18-CIV-05383 ADRIANA J. QUINTERO VS. STEVEN A. WEINKAUF, ET AL.

ADRIANA J QUINTERO STEVEN A. WEINKAUF MICHAEL B. BASSI PRO/PER

STEVEN A. WEINKAUF’S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED pursuant to Evidence Code Section 452(d).

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents is DENIED. Defendant has set forth specific facts demonstrating good cause justifying discovery of the documents sought by the demands in his Request for Production of Documents, pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. Section 2031.310(b)(1). Defendant has not addressed Plaintiff’s contention that responsive documents have already been provided. Defendant’s Motion also fails to comply with Code of Civ. Proc. Section Code of Civ. Proc. Section 2031.310(b)(2).

Plaintiff’s Request for Sanctions is GRANTED in the amount of $5,625.00 pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. Sections 2023.010(h), 2023.020, and 2031.310(h). Defendant’s motion could have been avoided or substantially resolved by a good faith effort to meet and confer which addressed Plaintiff’s contention that responsive documents had already been provided on a compact disc, and Plaintiff’s offer to provide duplicate discs at a cost of $12.00.

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the Court. Thereafter, counsel for Plaintiff 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.