Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV43854, Date: 2023-05-19 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV43854    Hearing Date: May 19, 2023    Dept: 31

Defendants Sajjad Takallou and Maryam Ghasemi (collectively,
“Defendants”), propounded form interrogatories on Plaintiff, Angel Mermis
(“Plaintiff”), on June 1, 2022.  To date, despite an extension of time to
respond, Plaintiff has not served responses.  Defendant therefore seeks an
order compelling Plaintiff to respond, without objections, to the outstanding
discovery. 

On December 16, 2022, Plaintiff’s prior counsel was relieved as
attorney of record. Plaintiff is currently a pro per litigant.

Defendants’ motion is unopposed and granted. 
Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses to form interrogatories,
without objections, within ten days.  (CCP §§ 2030.290(a), (b).) 

Defendants do not seek sanctions.

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 19^th day of May
2023

Defendants Sajjad Takallou and Maryam Ghasemi (collectively,
“Defendants”) propounded special interrogatories on Plaintiff, Angel Mermis
(“Plaintiff”) on June 1, 2022.  To date, despite an extension of time to
respond, Plaintiff has not served responses.  Defendant therefore seeks an
order compelling Plaintiff to respond, without objections, to the outstanding
discovery. 

On December 16, 2022, Plaintiff’s prior counsel was relieved as
attorney of record. Plaintiff is currently a pro per litigant.

Defendants’ motion is unopposed and granted. 
Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses to special interrogatories,
without objections, within ten days.  (CCP §§ 2030.290(a), (b).) 

Defendants do not seek sanctions.

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 19^th day
of May 2023

Defendants Sajjad Takallou and Maryam Ghasemi (collectively,
“Defendants”) propounded requests for production of documents on Plaintiff, Angel
Mermis (“Plaintiff”) on June 1, 2022.  To date, despite an extension of
time to respond, Plaintiff has not served responses.  Defendant therefore
seeks an order compelling Plaintiff to respond, without objections, to the outstanding
discovery. 

On December 16, 2022, Plaintiff’s prior counsel was relieved as
attorney of record. Plaintiff is currently a pro per litigant.

Defendants’ motion is unopposed and granted. 
Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses to requests for production of
documents, without objections, within ten days.  (CCP §§ 2031.300(a), (b).) 

Defendants do not seek sanctions.

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 19^th day of May
2023