Claim of Tran

TOTAL $21,020 Multiplier: The purpose of a fee enhancement is primarily to compensate the attorney for the prevailing party at a rate reflecting the risk of nonpayment in contingency cases, and the adjustment to the lodestar figure constitutes earned compensation that is intended to approximate market-level compensation for services, which typically includes a premium for the risk of nonpayment or delay in payment of attorney’s fees. (Ketchum, supra, 24 Cal.4th at p. 1138.) The court exercises its discretion to deny an award of an enhancement or multiplier because it does not find the facts and circumstances of this case to justify a multiplier.

Costs: Plaintiff filed a costs memorandum stating she incurred $769.22 in costs. (ROA 60.) Defendant does not challenge these costs by way of a motion to strike or tax costs, or in opposition to the instant motion.

Total Award: When the amount of fees awarded ($21,020) is added to the costs and expenses awarded ($769.22) the total award is $21,789.22. Based on the foregoing, the motion for attorney fees, costs, and expenses is GRANTED, and Plaintiff is awarded a total of $21,789.22 as against Defendant. Plaintiff’s counsel is ordered to give notice of this ruling.

11. Litrinium, Inc. vs. Adas 2021-01210846 Due to the court’s unavailability as stated above, the hearing in this case is continued to TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026, AT 10:00 A.M., IN DEPARTMENT C23. A tentative ruling will be posted in advance of that hearing. The clerk is directed to give notice of this ruling.

12. Claim of Tran 2025-01489611 Please see notice above regarding oral argument on this motion/petition Before the court are (1) a status conference, and (2) an order to show cause as to why monetary sanctions should not be imposed on Tran’s counsel, Kevin Gres, for his failure to appear at the May 11, 2026 hearing as ordered by the court. All counsel are ordered to appear for the status conference and the order to show case hearing.

13. Claim of Tran 2025-01527304 Please see notice above regarding oral argument on this motion/petition

Before the court are (1) the motion of petitioner The People of the State of California (Petitioner) to compel claimant Minh Hien Tran (Tran) to respond to special interrogatories, set one,(2) Petitioner’s motion to compel Tran to respond to form interrogatories—general, set one, (3) a status conference, and (4) an order to show cause as to why monetary sanctions should not be imposed on Tran’s counsel, Kevin Gres, for his failure to appear at the May 11, 2026 hearing as ordered by the court.

Motion Nos. 1 & 2: Motions to Compel Responses When a party fails to timely serve responses to interrogatories, that party waives all objections to the interrogatories and the right to exercise the option to produce writings under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.230. The propounding party may bring a motion to compel responses. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290, subds. (a),(b).)

On April 2, 2026, Petitioner filed these motions seeking to compel Tran to respond to the special interrogatories and form interrogatories. The motions show the discovery requests were served on Tran by mail on January 30, 2026, making his responses due by March 6, 2026. The declarations in support of the motions state Tran had not served any responses as of the time the motions were filed on April 2, 2026, despite Petitioner reaching out to request responses.

Based on the foregoing, the motions are GRANTED. Tran is ordered to serve code-compliant responses without objections to both sets of interrogatories within 20 days of service of notice of this ruling. Counsel for Petitioner is ordered to give notice of this ruling.

Status Conference and Order to Show Cause All counsel are ordered to appear for the status conference and the order to show case hearing. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.