SHU CHANG VS. SPRING FERTILITY HOLDINGS, LLC ET AL

Matter on the LAW AND MOTION / DISCOVERY Calendar for Friday August 14, 2026, line 5, 6 - PLAINTIFF SHU CHANG'S Motion To Compel Further Responses To Special Interrogatories, Set One, From Defendant P Nam D. Tran, M.D.

Plaintiff Shu Chang's motion to compel further responses to special interrogatories, set one, to Nam D. Tran, M.D., is granted as specified herein. The court construes the Jeffery Declaration as an opposition. Tran's incomplete responses, objections, and failure to verify the responses lack substantial justification. The court orders Tran to pay $660 in sanctions to Chang within 30 days of notice of entry of this order. (See Code Civ. Proc., sec. 2030.300, subd. (d) ["The court shall impose a monetary sanction . . . against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel a further response to interrogatories, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust."].)

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