MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES ARE GRANTED.
Background
On August 5, 2019, Plaintiff Melissa Thomas filed the instant action against Defendant Robert Thomas and Does 1 through 10. The Complaint asserts causes of action for:
Electronic Eavesdropping and Records (P.C. 632);
Public Disclosure of Private Facts;
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (N.I.E.D.); and
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (I.I.E.D.).
Legal Standard
For a motion to compel initial discovery responses, all a propounding party must show is that it properly served its discovery requests, that the time to respond has expired, and that the party to whom the requests were directed failed to provide a timely response. (See Leach v. Superior Court (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 902, 905 906.) Indeed, "[o]nce [a party] 'fail[ed] to serve a timely response,' the trial court had authority to grant [opposing party's] motion to compel responses." (Sinaiko Healthcare Counseling, Inc. v. Pacific Healthcare Con
Hearing Date
July 09, 2020
Type
Other Non-Personal Injury/Property Damage tort (General Jurisdiction)
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MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES ARE GRANTED.
Background
On August 5, 2019, Plaintiff Melissa Thomas filed the instant action against Defendant Robert Thomas and Does 1 through 10. The Complaint asserts causes of action for:
Electronic Eavesdropping and Records (P.C. 632);
Public Disclosure of Private Facts;
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (N.I.E.D.); and
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (I.I.E.D.).
Legal Standard
For a motion to compel initial discovery responses, all a propounding party must show is that it properly served its discovery requests, that the time to respond has expired, and that the party to whom the requests were directed failed to provide a timely response. (See Leach v. Superior Court (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 902, 905 906.) Indeed, "[o]nce [a party] 'fail[ed] to serve a timely response,' the trial court had authority to grant [opposing party's] motion to compel responses." (Sinaiko Healthcare Counseling, Inc. v. Pacific Healthcare Con