Martinez

BACKGROUND

Appellants rented space from C Lake LLC (C Lake) at a recreational vehicle park where they allegedly were subjected to threats, physical abuse, and unsafe conditions. They sued C Lake and others to recover damages for injuries they allegedly suffered. C Lake answered the complaint and served appellants with form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and requests for production of documents. C Lake extended the deadline to respond to the discovery requests, but appellants did not respond at all. C Lake filed motions to compel responses and asked the trial court to sanction appellants $710 for costs and attorney fees incurred in connection with the motions. Appellants did not oppose the motions. The court ordered them to respond to the discovery requests within 25 days but denied C Lake’s request for monetary sanctions. Appellants did not respond as the court had ordered them to do. C Lake filed second motions to compel responses and renewed its request for monetary sanctions. Appellants did not oppose the second motions. The trial court ordered appellants to respond within 20 days and sanctioned them $1,420. Rather than comply with the trial court’s order,…