Judge: Lisa R. Jaskol, Case: 19STCV26268, Date: 2023-06-22 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV26268    Hearing Date: June 22, 2023    Dept: 28

Having reviewed Defendants Benjamin Chodar's and Jane Groner’s unopposed Motions to Compel Responses to Supplemental Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents, the Court rules as follows.

On December 13, 2022, Defendants Benjamin Chodar and Jane Groner served Supplemental Interrogatories and a Supplemental Request for Production of Documents on Plaintiff Marlin Casco.

Responses were due on January 14, 2023. Plaintiff Marlin Casco failed to provide timely responses. Defendants Benjamin Chodar and Jane Groner now move to compel code-compliant responses.

The Court grants the motions to compel responses to the supplemental interrogatories under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, subdivision (b) and orders Plaintiff Marlin Casco to provide verified responses to the interrogatories that are compliant with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.210, subdivision (a) and 2030.220 without objections by July 2, 2023.

The Court grants the motion to compel responses to the supplemental request for production and production of items under Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.300, subdivision (b) and orders Plaintiff Marlin Casco to provide verified responses under Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.210 and to produce the documents, electronically stored information, and/or other things requested without objections by July 2, 2023.

Defendants Benjamin Chodar and Jane Groner requests monetary sanctions totaling $1,095.30.  The Court awards sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.030, subdivision (a), Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, subdivision (c) and Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.300, subdivision (c) in the amount of $609.30 calculated as follows:

Defendants request $547.65 for each motion, based on 3 hours of attorney’s work at a rate of $162.00 per hour and 1 $61.65 filling fee. The Court notes both motions are substantially similar, both are unopposed and both will be heard concurrently. The Court grants sanctions totaling $609.30, based on 3 hours of attorney’s work and 2 filling fees.

CONCLJUSION

Defendants Benjamin Chodar's and Jane Groner’s Motions to Compel Responses to Supplemental Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents are GRANTED.

Defendants' request for sanctions is GRANTED.  Sanctions total $609.30 and are payable by Plaintiff Marlin Casco and his counsel by July 22, 2023.

Moving parties are to give notice of this ruling.