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TH I S PAG E
Authorities filed by MARC GROSSMAN
NEW FILEPage 2 larc E Grossman S B N 18 627
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I
INTRODUGTION
On December 2
3
2018 P ainfiiff serrred Form Inte rogatvri s by mail The
Respons s tc the Form Interrogatories were dua on Fet ruary 8 2019 after an extension
far Defendant ta
was granted
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Grossman
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Code
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HUULD BE
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PC3iNTS hND AUTMORITICSPage 5 ach answer in a response to interra atories shali be as camplete and
a
2
straightforuvard as the fnformatian reasanably available to the responding party permits
b If an interragatory cannat be answered complet ly it shall be answered to the
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extent possible
c ff the respanding party does not have personal knowledge sufficient ta respond
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fully
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to an
interrogatory
that party
shall so state
but
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shall make a reasonable and good
faith effart to obtain the informa ion by inquiry to other naturai persons or organizations
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excepfi where the nfarmation is equally availabte to the propounding party
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4 12 5 12 6 12 7 1
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Support of Motion o Compel for a full d scripfion af each fo rn int rrogatory in which
13
Defendant
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further responses to the above identified interrogatories D fenciant failet to provit e
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responses
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was evasive or
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provide adequate responses
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justified
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CONCLUSIOi
For 11 af the foregoing reasons Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Cour grant
Plaintiff s Motion to Compel Ftesponses to his Farm Interrogatoriss and Sanction
D fendant for his conduct pursuant to Code of Civif Procedur
section 2030 290
4
MEMORANDUM OF PdIN7S AND AUTHQRITIES
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THE L AV I C3FFIC
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CIV 190403 CIV DS1821328 PA 090302
Scanned Document Coversheet
System Code
CIV
Case Number
DS1821328
CaseType
CIV
Action Cqde
PA
Action pate
04 03 19
ActionTime
R COURT
PURPOSES ONLY AND THIS IS NOT
9 03
Action Seq
0002
Printed by
SJAMI
Points
THIS COVERSHEET IS F
A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECC RD
YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR
TH I S PAG E
Authorities filed by MARC GROSSMAN
NEW FILE
PDF Page 3
larc E Grossman S B N 18 627
NT rc@we ght4yor cc rrr
1 Vanc l er Esq S B N 296 01
Jcae@wefigh 4you com
B N 3244Q1
N cl olas Luciano Cor na
Jt
4
5
seph
t
j
t
r
n R
e
4
F R
The Law Offi c s a Marc Gro sman APC
Euclid Ave 2
10 3 t
F oor
Upland CA 91
6
Telephone 909 6 l
426
r
2 i
l
z
t
r
6
T
f
Pyd
Attgrneys for
MAR GROSSM
ca
r r
s
r 17
j
N
SUPERI
R CC URT QF CALIFt RN1A
C4UNTY C F
ERNARQl JO
AN
so
11
12
Case No
CIVDS 1 821328
MARC GROSSMAN an individual
Qti
1
IUIEMQRANDUM OF PC71NT
AI Q
UTHC RITIES
s
rQ
x
TESLA tN G
Califr
W
16
V
D4E
mia as
1
which will
TESLA M
dc b
sir ess
TC3RS
INC
1t
and
t3rig
Tr ial
Cornplaint Filed
61i 112 2
nal
8l1512418
te
3t J2fl19
Time 8 30 a m
IJ
Defendants
i
in
L ept
S27
8
i
s
1
2tl
21
F
22
i
23
A
25
26
27
28
M
fV1C RANDUM C F P 71 1TS iNC AUTFIt RIT1
S
PDF Page 4
MEMORANDUM OF PflINTS AP1D AUTHORITIES
1
2
I
INTRODUGTION
On December 2
3
2018 P ainfiiff serrred Form Inte rogatvri s by mail The
Respons s tc the Form Interrogatories were dua on Fet ruary 8 2019 after an extension
far Defendant ta
was granted
6
Grossman
sent a rneet and confer
inappropriate
discovery
On March 27 2n19 the Law O
respond
responses
lett
rta
Qefendant regarding the
On March 27 2019
ces of Marc E
nonsens cal and
efendant s counse
infarmed
ti
j
Plaintiff s counsel fihat he wauld be unable to comply with the rneet and confer deadline
i
U
9
Plaintiff s eo snsel responded fihat he would be amenable to granting an extension ta
o
respond if Defendant s counsel wauld extend the deadline ta file a motion to compel No
from Defendant
respanse was received
1z
made a fu ther att mpt to resolve the autstanding discovery issues without Judicial
3
s counsel
n April 1 2019 PlaintifPs counsel
11
interventian Hvwever no response was received from Defendant s counsel A s of April 2
i4 2019 D fendant has failed to serve any further Ftesponses tv the Form Interrogatories
F
15
x
G
II
ARGUNIENT
r W
n
17
7
io
A
A
SINCE DEFENDANT TESLA INC FAILED TO SERVE COMPLETE RESPONSES
ss
TO THE FORM INT
1
RESPC NSES TC7 THE FO
zo
21
z2
RROGAT
RIES THE
OURT SHOULD ORDER THAT
M INTERRt GATbRIES BE SERV D W THOUT
QgJECTf4N
Code
a
of
Civil Procedure
Witt in 3
days
2Q30 26
after service
af
reads in pertinenf part
interrogatQries
