Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 21STCV09395, Date: 2022-12-30 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV09395    Hearing Date: December 30, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

LOUJUANA FRANCIS, et al.,

                   Plaintiffs,

          vs.

 

CITY OF COMPTON, et al.,

 

                   Defendants.

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    CASE NO.: 21STCV09395

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PETITIONS TO CONFIRM MINOR’S COMPROMISE

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

December 30, 2022

 

Claimants Bakerly Fitzgerald Francis aka B.F. and Charles Francis aka C.F. (collectively, “Claimants”), minors, by and through their Guardian Ad Litem, Loujuana Francis (“Petitioner”), have agreed to settle their claims against Defendant Connie Rodriguez Galdamez in exchange for $25,000 each.  If approved, $6,250 will be used for attorney’s fees, leaving a balance of $18,750.00 for each Claimant to be used to purchase a structured settlement annuity.  (Proposed Order, Attachment 8(b)(2).)

Court approval is required for all settlements of a minor’s claim.  (Probate Code §§ 3500, 3600, et seq.; Code Civ. Proc. § 372.)  The Court has reviewed the proposed settlement and finds that it is fair and reasonable.  Further, the requested attorney’s fees, which amounts to approximately 25% of the total settlement, is fair and reasonable.

The unopposed Petition to approve minors’ compromises is GRANTED.

The Court sets an OSC re:  for February 28, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.  No appearance is necessary if a receipt is filed before the hearing date. 

Per California Rules of Court, Rule 7.952, Petitioner and Claimant must appear at the hearing on this petition, unless the Court finds good cause to excuse their appearance.  The Court finds that Claimant’s appearance is not necessary but will require Petitioner to appear.

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.