JAMAL TARGA VS. TOMMY BAILEY ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Monday, December 15, 2025, Line 2. DEFENDANT TOMMY BAILEY's Motion To Compel Deposition Of Plaintiff Targa And Request For Production Of Documents; And Request For Monetary Sanctions.

Defendant Tommy Bailey's unopposed Motion To Compel Deposition Of Plaintiff Targa And Request For Production Of Documents; And Request For Monetary Sanctions is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.

Defendant moves under Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.450(a), which provides, "If, after service of a deposition notice, a party to the action or an officer, director, managing agent, or employee of a party, or a person designated by an organization that is a party under Section 2025.230, without having served a valid objection under Section 2025.410, fails to appear for examination, or to proceed with it, or to produce for inspection any document, electronically stored information, or tangible thing described in the deposition notice, the party giving the notice may move for an order compelling the deponent's attendance and testimony, and the production for inspection of any document, electronically stored information, or tangible thing described in the deposition notice."

Defendant satisfied their meet and confer obligations. Good cause appearing, Plaintiff Jamal Targa must appear to give testimony at deposition and produce for inspection the materials described in the deposition notice. The deposition shall take place in the manner and means stated in the notice and at a time and place agreeable by the parties but no later than December 29, 2025. If the parties cannot agree on a time or date, the deposition shall be on December 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

Plaintiff did not demonstrate the merit of any cognizable objection. Plaintiff Jamal Targa has not demonstrated he acted with substantial justification in connection with this discovery. Plaintiff Jamal Targa shall pay $1,035 to Defendant Tommy Bailey as sanctions, payment no later than January 12, 2026. (See Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.010, 2023.030, 2025.450(g)(1).)

To the extent a party seeks different or additional relief, those requests are denied.

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