Ureche, Oakes J. vs. Six-Gs Automotive, Inc.

Based on Defendant Six G's Automotive's failure to respond to the first set of special interrogatories, the Court orders under, Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.290(a), that Defendant Six G's Automotive provide full and complete verified responses without objection to Plaintiff's first set of special interrogatories, within thirty (30) days after service of the notice of this ruling for this motion; Plaintiff shall give notice. (2) Requests for Production - Six G's Automotive Based on Defendant Six G's Automotive's Defendant's failure to respond to the first set requests for production of documents, the Court orders under, Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.300(a) that Defendant provide full and complete verified responses without objection to Plaintiff's first set of requests for production of documents, within thirty (30) days after service of the notice of this ruling for this motion. Plaintiff shall give notice. (3) and (4) - Interrogatories and Requests for Production - Groppetti Ltd The Court agrees that service of the responses May 1, 2026 and May 4, 2024 renders the motion to compel initial responses as to (3) Special Interrogatories as to Defendant Groppetti Ltd and (4) Requests for Production of Documents as to Defendant Groppetti Ltd moot. Sanctions Under Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.290(c) (Interrogatories) and 2031.300(c) (Requests for Production), the Court will impose sanctions as follows: $350 as to Defendant Six-G's Automotive; and $350 as to Defendant Groppetti Ltd and counsel of record, jointly and severally. The Court notes there is no meet and confer requirement and all that is necessary to obtain the relief requested on this motion to compel initial responses is that the other party failed to respond within the designated time. Further, that a single handling attorney in a large firm failed to prepare responses or inform others that responses were due does not constitute an unjust imposition of a sanction. Sanctions are due no later than thirty (30) days from notice of this ruling.