Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 20STCV15412, Date: 2023-01-20 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV15412    Hearing Date: January 20, 2023    Dept: 28

Given the age of the Claimant, the Court waives the requirement that it speak with him. 

Petition to Approve Compromise of
Pending Action on Behalf of Minor Jameson Rodriguez filed by Petitioner
Jaqueline Williams

Having
considered the petitioning papers, the Court rules as follows. 

BACKGROUND

On
April 22, 2020, Plaintiffs Jameson Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) and Jaqueline
Williams (“Williams” or “Petitioner”) filed this action against Defendants Sara
Soto, M.D. (“Soto”), PIH Health Hospital-Whittier (“Hospital”), PIH Health
Physicians (“Physicians”), Julia Wilner, M.D. (“Wilner”) and Christine Besel,
NP, NCM (“Besel”) for general negligence and emotional distress.

On
August 6, 2020, Plaintiffs filed the FAC.

On
August 17, 2020, Hospital filed an answer. On August 24, 2020, Besel filed an
answer. On September 11, 2020, Soto and Physicians filed an answer. On
September 29, 2020, Willner filed an answer; Willner was later dismissed, with
prejudice, on July 15, 2021. On January 25, 2022, Besel was dismissed, with
prejudice. Hospital was dismissed, with prejudice, on April 8, 2022.

On
December 21, 2022, Petitioner filed a Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending
Action on Behalf of Minor Jameson Rodriguez, to be heard on January 20, 2023.

PARTY’S REQUESTS

Petitioner Jacqueline Williams asks
the Court to approve the compromise of the pending action on behalf of
Plaintiff Jameson Rodriguez.

DISCUSSION

Petitioner’s application is complete
with all applicable attachments. The Court grants the petition.

CONCLUSION

Petition to Approve Compromise of
Pending Action on Behalf of Minor Jameson Rodriguez filed by Petitioner
Jaqueline Williams is GRANTED.

The Court orders the net balance be
distributed as requested by Petitioner.

Petitioner
is ordered to give notice of this ruling.

Petitioner is ordered to file the proof of service of this
ruling with the Court within five days.

The parties are directed to the header of this
tentative ruling for further instructions.