Judge: Lisa R. Jaskol, Case: 21STCV04942, Date: 2023-10-04 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV04942    Hearing Date: October 4, 2023    Dept: 28

Having reviewed Defendant Adam Brett Goldberg’s unopposed motions to compel responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and request for production of documents, the Court rules as follows. 

On May 8, 2023, Defendant Adam Brett Goldberg served form interrogatories, set one, special interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents, set one, on Plaintiff Matt Bilinsk. 

Responses were due on July 16, 2023. Plaintiff Matt Bilinsk failed to provide timely, verified responses. Defendant Adam Brett Goldberg now moves to compel code-compliant responses. 

The Court grants the motions to compel responses to the form and special interrogatories under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, subdivision (b), and orders Plaintiff Matt Bilinsk to provide verified responses to the interrogatories compliant with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.210, subdivision (a), and 2030.220 without objections by November 3, 2023. 

The Court grants the motion to compel responses to the request for production of documents under Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.300 and orders Plaintiff Matt Bilinsk to provide verified responses compliant with Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.210 and to produce the documents, electronically stored information, and/or other things requested without objections by November 3, 2023. 

Defendant Adam Brett Goldberg requests monetary sanctions of $810.00 for each motion based on 3 hours of attorney’s work at a rate of $250.00 per hour and 1 $60.00 filing fee.  Counsel spent 1 hour drafting each motion and anticipates spending 2 hours to attend the hearing. 

The motions are substantially similar, they are unopposed, and they are set to be heard together. The Court awards sanctions of $1,180.00 for all motions, based on 4 hours of attorney’s work and 3 filing fees.  (See Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2023.030, subd. (a), 2030.290, subd. (c), 2031.300, subd. (c).) 

Plaintiff Matt Bilinsk and his counsel are ordered to pay Defendant Adam Brett Goldberg $1,180 by November 3, 2023. 

Moving party is to give notice of this ruling.