State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Barragan, et al.

(Spring Street Courthouse: Dept. 25) August 19, 2026 DEPARTMENT 25 LAW AND MOTION RULINGS *** The Judicial Officer Presiding in Department 25 is JUDGE JONATHAN H. EISENMAN *** Tentative Rulings are posted before the hearing.

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19, 2026 JUDGE /DEPT: Eisenman/25 CASE NAME: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Barragan, et al. COMP FILED: 10-10-25 CASE NUMBER: 25STLC07768 NOTICE: OK PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO DEEM REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS ADMITTED MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company RESP. PARTY: None MOTION TO DEEM REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION ADMITTED; REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS (CCP Sec. 2033.280) TENTATIVE RULING: The Court GRANTS State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company's motion to deem matters admitted. The contents of State Farm's first set of requests for admission are deemed admitted. Yuritzi Betancio Perez must pay State Farm $460.00 within 30 days of this order. State Farm is to give notice. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK

[X] Correct Address (CCP Sec.Sec. 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP Sec.Sec. 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: None filed as of August 13, 2026 [] Late [X] None REPLY: None filed as of August 13, 2026 [] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company filed this subrogation action against Maritza Barragan and Yuritzi Betancio Perez. Barragan defaulted and Perez answered. State Farm then propounded eight requests for admission on Perez. Perez failed to respond, so State Farm now moves to have the requests deemed admitted.

A party must respond to requests for admissions within 30 days after service of such requests. (Code Civ. Proc., Sec. 2033.250, subd. (a).) If a party fails to do so, it waives the right to object, and the propounding party may move for an order that the genuineness of any documents and truth of any matters specified in the requests be deemed admitted. (Id., Sec. 2033.280, subd. (a), (b).)

State Farm served Perez with the requests for admission in January 2026. To date, no responses have been served. Perez has not filed an opposition indicating otherwise. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS State Farm's motion and the contents of State Farm's first set of requests for admission are deemed admitted.

Perez must also pay sanctions for causing State Farm to move to deem the requests for admissions admitted. (Code Civ. Proc., Sec. 2033.280, subd. (c).) State Farm requests $460.00--for two hours of its counsel's work at $200.00 per hour plus $60.00 in filing fees--from Perez. The Court finds this request reasonable. Perez must pay State Farm $460.00 within 30 days of this order. State Farm is to give notice. | Home -->)" -->