16 Cited authorities

  1. United States v. Procter Gamble

    356 U.S. 677 (1958)   Cited 1,695 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, although Government suggested dismissal as a sanction for its refusal to comply with a challenged court order, Government could challenge that underlying order in ensuing appeal of dismissal
  2. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. LcL Administrators, Inc.

    163 Cal.App.4th 1093 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 83 times
    In Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. LcL Administrators, Inc. (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 1093, findings of "willful" discovery violations involving "evasive" behavior were upheld based on "responses that submitted no meaningful information" and the fact the responding party had "repeatedly ignored meet and confer letters [and] continued to parrot the same answers after two orders compelling it to give further responses."
  3. Greyhound Corp. v. Superior Court

    56 Cal.2d 355 (Cal. 1961)   Cited 293 times   3 Legal Analyses
    In Greyhound, the plaintiff in a personal injury suit arising from a car accident sought written statements that had been obtained from witnesses by the defendant's insurance adjusters and investigators.
  4. Stull v. Sparrow

    92 Cal.App.4th 860 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001)   Cited 87 times
    Discussing § 2033, subd. (o), which is the predecessor to section 2033.420
  5. Clement v. Alegre

    177 Cal.App.4th 1277 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 47 times
    In Clement v. Alegre (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 1277, we upheld the superior court's award of sanctions recommended by the discovery master against Clement and MHCC.
  6. In re Marriage of Michaely

    150 Cal.App.4th 802 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 25 times

    No. B186705. April 16, 2007. Appeal from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BD206726, John H. Sandoz, Judge. Law Offices of Gene W. Choe and Nicholas Tepper for Appellant. Freid and Goldsman, Gary J. Cohen and Elizabeth Yazdany for Respondent. OPINION ARMSTRONG, J. Joshua Michaely (Husband) appeals from the judgment entered in the dissolution proceeding filed by his former wife, Patti Michaely (Wife). We affirm. Factual and Procedural Summary Wife's request that we take judicial notice

  7. Fredericks v. Kontos Industries, Inc.

    189 Cal.App.3d 272 (Cal. Ct. App. 1987)   Cited 36 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Fredericks, an owner responded to a request for admission by admitting he had agreed to make payments to a contractor according to a payment schedule.
  8. Redwood Empire v. Gombos

    82 Cal.App.4th 352 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000)   Cited 19 times
    Upholding a finding of implied public dedication of a one-lane dirt road in the Santa Cruz Mountains
  9. Chronicle Pub. Co. v. Superior Court

    54 Cal.2d 548 (Cal. 1960)   Cited 76 times
    In Chronicle Pub.Co. v. Superior Court (1960) 54 Cal.2d 548 [ 7 Cal.Rptr. 109, 354 P.2d 637] we said that this last provision demonstrates "[t]hat the Legislature considered the State Bar as at least akin to a state public body or agency" (p. 565), and held that officers of the bar could claim the confidential communication privilege given public officers under former Code of Civil Procedure section 1881 A later decision, Engel v. McClosky (1979) 92 Cal.App.3d 870 [ 155 Cal.Rptr. 284], applied the tort claims act (Gov. Code, § 810 et seq.)
  10. Burke v. Superior Court

    71 Cal.2d 276 (Cal. 1969)   Cited 54 times
    In Burke the defendant in an action on an attachment bond defended against a claim for the expenses incurred in winning the underlying action, by claiming, through denials, that the attachment could have been dissolved without winning the case on its merits.
  11. Rule 36 - Requests for Admission

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 36   Cited 6,286 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Noting that facts admitted pursuant to a Rule 36 discovery request are "conclusively established unless the court, on motion, permits the admission to be withdrawn or amended"