Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 21STCV45755, Date: 2025-02-21 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 21STCV45755    Hearing Date: February 21, 2025    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

GERSHOM LUH,

                   Plaintiff,

            vs.

 

RECITAL KARAOKE, et al.,

 

                        Defendants.

 

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CASE NO.: 21STCV45755

 

[TENTATIVE RULING] MOTION FOR DETERMINATION OF GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT IS GRANTED

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

February 21, 2025

 

On December 15, 2021, Plaintiff filed this case, alleging a physical altercation with a security guard at the Recital Karaoke business located at 3500 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005.

Plaintiff has agreed to settle all claims against Defendants Recital Karaoke and Woojs Entertainment, Inc. for $25,000 in exchange for dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants. Defendants now move for a determination of good faith settlement. No opposition was filed.

An unopposed motion for determination of good faith settlement does not require a full discussion of the Tech-Bilt factors (Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & Associates (1985) 38 Cal.3d 488). Instead, a minimal motion setting forth the grounds of good faith and a declaration providing a brief background of the case is sufficient (City of Grand Terrace v. Superior Court (1987) 192 Cal.App.3d 1251, 1261).

The motion is unopposed, and no objections to the settlement have been filed. The motion establishes that the settlement agreement was reached in good faith and includes a brief background of the case. The moving party has made a sufficient showing. Accordingly, Settling Defendants’ Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement is GRANTED.

 

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’s 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hon. Lee S. Arian

Judge of the Superior Court