JACOBS, et al. vs MANNAA, et al.

25CV026371: JACOBS, et al. vs MANNAA, et al. 07/13/2026 Hearing on Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted in Department 8C

Tentative Ruling

NOTICE:

Consistent with Local Rule 1.06(B), any party requesting oral argument on any matter on this calendar must comply with the following procedure:

To request limited oral argument, on any matter on this calendar, you must call the Department 8C Oral Argument Request Line at (916) 874-8380 by 4:00 p.m. the Court day before the hearing and advise opposing counsel. At the time of requesting oral argument, the requesting party shall leave a voice mail message: a) identifying themselves as the party requesting oral argument; b) indicating the specific matter/motion for which they are requesting oral argument; and c) confirming that it has notified the opposing party of its intention to appear and that opposing party may appear via Zoom using the Zoom link and Meeting ID indicated below. If no request for oral argument is made, the tentative ruling becomes the final order of the Court.

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A Stipulation and Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore (CV/E-206) is required to be signed by each party, the private court reporter, and the Judge prior to the hearing, if not using a reporter from the Court’s Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list.

25CV026371: JACOBS, et al. vs MANNAA, et al. 07/13/2026 Hearing on Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted in Department 8C

Once the form is signed it must be filed with the clerk. If a litigant has been granted a fee waiver and requests a court reporter, the party must submit a Request for Court Reporter by a Party with a Fee Waiver (CV/E-211) and it must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days prior to the hearing or at the time the proceeding is scheduled if less than 10 days away. Once approved, the clerk will forward the form to the Court Reporter’s Office and an official reporter will be provided.

TENTATIVE RULING

***NOTICE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2026, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED TO THE TANI G. CANTIL-SAKAUYE COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 500 G STREET SACRAMENTO, CA. ALL MOTIONS NOTICED FOR DEPARTMENT 28 WILL BE HEARD IN DEPARTMENT 8C OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE. ALL PAPERS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT MUST BE FILED AT THIS NEW LOCATION AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE. ALL HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THIS NEW LOCATION***

Plaintiffs in pro per Adam Jacobs and Ghaida Yacoub’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) motion to deem matters admitted as specified in Plaintiffs’ Requests for Admission, Set One to Defendant in pro per Ashraf Mannaa (“Mannaa”) is UNOPPOSED and GRANTED.

Plaintiffs served the subject Requests for Admission, Set One on Mannaa via mail on November 22, 2025. (Jacobs Decl., ¶ 2, Exh. A.) Mannaa has not served responses. (Jacobs Decl., ¶ 4.) Therefore, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.280(b), Plaintiffs are entitled to an order deeming admitted the matters specified in Plaintiffs’ Request for Admissions, Set One. (See Jacobs Decl., Exh. A.)

The Court is required to make this order deeming the requests for admissions admitted, unless Mannaa serves on Plaintiffs and files with the Court, before the hearing on the motion, verified responses to the requests for admission that are in substantial compliance with Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.220.

Plaintiffs also request monetary sanctions against Mannaa $50.00, which is described as “a conservative estimate of out-of-pocket expenses associated with preparing, compiling, copying/scanning, e-filing, and serving” the motion. (Jacobs Decl., ¶ 7.) Although a selfrepresented party may not recover attorney’s fees as monetary sanctions, they can recover other types of reasonably incurred costs related to the motion. (Kravitz v. Superior Court (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 1015, 1021-1022.) Monetary sanctions are mandatory “on the party or attorney, or

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

25CV026371: JACOBS, et al. vs MANNAA, et al. 07/13/2026 Hearing on Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted in Department 8C

both, whose failure to serve a timely response to requests for admission necessitated” a motion to deem matters admitted. (Code Civ. Proc. § 2033.280(c).) The sanctions are mandatory even if the responding party avoids a deemed admitted order by serving belated responses before the hearing as described above. (See Katayama v. Continental Investment Group (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 898, 909.) Thus, Plaintiffs request for monetary sanctions is GRANTED. Sanctions in the amount of $50.00 are imposed against Mannaa. Sanctions shall be paid to Plaintiff Adam Jacobs later than August 10, 2026, and if not paid by that date, Plaintiffs may prepare for the Court’s signature a formal order granting the sanctions, which may then be enforced as a separate judgment. (Newland v. Superior Court (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 608, 615.)

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.)