Motion to Compel Further to Requests for Production of Documents, Set One; Request for Sanctions
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25PR003598: CONSERVATORSHIP OF: RONALD L ZIGLER 03/18/2026 General Probate Motion to Compel in Department 129
Tentative Ruling
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE (NOS. 1-35) AND FOR AN ORDER REQUIRING VERIFED RESPONSES AND PRODUCTION [amended 2/13/2026 to add request for sanctions of $1,000] MOTION FILED: 1/27/2026 RE: Conservatorship of Ronald Zigler
MOVING PARTY: Rochanda M. Zigler In Pro Per, (916) 571-6072
RESPONDING PARTIES: Respondent Ronald Zigler, Proposed Conservatee Attorney: Randall Shrout, (916) 937-8322
NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 1.06 (A), the court will make a tentative ruling on the merits of this matter by 2:00 p.m., the court day before the hearing. The complete text of the tentative ruling may be downloaded off the courts website. If the party does not have online access, they may call the dedicated phone number for the Probate Department at (916) 875-2529 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing and receive the tentative ruling. If you do not call the court and the opposing party by 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing, no hearing will be held.
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25PR003598: CONSERVATORSHIP OF: RONALD L ZIGLER 03/18/2026 General Probate Motion to Compel in Department 129
A Stipulation and Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore (CV/E-206) is required to be signed by each party, the private court reporter, and the Judge prior to the hearing, if not using a reporter from the Courts Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list.
Once the form is signed it must be filed with the clerk. If a litigant has been granted a fee waiver and requests a court reporter, the party must submit a Request for Court Reporter by a Party with a Fee Waiver (CV/E-211) and it must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days prior to the hearing or at the time the proceeding is scheduled if less than 10 days away. Once approved, the clerk will forward the form to the Court Reporters Office and an official reporter will be provided.
TENTATIVE RULING Movants motion to compel further responses to her request for production of documents is DENIED as follows.
Movant filed a petition for temporary conservatorship and general conservatorship on 10/24/2025, which was dismissed without prejudice. Movant also filed a petition to remove caregiver on 1/24/2026, which was dismissed with prejudice on 2/19/2026.
Respondent and proposed conservatee opposes on the grounds that absent a pending action, no discovery may be sought. Respondent further argues his objections and responses were proper and made with substantial justification.
Because both of Movants operative underlying petitions have been dismissed, there is no pending action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 2017.010, which permits discovery in a pending action. Because the underlying petitions have been dismissed, there is no pending action upon which Movant may still pursue discovery. (See generally, Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. Superior Court (1990) 225 Cal.App.3d 728, 732.)
The motion to compel further responses is DROPPED as moot.
To the extent Movant seeks sanctions in the amount of $1,000, the request is DENIED. Respondent has sufficiently demonstrated good faith and substantial justification. On the Courts own motion, the hearing set on May 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., in Department 129, is vacated as moot.
This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order or other notice is required. (Code Civ. Proc. §1019.5; CRC, Rule 3.1312.)