Edens v. O'CONNOR

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Objecting to certain interrogatories and document requests as burdensome and irrelevant, defendant John Edens refused to provide the requested discovery. After a hearing, the court ordered Edens to provide the information. When Edens provided inadequate responses, O’Connor moved for sanctions, which Edens opposed in a written brief. The court decided to schedule a hearing on the sanctions motion and published notice of the hearing in the local legal organ. It is undisputed that Edens’ counsel received no written notice of the sanctions hearing other than the publication.

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