19-CIV-00171 MAYURENDRA P.V. BAUGH VS. WILLIAM W. BACON, JR., ET AL.

MAYURENDRA P.V. BAUGH WILLIAM W. BACON
JOHN J. HUGHES DEVEREAUX RENDLER

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES FROM DEFENDANT WILLIAM BACON AND DEFENDANT KAREN MURPHY TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiff’s motion to compel further responses from Defendant William Bacon and Defendant Karen Murphy is granted. Plaintiff’s request for sanctions is granted in the amount of $1,560.00, against Defendants and their counsel.

Defendant William Bacon shall serve verified supplement responses to Form Interrogatory 17.1, as to Request for Admissions 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12. Defendant Karen Murphy shall serve verified supplement responses to Form Interrogatory 17.1 as to Request for Admissions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 12 through 17. Defendants shall serve their verified supplemental responses no later than November 1, 2019, or two weeks after service of written notice of this ruling, whichever date is later.

Defendants William Bacon and Karen Murphy, and their counsel Devereaux Rendler shall jointly and severally pay a monetary sanction of $1,560.00 to Plaintiff Mayurendra P. V. Baugh, no later than October 25, 2019, or one week after service of written notice of this ruling, whichever date is later.

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the Court, pursuant to Rule 3.1308(a)(1), adopted by Local Rule 3.10, effective immediately, and no formal order pursuant to Rule 3.1312 or any other notice is required as the tentative ruling affords sufficient notice to the parties.