MARVIN ARNALDO CASTANON VS. ROMULO REGALADO ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Thursday, July 10, 2025, Line 9. 3 - PLAINTIFF MARVIN CASTANON's Motion To Have Requesets For Admissions Deemed Admitted.

Plaintiff Marvin Castanon's motion to deem admitted the truth of any matters specified in his Requests for Admission, Set One, served on defendant Romulo Regalado, is granted. Regalado failed to timely respond to this discovery and has thereby waived objections. (CCP 2033.280(a).) The truth of any matters specified in the RFAs is deemed admitted. (CCP 2033.280(b), (c).)

Castanon also seeks sanctions. CCP 2033.280(c) further provides: "It is mandatory that the court impose a monetary sanction under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 2023.010) on the party or attorney, or both, whose failure to serve a timely response to requests for admission necessitated this motion." The court awards sanctions of $500 payable by Regalado to Castanon within 15 days of entry of this order. The court reduces the requested amount on this motion because the Riddell Declaration indicates a total of three hours on all three motions and in any event the court concludes $500 is a reasonable sanction on this motion.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 301 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 301 Zoom ID 161 502 4290; Passcode 700956.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept301tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing.

Counsel for the prevailing party is required to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and must email it to contestdept301tr@sftc.org prior to the hearing even if the tentative ruling is not contested.

The court no longer provides a court reporter in the Law & Motion or Discovery Department. Parties may retain their own reporter, who may appear in the courtroom or remotely. A retained reporter must be a California certified court reporter (CSR), for only a CSR's transcript may be used in California courts. If a CSR is being retained, include in your email all of the following: their name, CSR and telephone numbers, and their individual work email address. =(301/CVA) | |