ti e party to whom the
23
interrogatories are propounded shall serve the ariginal of the response t them on the
2
propounding party
2s
r
Code
af
Civil Procedure
2030 290 reads in pertinent part
1
2s
2
zs
b The party propour ding fhe inierrogatories may move fior an tsrder corn elling
response to the interrogataries
Mul ipl
attempts w
r
m
de in
arder
fia
Ilaw Defendant to pravide further sufficient
2
MEMORANDUM flF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
PDF Page 5
2
r spanses per the
issues
in the me t and confier I tter F rior tt the meet and
autline
i
2
confer a irrte ext ns r n ras granfed in order to a14c w Defendant o r sp nd irvi h full and
f
3
complete ansv ers instead what w s r ceived were re po r ses r pl te with bc ii rp ate
4
c
bjections
ich
w
are
largely
d
nonsensical a
comple
ly inapprop riate to th
t uestions
t
5
posed Defendant has failed to serve complete respor ses tt the Form Inte
6
pefer dant s respons s to Form Enterr gatc ries are necessary to prepare for triai and
the
ascertain
s
evid
nce
authority F
abave
in
suppt rt of
efencfa
t
sh
cald
De
b
ndant s contentions As such pur
ord
r ci
to
r spond
tc th
ogatc ries
uant to the
F rm Ir terrogatories
9 wifihaut c bj ctEon
B
io
AS A RESULT O F C7EF
JDANT S FAILURE TO SERVE RE
PONSES TC7 THE
F
3
11
INTERRCaGATORIFS
12
Code
SaNCTItJN
ivii Procedure
of
SHCIULD BE ORDERED
203Q 290 further reads in pertinent part
O
G
c
The
caur
all
rn
ose a
monetary
s
r ctic n under
Ghapfer 7
comm
ncir
with
r
E
r0
4 a nx
t723 fl 0
1
5
1
oppo es a motio n tc campel a r s anse tc interrogatories unless it in s th t the c ne
1
subject
17
the irnposition c f the sancti n ur just
ctic n
against
r y aarty p rsan or attorney wt o u successfully mak s ar
a
W
x
to the
anction acted with substanti
l justification or that c ther circumstances make
G
r
Alt
zs
ough
PlaintifF was
nnt required
tca RlaintifF did in fiact
make
oad faifih effart ta
obtain discavery r spc nses by m ans c f m et and confer Plaintlff had tc file a It atic n t
o
z
z2
z3
2
Com
41
e1 respc nses
00 to
Plaintiff is
ring
to Form Interrogatc
thfs mofilon
Plaintiff h s incurr d cc st
ries
rherefore
pursuant
ntitled to an award of sanctions
in the
Code
am
of
ir t1 e amc unt crf
Civil Procedure
unt of
414
2U3fl 290
a0
C PLAINTIFF S 11i14TION TGl COfrJIPEL FURTHER RESPCU JSES
HUULD BE
CRA lTE 3 AS DEFEt aAhJT S RESP 3NSES ARE NCt3MPLETE AtVD EV SiVE
If
25
part r tc
wh rrn
ir t
rrc gat
ies
are
dire t d
responcfs avifih
incomplete
r swers
2s the prc pc undi g party s rernedy is fio e k a ec urt c rde cc mpelling ansuvers 4 r fur her
z
answers
zs
Code
of
to th
int
rr gatories
Civil Prcacedure
GCP
CCP
2
30 2 0
3f1 300
2030 220 provides in pertinent par
3
MEMC RANDUM C
PC3iNTS hND AUTMORITICS
PDF Page 6
ach answer in a response to interra atories shali be as camplete and
a
2
straightforuvard as the fnformatian reasanably available to the responding party permits
b If an interragatory cannat be answered complet ly it shall be answered to the
3
extent possible
c ff the respanding party does not have personal knowledge sufficient ta respond
s
fully
7
to an
interrogatory
that party
shall so state
but
j
shall make a reasonable and good
faith effart to obtain the informa ion by inquiry to other naturai persons or organizations
s
excepfi where the nfarmation is equally availabte to the propounding party
As to Form Inte rogatories Set One the interragatories numbered
io
11
ul
2 1 3 6 3 7 4
4 2 12 1 12 2 12 3 1
4 12 5 12 6 12 7 1
1 14 2 15 1 50 1 50 2
0 3 50
4 50 5 50 6 propounded an Defendant TESLA INC See Plaintiff s Separate Statement in
12
Support of Motion o Compel for a full d scripfion af each fo rn int rrogatory in which
13
Defendant
1
further responses to the above identified interrogatories D fenciant failet to provit e
a 5
responses
r
was evasive or
failed tc
provide adequate responses
When
aske
to
rovide
x
z
y H
t
a
1
4
v
Therefore this court should find that Defendant s refusal to provide further
16
C
z
justified
is
responses are nat
1s
litigant can use multiple discavery de ices to seek r levant informafiion in a case The
and
withaut merit
Under the Code of Civil Procedure a
17
i
requested informa ion is rele ant ta determining terms of the agreement between Plaintiff
2o
and Defendant and is t er fore discaverable under Code of C ivil Procedure section
z2
2017 0 0 The Court should m ke an order cornpellii g Defendant to provide further
2z
responses to Plaintiffs Forrn Interrogatories Set ane form inte rogatories numbered
23
1 1
2
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2G
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4 50
III
1 3 6 3 7 4 1 4 2 12 1 12 2 12 3 9 2 4 I 2 5 12 6 12 7 14 1 14 2 15 1 5Q 1
0 2 5
3 50
50 6
CONCLUSIOi
For 11 af the foregoing reasons Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Cour grant
Plaintiff s Motion to Compel Ftesponses to his Farm Interrogatoriss and Sanction
D fendant for his conduct pursuant to Code of Civif Procedur
section 2030 290
4
MEMORANDUM OF PdIN7S AND AUTHQRITIES
a
PDF Page 7
1
2
pated
THE L AV I C3FFIC
S flF MARC GRtlSSMAN
3
1
y
Nichc las Luciano
S
orona Esq
Attorneys
for MRR C GROSSMAN
s
i
a
sa
13
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1
12
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j
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