Judge: Alison Mackenzie, Case: 21STCV28183, Date: 2024-05-24 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV28183    Hearing Date: May 24, 2024    Dept: 55

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Defendant Gen Z Studios, LLC’s Motion for Consolidation Of LASC Case No. 24STCV01583 With LASC Case No. 21STCV28183.

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1048(a), the Court has discretion to order related cases to be consolidated. Plaintiff does not oppose Defendant’s motion for consolidation of LASC Case No. 24STCV01583 and LASC Case No. 21STCV28183, and indeed, the parties filed a stipulation to consolidate the two cases.

The Court agrees that consolidation of the two cases, which are already related and pending in Department 55, is appropriate. The cases involve identical parties and arise out of the same transaction or occurrence. Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant arise out of her employment with Gen Z Studios. Similarly, Defendant’s claims against Plaintiff stem from her employment with Gen Z Studios.

The motion is GRANTED. Cases 24STCV01583 and 21STCV28183 are consolidated for all purposes including trial. Case number 21STCV28183 is deemed to be the lead case and all future filings must be filed in this lead case. See Local Rule 3.3(g)(2).