Party Discovery: PEREZ -V- LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, ET AL Print

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                                Dennis K. Ames, Esq., State Bar N0. 81460
                 Michael D. Reid, Esq., State Bar N0. 222014                               ELECTRONICALLY FILED (Autm)
                 Stephen J. Guichard, Esq., State Bar No. 309463                           SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFC >RNIA
                 LA FOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DeHAAS, FESLER & AMES                               COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDIN O
                 2677 North Main Street, Suite 901                                         11/27/2023 4:16 PM
                 Santa Ana, California 92705-6632
                 Telephone (714) 558-7008 - Facsimile (714) 972-0379
                 Email: Mreid@ljdfa.com
                 Email: Sguichard@lidfa.com

                 Attorneys for Defendants
                 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, BESH R. BARCEGA,
                 M.D., THOMAS P. BRAVO, M.D., LANCE A. BROWN, M.D.,
                 CHELSEA L. COLLINS, M.D., GAMIL FTEEH, M.D., TOMMY
                 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,
            10   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 $23
            17   and   SANDRA L. PEREZ,           Successor—In—
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                 Interest to the    ESTATE OF JORDAN LEE              DEFENDANT ALBERT KHERADPOUR,
            18   PEREZ,                                               M.D.’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
                                                                      FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
            19                      Plaintiffs,                       PLAINTIFFS’ REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS,
                                                                      SETS ONE AND FORM INTERROGATORIES,
            20            VS.                                         SET ONE — NO. 17.1

            21   LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, a                      DATE: December 4, 2023
                 nonprofit corporation; LOMA LINDA                     TIME: 8:30 A.M.
            22   UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, a                         LOCATION: DEPT 823
                 nonprofit corporation; LOMA LINDA
            23   UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,                  a   ACTION FILED:                      05/06/ 1 9
                 nonprofit corporation; ALBERT                         FIRSTAMENDED COMPLAINT:            07/3 1/ 1 9
            24   KHERADPOUR, M.D., an individual;                     SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT:          01/08/20
                 CHENUE ABONGWA, M.D., an individual;                 THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT:           06/02/20
            25   CHELSEA L. COLLINS, M.D.; an                         FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT:          11/ 19/20
                 individual; BATUL SUTERWALDA, M.D.,
            26   an individual; VENKATRAMAN                           TRIAL DATE: None   Set
                 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
                                ;


                 individual; GAMIL FTEEH, M.D., an

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                       DEFENDANT’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING PLAINITFFS’
                          REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS, SETS ONE AND FORM INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE — NO. 17.1
                 individual;   THOMAS P. BRAVO, M.D., an
                 individual;   MARQUELLE J. KLOOSTER,
                 M.D., an individual; KHYATI P. MEHTA,
                 M.D., an individual; KIMBERLY R.
                 ZIMMERMAN, M.D., an individual; SARAH
                 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.,

                                    Defendants.




                 TO PLAINTIFFS AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
AMES


            10             Defendant,    ALBERT KHERADPOUR,                  M.D., (“Defendant” or “movant”), submits the following
&
            11   reply to plaintiffs’ opposition t0 defendant’s motion for protective order regarding plaintiffs’ requests for
FESLER




            12   admissions, set one and form interrogatories             number   17. 1.
DeHAAS,




            13   I.        INTRODUCTION
            14             Defendant served a three—page opposition on November 20, 2023.                          Plaintiff’s “opposition”         was
JOHNSON,




            15   untimely and should be disregarded by this Court. The hearing on defendant’s motion is                           set for   December

FOLLETTE,
            16   4,   2023. Pursuant t0 Code 0f Civil Procedure section 1005, “A11 papers opposing a motion so noticed

            17   shall   be filed With the court and a copy served on each party               at least     nine   Lurt   days.” (Code of CiV. P.
LA


            18   § 1005.)    Pursuant to Code ofCivil Procedure section 120, calculating time requires counting backwards

            19                                                                              9“
                 from the hearing    date, excluding the hearing date. Plaintiffs                opposition”      was due   t0   be filed and served

            20   on November       17, 2023.        As   a matter of public record, the Superior Court’s             own    court date calculator

            21   (https://www.lacourt.org/courtdatecalculator/ui/)            confirms       this calculation.


            22             Plaintiffs’   untimely opposition’s sole point for opposing the motion for protective order                         is   that


            23   Drs.    Abongwa,   Collins,      and Suterwala have since been dismissed; therefore, the motion                   is   moot because,

            24   in plinaitffs opinion,      404 requests for admissions, 1,616 potential responses t0 form interrogatory

            25   number      17.1 responses, for a total of 2,020 responses requested from one single defendant                                is   not

            26   excessive because       it is   less than the original   demand put upon 4        total   defendants that was 1,583 requests

            27   for admissions, potential 6,332 responses to             form interrogatories      for a total of 7,915 responses.


            28   ///


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                       DEFENDANT’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING PLAINITFFS’
                          REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS, SETS ONE AND FORM INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE — NO. 17.1