empire usa, llc, Plaintiff, v. BRADLEY DJUKICH, Defendant.

Case No.: 19STCV10395

Hearing Date: August 5, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

(1) empire’s motion to compel further responses to requests for production of documents, set one

(2) empire’s motion to compel further responses to special interrogatories, set one

(3) djukich’s motion for a protective order

(4) djukich’s motion for leave to file a first amended cross-complaint

Background

Plaintiff Empire USA, LLC (Empire) commenced this action against Defendant Bradley Djukich (Djukich) on March 21, 2019. Empire, OC Downtown Residential, LLC, and Third Street Investment Group, Inc. (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed the First Amended Complaint (FAC) on August 20, 2019. The FAC asserts causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, and (3) intentional interference with contractual relations.

Djukich filed a Cross-Complaint against Empire and Steven Hartunian (Hartunian) (collectively, Cross-Defendants) o