Judge: Douglas W. Stern, Case: 22STCP03536, Date: 2023-01-23 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCP03536    Hearing Date: January 23, 2023    Dept: 68

Anthony McFarland vs. Masjid Qurtubah, et al., Case No. 22STCP03536

Motion for Sanctions for Misuse of the Discovery Process

            Plaintiff is a pro per litigant who has filed a motion for sanctions for “misuse of the discovery process.” However, Plaintiff’s motion does not pertain to the discovery process. Plaintiff filed this motion because of Defendants’ alleged failure to meet and confer prior to the Case Management Conference that was scheduled for January 6, 2022, and continued to January 23, 2022.

            Plaintiff is alleging a misuse of the discovery process, but Plaintiff’s motion does not indicate that any discovery has been served, or that the discovery process has even been started. Therefore, sanctions cannot be awarded on the basis of “misuse of the discovery process.”

            Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions is DENIED.