KURT GRIMES VS. RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion and Discovery Calendar for Monday, August 31, 2026, Line 7, PLAINTIFF KURT GRIMES's Motion To Compel Further Responses To Form Interrogatory 17.1 & Requests For Production Of Documents No.13, 14, 17 & 21.

Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses to discovery is continued for hearing to October 14, 2026. Plaintiff did not adequately meet and confer before filing this motion. A single letter with a demand for immediate response is not a sufficient attempt to informally resolve a discovery dispute. That the deadline to bring a motion was approaching is a problem of plaintiff's own making, and plaintiff could have requested an extension of his time to file a motion to compel in an attempt to resolve the dispute. Moreover, plaintiff does not provide a compliant separate statement, which must set out the text of a discovery response verbatim and may not summarize or characterize it.

The court exercises its discretion to permit plaintiff to cure these deficiencies. The parties are ordered to meet and confer telephonically or in person within 10 days. If disputes remain outstanding, plaintiff may file a supplemental brief with a compliant separate statement by September 30, 2026. Defendant may file a supplemental opposition by October 7, 2026.

Plaintiff's failure to meet and confer lacks substantial justification. Plaintiff shall pay partial sanctions of $1000 to defendant within 30 days of notice of entry of this order.

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