Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: 23SMCV02534, Date: 2025-02-26 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23SMCV02534    Hearing Date: February 26, 2025    Dept: I

The court will inquire of counsel.  First, the court appreciates defendant’s willingness to work with plaintiff on the meet and confer given the emergency.  The court will not punish that sort of good behavior.  The court’s question, though, is whether or not the MJOP is worth the effort given that this is a bench trial.  In the context of a bench trial, won’t this all come out in the wash?  That seems to be the opposition’s position, and the court thinks it makes some logical sense.