Pena v Panorama Apartments

(Van Nuys Courthouse East: Dept. T) August 26, 2026 DEPARTMENT T LAW AND MOTION RULINGS If ALL parties submit on the tentative, then no appearance is necessary unless some other matter (i.e., Case Management Conference) is on calendar. It is not necessary to call the court to request oral argument. Oral argument is permitted on all tentative rulings.

Apartments Defendant's motion to compel further responses to Form Interrogatory No. 11.1 and request for sanctions: Grant motion to compel. 11.1 Except for this action, in the past 10 years have you filed an action or made a written claim or demand for compensation for your personal injuries? If so, for each action, claim, or demand state: (a) the date, time, and place and location (closest street ADDRESS or intersection) of the INCIDENT giving rise to the action, claim, or demand; (b) the name, ADDRESS, and telephone number of each PERSON against whom the claim or demand was made or the action filed; (c) the court, names of the parties, and case number of any action filed; (d) the name, ADDRESS, and telephone number of any attorney representing you; (e) whether the claim or action has been resolved or is pending; and (f) a description of the injury

Original response: Without waiving said objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: Yes. (a) January 12, 2022; Responding Party believes it occurred in Van Nuys or Northridge. (b) Responding Party does not recall at this time. (c) Responding Party does not know whether an action was filed. (d) Responding Party does not recall at this time. (e) Resolved. (f) Left side pain, left arm pain, left leg pain. (a) June 20, 2023; Parthenia Street and Van Nuys Boulevard, Panorama City, CA. (b) Responding Party does not recall at this time. (c) Responding Party does not know whether an action was filed. (d) Responding Party does not recall at this time. (e) Resolved. (f) Right side pain, right arm pain, right shoulder pain, right leg pain.

The court grants the motion to compel as to sections (b), (c), and (d). Verified answers without objection within 15 days. Plaintiff is required to make a reasonable effort to obtain this information. This may require her to look at files, forms, documents, she has in her home, check online indices for the court to see if anything was filed, contact insurance companies previously involved. The court believes that an index search at court may disclose one or more of the cases. Her attorneys can assist her in this search.

The court notes that this information may already be in the possession of the defendant from its own index searches available to insurance companies. The court is not inclined to order sanctions if this information is already known to them. The court notes that in opposition, plaintiff indicates that supplemental responses will be served but as of the date of the reply, had not done so. | Home -->)" -->