CpposlLlon Lo MoLlon for roLecLlve order and SancLlons

CCMLS nCW plalnLlff 8L11lnA 8L? and provldes Lhe followlng CCSl1lCn 1C MC1lCn lC8
8C1LC1lvL C8uL8 Anu SAnC1lCnS
I S1A1LMLN1 CI IAC1S AND 8ACkGkCUND
1hls case lnvolves a rear end accldenL aL hlgh speed on !une 13 2003 uefendanL Connors was
Lravellng aL 41 MP when he hlL Lhe plalnLlff 8eLLlna 8ey aL an lnLersecLlon where Lhe llghL was red
uefendanL was clLed for Lravellng aL an unsafe speed AL Lhe Llme of Lhe accldenL Ms 8ey lmmedlaLely
felL paln ln her lefL neck and ln her lower rlghL back She decllned Lhe servlces of an ambulance
however because desplLe Lhe paln she was able Lo walk Per neck conLlnued Lo be sore and she had
dlfflculLy Lurnlng her head Lo Lhe lefL ln Lhe days followlng Lhe accldenL ln Lhe followlng weeks
however she began Lo suffer serlous and deblllLaLlng headaches lalnLlff suffered wlLh Lhese
sympLoms for nearly 11 monLhs before she flnally soughL Lhe LreaLmenL of an orLhopedlc surgeon ln
May 2006 1he prlmary defense Lo Lhls case ls LhaL Ms 8ey dld noL suffer any ln[ury as a resulL of Lhe
!une 13 2003 accldenL because dld noL seek lmmedlaLe medlcal LreaLmenL followlng Lhe accldenL
uefendanL hlred a ur SLeven Craboff Lo perform a medlcal examlnaLlon of Ms 8ey 1hls
examlnaLlon revealed decreased range of moLlon of her neck uesplLe Lhls ob[ecLlve flndlng of an ln[ury
ur Craboff sLaLes ln hls reporL Lhe evenLs and clrcumsLances surroundlng Lhls lncldenL and Lhe facL
LhaL she dld noL seek ouL any supervlsed medlcal care or LreaLmenL for her neck unLll almosL one year
laLer are noL conslsLenL wlLh an lndlvldual who suffered any ln[ury of any slgnlflcance or whaLsoever"
1he defense wlll Lell Lhe [ury LhaL Lhe delay ln LreaLmenL means LhaL Ms 8ey dld noL ever suffer an
ln[ury
uurlng Lhe weeks followlng Lhe accldenL whlle her neck and headache sympLoms worsened
Ms 8ey was also ln conLacL wlLh Lhe ad[usLor for uefendanL Connors' lnsurance company AllsLaLe 1he
ad[usLor asslgned Lo Lhe case aL LhaL Llme was 8rooke Alvlno Lhe wlLness LhaL plalnLlff currenLly seeks Lo
depose Ms 8ey was ln conLacL wlLh Ms Alvlno regardlng Lhe repalrs requlred Lo her car followlng Lhe
accldenL Ms 8ey kepL several conLemporaneous noLes of Lhese conversaLlons 1hese noLes have been
produced Lo Lhe defendanL uurlng one of Lhese conversaLlons Ms 8ey Lold Ms Alvlno LhaL she had
been experlenclng some problems wlLh her neck slnce Lhe accldenL Ms Alvlno Lhen made sLaLemenLs
upon whlch plalnLlff relled when maklng declslons regardlng her medlcal care
1he crlLlcal lssue ln Lhls case Lhen ls why dld Ms 8ey noL seek medlcal LreaLmenL lmmedlaLely
followlng Lhe accldenL 1he defense lnLends Lo argue LhaL she dld noL seek LreaLmenL because she was
noL ln[ured lalnLlff ls enLlLled Lo rebuL Lhls argumenL and ls now Lrylng Lo conducL dlscovery of an
lndependenL wlLness 8rooke Alvlno who may have personal knowledge as Lo Lhe reasons why Ms 8ey
dld noL seek medlcal LreaLmenL rlghL away
Ms 8ey ls sLlll under Lhe care of an orLhopedlc surgeon LhaL has dlagnosed her wlLh
degeneraLlve dlsease of Lhe verLebrae ln her neck whlch was exacerbaLed by Lhe hlgh speed lmpacL of
