FABIOLA NEGRETE BLAS VS. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., A CALIFORNIA ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery on Thursday, June 12, 2025 Line 9, PLAINTIFF FABIOLA BLAS' Motion To Compel Further Responses To Plaintiffs Request For Production Of Documents, Set One, And Request For Sanctions.

Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses to requests 8, 16, and 23-31 of her first set of document requests and for monetary sanctions is granted in part. Defendant must provide further verified code-compliant objections without objections to requests 8, 16 and 30 and produce all responsive documents subject to a protective order for confidential documents no later than July 15, 2025. Monetary sanctions requested by both plaintiff and defendant are denied.

Requests 8, 16 and 30. Defendant's objections lack merit and are stricken. Defendant must produce all responsive documents.

Request 23-29 and 31. Defendant's responses are sufficient and no further responses are required.

Because both sides acted with substantial justification, no monetary sanctions are awarded.

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