Case Number: BC621363??? Hearing Date: February 10, 2017??? Dept: 98
STEPHANIE NAVARRO,
Plaintiff,
vs.
LANDRY?S SEAFOOD HOUSE-ARLINGTON, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
CASE NO: BC621363
[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT?S MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF?S RESPONSE TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONEDept. 98
1:30 p.m.
January 10, 2017
On May 20, 2016, Plaintiff Stephanie Navarro (?Plaintiff?) filed this action against Defendant Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurants, Inc. (erroneously sued as Landry?s Seafood House-Arlington, Inc. (?Defendant?). On August 17, 2016, Defendant served Plaintiff with Special Interrogatories, Set One. Declaration of Connie L. Benson, ? 4. Despite several extensions of time to respond, Plaintiff has failed to provide responses. Id., ?? 6-10. Defendant therefore now moves to compel Plaintiff?s responses to its Special Interrogatories, Set One.
A party who fails to serve a timely response to interrogatories or a request for production waives any objection to the interrogatories or request for production, including those based on privilege or work product. Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. ?? 2030.290(a), 2031.300(a). As no responses have been served by Plaintiff, Defendant?s Motion to Compel is GRANTED. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objections, to Defendant?s Special Interrogatories, Set One within five (5) days upon notice of this Order.
Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SMCDEPT98@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org. If the department does not receive an email indicating the parties are submitting on the tentative and there are no appearances at the hearing, the motion will be placed off calendar.
Dated this 10th day of January, 2017
Hon. Holly J. Fujie
Judge of the Superior Court