KUN WANG VS. UBER TECHNOLOGY INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL

Matter on calendar for Wednesday, September 09, 2026, Line 5, PLAINTIFF KUN WANG's Motion To Compel Defendant Carlos Zambrano Blanco To Provide Responses To Demand For Production, Set One, And Request For Monetary Sanctions In The Amount Of $1,260.00 Against Defendant And/or Its Counsel Of Record Jueun Park Esq.

2 - Plaintiff Kun Wang's motion to compel defendant Carlos Zambrano Blanco to respond to requests for production of documents, set one, and for sanctions, is granted. Wang served discovery, to which Blanco has not responded. Blanco opposes on the ground that counsel has been unable to locate him. This is not a proper ground to refuse discovery; rather, it is Blanco's obligation as a duly-served defendant to remain in contact with counsel and respond to discovery authorized by statute. Counsel proposes no alternative that would permit Wang to obtain information about Blanco's defenses and facts known to Blanco.

Blanco is ordered to serve complete, verified, objection-free responses to the subject discovery within 10 days of notice of entry of this order, and to produce responsive documents within 30 days of notice of entry of this order. Failure to submit to an authorized method of discovery lacks substantial justification. Blanco shall pay reasonable sanctions of $1260 to Wang within 30 days of notice of entry of this order. The sanctions order does not run against Blanco's counsel; such an order would be proper only if Blanco's counsel "advis[ed]" the discovery conduct. (Code Civ. Proc., 2023.030, subd. (a).) Wang offers no basis for the court to conclude that Blanco's counsel advised the conduct.

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