BO YUAN VS. YAN EPSHTEIN ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC25621267 - December 18, 2025 Hearing date: December 18, 2025 Case number: CGC25621267 Case title: BO YUAN VS. YAN EPSHTEIN ET AL Case Number: | | CGC25621267 | Case Title: | | BO YUAN VS. YAN EPSHTEIN ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-12-18 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion For Order To Compel Plaintiff Bo Yuan?S Responses To Written Discovery And For Monetary Sanctions To Plaintiff And Plaintiff?S Counsel; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities; Declaration Of Jared Mainini, Esq.; And [Proposed] Order | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for December 18, 2025, line 8. DEFENDANT YAN EPSHTEIN'S Motion For Order To Compel Plaintiff Bo Yuan's Responses To Written Discovery And For Monetary Sanctions To Plaintiff And Plaintiff's Counsel.

Defendant Yan Epshtein's unopposed motion to compel responses to his first set of special interrogatories and first set of requests for production of documents is granted. Plaintiff did not timely respond and has waived objections. Plaintiff is ordered to provide verified, objection-free responses within three weeks of notice of entry of this order and to pay sanctions of $1590 to defendant within 30 days of notice of entry of this order.

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