ROSALIND ARBEL VS. DOMINIC D YIN ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC23604116 - September 11, 2025 Hearing date: September 11, 2025 Case number: CGC23604116 Case title: ROSALIND ARBEL VS. DOMINIC D YIN ET AL Case Number: | | CGC23604116 | Case Title: | | ROSALIND ARBEL VS. DOMINIC D YIN ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-09-11 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion For Deemed Admissions And For Sanctions Against Trader Joe'S; Memorandum In Support; Declaration Of Oliver Vallejo | Rulings: | | On the Law & Motion/Discovery calendar for September 11, 2025, line 3. PLAINTIFFS ROSALIND ARBEL, NIR ARBEL'S Motion For Deemed Admissions And For Sanctions Against Trader Joe's.

Plaintiffs Rosalind Arbel and Nir Arbel's unopposed Motion for Deemed Admissions and Sanctions is GRANTED. Under CCP 2033.280(c), the court shall deem unanswered requests for admissions (RFAs) admitted, unless it finds the responding party, before hearing on the motion, served a proposed response to the requests for admission that is in substantial compliance with CCP 2033.220. The record here demonstrates Plaintiff sent requests for admissions that appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 2017.010.)

Defendant Trader Joe's Company failed to answer/respond. The record does not demonstrate its failure was reasonable or justified. The requests set out in Plaintiffs' Request for Admissions, Set Three, dated June 181, 2025, are deemed admitted. The record does not show Defendant acted with substantial justification in connection with these RFAs. Defendant Trader Joe's Company shall pay $650 to Plaintiffs in sanctions by September 30, 2025.

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