Judge: Holly J. Fujie, Case: BC701900, Date: 2023-03-24 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: BC701900    Hearing Date: March 24, 2023    Dept: 56

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff

The Court has considered the moving papers.  No opposition papers were filed.  Any opposition papers were required to have been filed and served at least nine court days before the hearing under California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) section 1005, subdivision (b). 

BACKGROUND

            On December 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement stating that Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”).  On February 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for entry of final judgment in condemnation (the “Motion”). 

DISCUSSION

If parties to pending litigation stipulate, in a writing signed by the parties outside the presence of the court or orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement.  (CCP § 664.6.)

The Motion does not include a copy of the Settlement Agreement.  The Court therefore CONTINUES the hearing on the Motion to April 6, 2023 to allow Plaintiff to file a copy of the Settlement Agreement with the Court.

Moving party is ordered to give notice of this ruling.

            In consideration of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Court¿strongly¿encourages that appearances on all proceedings, including this one, be made by LACourtConnect if the parties do not submit on the tentative.¿¿If you instead intend to make an appearance in person at Court on this matter, you must send an email by 2 p.m. on the last Court day before the scheduled date of the hearing to¿SMC_DEPT56@lacourt.org¿stating your intention to appear in person.¿ The Court will then inform you by close of business that day of the time your hearing will be held. The time set for the hearing may be at any time during that scheduled hearing day, or it may be necessary to schedule the hearing for another date if the Court is unable to accommodate all personal appearances set on that date.¿ This rule is necessary to ensure that adequate precautions can be taken for proper social distancing.

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 24th day of March 2023