MARC GERSEN VS. WORLDNET CHARTER, INC. ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24614186 - July 22, 2025 Hearing date: July 22, 2025 Case number: CGC24614186 Case title: MARC GERSEN VS. WORLDNET CHARTER, INC. ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24614186 | Case Title: | | MARC GERSEN VS. WORLDNET CHARTER, INC. ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-07-22 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion To Compel Plaintiffs Responses To Special Interrogatories, Set One, Without Objections; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities; Request For Sanctions In The Amount Of $1200; Declaration Of Kylie M. Brousseau In Support Thereof | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Line 10. 4 - DEFENDANT YUN CHOW's Motion To Compel Plaintiffs Responses To Special Interrogatories, Set One, Without Objections; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities; Request For Sanctions In The Amount Of $1200.

Defendant Yun Choi Chow's Motion to Compel from Plaintiff Marc Gerson Responses to Special Interrogatories is GRANTED. The discovery requests at issue appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (CCP Section 2017.010.)

Plaintiff Marc Gerson has not established that he has provided any responses to the form interrogatories. No meet and confer requirement exists for motions to compel responses for Form Interrogatories when no responses have been provided. (CCP Section 2030.290.)

Plaintiff Marc Gerson shall serve verified, objection-free, substantive responses to Chow's Special Interrogatories Set One by August 8, 2025. Plaintiff Marc Gerson did not act with substantial justification in connection with this discovery. Plaintiff Marc Gerson shall pay $605 to Moving Defendant as sanctions, payment no later than August 8, 2025.

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