DYLAN HACKETT VS. ALEJANDRA GARCIA

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Line 12 [Part 2 of 2 of the tentative ruling]. DEFENDANT ALEJANDRA GARCIA'S MOTION TO COMPEL, TO HAVE ALL OBJECTIONS DEEMED WAIVED, AND FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS.

Hackett shall provide further responses, with verifications, as ordered above within two weeks of entry of this order.

Both parties seek sanctions. The court shall award sanctions against a party who unsuccessfully opposes a motion to compel further responses to interrogatories unless the court finds that the party acted with substantial justification or other circumstances make imposition of the sanction unjust. (Code Civ. Proc., section 2030.300, subd. (d).) The court does not find substantial justification but Garcia has only been partly successful with this motion. The court orders Hackett to pay $1,800 to Garcia within 30 days of entry of this order.

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