Judge: Joel L. Lofton, Case: 23AHCV02605, Date: 2024-02-27 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23AHCV02605    Hearing Date: February 27, 2024    Dept: X

   Tentative Ruling

Judge Joel L. Lofton, Department X

HEARING DATE:      February 27, 2024                                           TRIAL DATE: No date set.

CASE:                         GGG HOLDINGS LLC, a Montana limited liability company; GEVORK GRIGORYAN, an individual, v. LR PASADENA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and DOES 1 through 30, inclusive.  

CASE NO.:                 23AHCV02605

MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES

MOVING PARTY:               Defendant LR Pasadena LLC

RESPONDING PARTY:      Plaintiffs GGG Holdings LLC and Gevork Grigoryan

SERVICE:                              Filed January 22, 2024

OPPOSITION:                       Filed February 9, 2024

RELIEF REQUESTED

             Defendant moves for an order compelling Plaintiffs to provide further responses to its requests for the production of documents.

BACKGROUND

             This case arises out of Plaintiffs GGG Holdings LLC and Gevork Grigoryan (“Plaintiffs”) claim related to the sale of a 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography, Vehicle Identification Number SALK19E7XPA014162 (“Subject Vehicle”). Plaintiff filed this complaint on November 8, 2023.

TENTATIVE RULING

            Defendant’s motions to compel a response are DENIED as moot.

            Defendant’s requests for sanctions is granted for a total of $486.65.

LEGAL STANDARD

If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response, the party propounding the interrogatories may move for an order compelling a response to the interrogatories. (Code Civ. Proc. section 2030.290, subd. (b).) The same applies to a party that fails to respond to a request for document production. (Code Civ. Proc. section 2031.300, subd. (b).)

DISCUSSION

             Defendant moves for an order compelling each Plaintiff to provide further responses to its requests for the production of documents. Defendant provides it separately served its discovery requests on Plaintiffs on November 30, 2023. (Jenkins Decl. ¶ 3.) Defendant provides it attempted to meet and confer via email on January 5, 2024.  (Id. ¶ 4.) Plaintiffs provide that after the instant motions were filed, they served responses on February 1, 2024. (Margarian Decl. ¶ 8.) Thus, Defendant’s motions are denied as moot.

            Defendant’s requests for sanctions is granted for a total of $486.65, one hour worked at a rate of $425 plus the $61.65 filing fee. (Jenkins Decl. ¶ 6.)

CONCLUSION

            Defendant’s motions to compel a response are DENIED as moot.

            Defendant’s requests for sanctions is granted for a total of $486.65.

            Moving Party to give notice.

Dated:   February 27, 2024                                         ___________________________________

                                                                                    Joel L. Lofton

                                                                                    Judge of the Superior Court

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the court indicating their

intention to submit.  alhdeptx@lacourt.org