Case Number: BC643397 Hearing Date: October 28, 2019 Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT

ROBERTO QUEZADA RUBALCAVA, ET AL.,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

MANUEL GONZALEZ, M.D., ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

CASE NO: BC643397

[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DEEM RFAS ADMITTED

Dept. 3

1:30 p.m.

October 28, 2019

Defendant, Medicina Familiar Medical Group propounded RFAs, set two on Plaintiff, Roberto Rubalcava on 7/23/19. To date, despite a meet and confer effort, Plaintiff has not served responses. Defendant therefore seeks an order deeming the RFAs admitted and imposing sanctions.

Defendant’s motion to deem RFAs admitted is granted. CCP §2033.280(b).

Sanctions are mandatory. §2033.280(c). Defendant seeks sanctions in the amount of $684.40. The Declaration of Counsel filed with the motion renders the amount sought highly confusing. Counsel declares he spent 2.4 hours drafting the motion, 2 hours preparing a reply, and 3.1 hours appearing at the hearing, all at $200/hour. This would be a total of 7.5 hours, or $1500 in attorneys’ fees. The Court finds the requested $684.40 much more reasonable, and also notes that it is the amount in the notice of motion.

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 its attorney of record, in the total amount of $684.40, within twenty days. Defendant is ordered to give notice.