Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 20STCV11485, Date: 2022-08-09 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV11485    Hearing Date: August 9, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

KELLY DUANGRUDEESWAT,

                   Plaintiff(s),

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LONG BEACH TRANSIT, et al.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 20stcv11485

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY, DEEM REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION ADMITTED, AND REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

August 9, 2022

 

          On March 23, 2020, Plaintiff Kelly Duangrudeeswat(“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Long Beach Public Transportation Company (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Long Beach Transit”) and Rodney Jones for injuries arising from an automobile accident that occurred on October 7, 2019. On September 1, 2021, Defendant served Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, Request for Identification and Production of Documents, and Requests for Admission on Plaintiff.  On November 3, 2021, Plaintiff served unverified responses to all discovery.  Defendant now seeks orders compelling Plaintiff to provide verified responses and to have the requests for admission deemed admitted.  Defendant also requests monetary sanctions.  

          Defendant fails to attach copies of the discovery requests and responses that are the subject of these motions.  The Court therefore continues the hearing on these motions to August 23, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.so that Defendant can submit evidence of the discovery requests and responses that are at issue.  Defendant is to file this additional documentation no later than August 16, 2022. 

         

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar.