Judge: Kerry Bensinger, Case: 22STCV16286, Date: 2023-08-03 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV16286    Hearing Date: August 3, 2023    Dept: 27

Tentative Ruling

Judge Kerry Bensinger, Department 27

HEARING DATE:     August 3, 2023                       TRIAL DATE:  November 14, 2023

CASE:                                Frank Bledsoe v. TCI Transportation Services

CASE NO.:                 22STCV16286

MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL

MOVING PARTY:                   Plaintiff Frank Bledsoe

RESPONDING PARTY:     No opposition

            On June 28, 2023, Plaintiff, Frank Bledsoe, filed this motion to continue the trial date and to set all pretrial deadlines to the new trial date.  Plaintiff argues good cause exists to continue the trial because the parties have yet to complete essential discovery.  Plaintiff also submits a stipulation, signed by all parties and attached to the declaration of plaintiff’s counsel, Pavel Krepkiy, to show that all parties agree to a trial continuance to at least May 28, 2024, and to set all pretrial deadlines to the proposed trial date.  This is the first request for a trial continuance.

            Given the mutual agreement to continue the trial date and the need to complete discovery, the Court finds good cause to continue the trial.  Additionally, no prejudice will result from a trial continuance given the agreement.

Accordingly, the motion to continue trial is GRANTED.  The Final Status Conference scheduled for October 31, 2023, is CONTINUED to May 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 27 of the Spring Street Courthouse, and the Non-Jury Trial scheduled for November 14, 2023 is CONTINUED to May 28, 2024 at 08:30 a.m. in Department 27 of the Spring Street Courthouse.  All discovery cut-off dates, all pretrial deadlines including discovery, expert, and motion cut-off dates are set to the new trial date of May 28, 2024. 

Moving party to give notice. 

Dated:   August 3, 2023                                            ___________________________________

                                                                                    Kerry Bensinger

                                                                                    Judge of the Superior Court

            Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  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.