Case Number: BC707847 Hearing Date: February 01, 2019 Dept: 3

SAMER ABLUGHOD,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

TOMMY SAEDI, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

CASE NO: BC707847

[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTIONS TO COMPEL

Dept. 3

1:30 p.m.

February 1, 2019

Defendant, Blue Rose Café propounded form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and RPDs on Plaintiff on 9/18/18. To date, despite multiple extensions of time to respond, Plaintiff has not served responses. Defendant therefore seeks an order compelling Plaintiff to respond, without objections, to the outstanding discovery and to pay sanctions.

Defendant’s motions are granted. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and RPDs, without objections, within ten days. CCP §§2030.290(a),(b), 2031.300(a),(b).

Sanctions are mandatory. §§2030.290(c), 2031.300(c). Defendant seeks sanctions in the amount of $1480 total. Defense Counsel bills at the rate of $175/hour. The Court awards one hour to prepare each form discovery motion. No opposition was filed, and therefore no reply was necessary. The Court awards three hours of appearance time, and only awards the time once. The Court therefore awards a total of six hours of attorney time at the rate of $175/hour, for a total of $1050 in attorneys’ fees. The Court also awards three filing fees of $60 each, or $180 in costs.

Sanctions are sought and imposed against Plaintiff and his attorney of record, jointly and severally; they are ordered to pay sanctions to Defendant, by and through counsel of record, in the total amount of $1230, within twenty days.

Defendant is ordered to give notice.