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1 PETER J. HIRSIG (State Bar No. 197993)
peter.hirsig@mcnamaralaw.com
2 DANIEL R. MAYER (State Bar No. 300077)
daniel.mayer@mcnamaralaw.com
3 MCNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER,
HIRSIG & GRAY LLP
4 639 Kentucky Street,
Fairfield, CA 94533
5 Telephone: (707) 427-3998
Facsimile: (707) 427-0268
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Attorneys for Defendants
7 HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR and BALJIT SINGH TOOR
8 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF PLACER
9 CIVIL - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION
McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, HIRSIG & GRAY LLP
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DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, an Case No. S-CV-0048973
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DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
13 Plaintiff, IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERFORM A
14 vs. FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF
15 HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, an individual; PLAINTIFF
BALJIT SINGH TOOR, an individual;
16 DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Date: March 12, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m.
17 Defendants. Dept: 42
Trial Date: 4/2/2024
18 Action Filed: 8/19/2022
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20 I, Daniel R. Mayer, declare as follows:
21 1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before the courts of the State of
22 California. I am an associate with the law firm of McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER,
23 HIRSIG & GRAY, LLP, attorneys for Defendants HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR and BALJIT
24 SINGH TOOR.
25 2. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth below. As to matters stated upon
26 information and belief, I believe them to be true. If called as a witness, could and would testify
27 competently thereto.
28 3. This matter arises out of an incident that that occurred at approximately 5:58 p.m.
DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PERFORM A FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF
1 on November 13, 2021 in the parking structure located at 1151 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville,
2 California. the underlying incident, Plaintiff allegedly sustained a broken left arm from coming
3 into contact with a stop sign. Afterward, he was taken via ambulance to Sutter Roseville Medical
4 Center, where he was under the care of emergency medicine specialist Napoleon Bernardo, M.D.,
5 and underwent surgery with Ryan Vitali, M.D. After being discharged from the hospital, Plaintiff
6 remained under Dr. Vitali’s care for several months, and underwent two further surgeries.
7 4. Plaintiff was initially deposed on March 23, 2023, before he had responded to initial
8 written discovery. At that time, as Defendants did not have the benefit of his discovery responses,
9 their counsel was reliant on his reports of injury which he attributed to the incident in order to
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10 conduct a complete examination. Following Plaintiff’s reports, Defendants’ examination
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11 regarding injuries and treatment focused on the three areas of injury he identified: his left arm, his
12 left shoulder, and chest. At the conclusion of deposition, he was offered another opportunity to
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13 make additional complaints so they could be examined, but he declined except to complain of
14 ongoing pain generally, which he had done initially and had been examined on. A true and correct
15 copy of relevant excerpts from Plaintiff’s deposition transcript is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
16 5. Plaintiff responded to written discovery on May 5, 2023. At that time, in response
17 to Form Interrogatory 6.2, he identified the following injuries: “Fracture of radial bone, Left -
18 forearm ORIF bone graft, chronic radiating shoulder pain, left forearm pain, loss of fixation to left
19 ulna.” In response to Form Interrogatory 6.3, his current complaint was of “radiating pain to the
20 shoulder, left forearm.” A true and correct copy of relevant excerpts from Plaintiff’s initial
21 responses to form interrogatories is attached hereto as Exhibit “B.”
22 6. On or about September 12, 2023, Plaintiff was diagnosed by Munish Lal, M.D., a
23 spine and pain management specialist, with complex regional pain syndrome of the left arm.
24 Plaintiff did not disclose this to Dr. Cahill nor make any complaints to Dr. Cahill that were (as far
25 as Dr. Cahill knew) consistent with CRPS or neuropathic pain. As a result of and in order to treat
26 this diagnosis, Dr. Lal implanted Plaintiff with a trial spinal cord stimulator on December 8, 2023,
27 and planned to perform a permanent implantation on February 16, 2024. A true and correct copy
28 of Dr. Lal’s relevant notes from September 12 and December 8, 2023 is attached hereto as Exhibit
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1 “C.”
2 7. Plaintiff underwent independent medical examination with Defendants’ expert
3 Edward L. Cahill, M.D. on September 27, 2023, Plaintiff complained only of mild pain (rated at
4 0-3/10) in the elbow, with no complaints and full range of motion in the shoulder. A true and
5 correct copy of Dr. Cahill’s report is attached hereto as Exhibit “D.”
6 8. Plaintiff has also added new claims of neck or cervical spine injury or pain in his
7 recent responses to pre-trial discovery. In his amended responses to Form Interrogatories, his
8 response to 6.2 remains the same, but 6.3 is significantly expanded to include neck pain and back
9 pain. A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s amended or supplemental responses to form
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10 interrogatories is attached hereto as Exhibit “E.”
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11 9. In response to Defendants’ special interrogatories, set two, which include contention
12 interrogatories pertaining to any possible claim of neck or lower back pain, Plaintiff responds in
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13 the affirmative for the former, but in the negative to the latter. In the follow-up interrogatories
14 asking for the facts, witnesses, and documents evidencing those contentions, no specific details
15 are provided. A true and correct copy of relevant excerpts from Defendants’ pre-trial special
16 interrogatories, set two is attached hereto as Exhibit “F.” A true and correct copy of relevant
17 excerpts from Plaintiff’s responses to the special interrogatories, set two is attached hereto as
18 Exhibit “G.”
19 10. In response to two requests for admissions pertaining to imaging evidence of
20 cervical spine injury, Plaintiff stated that he is unable to admit or deny. His corresponding response
21 to Form Interrogatory 17.1 does not provide any specific further information. A true and correct
22 copy of relevant excerpts from Defendants’ pre-trial requests for admissions, set one is attached
23 hereto as Exhibit “H.” True and correct copies of relevant excerpts from Plaintiff’s responses to
24 the requests for admissions, set one and to Form Interrogatory 17.1 are attached hereto as Exhibits
25 “I” and “J.”
