2017-00219741-CU-WT

Elizabeth Walsh Berrios vs. The Hertz Corporation

Nature of Proceeding: Motion to Compel Form Interrogaties

Filed By: Ruggles, Matthew J.

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories 201.5 and 201.6 is denied.

The Court declines to rule on the evidentiary objections related to the meet and confer process.

This is an action for wrongful termination of employment. Plaintiff propounded discovery seeking information concerning individuals who were hired or who did plaintiff’s job after she was terminated.

Form Interrogatory 201.5 and 201.6: Denied. The current responses are adequate.

Defendant’s objections based on “vague, ambiguous and uncertain” are overruled.. Defendant’s objections based on the privacy rights of the employees listed in the responses, both current and former, are sustained. Defendant represents in the opposition that the individuals, including former employees, are all represented by counsel. Declaration of Daniel Valles, para. 3. Therefore, counsel for plaintiff is not permitted to contact them. California Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 2-100.

Counsel for defendant states that the parties have already reached an agreement in the meet and confer process that defendant would provide the contact information of the employees to counsel for plaintiff if they ceased to be represented by counsel.

Therefore, the Court will not compel the production of these witnesses home addresses and home phone numbers at this time, in light of the agreement of counsel.

Sanctions are denied.