Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc. v. Pacific Healthcare Consultants
California Court of Appeal
55 Cal. Rptr. 3d 751 (2007)
Relevant factsFree
After defendants missed the deadline to respond to Sinaiko's (plaintiff) interrogatories, Sinaiko filed a motion to compel, and the defendants responded the next day with only a general objection based on a pending demurrer; the defendants then never responded to the motion, never attended the hearing, and never complied with the trial court's order compelling responses within 20 days, leading the trial court to impose monetary sanctions.
IssueFree
Whether serving late discovery responses after a motion to compel has been filed automatically invalidates the motion to compel.