Legal Opinion
Townsend v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 10, 1998No. B116602PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STONE (S. J.), P. J.
— Here we determine that the requirement of informal resolution, as set forth in section 2025, subdivision (o) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1 is not fulfilled when the proponent, immediately following an objection, merely debates with the deponent’s counsel the propriety of the objection. In addition, we conclude that parties who are not the discovery proponents, but simply join in a motion requesting discovery sanctions, are not entitled to be awarded sanctions.
Background
Maria Caroline Townsend, petitioner (hereinafter Townsend), filed a lawsuit seeking to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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