Case Number: 19STCV10535 Hearing Date: December 10, 2019 Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT

ODALYS MEDINA,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

ROSA MOLINA, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

CASE NO: 19STCV10535

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

Dept. 3

1:30 p.m.

December 10, 2019

Defendant propounded special interrogatories, form interrogatories, RFAs, and RPDs on Plaintiff on 6/12/19. To date, despite a meet and confer effort, Plaintiff has not served responses. Defendant therefore seeks an order compelling Plaintiff to respond, without objections, to the outstanding interrogatories and RPDs, deeming the RFAs admitted, and imposing sanctions.

Defendant’s motions to compel 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).

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

Sanctions are mandatory. §§2030.290(c), 2031.300(c), 2033.280(c). Defendant seeks sanctions in the amount of $960/motion. Defense Counsel bills at the rate of $150/hour. The Court awards one hour to prepare each form discovery motion. The Court awards two hours of time to appear, as Counsel is located in Glendale; the time is only awarded once. The Court therefore awards a total of six hours of attorney time at the requested rate of $150/hour, or $900 in attorneys’ fees. The Court also awards four filing fees of $60 each, or $240 in costs.

Sanctions are sought and imposed against Plaintiff and her attorney of record, jointly and severally; they are ordered to pay sanctions to Defendant, by and through her attorney of record, in the total amount of $1140, within twenty days. Defendant is ordered to give notice.