Plaintiff filed a Motion to Deem Requests for Admissions Admitted. The Motion is unopposed. Having read the moving papers, the court issues the following tentative ruling: Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. On August 15, 2023, Plaintiff served by mail Requests for Admission, Set One. Defendant did not object or respond in any way. Defendant appears to be self-represented. Self-represented litigants are required to comply with the time limitations for discovery and discovery motions imposed by the Discover Act. Stover v. Bruntz (2017) 12 Cal.App.5th 19, 30-31. They are not exempt from complying with these time limitations due to their self-representation or lack of familiarity with the discovery statutes. This is in accord with the general rule that a party who chooses to act as the party’s own attorney, must be treated like any other party and is entitled to the same, but not greater consideration than other litigants and attorneys. Id. at 31. A party may request “any other party to the ac
Hearing Date
April 03, 2024
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Plaintiff filed a Motion to Deem Requests for Admissions Admitted. The Motion is unopposed. Having read the moving papers, the court issues the following tentative ruling: Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. On August 15, 2023, Plaintiff served by mail Requests for Admission, Set One. Defendant did not object or respond in any way. Defendant appears to be self-represented. Self-represented litigants are required to comply with the time limitations for discovery and discovery motions imposed by the Discover Act. Stover v. Bruntz (2017) 12 Cal.App.5th 19, 30-31. They are not exempt from complying with these time limitations due to their self-representation or lack of familiarity with the discovery statutes. This is in accord with the general rule that a party who chooses to act as the party’s own attorney, must be treated like any other party and is entitled to the same, but not greater consideration than other litigants and attorneys. Id. at 31. A party may request “any other party to the ac