Judge: Michael E. Whitaker, Case: 20STCV36024, Date: 2023-05-17 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV36024    Hearing Date: May 17, 2023    Dept: 32

PLEASE NOTE:   Parties are encouraged to meet and confer concerning this tentative ruling to determine if a resolution may be reached.  If the parties are unable to reach a resolution and a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling, the party must send an email to the Court at sscdept32@lacourt.org indicating that party’s intention to submit.  The email shall include the case number, date and time of the hearing, counsel’s contact information (if applicable), and the identity of the party submitting on this tentative ruling.  If the Court does not receive an email indicating the parties are submitting on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may place the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.  If all parties do not submit on this tentative ruling, they should arrange to appear in-person or remotely (which is highly encouraged).  Further, after the Court has posted/issued a tentative ruling, the Court has the inherent authority to prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion and adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court. 

TENTATIVE RULING

              Plaintiffs Alfredo Chavez and Eydi Chavez (collectively, Plaintiffs) move to set aside the dismissal entered by Plaintiff’s prior counsel.

            Foremost, the Court finds that there is no pending motion; the Court denied Plaintiffs’ motion to set aside dismissal on March 8, 2023.  (See March 8, 2023 Minute Order.)  Thereafter, Plaintiffs did not file and serve a new motion to set aside with a hearing date of May 17, 2023. 

            The Clerk of the Court shall provide notice of the Court’s ruling.