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Filed 6/30/16 Li v. Chiu CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

CHARLES LI,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A145509

v. THAI MING CHIU et al., (City & County of San Francisco Super. Ct. No. CGC-14-537574) Defendants and Appellants.

Defendants Thai Ming Chiu and Kaman Liu (defendants) appeal from an order awarding $8,425 to plaintiff Charles Li (plaintiff) as discovery sanctions. Defendants contend the award is unreasonable and arbitrary because it exceeds the amount requested by plaintiff in a sanctions motion. They also claim that sanctions are unwarranted under the circumstances. We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding monetary sanctions for discovery abuses. Further, the challenged order includes rulings in favor…