Judge: Lynne M. Hobbs, Case: 20STCV16987, Date: 2024-04-05 Tentative Ruling

 PLEASE NOTE:    

The parties are encouraged to meet and confer concerning this tentative ruling to determine if there is an agreement to submit.  

Regardless of whether there is any such agreement, each party who wishes to submit must send an email to the Court at SSCdept30@LACourt.org indicating the party's intention to submit. 

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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. 

Unless all the parties have submitted, the Court will hear argument from any party that appears at the hearing and wishes to argue. The Court may change its tentative as a result of the argument and adopt the changed tentative as the final order at the end of that hearing, even if all the parties are not present. 

Be advised that after the Court has posted/issued a tentative ruling, the Court has the inherent authority to prohibit the withdrawal of said motion and may adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.     

Case Number: 20STCV16987    Hearing Date: April 5, 2024    Dept: 30

LETICIA HUANTE, et al. vs LINDA X. NGEYEN

TENTATIVE

The Court excuses the personal appearance of the claimant and the guardian ad litem. Counsel may appear by telephone or video conference call.

The Court has reviewed the Petition to Approve Compromise of Disputed Claim of a Minor (M.M., Age 15). The Court finds the settlement is reasonable, however, the following deficiencies preclude the granting of the petition at this time:

(1) All fee reduction agreements by medical providers must be filed.

(2) There is no attachment 8a(3) for the proposed order as required.

(3) Item 9a of the proposed order is not filled out.

Accordingly, the petition is CONTINUED to April 25, 2024, at 8:30 am. Counsel is ordered to file a supplemental declaration attaching the medical reduction agreements, and to file a corrected proposed order. All paperwork must be filed at least five days in advance of the hearing.

Further, the Court notes that A.H. is also a minor, but no petition as to that minor has been filed. Counsel is directed to take action as to that minor, if necessary, but inform the court at a minimum as to the status.

Moving party is ordered to give notice.