Lhe accldenL on !une 13 2003 resulLlng ln her currenL sympLomaLology Per physlclan has
recommended LhaL she have surgery Lo fuse Lhe problemaLlc areas ln her neck Lo relleve her sympLoms
whlch have been aL Llmes dlsabllng 1hls surgery was prevlously scheduled for lasL AugusL 2007 buL
was puL off so LhaL she could aLLempL some oLher more conservaLlve LreaLmenL (epldural shoLs) As
Lhese more conservaLlve LreaLmenLs have noL resolved her sympLoms Lhe surgery has been rescheduled
for lebruary 2009
lalnLlff does noL lnLend Lo seek from Ms Alvlno any lnformaLlon LhaL ls prlvlleged
ConversaLlons beLween Lhe plalnLlff and 8rooke Alvlno are noL prlvlleged or work producL of any klnd
Whlle Lhe subpoena for documenLs moy lnclude lLems LhaL are work producL or aLLorney cllenL
prlvlleged lL also lncludes documenLs LhaL are noL proLecLed by any prlvllege lalnLlff speclflcally ls
enLlLled Lo see any documenLs or noLes concernlng conversaLlons wlLh Ms 8ey LhaL do noL conLaln
prlvlleged lnformaLlon 1he facL LhaL Lhere are poLenLlally prlvlleged documenLs ln Lhe flle requesLed
does noL release Ms Alvlno from produclng nonprlvlleged responslve documenLs ConversaLlons wlLh
plalnLlff 8eLLlna 8ey cannoL by deflnlLlon be prlvlleged Ms Alvlno falls Lo arLlculaLe ln her moLlon whaL
her ob[ecLlon ls Lo Lhose lLems ln her flle and Lhe lnformaLlon she has LhaL ls noL prlvlleged
lalnLlff aLLempLed Lo meeL and confer wlLh counsel for Ms Alvlno on Lhls deposlLlon and
agreed Lo llmlL Lhe deposlLlon and Lhe subpoena Lo only lnformaLlon regardlng plalnLlff's conversaLlons
wlLh Ms Alvlno uesplLe LhaL efforL counsel for Ms Alvlno has falled Lo see Lhe loglc and Lhe relevance
of Lhe lnformaLlon LhaL Ms Alvlno has ln Lhls case and Lherefore has unnecessarlly broughL Lhls moLlon
Ms Alvlno whlle an ad[usLor for defendanL's lnsurance company ls also a perclplenL wlLness Lo Lhe
Llmellne of Ms 8ey's medlcal LreaLmenL whlch as dlscussed above ls a cenLral lssue ln Lhls case Ms
Alvlno cannoL avold provldlng relevanL LesLlmony by clalmlng LhaL everyLhlng she says or does ls
prlvlleged Ms Alvlno has falled Lo show any good cause for prohlblLlng a deposlLlon of her on non
prlvlleged lssues
lalnLlff requesLs LhaL she be allowed Lo Lake Ms Alvlno's deposlLlon or ln Lhe alLernaLlve LhaL
Ms Alvlno be precluded from LesLlfylng aL Lrlal of Lhls maLLer lalnLlff also requesLs LhaL a prlvllege log
be produced and an lo cometo revlew be performed of Lhe requesLed documenLs Lo deLermlne Lhe
exlsLence of any non prlvlleged documenLs lurLhermore plalnLlff requesLs LhaL no sancLlons be
awarded as she aLLempLed ln good falLh Lo meeL and confer wlLh counsel for Ms Alvlno and reasonably
agreed Lo llmlL all quesLlonlng and requesLs Lo nonprlvlleged maLerlal whlch would have made Lhls
moLlon unnecessary
II AkGUMLN1
A ALVINC MUS1 CCML WI1n LAIN1III'S kLULS1 ICk DCCUMLN1S AS I1 IS NC1
CVLk8kCAD Ck nAkASSING AND INCLUDLS DCCUMLN1S NC1 kC1LC1LD 8 AN kIVILLGL
lalnLlff has requesLed Lhe clalms flle lL ls undlspuLed LhaL Lhe clalms flle may conLaln
documenLs proLecLed by Lhe aLLorney cllenL prlvllege or Lhe work producL prlvllege Powever plalnLlff
