Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 23STCV28209, Date: 2025-05-05 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV28209    Hearing Date: May 5, 2025    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

LASHANN JANEA OWENS,         

            Plaintiff,

            vs.

 

MACY'S, INC., et al.

 

            Defendants.

 

 

 

 

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    CASE NO.: 23STCV28209

 

[TENTATIVE RULING]

MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL IS GRANTED

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

May 5, 2025

On November 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed this action. In early 2025, Defendant Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC’s principal attorney, Kara A. Pape, developed a wound on her left foot that led to serious medical complications requiring hospitalization. Although she is no longer hospitalized, her physician has expressly forbidden her from standing or walking, and she remains off work. Although her recovery was initially expected before the May 20, 2025, trial date, on April 2, 2025, her physician extended the restriction for an additional two months.

Defendants now request to continue the trial from May 20, 2025, to a date convenient with the Court in Fall 2025 or later. Defendant’s request is reasonable given the unavailability of its trial counsel. Furthermore, this case was filed less than two years ago, falling within the timeline set forth under CRC 3.714. No opposition was filed.

Accordingly, the motion is GRANTED.

The new trial date is set for February 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. The Final Status Conference is continued to January 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. All case-related deadlines will trail 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hon. Lee S. Arian

Judge of the Superior Court

 

 




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