Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV07411, Date: 2023-04-13 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV07411    Hearing Date: April 13, 2023    Dept: 31

The motions to compel responses to form interrogatories, set one, special interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents (“RPDs”), set one, against Plaintiff Rudy Mauricio Benavides are GRANTED. 

Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objections, to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, RPDs on Defendant within 20 days.

No sanctions are requested, and none are awarded. 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

• Parties are encouraged to meet and confer after reading this tentative ruling to see if they can reach an agreement.
• If a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling, the party must send an email to the court at sscdept31@lacourt.org with the Subject line “SUBMIT” followed by the case number.  The body of the email must include the hearing date and time, counsel’s contact information, and the identity of the party submitting.  
• Unless all parties submit by email to this tentative ruling, the parties should arrange to appear remotely (encouraged) or in person for oral argument.  You should assume that others may appear at the hearing to argue.  
• If the parties neither submit nor appear at hearing, the Court may take the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.  After the Court has issued a tentative ruling, the Court may prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion without leave. 

Dated this 13^th day of April 2023