Doe
Doe v. United States Swimming, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Elia, J.
*1427 Opinion
Defendant United States Swimming, Inc. (U.S. Swimming) appeals from an order directing it to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $5,250 to plaintiff Jane Doe. The superior court found that U.S. Swimming, without substantial justification, failed to comply with its August 6, 2010 discovery order and opposed plaintiff’s motion to compel compliance with that order. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(ll), (12).)
On appeal, U.S. Swimming argues that imposition of monetary sanctions was an abuse of discretion since it had complied with the August 6, 2010 discovery order and the court refused to confirm this by conducting an in camera inspection of an unredacted version of the documents produced. No challenge is made to the amount of the sanction.
We affirm.
A. Background
On July 2, 2010, plaintiff filed a motion for an order compelling further answers to deposition questions and production of documents and for an order imposing monetary sanctions for discovery abuses. Plaintiff’s notice of deposition was directed to the person most qualified to testify on U.S. Swimming’s behalf regarding claims or complaints of sexual harassment or abuse by its coaches…