Judge: Jill Feeney, Case: 21STCV01974, Date: 2022-11-07 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: 21STCV01974    Hearing Date: November 7, 2022    Dept: 30

SHONTEL JOHNSON vs ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, et al.


 Non-Appearance Case Review Re:  Referral of Non-Personal Injury (PI) Action to Department 1 for Review/Reassignment;



The Court having reviewed the legal file determines that the above entitled-action was erroneously filed as a Personal Injury ("PI") matter.
 
The Court orders this action referred to the Master Calendar Department, Department 1 for review and determination as to whether this case should or should not be reassigned to an Independent Calendar ("IC") Court.

On the Court's own motion, the Hearing on Motion to be Relieved as Counsel for Plaintiff scheduled for 11/07/2022 is advanced to this date and vacated,  subject to being reset and notified Re: new hearing date by the receiving court at the direction of Department 1.

(NOTE: ALL HEARINGS currently set in Department 30 of the Spring Street Courthouse are taken off calendar subject to being reset and notified by the receiving court, at the direction of Department 1, Re: New hearing dates.

Counsel are to wait for notice from the receiving department Re: new hearing dates.) 

Judicial Assistant is directed to give notice to Plaintiff, who upon receipt of this notice, is ordered to give notice to all Parties of record.