Immigrant Rights Defense Council, LLC v. Aroldo Marroquin
Motion for Sanctions
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E. Weinberger Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
Hearing Date: August 25, 2026 Immigrant Rights Defense Council, LLC v. Aroldo Marroquin, Case No. 25STCV02415 Proceeding: Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions Ruling: Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions is granted in the amount of $1,185. Plaintiff's request for an Order to Show Cause Re Contempt is denied.
Plaintiff seeks sanctions for Defendant's failure to comply with an Order issued on September 22, 2025, granting its motion to compel Defendant to provide Code-compliant response without objection to Request for Production of Documents (Set One) and ordering that such Responses be served by October 22, 2025. Defendant has failed to serve the Responses as ordered.
Plaintiff seeks monetary sanctions in the amount of $7,830, comprises of $2,550 (an hour to draft the motion, an hour to draft a reply and an hour to appear at the hearing and prepare for it) in fees for this motion, plus a $60 filing fee; $2,550 in fees and a $60 filing fee for a motion to continue the trial date; and $2,550 in fees and a $60 filling fee for an ex parte application. Plaintiff has failed to submit any case or statutory authority to support a grant of fees as monetary sanctions that are not related to the motion for the discovery order being sought. Therefore, all fees and costs related to the non-discovery motions is denied.
Moreover, the Court finds that an hourly rate of $850 for preparation of a simple motion like the one filed is not reasonable. The court's award of sanctions is based upon a rate of $750. The Court's sanctions of $1,125 in fees is based upon the one hour to prepare the motion and a half-hour to appear at the hearing, plus the $60 filing fee.
The Court denies the request for an Order to Show Cause why Defendant should not be held in contempt. Pursuant to section 1211 of the Code of Civil Procedure, "When the contempt is not committed in the immediate view and presence of the court, or of the judge at chambers, an affidavit shall be presented to the court or judge of the facts constituting the contempt, or a statement of the facts by the referees or arbitrators, or other judicial officers." Plaintiff presented no affidavit to the Court. | Home -->
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