SCOTT ALLEN GRINDY ET AL VS. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Thursday, August 21, 2025, Line 2. 1 - DEFENDANT SAN MATEO COUNTY HARBOR DISTRICT's Motion To Compel Plaintiffs' Discovery Responses And For Monetary Sanctions.

Defendant San Mateo County Harbor District's unopposed motion to compel responses to its first set of form interrogatories, first set of special interrogatories, and first set of requests for production of documents, propounded to plaintiffs Scott Grindy and Anne Grindy, is granted. The court further grants the Harbor District's motion for sanctions.

The Harbor District propounded this discovery separately to each plaintiff on October 1, 2024. (Nozzolino Dec. paras. 2 & 3 & Exs. A and B.) Neither plaintiff has responded. (Id. paras. 9-13.) By failing to timely respond, Plaintiffs Scott Grindy and Anne Grindy have waived their objections to the discovery requests. (CCP 2030.290(a), 2031.300(a).)

Each plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objections, accompanied by responsive documents, within two weeks of notice of entry of this order. If the responsive documents are voluminous plaintiffs may make a rolling production but shall complete production within 30 days.

The Harbor District seeks sanctions. The court concludes that the failure to submit to an authorized method of discovery is a misuse of the discovery process and orders Plaintiffs' counsel Gregory C. Cattermole to pay $1325 to the Harbor District within 30 days of notice of entry of this order.

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