BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VS. MARIA S ALMANZA

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC25621191 - October 27, 2025 Hearing date: October 27, 2025 Case number: CGC25621191 Case title: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VS. MARIA S ALMANZA Case Number: | | CGC25621191 | Case Title: | | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VS. MARIA S ALMANZA | Court Date: | | 2025-10-27 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Motion For Order That Matters In Request For Admission Of Truth Of Facts Be Deemed Admitted | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for October 27, 2025, line 12. PLAINTIFF BANK OF AMERICA N.A.'S Motion For Order That Matters In Request For Admission Of Truth Of Facts Be Deemed Admitted.

Plaintiff Bank of America N.A.'s motion to deem admitted the truth of any matters specified in its Requests for Admission, Set One, is granted. Defendant Maria S. Almanza has not responded to this discovery and has thereby waived objections. (Code Civ. Proc., section 2033.280, subd. (a).) The truth of any matters specified in the RFAs is deemed admitted by Almanza. (Id., section 2033.280, subds. (b), (c).)

Plaintiff does not seek sanctions, but Code of Civil Procedure, section 2033.280, subdivision (c) further provides: "It is mandatory that the court impose a monetary sanction . . . on the party or attorney, or both, whose failure to serve a timely response to requests for admission necessitated this motion." The orders Almanza to pay $25 in sanctions to Bank of America within 30 days of entry of this order.

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