Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 19STCV38507, Date: 2023-07-21 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV38507    Hearing Date: July 21, 2023    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

JODI BOWEN, 

Plaintiff(s),  

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LOS ANGELES DODGERS, LLC, ET AL., 

 

Defendant(s). 

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      CASE NO: 19STCV38507 

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON MOTION TO COMPEL  

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m.  

July 21, 2023  

 

Defendant Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC (“Defendant”) filed this motion to compel the deposition of Plaintiff Jodi Bowen (“Plaintiff”), set to be heard on July 21, 2023. Plaintiff filed an opposition, and Defendant filed a reply.  

The Court reviewed the papers, and notes that the parties agreed to and set Plaintiff’s deposition for July 20, 2023. Defendant declares that if the deposition moves forward as agreed and Plaintiff produces the requested documents, that Defendant will immediately notify the Court and take its motion off calendar. In light of the circumstances, the Court will briefly continue this motion to August 2, 2023.  

Defendant is ordered to notify the Court at least five (5) court days prior to the rescheduled hearing date as to whether Plaintiff appeared for her deposition, and whether Defendant will be taking the motion off-calendar.  

The hearing on the motion is continued to August 2, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 31 of the Spring Street Courthouse. 

 

Defendant is ordered to give notice.   

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 

  • Parties are encouraged to meet and confer after reading this tentative ruling to see if they can reach an agreement. 

  • If a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling,¿the party must send an email to the court at¿sscdept31@lacourt.org¿with the Subject line “SUBMIT” followed by the case number.¿ The body of the email must include the hearing date and time, counsel’s contact information, and the identity of the party submitting.¿¿ 

  • Unless¿all¿parties submit by email to this tentative ruling, the parties should arrange to appear remotely (encouraged) or in person for oral argument.¿ You should assume that others may appear at the hearing to argue.¿¿ 

  • If the parties neither submit nor appear at hearing, the Court may take the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.¿ After the Court has issued a tentative ruling, the Court may prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion without leave.¿ 

 

Dated this 20th day of July, 2023 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court