Judge: Steven A. Ellis, Case: 21STCV26077, Date: 2023-09-15 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV26077    Hearing Date: April 4, 2024    Dept: 29

Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions

Tentative

The Court has previously set forth, in detail, the background and history of the discovery issues in this matter, including in the minute order dated February 28, 2024.  The Court will not repeat that background and history here.

Currently before the Court is the motion for sanctions filed by Plaintiff on January 31, 2024.  The matter was fully briefed and heard on February 23.  The Court took the matter under submission and then, by order of February 28, vacated the submission and set the matter for further hearing on April 4.

On March 27, 2024, Defendant served a supplemental declaration from counsel, as authorized by the February 28 order.  Attached to the declaration, as Exhibit 3, is a copy of a verified supplemental discovery response served on or about March 8, 2024.

The Court has reviewed this supplemental response and determines that Defendant has now served a code compliant response to Form Interrogatory No. 17.1.

In light of this supplemental response, the Court now DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions.  The Court finds that there is no basis for the requested evidence, issue, or terminating sanctions.  The primary purpose of discovery sanctions is to obtain compliance with the Civil Discovery Act and the Court’s orders, not to punish.  At this time, evidence, issue, or terminating sanctions would create an improper windfall for Plaintiff.  Plaintiff does not seek a further order of monetary sanctions.

Conclusion

The motion is denied.

Moving party to give notice.