Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 21STCV31304, Date: 2022-10-25 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 21STCV31304    Hearing Date: October 25, 2022    Dept: 54

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

 

Los Angeles Korean 1st Presbyterian Church Corporation, et al.,

 

 

 

Plaintiffs,

 

Case No.:

 

 

21STCV31304

 

vs.

 

 

Tentative Ruling

 

 

Jae Yeun Lee, et al.,

 

 

 

Defendants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hearing Date: October 25, 2022

Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter

Motion for Leave to Waive Defendants’ Responsive Pleading

Moving Party: Plaintiff Howard Kim

Responding Party: Defendants Jae Yeun Lee, Dae Kun Lee, He Keuk Lee, Sun Hwan Kim and John S. Suh

 

T/R:     THE MOTION IS DENIED.

 

PLAINTIFF 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 Court considers the moving papers, opposition, and reply.

 

            Plaintiff moves for an order to “waive” Defendants’ responsive pleading. Plaintiff asserts Defendants said they would not file a responsive pleading, but Plaintiff does not want to seek entry of default judgment or default judgment.

 

The Court does not understand the reasoning behind this motion or its goal. More importantly, Plaintiff provides no authority that would allow the Court to “waive” the requirement that Defendants respond to the complaint.

 

            Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED.