AAA ELECTRIC CO VS. MAHMOUD AHMAD ET AL

Matter on calendar for Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Line 11, PLAINTIFF AAA ELECTRIC CO.'s Motion To Compel Responses To Form Interrogatories And For Monetary Sanctions Thereon.

2 - Plaintiff AAA Electric Co.'s Motion To Compel Responses To Form Interrogatories And For Monetary Sanctions Thereon is GRANTED. The discovery requests at issue appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (CCP Section 2017.010.)

Defendant Mahmoud Ahmad aka Mahmood Ahmad 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.)

Defendant Mahmoud Ahmad aka Mahmood Ahmad shall serve verified, objection-free, substantive responses to Plaintiff AAA Electric Co.'s Form Interrogatories, Set One by August 19, 2025, provided that the interrogatory responses are provided to Plaintiff at least three court days before the deposition.

Defendant Mahmoud Ahmad aka Mahmood Ahmad did not act with substantial justification in connection with this discovery. Defendant Mahmoud Ahmad aka Mahmood Ahmad shall pay $660 to Plaintiff AAA Electric Co. as sanctions, payment no later than August 19, 2025.

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