NI ZHOU PETERKOFSKY VS. ABDUL MUQIM AMEERI ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24620980 - January 26, 2026 Hearing date: January 26, 2026 Case number: CGC24620980 Case title: NI ZHOU PETERKOFSKY VS. ABDUL MUQIM AMEERI ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24620980 | Case Title: | | NI ZHOU PETERKOFSKY VS. ABDUL MUQIM AMEERI ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-01-26 13:30 PM | Calendar Matter: | | Motion To Compel Further Responses From Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri, To Form Interrogatories, Set One, And Special Interrogatories, Set One, And For Sanctions | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Monday January 26, 2026, Line 3. This matter is to be heard at 1:30pm before Visiting Judge the Hon. Cindee Mayfield.

Plaintiff Ni Zhou Peterkofsky's motion to compel further responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One and Special Interrogatories, Set One from Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri is GRANTED.

Form Interrogatories Defendant has agreed to provide further responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One No. 2.3(c), 12.6, 15.1, 16.3-16.5, 16.10, and 20.8. The court orders Defendant to provide further responses to these Form Interrogatories.

Defendant has not agreed to provide further responses to Form Interrogatories No. 16.2, 16.6, and 20.6. The court finds that the requests at issue are reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (CCP Section 2017.010.) Plaintiff has shown Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri's responses are incomplete. Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri has not demonstrated that any objection has merit. The court orders Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri to provide further responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, No. 16.2, 16.6, and 20.6. Plaintiff's meet and confer was reasonable.

Special Interrogatories The requests at issue - Special Interrogatories 4 and 5 - are reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (CCP Section 2017.010.) Plaintiff has shown Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri's responses are incomplete. Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri raises the issue of privacy concerns but failed to properly object under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.210(a)(3). The court orders Defendant Abdul Muqim Ameeri to provide further responses to Special Interrogatories 4 and 5. Plaintiff's meet and confer was reasonable.

The court does not find Defendant Abdul Mugim Ameeri acted with substantial justification. Defendant shall pay $900 to Plaintiff in sanctions, payment no later than 10 court days from notice of this order.

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