Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 17

TENTATIVE RULING

FARBOD MELAMED vs. PARALLAX HEALTH SERVICES, INC., et al.

Case No.: BC715051

Hearing Date: September 17, 2020

Plaintiff’s motion to compel further responses to RFP No. 139 is DENIED. Defendant is ordered to produce a privilege log.

On July 30, 2018, Plaintiff Farbod Melamed (Plaintiff) filed suit against Parallax Health Sciences, Inc., Edward W. Withrow III, Calli Bucci, and Shala Melamed (collectively, Defendants). On November 19, 2018, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint (FAC) against Defendants, alleging: (1) failure to pay wages; (2) failure to indemnify; (3) wrongful termination; (4) retaliation—Government Code 12940, subdivision (h); (5) retaliation—Labor Code section 6310; (6) retaliation—Labor Code section 1102.5; (7) fraud; (8) failure to produce employee file; (9) failure to provide wage statements; and (10) harassment.

Plaintiff moves to compel a further response to Request for P