Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: BC719938, Date: 2023-08-31 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: BC719938    Hearing Date: August 31, 2023    Dept: 54

Hearing Date: August 31, 2023

Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter

Motion to Award Prejudgment Interest

Moving Party: Plaintiff Wujiang Rongfu Textile Co. LTD.

Responding Party: Defendants Shatto Fabrics, Inc., et al.

T/R:      PLAINTIFF’S 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 and opposition.

Plaintiff moves for prejudgment interest on the damages awarded by the Court following a bench trial.

CCP § 3287(a) provides for prejudgment interest for damages that are certain or capable of being made certain by calculation. Plaintiff provides no analysis or argument showing damages were certain or capable of being made certain. In opposition, Defendants assert that damages were not certain and instead required the Court weigh conflicting evidence and make a judicial determination.

Plaintiff has failed to establish entitlement to prejudgment interest. Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED.