On 07/13/2018 L H LIMITED PATNERSHIP filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against LUIS ANTONIO BOLANOS. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is WENDY CHANG. The case status is Other.
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07/13/2018
Other
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
WENDY CHANG
L&H LIMITED PATNERSHIP
BOLANOS LUIS ANTONIO
WONG CHRISTOPHER FRANK
10/15/2019: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration OF IRENE MIZUKI
11/1/2019: Notice (name extension) - Notice Of Non Opposition Re Motion To Compel
11/12/2019: Minute Order - Minute Order (Hearing on Motion to Compel Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Resp...)
11/19/2019: Notice of Settlement - Notice of Settlement
11/21/2019: Request for Dismissal - Request for Dismissal
11/21/2019: Order to Show Cause re: Dismissal (Settlement) - Order to Show Cause re: Dismissal (Settlement)
11/26/2019: Request for Dismissal - Request for Dismissal
7/31/2018: Notice on Hearing About Court Fees
7/23/2018: Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)
7/20/2018: Answer
7/25/2018: Proof of Service by Substituted Service
7/13/2018: Summons - on Complaint
7/13/2018: Complaint
7/13/2018: Civil Case Cover Sheet
7/13/2018: Notice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case
DocketOrder to Show Cause - Hearing re: Dismissal Date scheduled for 01/21/2020 at 10:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94 Not Held - Vacated by Court on 12/02/2019
DocketOn the Complaint filed by L&H Limited Patnership on 07/13/2018, entered Request for Dismissal with prejudice filed by L&H Limited Patnership as to the entire action
DocketRequest for Dismissal; Filed by: L&H Limited Patnership (Plaintiff)
DocketUpdated -- Request for Dismissal Not Entered: Name Extension: Not Entered; As To Parties changed from Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant) to Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant)
DocketERROR with ROA message definition 129 with DismissalParty:1834747 resulted in empty message
DocketUpdated -- Notice of Settlement: As To Parties: removed
DocketOn the Complaint filed by L&H Limited Patnership on 07/13/2018, entered Request for Dismissal with prejudice filed by L&H Limited Patnership
DocketRequest for Dismissal; Filed by: L&H Limited Patnership (Plaintiff); As to: Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant)
DocketOrder to Show Cause - Hearing re: Dismissal Date scheduled for 01/21/2020 at 10:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
DocketOrder to Show Cause re: Dismissal (Settlement); Filed by: Clerk
DocketOrder on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court); Filed by: Clerk; As to: Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant)
DocketAnswer; Filed by: Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant)
DocketRequest to Waive Court Fees; Filed by: Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant)
DocketComplaint; Filed by: L&H Limited Patnership (Plaintiff); As to: Luis Antonio Bolanos (Defendant)
DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by: L&H Limited Patnership (Plaintiff)
DocketSummons on Complaint; Issued and Filed by: Clerk
DocketNotice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case; Filed by: Clerk
DocketCase assigned to Hon. Wendy Chang in Department 94 Stanley Mosk Courthouse
DocketNon-Jury Trial scheduled for 01/10/2020 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
DocketOrder to Show Cause - Failure to File Proof of Service scheduled for 07/16/2021 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
Case Number: 18STLC09464 Hearing Date: November 12, 2019 Dept: 94
MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANT’S DISCOVERY RESPONSES AND FOR MONETARY AND TERMINATING SANCTIONS
(CCP §§ 2030.290, 2031.300, 2033.280)
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff L&H Limited Partnership’s Motion to Compel Defendant’s Discovery Responses and for Monetary and Terminating Sanctions CONTINUED TO DEC. 12, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 94.
ANALYSIS:
I. Discussion
On October 15, 2019, Plaintiff Christina Bunch (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant Motion to Compel Discovery Responses from and for Monetary and Terminating Sanctions against Defendant Luis Antonio Bolanos (“Defendant”).
The Court notes, however, that Plaintiff brings this Motion to Compel Discovery on four different discovery methods (form and special interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admission), but paid only one filing fee. It is improper to combine motions seeking different reliefs. Plaintiff should have filed one discovery motion for each of the four discovery methods: that is, (1) a motion to compel responses to form interrogatories, (2) a motion to compel responses to special interrogatories, (3) a motion to deem the truth of the matters specified in the requests for admission, and (4) a motion to compel responses to requests for production of documents.
“[P]ayment of filing fees is both mandatory and jurisdictional.” (Hu v. Silgan Containers Corp. (1999) 70 Cal.App.4th 1261, 1269.) “Unless otherwise provided by law, any document for which a filing fee is required under Government Code sections 68926 or 68927 must be accompanied at the time of filing by the required fee or an application for a waiver of court fees under rule 8.26.” (CRC 8.25(c).) Because Plaintiff has only paid one filing fee for the improperly combined Motion instead of four filing fees, the Court cannot consider the Motion at this time.
II. Conclusion & Order
Plaintiff is ordered to pay three additional filing fees at least 16 court days before the next hearing date. The Motion is CONTINUED TO DEC. 12, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 94.
Moving party is ordered to give notice.
Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SMCdept94@lacourt.org as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org. If the department does not receive an email and there are no appearances at the hearing, the motion will be placed off calendar.