Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 23AHCV02285, Date: 2024-07-18 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 23AHCV02285    Hearing Date: July 19, 2024    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

PETER RICHARDS,

                    Plaintiff(s),

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VERONICA MORALES BANTA,

 

                    Defendant(s).

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     CASE NO.:  23AHCV02285

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO DEFENDANT VERONICA MORALES BANTA, M.D.’S DEMAND FOR PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

July 19, 2024

 

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On March 29, 2024, defendant Veronica Morales Banta, M.D. (“Defendant”) filed this motion for an order compelling plaintiff Peter Richards (“Plaintiff”) to serve verified responses, without objections, to Demand for Production and Inspection of Documents, Set One within 10 days of the hearing and to pay sanctions in the amount of $1,811.65.

Defendant propounded on January 12, 2024.

If a party to whom inspection demands are directed fails to serve a timely response, the propounding party may move for an order compelling their response. (Code Civ.Proc., § 2031.300.)

Here, the motion to compel is unopposed and there is no dispute that Plaintiff did not serve responses to Defendant’s written discovery. Accordingly, Defendant’s motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff is ORDERED to serve verified responses, without objections, to Demand for Production and Inspection of Documents, Set One within 10 days of the date of this order.

The Court further imposes sanctions in the reduced amount of $311.65, consisting of 1 hour at defense counsel’s hourly rate of $250 and $61.65 in filing fees, payable within 10 days of the date of this order.

          Moving party to give notice.

Dated this 19th day of July, 2024

 

 

 

 

       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.