Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 19STCV38323, Date: 2023-01-30 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV38323    Hearing Date: January 30, 2023    Dept: 28

The Court has read the Form Interrogatories as well as the responses and supplemental responses to the interrogatories.  The Court now rules as follows:

Form Interrogatory No. 1.1:   Defendant’s objections are stricken.  Defendant is to provide the name of the client-contact who assisted in the preparation of the interrogatories.

Form Interrogatory No. 15.1:  Defendant’s objections are stricken.  Defendant is to provide a comprehensive response to this interrogatory identifying what denials and affirmative defenses it is asserting, the facts that support those, the witnesses with knowledge of those facts, and the identity of any writings supporting the denials/defenses.  If Defendant has no facts, witnesses, or writings, Defendant must so state.

Form Interrogatories Nos. 16.2-16.1:  Defendant’s objections are stricken.  Defendant is to answer each interrogatory with a “Yes” or “No” answer, and, if the answer to a given interrogatory is “Yes,” Defendand must provide answer the subparts, identifying what the facts  supporting the contention, the witnesses with knowledge of those facts, and the identity of any writings supporting the contention.  If Defendant has no facts, witnesses, or writings, Defendant must so state.

Defendants responses are due by March 1, 2023.

Plaintiff is to give notice of this ruling.