Judge: Steven A. Ellis, Case: 22STCV03756, Date: 2025-03-04 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 22STCV03756 Hearing Date: March 4, 2025 Dept: 29
Pardo v. Villa
22STCV03756
Expedited Petitions for Approval of Minors’ Compromises
Tentative
On January 31, 2022, Plaintiffs Eladia Pardo, Pedro Campos, Denis
Campos (a minor), Alicia Campos (a minor), and Jonathan Campos (a minor) (collectively,
“Plaintiffs”) filed the complaint in this action against Defendants Roberto
Villa (“Defendant”) and Does 1 through 20.
Defendant filed an answer on February 1, 2023.
On June 10, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Settlement of
Entire Case. The settlement was
described as unconditional, and Plaintiffs stated that a request for dismissal
would be filed within 45 days.
On June 12, 2024, the Court set an OSC re Dismissal for July 31,
2024. There was no appearance at the OSC
hearing on July 31, and the Court continued the OSC hearing to September 12,
2024 and set an OSC re monetary sanctions.
On September 12, 2024, counsel for Defendant appeared but counsel
for Plaintiffs did not. The Court
imposed a monetary sanction of $250 on Plaintiffs’ counsel, continued the OSC
re Dismissal to October 8, 2024, and set a further OSC re monetary sanctions.
On October 8, 2024, counsel for Defendant appeared but counsel for
Plaintiffs did not. The Court imposed a
monetary sanction of $500 on Plaintiffs’ counsel, continued the OSC re
Dismissal to October 29, 2024, set a further OSC re monetary sanctions, and
ordered Plaintiffs’ counsel to appear in person.
On October 29, 2024, counsel for Defendant appeared but counsel
for Plaintiffs did not. The Court
imposed a monetary sanction of $750 on Plaintiffs’ counsel, continued the OSC
re Dismissal to November 18, 2024, set a further OSC re monetary sanctions, and
ordered Plaintiffs’ counsel to appear in person.
On November 18, 2024, counsel for Plaintiffs appeared and
represented that expedited petitions for minors’ compromises had been filed. The OSC re monetary sanctions was discharged. The Court continued the OSC re Dismissal to
January 15, 2025.
Also on November 16, 2024, Plaintiffs filed three expedited petitions
for minors’ compromises.
On December 2, 2024, the Court issued a Minute Order identifying
certain specific issues with each of the three petitions. The Court set a hearing for January 21, 2025.
On January 15, 2025, counsel for Plaintiffs appeared and requested
additional time to submit corrected petitions.
The Court continued the hearings on the petitions for minors’
compromises to March 4, 2025, and continued the OSC re Dismissal to May 5,
2025.
Nothing has been filed since.
The petitions for minor’s compromises, filed on November 18, 2024,
are denied without prejudice, for the reasons stated in the Court’s Minute
Order dated December 2, 2024.
The Court NOTIFIES THE PARTIES that if the parties do not file
appropriate papers to seek court approval of the settlement of the claims of the
three minor Plaintiffs, the case is subject to dismissal at the OSC hearing on
May 5, 2025, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1385 (b) & (d).
The Judicial Assistant is directed to give notice.