26 11. Due to these new claims (see, the concurrently filed Declaration of Scott C. Berta,
27 M.D. ¶2-9, Exs. A-D.) Defendants’ counsel initially demanded, on January 19, 2024, that Plaintiff
28 appear for IME on February 22, 2024, at Dr. Berta’s location in Vacaville, due to an oversight
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DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PERFORM A FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF
1 with regard to Plaintiff’s residence, which is in Grass Valley, CA. Plaintiff’s counsel objected to
2 that IME demand, solely on the basis that the location noticed was further than 75 miles from
3 Plaintiff’s residence. True and correct copies of the original demand and objection thereto are
4 attached hereto as Exhibits “K” and “L.”
5 12. Defendants’ counsel corrected the oversight with the amended notice of IME, served
6 on February 2, 2024, for the same date and time, but at Dr. Berta’s location in Davis. Plaintiff
7 objected to this demand, only now on the basis that a further IME may be conducted only upon a
8 finding of good cause by the Court. Defendant submits that Plaintiff has waived this objection.
9 True and correct copies of the amended demand and objection thereto are attached hereto as
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10 Exhibits “M” and “O.”
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11 13. Following Plaintiff’s responses to pre-trial discovery and disclosure of expert
12 witnesses, in which Plaintiff disclosed as a retained expert witness the pain management specialist
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13 Joshua Prager, M.D., Defendants’ counsel attempted to meet-and-confer on the subject matter of
14 this Motion. These efforts were rebuffed with a bare reference to the code and a statement that Dr.
15 Prager had only been retained due to Dr. Berta’s involvement. As a result, this Motion was
16 necessarily filed. A true and correct copy of the email correspondence evidencing the meet-and-
17 confer on this Motion is attached hereto as Exhibit “O.” A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s
18 expert disclosure, with attachments removed, is attached hereto as Exhibit “P.”
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20 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
21 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Executed in Fairfield, California on this twenty-
22 second day of February, 2024.
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Daniel R. Mayer
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DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR
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·1· · · · · · · SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF PLACER
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·4· ·DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, AN· · · · ·)
· · ·INDIVIDUAL,· · · · · · · · · · · · )
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·6· · · · · · · · · · · ·PLAINTIFF,· · ·)
· · · · · · · ·V.· · · · · · · · · · · ·)
·7· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )CASE NO. S-CV-0048973
· · ·HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL; )
·8· ·BALJIT SINGH TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL;· )
· · ·DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,· · · )
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· · · · · · · · · · · · ·DEFENDANTS.· · )
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14· · · · · · · · ·DEPOSITION OF DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA
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·1· · · · · · · SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF PLACER
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·4· ·DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, AN· · · · ·)
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·6· · · · · · · · · · · ·PLAINTIFF,· · ·)
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·7· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )CASE NO. S-CV-0048973
· · ·HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL; )
·8· ·BALJIT SINGH TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL;· )
· · ·DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,· · · )
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12· · · · DEPOSITION OF DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, TAKEN ON BEHALF OF
13· · · · DEFENDANT VIA ZOOM, COMMENCING AT 10:02 A.M., THURSDAY,
14· · · · MARCH 23, 2023, BEFORE MARY A. BANUELOS, CSR 13933.
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·1· ·A P P E A R A N C E S :
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·3· · · · · · ·FOR PLAINTIFF:
·4· · · · · · · · · XENA MASHBURN, ESQ.
· · · · · · · · · · WILSHIRE LAW FIRM
·5· · · · · · · · · 3055 WILSHIRE BLVD., 12TH FLOOR
· · · · · · · · · · LOS ANGELES, CA 90010-1176
·6· · · · · · · · · COLINJONESTEAM@WILSHIRELAWFIRM.COM
·7· · · · · · ·FOR DEFENDANTS:
·8· · · · · · · · · DANIEL R. MAYER, ESQ.
· · · · · · · · · · MCNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER,
·9· · · · · · · · · HIRSIG & GRAY LLP
· · · · · · · · · · 639 KENTUCKY STREET FAIRFIELD, CA 94533
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·4· · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BY MR. MAYER:· · · · · · · · · · ·7
·5· · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BY MS. MASHBURN:· · · · · · · · ·128
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·1· · · · · · · · · · ·VIA ZOOM; THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023
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·5· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· We are now on the record.· Today's date
·6· ·is March 23rd, 2023, and the current time is 10:02 pacific time.
·7· ·This is the video deposition of Daniel G. Bonilla in the matter
·8· ·of Daniel Gregory Bonilla versus Har --
·9· · · · MR. MAYER:· Harjoban.
10· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· -- Kaur Toor, et al.· Filed in the
11· ·Superior Court of California County of Placer civil unlimited
12· ·jurisdiction.· Case number S-CV-0048973.· This deposition is
13· ·taking place via web videoconference with all participants
14· ·attending remotely.· My name is Angel Gomez.· I am the
15· ·videographer representing A Plus Court Reporting.· Would counsel
16· ·in the conference please identify yourselves and state whom you
17· ·represent beginning with the questioning attorney.
