Case Number: BC720601 Hearing Date: April 29, 2019 Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT

ALVIN BUI,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

MOHAMMED LAKHANI, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

CASE NO: BC720601

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

Dept. 3

1:30 p.m.

April 29, 2019

Defendant propounded form interrogatories and RPDs on Plaintiff on 10/30/18. To date, despite an extension of time to respond and an additional attempt to meet and confer, 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 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 amounts of $441.50 (interrogatories) and $347.50 (RPDs). Defense Counsel bills at the rate of $143.75/hour. The Court awards the requested one hour to prepare each form motion to compel. The Court awards the requested one hour of appearance time, but only awards the time once. The Court awards a total of three hours of attorney time at the rate of $143.75/hour, for a total of $431.25 in attorneys’ fees. The Court also awards two filing fees of $60 each and one Court Call fee of $94, for a total of $214 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 $645.25, within twenty days.

Defendant is ordered to give notice.