Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 21STCV19641, Date: 2023-08-04 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 21STCV19641    Hearing Date: December 28, 2023    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

IVAN CERVANTES,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

SUNBELT RENTALS, INC.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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     CASE NO.:  21STCV19641

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT SUNBELT RENTALS, INC.’S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS (SET ONE) BY PLAINTIFF IVAN CERVANTES

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

December 28, 2023

 

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          On September 15, 2023, defendant Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. (“Defendant”) filed this motion for an order compelling plaintiff Ivan Cervantes to serve further responses to Requests for Admission (Set Two). The motion also requests sanctions against Plaintiff and his counsel of record for $1,580.

          On December 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition brief and Plaintiff’s counsel declared that further responses had been served. While the motion may be moot, the Court may award sanctions in favor of Defendant. In this case, the Court imposes sanctions because Plaintiff served amended responses only after seven months and failed to respond to Defendant’s attempts to meet and confer.

          Accordingly, Defendant’s request for sanctions is GRANTED and imposed against Plaintiff and counsel of record, jointly and severally, in the amount of $630, consisting of 3 hours at an hourly rate of $190 and a $60 filing fee, payable within 10 days.

Dated this 28th day of December, 2023

 

 

 

 

       William A. Crowfoot

Judge of the Superior Court

 

 

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at ALHDEPT3@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.