Judge: Teresa A. Beaudet, Case: 22STCV19989, Date: 2024-10-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV19989    Hearing Date: October 14, 2024    Dept: 50

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 50

Defendant Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (“Chevron”) moves for an order

admitting Michael L. Baker, pro hac vice, on behalf of Chevron.

            The Court notes that the Declaration of Michael L. Baker in support of the application provides, inter alia, that “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.” Mr. Baker’s declaration further provides, “[e]xecuted on this 11^th day of September, 2024, at Beaumont, Texas.” The Court notes that Code of Civil Procedure section 2015.5 “defines a ‘declaration’ as a writing that is signed, dated, and certified as true under penalty of perjury. In addition,¿section 2015.5¿specifies that a declaration must either reveal a ‘place of execution’ within California, or¿recite that it is made ‘under the laws of the State of California.’” (Kulshrestha v. First Union Commercial Corp. (2004) 33 Cal.4th 601, 606 [emphasis in original].) Ms. Baker’s declaration does not satisfy these requirements.  

If Mr. Baker files and serves a corrected declaration, the Court will grant the application; otherwise, Chevron’s application will be denied without prejudice.¿Chevron is ordered to provide notice of this ruling.

DATED:  October 14, 2024              

                                                                  ________________________________

Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court