s behalf regarding any 0f the issues which are the subject 0f the complaint. 24 Unverified Response to Request for Production No. 11: 25 Objection. Vague and ambiguous as to time. 26 It is improper for an interrogatory to seek the identity, writings 0r the opinions 0f an expert prior 27 t0 the exchange of expert witnesses. (South Tahoe Public Utilities District v. Superior Court (1979) 90 28 2 SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL VERIFIED RESPONSES OR IN TEE ALTERNATIVE VERIFIED FURTHER RESPONSES FROM SANDRA L. PEREZ, successor—in-interest to the ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE PEREZ, TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE