Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 21STCV36554, Date: 2025-04-02 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV36554    Hearing Date: April 2, 2025    Dept: 54

Hearing Date: April 2, 2025

Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter

Motion to Continue Trial

Moving Party: Defendant Alon Antebi, D.O.

Responding Party: Plaintiff Erick Guillen

T/R:      DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL IS GRANTED. TRIAL IS CONTINUED TO AUGUST 18, 2025 AT 9:30; THE FINAL STATUS CONFERENCE IS CONTINUED TO AUGUST 1, 2025 AT 9:30.

DEFENDANT 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 and opposition.

While trial continuances are generally disfavored, pursuant to CRC Rule 3.1332(c), circumstances that indicate good cause for a continuance include “[a] party's excused inability to obtain essential testimony, documents, or other material evidence despite diligent efforts.” (CRC Rule 3.1332(c)(6).) Factors the Court may consider include, “[t]he proximity of the trial date,” “[w]hether there was any previous continuance, extension of time, or delay of trial due to any party,” and “[t]he length of the continuance requested.” (CRC Rule 3.1332(d).)

Defendant moves to continue the April 2025 trial date on the ground that both Defendant and Defendant’s counsel will be unavailable due to pre-planned family events. Plaintiff does not oppose the continuance and represents that the parties have agreed to continue trial to at least August 2025. The Court will allow a trial continuance.

The motion is GRANTED.