Judge: Michael Small, Case: 24STCV27459, Date: 2025-04-03 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV27459    Hearing Date: April 3, 2025    Dept: 57

The Court's tentative ruling is to stay this unlawful detainer action and defer ruling on Defendant's motion to compel arbitration of the action pending the completion of an existing arbitration between the parties that is being conducted pursuant to a settlement agreement in a prior action in which the parties were pitted against each other.

The Court also tentatively concludes that the unlawful detainer action before this Court should be related to two other unlawful detainer actions that Plaintiffs brought against Defendant that are pending in two other courtrooms.

At the hearing today, the Court also will discuss with counsel the status of what appears to be a global mediation that is referenced in the papers on Defendant's motion to compel arbitration.