Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 22STCV12672, Date: 2025-04-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV12672    Hearing Date: April 16, 2025    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

On June 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed this action. Trial is currently set for May 27, 2025. Defendant alleges that written discovery remains outstanding and that no depositions have been taken in this case. Defendant now moves to continue the trial date to December 9, 2025. No opposition has been filed.

Defendant states that the parties have been delayed in engaging in meaningful investigation and discovery due to “unanticipated issues on both sides.” (Decl. of BG, ¶ 4.) However, no further detail is provided as to what those unanticipated issues are. This case was filed on June 3, 2023, and Defendant filed an answer on July 31, 2023, meaning the parties have had approximately two years to conduct discovery, including depositions. Yet, despite this time, and without disclosing the nature of the alleged issues to the Court, written discovery and depositions remain incomplete.

Furthermore, under California Rules of Court, rule 3.714, cases of this type are expected to be resolved within 24 months. A trial date in December 2025 would exceed that timeline.

With no basis for the delay in discovery having been provided to the Court, the moving party has failed to establish good cause for a continuance.  And, no reason appears to exist to make this case an exception to the general rule that cases are to be completed within 2 years of filing.  Accordingly, the Motion to Continue is denied.

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.