Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 24STCV18908, Date: 2025-05-05 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 24STCV18908 Hearing Date: May 5, 2025 Dept: 54
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Gabriella Favela, et al., |
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Hearing Date: May 5, 2025
Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter
Motion to Compel Responses to Discovery
Moving Party: Plaintiffs Jose Martin Cano Sanchez,
et al.
Responding Party: None
T/R: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES
TO DISCOVERY IS GRANTED.
DEFENDANT TO SERVE RESPONSES TO THE
SUBJECT DISCOVERY WITHIN 20 DAYS OF NOTICE OF RULING.
PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS IS
GRANTED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,098.41.
PLAINTIFF TO NOTICE.
If the parties wish to submit on the tentative, please
email the courtroom at SMCdept54@lacourt.org with
notice to opposing counsel (or self-represented party) before 8:00 am on the
day of the hearing.
The Court considers the moving papers
and reply.
When timely responses to
interrogatories are not received, “[t]he party propounding the interrogatories
may move for an order compelling response to the interrogatories.” (CCP § 2030.290(b).)
Plaintiffs move compel responses to
FIs, set one, from Defendant Gabriel Favela. Plaintiffs served the subject
discovery on January 10, 2025. Responses were due on March 5, 2025. As of the
date of the motion, no responses have been received. Defendant does not oppose
this motion to show that responses have been served.
Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED.
Plaintiffs’ request for sanctions is
GRANTED in the reduced amount of $2,098.41 ($450.00 per hour x 4.5hrs + $73.41 filing fee.)