Judge: Robert B. Broadbelt, Case: 21STCV34332, Date: 2023-05-02 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV34332    Hearing Date: May 2, 2023    Dept: 53

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles – Central District

Department 53

MOVING PARTY:                 Plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company          

RESPONDING PARTY:       Unopposed

(1)   Motion to Compel Responses to Interrogatories

(2)   Motion to Compel Responses to Interrogatories

The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with each motion.  No opposition papers were filed.

MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES FROM DEFENDANT DOWDLEY

Plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order (1) compelling defendant Reginald Dowdley (“Dowdley”) to provide responses to Plaintiff’s Form Interrogatories, Set One, and (2) awarding sanctions in favor of Plaintiff and against Dowdley in the amount of $720.

If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response, the propounding party may move for an order compelling response to the interrogatories.¿ (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (b).)¿¿ 

Plaintiff served Dowdley with its Form Interrogatories, Set One, on January 5, 2022.  (Solis Decl., ¶ 3; Solis Decl., Ex. A.)  Dowdley had not served responses as of the date that Plaintiff filed this motion.  (Solis Decl., ¶ 4.)  Dowdley has not filed an opposition or other papers with the court showing that responses have been served.  The court therefore grants Plaintiff’s motion.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (b).)

The court grants Plaintiff’s request for monetary sanctions against Dowdley.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (c).)  The court finds that $720 (4 hours x $165 hourly rate + $60 filing fee) is a reasonable amount of sanctions to impose against Dowdley in connection with this motion.  (Solis Decl., ¶¶ 6-7.)

MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES FROM DEFENDANT KING

Plaintiff moves the court for an order (1) compelling defendant Quincy Lee King (“King”) to provide responses to Plaintiff’s Form Interrogatories, Set One, and (2) awarding sanctions in favor of Plaintiff and against King in the amount of $720.

If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response, the propounding party may move for an order compelling response to the interrogatories.¿ (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (b).)¿¿ 

Plaintiff served King with its Form Interrogatories, Set One, on January 5, 2022.  (Solis Decl., ¶ 3; Solis Decl., Ex. A.)  King did not serve responses to Plaintiff’s Form Interrogatories.  (Solis Decl., ¶ 4.)  King has not filed an opposition or other papers with the court establishing that responses have been served.  The court therefore grants Plaintiff’s motion.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (b).)

The court grants Plaintiff’s request for monetary sanctions against King.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (c).)  The court finds that $720 (4 hours x $165 hourly rate + $60 filing fee) is a reasonable amount of sanctions to impose against King in connection with this motion.  (Solis Decl., ¶¶ 6-7.)  

ORDER

The court grants plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company’s motion to compel responses to interrogatories as to defendant Reginald Dowdley.

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, the court orders defendant Reginald Dowdley to serve on plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company full and complete verified answers, without objections, to plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company’s Form Interrogatories, Set One, that comply with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.220 and 2030.250, subdivisions (a) and (b), within 20 days of the date of service of this order.¿¿

The court grants plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company’s motion to compel responses to interrogatories as to defendant Quincy Lee King.

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290, the court orders defendant Quincy Lee King to serve on plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company full and complete verified answers, without objections, to plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company’s Form Interrogatories, Set One, that comply with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.220 and 2030.250, subdivisions (a) and (b), within 20 days of the date of service of this order.¿¿

The court grants plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company’s requests for monetary sanctions against defendants Reginald Dowdley and Quincy Lee King.

The court orders defendant Reginald Dowdley to pay sanctions to plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company in the amount of $720 within 30 days of the date of service of this order.

The court orders defendant Quincy Lee King to pay sanctions to plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company in the amount of $720 within 30 days of the date of service of this order.

The court orders plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company to give notice of this ruling.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:  May 2, 2023

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Robert B. Broadbelt III

Judge of the Superior Court