SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

BRIANA HUDSON, Plaintiff(s), vs. BEVERLY TERRACE, INC., ET AL., Defendant(s).

Case No.: 19STCV15007

[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO QUASH

Dept. 31

1:30 p.m.

September 24, 2020

Background

Plaintiff, Briana Hudson filed this action against Defendant, Beverly Terrace, Inc. for damages arising out of a fall on Defendant’s property. Plaintiff alleges she was sitting on Defendant’s couch without a backrest, which was placed against a wall in the hotel lobby; when one of the other guests rose from the couch, the couch flipped over and Plaintiff sustained injuries. Plaintiff and the other guests inspected the hotel, and the inspection revealed the couch was missing a leg and had been sitting dangerously against the wall with only three legs attached.

Plaintiff now moves to quash Defendant’s deposition subpoenas for production of business records directed to Infinity Insurance Company (“Infi