MANUEL QUINTERO PEREZ VS. PORTCO INC. ET AL

Matter on calendar for Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Line 5, DEFENDANT PORTCO INC., ARTHUR HOPPE's Amended Motion For Terminating Sanctions.

Defendants Portco Inc. et al. move for terminating sanctions against plaintiff Manuel Quintero Perez. The motion is denied as to terminating sanctions but the court orders alternative sanctions and compliance with outstanding discovery as set out below.

Plaintiff is out of contact with his counsel; counsel served boilerplate objections to Portco's Form and Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents on February 14, 2025. Portco now seeks terminating sanctions. Generally terminating sanctions are a last resort; this is the first discovery motion in the case. It is possible that Plaintiff will resume contact with counsel and the parties are not so close to trial that a lesser sanction will force Portco to go to trial without necessary discovery.

The court orders Plaintiff to amend his responses to Portco's Form and Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents within 30 days of entry of this order. The court further orders Plaintiff to pay $500 in discovery sanctions to Portco within 30 days.

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