Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 50

willie f. mcmullen jr., et al., Plaintiffs, vs. hdsi management, INC., et al., Defendants.	Case No.:	19STCV38469
	Hearing Date:	March 20, 2023
	Hearing Time:	10:00 a.m.
	[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR AWARD OF MANDATORY ATTORNEY’S FEES AFTER SUCCESSFUL ANTI-SLAPP MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

Defendants Ana Ward, HDSI Management, Inc., and Walton Halad Company Two, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) move for an order compelling Plaintiffs Willie F. McMullen, Jr., Deanna Welch, and Daijon Carcamo to reimburse Defendants for at least $34,081.00 in reasonable attorney’s fees and $5,830.56 in costs incurred in connection with Defendants’ successful Special Motion to Strike portions of Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint, and to prepare Defendants’ Motion for Award of Mandatory Attorney’s Fees and Costs. Plaintiffs oppose.

On March 14, 2023, the Court granted Defendants’ Ex Parte Application for an Order to Stay Case for 30 Days and Continue Upcoming Hearing Dates to Allow for Completion of Settlement. The Court’s March 14, 2023 minute order provides, inter alia, “[t]he parties agree to a Stay for thirty days pending the completion of the settlement agreement. The Court hereby stays the case in its entirety…Status Conference Re: Settlement and Possible extension of Stay is scheduled for 04/14/23…”

Based on the foregoing, the Court continues the hearing on Defendants’ instant motion for attorney’s fees to ______________, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Defendant is ordered to give notice of this ruling.

DATED: March 20, 2023 ________________________________

Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court