On 03/28/2017 YONG HWAN KIM filed an Other lawsuit against SIMCO CONSTRUCTION. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judges overseeing this case are HOLLY E. KENDIG and MICHELLE WILLIAMS COURT. The case status is Other.
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03/28/2017
Other
Los Angeles County Superior Courts
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
HOLLY E. KENDIG
MICHELLE WILLIAMS COURT
KIM YONG HWAN
KIM HAENG CHA
DOES 1 TO 20
SIMCO CONSTRUCTION
NAMU DEVELOPMENT INC
THOMPSON COBURN LLP
KRING & CHUNG LLP
SPRINGEL & FINK LLP
5/20/2019: Case Management Statement
10/16/2017: CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
10/30/2017: AMENDED NOTICE OF RELATED CASE
3/28/2017: SUMMONS
4/4/2017: NOTICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE & OSC RE PROOF OF SERVICE
4/12/2017: PROOF OF SERVICE SUMMONS & COMPLAINT
4/18/2017: PROOF OF SERVICE SUMMONS & COMPLAINT
5/11/2017: REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT
5/22/2017: ORDER ON COURT FEE WAIVER
6/2/2017: SUMMONS - CROSS-COMPLAINT
6/5/2017: NOTICE OF RULING
7/19/2017: ORDER TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT AGAINST SIMCO CONSTRUCTION AND FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN ANSWER
7/21/2017: CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
7/21/2017: PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS ON CROSS-COMPLAINT
7/25/2017: CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
8/3/2017: CIVIL DEPOSIT
8/3/2017: PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF POSTING JURY FEES
8/7/2017: Minute Order
Case Management Statement; Filed by Namu Development, Inc (Defendant)
NOTICE OF ORDER RELATING AND CONSOLIDATING ACTIONS
Notice; Filed by Yong Hwan Kim (Plaintiff); Haeng Cha Kim (Plaintiff)
at 08:30 AM in Department 74; Non-Appearance Case Review - Held
Minute order entered: 2018-08-22 00:00:00; Filed by Clerk
Minute Order
STIPULATION TO EXTEND MEDIATION COMPLETION DATE; ORDER
Stipulation; Filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner
NOTICE OF RULING RE NOTICE OF RELATED CASES
Notice of Ruling; Filed by Yong Hwan Kim (Plaintiff); Haeng Cha Kim (Plaintiff)
Supplemental Proof of Service; Filed by Yong Hwan Kim (Plaintiff); Haeng Cha Kim (Plaintiff)
Notice of Case Management Conference; Filed by Yong Hwan Kim (Plaintiff); Haeng Cha Kim (Plaintiff)
NOTICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND OSC RE PROOF OF SERVICE
NOTICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE & OSC RE PROOF OF SERVICE
Notice of Case Management Conference; Filed by Clerk
NOTICE OF RELATED CASE
Notice of Related Case; Filed by Yong Hwan Kim (Plaintiff); Haeng Cha Kim (Plaintiff)
COMPLAINT FOR NEGLIGENCE (CONSTRUCTION DEFECT)
Complaint; Filed by Yong Hwan Kim (Plaintiff); Haeng Cha Kim (Plaintiff)
SUMMONS
Case Number: BC655731 Hearing Date: February 19, 2020 Dept: 74
BC655731 YONG HWAN KIM ET AL VS SIMCO CONSTRUCTION ET AL
Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Deem Matters Admitted and for Sanctions
TENTATIVE RULING: The motion is GRANTED. Plaintiffs are awarded sanctions in the amount of $600, against Chae Chul Sim dba Simco Construction, payable within 15 days. The court sets an OSC re striking the answer filed by Chae Chul Sim dba Simco Construction for failure to obtain counsel on March 19, 2020 at 8:30. Moving party to give notice.
On August 23, 2018, the court deemed related and consolidated cases BC655731 and BC593197, with BC593197 as the lead case. This order shall be entered in both cases.
The court finds defendant’s failure to respond a misuse of the discovery process. Sanctions have been sufficiently noticed. However, the court reduces the hourly rate ($670) and hours spent preparing this motion (2 hours) because both are unreasonable in light of counsel’s experience and the simplicity of this unopposed motion. (Kim Decl. ¶ 15.) The Court awards no time for reviewing an opposition and preparing a reply because there was no opposition. The Court finds one hour in appearance time is reasonable.
Accordingly, the court grants sanctions for a total of 2 hours to prepare the motion and appear at the hearing, at $300.00 per hour, plus one $60 filing fee, for a total of $660.