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Thus, you should meet and confer on any deficiencies as soon as possible to allow time for you to review supplemental responses and prepare your motion to compel, if needed. Motion to Compel Discovery Responses (CCP 2030.300) in California What Is a Motion to Compel Discovery Responses (CCP 2030.300)? (Leach v. Super. Unsworn responses are tantamount to no responses at all. (Appleton v. Super. 12 0 obj
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TENTATIVE RULING: "[A]bsent a claim of privilege or attorney work product, the party who seeks to compel production has met his burden of showing good cause simply by a fact-specific showing of . [CCP 2025.480(b)]. 12cC.C.P. may be governed by the Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.), the California Rules of Court (C.R.C.), local court rules, or all three. Depending upon the procedure in question, there may even be required California Judicial Council forms, or local forms, or both. On March 2, 2020, Plaintiff continued the Motions to April 28, 2020. stream This Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to various discovery includes a (1) Notice of Motion; (2) Memorandum of Points and Authorities; (3) Meet and Confer Declaration pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.040; (4) Separate Statement of items in dispute in compliance with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1345; and (5) Proposed Order. On April 6, 2020, Defendant filed Requests for Jud Case Number: Opposition to Motion to Compel Discovery - California Contra Costa Superior Court of California February 28, 2023 Opposition to Motion to Compel Discovery Superior Court of California Contra Costa Timing 9 Court Days Before the Hearing All opposition papers must be filed and served at least 9 court days before the hearing. Disclaimer: The materials and information on this website do not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. ANALYSIS: ), The court shall impose a monetary sanction against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel a further response to interrogatories, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust. (Code Civ. ], Separate statement: All motions to compel further responses in California state court must include a separate statement in accordance with C.R.C., Rule 3.1345, stating the specific discovery request, the response given, the factual and legal reasons for compelling further responses, etc., or, if allowed by the court, a concise outline of the discovery request and each response dispute.. Rule 3.1345. CASE NO. u%-T\=\5j8XZjH6/A Pga$plDW;XSVLiY5$Lz3V.)g[JD?aRP#e)6(]_$^"JcJ*YiMQV Ct. (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 902, 905-906.) In Motions to Compel deposition testimony, do not forget to attach the relevant parts of the deposition transcript as an exhibit. To date, no reply brief has been filed. Proc., 2033.290(a).) 1264 0 obj
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Ct. (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 902, 905-906.) Proc., 2030.290(a), 2031.300(a). CASE NAME: Proc., 2030.290(c), 2030.300(d), 2031.310(h); see also Code Civ. will be able to access it on trellis. (e) Making, without substantial justification, an unmeritorious objection to discovery. Most judges require reservation of hearing dates. endobj
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App. If a party fails to appear at a law and motion hearing without having given notice, the court may take the matter off calendar, to be reset only upon motion, or may rule on the matter. (Code of Civ. Proc., 2030.290(c), 2030.300(d), 2031.310(h); see also Code Civ. Proc., 2023.030(a). ), Note, in Pelton-Shepherd Industries, Inc. v. Delta Packaging Products, Inc. (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1568, 1588, the court held that, [b]y simply hearing the motion to compel without first deciding whether discovery should be reopened for that purpose under all of the relevant circumstances, the trial court transgresse[d] the confines of the applicable principles of law and thereby abused its discretion. (citing, in part, City of Sac. (a) Persisting, over objection and without substantial justification, in an attempt to obtain information or materials that are outside the scope of permissible discovery. ARGUMENT . Reservations may be made by contacting the courtroom of the judge who will hear the motion. try clicking the minimize button instead. Fortunately theres help: LBTN guides the reader through these steps. In Sacramento, motions to compel responses to discovery are heard in either Department 53 at 1:30 p.m. or Department 54 at 9:00 a.m . ( Code Civ. 9 Please wait a moment while we load this page. <>
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This could vary from two court days to five calendar days to ten calendar days, depending upon the service method and, when served by mail, the location of the parties. California Code of Civil Procedure requires a response from the party to whom requests for production are propounded within 30 days after service of the requests. Plaintiff also refiled the Motions on March 25 and 30, 2020 with accompanying declarations and separate statements. 2030.300Govt. (CCP 2030.300) 3d 902, 905-906.) All that need be shown in the moving papers is that a set of interrogatories was properly served on the opposing party, that the time to respond has expired, and that no response of any kind has been served. HEARING DATE: 2030.300) Certain types of cases in certain courts, e.g., Personal Injury Actions in Los Angeles county, might also require an informal discovery conference with the judge before bringing the motion. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 23 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>>
Unsworn responses are tantamount to no responses at all. (Appleton v. Super. Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Discovery, Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to File Cross-Complaint, Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Code Civ. Again, an exception exists if the responses were not created in an electronic format. California Code of Civil Procedure requires a response from the party to whom requests for production are propounded within 30 days after service of the requests. Legal Standard [CCP 2031.310(b)(2)]. Proc., 2030.290(b), 2031.300(b), 2033.280 (a party who fails to serve a timely response to a request for admission); Leach v. Super. April 30, 2021 The motion must be filed and served at least 16 court days prior to the hearing. ), PERSONAL INJURY/PROPERTY DAMAGE - NON-VEHICLE RELATED, COMMON COUNTS/OPEN BOOK ACCOUNT/COLLECTIONS, OTHER NON EXEMPT COMPLAINTS (For Unfair Competition In Violation Of Cal. [. But the court allowed the late motion to compel if the moving party undertook some steps. (CCP 2030.300) ( endstream
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Failure to apply the current code or rule or use a mandatory form can have serious consequences, among them, waiving the right to do whatever it was you were attempting to do, or even being sanctioned by the court. MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS Of course if you are on the receiving end of the motion to compel, youll need to know your deadline for opposing the motion, the format for doing so, etc. [. 5 This Motion is made pursuant to 2030.290(b) and is based upon this Notice of Motion and Motion, the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the endobj
These codes, rules, and forms change often! See (Objection (Doc. ), The court shall impose a monetary sanction against any party, person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel a further response to interrogatories, unless it finds that the one subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust. (Code Civ. Now, assuming you find all of the applicable codes and rules for this early part of the process, it is not enough to simply read them. Those related to calculating deadlines interrelate and must be applied in the right order. Proc., 2033 MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS, FORM INTERROGATORIES, AND REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION 7 %
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