Judge: Joseph Lipner, Case: 24STCV16822, Date: 2025-03-06 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV16822    Hearing Date: March 6, 2025    Dept: 72

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

 

DEPARTMENT 72

 

TENTATIVE RULING

 

 

RAMON GARCIA et al.,

 

                                  Plaintiffs,

 

         v.

 

 

FAUSTINO DURAN ESPINOZA et al.,

 

                                  Defendants.

 

 

 

 Case No.  24stcv16822

 Hearing Date:  March 6, 2025

 Calendar Number:  4

 

 

 

            Plaintiffs Ramon Garcia and Ruben Garcia (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) have filed various motions to compel against Defendant Faustino Duran Espinoza (“Defendant”).  Defendant has not opposed the motions.  The Court rules as follows:

 

1.      Defendant shall within twenty days respond without objection to Plaintiffs’ Request for Admissions Set No. One. 

2.      Defendant shall within twenty days respond without objection to Plaintiffs’ Request for Production of Documents Set No. One along with all responsive documents. 

3.      Defendant shall within twenty days respond without objection to Plaintiffs’ Special Interrogatories Set No. One.   

4.      Defendant shall within twenty days respond without objection to Plaintiffs’ Form Interrogatories Set No. One.  

5.      Defendant shall pay attorney’s fees and costs of $2,340 directly to Plaintiff’s counsel within twenty days.  This represents $2,100 in reasonable attorney’s fees (divided equally among the four motions) and the filing fee of $60 per motion.

6.      Plaintiffs shall give notice.

7.