SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHWEST DISTRICT

SHELLY HART, Plaintiff, vs. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, an individual; STEVEN SAPP, an individual; PGIM, INC., a corporation; THE MORGAN GROUP, INC., which will do business in California as MGI California, Inc., a corporation; KRISTEN RUFFIN, an individual; LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., which will do business in California as Maryland LaSalle Investment Management, Inc., a corporation; LEGACY PARTNERS, INC., a corporation; KIMBALL, TIREY & ST. JOHN LLP, a limited liability partnership; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO: 19STCV40526

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: KIMBALL’S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL STERNBERG’S DEPOSITION.

Dept. U

8:30 a.m.

October 22, 2020

I. BACKGROUND

On November 12, 2019, Shelly Hart (Plaintiff) filed a complaint against Courtney Sullivan (Sullivan), Steven Sapp (Sapp), PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), The Morgan