Judge: Robert B. Broadbelt, Case: 19STCV42155, Date: 2022-09-06 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV42155    Hearing Date: September 6, 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 Requests for Production of Documents, 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 Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two, on defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service (“Galstyan”) on November 18, 2021.  (Jones Decl., ¶ 5, Ex. A.)  Canon granted Galstyan an extension, making responses due on January 10, 2022.  (Jones Decl., ¶ 7.)  Galstyan has not provided responses.  (Jones Decl., ¶ 9.)

Canon moves for an order (1) compelling Galstyan to provide responses to Canon’s Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two, and (2) awarding sanctions in favor of Canon and against Galstyan in the sum of $960.

Galstyan has not filed an opposition to Canon’s motion to compel, or presented evidence establishing that he has served responses.  The court therefore grants Canon’s motion to compel Galstyan’s responses to its Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two, served on Galstyan on November 18, 2021.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.300, subd. (b).)

The court grants Canon’s request for monetary sanctions against Galstyan.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.300, subd. (c); Cal. Rules of Ct., rule 3.1348, subd. (a).)  The court finds that $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.  (Jones Decl., ¶ 10.)

The court denies Canon’s request for monetary sanctions against Galstyan’s counsel because 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].) 

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 Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.300, subd. (b).)

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.300, the court orders defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service (1) to serve on defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc. full and complete verified responses, without objections, to defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc.’s Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two, that comply with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2031.210 through 2031.250, and (2) to produce to defendant Canon Business Properties, Inc. all documents and things in defendant Karlen Galstyan dba KG Road Service’s possession, custody, or control which are responsive to those requests, 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 of the date of this order.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.300, 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:  September 6, 2022

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Robert B. Broadbelt III

Judge of the Superior Court