Judge: Cherol J. Nellon, Case: 21STCV01713, Date: 2023-05-08 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV01713    Hearing Date: May 8, 2023    Dept: 28

Ruling on Defendant Numero Uno Acquisitions, LLC’s Unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Special Interrogatories

Having reviewed Defendant Numero Uno Acquisitions, LLC’s unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Special Interrogatories, the Court rules as follows.

On August 3, 2022, Defendant Numero Uno Acquisitions, LLC served Form Interrogatories, Set No. One, Special Interrogatories, Set No. One, on Plaintiff Ana Luz Anguiano.

Responses were due September 4, 2022. Plaintiff Ana Luz Anguiano has failed to provide timely responses. Defendant Numero Uno Acquisitions, LLC now moves to compel responses.

The Court grants the motion pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. § 2030.290(b) and orders Plaintiff Ana Luz Anguiano to provide verified responses to the interrogatories compliant with Code of Civ. Proc. §§ 2030.210 (a) and 2030.220 without objections by May 18, 2023.

Defendant Numero Uno Acquisitions, LLC requests monetary sanctions totaling $732.50.

The Court awards sanctions pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. § 2023.030 (a) and Code of Civ. Proc. § 2030.290 (c) in the amount of $525.00, calculated as follows:

Defendant requests $732.50 across both motions based 4.5 hours of attorney’s work, at a rate of $135.00 per hour, and 2 $60.00 filling fees. Attorney’s work is based on 3 hours drafting and 1.5 hours attending the hearing. The Court notes that the motions are substantially similar, unopposed and set to be heard concurrently. The Court grants sanctions totaling $525.00, based on 3 hours of attorney’s work.

The sanctions total $525.00 and are payable by Plaintiff Ana Luz Anguiano and her counsel by June 7, 2023.

Moving Party is to give notice of this ruling.