Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 22STCV37696, Date: 2025-05-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV37696    Hearing Date: May 12, 2025    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

On April 7, 2025, Defendant Century Sweeping, Inc. filed a motion to compel non-party Johnny Huezo’s compliance with a deposition subpoena for documents and testimony relating to Plaintiff’s allegations of special damages. On April 18, 2025, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a declaration stating that Plaintiff died on March 15, 2025. The potential surviving heir, Elizabeth Hodson, through her personal counsel, Ms. Betty Chain, informed the parties that Plaintiff’s death certificate and/or autopsy report are not yet available, and that no determination has been made as to who will act as successor in interest or personal representative for purposes of substitution under Code of Civil Procedure section 377.31.

Because Plaintiff is deceased and no substitution has been made, there is currently no party with standing to oppose this motion, and no opposition has been filed. The Court therefore continues the hearing on this motion to June 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. to allow time for a substitution and opportunity for Plaintiff to contest this motion.

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.