Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 22STCV29402, Date: 2024-02-27 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV29402    Hearing Date: February 27, 2024    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

PAUL GILBERT, 

Plaintiff(s),  

vs. 

 

CBS STUDIOS, INC., ET AL., 

 

Defendant(s). 

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      CASE NO: 22STCV29402 

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER CONTINUING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m.  

February 27, 2024 

 

Defendant Norman Industrial Materials dba Industrial Metal Supply, Inc. (“IMS”) filed this motion for summary judgment on November 17, 2023, setting it for hearing on February 27, 2024. 

 

CRC, rules 2.104 and 2.105 state that all papers must be prepared using a font size not smaller than 12 points, and that the font style must be essentially equivalent to Courier, Times New Roman, or Arial. 

 

Here, IMS’ motion and all supporting papers are in a font style with excessive kerning, which significantly compromises legibility. IMS is ordered to re-file all papers in conformity with the California Rules of Court, using a standard font style with standard spacing between each letter and character. 

 

The Court therefore continues the Hearing on Motion for Summary Judgment from February 27, 2024, to _______________ at 1:30 p.m. in Department 31 of the Spring Street Courthouse. IMS must re-file its motion and all supporting papers, with formatting changes only, no later than 9 court days from the continued hearing date. Substantive changes will not be permitted. Aside from this, no further briefing will be allowed. 

 

Moving party 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 26th day of February 2024 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court