Judge: Mark E. Windham, Case: 22STLC06656, Date: 2023-03-27 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STLC06656    Hearing Date: March 27, 2023    Dept: 26

 

20720 Ventura, LLC v. Norton, et al.

MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS

 (CCP § 2030.290)

TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiff 20720 Ventura, LLC’s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

ANALYSIS:

Plaintiff 20720 Ventura, LLC (“Plaintiff”) propounded Form Interrogatories, Set One, on Defendant Cathleen E. Norton (“Defendant”) on December 14, 2022. (Motion, Fidler Decl., Exh. 1.) Following Defendant’s failure to respond, Plaintiff sought to meet and confer. (Id. at Exh. 2.) Following no response from Defendant after the extended deadline, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One and Request for Sanctions on February 24, 2023. To date, no opposition has been filed.

The Court finds that the discovery requests served on Defendant do not comply with Code of Civil Procedure section 94, which does not allow interrogatories with subparts. (Code Civ. Proc., § 94, subd. (a)(1).) Form interrogatories approved by the Judicial Council for the Limited Jurisdiction Court are set forth at Judicial Council Form DISC-004.

Based on the foregoing, the discovery motion is denied. The Court will not grant motions to compel discovery propounded in violation of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Conclusion

Plaintiff 20720 Ventura, LLC’s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

Court clerk to give notice.