Judge: David A. Hoffer, Case: 30-2021-1233898, Date: 2022-09-19 Tentative Ruling

Plaintiff Silvia Monroy’s unopposed motion for an order to deem the truth of matters specified in request for admissions (set one) admitted against Defendant BaronHR West, Inc. is GRANTED.  Defendant and its counsel, Eric Welch, to pay monetary sanctions to Plaintiff in the amount of $1,260 within 60 days of notice of ruling.

When a party fails to respond to request for admissions, the propounding party may move for an order that the truth of any matter specified in the request be deemed admitted.  (Code Civ. Proc, § 2033.280, subd. (b).)  A court shall make such order unless proposed responses in substantial compliance are served before the hearing.  (Id., § 2033.280, subd (c).)  The court shall also impose a monetary sanction on the party or attorney, or both, whose failure to serve a timely response to the requests for admission necessitated the motion.  (Id.)

Here, Plaintiff has demonstrated that she properly served the requests for admissions (set one) on Defendant and that she has not received a response.  Defendant did not file an opposition to the motion to show otherwise.  Therefore, unless Defendant demonstrates at the hearing that it has served responses in substantial compliance, the motion for an order to deem the truth of the matters specified in the requests for admissions (set one) is granted.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling.