Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 20STCV47834, Date: 2023-12-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV47834    Hearing Date: December 12, 2023    Dept: 31

DEPT:  

 

31 

OSC DATE: 

 

12/12/2023 

CASE NAME/NUMBER: 

 

20STCV47834 CITY OF LOS ANGELES vs SHEILA WILLIAMS 

REQUEST FOR COURT JUDGMENT AGAINST [DEFAULTING PARTY]: 

 

Sheila Williams 

RECOMMENDATION: 

 

GRANT in the following amounts: 

Principal damages: $231,934.99 

TOTAL: $231,934.99 

 

 

TENTATIVE 

 

This is an action for subrogation of workers’ compensation benefits paid by Plaintiff City of Los Angeles (“Plaintiff”) to its employees Matthew Ludwig (“Ludwig”) and Kurt Lockwood (“Lockwood”) as a result of an automobile incident between Plaintiff’s employees and Defendant Sheila Williams (“Defendant”). 

 

On default judgment, Plaintiff seeks a total of $231,934.99 against Defendant. This amount is comprised of $4,595.62 in property damage, $208,621.77 in benefits paid to Ludwig, and $18,717.60 paid to Lockwood. 

 

Plaintiff has cured the defects identified in the previous denial. Therefore, the application for default judgment filed on November 1, 2023 is GRANTED in the total amount of $231,934.99 against Defendant Sheila Williams.    

 

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling.¿