18· · · · MR. MAYER:· Yes.· Daniel Mayer on behalf of defendants
19· ·Harjoban Kaur Toor and Baljit Singh Toor.
20· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Xena Mashburn on behalf of the plaintiff
21· ·Daniel Bonilla.
22· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Our court reporter for today is Mary
23· ·Banuelos representing A Plus.· The court reporter will now swear
24· ·in the witness.
25· · · · · (DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, HAVING BEEN DULY SWORN, WAS
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·1· · · · A· ·No.
·2· · · · Q· ·After the accident and other than the written statement
·3· ·to the security office, did you speak to police again?
·4· · · · A· ·No.
·5· · · · Q· ·So now we're going to talk a little bit about your
·6· ·injuries from the incident, and I understand you had the broken
·7· ·forearm and dislocated shoulder and the bruised chest.· Any other
·8· ·injuries you attribute to the incident?
·9· · · · A· ·No.
10· · · · Q· ·Thank you.· In the 10 years preceding the incident have
11· ·you ever been involved in an incident, motor vehicle or
12· ·otherwise, in which you were injured?
13· · · · A· ·No.
14· · · · Q· ·Okay.· And you had no head or brain injury as far as
15· ·you're aware.· Correct?
16· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Are you talking about the 10 years prior
17· ·or --
18· · · · MR. MAYER:· No.· I'm sorry.· Strike that.
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20· · · · Q· ·As a result of the incident as far as you know you had
21· ·no head or brain injury.· Correct?
22· · · · A· ·No.
23· · · · Q· ·Thank you.· In the 10 years prior to the incident had
24· ·you been involved in any motor vehicle accidents?
25· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Asked and answered, but go ahead and respond.
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·1· ·BY MR. MAYER:
·2· · · · Q· ·Any travel further than a hundred miles from your home?
·3· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Go ahead.
·4· · · · THE WITNESS:· No.
·5· ·BY MR. MAYER:
·6· · · · Q· ·Okay.· Mr. Bonilla, that's about all I've got.· Anything
·7· ·else about the incident or your injuries that we haven't talked
·8· ·about that you would like to?
·9· · · · A· ·I think we've -- I mean other than, like I said, these
10· ·every -- like this course of everything has been so painful, and
11· ·I still go through it every day, and I don't think -- I mean I
12· ·know I'm going to have to deal with this for the rest of my life
13· ·so it is what it is.
14· · · · Q· ·Thank you.
15· · · · A· ·Just hope it gets a little better.
16· · · · MR. MAYER:· Ms. Mashburn, do you have any questions for your
17· ·client?
18· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· I just have a couple.
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21· · · · Q· ·Mr. Bonilla or Daniel, can you explain to us why you
22· ·haven't gone back to therapy since that last time you testified
23· ·about?
24· · · · A· ·So one of the doctors, the physical therapist, one of
25· ·them had gotten Covid so they shut down for a while and then it
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·1· ·and I'll make a motion as appropriate once all that is done.
·2· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Okay.
·3· · · · MR. MAYER:· So thanks everyone for their time and attention
·4· ·and -- yeah.· That's all I've got.
·5· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Do you need any spellings, madame court
·6· ·reporter?· We can do that off the record by the way.
·7· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Yeah.· This concludes the video
·8· ·deposition of Daniel Bonilla.· Going off the record at 2:40 p.m.
·9· · · · · · · · · ·(The proceedings were concluded.)
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · ·I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE
·2· ·FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT.· SUBSCRIBED THIS
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·1· ·STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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·2· ·COUNTY OF PLACER· · )
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·4· · · · I, MARY A. BANUELOS, CSR 13933, A CERTIFIED SHORTHAND
·5· ·REPORTER IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF
·6· ·CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
·7· · · · THAT, DANIEL BONILLA, THE WITNESS NAMED IN THE FOREGOING
·8· ·DEPOSITION, WAS, BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
·9· ·DEPOSITION, DULY SWORN TO TESTIFY THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE
10· ·TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH;
11· · · · THAT SAID DEPOSITION WAS TAKEN DOWN IN STENOGRAPH
12· ·WRITING BY ME AND THEREAFTER TRANSCRIBED INTO TYPEWRITING
13· ·UNDER MY DIRECTION.
14· · · · I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT I AM NEITHER COUNSEL FOR NOR
15· ·RELATED TO ANY PARTY TO SAID ACTION, NOR IN ANYWISE
16· ·INTERESTED IN THE OUTCOME THEREOF.
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·1· ·STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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·4· · · · I, MARY A. BANUELOS, CSR 13933, A CERTIFIED SHORTHAND
·5· ·REPORTER, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED TRANSCRIPT
·6· ·IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT OF THE
·7· ·TESTIMONY OF DANIEL BONILLA, TAKEN BEFORE ME ON THE 23RD DAY OF
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EXHIBIT “B”
1 Colin M. Jones, Esq. SBN: 265628
Jesus J. Torres, Esq. SBN: 222726
2 Xena R. Mashburn, Esq. SBN: 306334
WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC
3 3055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
4 Los Angeles, California 90010
Tel: (213) 381-9988
5 Fax: (213) 381-9989
Email: colinsteam@wilshirelawfirm.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA
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9 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
10 FOR THE COUNTY OF PLACER
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12 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, an Case No.: S-CV-0048973
13 individual
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1137
3055 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor
WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC
14 Plaintiff, PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO FORM
INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
15 vs.
16 HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, and individual; Complaint Filed: 08/19/2022
17 BALJIT SINGH TOOR, an individual; Trial Date: None
DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,
18 Defendants.
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20 PROPOUNDING PARTY: Defendant, HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR and BALJIT SINGH TOOR
21 RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff, DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA
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PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES SET ONE
1 Plaintiff, Daniel Bonilla hereby submits the following responses to Defendants, Harjoban Kaur Toor
2 and Baljit Singh Toor, Form Interrogatories pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 2030.010,
3 et. Seq.
4 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
5 These responses are made solely for the purpose of this action. Each answer is subject to all
6 objections as to competence, relevance, materiality, propriety, and admissibility, and any and all other
7 objections and grounds which would require the exclusion of any statements contained herein if the
8 interrogatories were asked of, or any statements contained herein were made by, a witness present and
9 testifying in Court, all of which objections and grounds are reserved and may be interposed at the time
10 of trial.
11 Except for explicit facts admitted herein, no incidental or implied admissions are intended
12 hereby. The fact that responding party has answered any interrogatories should not be taken as an
13 admission that responding party accepts or admits the existence of any facts set forth or assumed by
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1137
3055 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor
WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC
14 such interrogatory, or that such a response constitutes admissible evidence. The fact that responding
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18 Responding party will, during the course of this litigation, pursue extensive formal discovery, as
19 well as extensive investigation and informal discovery on responding party’s own. Therefore, without
20 suggesting or implying any interest to respond less than fully to the interrogatories propounded,
21 responding party must point out that responding party’s answers are of necessity of a somewhat
22 preliminary nature and that the full factual basis concerning this matter is yet to be developed with
23 complete precision. The following responses are based upon information presently available to
24 responding party and are made without prejudice to responding party’s right to utilize subsequently
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PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES SET ONE
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5 appears, as if fully set forth therein at length.
6 To the extent that the interrogatories purport to require disclosure of confidential attorney-client
7 communications and/or privileged work-product, responding party objects. No waiver of said privileges
8 is intended or should be implied from any of the responses to the interrogatories.
9 It is expected that various aspects of the care rendered to claimant will be more evident, other
10 than the medical records, once further discovery is obtained and the deposition of the propounding
11 party(s) and defendants’ employees are obtained.
12 RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES
13 FORM INTERROGATORY NO. 1.1
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1137
3055 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor
WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC
14 State the name, ADDRESS, telephone number, and relationship to you of each PERSON who
15 prepared or assisted in the preparation of the responses to these interrogatories.
16 RESPONSE TO FORM INTERROGATORY NO. 1.1
17 Colin M. Jones, Esq.;.;.; Wilshire Law Firm; 3055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor; Los Angeles,
18 California 90010; (213) 381-9988. Attorney for Plaintiff, Acacia Quintana.
19 FORM INTERROGATORY 2.1
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22 (b) every name you have used in the past; and
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1 PETER J. HIRSIG (State Bar No. 197993) peter.hirsig@mcnamaralaw.com 2 DANIEL R. MAYER (State Bar No. 300077) daniel.mayer@mcnamaralaw.com 3 MCNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, HIRSIG & GRAY LLP 4 639 Kentucky Street, Fairfield, CA 94533 5 Telephone: (707) 427-3998 Facsimile: (707) 427-0268 6 Attorneys for Defendants 7 HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR and BALJIT SINGH TOOR 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF PLACER 9 CIVIL - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, HIRSIG & GRAY LLP 10 639 KENTUCKY STREET, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 -5530 11 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, an Case No. S-CV-0048973 12 individual, TELEPHONE: (707) 427-3998 DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER ATTORNEYS AT LAW 13 Plaintiff, IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERFORM A 14 vs. FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF 15 HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, an individual; PLAINTIFF BALJIT SINGH TOOR, an individual; 16 DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Date: March 12, 2024 Time: 8:30 a.m. 17 Defendants. Dept: 42 Trial Date: 4/2/2024 18 Action Filed: 8/19/2022 19 20 I, Daniel R. Mayer, declare as follows: 21 1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before the courts of the State of 22 California. I am an associate with the law firm of McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, 23 HIRSIG & GRAY, LLP, attorneys for Defendants HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR and BALJIT 24 SINGH TOOR. 25 2. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth below. As to matters stated upon 26 information and belief, I believe them to be true. If called as a witness, could and would testify 27 competently thereto. 