STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY VS GUILLERMO LEDEZMAN, JR.
Case Summary
On 09/24/2018 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against GUILLERMO LEDEZMAN, JR. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Spring Street Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is WENDY CHANG. The case status is Disposed - Judgment Entered.
Case Details
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Case Number:
*******2124
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Filing Date:
09/24/2018
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Case Status:
Disposed - Judgment Entered
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Courthouse:
Spring Street Courthouse
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County, State:
Los Angeles, California
Judge Details
Judge
WENDY CHANG
Party Details
Plaintiff
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Defendant
LEDEZMAN GUILLERMO JR.
Attorney/Law Firm Details
Plaintiff Attorney
LOURO JENNY ROSE
Defendant Attorney
VELLA LOUIS J.
Court Documents
4/5/2021: Judgment - Judgment on the Pleading
3/19/2021: Memorandum of Costs (Summary) - Memorandum of Costs (Summary)
3/19/2021: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration RE INTEREST
2/17/2021: Trial Brief - Trial Brief
2/17/2021: Witness List - Witness List
3/9/2021: Notice of Entry of Judgment / Dismissal / Other Order - Notice of Entry of Judgment / Dismissal / Other Order
3/9/2021: Minute Order - Minute Order (Non-Jury Trial;)
2/3/2020: Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint) - Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint)
2/3/2020: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration OF BREANNE L REESES ESQ IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DEEM RFA'S ADMITTED
2/3/2020: Motion to Deem RFA's Admitted - Motion to Deem RFA's Admitted
2/3/2020: Memorandum of Points & Authorities - Memorandum of Points & Authorities
2/27/2020: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration of Louis J. Vella Esq. Regarding Plaintiff's Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitting
3/11/2020: Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint) - Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint)
2/13/2019: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration OF BREANNE L REESE ESQ IN SUPPORT OF ORDER PERMITTING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
2/13/2019: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration OF KYLE CREASEY IN SUPPORT OF ORDER PERMITTING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
6/3/2019: Order for Publication - Order for Publication for Guillermo
7/1/2019: Answer - Answer
7/9/2019: Proof of Publication - Proof of Publication
Docket Entries
- 04/05/2021
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DocketUpdated -- Judgment - Judgment on the Pleading - 03/09/2021 entered for Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company against Defendant Guillermo Ledezman Jr..: Result: Clerical Correction; Result Date: 04/05/2021; Name Extension: - Judgment on the Pleading - 03/09/2021 entered for Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company against Defendant Guillermo Ledezman Jr.. As To Parties: removed
- 04/05/2021
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DocketUpdated -- Judgment on the Pleading: Status Date changed from 03/22/2021 to 04/05/2021; Result Date changed from 03/22/2021 to 04/05/2021; As To Parties changed from Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant) to Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant)
- 04/05/2021
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DocketUpdated -- Judgment on the Pleading: As To Parties changed from Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant) to Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant)
- 04/05/2021
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DocketUpdated -- Judgment entered on 04/05/2021 ; Costs: 658.35 ; Status Date changed from 03/09/2021 to 04/05/2021 ; Costs TBD: blank ; Status changed from Entered to Interlineated
- 03/22/2021
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DocketJudgment on the Pleading; Signed and Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant)
- 03/19/2021
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DocketDeclaration RE INTEREST; Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
- 03/19/2021
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DocketProof of Service (not Summons and Complaint); Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant)
- 03/19/2021
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DocketProof of Service (not Summons and Complaint); Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant)
- 03/19/2021
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DocketMemorandum of Costs (Summary); Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant); Total Costs: 658.35
- 03/09/2021
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DocketNotice of Entry of Judgment / Dismissal / Other Order; Filed by: Clerk
- 02/13/2019
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DocketUpdated -- Application for Order to Publish for Guillermo: As To Parties changed from Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant) to Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant); Status changed from Rejected to Filed
- 02/13/2019
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DocketDeclaration OF KYLE CREASEY IN SUPPORT OF ORDER PERMITTING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION; Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
- 02/13/2019
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DocketDeclaration OF BREANNE L REESE ESQ IN SUPPORT OF ORDER PERMITTING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION; Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
- 09/25/2018
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DocketCase assigned to Hon. Wendy Chang in Department 94 Stanley Mosk Courthouse
- 09/25/2018
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DocketNon-Jury Trial scheduled for 03/23/2020 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
- 09/25/2018
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DocketOrder to Show Cause - Failure to File Proof of Service scheduled for 09/27/2021 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
- 09/24/2018
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DocketComplaint; Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (Defendant)
- 09/24/2018
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DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
- 09/24/2018
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DocketSummons on Complaint; Issued and Filed by: Clerk
- 09/24/2018
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DocketNotice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case; Filed by: Clerk
Tentative Rulings
Case Number: 18STLC12124 Hearing Date: March 02, 2020 Dept: 26
State Farm v. Ledezman, Jr., et al.
MOTION TO DEEM REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION ADMITTED
(CCP § 2033.280)
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company’s Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted Against Defendant Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. is GRANTED. DEFENDNT IS TO PAY SANCTIONS OF $260.00 TO PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL WITHIN 30 DAYS’ NOTICE OF THIS ORDER.
ANALYSIS:
On October 19, 2019, Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) served Requests for Admissions on Defendant Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. (“Defendant”). (Motion, Reese Decl., Exh. A.) On December 17, 2019, Defendant served unverified responses to the Requests for Admission. (Id. at Exh. B.) Despite providing Defendant with an extension of the time to serve verified responses, to date, Plaintiff has not received verified responses to the discovery requests propounded on Defendant. (Id. at p. 2:1-3.) As a result, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion to Deem the Truth of Matters Specified in Requests for Admissions Admitted and Request for Monetary Sanctions (the “Motion”) on February 3 31, 2020. To date, no opposition has been filed.
Defendant has not provided verified responses to the discovery propounded by Plaintiff nor filed an opposition to the motion. There is no requirement for a prior meet and confer effort before a motion to deem requests for admission can be filed. Further, the motion can be brought any time after the responding party fails to provide the responses.
The Court finds the failure to respond a misuse of the discovery process. Sanctions are appropriate under Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.010, 2023.030 and 2033.280, and have been properly noticed. Sanctions are granted against Defendant in the amount of $260.00, based on one hour of attorney time billed at $200.00 per hour, plus the $60.00 filing fee. (Id. at p. 2:4-7.)
Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company’s Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted Against Defendant Guillermo Ledezman, Jr. is GRANTED. DEFENDNT IS TO PAY SANCTIONS OF $260.00 TO PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL WITHIN 30 DAYS’ NOTICE OF THIS ORDER.
Moving party to give notice.
Parties may submit via e mail until Monday at 10 a.m.
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