Ngan Nguyen vs. Jesse M. Rickard, Trustee of the J&L Rickard 2006 Family Trust
Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories; Motion to Deem Admitted All Matters In Plaintiff’s Requests for Admission; Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents
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Defendants were served with the Summons and Complaint on 4/22/2026 per Proof of Service of Summons (ROA 36 & 40). Defendants filed this Motion to Dismiss (ROA 25) as their first filing with this Court.
A Motion to Dismiss is an improper responsive pleading filed after being served with a complaint in an unlawful detainer action. Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 1170(a), the Defendant needs to file a motion to quash service of summons, a motion to strike, a demurrer to the complaint, or an answer.
The Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.
The Defendant is to file a responsive pleading consistent with California Code of Civil Procedure § 1170(a) within 5 calendar days of receiving notice of the Court’s ruling.
The Plaintiff is to provide notice of the Court’s ruling.
15 30-2025-01532461 As to the Discovery Motions, all other matters will be heard in Court: Ngan Nguyen vs. Jesse M. Rickard, Trustee of The Court has read and considered the Plaintiff’s Motions: ROA 53, ROA 54, the J&L Rickard 2006 and ROA 55. Family Trust The Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories- Unlawful Detainer (Set One) is GRANTED. Defendant is hereby ordered to serve full and complete verified responses, without objection to Form Interrogatories-Unlawful Detainer, within 5 days of service of notice hereto.
IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiff's Motion to Deem Admitted All Matters In Plaintiff’s Requests for Admission (Set One) be and hereby is granted and that the truth of all specified matters, and the genuineness of all specified documents, in the First Set of Requests for Admissions, propounded by Plaintiff and served on Defendant on April 3, 2026, be deemed admitted.
The Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) is GRANTED. Defendant is hereby ordered to serve full and complete verified responses, without objection to Plaintiff’s Request for Production of Documents (Set One), within 5 days of service of notice hereto.
The Court orders the Defendant’s Counsel, Ayinde Jones, SBN3 283668, forthwith to pay sanctions in the amount of $1,125 to the Plaintiff. This sum shall be made payable to "AWB Law, P.C." within 5 business days and shall be delivered to 2040 Main Street, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614.
The Plaintiff is ordered to provide electronic notice of this Court’s order.
17 30-2026-01547207 The Court has read and considered the Defendant’s Notice of Intention to Coach Royal-003, L.P. Move for New Trial and to Vacate Judgment; Combined Motion Under Code DBA Coach Royal of Civil Procedure § 657 and 663 (ROA 95) and Plaintiff’s Opposition (ROA Mobilehome Park v. 106). Marquez
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