X CORP. VS. ERIK MCAFEE ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC25624713 - July 29, 2026 Hearing date: July 29, 2026 Case number: CGC25624713 Case title: X CORP. VS. ERIK MCAFEE ET AL Case Number: | | CGC25624713 | Case Title: | | X CORP. VS. ERIK MCAFEE ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-07-29 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Motion To Compel Further Responses To Special Interrogatories, Set One, From Defendant Brain Chain Llc (Redacted) | Rulings: | | Matter on calendar for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Line 4, PLAINTIFF X CORP.'s Motion To Compel Further Responses To Special Interrogatories, Set One, From Defendant Brain Chain LLC. (Complete tentative ruling e-mailed to the parties).

Plaintiff X Corp.'s motion to compel further responses to special interrogatories, set one, from Brain Chain LLC, and for sanctions, is granted in part and continued in part for further hearing to August 28, 2026. Brain Chain shall pay $3000 in reasonable sanctions by the continued hearing date to X Corp. The court orders reasonable sanctions of $3000 against Brain Chain, which shall be paid by August 28, 2026. The initial responses and initial refusal or failure to amend lacked substantial justification.

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