Martin v. Ball Corp.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted two unopposed motions to compel in an employment-discrimination action. The court ordered plaintiff to serve verified responses to interrogatories and produce a signed authorization for UCSF medical records by June 27, 2025, and directed the parties to arrange plaintiff’s deposition. The court warned that continued discovery noncompliance could result in issue or terminating sanctions.

Holdings

1. Defendants were entitled to an order compelling Martin to serve verified, Code-compliant responses to BMBC's Interrogatories, Set One, because the responses were overdue, incomplete or unverified, and Martin did not oppose the motion.
2. Defendants were entitled to an order compelling Martin to produce a signed authorization for UCSF medical records because the authorization had been requested repeatedly, had been agreed to by counsel, and was relevant to determining whether Martin could recover economic damages during a period of incapacity.

Questions Presented

1. Whether defendants were entitled to an order compelling plaintiff to serve verified, Code-compliant responses to BMBC's interrogatories.
2. Whether defendants were entitled to an order compelling plaintiff to provide a signed authorization for the release of UCSF medical records relevant to claimed economic damages.

Disposition

other