Judge: Michael Shultz, Case: 21CMCV00298, Date: 2024-10-15 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 21CMCV00298    Hearing Date: October 15, 2024    Dept: A

21CMCV00298 CD ASSET COMPANY V. YIGAL KEREN, INDIVIDUALLY AND dba Socially Oriented United Living, Inc. etc.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.

[TENTATIVE] ORDER  MOTION TO UNSEAL THE RECORD PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION

       This is an unlawful detainer action that the parties resolved through a stipulated judgment filed January 11, 2022. Plaintiff argues that Defendant failed to comply with the terms of the agreement. The parties agreed that the record would remain confidential so long as defendant complies with the terms of settlement. (Stip. Jgmt. filed 1/11/22, ¶ 6.)

       Plaintiff argues that Defendant failed to comply with the requirement for payments and was subsequently locked out on May 12, 2023. Therefore, the court should unseal the record.

       Public access to unlawful detainer actions is limited until 60 days after the filing of the complaint, subject to certain exceptions showing good cause. (U.D. Registry, Inc. v. Municipal Court (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 671, 674; (Code Civ. Proc., § 1161.2.)

       Given that the complaint was filed on November 8, 2021, and pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the motion is GRANTED. The court orders this case unsealed.