VERONICA VIVIAN JONES VS. BETEL APARTMENTS ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC24619775 - December 10, 2025 Hearing date: December 10, 2025 Case number: CGC24619775 Case title: VERONICA VIVIAN JONES VS. BETEL APARTMENTS ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24619775 | Case Title: | | VERONICA VIVIAN JONES VS. BETEL APARTMENTS ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-12-10 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion To Compel Discovery Responses And Request For Monetary Sanctions | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for December 10, 2025, line 4.

DEFENDANT MHDC BETEL LP'S Motion To Compel Discovery Responses And Request For Monetary Sanctions. Defendant's motion to compel responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Production of Documents, Set One, and sanctions, is granted.

Plaintiff has not responded to the discovery. Plaintiff's counsel opposed relief because of a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship and a lack of communication. The court continued the matter on counsel's request to permit counsel to seek to withdraw. Counsel has not filed any motion to withdraw. Discovery is an obligation of bringing a case and defendant has waited a considerable time. The court orders plaintiff to provide verified, objection-free responses within 30 days of entry of this order. The court does not find substantial justification or unjust circumstances and orders plaintiff to pay $787.50 to defendant within 30 days of entry of this order.

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