Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 19STCV42954, Date: 2023-08-18 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV42954    Hearing Date: August 18, 2023    Dept: 31

DEPT:  

 

31 

OSC DATE: 

 

8/18/2023 

CASE NAME/NUMBER: 

 

19STCV42954 KALIQUE PARKER-MARPEL vs HUGO CESAR LLERENATUME, et al. 

REQUEST FOR COURT JUDGMENT AGAINST [DEFAULTING PARTY]: 

 

  1. HUGO CESAR LLERENATUME;  

  1. CARLOS PONCE;  

  1. MARTIN ANDRADE (DOE 2) 

RECOMMENDATION: 

 

GRANT in the following amounts: 

Principal damages: $62,560 

Costs: $690 

TOTAL: $63,250 

 

 

TENTATIVE 

 

Plaintiff Kalique Parker-Marpel (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Hugo Cesar 

Llerenatume (“Llerenatume”), Carlos Ponce (“Ponce”), Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), and Does 1 to 15 for damages arising from a motor vehicle action. On October 13, 2021. Plaintiff filed an Amendment to Complaint naming Martin Andrade (“Andrade”) as Doe 2. 

 

On March 11, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Request for Dismissal dismissing Uber. On September 6, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Request for Dismissal dismissing Does 3 to 15. On March 10, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Request for Dismissal dismissing Doe 1.  

 

Plaintiff’s Statement of the Case in Support of Default Judgment provides that Plaintiff seeks default judgment against Defendants in the total amount of $63,250, which includes $12,560 in special damages, $50,000 in general damages, and $690 in costs. 

 

Plaintiff seeks $15,000 against Ponce within the applicable limits of Vehicle Code §17151(a). The remaining amount is to be jointly split between Llerenatume and Andrade for a total of $24,125 each.  

 

The application for default judgment filed on June 13, 2023 is GRANTED in the total amount of $15,000 against Ponce, $24,125 against Defendant Llerenatume, $24,125 against Andrade.   

 

¿Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling.¿