Motion to Compel Initial Responses to Form Interrogatories
24CV020765: BELL vs KING, et al. 06/17/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Initial Responses to Form Interrogatories in Department 8D
Tentative Ruling
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24CV020765: BELL vs KING, et al. 06/17/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Initial Responses to Form Interrogatories in Department 8D
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TENTATIVE RULING:
The motion of Natalie Louise Bell (Plaintiff) to compel Defendant Eugene Kings (Defendant) responses to form interrogatories, set one, is UNOPPOSED and GRANTED.
Plaintiff propounded its form interrogatories, set one, on February 25, 2025. (Morin Decl., ¶ 2.) Defendants counsel agreed to provide responses by May 13, 2025. (Id., ¶ 7.) Defendant had not served discovery responses at the time of filing of this motion. (Id., ¶ 8.)
Defendant has not filed an opposition to this motion to compel. A partys failure to oppose a motion is construed as a concession on the merits. (D.I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Super. Ct. (1964) 60 Cal.2d 723, 728, fn. 4.)
No later than July 17, 2026, Defendant shall serve verified responses, without objections, to Plaintiffs form interrogatories, set one.
The Court denies Plaintiffs requests for sanctions. The motion was unopposed. (Code
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
24CV020765: BELL vs KING, et al. 06/17/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Initial Responses to Form Interrogatories in Department 8D
Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subd. (c).)
This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order or other notice is required. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1019.5; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1312.)