Judge: Lynne M. Hobbs, Case: 21STCV17388, Date: 2023-12-19 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 21STCV17388    Hearing Date: December 19, 2023    Dept: 30

ORY CASPI vs CELIA SOLORZANO REYES

TENTATIVE

Defendant Celia Solorzano Reyes’s motions to compel Plaintiff to provide responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and requests for production for documents are GRANTED.

Plaintiff Ory Caspi is ordered to provide responses without objection to Defendant’s request for form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and request for production within 20 days of this order.

Defendant’s request for sanctions is DENIED.

Moving party is ordered to give notice.          

Discussion

On February 3, 2023, Defendant served Form Interrogatories, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Production of Documents, Set One, on Plaintiff. (Zeng Decl., ¶ 2; Exh. A.) No responses were provided. (Id., ¶ 6.)

As Defendant properly served discovery requests and Plaintiff has failed to serve responses, the Court finds Defendant is entitled to a court order directing Plaintiff to provide verified responses without objections to the discovery requests served on Plaintiff. Therefore, the motions are granted.

Defendant also requests sanctions. Code of Civil Procedure §§ 2030.290(c) and 2031.300(c) allow for sanctions when the motion was unsuccessfully opposed. Here, as the motions were not opposed, the request for sanctions is denied.