LG Burke v Hagen Los Angeles County Superior Court Case Number BC720131.


From the Los Angeles court online case records it is Lawzilla's understanding the following occurred:

Attorney Ralph E Harrison, II, represented the plaintiff in a fraud and breach of contract case.




During the lawsuit the defendant served Harrison's client with a request to produce documents.

However, no objections and no response was served by Ralph Harrison's office - even after being given an extension of time to respond.

Defendant then filed a motion to compel.

The judge said by not filing a timely response attorney Harrison had waived any objections to the document request.

In a tentative ruling the judge said the motion would be granted and have Ralph Harrison, Esq.'s client five days to provide required responses.




The judge also said attorney Harrison and his client would be sanctioned $810.




The case docket indicates no opposition was filed to the motion to compel and request for sanctions.

When it came time to hear the motion in court the judge considered the argument of counsel and then confirmed the tentative ruling as the final order of the court.

$810 in sanctions were imposed against attorney Ralph Harrison.

After reading this court order would you want to hire Ralph Harrison as an attorney?

Despite obtaining an extension of time there was no response to the document request.

Despite a motion to compel being filed and a request for sanctions there was still no response.

No written opposition to the motion, or sanctions request, was made.

Lawzilla found a California State Bar order, involving a different attorney, indicating that being sanctioned by a judge for discovery abuse can result in State Bar discipline for failing to competently perform legal services.



Harrison told Lawzilla he got behind after his law partner died.

was admitted to the California Bar in 2000. Bar Number 212016.

3710 West 54th Street
Los Angeles, California 90043

Law School: Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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