Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses Further Responses to Requests for Admissions as to Michael Hargis
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24CV018126: CHANNEL PARTNERS CAPITAL, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, D/B/A CHANNEL PARTNERS EQUIPMENT FINANCE vs LOWBRAU BIER GARTEN, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 09/03/2025 Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses Further Responses to Requests for Admissions as to Michael Hargis in Department 53
Tentative Ruling
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Public Notice Civil Division Wednesday Law and Motion Calendar any oral arguments regarding this tentative ruling will be heard in Department 25, located at 720 9th Street, Sacramento, CA, the Hon. Julie G. Yap presiding. Should argument be requested by either party, the requesting party must call the Law and Motion Oral Argument Request Line at (916) 874-2615, by 4:00 p.m. the Court day before the hearing, request the hearing, and notify the opposing party of the location and time of hearing pursuant to Local Rule 1.06.
At the time of requesting oral argument, the requesting party shall leave a voice mail message: a) identifying themselves as the party requesting oral argument; b) indicating the specific matter/motion for which they are requesting oral argument; and c) confirming that it has notified the opposing party of its intention to appear and that opposing party may appear via Zoom using the Zoom link and Meeting ID indicated below. If no request for oral argument is made, the tentative ruling becomes the final order of the Court.
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24CV018126: CHANNEL PARTNERS CAPITAL, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, D/B/A CHANNEL PARTNERS EQUIPMENT FINANCE vs LOWBRAU BIER GARTEN, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 09/03/2025 Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses Further Responses to Requests for Admissions as to Michael Hargis in Department 53
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TENTATIVE RULING
Plaintiffs Notice of Motion does not provide notice of the Courts tentative ruling system, as required by Local Rule 1.06(D). Plaintiffs counsel is directed to contact opposing counsel forthwith to advise counsel of Local Rule 1.06 and the Courts tentative ruling procedure. If Plaintiffs counsel is unable to contact opposing counsel prior to the hearing, Plaintiffs counsel shall be available at the hearing, in person or remotely (telephonically or by video conference via Zoom as stated in the introductory notice to todays tentative rulings), in the event opposing counsel appears without following the procedures set forth in Local Rule 1.06(B).
Plaintiff Channel Partners Capital, LLCs (Plaintiff) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admission, Set One from Defendant Mchael Hagis (Defendant) is UNOPPOSED and GRANTED.
Plaintiff served the at issue discovery requests on December 23, 2024. (Gost Decl., ¶ 2.) Defendant served objection only responses on January 24, 2025. (Gost Decl., ¶ 3.)
Plaintiff now moves to compel further responses to requests for admission, set one.
Defendant does not oppose the motion. A party's failure to oppose a motion is construed as a concession on the merits of the motion. (See D.I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Superior Court (1964) 60 Cal.2d 723, 728, n.4.)
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
24CV018126: CHANNEL PARTNERS CAPITAL, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, D/B/A CHANNEL PARTNERS EQUIPMENT FINANCE vs LOWBRAU BIER GARTEN, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 09/03/2025 Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses Further Responses to Requests for Admissions as to Michael Hargis in Department 53
Accordingly, Plaintiffs motion to compel is GRANTED. Defendant shall serve amended responses on or before October 3, 2025.
Because the motion is unopposed, Plaintiffs request for monetary sanctions is DENIED. Although California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1348(a) purports to authorize sanctions if the motion is unopposed, the Court declines to do so, as the specific statutes governing this discovery authorize sanctions only if the motion was unsuccessfully made or opposed. (See Code Civ. Proc. §§ 2030.300(d), 2031.310(h), and 2033.290(d).) Any order imposing sanctions under the California Rules of Court must conform to the conditions of one or more of the statutes authorizing sanctions. (Trans-Action Commercial Investors, Ltd. v.
Firmaterr, Inc. (1997) 60 Cal.App.4th 352, 355.) However, repeated conduct of failing to comply with discovery obligations may lead the Court to find an abuse of the discovery process and award sanctions on that basis. (Laguna Auto Body v. Farmers Insurance Exchange (1991) 231 Cal. App. 3d 481.)
Plaintiff shall serve Defendant with notice of this ruling within five (5) days.
The minute order is effective immediately. No formal order pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312 or further notice is required.