DENISE BERTONE; Plaintiff, vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES., et al.; Defendants.

Case No.: BC660736;

Consolidated with 18STCV04681

Hearing Date: January 31, 2020

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:

DEFENDANT COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES’ MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER, AND A REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS

Defendant County of Los Angeles’ Motion for Protective Order is GRANTED as to questions (a) and (b) for Drs. Lakshmanan, Fajardo, and Brill [(a) To prohibit questions related to the standard of care for administration of Fentanyl by Dr. Brill, an employee of UCLA (not a County employee or a defendant); (b) To prohibit any testimony or opinion that Dr. Brill engaged in criminal conduct], and DENIED as to questions (c) for Drs. Lakshmanan, Fajardo, and Brill [(c) To prohibit questions related to whether Bertone’s assignment at the Coroner’s Office was available after her return from medical leave in 2016.]. Bertone and County of Los Angeles are to submit a stipulation agreeing that by reporting what she rea