Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
14. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., v. Sanchez, Case No. CIVSB2528608 Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 8/11/26, 9:00 a.m., Dept. S-17
The Court would CONTINUE to allow movant to file a supplemental declaration showing compliance with the meet-and-confer requirement.
Importantly, before filing a motion for judgment on the pleadings (JOP), the moving party “shall meet and confer in person, by telephone, or by video conference with the party who filed the pleading that is subject to the motion . . . .” (Code Civ. Proc., § 439.) Here, the declaration submitted in support fails to assert compliance with the statue. Rather, it simply asserts a letter outlining Plaintiff’s position on JOP was sent and not responded to. (See Lopez Decl., ¶¶4-6.) At a minimum, a declaration needs to show attempts to satisfy the code’s “in person, by telephone, or by video conference” requirement. The movant will file a supplemental declaration at least ten court days prior to the next hearing.
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15. Boyer, et al, v. Cambridge Sierra Holdings, LLC, et al, Case No. CIVSB2522108 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Deem Admitted Matters in Requests for Admissions, Set One 8/11/26, 9:00 a.m., Dept. S-17
The Court would GRANT this unopposed motion.
Plaintiffs served their first set of discovery on Defendant Cambridge Sierra Holdings (Cambridge) on December 31, 2025. This first set of discovery included the at-issue Requests for Admissions, Set One. (Needelman Decl., ¶¶3-5.)
Responses were due on February 3, 2026, but no responses were received. (Id., ¶6.) Plaintiffs’ counsel sent an email regarding the failure to respond on February 6, 2026, and gave Defendant a 2-week extension. (Ibid.) Again, no responses came by the deadline. (Needelman Decl., ¶8.) Plaintiff’s counsel then gave a deadline of March 13, 2026 for responses to be provided, indicating that these motions would be filed thereafter. (Id., ¶9.) This motion followed.
“The law governing the consequences for failing to respond to requests for admission may be the most unforgiving in civil procedure.” (Demyer v. Costa Mesa Mobile Home Estates (1995) 36 Cal.App.4th 393, 394
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