TIMOTHY MITCHELL, Plaintiff, vs. JORGE HERNANDEZ, et al., Defendants.

CASE NO: BC619549

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL AND REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS

Dept. 98
1:30 p.m.
December 16, 2016

On May 5, 2016, Plaintiff Timothy Mitchell (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Jorge Hernandez and Wendy Bobadilla (“Defendants”) for alleged damages arising out of a March 17, 2016 vehicle collision. On July 17, 2016, Defendants served Plaintiff with Form Interrogatories, Set One; Special Interrogatories, Set One; Request for Production, Set One; and Notice of Taking Deposition. Declarations of Sima Jonoobi, ¶ 3. Plaintiff has failed to provide responses and failed to appear at his deposition on October 3, 2016. Defendants now move to compel Plaintiff’s responses to their outstanding discovery requests and Plaintiff’s attendance at deposition. Defendants also request monetary sanctions.

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