Judge: John J. Kralik, Case: 23BBCV02185, Date: 2024-11-15 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23BBCV02185    Hearing Date: November 15, 2024    Dept: NCB

 

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

North Central District

Department B

 

 

tania guzman,

 

                        Plaintiff,

            v.

 

shlomi asiss,   

 

                        Defendant.

 

Case No.: 23BBCV02185

 

  Hearing Date:  November 15, 2024

 

 [TENTATIVE] order RE:

motion FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT AND REQUEST

TO SET HEARING TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF PREVAILING-PARTY ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS UNDER CIV. CODE § 1942.4

 

 

On August 26, 2024, Defendant Shlomi Asiss (“Defendant”) filed the instant motion for summary judgment and request to set a hearing to determine attorneys’ fees and costs.

However, on October 29, 2024, Plaintiff Tania Guzman dismissed the Defendant with prejudice, rendering the motion moot.

Therefore, the motion is denied as moot. To the extent Defendant still seeks to recover attorney’s fees and costs as the prevailing party under Plaintiff’s sixth cause of action for violation of Civil Code section 1942.4, Defendant should file a timely noticed motion for attorney’s fees and memorandum of costs. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1702(b)(1) [“A notice of motion to claim attorney’s fees for services up to and including the rendition of judgment in the trial court--including attorney's fees on an appeal before the rendition of judgment in the trial court--must be served and filed within the time for filing a notice of appeal …”]; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1700(a)(1) [“A prevailing party who claims costs must serve and file a memorandum of costs within 15 days after the date of service of the notice of entry of judgment or dismissal by the clerk under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.5 or the date of service of written notice of entry of judgment or dismissal, or within 180 days after entry of judgment, whichever is first”].)

Defendant shall provide notice of this order.

 

DATED: November 15, 2024                                     ___________________________

                                                                              John J. Kralik

                                                                              Judge of the Superior Court