ZIJING WANG VS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC24619393 - September 2, 2025 Hearing date: September 2, 2025 Case number: CGC24619393 Case title: ZIJING WANG VS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24619393 | Case Title: | | ZIJING WANG VS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-09-02 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | PLAINTIFF ZIJING WANG'S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE [ADDED FOR POSTING OF PART 2 OF 2 OF THE TENTATIVE RULING.] | Rulings: | | Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Tuesday, September 2, 2025, Line 4 [Part 2 of 2 of the tentative ruling].

PLAINTIFF ZIJING WANG'S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE.

Code of Civil Procedure, section 2031.310, subdivision (h) states, "the court shall impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel further response to a demand, 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."

Neither party seeks sanctions here, but discovery sanctions serve the salutary purpose of encouraging informal resolution of discovery disputes. They therefore conserve the court's and the parties' resources. As the statute says, the court "shall" impose a sanction unless the unsuccessful party demonstrates substantial justification. The court does not find substantial justification here. The court therefore orders Wang to pay $500 in sanctions to the court within 30 days of entry of this order.

A party is entitled to notice before being subject to sanctions. If Wang contests this portion of the tentative, the court will issue an order to show cause and set the sanctions issue for hearing on a future date to give Wang the opportunity to respond to the OSC.

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