Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: SC129272, Date: 2023-12-22 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: SC129272    Hearing Date: December 22, 2023    Dept: I

Bel Air Ridge HOA v. Villarino, SC129272 (Dept. N)

The application to shorten time to bring a motion for summary judgment is DENIED.  The court's power to shorten time is quite limited.  The 75 day statutory notice period cannot be shorted by the court absent stipulation, and there is no evidence that the opposition has stipulated to shorten time.  The court can agree to hear the motion less than 30 days before trial, but even if the motion were filed today (and it appears it has not even been filed), it would not be heard until after the FSC, which makes no sense.  Given the current trial date, the problem is not the court's calendar; it is that the moving party simply waited too long to file.  The court does not intend to hear argument.

Moving party to give notice.