Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 23STCV22110, Date: 2025-06-06 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV22110    Hearing Date: June 6, 2025    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

On September 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed this action. Defendants ABM Industry Groups, LLC and H&H Retail Owner, LLC move to continue the current trial date of July 14, 2025, to December 8, 2025. The motion is unopposed by Plaintiff.

Although the incident occurred in California, Plaintiff currently resides in North Carolina. Defendants arranged for Plaintiff’s in-person deposition and medical examination in Los Angeles and agreed to cover travel costs. A medical examination was scheduled for May 28, 2025, and Plaintiff’s deposition for May 29, 2025.

However, Plaintiff’s husband passed away on April 18, 2025, making Plaintiff unavailable to travel to California or participate in discovery due to her need to grieve, arrange the funeral, and manage related affairs.

Based on this development and the fact that Plaintiff’s deposition and medical examination have not yet taken place, the Court finds good cause to continue the trial.

Accordingly, the motion is GRANTED. The trial is continued to December 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 27. The Final Status Conference is continued to November 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. All pretrial and discovery deadlines are to be calculated based on the new trial date.

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.