On 02/23/2018 JOSE G VILLAGRANA filed a Personal Injury - Other Personal Injury lawsuit against SCOTTYS GAS STATION. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judges overseeing this case are YOLANDA OROZCO, LAURA A. SEIGLE and AMY D. HOGUE. The case status is Other.
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02/23/2018
Other
Los Angeles County Superior Courts
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
YOLANDA OROZCO
LAURA A. SEIGLE
AMY D. HOGUE
VILLAGRANA JOSE G.
SCOTTY'S GAS STATION
DOES 1 TO 100
BECKER TODD B. ESQ.
Attorney at Law Offices of Todd B. Becker
3750 E. Anaheim Street, Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90804
BECKER TODD BENJAMIN ESQ.
MILLER LAW ASSOCIATES APC
MAYER ZACHARY
1/17/2020: Notice of Settlement
1/13/2020: Declaration - DECLARATION OF JASON BOYER IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TERMINATING SANCTIONS
1/13/2020: Declaration - DECLARATION OF JASON BOYER IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO COMPEL - SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES
1/13/2020: Opposition - OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO COMPEL - SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES
1/13/2020: Opposition - OPPOSITION TO MOTION TERMINATING SANCTIONS
12/12/2019: Motion to Compel Discovery (not Further Discovery) - 1 moving party, 1 motion
12/12/2019: Motion to Compel Discovery (not Further Discovery) - 1 moving party, 1 motion
12/13/2019: Motion for Terminating Sanctions
11/13/2019: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (HEARING ON MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY (NOT "FURTHER DISCOVERY...)
10/10/2019: Motion to Compel Discovery (not Further Discovery) - 1 moving party, 1 motion
8/7/2019: Stipulation and Order - STIPULATION AND ORDER {PROPOSED ORDER] AND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL, FSC [AND RELATED MOTION/DISCOVERY DATES} PERSONAL INJURY COURTS ONLY (CENTRAL DISTRICT)
7/3/2019: Opposition - OPPOSITION OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
7/12/2019: Objection - OBJECTION DEFENDANT SCOTTY'S GAS, INC/S OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S EVIDENCE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
7/12/2019: Separate Statement
5/2/2019: Motion for Summary Judgment
12/6/2018: Notice of Continuance - NOTICE OF CONTINUED HEARING
2/27/2019: Declaration - Declaration OF ZACHARY MAYER IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR TERMINATING AND MONETARY SANCTIONS OR, ALTERNATIVELY, EVIDENTIARY AND MONETARY SANCTIONS; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHO
5/14/2018: DFFENDANT?S ANSWER TO COMPLAINT
DocketRequest for Dismissal; Filed by Jose G. Villagrana (Plaintiff)
Docketat 08:30 AM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Jury Trial - Not Held - Advanced and Vacated
Docketat 10:00 AM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Final Status Conference - Not Held - Advanced and Vacated
DocketNotice (Notice of Court Order); Filed by Jose G. Villagrana (Plaintiff)
Docketat 1:30 PM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Hearing on Motion to Compel Discovery (not "Further Discovery") - Not Held - Taken Off Calendar by Party
Docketat 1:30 PM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Hearing on Motion for Order (Defendant?s Motion for Order Deeming Admitted the Truth of Matter?s Specified in RFAs, Set 3; Request for Monetary Sanctions Against Plaintiff and/or His Counsel.) - Not Held - Taken Off Calendar by Party
Docketat 1:30 PM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Hearing on Motion to Compel Discovery (not "Further Discovery") - Not Held - Taken Off Calendar by Party
Docketat 1:30 PM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Hearing on Motion to Compel Discovery (not "Further Discovery") - Not Held - Taken Off Calendar by Party
Docketat 1:30 PM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Hearing on Motion for Terminating Sanctions - Not Held - Taken Off Calendar by Party
Docketat 11:15 AM in Department 27, Laura A. Seigle, Presiding; Court Order
DocketNotice Of Change Of Address, Telephone Number And Fax Number; Filed by Jose G. Villagrana (Plaintiff)
DocketDEFENDANTS DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
DocketDFFENDANT S ANSWER TO COMPLAINT
DocketDemand for Jury Trial; Filed by Scotty's Gas Station (Defendant)
DocketAnswer; Filed by Scotty's Gas Station (Defendant)
DocketPROOF OF SERVICE SUMMONS
DocketProof-Service/Summons; Filed by Jose G. Villagrana (Plaintiff)
DocketCOMPLAINT-PERS. INJURY, PROP DAMAGE, WRONGFUL DEATH (2 PAGES)
DocketComplaint; Filed by Jose G. Villagrana (Plaintiff)
DocketSUMMONS
Case Number: BC695007 Hearing Date: November 13, 2019 Dept: 4B
[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY AND MONETARY SANCTIONS
On February 23, 2018, Plaintiff Jose G. Villagrana (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant Scotty’s Gas Station (“Defendant”). On June 10, 2019, Defendant served Plaintiff with Request for Supplemental Responses to Previously Served Form and Special Interrogatories, Request for Supplemental Responses to Requests for Production, and Special Interrogatories (Set Three). Plaintiff did not serve responses by the July 15, 2019 deadline. On August 12, 2019, defense counsel emailed Plaintiff’s counsel about the responses. Defense counsel followed up on August 22 and 29, 2019 seeking responses. Plaintiff did not serve responses or respond to the attempts to meet and confer. Defendant seeks to compel Plaintiff’s responses to discovery and monetary sanctions.
Where a party fails to serve timely responses to discovery requests, the court may make an order compelling responses. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, 2031.300; Healthcare Consulting, Inc. v. Pacific Healthcare Consultants (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 390, 403.) A party that fails to serve timely responses waives any objections to the request, including ones based on privilege or the protection of attorney work product. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, subd. (a), 2031.300, subd. (a).) Unlike a motion to compel further responses, a motion to compel responses is not subject to a 45-day time limit and the propounding party has no meet and confer obligations. (Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc., supra, 148 Cal.App.4th at p. 404.)
Plaintiff filed no opposition to these Motions and did not serve responses to Defendant’s requests for discovery. Accordingly, the Motions to compel Plaintiff’s responses are GRANTED. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objection, to Defendant’s Request for Supplemental Responses to Previously Served Form and Special Interrogatories, Request for Supplemental Responses to Requests for Production, and Special Interrogatories (Set Three) within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order.
Where the court grants a motion to compel responses, sanctions shall be imposed against the party who unsuccessfully makes or opposes a motion to compel, unless the party acted with substantial justification or the sanction would otherwise be unjust. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (c), 2031.300, subd. (c).) Defendant’s request for monetary sanctions is GRANTED and imposed against Plaintiff and counsel of record, jointly and severally, in the reduced amount of $810 for three hours at defense counsel’s hourly rate of $210 and $180 in filing fees, to be paid within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order.
Moving party to give notice.
Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT4B@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.