Judge: Kevin C. Brazile, Case: 22STCV37188, Date: 2023-09-07 Tentative Ruling

Hearing Date: December 20, 2023

Case Name: Sincerity, Inc. v. Zion, et al.

Case No.: 21STCV17431

Matter: Motion to Deem Admitted

Moving Party: Cross-Defendant Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America

Responding Party: Cross-Complainant Zion Ida

Notice: OK

Ruling: The Motion is denied.

Moving party to give notice.

If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly 

encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

On May 10, 2021, Plaintiff Sincerity, Inc. (“Sincerity”) filed the operative Complaint against Zion Ida for breach of contract and common counts arising from unpaid water mitigation repair services.

On March 17, 2023, Ida filed a Cross-Complaint against Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America (“Travelers”) for (1) breach of contract, (2) declaratory relief, and (3) insurance bad faith.  Ida alleges that Travelers, his insurer, failed to pay for Sincerity’s services and failed to defend and indemnify Ida against Sincerity’s Complaint. 

Travelers now seeks to deem admitted its requests for admission, set one, propounded on Ida.

Ida states that responses have now been served.

Therefore, the Motion is denied as moot.  However, the Court awards the requested sanctions in the amount of $1,185.

Moving party to give notice.

If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic.