Judge: Holly J. Fujie, Case: 22STCV36603, Date: 2025-01-09 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV36603    Hearing Date: January 9, 2025    Dept: 56

 

 

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

 CITY OF MONTEREY PARK,

                        Plaintiff,

            vs.

 

 CENTER INT’L INVESTMENTS, INC., a California corporation, et al.,

                                                                             

                        Defendants.                              

 

      CASE NO.:  22STCV36603

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:

MOTION FOR DETERMINATION OF LEGAL ISSUES

 

Date: January 9, 2025

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept. 56

 

 

 

MOVING PARTY:  Plaintiff City of Monterey Park (“Plaintiff”)

RESPONDING PARTY: None

 

            The Court has considered the moving papers. No opposition has been filed.

 

BACKGROUND

            This is an eminent domain action. Plaintiff filed the complaint (“Complaint”) on November 18, 2022 against defendants Center Int’l Investments Inc. (“CII”), S.B.S. Trust Deed Network, County of Los Angeles, Does 1 through 100 and all persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in or to the property sought to be condemned (collectively “Defendants”). Plaintiff seeks to acquire the real property located at 1688 Garvey Avenue (the “Subject Property”) belonging to CII.

 

            On October 23, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant motion for determination of legal issues re: claim for precondemnation damages (the “Motion”). No opposition has been filed.

             

PROCEDURAL DEFICIENCES

            Although the hearing for this Motion was reserved for January 9, 2025, the Court notes that both the Motion and Notice of Motion indicate that the hearing was scheduled for January 24, 2025. Accordingly, the Court will continue the hearing on this Motion to January 24, 2025. Defendants and Plaintiff shall be entitled to file an opposition to the Motion and subsequent reply pursuant to Code based upon the new hearing date.   

 

            Plaintiff’s Motion for Determination of Legal Issues is CONTINUED to January 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Department 56 of Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

 

Moving Party is ordered to give notice of this ruling.           

 

 

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SMC_DEPT56@lacourt.org as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  If the department does not receive an email and there are no appearances at the hearing, the motion will be placed off calendar.

 

Dated this 9th day of January 2025

 

 

 

 

Hon. Holly J. Fujie

Judge of the Superior Court