Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 22STCV02559, Date: 2022-12-09 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV02559    Hearing Date: December 9, 2022    Dept: 28

Case Name: State Farm Mutual Automobile v. Jesus Alcantar
Hearing Date: December 9, 2022
Case No.: 22STCV02559

Ruling on Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company’s Unopposed Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted

            Having reviewed Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company’s unopposed Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted, the Court rules as follows.

            On May 17, 2022, Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company served Requests for Admission, Set No. One, on Defendant Jesus Alcantar.

Responses were due July 26, 2022. Defendant Jesus Alcantar has failed to provide timely responses.  Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company now moves the Court to deem the requests for admission admitted. 

            The Court grants the motion pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. § 2033.280 and deems the requests to be admitted.

Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company requests monetary sanctions totaling $660.00.

            The Court awards sanctions pursuant to Code of Civ. Proc. § 2023.030 (a) and Code of Civ. Proc. § 2033.280 (c) in the amount of $660.00, calculated as follows:

Plaintiff requests sanctions totaling $660.00 based on 2 hours of attorney’s work, at a rate of $300.00 per hour, and one $60.00 filling fee. The Court finds this request reasonable, and grants it in full.

The sanctions total $660.00 are payable by Defendant Jesus Alcantar and his counsel by January 8, 2022.

Moving Party is to give notice of this ruling.