Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: 21SMCV01387, Date: 2025-05-01 Tentative Ruling

If the parties wish to submit on the tentative ruling and avoid a court appearance on the matter, the moving party must contact the opposing party and all other parties who have appeared in the action and confirm that each will submit on the tentative ruling. Please call the court no later than 4:30 p.m. on the court day before the hearing, leave a message with the court clerk at (310) 260-3629 advising her that all parties will submit on the tentative ruling and waive hearing, and finally, serve notice of the Court's ruling on all parties entitled to receive service. If any party declines to submit on the tentative ruling, then no telephone call is necessary, and all parties should appear at the hearing.

Case Number: 21SMCV01387    Hearing Date: May 1, 2025    Dept: I

The court will discuss this with counsel, assuming, that is, that they cannot work out between them a date for the Hankey deposition.  The court would expect the parties—each represented by competent counsel—to be able to solve this problem without judicial intervention.  But if such intervention is needed, the court will issue an appropriate order.  The court will also inquire as to what efforts the parties made to re-schedule the deposition without the need for court intervention.  The court recognizes that counsel are busy with this and other matters.  The court hopes that counsel recognizes that the court is busy, too.