Judge: Elaine W. Mandel, Case: 24SMCV02836, Date: 2024-12-06 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24SMCV02836    Hearing Date: December 6, 2024    Dept: P

Tentative Ruling

Yashouafar v. Frederic, Case no. 24SMCV02836

Hearing date December 6, 2024

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Discovery and for Monetary Sanctions

Plaintiffs Yashouafar sue defendants Stephanie Frederic and FGW Productions, Inc. for unlawful detainer. Plaintiffs served defendants with requests for production and admissions 7/17/24. Defendants failed to respond. Plaintiffs move to compel discovery and for monetary sanctions totaling $960. No opposition was filed.

When a party fails to timely respond to written discovery requests, including interrogatories and requests for production of documents, propounding party can move for an order compelling a response without objections. Code of Civ. Proc. §2023.290. If a party fails to serve timely responses to requests for admission, the requesting party can move for an order deeming the truth of any matter specified in the requests admitted. Code of Civ. Proc. §2033.280.

Plaintiffs served general form interrogatories, unlawful detainer form interrogatories, requests for production of documents and request for admissions on 7/17/24. Decl. Zakari paras. 3-7. Defendants failed to respond. Decl. Zakari para. 8. Plaintiffs attempted to meet and confer with defendants, to no avail. Decl. Zakari para. 8. At an informal discovery conference 10/17/24 the court ordered defendants to produce discovery. Min. Order 10/17/24. Defendants failed to comply with the court’s order and have not responded to any of plaintiffs’ communications. Decl. Zakari para. 8.

Defendants do not oppose the instant motion. Plaintiffs’ motions and request for sanctions are meritorious. Plaintiffs’ counsel spent 2 hours preparing the instant motion at $450/hour. Decl. Zakari para. 9. Plaintiffs request $60 in filing fees. Id. Plaintiffs seek $960 in total.

GRANTED. Sanctions payable within 30 days.