DeWitt v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. CA1/2
Plaintiff Timothy DeWitt, an attorney acting in propria persona, sued several defendants, including defendant HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (Bank) for violating the California Anti-Spam Act. During the course of the suit, the trial court granted a motion to compel further responses and granted monetary discovery sanctions of $5,510 in favor of the Bank. DeWitt appeals from the order granting the motion to compel and from the discovery sanctions order. Only the latter order is appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(12) [authorizing appeal of monetary sanctions exceeding $5,000]; Doe v. U.S. Swimming, Inc. (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1424, 1432 [“There is no statutory provision for appeal from an order compelling compliance with a discovery order.”].)
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