[TENATIVE] ORDER RE MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES

On January 28, 2019, Plaintiff Mindy Pfeiffer (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant Kavis Healthcare, Inc. (“Defendant”) for elder abuse and fraud. On March 19, 2020, Defendant served Special Interrogatories on Plaintiff. Defendant granted a 30-day extension of the time for Plaintiff to respond. Plaintiff did not respond. Defense counsel called and wrote Plaintiff’s counsel about the missing responses. On June 25, 2020, Defendant filed a motion to compel Plaintiff’s responses to discovery requests and monetary sanctions. Plaintiff filed a very late opposition the day before the hearing and after the Court had posted a tentative decision. Before the hearing, Plaintiff served verified responses. Therefore, the Court ordered the motion to compel was moot and ordered sanctions.

Defendant sought to meet and confer on the responses but Plaintiff’s counsel did not respond. Plaintiff’s counsel ........