Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV35328, Date: 2023-04-26 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV35328    Hearing Date: April 26, 2023    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiffs Sierra Jasmine French-Myerson and Geoffrey Russell Walters (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendant Gina Carty Tashkoff (“Tashkoff”) Michael Chiranian (“Chiranian”), and Precision Rent A Car, LLC (“Precision”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident vs. pedestrians accident. 

Defendants Chiranian and Precision (collectively, “Defendants”) now move for summary judgment.  Plaintiffs oppose the motion, and Defendants filed a reply. 

This matter was last set for hearing for March 30, 2023.  On the Court’s own motion, the hearing was continued to April 26, 2023, and moving Defendants were ordered to give notice.  As of April 20, 2023, Defendants have not filed any such notice with proof of service on Plaintiffs.  The Court wishes to ensure that Plaintiffs have proper notice of the hearing.  The hearing on the motion is continued briefly to May 10, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 31 of the Spring Street Courthouse.  If this date is not an available date for Defendants, Defendants may use the online reservation system to change the hearing date to the next available convenient date in the system.  If Defendants fail to file notice of the continued hearing date with proof of service of such the motion will be taken off calendar. 

Moving 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 26^th day of April 2023