Judge: Elaine Lu, Case: 21STCV28718, Date: 2023-05-26 Tentative Ruling
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Case Number: 21STCV28718 Hearing Date: May 26, 2023 Dept: 26
Defendant Los Angeles Community
College District’s motion to compel Plaintiff Daniel Ortega’s initial responses
to Production of Documents, Set One, Form Interrogatories – Employment (Set
One), and Special Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED. All objections are deemed waived.
Plaintiff Daniel Ortega is ordered
to serve verified, code compliant responses, without objections, to Form
Interrogatories – Employment (Set One), and Special Interrogatories, Set One within
30 days of notice of this order.
Plaintiff Daniel Ortega is ordered
to serve verified, code compliant responses, without objections, to Production
of Documents, Set One, within 20 days and to produce all responsive documents
within 30 days of notice of this order.
Plaintiff Daniel Ortega and his
attorney of record – Numeriano Paulino Inumerable – jointly and severally, are
ordered to pay sanctions to Defendant Los Angeles Community College District,
by and through counsel of record, in the amount of $1,790.00, within 30 days of
notice of this order.
Moving party to give notice.