28 3. This matter arises out of an incident that that occurred at approximately 5:58 p.m. DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERFORM A FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF 1 on November 13, 2021 in the parking structure located at 1151 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, 2 California. the underlying incident, Plaintiff allegedly sustained a broken left arm from coming 3 into contact with a stop sign. Afterward, he was taken via ambulance to Sutter Roseville Medical 4 Center, where he was under the care of emergency medicine specialist Napoleon Bernardo, M.D., 5 and underwent surgery with Ryan Vitali, M.D. After being discharged from the hospital, Plaintiff 6 remained under Dr. Vitali’s care for several months, and underwent two further surgeries. 7 4. Plaintiff was initially deposed on March 23, 2023, before he had responded to initial 8 written discovery. At that time, as Defendants did not have the benefit of his discovery responses, 9 their counsel was reliant on his reports of injury which he attributed to the incident in order to McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, HIRSIG & GRAY LLP 10 conduct a complete examination. Following Plaintiff’s reports, Defendants’ examination 639 KENTUCKY STREET, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 -5530 11 regarding injuries and treatment focused on the three areas of injury he identified: his left arm, his 12 left shoulder, and chest. At the conclusion of deposition, he was offered another opportunity to TELEPHONE: (707) 427-3998 ATTORNEYS AT LAW 13 make additional complaints so they could be examined, but he declined except to complain of 14 ongoing pain generally, which he had done initially and had been examined on. A true and correct 15 copy of relevant excerpts from Plaintiff’s deposition transcript is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.” 16 5. Plaintiff responded to written discovery on May 5, 2023. At that time, in response 17 to Form Interrogatory 6.2, he identified the following injuries: “Fracture of radial bone, Left - 18 forearm ORIF bone graft, chronic radiating shoulder pain, left forearm pain, loss of fixation to left 19 ulna.” In response to Form Interrogatory 6.3, his current complaint was of “radiating pain to the 20 shoulder, left forearm.” A true and correct copy of relevant excerpts from Plaintiff’s initial 21 responses to form interrogatories is attached hereto as Exhibit “B.” 22 6. On or about September 12, 2023, Plaintiff was diagnosed by Munish Lal, M.D., a 23 spine and pain management specialist, with complex regional pain syndrome of the left arm. 24 Plaintiff did not disclose this to Dr. Cahill nor make any complaints to Dr. Cahill that were (as far 25 as Dr. Cahill knew) consistent with CRPS or neuropathic pain. As a result of and in order to treat 26 this diagnosis, Dr. Lal implanted Plaintiff with a trial spinal cord stimulator on December 8, 2023, 27 and planned to perform a permanent implantation on February 16, 2024. A true and correct copy 28 of Dr. Lal’s relevant notes from September 12 and December 8, 2023 is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERFORM A FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF 1 “C.” 2 7. Plaintiff underwent independent medical examination with Defendants’ expert 3 Edward L. Cahill, M.D. on September 27, 2023, Plaintiff complained only of mild pain (rated at 4 0-3/10) in the elbow, with no complaints and full range of motion in the shoulder. A true and 5 correct copy of Dr. Cahill’s report is attached hereto as Exhibit “D.” 6 8. Plaintiff has also added new claims of neck or cervical spine injury or pain in his 7 recent responses to pre-trial discovery. In his amended responses to Form Interrogatories, his 8 response to 6.2 remains the same, but 6.3 is significantly expanded to include neck pain and back 9 pain. A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s amended or supplemental responses to form McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, HIRSIG & GRAY LLP 10 interrogatories is attached hereto as Exhibit “E.” 639 KENTUCKY STREET, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 -5530 11 9. In response to Defendants’ special interrogatories, set two, which include contention 12 interrogatories pertaining to any possible claim of neck or lower back pain, Plaintiff responds in TELEPHONE: (707) 427-3998 ATTORNEYS AT LAW 13 the affirmative for the former, but in the negative to the latter. In the follow-up interrogatories 14 asking for the facts, witnesses, and documents evidencing those contentions, no specific details 15 are provided. A true and correct copy of relevant excerpts from Defendants’ pre-trial special 16 interrogatories, set two is attached hereto as Exhibit “F.” A true and correct copy of relevant 17 excerpts from Plaintiff’s responses to the special interrogatories, set two is attached hereto as 18 Exhibit “G.” 19 10. In response to two requests for admissions pertaining to imaging evidence of 20 cervical spine injury, Plaintiff stated that he is unable to admit or deny. His corresponding response 21 to Form Interrogatory 17.1 does not provide any specific further information. A true and correct 22 copy of relevant excerpts from Defendants’ pre-trial requests for admissions, set one is attached 23 hereto as Exhibit “H.” True and correct copies of relevant excerpts from Plaintiff’s responses to 24 the requests for admissions, set one and to Form Interrogatory 17.1 are attached hereto as Exhibits 25 “I” and “J.” 26 11. Due to these new claims (see, the concurrently filed Declaration of Scott C. Berta, 27 M.D. ¶2-9, Exs. A-D.) Defendants’ counsel initially demanded, on January 19, 2024, that Plaintiff 28 appear for IME on February 22, 2024, at Dr. Berta’s location in Vacaville, due to an oversight 3 DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERFORM A FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF 1 with regard to Plaintiff’s residence, which is in Grass Valley, CA. Plaintiff’s counsel objected to 2 that IME demand, solely on the basis that the location noticed was further than 75 miles from 3 Plaintiff’s residence. True and correct copies of the original demand and objection thereto are 4 attached hereto as Exhibits “K” and “L.” 5 12. Defendants’ counsel corrected the oversight with the amended notice of IME, served 6 on February 2, 2024, for the same date and time, but at Dr. Berta’s location in Davis. Plaintiff 7 objected to this demand, only now on the basis that a further IME may be conducted only upon a 8 finding of good cause by the Court. Defendant submits that Plaintiff has waived this objection. 