Judge: Ronald F. Frank, Case: 22TRCV00079, Date: 2023-02-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22TRCV00079    Hearing Date: February 14, 2023    Dept: 8

Tentative Ruling 

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HEARING DATE:                 February 14, 2023¿¿ 

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CASE NUMBER:                  22TRCV00079 

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CASE NAME:                        Kirby Larson and Sarah Susan Larson v. Clark HSU, et al. 

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MOVING PARTY:                Defendants, Clark Hsu and Sherry Hsu ¿ 

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RESPONDING PARTY:       Plaintiffs, Kirby Larson and Sarah Susan Larson  ¿¿ 

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MOTION:¿                              (1) Motion for Attorneys Fees After Granting of Summary Adjudication  

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Ruling:                                    (1)  DEFERRED.  Attorney’s fees are ordinarily not granted for interim success, such as prevailing on a motion for summary adjudication, when there are remaining causes of action to be determined before the conclusion of this litigation.  (Chen v. Valstock Ventures, LLC (2022) 81 Cal.App.5th 957, 977-79.)  This case does not within one of the express statutory exceptions to this general rule, so the Court will not reach the merits of the Fee Motion until this litigation is concluded.