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24CV449460·santaclara·Civil·Discovery Dispute
Hearing 3 months agoGRANTED

Anthony Marcus Alaimo v. Kanik Varma & Progressive et al.

Motion to Compel Answers & Monetary Sanctions; Admissions Deemed Admitted & Request for Sanctions

Hearing date
May 20, 2026
Department
12
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Moving Party

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Monetary amounts referenced

$660.00

Parties

PlaintiffAnthony Marcus Alaimo
DefendantKanik Varma
DefendantProgressive
DefendantPineda

Ruling

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 12 Honorable Nahal Iravani-Sani, Presiding Courtroom Clerk, Ryan Nguyen 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: (408) 882-2230

DATE: 05/20/2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. and 9:01 A.M.

LINE # CASE # CASE TITLE RULING LINE 1 24CV431273 Telly, et al MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT v. Sanchez etl al Please control click or scroll down to Line 1 LINE 2 24CV449460 Anthony Marcus MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS & MONETARY SANCTIONS Alaimo v. Kanik Varma & Defendant Pinenda’s motion to compel Plaintiff to respond to written Progressive et al. discovery requests propounded August 18, 2025. Notice is proper. The Court has received no opposition from Plaintiff. “[T]he failure to file an opposition creates an inference that the motion is meritorious.” (Sexton v. Superior Court (1997) 58 Cal.App.4th 1403, 1410.) Good Cause Appearing, Defendant Pineda’s’s motion to compel answers is GRANTED. The Court finds sanctions appropriate in the amount of $660.00 against Plaintiff for the fees and costs associated with bringing the motion. (CCP 2030.290(c) and 2031.300(c).

Defendant Pina to prepare the final order, accompanied by the necessary Forms EFS-020, within 7 days of the date of the hearing.

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 12 Honorable Nahal Iravani-Sani, Presiding Courtroom Clerk, Ryan Nguyen 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: (408) 882-2230

DATE: 05/20/2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. and 9:01 A.M.

LINE 3 || || MOTION: ADMISSIONS DEEMED ADMITTED & REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS

Defendant Pineda’s motion for order that truth of the matters specified in request for admission be deemed admitted. Notice is proper. The Court has received no opposition Plaintiff. “[T]he failure to file an opposition creates an inference that the motion is meritorious.” (Sexton v. Superior Court (1997) 58 Cal.App.4th 1403, 1410.) Good cause appearing, the motion is GRANTED. The truth of all specified facts in the Request for Admissions, Set One, propounded by Defendant Pineda on Plaintiff on August 18, 2025 shall be deemed admitted. Request for monetary sanctions is appropriate. The court in its discretion will have the sanctions run concurrent with the sanctions imposed on parallel motion to compel answers.

Defendant to prepare the final order that repeats the admissions to be admitted verbatim, accompanied by the necessary Forms EFS-020, within 7 days of the date of the hearing.

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