Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: 21CHLC29523, Date: 2024-08-30 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21CHLC29523    Hearing Date: August 30, 2024    Dept: I

The matter is here for an FSC.  The FSC order was given on March 17, 2022.  However, no FSC materials have been submitted.  That said, the parties have requested that the matter be continued.  They note a related case—Horgan v. Price, 23STCV19876—that is set for mediation.  The thought, the court believes, is that the mediation could resolve everything.  Further, even if it does not, the other case might well moot or at least significantly affect this case.

The court will discuss the matter with the parties, but given what the court believes is a representation that the other case or the mediation is likely to eliminate the need for a trial in this case, the court is inclined to vacate the trial date and set the matter for a status conference after the mediation is set to conclude or after the trial in the other case.