Judge: John J. Kralik, Case: 23BBCV02253, Date: 2024-07-05 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23BBCV02253    Hearing Date: July 5, 2024    Dept: NCB

 

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

North Central District

Department B

 

 

john k sloatman iii,

 

                        Plaintiff,

            v.

 

last property managemnt llc, et al.,  

 

                        Defendants.

 

Case No.: 23BBCV02253

 

  Hearing Date:  July 5, 2024

 

 [TENTATIVE] order RE:

MOtion to compel discovery responses; request for sanctions

 

 

On May 22, 2024, Defendant Last Property Managmnt, LLC (“Defendant,” erroneously sued as Last Property Management LLC) filed a motion to compel initial responses from Plaintiff John K Sloatman III (“Plaintiff”) for: (1) Form Interrogatories (“FROG”), set one; (2) Special Interrogatories (“SROG”), set one; and (3) Request for Production of Documents (“RPD”), set one.  

On February 20, 2024, Defendant served on Plaintiff the discovery requests.  Defendant states that because no responses were received, defense counsel contacted Plaintiff on May 8, 2024 to seek discovery responses.  As of the filing of the motions, Defendant states that it has not received responses from Plaintiff. 

Defendant’s unopposed motions to compel responses to the FROG, SROG, and RPD are granted pursuant to CCP §§ 2030.290 and 2031.300.  Plaintiff is ordered to provide verified responses to Defendant’s discovery requests, without objections, within 20 days of notice of this order. 

Defendant requests sanctions against Plaintiff in the amount of $360.  The request is granted.  Plaintiff is ordered to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $360 to Defendant, by and through counsel, within 20 days of notice of this order.

Defendant shall provide notice of this order.

 

 

DATED: July 5, 2024                                                 ___________________________

                                                                              John J. Kralik

                                                                              Judge of the Superior Court