Judge: Robert B. Broadbelt, Case: 19STCV42155, Date: 2022-08-31 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV42155    Hearing Date: August 31, 2022    Dept: 53

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles – Central District

Department 53

MOVING PARTY:                Defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc.

RESPONDING PARTY:        Unopposed

Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set Two

The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion.  No opposition was filed.   

DISCUSSION

Defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc. (“Canon”) served its Special Interrogatories, Set Two, on defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service (“Galstyan”) on November 18, 2021.  (Jones Decl., Ex. A.)  Responses were due by January 10, 2022.  (Jones Decl., ¶ 7.) Galstyan failed to provide responses.  (Jones Decl., ¶ 9.)

Canon now moves the court for an order (1) compelling Galstyan’s responses to Canon’s Special Interrogatories, Set Two, and (2) awarding sanctions in favor of Canon and against Galstyan in the sum of $960. 

Galstyan has not opposed Canon’s motion, or presented evidence to the court establishing that responses have been served.  The court therefore grants Canon’s motion to compel Galstyan’s responses to its Special Interrogatories, Set Two, served on Galstyan on November 18, 2021. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (b).) 

The court grants Canon’s request for monetary sanctions against Galstyan.  The court finds that monetary sanctions in the amount of $660 (3 hours x $200 hourly rate = $600 in attorney’s fees + $60 filing fee) is a reasonable amount of monetary sanctions to impose against Galstyan on this motion.

Although Canon requests sanctions against Galstyan’s counsel, Canon’s notice of motion does not identify the attorney against whom the sanction is sought, as required.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.040 [a request for sanction shall, in the notice of motion, identify every attorney against whom the sanction is sought].)  The court therefore denies Canon’s request for monetary sanctions against Galstyan’s counsel.

ORDER

The court grants defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc.’s motion to compel defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service to serve responses to Canon’s Special Interrogatories, Set Two.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (b).)

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, the court orders defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service to serve on defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc. full and complete verified answers, without objections, to defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc.’s Special Interrogatories, Set Two, that comply with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.220 and 2030.250, subdivisions (a) and (b), within 20 days of the date of this order.   

            The court grants defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc.’s request for monetary sanctions against defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service.  The court orders defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $660 to defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc. within 30 days from the date of this order.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (c).)  

            The court denies Canon Business Properties, Inc.’s request for monetary sanctions against defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service’s counsel.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.040.)

            The court orders defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc. to give notice of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:  August 31, 2022

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Robert B. Broadbelt III

Judge of the Superior Court