Judge Audra Mori, Case 20STCV28237 2022-10-04 Tentative Ruling

Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 20STCV28237, Date: 2022-10-04 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV28237 Hearing Date: October 4, 2022 Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

DURAN BOWIE,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

ANTONIO REGLA, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

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CASE NO: 20STCV28237

[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DEEM REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS ADMITTED

Dept. 31

1:30 p.m.

October 4, 2022

Defendants Antonio Regla, dba Antonio Trucking erroneously sued and served as Antonio Regla, an individual, and Antonio’s Trucking, Inc., a corporation (collectively, “Defendants”) propounded request for admissions (“RFAs”), set one on Plaintiff Duran Bowie (“Plaintiff”) on February 2, 2022. To date, despite attempts to meet and confer, Plaintiff has not served responses. Defendants therefore seek an order deeming the RFAs admitted and imposing sanctions.

Defendants’ motion to deem RFAs, set one, admitted is unopposed and granted. (CCP §2033.280(b).)

Sanctions are mandatory. (CCP § 2033.280(c).) The Court awards Defendants one hour for preparing the motion and one hour to appear at the hearing all at the requested rate of $200 per hour, for a total attorney fees award of $400. The Court awards also awards Defendants the motion filing fee of $60 in costs.

Sanctions are sought and imposed against Plaintiff, who is in pro per. Plaintiff is ordered to pay sanctions to Defendants, by and through their attorney of record, in the total amount of $460.00, within twenty days.

Defendants are ordered to give notice.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

Parties are encouraged to meet and confer after reading this tentative ruling to see if they can reach an agreement.
If a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling, the party must send an email to the court at sscdept31@lacourt.org with the Subject line “SUBMIT” followed by the case number. The body of the email must include the hearing date and time, counsel’s contact information, and the identity of the party submitting.
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If the parties neither submit nor appear at hearing, the Court may take the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court. After the Court has issued a tentative ruling, the Court may prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion without leave.

Dated this 4^th day of October 2022

Hon. Audra Mori

Judge of the Superior Court