1. Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff
Moving Party: Defendant Patricia Sieveke
Responding Party: Plaintiff Tobey Arietta
Ruling: Defendant’s motion to compel Plaintiff to appear at deposition is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff is ordered to appear and testify at deposition at 3220 S. Higuera Street, Suite 323, San Luis Obispo, California on October 25, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.450)
To the extent Defendant requests production of documents specified in the deposition notice at deposition, the motion is denied. Defendant has not addressed the good cause requirement for production of documents. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.450(b)(1).)
Defendant’s request for evidentiary sanction is denied. (Doppes v. Bentley Motors, Inc. (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 967, 992 [the discovery statutes evince an incremental approach to discovery sanctions, starting with monetary sanctions].)
Defendant’s request for monetary sanction is granted. Defendant has spent months pursuing P