Motion,Ex Parte: LPOD, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DBA LAS PALMAS OIL & DEHYDRATION VS COUNTY OF KERN ET AL

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                                Superior Court of California
                                                                     County of Kern
                                                               Bakersfield Department 17



                  Hearing Date:       12/07/2020                                                         Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
                     LPOD, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DBA LAS PALMAS OIL & DEHYDRATION VS COUNTY OF KERN ET AL
                                                                                                                      BCV-18-102825

                  Honorable:         Thomas S. Clark                                  Clerk:      Linda K. Hall

                  Court Reporter:          . None                                     Bailiff:    Deputy Sheriff
                  Interpreter:                                                        Language Of:

                  Court Call

                                NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS:       MOTION TO COMPEL X 3 AND CASE STATUS CONFERENCE

                  Hearing Start Time:9:04 AM

                  The above entitled cause came on regularly on this date and time with parties and/or counsel appearing as
                  reflected.

                  Counsel Ralph Wegis appeared on behalf of Plaintiff(s).

                  Counsel Robert Rice appeared on behalf of Defendant(s).

                  Counsel Thomas Fehr appeared via court call on behalf of Non-Party - Falcon Services.

                  Counsel Brandon Martin appeared on behalf of 7 Day Mini Mart.

                  Matter argued by counsel and submitted.

                  The Court makes the following findings and orders:

                  (1) Motion to compel responses and production to Request for Production, Set Four:

                  Defendant County of Kern's motion to compel further responses and document production from Plaintiff LPOD
                  with respect to Request for Production, Set Four, nos. 23 and 24 is granted, except that all privileges (including tax
                  return privilege and trade secret privilege ) are preserved and Plaintiff need not disclose any expert discovery at
                  this time.

                  Plaintiff shall serve further verified responses along with production of responsive documents by 01/15/2021.

                  (2) Motion to compel document production arising from deposition of LPOD employee April Tooker on June 22,
                  2020
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                  LPOD, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DBA LAS PALMAS OIL &                                              BCV-18-102825
                  DEHYDRATION VS COUNTY OF KERN ET AL
                  Defendant County of Kern's motion to compel document production arising from a subpoena for the deposition of
                  LPOD's bookkeeper April Tooker is denied without prejudice.

                  Furthermore, the motion was not served on the deponent, April Tooker, who had been subpoenaed and from
                  whom the documents were sought as required by CCP section 2025.480(c).

                  The motion to compel production of documents in the April Tooker subpoena is denied without prejudice to any
                  party being allowed to conduct additional discovery as they deem necessary and appropriate.

                  (3) Defendants County of Kern, Kern County Public Health Services Department and Kern County Environmental
                  Health Services's motion to consolidate for purposes of discovery:  Granted in part / Denied in part.

                  Denied as to Schnitzer V. LPOD and Kinder V. Morgan without prejudice.

                  Court to RE-ASSIGN BCV-19-102513-DRL which is a Judge Lampe case.       This said case is NOT consolidated with
                  BCV-18-102825-TSC it will remain related but will be re-assigned to Judge Thomas S. Clark for all purposes.

                  Case management conference continued to 02/10/2021, at 8:15 a.m., in Department 17.

                  Counsel Mr. Fehr to prepare order pursuant to CRC 3.1312.    In the meantime, the clerk's minutes will be the order
                  of the court.

                  Further notice waived.




                  FUTURE HEARINGS:

                  February 10, 2021 8:15 AM Case Status Conference
                  Clark, Thomas S.
                  Bakersfield Department 17
                  Sheriff, Deputy



                  MINUTES FINALIZED BY: LINDA HALL                                             ON:          12/7/2020




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                  LPOD, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DBA LAS PALMAS OIL &                                              BCV-18-102825
                  DEHYDRATION VS COUNTY OF KERN ET AL