SARAH LEWIS VS. KENNETH RUNYON ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion and Discovery Calendar for Tuesday, December 30, 2025, Line 5, 1- DEFENDANTS ENA REALES and LUIS MAGALLON's Motion To Compel And Motion For Sanctions.

The motion to compel responses to defendant's request for production is denied without prejudice. It is not clear from Defendants' moving papers whether they have ever served the discovery at issue in this motion on Plaintiff. Defendants do not attach their proof of service showing mail and email service. Defendants provide a transmittal email that is misaddressed. (Desai Decl., Ex. A.) Defendants claim that Plaintiff conceded she received the discovery, but they offer no citation and the court locates no such concession in Plaintiff's opposition. Defendants' meet and confer correspondence was addressed to the correct email address but did not re-serve the requests for production.

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