Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 21STCV27787, Date: 2022-12-21 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV27787    Hearing Date: December 21, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

JEHAN ZEB MIR,

                        Plaintiff(s),

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LOREN JACOB GOLDMAN; DAWNYELL TRASHAWNA DIXON; ANDRES LAURO SANCHEZ GARCIA; DOES 1 THROUGH 10,

 

                        Defendant(s).

 

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    CASE NO.: 21STCV27787

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO TAX COSTS

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

November 23, 2022

 

I.         BACKGROUND

Jehan Zeb Mir (“Plaintiff”) was involved in a four-vehicle rear-end collision.  Plaintiff filed suit against Loren Jacob Goldman (“Goldman”), Dawnyell Trashawna Dixon (“Dixon”), Andres Lauro Sanchez Garcia (“Garcia”), and Does 1 through 10 on July 28, 2021, asserting causes of action for (1) motor vehicle and (2) general negligence.

On September 13, 2022, the Honorable Elaine Lu issued an order dismissing this case, along with related cases 21NWCV00424, 21STCV03643, and 20STCV17339, after considering whether Plaintiff, who has been deemed a vexatious litigant, was required to obtain leave of court before commencing these four actions. 

On October 11, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to tax the costs sought by Goldman, Dixon, and Garcia (collectively, “Defendants”).  This Court previously noted that a motion for reconsideration of the order of dismissal issued by Judge Lu was scheduled for December 8, 2022, and continued the hearing on this motion to tax costs.  As no ruling on Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration has been issued yet, the Court CONTINUES the hearing on Defendants’ motion to tax costs to January 21, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. 

 

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’s 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.