Notice Of Motion And Motion To Compel Further Responses To Plaintiffs' Special Interrogatories And Request For Sanctions Against Defendant Michael Kemper And His Counsel
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SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24619254 - July 2, 2026 Hearing date: July 2, 2026 Case number: CGC24619254 Case title: PUTU SAOIRSE ANGGRENI ET AL VS. JENNIFER DINDIN ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24619254 | Case Title: | | PUTU SAOIRSE ANGGRENI ET AL VS. JENNIFER DINDIN ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-07-02 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion To Compel Further Responses To Plaintiffs' Special Interrogatories And Request For Sanctions Against Defendant Michael Kemper And His Counsel | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Thursday, July 02, 2026, Line 3. 4 - Plaintiffs' Motion To Compel Further Responses To Plaintiffs' Special Interrogatories And Request For Sanctions Against Defendant Michael Kemper And His Counsel GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
Plaintiffs move under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.300. "On receipt of a response to interrogatories, the propounding party may move for an order compelling a further response if the propounding party deems that any of the following apply: (1) An answer to a particular interrogatory is evasive or incomplete. (2) An exercise of the option to produce documents under Section 2030.230 is unwarranted or the required specification of those documents is inadequate. (3) An objection to an interrogatory is without merit or too general." (Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.300(a).)
The motion shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040." (Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.310(b)(1).) A separate statement is required. (See California Rules of Court, rule 3.1345(a)(2).) Plaintiffs demonstrated reasonable meet and confer. The discovery at issue appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (See Code of Civil Procedure Section 2017.010.)
Defendant Michael Kemper must provide further responses to SROGS, nos. 10 & 32. The further response must cover 2019 to the present. Plaintiffs have demonstrated that Defendant's responses are evasive and incomplete. Defendant failed to demonstrate the merit of any objection, and the objections are overruled. Further response due within 10 days of notice of this order.
The court does not find that Defendant's and his counsel's actions in connection with this discovery were substantially justified. Defendant Michael Kemper and his Counsel, jointly and severally, shall pay to Plaintiffs $1,860 in sanctions, payable within 20 days of notice of this order. (See Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.010, 2023.030, 2030.300(d).) To the extent Plaintiffs seek different or additional relief, the motion is denied.
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