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Notice Of Motion And Motion To Compel Appearance At Deposition Of Defendant Lyft, Inc.'S Person Or Psersons Most Knowledgeable
SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24615058 - December 2, 2025 Hearing date: December 2, 2025 Case number: CGC24615058 Case title: ROBERT BLAISDELL ET AL VS. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, A PUBLIC ENTITY ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24615058 | Case Title: | | ROBERT BLAISDELL ET AL VS. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, A PUBLIC ENTITY ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-12-02 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion To Compel Appearance At Deposition Of Defendant Lyft, Inc.'S Person Or Psersons Most Knowledgeable | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Tuesday, December 02, 2025, Line 4.
Plaintiffs Robert Blaisdell and David Portales's Motion To Compel Appearance At Deposition Of Defendant Lyft, Inc.'s Person Or Persons Most Knowledgeable is GRANTED.
Plaintiffs move 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."
Plaintiffs satisfied their meet and confer obligations. Good cause appearing, Defendant Lyft, Inc. must produce its PMK to give testimony at deposition and produce for inspection the materials described in the deposition notice. The deposition shall take place at the location identified in the notice and at a time and place agreeable by the parties no later than December 8, 2025. If the parties cannot agree on a time or date, the deposition shall be on December 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Defendant did not demonstrate the merit of any cognizable objection. Defendant's objection on difficulty identifying and scheduling witnesses responsive to the PMK notice is overruled. Defendant has had three months to identify and schedule witnesses. Notably, Defendant's opposition is devoid of any showing of due diligence on these fronts.
Defendant Lyft, Inc. has not demonstrated he acted with substantial justification in connection with this discovery. Defendant Lyft, Inc. shall pay $1,860 to Plaintiffs Robert Blaisdell and David Portales as sanctions, payment no later than December 22, 2025. (See Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.010, 2023.030, 2025.450(g)(1).)
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