Judge: Michael Shultz, Case: 24STCV09872, Date: 2025-03-18 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 24STCV09872 Hearing Date: March 18, 2025 Dept: 40
24STCV09872 Ingrid Hawkins
v. Titus Smith
[TENTATIVE]
ORDER CONTINUING THE HEARING ON DEMURRER BY DEFENDANT, TITUS SMITH
This is a quiet title action
filed on April 19, 2024, relating to real property located at 3851 Welland
Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90008, Lot 37 of Tract No. 12012. Plaintiff contends
she is the rightful owner of the real property.
On August 26,
2024, Plaintiff filed notice that this quiet title action is related to a
probate matter bearing Case No. 18STPB08552. Petitioner, Titus Smith, filed a
petition on September 10, 2018, to appoint a special administrator for the
Estate of Billie Ruth Smith. On December 19, 2018, Titus Smith filed a petition
against Ingrid and Carl Hawkins to determine ownership of real property located
at 3851 Welland Avenue in Los Angeles, CA. Titus claimed ownership pursuant to
a February 13, 2018 deed conveying title from Billie to Titus.
The final
minute order in the Probate matter notes that Titus withdrew the petition. The
court denied the petition without prejudice “for the entire matter is resolved
[at] the request of Titus’ counsel.” (M.O. 4/2/21.)
Plaintiff,
Ingrid Hawkins, filed a Notice of Related Cases in this action. Defendant Smith
filed a Notice of Related Cases in the Probate matter on March 10, 2025. The
court previously ordered Plaintiff to also file the Notice of Related Cases in
the probate matter and Department 1 pursuant to local rule (M.O. 3/11/25.)
Neither this
matter nor the Probate matter reflects that Department 1 ruled on the Notice of
Related Cases. Both parties are ordered to file the Notice of Related Cases in
Department 1.
The court
continues the hearing to