Judge: Lee W. Tsao, Case: 23NWCV01074, Date: 2025-01-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23NWCV01074    Hearing Date: January 16, 2025    Dept: F

Sanchez v. Quy Trac, DBA QT Trucking 23NWCV01074

This personal injury action was filed on April 7, 2023. Trial is currently scheduled to begin on March 24, 2025. Defendant’s Motion to Compel Responses to Written Discovery and for Monetary Sanctions is scheduled to be heard after trial, on October 28, 2025. Defendant now moves ex parte to Continue Trial and All Related Dates. Defendant argues good cause exists because Plaintiff has not responded to initial discovery requests despite Defendant’s attempts.

Defendant’s Ex Parte Application to Continue Trial and All Related Dates is DENIED.  In the alternative, on the Court’s own motion, Defendant’s Motion to Compel Responses to Written Discovery and for Monetary Sanctions is ADVANCED from October 28, 2025 to this date in this Department and GRANTED.  On March 11, 2024, Defendant propounded written discovery on Plaintiff, including: (1) Form Interrogatories, Set One; (2) Special Interrogatories, Set One; and (3) Requests for Production, Set One. (“Denno Decl., ¶5.) Timely responses were due no later than April 2024. (Id. at ¶6.) However, no responses have been received, nor was any extension for the responsive date requested or granted. (Id. at ¶7.) To date, Defendant has received no response from Plaintiff to any of the propounded discovery. (Id. at ¶7.) The Court notes that Defendant’s July 2024 ex parte application to compel responses to the subject discovery requests was denied for lack of exigency.  Now, with trial 67 days away, exigency clearly exists.  Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to provide responses to the subject discovery requests, without objection or assertion of privilege, within 10 days.  Sanctions in the requested amount of $1,267.00 is GRANTED.  Moving party to give notice.