MICHAEL J. HOLMES, Plaintiffs, vs. BEHAVIOR FRONTIERS, LLC; Defendants.

Case No.: BC689599

Hearing Date: August 27, 2018

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:

Defendant Behavior Frontiers, LLC’s Motion for Terminating Sanctions

Defendant Behavior Frontiers, LLC’s Motion for Terminating Sanctions is DENIED. Holmes is ordered to attend deposition within 20 days of this order and to pay Defendant $3000 in sanctions.

Factual Background

This is a disability discrimination case. The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiff Michael J. Holmes (“Holmes”) worked for Defendant Behavior Frontiers, LLC (“BF”). (Complaint at p. 4.) Holmes went off work because of a disability, but was not allowed to return with a reasonable accommodation and was terminated. (Complaint at pp. 4–6.)

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Holmes filed the Complaint on January 9, 2018 alleging two causes of action:

FEHA Discrimination (disability)

FEHA Discrimination (failure to accommodate)

This court found that the present case was related t