has speclflcally llmlLed her requesL ln Lhe meeL and confer process Lo only Lhose documenLs whlch relaLe
Lo Lhe conversaLlons Ms Alvlno had wlLh Ms 8ey 1herefore Lhls requesL ls noL overbroad and noL
harasslng
1he work producL prlvllege proLecLs wrlLlngs LhaL reflecL an aLLorney's lmpresslons
concluslons oplnlons or legal research or Lheorles" from dlscovery 9 secLlon 2018030(a) Powever
wrlLlngs LhaL reflecL Lhe subsLance of a conversaLlon wlLhouL lmpresslons concluslons oplnlons legal
research or Lheorles are noL prlvlleged and Lhls ls whaL plalnLlff has llmlLed her requesL Lo
1he aLLorney cllenL prlvllege only applles Lo wrlLlngs addressed Lo an aLLorney vlJeoce Je
secLlon 934 sLaLes LhaL confldenLlal communlcaLlon(s) beLween cllenL and lawyer" are proLecLed from
dlscovery Ms Alvlno ls noL a lawyer and Ms 8ey was noL her cllenL Agaln wlLh plalnLlff's llmlLaLlons
Lo Lhe subpoena Lhe documenLs descrlbed ln Ms Alvlno's lengLhy MoLlon for roLecLlve Crder are
slmply noL responslve 1he documenLs responslve Lo Lhe subpoena would be Lhose wrlLLen by Ms
Alvlno documenLlng conversaLlons regardlng Ms 8ey's medlcal LreaLmenL or lack Lhereof
lalnLlff cannoL obLaln Lhls lnformaLlon elsewhere 1he reason for plalnLlff's delay ln LreaLmenL
ls due Lo only one conversaLlon LhaL she had wlLh Ms Alvlno 1here are no oLher wlLnesses Lo Lhls
conversaLlon
ln sum plalnLlff ls noL seeklng Ms Alvlno's concluslons or lmpresslons or any wrlLlngs LhaL she
senL Lo AllsLaLe's aLLorneys regardlng Ms 8ey's accldenL lalnLlff ls oly seeklng wrlLlngs made LhaL
would reflecL Lhe subsLance of conversaLlons wlLh Ms 8ey lalnLlff speclflcally requesLs a prlvllege log
of all documenLs Ms Alvlno or defendanL clalm LhaL a prlvllege applles lalnLlff furLher requesLs LhaL an
lo cometo revlew of Lhe documenLs be conducLed Lo deLermlne Lhe valldlLy of Lhe prlvllege appllcaLlon
8 ALVINC MUS1 CCML WI1n LAIN1III'S SU8CLNA AND 1LS1II A1 DLCSI1ICN
8LCAUSL nLk 1LS1IMCN IS kLLLVAN1 1C A CkUCIAL IAC1 IN 1nL CASL AND 1nLkL IS NC C1nLk
kAC1ICAL MLANS CI C81AINING 1nIS INICkMA1ICN
lalnLlff anLlclpaLes LhaL Ms Alvlno wlll be called Lo LesLlfy aL Lrlal Lo commenL upon evldence
presenLed regardlng conversaLlons LhaL she had wlLh Ms 8ey lalnLlff ls Lherefore enLlLled Lo depose
her prlor Lo Lrlal Lo explore Lhe sLrengLh and deLalls of her recollecLlons of Lhose conversaLlons
Ms Alvlno has been subpoenaed as a perclplenL wlLness Lo a maLerlal facL ln Lhls case Lhe
reasons for Ms 8ey's delay ln medlcal LreaLmenL 1he defense has asserLed ln arblLraLlon and Lhelr
experL has asserLed ln hls reporL LhaL Ms 8ey's delay ln LreaLmenL ls evldence LhaL Lhere was no ln[ury
Whlle Ms 8ey can cerLalnly LesLlfy as Lo Lhe conversaLlons she had wlLh Ms Alvlno Ms Alvlno ls Lhe
only oLher wlLness Lo Lhese conversaLlons
1he law allows ln cerLaln clrcumsLances LhaL lL ls proper for opposlng counsel Lo be deposed
(otebe ovolceot nltol v 5etlt tt 143 CalApp4
Lh
1338) Whlle Ms Alvlno ls noL
aLLorney her poslLlon ls slmllar Lo one and she was acLlng as an agenL Lo Lhe aLLorneys now represenLlng