9 True and correct copies of the amended demand and objection thereto are attached hereto as McNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, HIRSIG & GRAY LLP 10 Exhibits “M” and “O.” 639 KENTUCKY STREET, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 -5530 11 13. Following Plaintiff’s responses to pre-trial discovery and disclosure of expert 12 witnesses, in which Plaintiff disclosed as a retained expert witness the pain management specialist TELEPHONE: (707) 427-3998 ATTORNEYS AT LAW 13 Joshua Prager, M.D., Defendants’ counsel attempted to meet-and-confer on the subject matter of 14 this Motion. These efforts were rebuffed with a bare reference to the code and a statement that Dr. 15 Prager had only been retained due to Dr. Berta’s involvement. As a result, this Motion was 16 necessarily filed. A true and correct copy of the email correspondence evidencing the meet-and- 17 confer on this Motion is attached hereto as Exhibit “O.” A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s 18 expert disclosure, with attachments removed, is attached hereto as Exhibit “P.” 19 20 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing 21 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Executed in Fairfield, California on this twenty- 22 second day of February, 2024. 23 Daniel R. Mayer _______________________________________ 24 DANIEL R. MAYER 25 26 27 28 4 DECLARATION OF DANIEL R. MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERFORM A FURTHER INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF EXHIBIT “A” DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 · ·1· · · · · · · SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF PLACER ·2· · · · · · · · · · CIVIL - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION ·3 ·4· ·DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, AN· · · · ·) · · ·INDIVIDUAL,· · · · · · · · · · · · ) ·5· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) ·6· · · · · · · · · · · ·PLAINTIFF,· · ·) · · · · · · · ·V.· · · · · · · · · · · ·) ·7· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )CASE NO. S-CV-0048973 · · ·HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL; ) ·8· ·BALJIT SINGH TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL;· ) · · ·DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,· · · ) ·9· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) · · · · · · · · · · · · ·DEFENDANTS.· · ) 10· ·___________________________________) 11 12 13 14· · · · · · · · ·DEPOSITION OF DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA 15· · · · · · · · · · · · ·VIDEO ZOOM DEPOSITION 16· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·MARCH 23, 2023 17 18 19 20 21 22 23· ·REPORTED BY: · · ·MARY A. BANUELOS 24· ·CSR 13933 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 2 ·1· · · · · · · SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF PLACER ·2· · · · · · · · · · ·CIVIL - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION ·3 ·4· ·DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, AN· · · · ·) · · ·INDIVIDUAL,· · · · · · · · · · · · ) ·5· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) ·6· · · · · · · · · · · ·PLAINTIFF,· · ·) · · · · · · · ·V.· · · · · · · · · · · ·) ·7· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )CASE NO. S-CV-0048973 · · ·HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL; ) ·8· ·BALJIT SINGH TOOR, AN INDIVIDUAL;· ) · · ·DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,· · · ) ·9· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) · · · · · · · · · · · · ·DEFENDANTS.· · ) 10· ·___________________________________) 11 12· · · · DEPOSITION OF DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, TAKEN ON BEHALF OF 13· · · · DEFENDANT VIA ZOOM, COMMENCING AT 10:02 A.M., THURSDAY, 14· · · · MARCH 23, 2023, BEFORE MARY A. BANUELOS, CSR 13933. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 3 ·1· ·A P P E A R A N C E S : ·2 ·3· · · · · · ·FOR PLAINTIFF: ·4· · · · · · · · · XENA MASHBURN, ESQ. · · · · · · · · · · WILSHIRE LAW FIRM ·5· · · · · · · · · 3055 WILSHIRE BLVD., 12TH FLOOR · · · · · · · · · · LOS ANGELES, CA 90010-1176 ·6· · · · · · · · · COLINJONESTEAM@WILSHIRELAWFIRM.COM ·7· · · · · · ·FOR DEFENDANTS: ·8· · · · · · · · · DANIEL R. MAYER, ESQ. · · · · · · · · · · MCNAMARA, AMBACHER, WHEELER, ·9· · · · · · · · · HIRSIG & GRAY LLP · · · · · · · · · · 639 KENTUCKY STREET FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 10· · · · · · · · · DANIEL.MAYER@MCNAMARALAW.COM 11 · · · · · · · ·ALSO PRESENT: 12 · · · · · · · · · · ANGEL GOMEZ 13· · · · · · · · · VIDEOGRAPHER 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 4 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·I N D E X ·2· ·W I T N E S S :· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE ·3· · · · ·DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA ·4· · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BY MR. MAYER:· · · · · · · · · · ·7 ·5· · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BY MS. MASHBURN:· · · · · · · · ·128 ·6· ·E X H I B I T S : ·7· ·DEFENDANT'S· · DESCRIPTION· · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE ·8· ·EXHIBIT A· · · DEPOSITION NOTICE· · · · · · · · · 10 ·9· ·EXHIBIT B· · · PHOTOS OF INCIDENT· · · · · · · · ·10 10· ·EXHIBIT C· · · POLICE REPORT· · · · · · · · · · · 10 11· ·EXHIBIT D· · · MALL SECURITY REPORT· · · · · · · ·10 12· ·EXHIBIT E· · · SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO· · · · · · · 10 13· ·EXHIBIT F· · · SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO· · · · · · · 10 14 15· ·QUESTIONS INSTRUCTED NOT TO ANSWER: 16· · · · PAGE· · · LINE 17· · · · 15· · · · 22 18· · · · 18· · · · 12 19· · · · 20· · · · 5 20· · · · 92· · · · 6 21· · · · 93· · · · 21 22· · · · 94· · · · 9 23· · · · 98· · · · 3 24· · · · 98· · · · 14 25· ·(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. 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MAYER:· Harjoban. 10· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· -- Kaur Toor, et al.· Filed in the 11· ·Superior Court of California County of Placer civil unlimited 12· ·jurisdiction.· Case number S-CV-0048973.· This deposition is 13· ·taking place via web videoconference with all participants 14· ·attending remotely.· My name is Angel Gomez.· I am the 15· ·videographer representing A Plus Court Reporting.· Would counsel 16· ·in the conference please identify yourselves and state whom you 17· ·represent beginning with the questioning attorney. 18· · · · MR. MAYER:· Yes.· Daniel Mayer on behalf of defendants 19· ·Harjoban Kaur Toor and Baljit Singh Toor. 20· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Xena Mashburn on behalf of the plaintiff 21· ·Daniel Bonilla. 22· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Our court reporter for today is Mary 23· ·Banuelos representing A Plus.