Judge: Joseph Lipner, Case: 23STCV00109, Date: 2025-01-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV00109    Hearing Date: January 16, 2025    Dept: 72

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

DEPARTMENT 72

TENTATIVE RULING

             The Court GRANTS the motion of Defendant Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC (“Defendant”) in part as set forth below.  The Court also CONTINUES this hearing to March 11, 2025 at 8:30 am to further consider Defendant’s request for terminating sanctions.  

            The Court finds that Plaintiff Anthony Pena has failed to comply with the Court’s order of September 24, 2024.

            Within five court days, Plaintiff must come into compliance with the Court’s September 24, 2024 order.  Specifically, Plaintiff must (a) serve responses, without objections, to Defendant’s Form Interrogatories-General Set One; (b) serve responses, without objections, to Defendant’s Form Interrogatories-Employment Law, Set One; and (c) serve responses, without objection, to Defendant’s Requests for Production of Documents, Set One.

            Plaintiff also shall pay sanctions of $1,500 directly to Defendant’s counsel within 15 calendar days of this order.

            The Court admonishes Plaintiff to comply with all court orders.  If Plaintiff fails to do so, the Court may issue terminating sanctions at the next hearing.

            Defendant shall give notice.