Judge: Yvette M. Palazuelos, Case: 20STCV36489, Date: 2024-04-08 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV36489    Hearing Date: April 8, 2024    Dept: 9

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Keshara Shaw et al v Los Angeles Unified School District,

20STCV36489.

All parties in this action were notified on March 21, 2024 via Case Anywhere that effective April 2, 2024, and until further notice, Judge Elaine Lu will be temporarily assigned to Department 9 at 312 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90012, Spring Street Courthouse. 

               On April 4, 2024, the Court again notified all parties in this action via Case Anywhere that until further notice, Judge Elaine Lu has been assigned to Department 9, including the instant action.  The Court required all parties to respond either (a) by indicating acceptance of Judge Elaine Lu to preside over this action during her temporary assignment to Department 9 via Case Anywhere, or (b) by filing a peremptory challenge under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 (if one was still available to that party).

Having been so advised, all parties in this action have indicated via Case Anywhere that they accept the assignment of Judge Elaine Lu to preside over the case during her temporary assignment to Department 9.

As the parties have indicated their acceptance of the judicial assignment, the Court hereby posts the following tentative ruling for the April 8, 2024 Case Management Conference:

The parties indicate in their Joint Status Report filed on April 2, 2024 that they all wish to pursue private mediation and stay discovery.  The Case Management Conference is continued to May 13, 2024 at 10:00 am to allow the parties an opportunity to schedule their mediation. 

Discovery and litigation remain stayed pending mediation. 

No later than one week prior to the May 13, 2024 CMC, the parties are to file a Stipulation or Joint Statement: (1) advising of the date on which the mediation is scheduled to occur, (2) setting forth the parties’ respective calculations of any period during which the five-year time period under Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310 was tolled by virtue of the pendency of the appeal, (3) setting forth the current last date by which the trial must commence pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310, (4) indicating whether the parties are willing to stipulate to extend the five-year deadline under Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310, and (5) proposing future dates, including a mediation completion date and class certification motion filing deadline.

The Court’s Judicial Assistant shall give notice to all parties.