JOSE IRIARTE VS. HAYSTACK PIZZA, INC. ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Line 10. 3 - PLAINTIFF JOSE IRIARTE's Motion To Compel Defendant, Haystack Pizza, Inc., To Respond To Form Interrogatories-Employment Law, For Monetary Sanctions Against Defendant, Haystack Pizza, Inc., In The Amount Of $2,850.00 Filed On Behalf Of Plaintiff, Jose Iriarte.

Plaintiff Jose Iriarte's Motion To Compel Defendant Haystack Pizza, Inc.'s Responses To Form Interrogatories-Employment and for Monetary Sanctions is GRANTED. The discovery request at issue appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 2017.010.) Defendant has not established that he has provided any responses to the interrogatories. No meet and confer requirement exists for motions to compel responses for Form Interrogatories-Employment when no responses have been provided. (Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290.)

Defendant Haystack Pizza, Inc. shall serve a verified, objection-free, substantive response to Plaintiff's Form Interrogatories-Employment by October 15, 2025. Defendant Haystack Pizza, Inc. did not act with substantial justification in connection with this discovery. Defendant Haystack Pizza, Inc. shall pay $1,060 to Jose Iriarte as sanctions, payment no later than October 24, 2025. (See Code of Civil Procedure 2030.290(c).)

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