Watkins
Mark Watkins, et al. v. AvalonBay Communities, Inc., et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 25CV1119-AJB (BLM) MARK WATKINS, et al.,
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
v. FURTHER DISCOVERY RESPONSES
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., et al., ECF No. 29 Defendants. [REDACTED]
17 Currently before the Court are Plaintiffs’ November 3, 2025 Motion to Compel Further 18 Discovery Responses (“MTC”) [ECF No. 29], Defendant’s November 20, 2025 revised opposition 19 to the motion (“Oppo”) [ECF No. 40], and Plaintiffs’ December 1, 2025 reply (“Reply”) [ECF No. 20 44]. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED in part.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
22 This putative class action challenges Defendant AvalonBay’s (“Defendant”) security 23 deposit practices. Plaintiffs allege Defendant retains residential security deposits from former 24 tenants in violation of California law. MTC at 1 (citing Complaint (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1.) 25 Plaintiffs claim Defendant centrally administers security…