Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted
25CV014793: BANK OF AMERICA N.A. vs DICKSON 07/13/2026 Hearing on Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted in Department 8D
Tentative Ruling
NOTICE:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that effective April 13, 2026, this department has moved to the Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye courthouse located at 500 G Street in Sacramento, CA 95814. All hearings noticed for Department 25 will be heard in Department 8D of the new courthouse. Parties who wish to contest the tentative ruling below must: (1) request a hearing by calling the Department 8D Oral Argument Request Line at (916) 874-7719 no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Court day before the scheduled CMC, and (2) advise opposing counsel of the request.
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25CV014793: BANK OF AMERICA N.A. vs DICKSON 07/13/2026 Hearing on Motion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted in Department 8D
reporter from the Courts Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list. Once the form is signed it must be filed with the clerk. If a litigant has been granted a fee waiver and requests a court reporter, the party must submit a Request for Court Reporter by a Party with a Fee Waiver (CV/E-211) and it must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days prior to the hearing or at the time the proceeding is scheduled if less than 10 days away. Once approved, the clerk will be forward the form to the Court Reporters Office and an official reporter will be provided
TENTATIVE RULING
Plaintiff Bank of America, N.A.s (Plaintiff) Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted is UNOPPOSED and GRANTED, unless Defendant Jennifer L Dickson (Defendant) serves, before the hearing on the motion, proposed responses that are in substantial compliance with Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.220. (Code Civ. Proc. § 2033.280(c).). If substantial compliance occurs before the hearing, the parties are required to contest this tentative pursuant to Local Rule 1.06(D) and appear at hearing to inform the court. If such appearance does not occur, the Court will presume no such substantial compliance has occurred, and the motion will be granted.
Plaintiff served the at issue discovery requests on November 18, 2025. (Langedyk Decl., ¶ 2.) Defendant failed to serve responses. (Langedyk Decl., ¶ 3.)
Defendant did not oppose the motion. A party's failure to oppose a motion is construed as a concession on the merits of the motion. (See D.I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Superior Court (1964) 60 Cal.2d 723, 728, n.4.)
Plaintiff shall serve notice of this order on Defendant and file proof of service within five days of this order.
The minute order is effective immediately. No formal order pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312 or further notice is required.