Judge: Douglas W. Stern, Case: 20STCV12547, Date: 2023-03-20 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV12547    Hearing Date: March 20, 2023    Dept: 68

Danielle Busko vs. Fair Financial Corp., Case No. 20STCV12547

Motion to Compel Defendant’s Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One

Moving Party – Plaintiff Danielle Busko

Responding Party – None

Party’s Position

            Plaintiff filed this action against Defendant Fair Financial Corp. (Defendant) on March 30, 2020. On December 12, 2022, Plaintiff served Special Interrogatories, Set One, on Defendant. On December 29, 2022, the Court granted Defendant’s former counsel’s motion to be relieved as counsel. Responses to Plaintiff’s Special Interrogatories were due on January 13, 2023, but no response of any kind has been served. (Motion at p. 3.) Plaintiff filed this motion on February 24, 2023.

            No opposition has been filed as of March 15, 2023.

Analysis

The propounding party may move for an order compelling responses and monetary sanctions if a party to whom the interrogatories are directed fails to respond. (CCP §§ 2030.290, 2030.300; Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc. v. Pacific Healthcare Consultants (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 390, 404.) Responses to interrogatories are due within thirty days from the date of service of the interrogatories. (CCP §§ 2030.260(a), 2016.050.) The responding party waives any objections to the interrogatories by failing to serve responses in a timely manner. (CCP § 2030.290(a).)

Defendant has failed to respond to Plaintiff’s Special Interrogatories, Set One. Plaintiff has moved for an order compelling Defendant’s response to these Interrogatories. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to compel responses. Defendant is ordered to provide responses without objections within twenty days of service of notice of this order.