Motion to Compel Willie Patterson’s Responses to Requests for Production, Set One
26CV003582: SECOND CHANCE ORGANIZATION LLC vs FORECLOSURE EXPERTS LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 07/30/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Willie Patterson's Responses to Requests for Production, Set One in Department 16D
Tentative Ruling
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26CV003582: SECOND CHANCE ORGANIZATION LLC vs FORECLOSURE EXPERTS LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 07/30/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Willie Patterson's Responses to Requests for Production, Set One in Department 16D
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TENTATIVE RULING:
The motion of Plaintiff Second Chance Organization LLC (Plaintiff) to compel the initial responses of Defendant Willie Patterson (Defendant) to its propounded requests for production of documents, set one, and request for sanctions, is ruled upon as follows.
Plaintiff filed its Verified Complaint for Unlawful Detainer on February 13, 2026. A trial date is not yet set in this matter.
On May 18, 2026, Plaintiff served Defendant with the subject requests for production, set one, via overnight mail. (Declaration of Andranik Tchapkhanian [Tchapkhanian Decl.], ¶ 2, Exhibit 1.) On May 29, 2026, Plaintiff served Defendant with an amended version of the subject requests. (Id., at ¶ 4.) Plaintiff explains that the amended version of the request fixed a typographical error and left the substance of every individual request unchanged. (Ibid.) Plaintiff represents, that at the time of this motion, and despite meet and confer attempts with Defendant, no responses were provided to the subject discovery. (See Id., ¶¶ 3-5, Exhibits 3 and 4.)
Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.260 subdivision (b) provides:
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in an unlawful detainer action or other proceeding under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3, the party to whom a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling is directed shall have at least five days from the date of service of the demand to respond, unless on motion of the party making the demand, the court has shortened the time for the response, or unless on motion of the party to whom the demand has been directed, the court has extended the time for response.
This is an unlawful detainer action. Plaintiff has demonstrated that it has propounded
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
26CV003582: SECOND CHANCE ORGANIZATION LLC vs FORECLOSURE EXPERTS LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 07/30/2026 Hearing on Motion to Compel Willie Patterson's Responses to Requests for Production, Set One in Department 16D
interrogatories on May 18, 2026 and again on May 29, 2026 and that Defendant has failed to provide any responses. Thus, more than five days have passed from the date of service of the subject requests. Moreover, Defendant has not filed an opposition to Plaintiffs motion and thus Defendant has failed to oppose the motion on its merits. A partys failure to oppose a motion is construed as a concession on the merits of the motion. (See D.I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Superior Court (1964) 60 Cal.2d 723, 728, fn.4.)
Accordingly, Plaintiffs motion to compel the initial responses of Defendant to the subject discovery is GRANTED. Defendant shall serve verified responses, without objections, to Defendants requests for production, set one, no later than August 6, 2026.
Plaintiff also requests sanctions in the amount of $1,640.00. (Notice of Motion at 2:10-14.) The request for sanctions is DENIED as the motion was not opposed.
This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order or other notice is required. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1019.5; Cal. Rules Court, rule 3.1312.)