Judge: Elaine Lu, Case: 24STCV33647, Date: 2025-04-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV33647    Hearing Date: April 16, 2025    Dept: 9

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

 

Rosecrans Place Community Corporation vs Rosecrans Place, LLC and G3 Urban,

 

24STCV33647

 

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

 

 

                The Court has read the Joint Status Conference Report filed in this case and issues the following Case Management Order:

 

1.                   Defendants report that the insurance carrier has accepted the claim.

 

2.                   The Court lifts the stay and orders Defendants Rosecrans Place, LLC and G3 Urban are to file responsive pleadings by no later than May 30, 2025.  If either Defendant wishes to challenge the complaint, Defendant must call the Court PRIOR to filing and serving such demurrer or motion to strike to obtain a hearing date and briefing schedule.  The Court hereby sets a Non-Appearance Case Review re responsive pleading for June 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., Department 9. 

 

3.                   Defendants report that the insurance carrier has accepted the claim.

 

4.                   The parties will meet and confer to discuss the potential for setting up a mediation.  The parties are to file a joint status report that includes a discussion of their mediation efforts no later than October 16, 2025.  The Court hereby sets a Non-Appearance Case Review re mediation for October 23, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., Department 9. 

 

5.                   The parties all state today in court that none of them are aware of any case related with the instant case.

 

6.                   Potential Related Cases.  Counsel are ordered to file and serve a Notice of Related Case for any potentially related cases pursuant California Rule of court Rule 3.300, including any PAGA case involving the same representative plaintiff.  This is a continuing obligation on both plaintiffs and defendants while this case is pending.

 

7.                   Phased Discovery.   The parties have agreed that by no later than April 30, 2025 a revised Stipulation and Case Management Timeline with dates set forth for phases of discovery; the parties will remove any dates to which the parties do not reach a stipulation.  Discovery remains stayed until the Court signs the anticipated Stipulation and Case Management Timeline.  Any terms as to which the Parties cannot reach agreement should be addressed in the Joint Status Report to be filed one week prior to the next status conference.

 

8.                   Protective Order.  Parties are alerted that model protective orders may be found at Los Angeles Superior Court website at http://www.lacourt.org under “Tools for Litigators.”  The parties are encouraged to use these model orders as shown, or if modified, as a template for the modified order.  A redlined courtesy copy is to be posted on the e-service bulletin board and lodged with the court at the time of filing. The parties are to use the redlined version to identify any changes proposed to the model order.

 

9.                   Telephonic conferences.  The Court handles pleading and discovery motions informally, using telephonic conferences and LA CourtConnect. Counsel must post a message via their Electronic Service Provider to request any informal discovery conference or other conference. The Court will either reply to the message or issue a Minute Order setting the conference.  The telephonic conference will automatically be taken off calendar if all relevant parties have not scheduled the telephonic conference with LA CourtConnect.  Parties must file and serve a 5-page joint brief two days before the conference. Since these conferences are informal, no court reporter or audio recording is permitted.

 

10.               Status conference.  Status Conference is set for July 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Department 9.  All counsel are ordered to appear.  The parties are ordered to file a joint status report by no later than July 9, 2025, including a proposed discovery plan and proposed case management dates.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

DATED: April 16, 2025                                                    

 

                                                                                                                __________________________

                                                                                                                ELAINE LU

                                                                                                                Judge of the Superior Court





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