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Per the San Mateo court records defendant Box is represented by attorney Ashley Shively of Reed Smith, and she is personally being sanctioned by the judge in the court’s final order.

18-CIV-03658 SAMIR HALTEH VS. PROGRESSLY, INC., ET AL.

SAMIR HALTEH BOX, INC.
DAVID B. GOLDEN JOHN P. BOVICH

MOTION (A) TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST SET OF REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS PROPOUNDED ON DEFENDANT BOX, INC.; (B) TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS RESPONSIVE TO FIRST SET OF REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS; AND (C) FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANT BOX, INC. AND ITS ATTORNEYS JOHN P. BOVICH AND ASHLEY L. SHIVELY BY SAMIR HALTEH AND MARY HALTEH, TRUSTEES OF THE HALTEH SI & MS 2000 TRUST TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiff’s request for judicial notice that on August 6, 2018 the Agent for Service of Process for PROGRESSLY, INC., resigned and filed a resignation with the California Secretary of State is GRANTED pursuant to California Evidence Code Section 453 as the information is not subject to reasonable dispute. Plaintiff’s remaining requests for judicial notice are DENIED.

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Plaintiff’s First Set of Requests for Production and to Compel Production of Documents is GRANTED pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. Sections 2016.010 et seq. Defendant’s Objections to the discovery requests are OVERRULED. To the extent that Defendant’s responses properly identify confidential information that requires protection from public disclosure, the parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding mutually agreeable language for a protective order.

Plaintiff’s request for sanctions is GRANTED pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. Section 2023.030 in the amount of $9,765.00.

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the Court. Thereafter, counsel for Plaintiff shall prepare a written order consistent with the Court’s ruling for the Court’s signature, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1312, and provide written notice of the ruling to all parties who have appeared in the action, as required by law and the California Rules of Court.