PADRON v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.

No. D070723.

16 Cal.App.5th 1246 (2017)

OSBALDO PADRON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

November 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Polich & Purdy, Pamela A. Palmer , Beth A. Kahn , Dean A. Olson , Ryan McKim ; and Francis J. McNamara , for Defendant and Appellant.

The Zalkin Law Firm, Irwin M. Zalkin , Devin M. Storey ; Pine Freeman Tillett , Norman Pine , and Scott Tillett , for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

This case presents the issue whether a superior court can impose a hefty daily monetary sanction on a party who steadfastly refuses to comply with a discovery order. Here, the court ordered Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. (Watchtower), to produce documents responsive to a specific...

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