Judge: Lisa R. Jaskol, Case: 22STCV22888, Date: 2023-06-22 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV22888    Hearing Date: June 22, 2023    Dept: 28

Having reviewed Defendant Directbuy Home Improvement, Inc. dba Z Gallerie’s unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, the Court rules as follows.

On October 13, 2022, Defendant Directbuy Home Improvement, Inc. dba Z Gallerie served Special Interrogatories, Set No. One, on Plaintiff Yehoshua Mor.

Responses were due on March 17, 2023. Plaintiff Yehoshua Mor failed to provide timely responses. Defendant Directbuy Home Improvement, Inc. dba Z Gallerie now moves to compel code-compliant responses.

The Court grants the motion to compel responses to the special interrogatories under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, subdivision (b) and orders Plaintiff Yehoshua Mor to provide verified responses to the interrogatories compliant with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.210, subdivision (a) and 2030.220 without objections by July 2, 2023.

The Court awards sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.030, subdivision (a) and Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, subdivision (c) in the amount of $277.00 calculated as follows:

Defendant requests sanctions of $3,543.50 to be divided among the related discovery motions based on 15.5 hours of attorney’s work at a rate of $217.00 per hour. 12.5 hours were spent drafting the motions, 1.5 hours were anticipated in responding to any opposition and 1.5 hours were anticipated for attending the hearing. The Court notes that this motion is very similar to Defendant's motion to compel responses to form interrogatories. The Court grants sanctions totaling $277.00, based on 1 hour of attorney’s work and 1 filling fee.

Sanctions of $277.00 are payable by Plaintiff Yehoshua Mor and his counsel by July 22, 2023.

Moving party is to give notice of this ruling.