Judge: Lynne M. Hobbs, Case: 21STCV20591, Date: 2023-09-29 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV20591    Hearing Date: October 9, 2023    Dept: 30

MARGARITA BELTRAN, AN INDIVIDUAL vs CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A PUBLIC ENTITY, et al.

Motion to Continue Trial Date

Ruling:  Defendant's Motion to Continue the Trial Date is granted, in part. The Trial and FSC dates are advanced and vacated.  The Trial and Hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment are specially set so that the Motion for Summary Judgment is heard 40 days prior to the trial date. The Trial date will be set no later than June 30, 2024. Judicial Assistant to calendar. All trial-related deadlines are continued in accordance with the new trial date.

Discussion:  Each party has the right to have a timely filed motion for summary judgment heard prior to trial. Due to the age of the case, the Court declines to have the hearing on the motion for summary judgment and trial continued a year from the present trial date.