KURT GRIMES VS. RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC ET AL

Matter on the DISCOVERY / LAW and MOTION CALENDAR for Thursday, Jul-23-2026. LINE 5. PLAINTIFF KURT GRIMES' Motion To Compel Further Responses To Form Interrogatory 17.1 & Requests For Production Of Documents No.13, 14, 17 & 21.

Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses to form interrogatory 17.1 and requests for production nos. 13, 14, 17, and 21 is continued for hearing to August 31, 2026.

Plaintiff did not adequately meet and confer before bringing this motion. Sending meet-and-confer correspondence with a one-day turnaround deadline is not a reasonable, good faith attempt to narrow the disputes before the court. Plaintiff should begin his informal resolution efforts earlier or seek a stipulation to extend the motion-filing deadline; that plaintiff was close to the deadline when he filed is a problem of his own making. However, the court exercises its discretion to continue the motion rather than denying it outright.

The court orders the parties to meet and confer telephonically or in person regarding the disputed discovery. If Plaintiff continues to seek a court order, he may file a supplemental brief by August 17, 2026. The supplemental brief must be accompanied by a separate statement that fully complies with Rule of Court 3.1345 concerning any requests on which plaintiff seeks further relief. Defendant may file a supplemental brief, with a responding separate statement, by August 24, 2026.

Plaintiff's failure to meet and confer is a misuse of the discovery process and foists unnecessary burdens on the court and the opposing party. (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 2023.010, subd. (i).) Plaintiff shall pay partial sanctions of $1000 to defendants by August 24, 2026. The court may award further sanctions at the continued hearing against any party who has taken a discovery position lacking substantial justification. (Id., sec. 2030.300, subd. (d); id. sec. 2031.310, subd. (h).)

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