Judge: Kevin C. Brazile, Case: 24STCV19039, Date: 2025-04-18 Tentative Ruling

Hearing Date: April 18, 2025

Case Name: Conn v. Beck, et al.

Case No.: 24STCV11544  

Matter: Motion to Compel 

Moving Party: Defendant Scott Beck 

Responding Party: Plaintiff Lanordo Conn

Notice: OK

Ruling: The Motion is granted.

Moving party to give notice.

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This is an employment action.  On September 5, 2024, Plaintiff Lanordo Conn, who is represented by Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis, filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Scott Beck and Cecilia Hayes for (1) breach of express contract, (2) wrongful termination, (3) FEHA discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, (4) failure to provide reasonable accommodations, (5) concealment, and (6) IIED.  

Defendant Scott Beck now seeks to compel initial responses to his form interrogatories, employment, propounded on Plaintiff because Plaintiff only asserted blanket objections in one paragraph as to all interrogatories.

Plaintiff argues that the instant Motion is actually an improper motion to compel further responses.

Plaintiff did not properly respond to the subject discovery by providing separate responses.  Rather, Plaintiff served omnibus objections in one paragraph.  This is totally inappropriate and warrants sanctions.

The Motion is granted.  Responses, without objections, are to be provided within 10 days.  

The Court awards sanctions against Rand-Lewis in the requested amount of $550.

Moving party to give notice.