Judge: Andrew E. Cooper, Case: 24CHCV02093, Date: 2025-04-08 Tentative Ruling
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Case Number: 24CHCV02093 Hearing Date: April 8, 2025 Dept: F51
LOS
ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH
VALLEY DISTRICT
DEPARTMENT
F-51
APRIL 7, 2025
MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER
DISCOVERY RESPONSES
(Form Interrogatories, Special
Interrogatories, Requests for Admission, and
Requests for Production of Documents, Set
One)
Los Angeles Superior Court Case # 24CHCV02093
Motions
filed: 12/13/24
MOVING
PARTY:
Plaintiffs Jovita Sandoval Cervantes; and Angel Hernandez (collectively,
“Plaintiffs”)
RESPONDING
PARTY:
Defendant Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (“Defendant”)
NOTICE: OK
RELIEF
REQUESTED:
Orders compelling Defendant’s further responses to the following discovery
requests:
·
Plaintiff’s
Form Interrogatories, Set One, Nos. 1.1, 3.1–3.7, 12.1–12.7, 13.1–13.2,
14.1–14.2, 15.1, 17.1, and 50.1–50.6;
·
Plaintiff’s
Special Interrogatories, Set One, Nos. 1–27, 29–31, 40–44, and 49;
·
Plaintiff’s
Requests for Admission (“RFAs”), Set One, Nos. 1–35; and
·
Plaintiff’s
Requests for Production of Documents (“RFPs”), Set One, Nos. 1–41 and 44–46.
Plaintiff
also seeks monetary sanctions in the total amount of $11,780.00 to be imposed
against Defendant and its counsel.
TENTATIVE
RULING: The
motions are continued to 07/09/2025. The parties’ counsel are ordered to
meet and further confer either telephonically or in-person within 60 days, to
resolve and/or narrow all outstanding discovery issues. Plaintiffs’ counsel is
to file a declaration with the Court which confirms compliance with this order,
or explains why no meaningful meet and confer occurred. The issue of monetary
sanctions is deferred.