Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 22STCV33841, Date: 2024-06-03 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV33841    Hearing Date: June 3, 2024    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

MURLIN SWANSTON, 

Plaintiff(s),  

vs. 

 

1000 PALMS ASSOCIATES, ET AL., 

 

Defendant(s). 

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      CASE NO: 22STCV33841 

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED ANSWER 

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m. 

June 3, 2024 

 

Defendant Purple Heart Compassion (“Defendant”) seeks leave to file a First Amended Answer (“FAA”) to Plaintiff’s complaint to correct a clerical error, in which Defendant’s name was erroneously indicated as 1000 Palms instead of Purple Heart Compassion for which defense counsel intended to file an Answer. No substantive changes will be made.  

Plaintiff Murlin Swanston filed a notice of non-opposition to Defendant’s motion. 

Accordingly, Defendant’s motion to file a FAA is GRANTED. Defendant is ordered to file a separate copy of the proposed FAA within ten (10) days of the date of this Order. 

 

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 31st day of May 2024 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court