Case Number: BC645698 Hearing Date: May 13, 2019 Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT

GAGIK MELKONYAN

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

JORGE LUIS RAMIREZ, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

CASE NO: BC645698

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTIONS TO COMPEL AND MOTION TO DEEM RFAS ADMITTED

Dept. 3

1:30 p.m.

May 13, 2019

Plaintiff propounded form interrogatories, RPDs and RFAs on Defendant, Jorge Luis Ramirez on 2/26/19. Additionally, Plaintiff propounded RFAs, set two, on Defendant, United Valet Parking, Inc. on 2/26/19. To date, despite an attempt to meet and confer, Defendants have not served responses to any of the propounded discovery. Plaintiff therefore seeks an order compelling Ramirez to respond, without objections, to the outstanding discovery, deeming the RFAs propounded on each defendant admitted, and requiring Defendants and Defense Counsel to pay sanctions.

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

Plaintiff’s motions to deem RFAs admitted is granted. RFAs, set one, propounded on Ramirez are deemed admitted. RFAs, set two, propounded on United Valet, are deemed admitted. CCP §2033.280(b).

Sanctions are mandatory. §§2030.290(c), 2031.300(c), 2033.280(c). Plaintiff seeks sanctions in varying amounts. Counsel bills at the rate of $250/hour. The Court awards one hour of time to prepare each of these form discovery motions. The Court awards the requested one hour to appear at the hearing on the motion, but only awards the time one. The Court therefore awards a total of five hours of attorney time at the requested rate $250/hour, or $1250 in attorneys’ fees. The Court also awards four filing fees of $60 each, or $240 in costs. Sanctions are sought against and imposed against Defendants, Ramirez and United Valet, as well as their attorney of record, jointly and severally; they are ordered to pay sanctions to Plaintiff, by and through his attorney of record, in the amount of $1490, within twenty days.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice.