North Central District

Adelaide rose palmstrom, Plaintiff, v. city of pasadena, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: BC692443

Hearing Date: June 21, 2019

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

(1) pLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR TERMINATING, ISSUE, AND/OR EVIDENCE SANCTIONS

(2) DEFENDANT PUSD’S MOTION TO COMPEL DEPOSITIONS

(3) dEFENDANT CITY’S MOTION TO COMPEL INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINaTION OF PLAINTIFF

BACKGROUND

Allegations

In this action, Plaintiff Adelaide Rose Palmstrom (“Plaintiff” or “Palmstrom”), a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Marci Palmstrom, alleges that she was injured on August 29, 2017 when a tree limb fell onto the playground at Defendant Linda Vista Children’s Center, striking Plaintiff. Plaintiff filed this action against Defendants City of Pasadena (“City”), Pasadena Unified School District (“PUSD”), Linda Vista Children’s Center (“Linda Vista”), Merchant’s Landscape Services, Inc. (“MLS”), and West Coast Arborists, Inc. (“West Coast Arborists”).

The complaint, filed Februa