Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: 23SMCV03126, Date: 2025-04-02 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23SMCV03126    Hearing Date: April 2, 2025    Dept: I

The application is DENIED IN PART AND GRANTED IN PART.  The court will not specially set the hearing date.  However, the court will, in its discretion, hear the motion less than 30 days before trial.  As such, the motion hearing date will remain June 10, 2025, but the matter will be heard.  The court believes that this will ensure that plaintiff has ample time to oppose the motion (and defendant will have time to reply), without overcrowding another day.  The court recognizes that this is very close to the FSC date, but that is true whether the court hears the matter on June 10 or June 3 (which is the earliest date the matter could have been scheduled given the notice requirements).  The court notes that it is probably not a good practice to file on the very last possible day.  Had the filing been even one day later, then the motion might have simply been out of time.