PETER P VERZOLA-ALCANTARA VS. LARA REDHA KAMAL ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Friday, October 31, 2025, Line 4. 2 - DEFENDANT LARA KAMAL's Motion To Compel Plaintiffs Responses To Demand For Production Of Documents, Set One.

Defendant Lara Redha Kamal's unopposed motion to compel Plaintiff Peter P. Verzola-Alcantara's responses to her Special Interrogatories is granted. The discovery requests at issue appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 2017.010.) Plaintiff has not established that he has provided any responses to the Special Interrogatories. No meet and confer requirement exists for motions to compel responses for Special Interrogatories when no responses have been provided. (Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290.)

Plaintiff shall serve verified, objection-free, substantive responses to Defendant's Special Interrogatories, Set One by November 21, 2025. Plaintiff Peter P. Verzola-Alcantara has not demonstrated he acted with substantial justification in connection with this discovery. Plaintiff Peter P. Verzola-Alcantara shall pay $560 to Defendant Lara Redha Kamal as sanctions, payment no later than November 21, 2025. (See Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.030, 2030.290(c).)

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