City of L.A. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC

Filed 10/20/22 See concurring and dissenting opinion

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

CITY OF LOS ANGELES, B310118

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC574690) v.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,

LLC,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Elihu M. Berle, Judge. Reversed and remanded. Office of the City Attorney, Michael N. Feuer, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Joseph A. Brajevich; Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis, Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey, Eric M. George, Guy C. Nicholson and Kathryn L. McCann for Plaintiff and Appellant. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Casey J. McCracken, Daniel J. Thomasch, Lauren J. Elliot and Joseph M. Ortega for Defendant and Respondent. _________________________________ A defendant in a civil lawsuit filed a motion for sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.010 and 2023.030 of the Civil Discovery Act (Discovery Act; § 2016.010 et seq.) nine months after the case was dismissed with prejudice, seeking monetary sanctions for egregious misuse of the…