Marriage of Pylypchenko CA2/6

Filed 1/22/26 Marriage of Pylypchenko CA2/6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

In re Marriage of ANDRIY and 2d Civ. No. B342482 LINDA PYLYPCHENKO. (Super. Ct. No. D408447) (Ventura County)

ANDRIY PYLYPCHENKO,

Respondent,

v.

LINDA PYLYPCHENKO,

Appellant.

Linda Pylypchenko (wife) appeals orders of the trial court involving her discovery violations in the marital dissolution action filed by Andriy Pylypchenko (husband). We conclude, among other things, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by imposing sanctions of $6,000 to be paid jointly by wife and her attorney for discovery violations involving depositions. We will affirm.

FACTS Husband and wife were married in 2022 and have one child. On December 30, 2022, husband petitioned for dissolution of marriage. On January 10, 2023, wife sought and obtained a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against husband. The parties began discovery in the dissolution action. In 2023, husband began to take wife’s deposition. It was not completed. The parties agreed this deposition would be completed at a later date. On April 30, 2024, husband served wife with a notice to take her deposition. Wife’s attorney filed an objection to the deposition and wife did not appear for the deposition. On May 22, 2024, husband filed a motion to compel wife to attend a deposition. The trial court granted that motion. It found wife’s objections to the deposition were untimely and without merit. The court ordered wife to appear for the next scheduled deposition. Husband served wife with a notice to take her deposition and produce documents. On the deposition date, wife appeared. She did not bring any documents with her to the deposition. Husband’s attorney declared that throughout the deposition wife refused to answer questions. Instead, she responded to each question with the phrase “I don’t recall.” Husband’s attorney declared that wife “and her counsel were rude, disrespectful, and unnecessarily combative.” Because wife refused “to provide testimony,” husband’s counsel stopped the deposition and informed wife and her counsel that she would file a motion: 1) to compel wife to attend another deposition; 2) for an order requiring the production of documents; and 3) for sanctions.