18-CLJ-00244 STUDENT LOAN SOLUTIONS, LLC. VS. CARLOS J. SALINAS, ET AL.

STUDENT LOAN SOLUTIONS, LLC. CARLOS J. SALINAS
STEVEN A. BOOSKA LISA J. ESPADA

CARLOS J. SALINAS’ MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TENTATIVE RULING:

Defendants’ motion to compel is DENIED for lack of a good faith effort
to meet and confer pursuant to CCP §§ 2016.040, 2031.310(b)(2).
Defendants’ counsel’s declaration states that she met and conferred with Plaintiff’s counsel prior to receiving the supplemental response containing Plaintiff’s privilege log. However, counsel’s declaration does not indicate that she met and conferred after the supplemental response was made.

Plaintiff’s counsel notes he indicated that he would be willing to produce the Loan Sale Agreement in December 2017, before this action was filed, subject to a stipulation to treat the document as confidential. It’s not clear from the record, however, why this offer was not discussed in Plaintiff’s original or supplemental responses to the discovery requests.

The court finds that neither party has demonstrated a reasonable and
good faith attempt at an informal resolution of the issue presented by
the motion. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s and Defendants’ request for
sanctions is DENIED.
If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the Court. Thereafter, counsel for Defendants 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.