Motion: By Plaintiff to strike Defendant Central California
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists’ objections to
the Plaintiff taking the deposition of non-party Witness
Blake Johnson and to compel non-party Witness
Blake Johnson’s attendance at deposition; Sanctions
Tentative Ruling:
To deny the motion on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction to compel a resident of another state to appear for deposition. (CCP § 2026.010(c)) To deny all requests for sanctions.
Explanation:
CCP § 2026.010. Depositions in another state of the United States provides in relevant part:
(a) Any party may obtain discovery by taking an oral deposition, as described in Section 2025.010, in another state of the United States, or in a territory or an insular possession subject to its jurisdiction. Except as modified in this section, the procedures for taking oral depositions in California set forth in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2025.010) apply to an oral deposition taken in another state o
Hearing Date
August 22, 2018
Type
23 Unlimited - Other PI/PD/WD
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Motion: By Plaintiff to strike Defendant Central California
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists’ objections to
the Plaintiff taking the deposition of non-party Witness
Blake Johnson and to compel non-party Witness
Blake Johnson’s attendance at deposition; Sanctions
Tentative Ruling:
To deny the motion on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction to compel a resident of another state to appear for deposition. (CCP § 2026.010(c)) To deny all requests for sanctions.
Explanation:
CCP § 2026.010. Depositions in another state of the United States provides in relevant part:
(a) Any party may obtain discovery by taking an oral deposition, as described in Section 2025.010, in another state of the United States, or in a territory or an insular possession subject to its jurisdiction. Except as modified in this section, the procedures for taking oral depositions in California set forth in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2025.010) apply to an oral deposition taken in another state o