Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 23AHCV00205, Date: 2023-11-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23AHCV00205    Hearing Date: November 16, 2023    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

          Plaintiffs Xiaoping Wu and Evergreen Property Service Inc. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) seek a default judgment against defendant Fuguo Brothers Group, Inc. (“Defendant”).

The request for court judgment on Form CIV-100 indicates that the Complaint only demands $30,000 in damages. However, the Court notes that the Complaint also demands other items according to proof, including holdover damages at a specified rate of $166.66 per day, reasonable attorney fees, costs, as well as utilities and late fees in the amount of $2,548.98. This is consistent with the amounts listed in the supporting declaration of Rodney Swanson, who avers that Plaintiffs seek 30,000 in past-due rent, $3,999.84 in holdover damages, $2,500 in attorney fees, $466.33 in costs, and $2,548.98 for utilities and late fees, as well as the proposed judgment on Form JUD-100.

Accordingly, the application for a default judgment is GRANTED.

Dated this 16th day of November, 2023

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at ALHDEPT3@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.