On 09/13/2019 JAHEIM REED filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against RICHARD MARK RAMSEY. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Spring Street Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is SERENA R. MURILLO. The case status is Other.
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09/13/2019
Other
Spring Street Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
SERENA R. MURILLO
REED MINOR JAHEIM
RZEED DENIECE
KELLY ROBERT JAMES
RAMSEY RICHARD MARK
WERNIK BRUCE ALAN
9/10/2020: Receipt and Acknowledgment of Order for the Deposit of Money Into Blocked Account - Receipt and Acknowledgment of Order for the Deposit of Money Into Blocked Account
9/16/2020: Request for Dismissal - Request for Dismissal
8/3/2020: Order Approving Compromise of Disputed Claim or Pending Action or Disposition of Proceeds of Judgme - Order Approving Compromise of Disputed Claim or Pending Action or Disposition of Proceeds of Judgm
8/3/2020: Order to Deposit Money Into Blocked Account - Order to Deposit Money Into Blocked Account
8/3/2020: Certificate of Mailing for - Certificate of Mailing for (Hearing - Other Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Act...) of 08/03/2020
8/3/2020: Minute Order - Minute Order (Hearing - Other Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Act...)
4/21/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
3/16/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
1/7/2020: Notice (name extension) - Notice of Hearing Date and Amended Medical Report for Minor's Compromise Hearing
12/27/2019: Certificate of Mailing for - Certificate of Mailing for (Court Order) of 12/27/2019
12/27/2019: Minute Order - Minute Order (Court Order)
11/19/2019: Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Disputed Claim or Pending Action or Disposition of Proc - Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Disputed Claim or Pending Action or Disposition of Pro
10/8/2019: Application And Order For Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem - Application And Order For Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
9/13/2019: Civil Case Cover Sheet - Civil Case Cover Sheet
9/13/2019: Complaint - Complaint
9/13/2019: Civil Case Cover Sheet - Civil Case Cover Sheet
9/13/2019: First Amended Standing Order - First Amended Standing Order
9/13/2019: Notice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case - Notice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case
DocketOrder to Show Cause Re: Dismissal (Settlement) scheduled for 11/19/2020 at 09:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 26 Not Held - Vacated by Court on 09/18/2020
DocketNon-Jury Trial scheduled for 03/12/2021 at 08:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 26 Not Held - Vacated by Court on 09/18/2020
DocketOrder to Show Cause Re: Failure to File Proof of Service scheduled for 09/16/2022 at 08:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 26 Not Held - Vacated by Court on 09/18/2020
DocketOn the Complaint filed by Jaheim Reed minor, et al. on 09/13/2019, entered Request for Dismissal with prejudice filed by Deniece Rzeed and Jaheim Reed minor as to the entire action
DocketUpdated -- Bruce Alan Wernik (Attorney): Organization Name changed from Werniklaw, Inc. to Law Offices of Bruce A. Wernik
DocketAddress for Bruce Alan Wernik (Attorney) null
DocketReceipt and Acknowledgment of Order for the Deposit of Money Into Blocked Account; Filed by: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff); Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); As to: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff)
DocketUpdated -- Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Disputed Claim or Pending Action or Disposition of Proceeds of Judgment for Minor or Person with a Disability (Miscellaneous): Filed By: Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); Result: Granted; Result Date: 08/03/2020
DocketOrder to Deposit Money Into Blocked Account; Filed by: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff); Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); As to: Richard Mark Ramsey (Defendant); Robert James Kelly (Defendant)
DocketUpdated -- Order to Deposit Money Into Blocked Account: Status changed from Filed to Signed and Filed
DocketUpdated -- Application And Order For Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem: Filed By: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff),Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); Result: Granted; Result Date: 10/07/2019
DocketNon-Jury Trial scheduled for 03/12/2021 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
DocketOrder to Show Cause Re: Failure to File Proof of Service scheduled for 09/16/2022 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
DocketCase assigned to Hon. Serena R. Murillo in Department 94 Stanley Mosk Courthouse
DocketComplaint; Filed by: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff); Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); As to: Richard Mark Ramsey (Defendant); Robert James Kelly (Defendant)
DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff); Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); As to: Richard Mark Ramsey (Defendant); Robert James Kelly (Defendant)
DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by: Jaheim Reed minor (Plaintiff); Deniece Rzeed (Plaintiff); As to: Richard Mark Ramsey (Defendant); Robert James Kelly (Defendant)
DocketNotice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case; Filed by: Clerk
DocketFirst Amended Standing Order; Filed by: Clerk
DocketUpdated -- Application And Order For Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem: Status Date changed from 10/08/2019 to 09/13/2019
Case Number: 19STLC08448 Hearing Date: August 03, 2020 Dept: 26
EXPEDITED PETITION TO APPROVE COMPROMISES
OF PENDING ACTION ON BEHALF OF MINOR
(CRC 7.950.5(c)(1))
TENTATIVE RULING:
Expedited Petition of Deniece Reed to Approve Compromise of Pending Action on Behalf of Minor Plaintiff Jaheim Reed is GRANTED.
ANALYSIS:
On September 13, 2019, minor Plaintiff Jaheim Reed (“Claimant”), by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Deniece Reed (“Petitioner”) filed the instant action for motor vehicle negligence against Defendants Richard Mark Ramsey and Robert James Kelly (collectively, “Defendants”). Petitioner was appointed as Claimant’s guardian ad litem on October 8, 2019. Petitioner filed the instant Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Action (the “Expedited Petition”) on behalf of Claimant on November 19, 2019.
Court approval is required for all settlements of a minor’s claim. (Prob. Code §§ 3500, 3600, et seq.; Code Civ. Proc., § 372.) “‘[W]ithout trial court approval of the proposed compromise of the ward’s claim, the settlement cannot be valid. [Citation.] [¶] Nor is the settlement binding [on the minor] until it is endorsed by the trial court.’” (Pearson v. Superior Court (2012) 202 Cal.App.4th 1333, 1338.) To obtain court approval of the settlement of a minor’s claims, the guardian ad litem must file a complete and “verified petition for approval of the settlement and must disclose ‘all information that has any bearing upon the reasonableness of the compromise.’ [Citations.]” (Barnes v. Western Heritage Ins. Co. (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 249, 256; CRC 7.950.)
On December 27, 2019, the Court reviewed the Expedited Petition and found it to be incomplete. Specifically, (1) the Petition was filed on the wrong Judicial Council Form; (2) proposed orders were not filed; and (3) Petitioner attached doctors’ reports that pre-dated the alleged date of Claimant’s injuries. (Minute Order, 12/27/19.) The Court set the Expedited Petition for hearing on March 18, 2020. On January 7, 2020, Petitioner filed supplemental papers addressing the Court’s concerns.
On March 18, 2020, hearings at the Court were continued due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing on the Expedited Petition was ultimately continued to August 3, 2020.
Having reviewed the supplemental papers filed by Petitioner on January 7, 2020, the Court now finds that the Expedited Petition is complete and provides for a reasonable settlement to minor Plaintiff based on his injuries and prognosis. Proposed orders were filed concurrently. Therefore, the Expedited Petition of Deniece Reed to Approve Compromise of Pending Action on Behalf of Minor Plaintiff Jaheim Reed is GRANTED.
Moving party to give notice.