SUBJECT: (1) Motion for Stay of Proceedings

Moving Party: Plaintiff Jeffrey Siegel

Resp. Party: Defendants Kamal A. Bilal and Westco Petroleum Distributors, Inc.

(2) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories

Moving Party: Plaintiff Jeffrey Siegel

Resp. Party: Defendant Kamal A. Bilal

(3) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents

Moving Party: Plaintiff Jeffrey Siegel

Resp. Party: Defendant Kamal A. Bilal

The motion for stay of proceedings is DENIED.

The two motions to compel further discovery responses are taken OFF CALENDAR. The Court orders the parties to attend an informal discovery conference prior to ruling on these motions. (See Department 34 Trial Orders, part VII(B).) The Court orders the parties to contact Department 34’s judicial assistant, Reyna Navarro, at (213) 633-0154 to schedule this informal discovery conference.

BACKGROUND:

This lawsuit concerns alleged unlawful financial transactions made by Defendant K