ROBERT BLAISDELL ET AL VS. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, A PUBLIC ENTITY ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Monday, November 10, 2025, Line 2. PLAINTIFF ROBERT BLAISDELL's Motion For Issue And Monetary Sanctions Against City Of San Francisco.

Plaintiffs Robert Blaisdell and David Portales's motion for issue and monetary sanctions against Defendant City and County of San Francisco is DENIED.

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.030(a), "[t]he court may impose a monetary sanction ordering that one engaging in the misuse of the discovery process, or any attorney advising that conduct, or both pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by anyone as a result of that conduct." The court may also "impose an issue sanction ordering that designated facts shall be taken as established in the action in accordance with the claim of the party adversely affected by the misuse of the discovery process." (CCP 2023.030(b).)

Here, the court does not find that the record supports the imposition of either issue sanctions or monetary sanctions. Plaintiff did not demonstrate any substantial link between Defendant's alleged misuse of discovery and the requested issue preclusion such that the requested issue preclusion would be anything other than a windfall. In any event, as for discovery conduct prior to July 2025, the court has already provided an adequate remedy in the July 2025 Order. The court finds Defendant has demonstrated due diligence and the record does not reflect misuse of discovery following the July 2025 Order.

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