RONALD FAIR vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al.

2025CUBC039219: RONALD FAIR vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al. 06/11/2026 in Department 44 Motion to Compel RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, AND REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS

Effective January 5, 2026, Judge Charmaine H. Buehner and all cases previously assigned to Department J4 at the Juvenile Justice Center in Oxnard transferred to Department 44, located at the Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California 93009.

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Motions: (1) Plaintiff’s Motion for An Order Deeming Admissions Admitted and for Sanctions (2) Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents, and Request for Sanctions (3) Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, and Request for Sanctions (4) Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, and Request for Sanctions

2025CUBC039219: RONALD FAIR vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al.

Tentative Ruling

The motions are DENIED AS MOOT. Defendant Ford Motor Company’s served verified responses on November 26, 2025. Although the Court has the discretion to award sanctions (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1348, subd. (a)), it declines to do so here. In this case, the motions were filed on November 20, 2025, one day after the discovery responses were due. Defendant promptly served responses within a week of being served with the motions, then served the verifications within two weeks of service of the responses. The plain language of the Code provides that Defendant has waived objections (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, subd. (a), 2031.300, subd. (a), 2033.280, subd. (a)). To the extent Defendant has asserted objections, Defendant may seek relief of court on the waiver issue.

Plaintiff’s counsel is ordered to give notice of the Court’s ruling.

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