Judge: Stephen I. Goorvitch, Case: 22STCV30782, Date: 2023-11-13 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV30782    Hearing Date: November 13, 2023    Dept: 39

Fernando Munguia Jr. v. Bella & Canvas, LLC

Case No. 22STCV30782

Ex Parte Application to Continue the Trial Date

            Plaintiff Fernando Munguia Jr. (“Plaintiff”) filed this employment case against Defendant Bella & Canvas LLC (“Defendant”) on September 22, 2022.  Defendant filed a cross-complaint against Plaintiff, alleging that he fraudulently collected employer-provided benefits while on a medical leave of absence because he was concurrently working for another company.  The current trial date is March 19, 2024, and the parties have stipulated to continue the trial date to August 13, 2024, to accommodate Plaintiff’s deposition and to afford the parties an opportunity to conduct settlement discussions.  Defendant filed an ex parte application based upon this stipulation.

            The ex parte application is granted in part and denied in part.  The Court advances and vacates all dates and sets the trial date on its first available date:

            Final Status Conference:        February 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

            Trial:                                       February 18, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.  

The expert designation deadlines, including the expert discovery cut-off, shall be based on the new trial date.  The fact discovery cut-off shall be based on the former trial date (March 19, 2024).

            Defendant’s counsel shall provide notice and file proof of such with the Court.