Judge: Craig Griffin, Case: "Aboadbo v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC", Date: 2023-05-22 Tentative Ruling

Before the Court is Plaintiff Amal Aboabdo’s (“Plaintiff”) motion to compel Defendant Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC’s (“Defendant”) further responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One.

The motion is MOOT to the extent it seeks further responses.

The opposition reflects that Defendant served first supplemental responses to the at issue discovery on July 5, 2022, and served second supplemental responses to the at issue discovery on May 9, 2023.  (Exhibits A and B to Opp.)  In the Reply, Plaintiff does not dispute that Defendant has now provided all of the materials identified in Plaintiff’s motion and that the motion to the extent it seeks further responses is moot.

Plaintiff’s request for sanctions is GRANTED in part.  (Code Civ. Proc, § 2030.300(d).)  Defendant failed to offer any substantial justification for its months long delay in providing the first and second supplemental responses.  Pursuant to the Court’s October 10, 2022 Order, the Court considers amounts expended in connection with the prior motion to compel and the current motion in issuing sanctions.  (ROA 151.)

The Court finds a reduced monetary sanction of $1,500 for the prior motion and $1,500 for the current motion is appropriate.  Thus, the Court imposes a total monetary sanction of $3,000 against Defendant and its counsel of record, Bowman and Brooke LLP, payable to Plaintiff, through its counsel of record, within 30 days of the date of this order.

Counsel for Plaintiff to give notice.