GALINA SHEPEL VS RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY ET AL
Case Summary
On 07/26/2017 GALINA SHEPEL filed a Personal Injury - Other Personal Injury lawsuit against RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judges overseeing this case are BENNY C. OSORIO, DEBORAH L. CHRISTIAN, STEPHEN I. GOORVITCH, MICHAEL E. WHITAKER and MARK A. BORENSTEIN. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
Case Details
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Case Number:
****0094
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Filing Date:
07/26/2017
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Case Status:
Pending - Other Pending
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Courthouse:
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County, State:
Los Angeles, California
Judge Details
Presiding Judges
BENNY C. OSORIO
DEBORAH L. CHRISTIAN
STEPHEN I. GOORVITCH
MICHAEL E. WHITAKER
MARK A. BORENSTEIN
Party Details
Petitioner and Plaintiff
SHEPEL GALINA
Respondents and Defendants
THE KROGER CO
RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY
DOES 1 TO 25
Attorney/Law Firm Details
Petitioner and Plaintiff Attorneys
HAKIM SHARONA ESLAMBOLY ESQ.
ESLAMBOLY-HAKIM SHARONA ESLAMBOLY ESQ.
LAKHCHAKOVA DIANA G.
Respondent and Defendant Attorneys
STONE GREGORY E. ESQ.
STONE GREGORY EDWARD ESQ.
Court Documents
6/22/2021: Certificate of Mailing for - CERTIFICATE OF MAILING FOR (HEARING ON MOTION - OTHER AUGMENT) OF 06/22/2021
6/22/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (HEARING ON MOTION - OTHER AUGMENT)
7/7/2021: Motion to Augment - MOTION TO AUGMENT DIANA LAKHCHAKOVA
7/13/2021: Notice - NOTICE NOTICE OF SECOND CONTINUANCE OF MOTIONS IN LIMINE
7/16/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (MSC))
7/16/2021: Certificate of Mailing for - CERTIFICATE OF MAILING FOR (MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (MSC)) OF 07/16/2021
5/28/2021: Opposition - OPPOSITION DEFENDANT'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE TO AUGMENT EXPERT WITNESS LIST
6/1/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (HEARING ON EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO A...)
6/1/2021: Ex Parte Application - EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO AUGMENT EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION
6/2/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (COURT ORDER RE MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE HEARING)
6/2/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (FINAL STATUS CONFERENCE)
6/2/2021: Certificate of Mailing for - CERTIFICATE OF MAILING FOR (COURT ORDER RE MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE HEARING) OF 06/02/2021
5/27/2021: Motion to Augment - MOTION TO AUGMENT DIANA LAKHCHAKOVA
3/8/2021: Notice - NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF DEFENDANT'S MOTIONS IN LIMINES NOS. 1-5
3/8/2021: Notice of Posting of Jury Fees
4/9/2021: Opposition - OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE APPLICATION
4/12/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (HEARING ON EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL, FINAL STAT...)
4/12/2021: Notice of Continuance - NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF MOTIONS IN LIMINE
Docket Entries
- 08/24/2021
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Hearing08/24/2021 at 08:30 AM in Department 32 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Trial
- 08/10/2021
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Hearing08/10/2021 at 10:00 AM in Department 32 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Final Status Conference
- 08/02/2021
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Hearing08/02/2021 at 1:30 PM in Department 32 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Hearing on Motion - Other Augment Expert Designation
- 07/16/2021
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Hearing07/16/2021 at 10:00 AM in Department 2 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC)
- 07/13/2021
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DocketNotice (Notice of Second Continuance of Motions in Limine); Filed by Ralphs Grocery Company (Defendant)
- 07/07/2021
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DocketMotion to Augment (TO AUGMENT PLAINTIFF?S EXPERT DESIGNATION;); Filed by Galina Shepel (Plaintiff)
- 06/22/2021
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Docketat 1:30 PM in Department 32, Michael E. Whitaker, Presiding; Hearing on Motion - Other (augment) - Held - Motion Denied
- 06/22/2021
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DocketCertificate of Mailing for ((Hearing on Motion - Other augment) of 06/22/2021); Filed by Clerk
- 06/22/2021
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DocketMinute Order ( (Hearing on Motion - Other augment)); Filed by Clerk
- 06/16/2021
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Docketat 08:30 AM in Department 32, Michael E. Whitaker, Presiding; Final Status Conference - Not Held - Clerical Error
- 01/08/2018
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DocketNOTICE OF INFORMAL DISCOVERY CONFERENCE OFF CALENDAR
- 08/28/2017
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DocketDEFENDANT RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY DBA RALPHS'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S UNVERIFIED COMPLAINT; DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
- 08/28/2017
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DocketAnswer; Filed by Ralphs Grocery Company (Defendant)
- 08/03/2017
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DocketPROOF OF SERVICE SUMMONS
- 08/03/2017
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DocketProof-Service/Summons; Filed by Galina Shepel (Plaintiff)
- 08/03/2017
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DocketProof-Service/Summons; Filed by Galina Shepel (Plaintiff)
- 08/03/2017
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DocketPROOF OF SERVICE SUMMONS
- 07/26/2017
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DocketSUMMONS
- 07/26/2017
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DocketCOMPLAINT-PERS. INJURY, PROP DAMAGE, WRONGFUL DEATH (2 PAGES)
- 07/26/2017
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DocketComplaint; Filed by Galina Shepel (Plaintiff)
Tentative Rulings
Case Number: BC670094 Hearing Date: October 24, 2019 Dept: 5
Superior Court of California
County of Los Angeles
Department 5
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galina shepel, Plaintiff, v.
ralphs grocery company, et al.,
Defendants. |
Case No.: BC670094
Hearing Date: October 24, 2019
[TENTATIVE] order RE: motions to compel discovery responses
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Defendant Ralphs Grocery Company (“Defendant”) move to compel responses from Plaintiff Galina Shepel (“Plaintiff”) to: (1) Supplemental Request for Production of Documents (“RPD”); and (2) Form Interrogatories, Set Two (“FROG”).
Defendant served the discovery at issue on Plaintiff by mail on March 25, 2019. Defendant granted Plaintiff multiple extensions of time to respond, up to May 31, 2019. On that date, Plaintiff served unverified responses. “Unsworn responses are tantamount to no responses at all.” (Appleton v. Superior Court (1988) 206 Cal.App.3d 632, 636.) Accordingly, the motions to compel responses to the RPD and FROG are granted per Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.290 and 2031.300. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objections, to Defendants’ RPD and FROG within 30 days of service of this order.
Defendant seeks sanctions in connection with the motions. The Court concludes that Plaintiff’s failure to serve verified responses to the discovery is an abuse of the discovery process. The court awards sanctions against Plaintiff in the amount of $720, which represents four hours of attorney time to prepare the motions and attend the hearing at $180 per hour, plus two filing fees of $60 each
CONCLUSION AND ORDER
Defendant’s motions to compel responses to the RPD and FROG are granted per Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.290 and 2031.300. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objections, within 30 days of notice of this order.
Plaintiff is ordered to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $840 to Defendant, by and through counsel, within 30 days of notice of this order.
Defendant is ordered to provide notice of this order and file proof of service of such.
DATED: October 24, 2019 ___________________________
Stephen I. Goorvitch
Judge of the Superior Court
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