Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories and Sanctions; Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Sanctions; Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production Of Documents and Sanctions
2024CUPA031875: KRISTA PATTERSON KIM vs KATIE ELIZABETH SCHNEIDER 07/27/2026 in Department 43
1. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories and Sanctions 2.Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Sanctions 3. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production Of Documents and Sanctions
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Motions:
1. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories 2. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories 3. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production of Documents
Tentative Rulings:
2024CUPA031875: KRISTA PATTERSON KIM vs KATIE ELIZABETH SCHNEIDER
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1. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories
Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories is GRANTED.
Defendant has established that Special Interrogatories were properly served on Plaintiff on November 10, 2025. Plaintiff was granted extensions up to January 23, 2026, to respond to the interrogatories. Unverified responses were served on January 23, 2026; however, Plaintiff has still not verified the responses. Nor has Plaintiff opposed this motion.
The Court grants the motion pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 2030.290. Plaintiff is ordered to verify the truthfulness of the responses to Defendants Special Interrogatories, Set One on or before August 15, 2026.
2. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories
Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories is GRANTED.
Defendant has established that Form Interrogatories were properly served on Plaintiff on November 10, 2025. Plaintiff was granted extensions up to January 23, 2026, to respond to the interrogatories. Unverified responses were served on January 23, 2026; however, Plaintiff has still not verified the responses. Nor has Plaintiff opposed this motion.
The Court grants the motion pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 2030.290. Plaintiff is ordered to verify the truthfulness of the responses to Defendants Form Interrogatories, Set One on or before August 15, 2026.
3. Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production of Documents
Defendant Katie Elizabeth Schneiders unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production of Documents is GRANTED.
Defendant has established that the Request for Production of Documents was properly served on Plaintiff on November 10, 2025. Plaintiff was granted extensions up to January 23, 2026, to respond to the interrogatories. Unverified responses were served on January 23, 2026; however, Plaintiff has still not verified the responses. Nor has Plaintiff opposed this motion.
The Court grants the motion pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 2030.290. Plaintiff is ordered to either verify the truthfulness of the previously served responses to Defendants Request for Production of Documents, Set One, or, serve new code compliant, verified responses without objection, on or before August 15, 2026.
2024CUPA031875: KRISTA PATTERSON KIM vs KATIE ELIZABETH SCHNEIDER
4. Monetary Sanctions
With respect to the requests for monetary sanctions, the motions are boilerplate and duplicative. Once the narrative was completed on the first one, nothing more than cutting and pasting was required before all three were finalized. The Court does not accept the representation of five hours time for preparation and appearance on each motion.
The Court awards monetary sanctions on this motion in the amount of $1,950, representing five hours total plus three filing fees, payable to Defendant by Plaintiff on or before August 29, 2026.
Moving party is ordered to serve notice of the Courts rulings.
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