Judge: Thomas D. Long, Case: 23STCV12886, Date: 2025-01-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV12886    Hearing Date: January 16, 2025    Dept: 48

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

On June 6, 2023, Plaintiff Miguel Jonas Ruiz filed this action against Defendant Dothan Security, Inc.

On August 11, 2023, Defendant filed a motion to compel arbitration.

On October 20, 2023, the Court signed the parties’ Joint Stipulation and Order for Binding Arbitration and Stay of Claims.  The stipulation provided that “[t]he Parties shall submit Plaintiff’s individual PAGA claims to final and binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator pursuant to the terms of the Arbitration Agreement,” and “[a]ll court deadlines, hearings, discovery and proceedings shall be stayed until after the conclusion of the arbitration of Plaintiff’s individual PAGA claim.”

Accordingly, the Hearing on Motion to Compel Arbitration is taken off calendar.

A Status Conference re: Arbitration is scheduled for ___________ at 8:30 a.m. in Department 48 at Stanley Mosk Courthouse.  Five court days before, the parties are to file a joint report stating the name of their retained arbitrator and the status of arbitration.

Moving party to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SMCDEPT48@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit.  If all parties in the case submit on the tentative ruling, no appearances before the Court are required unless a companion hearing (for example, a Case Management Conference) is also on calendar.

         Dated this 16th day of January 2025