Judge: Loren G. Freestone, Case: 37-2024-00003383-CU-PA-CTL, Date: 2024-05-03 Tentative Ruling

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05/03/2024  10:30:00 AM  C-64 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

JUDICIAL OFFICER:Loren G. Freestone

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Civil - Unlimited  Petition re: Arbitration Award Hearing on Petition 37-2024-00003383-CU-PA-CTL VDB&A HOLDINGS INC VS CONNOR GROUP GLOBAL SERVICES LLC [IMAGED] CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED:

TENTATIVE RULING Petitioners VDB&A Holdings Inc. and Esther Van Den Boom's petition to correct and confirm arbitration award is CONTINUED.

Except for motions for summary judgment, 'no opening or responding memorandum may exceed 15 pages.' (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1113(d).) These page limits apply to petitions involving arbitration awards. (See id. at rule 3.1103(a)(2).) On March 5, 2024, Respondents Connor Group Global Services LLC, Connor Group Holdings I Inc., and Jeffrey Pickett filed an ex parte application for an order allowing them to file a response to the petition in excess of the page limits. (ROA #10.) An opposition to the ex parte was filed the following day. (ROA #12.) On March 7, 2024, before the ex parte application was heard, Respondents filed an oversized 38-page response to the petition. (ROA #14.) The response opposed the relief requested in the petition, and requested the award be corrected in other respects or outright vacated. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 1285.2 ['A response to a petition under this chapter may request the court to dismiss the petition or to confirm, correct or vacate the award'].) On March 14, 2024, the ex parte application was heard. The minute order states: 'The Court orders the page limit of the response to be limited at 20 pages. The Court further adds that the document must not decrease font size, or added footnotes, or decreased spacing. The Court will not consider the document.' (ROA #22.) On March 18, 2024, Respondents split their initial response into two documents: (1) a 15-page opposition to the petition, and (2) a 20-page counterpetition. (ROA #23–24.) The net result is a 35-page response.

Respondents are ordered to refile a single response addressing all issues, not to exceed 20 pages, consistent with the court's prior order. The opposition shall be filed by May 24, 2024.

Petitioners are ordered to refile a single reply addressing all issues, not to exceed 10 pages. The reply shall be filed by June 7, 2024.

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3082737  38 CASE NUMBER: CASE TITLE:  VDB&A HOLDINGS INC VS CONNOR GROUP GLOBAL SERVICES LLC  37-2024-00003383-CU-PA-CTL The court continues the hearing on the petition to June 21, 2024 at 1:30pm.

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