Judge: John J. Kralik, Case: GC047301, Date: 2023-10-13 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: GC047301 Hearing Date: October 13, 2023 Dept: NCB
North
Central District
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navy federal
credit union, Plaintiff, v. crispin luna, Defendant. |
Case
No.: GC047301 Hearing Date: October 13, 2023 [TENTATIVE]
order RE: motion to compel and for sanctions |
On September 19,
2023, Defendant Crispin Luna (“Defendant”) filed a motion to compel initial
responses from Plaintiff Navy Federal Credit Union (“Plaintiff”) for: (1) Special
Interrogatories (“SROG”), set one; and (2) Inspection Demands, set one.
On July 14, 2023,
Defendant served on Plaintiff the discovery requests. Defendant states that her counsel sent a
letter to Plaintiff’s counsel asking for responses by August 7, 2023 and for Plaintiff’s
counsel to contact defense counsel if responses could not be timely
provided. On September 5, 2023,
Plaintiff’s counsel contacted defense counsel stating that response would be
provided by the end of the week. As of
the filing of the motions, Defendant states that she has not received responses
from Plaintiff.
Defendant’s unopposed
motion to compel responses to the SROG and Inspection Demands 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 and its attorney in the amount of $861.63
(= 2.5 hours spent on the motion and 1.5 anticipated hours attending the
hearing at $200/hour, plus $61.63 filing fee).
The request is granted in the amount of $561.63. Plaintiff and its counsel
of record, jointly and severally, are ordered to pay monetary sanctions in the
amount of $561.63 to Defendant, by and through counsel, within 20 days of
notice of this order.
Defendant shall provide
notice of this order.