Case Number:
21STLC06990
Hearing Date:
April 26, 2022
Dept:
26
Tenative Ruling 1 of 2

MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES

AND REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS


(CCP § 2030.290)





TENTATIVE RULING:



Plaintiff Linda Carrs
Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions is DENIED
.



ANALYSIS:


On November 30, 2021, Plaintiff Linda Carr (Plaintiff) served Form Interrogatories, Set One, on Defendant MAB Consultants, LLC (Defendant MAB). (
Motion, Kernan
Decl., Exh. A.) Despite a meet and confer effort, Defendant MAB still failed to serve responses. (
Id
. at ¶¶4-13 and Exhs. B-C.) Plaintiff filed the instant Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Sanctions on January 21, 2022.



There is no requirement for a prior meet and confer effort before a motion to compel initial responses can be filed. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.290.) Further, the motion