Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 20STCV34715, Date: 2022-08-17 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV34715    Hearing Date: August 17, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

On September 11, 2020, Plaintiff Holly McKay (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant Samuel Nicholas Wechsler (“Defendant”) arising from a September 15, 2018, motor vehicle and electric scooter accident.  On July 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for reconsideration of the Court’s order issued on July 14, 2022, which granted Defendant’s ex parte application for a trial continuance.  Motions for reconsideration are governed by Code of Civil Procedure section 1008.  Plaintiff offers no new or different facts, circumstances, or law for the Court to modify, amend, or revoke the July 14, 2022, order, or why such facts, circumstances, or law could not have been presented earlier.  Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. 

Moving party to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar.