Background
On April 22, 2019, the Court granted Cross-Defendant Ceon Rayneil Gordon (“Gordon”)’s motion to compel Plaintiff Calean Lopez Augustus (“Augustus”)’s responses to interrogatories, special interrogatories, and request for production. Also, the Court granted Gordon’s request for monetary sanctions of $620 against Augustus.
On May 1, 2019, Gordon filed this unopposed motion to dismiss Augustus’s Complaint against Gordon for failure to abide by the Court’s April 22, 2019 Order.
The Court considered the moving papers and rules as follows.
Standard
The trial court can impose terminating sanctions on a party who fails to obey a court order compelling responses to interrogatories or document requests (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290(c) [interrogatories]; 2031.300(c) [document requests].) Also, Code of Civil Procedure § 2023.030 provides that the court may impose a terminating sanction with an order dismissing the action of a party when the party engages in a misuse of the discover
Hearing Date
June 04, 2019
Type
Premises Liablty (e.g. slip & fall (General Jurisdiction)
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Background
On April 22, 2019, the Court granted Cross-Defendant Ceon Rayneil Gordon (“Gordon”)’s motion to compel Plaintiff Calean Lopez Augustus (“Augustus”)’s responses to interrogatories, special interrogatories, and request for production. Also, the Court granted Gordon’s request for monetary sanctions of $620 against Augustus.
On May 1, 2019, Gordon filed this unopposed motion to dismiss Augustus’s Complaint against Gordon for failure to abide by the Court’s April 22, 2019 Order.
The Court considered the moving papers and rules as follows.
Standard
The trial court can impose terminating sanctions on a party who fails to obey a court order compelling responses to interrogatories or document requests (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290(c) [interrogatories]; 2031.300(c) [document requests].) Also, Code of Civil Procedure § 2023.030 provides that the court may impose a terminating sanction with an order dismissing the action of a party when the party engages in a misuse of the discover