JACKIE FORGE VS. DON JOSE BARRELIER ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion and Discovery Calendar for Friday, July 31, 2026, Line 10, 2- PLAINTIFF JACKIE FORGE's Motion For Order Compelling Further Responses To Request For Admissionss, Set One.

Plaintiff Jackie Forge's motion to compel further responses to her set one requests for admissions and for monetary sanctions is granted in large part. No later than August 20, 2026 defendant Don Jose Barrelier must serve verified further code-compliant responses to requests 4-17 and 27-28 without objections and pay reasonable monetary sanctions of $1,560 to Forge.

Barrelier's response to requests 4-17 and 27-28 are insufficient, not code-compliant, and evasive. All of the objections to these requests lack merit. Poorly drafted requests must be properly responded to where, as here, it is reasonably clear what the request is asking. Responding with the word "appears" is not code-compliant. Responding subject to objections is not code-compliant. The requests seek discovery relevant information and should have been responded with admit, deny, or unable to admit or deny. Barrelier's responses to requests 4-17 and 28-28 lack substantial justification. Reasonable monetary sanctions are calculated at three hours at $500 per hour plus the filing fee for this motion.

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