Judge: Jill Feeney, Case: 18STCV08109, Date: 2023-01-18 Tentative Ruling

 PLEASE NOTE:    

The parties are encouraged to meet and confer concerning this tentative ruling to determine if there is an agreement to submit.  

Regardless of whether there is any such agreement, each party who wishes to submit must send an email to the Court at SSCdept30@LACourt.org indicating the party's intention to submit. 

Include the word "SUBMITS" in all caps and the case number in the subject line of the email and in the body provide the date and time of the hearing, your name, your contact information, the party you represent, whether that party is a plaintiff, defendant, cross-complainant, cross-defendant, claimant, or non-party.  

If a party submits but still intends to appear at the hearing, include the words "SUBMITS BUT WILL APPEAR" in the subject line of the email. 

If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar. 

Unless all the parties have submitted, the Court will hear argument from any party that appears at the hearing and wishes to argue. The Court may change its tentative as a result of the argument and adopt the changed tentative as the final order at the end of that hearing, even if all the parties are not present. 

Be advised that after the Court has posted/issued a tentative ruling, the Court has the inherent authority to prohibit the withdrawal of said motion and may adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.     


Case Number: 18STCV08109    Hearing Date: January 18, 2023    Dept: 30

Department 30, Spring Street Courthouse
January 18, 2023
18STCV08109
Motion to Advance Motion for Summary Judgment Hearing Date or to Continue Trial Date

DECISION

The motion is granted as to the request to continue trial.

The current trial and FSC dates are advanced and vacated.

Trial is set for February 5, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 30.

FSC is set for January 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 30.

Motion cutoff date, discovery cutoff date, expert exchange date and all other dates are to remain based upon a trial date of  February 5, 2024.

To the extent that the parties wish to participate in mediation, they are ordered to do so prior to the Final Status Conference date.

The parties should not anticipate any further trial continuances. The February 5, 2024  is a firm trial date and the parties should be prepared and ready to proceed with trial on said date. 
 
Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order.