· The court reporter will now swear 24· ·in the witness. 25· · · · · (DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, HAVING BEEN DULY SWORN, WAS AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 YVer1f DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 67 ·1· · · · A· ·No. ·2· · · · Q· ·After the accident and other than the written statement ·3· ·to the security office, did you speak to police again? ·4· · · · A· ·No. ·5· · · · Q· ·So now we're going to talk a little bit about your ·6· ·injuries from the incident, and I understand you had the broken ·7· ·forearm and dislocated shoulder and the bruised chest.· Any other ·8· ·injuries you attribute to the incident? ·9· · · · A· ·No. 10· · · · Q· ·Thank you.· In the 10 years preceding the incident have 11· ·you ever been involved in an incident, motor vehicle or 12· ·otherwise, in which you were injured? 13· · · · A· ·No. 14· · · · Q· ·Okay.· And you had no head or brain injury as far as 15· ·you're aware.· Correct? 16· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Are you talking about the 10 years prior 17· ·or -- 18· · · · MR. MAYER:· No.· I'm sorry.· Strike that. 19· ·BY MR. MAYER: 20· · · · Q· ·As a result of the incident as far as you know you had 21· ·no head or brain injury.· Correct? 22· · · · A· ·No. 23· · · · Q· ·Thank you.· In the 10 years prior to the incident had 24· ·you been involved in any motor vehicle accidents? 25· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Asked and answered, but go ahead and respond. AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 YVer1f DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 128 ·1· ·BY MR. MAYER: ·2· · · · Q· ·Any travel further than a hundred miles from your home? ·3· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Go ahead. ·4· · · · THE WITNESS:· No. ·5· ·BY MR. MAYER: ·6· · · · Q· ·Okay.· Mr. Bonilla, that's about all I've got.· Anything ·7· ·else about the incident or your injuries that we haven't talked ·8· ·about that you would like to? ·9· · · · A· ·I think we've -- I mean other than, like I said, these 10· ·every -- like this course of everything has been so painful, and 11· ·I still go through it every day, and I don't think -- I mean I 12· ·know I'm going to have to deal with this for the rest of my life 13· ·so it is what it is. 14· · · · Q· ·Thank you. 15· · · · A· ·Just hope it gets a little better. 16· · · · MR. MAYER:· Ms. Mashburn, do you have any questions for your 17· ·client? 18· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· I just have a couple. 19· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION 20· ·BY MS. MASHBURN: 21· · · · Q· ·Mr. Bonilla or Daniel, can you explain to us why you 22· ·haven't gone back to therapy since that last time you testified 23· ·about? 24· · · · A· ·So one of the doctors, the physical therapist, one of 25· ·them had gotten Covid so they shut down for a while and then it AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 YVer1f DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 130 ·1· ·and I'll make a motion as appropriate once all that is done. ·2· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Okay. ·3· · · · MR. MAYER:· So thanks everyone for their time and attention ·4· ·and -- yeah.· That's all I've got. ·5· · · · MS. MASHBURN:· Do you need any spellings, madame court ·6· ·reporter?· We can do that off the record by the way. ·7· · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Yeah.· This concludes the video ·8· ·deposition of Daniel Bonilla.· Going off the record at 2:40 p.m. ·9· · · · · · · · · ·(The proceedings were concluded.) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 131 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · ·I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE ·2· ·FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT.· SUBSCRIBED THIS ·3· ·__________ DAY OF ____________________, 2023, AT ·4· ·___________________________, _____________________. ·5 ·6 ·7· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ________________________ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·DANIEL BONILLA ·8 ·9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 132 ·1· ·STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) · · · · · · · · · · · · ·)· SS. ·2· ·COUNTY OF PLACER· · ) ·3 ·4· · · · I, MARY A. BANUELOS, CSR 13933, A CERTIFIED SHORTHAND ·5· ·REPORTER IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF ·6· ·CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY: ·7· · · · THAT, DANIEL BONILLA, THE WITNESS NAMED IN THE FOREGOING ·8· ·DEPOSITION, WAS, BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ·9· ·DEPOSITION, DULY SWORN TO TESTIFY THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE 10· ·TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH; 11· · · · THAT SAID DEPOSITION WAS TAKEN DOWN IN STENOGRAPH 12· ·WRITING BY ME AND THEREAFTER TRANSCRIBED INTO TYPEWRITING 13· ·UNDER MY DIRECTION. 14· · · · I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT I AM NEITHER COUNSEL FOR NOR 15· ·RELATED TO ANY PARTY TO SAID ACTION, NOR IN ANYWISE 16· ·INTERESTED IN THE OUTCOME THEREOF. 17 18· · · · DATED THIS 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2023 19 20 22 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTER 23· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·LOS ANGELES 24· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · STATE OF CALIFORNIA 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 133 ·1· ·STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) · · · · · · · · · · · · ·) SS. ·2· ·COUNTY OF PLACER· · ) ·3 ·4· · · · I, MARY A. BANUELOS, CSR 13933, A CERTIFIED SHORTHAND ·5· ·REPORTER, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED TRANSCRIPT ·6· ·IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT OF THE ·7· ·TESTIMONY OF DANIEL BONILLA, TAKEN BEFORE ME ON THE 23RD DAY OF ·8· ·MARCH, 2023, AS THEREON STATED. ·9· · · · I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING 10· ·IS TRUE AND CORRECT. 11· · · · EXECUTED THIS 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2023. 12 13 14 15 17· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTER · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 18· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·STATE OF CALIFORNIA 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR BONILLA, DANIEL on 03/23/2023 Page 134 ·1· ·Errata Sheet ·2 ·3· ·NAME OF CASE: DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA V. HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR ·4· ·DATE OF DEPOSITION: 03/23/2023 ·5· ·NAME OF WITNESS: Daniel Bonilla ·6· ·Reason Codes: ·7· · · · 1. To clarify the record. ·8· · · · 2. To conform to the facts. ·9· · · · 3. To correct transcription errors. 10· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 11· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 12· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 13· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 14· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 15· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 16· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 17· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 18· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 19· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 20· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 21· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 22· ·Page _____ Line ______ Reason ______ 23· ·From ____________________ to ____________________ 24 25· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·_______________________ AplusCourt Reporters |· 800.499.7866 35 E. Union Street, Suite A Pasadena, CA 91103 EXHIBIT “B” 1 Colin M. Jones, Esq. SBN: 265628 Jesus J. Torres, Esq. SBN: 222726 2 Xena R. Mashburn, Esq. SBN: 306334 WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC 3 3055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor 4 Los Angeles, California 90010 Tel: (213) 381-9988 5 Fax: (213) 381-9989 Email: colinsteam@wilshirelawfirm.com 6 Attorneys for Plaintiff 7 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA 8 9 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10 FOR THE COUNTY OF PLACER 11 12 DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA, an Case No.: S-CV-0048973 13 individual Los Angeles, CA 90010-1137 3055 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC 14 Plaintiff, PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE 15 vs. 16 HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR, and individual; Complaint Filed: 08/19/2022 17 BALJIT SINGH TOOR, an individual; Trial Date: None DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 20 PROPOUNDING PARTY: Defendant, HARJOBAN KAUR TOOR and BALJIT SINGH TOOR 21 RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff, DANIEL GREGORY BONILLA 22 SET NO.: ONE 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES SET ONE 1 Plaintiff, Daniel Bonilla hereby submits the following responses to Defendants, Harjoban Kaur Toor 2 and Baljit Singh Toor, Form Interrogatories pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 2030.010, 3 et. Seq. 4 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 5 These responses are made solely for the purpose of this action. Each answer is subject to all 6 objections as to competence, relevance, materiality, propriety, and admissibility, and any and all other 7 objections and grounds which would require the exclusion of any statements contained herein if the 8 interrogatories were asked of, or any statements contained herein were made by, a witness present and 9 testifying in Court, all of which objections and grounds are reserved and may be interposed at the time 10 of trial. 11 Except for explicit facts admitted herein, no incidental or implied admissions are intended 12 hereby. The fact that responding party has answered any interrogatories should not be taken as an 13 admission that responding party accepts or admits the existence of any facts set forth or assumed by Los Angeles, CA 90010-1137 3055 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC 14 such interrogatory, or that such a response constitutes admissible evidence. The fact that responding 15 party has answered part or all of any interrogatory is not intended and shall not be construed to be a 16 waiver by responding party of all or any part of any objection to any interrogatory made by responding 17 party. 18 Responding party will, during the course of this litigation, pursue extensive formal discovery, as 19 well as extensive investigation and informal discovery on responding party’s own. Therefore, without 20 suggesting or implying any interest to respond less than fully to the interrogatories propounded, 21 responding party must point out that responding party’s answers are of necessity of a somewhat 22 preliminary nature and that the full factual basis concerning this matter is yet to be developed with 23 complete precision. The following responses are based upon information presently available to 24 responding party and are made without prejudice to responding party’s right to utilize subsequently 25 discovered facts. 26 Each and every date stated in response to any interrogatory is hereby represented as being 27 approximate, and not precise. Each and every statement of fact stated in response to any interrogatory is 28 hereby represented as being true and correct, to the best of responding party’s present knowledge and 2 PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES SET ONE 1 recollection. 2 Whenever in any of the following responses reference is made to a prior response by way of the 3 statement, “See Response to Interrogatory No.___” said prior response is intended to be, and for all 4 purposes shall be deemed and construed to be, incorporated into the response in which such statement 5 appears, as if fully set forth therein at length. 6 To the extent that the interrogatories purport to require disclosure of confidential attorney-client 7 communications and/or privileged work-product, responding party objects. No waiver of said privileges 8 is intended or should be implied from any of the responses to the interrogatories. 9 It is expected that various aspects of the care rendered to claimant will be more evident, other 10 than the medical records, once further discovery is obtained and the deposition of the propounding 11 party(s) and defendants’ employees are obtained. 12 RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES 13 FORM INTERROGATORY NO. 1.1 Los Angeles, CA 90010-1137 3055 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor WILSHIRE LAW FIRM, PLC 14 State the name, ADDRESS, telephone number, and relationship to you of each PERSON who 15 prepared or assisted in the preparation of the responses to these interrogatories. 16 RESPONSE TO FORM INTERROGATORY NO. 1.1 17 Colin M. Jones, Esq.;.;.; Wilshire Law Firm; 3055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor; Los Angeles, 18 California 90010; (213) 381-9988. Attorney for Plaintiff, Acacia Quintana. 19 FORM INTERROGATORY 2.1 20 State: 21 (a) your name; 22 (b) every name you have used in the past; and 23 (c) the