Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 22STCP01242, Date: 2025-03-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCP01242    Hearing Date: March 12, 2025    Dept: 71

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 71

TENTATIVE RULING

Plaintiff HGC Developers, Inc., dba Touch Construction Group’s unopposed motion to compel Defendant Barbara Styne to provide responses to its Special Interrogatories (Set One) is granted.  Defendant Barbara Styne is ordered to provide responses without objections within 20 days.

Plaintiff HGC Developers, Inc., dba Touch Construction Group’s request for monetary sanctions on the motion to compel Defendant Barbara Styne to respond to its Special Interrogatories (Set One) is granted in the total amount of $1,560.00.  Sanctions are payable within 20 days.

Plaintiff HGC Developers, Inc., dba Touch Construction Group’s unopposed motion to compel Defendant Barbara Styne to provide responses to its Request for Production of Documents (Set One) is granted.  Defendant Barbara Styne is ordered to provide responses without objections within 20 days.

Plaintiff HGC Developers, Inc., dba Touch Construction Group’s request for monetary sanctions on the motion to compel Defendant Barbara Styne to respond to its Request for Production of Documents (Set One) is granted in the total amount of $1,560.00.  Sanctions are payable within 20 days.

          Plaintiff HGC Developers, Inc., dba Touch Construction Group (“Touch Construction”) (“Plaintiff”) moves unopposed to compel Defendant Barbara Styne (“Styne”) (“Defendant”) to provide responses to its Special Interrogatories (Set One) (“SROG”).  (Notice of Motion SROG, pg. 2.)  Plaintiff also requests an award of sanctions against Defendant in the total amount of $1,560.00.  (Notice of Motion SROG, pg. 2.)

Plaintiff moves unopposed for an order to compel Defendant to provide responses to its Request for Production of Documents (Set One) (“RFP”).  (Notice of Motion RFP, pg. 2.)  Plaintiff also requests an award of sanctions against Defendant in the total amount of $1,560.00.  (Notice of Motion RFP, pg. 2.)

1.     Motion to Compel SROG

Having reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Responses from Defendant to Plaintiff’s SROG, the Court rules as follows.

          On July 19, 2024, Plaintiff served SROG on Defendant.  (Decl. of Weiss ¶8, Exh. A.)  Defendant’s responses were due August 23, 2024.  (Decl. of Weiss ¶8.)  To date, Defendant has not served responses on Plaintiff.  (Decl. of Weiss ¶11.)  Plaintiff now moves to compel responses to the SROG.

Plaintiff’s motion to compel responses is granted pursuant to C.C.P. §2030.290(b).  Defendant is ordered to provide verified responses to Plaintiff’s SROG compliant with C.C.P. §§2030.210(a) and 2030.220 without objections within 20 days.

Plaintiff requests monetary sanctions totaling $1,560.00 against Defendant.  Plaintiff’s request for sanctions against Defendant is granted pursuant to C.C.P. §2030.290(c) in the total amount of $1,560.00, calculated as follows:

(2.5 hours x $600/hour) + $60 filing fee = $1,560.00

          Sanctions are payable within 20 days.

Moving Party is to give notice of this ruling.

2.       Motion to Compel RFP

Having reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Responses from Defendant to Plaintiff’s RFP, the Court rules as follows.

          On July 19, 2024, Plaintiff served RFP on Defendant.  (Decl. of Weiss ¶3, Exh. A.)  Defendant’s responses were due August 23, 2024.  (Decl. of Weiss ¶8.)  To date, Defendant has not served responses on Plaintiff.  (Decl. of Weiss ¶11.)   Plaintiff now moves to compel responses to the RFP.

Plaintiff’s motion to compel responses is granted pursuant to C.C.P. §2031.300(b).  Defendant is ordered to provide verified responses to Plaintiff’s RFP compliant with C.C.P. §§2031.210(a) and 2031.220 without objections within 20 days.

Plaintiff requests monetary sanctions totaling $1,560.00 against Defendant.  Plaintiff’s request for sanctions against Defendant is granted pursuant to C.C.P. §2030.290(c) in the total amount of $1,560.00, calculated as follows:

(2.5 hours x $600/hour) + $60 filing fee = $1,560.00

          Sanctions are payable within 20 days.

Moving Party is to give notice of this ruling.

Dated:  February _____, 2025