Marriage of Clarke and Akel CA1/5
This case involves a discovery dispute between the parties to a marital dissolution proceeding. The trial court initially denied, as untimely, Matthew W. Clarke’s motion to compel further responses to his second set of requests for production. After reconsideration on its own motion, the trial court granted the motion to compel and ordered Claudia G. Akel to pay approximately $15,000 in sanctions (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2023.030, subd. (a), 2031.310, subd. (h)). Akel appeals, contending the trial court erred by granting the motion to compel without holding a hearing on the merits and without hearing oral testimony or admitting declarations into evidence. We affirm.
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