Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV33689, Date: 2023-09-18 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV33689    Hearing Date: September 18, 2023    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

SHIRLEY LEE WEDDLE, 

Plaintiff(s),  

vs. 

 

HEIDI JAUREGUI, ET AL., 

 

Defendant(s). 

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      CASE NO: 21STCV33689 

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON MOTION TO COMPEL  

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m.  

September 18, 2023  

 

Defendants Heidi Jauregui and Gabriel Jauregui (“Defendants”) filed this motion to compel the physical examination of Plaintiff Shirley Lee Weddle (“Plaintiff”). Plaintiff filed an opposition, and Defendants filed a reply.  

The Court reviewed the papers, and notes that the parties agreed to Plaintiff’s physical examination with Neeraj Gupta, M.D. (“Dr. Gupta”) at 160 East Artesia, Suite 360, Pomona CA 91767 for October 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Furthermore, Plaintiff has notified Defendants of Plaintiff’s willingness to pay Dr. Gupta’s $1,600 charge for the two missed appointments. In light of the parties’ representations, the Court will briefly continue this motion.  

Defendants are ordered to notify the Court at least five (5) court days prior to the rescheduled hearing date as to whether Plaintiff appeared for her physical examination with Dr. Gupta, and whether Defendants will be taking the motion off-calendar.  

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

 

Defendants are 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 15th day of September 2023 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court