SABRINA MAI VS. NATALIE HO ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Friday, April 24, 2026, Line 8. Plaintiff Sabrina Mai's motion to compel further responses to requests for production (set one and two) is DENIED.

First, Plaintiff failed to provide a separate statement in compliance with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1345. The court is left without a single document that allows it to determine the full request(s) and the full response(s) at issue, as well as the factual and legal reasons for compelling further responses or production as to each request for which the response is in dispute. (See California Rules of Court, rule 3.1345(c).) A compliant separate statement is essential to the court's adjudication of such a motion; its absence is grounds to deny the motion. The court does not grant leave for a concise outline in lieu of a separate statement; in any event, no concise outline was filed with the moving papers. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.310(b)(3).)

Second, the motion is moot since Defendant Natalie Ho made extensive document productions on March 16 and 30, after Plaintiff filed this motion. (Peterson Decl., par. 9.) The request for sanctions is denied.

Defendant shall prepare a proposed order which repeats the above text verbatim and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for hearing.

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