Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 20STCV48660, Date: 2023-08-08 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV48660    Hearing Date: August 8, 2023    Dept: 54

Hearing Date: August 8, 2023

Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter

Motion to Consolidate

Moving Party: Plaintiff Ying Chen

Responding Party: None

T/R:      CHEN’S MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE IS DENIED.

CHEN TO NOTICE.

If the parties wish to submit on the tentative, please email the courtroom at SMCdept54@lacourt.org with notice to opposing counsel (or self-represented party) before 8:00 am on the day of the hearing.

The Ccourt considers the moving papers. No opposition has been received.

“When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, it may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may order all the actions consolidated and it may make such orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.”  (CCP § 1048(a).)

Ying Chen, Plaintiff in a related case, moves to consolidate this case 20STCV48660 (J.E. Group, LLC, et al. v. CSM Sycamore, LLC, et al.) and the related case 23STCV11686 (Ying Chen v. J.E. Group, LLC, et al.). In 23STCV11686, Chen alleges she is the majority owner of J.E. Group, LLC and did not approve of J.E.’s initiation of 20STCV48660. Chen asserts that the two cases have common questions of law and fact.

The Court declines to consolidate the actions. On August 2, 2023, the parties in 20STCV48660 filed a stipulation for settlement of the entire case. 20STCV48660 is no longer active or “pending;” consolidation serves no purpose.

Chen’s motion to consolidate is DENIED.