Judge: Martha K. Gooding, Case: 2021-01217796, Date: 2022-10-10 Tentative Ruling

1) Motion to Compel Answers to Form Interrogatories

2) Motion to Compel Answers to Special Interrogatories

3) Motion to Compel Production

Plaintiff Luis Marquez’s unopposed motions to compel responses from Defendant Seetaram Corporation (“Defendant”) to his form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and request for production of documents are GRANTED. 

Defendant is ordered to serve verified responses without objection to Plaintiff’s discovery requests within 15 days of the notice of the ruling. 

Plaintiff Luis Marquez propounded form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and requests for production of documents on Defendant on 2/25/22.  Responses were due on 4/1/22.  On 4/4/22, Plaintiff’s counsel sent a letter to Defendant to meet and confer on the outstanding responses.  On 4/27/22, the parties met and conferred on the phone.  Thereafter, from 5//13/22 to 7/7/22, Plaintiff’s counsel again reached out regarding the discovery responses.  No responses were served. (Cylkowski Decl., ¶¶ 2-11.)

Defendant has not opposed these motions.

Because Plaintiff demonstrated that the discovery requests were served on Defendant, the deadline has passed, and no responses were served or have been served as of the date of the hearing, orders compelling responses and production are appropriate. (See Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, 2031.300.)    

Plaintiff’s Notices of Motion for each of the three motions state that Plaintiff seeks sanctions only against Defendant Seetaram Corporation.  Accordingly, the Court imposes monetary sanctions against Defendant Seetaram Corporation on all three motions, in the total amount of $2,870.00, payable to Plaintiff and his counsel within 30 days of the notice of ruling. (See Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290(c), 2031.310(h), and 2023.010.) 

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice.