Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 22AHCV00668, Date: 2025-04-11 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 22AHCV00668    Hearing Date: April 11, 2025    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

CAFE ON LEMON, INC.,

                    Plaintiff(s),

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LOUIS PETRIE SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST, et al.,

 

                    Defendant(s).

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     CASE NO.:  22AHCV00668

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT DILYS JONES’ MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST PLAINTIFF FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DISCOVERY ORDERS; REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,900

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

April 11, 2025

 

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Defendant Dilys Jones (“Defendant”), as Trustee of the Louis Petrie Separate Property Trust, moves for an order imposing sanctions against Plaintiff Café on Lemon, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) for failing to comply with the Court’s orders issued on September 17 and September 18, 2024 (“September Orders”). The September Orders directed Plaintiff to serve responses and pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $570. The motion is brought under Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.010(g), which authorizes monetary sanctions for disobeying a court order to provide discovery.

Defendant argues that additional sanctions of $1,900 should be imposed for Plaintiff’s failure to pay the initial amount of $570 imposed by the September Orders.

In opposition, Plaintiff’s counsel attaches a copy of a check dated October 22, 2024, showing that $1,425 was paid to defense counsel.

On reply, Defendant argues that the referenced check does not address the $570 imposed for failing to provide discovery responses, but a different sanction imposed by the Court on October 16, 2024.

Since there is no evidence that Plaintiff has complied with the Court’s September Orders, the Court GRANTS the motion for sanctions and imposes an additional $950 in sanctions against Plaintiff, consisting of 2 hours at defense counsel’s hourly rate of $475, to be paid within 20 days of the date of this Order.

Moving party to give notice.

 

Dated this 11th day of April 2025

 

 

 

 

       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.