Judge: Marcella O. Mclaughlin, Case: 37-2023-00022136-CU-OE-CTL, Date: 2024-03-15 Tentative Ruling

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03/15/2024  01:30:00 PM  C-72 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

JUDICIAL OFFICER:Marcella O McLaughlin

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Civil - Unlimited  Other employment Discovery Hearing 37-2023-00022136-CU-OE-CTL WASHINGTON VS BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL INC [IMAGED] CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Compel Discovery, 11/14/2023

Plaintiff's motions to compel defendant XL Staffing to provide further responses to special interrogatories and requests for production of documents are DENIED as moot. Supplemental responses have been provided. (Horner Decl., ¶ 7; Ex. C.) Plaintiff's request for monetary sanctions is granted in the reduced total amount of $945 (3 hours at $275 per hour plus $120 in filing fees). 'The court may award sanctions under the Discovery Act in favor of a party who files a motion to compel discovery, even though...the requested discovery was provided to the moving party after the motion was filed.' CRC 3.1348(a). The sanctions must be paid by defendant XL Staffing to plaintiff Marie Washington by April 12, 2024.

In issuing this ruling, the court has exercised its discretion to consider the late-filed opposition papers.

See CRC 3.1300(d); see also Rancho Mirage Country Club Homeowners Assn. v. Hazelbaker (2016) 2 Cal.App.5th 252, 262.

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