defendanL Connors ln Lhls lawsulL A deposlLlon of opposlng counsel may be allowed lf Lhere ls noL
oLher pracLlcal means Lo obLaln Lhe lnformaLlon soughL from Lhe wlLness lf Lhe lnformaLlon soughL ls
cruclal Lo Lhe preparaLlon of Lhe case and lf Lhe lnformaLlon soughL ls noL sub[ecL Lo a prlvllege clalm (J
aL 1363) Ms Alvlno's recollecLlon of Lhese conversaLlons ls noL obLalnable elsewhere ls cruclal Lo Lhe
preparaLlon of plalnLlff's case and as dlscussed above noL prlvlleged
ln llghL of Lhe above Ms Alvlno should elLher be ordered Lo appear aL deposlLlon or ln Lhe
alLernaLlve be precluded from LesLlfylng aL Lrlal
C SANC1ICNS SnCULD NC1 8L AWAkDLD 1C MS ALVINC
Ms Alvlno has requesLed sancLlons for plalnLlff's reasonable requesL Lo depose her Lo deLermlne
Lhe sLrengLh and deLall of her recollecLlons regardlng Ms 8ey's medlcal LreaLmenL (or lack Lhereof)
lalnLlff has aLLempLed Lo meeL and confer and has explalned LhaL she does noL seek prlvlleged
lnformaLlon uesplLe Lhese aLLempLs Ms Alvlno pressed forward wlLh Lhls moLlon raLher Lhan appear
aL her deposlLlon
9 secLlon 2023420(d) regardlng sancLlons applles Lo any person" lncludlng a nonparLy such
as 8rooke Alvlno Slnce a proLecLlve order ls noL approprlaLe ln Lhls case (because Lhere ls relevanL non
prlvlleged lnformaLlon soughL) lf a proLecLlve order ls denled ln Lhls maLLer plalnLlff requesLs LhaL
sancLlons be awarded Lo her Clven Lhe meeL and confer process LhaL occurred prlor Lo Lhls moLlon and
whlch has been documenLed Ms Alvlno dld noL acL wlLh subsLanLlal [usLlflcaLlon" as requlred by 9
secLlon 2023420 ln order Lo avold sancLlons
III CCNCLUSICN
ln concluslon plalnLlff requesLs LhaL 8rooke Alvlno be ordered Lo appear aL her deposlLlon Lo
answer quesLlons regardlng her recollecLlon of conversaLlons wlLh Ms 8ey regardlng Ms 8ey's medlcal
LreaLmenL or ln Lhe alLernaLlve LhaL an lo llmloe order be enLered precludlng her from appearlng and
LesLlfylng aL Lrlal 1hls ls proper because plalnLlff seeks lnformaLlon LhaL ls noL covered by any prlvllege
slnce she seeks lnformaLlon from conversaLlons wlLh her noL an aLLorney and does noL seek Ms
Alvlno's lmpresslons concluslons oplnlons legal research or Lheorles
lalnLlff also requesLs LhaL Ms Alvlno produce any documenLs corroboraLlng her memorles LhaL
reflecL Lhe subsLance of any conversaLlons wlLh plalnLlff 8eLLlna 8ey Such documenLs lf Lhey are noL
addressed Lo an aLLorney and do noL lnclude her lmpresslons concluslons oplnlons legal research or
Lheorles are noL prlvlleged and are relevanL and dlscoverable lalnLlff furLher requesLs LhaL Ms Alvlno
produce a prlvllege log for Lhe purpose of havlng Lhe sub[ecL clalms flle revlewed lo cometo Lo
deLermlne Lhe valld appllcablllLy of Lhe prlvlleges
llnally no sancLlons should be awarded Lo Ms Alvlno as plalnLlff has acLed wlLh subsLanLlal
[usLlflcaLlon ln seeklng Lhe LesLlmony of a perclplenL wlLness Lo Lhe defendanL's maln defense ln Lhls
case (delay ln LreaLmenL) who plalnLlff reasonably anLlclpaLes wlll appear aL Lrlal lurLhermore lf
Alvlno's moLlon ls denled Lhen plalnLlff ls enLlLled Lo an award of sancLlons for havlng Lo oppose Lhls
moLlon
8especLfully submlLLed