On 12/15/2016 JACQUELINE E COHN filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against WILLIAM SEBASTIAN HIGGINS. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Stanley Mosk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is JON R. TAKASUGI. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
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12/15/2016
Pending - Other Pending
Los Angeles County Superior Courts
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
JON R. TAKASUGI
COHN HUDSON E.
COHN JACQUELINE E.
ROSE HILARY SUSAN
HIGGINS WILLIAM SEBASTIAN
DOES 1 TO 10
HIGGINS KEVIN P.
FIDLER GARY D. ESQ.
BOOKER ROBERT L II
CODY MICHAEL J
2/2/2018: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO DEFENDANTS? SPECIAL AND FORM INTERROGATORIES, REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN TILE AMOUNT OF $660.00 AGAINST PLAINTIFF AND HER COUNSEL (GREEN, FIDL
2/2/2018: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DEEM ADMITTED DEFENDANT?S REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS, SET ONE, REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $960.00 AGAINST PLAINTIFF AND HER COUNSEL (GREEN, FIDLER & CH
2/2/2018: NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND NEW HANDLING HANDLING ATTORNEY
2/14/2018: OPPOSITION OF PLAINTIFFS JACQUELINE E. COHN AND HUDSON E. COHN TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO COMPEL REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, MOTION TO DEEM ADMITTED DEFENDANTS' REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS, MOTION T
2/23/2018: DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF NON OPPOSITION BY PLAINTIFF TO 3 MOTIONS TO COMPEL
9/13/2018: ORDER AND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL, FSC, AND RELATED DATES
11/16/2018: Order
11/16/2018: Minute Order
11/19/2018: Substitution of Attorney
11/19/2018: Substitution of Attorney
4/8/2019: Substitution of Attorney
4/11/2017: APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
6/5/2017: PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS
6/5/2017: PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS
7/26/2017: ANSWER TO COMPLAINT
7/26/2017: Unknown
7/26/2017: NOTICE OF POSTING JURY FEES
7/26/2017: DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
at 08:30 AM in Department 3, Jon R. Takasugi, Presiding; Jury Trial - Not Held - Advanced and Continued - by Court
at 10:00 AM in Department 3, Jon R. Takasugi, Presiding; Final Status Conference - Not Held - Advanced and Continued - by Court
Notice of Ruling; Filed by William Sebastian Higgins (Defendant); Hilary Susan Rose (Defendant); Kevin P. Higgins (Defendant)
at 08:30 AM in Department 3, Jon R. Takasugi, Presiding; Hearing on Ex Parte Application (For an order continuing trial and all related dates) - Held - Motion Granted
Minute Order ( (Hearing on Ex Parte Application For an order continuing trial...)); Filed by Clerk
Ex Parte Application (For an order continuing trial and all related dates); Filed by William Sebastian Higgins (Defendant); Hilary Susan Rose (Defendant); Kevin P. Higgins (Defendant)
PROPOSED ORDER; Filed by William Sebastian Higgins (Defendant); Hilary Susan Rose (Defendant); Kevin P. Higgins (Defendant)
Substitution of Attorney; Filed by Hilary Susan Rose (Defendant)
Substitution of Attorney; Filed by Kevin P. Higgins (Defendant)
Substitution of Attorney; Filed by William Sebastian Higgins (Defendant)
Summons Issued; Filed by Jacqueline E. Cohn (Plaintiff); Hudson E. Cohn (Plaintiff)
SUMMONS
Ord Apptng Guardian Ad Litem; Filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner
APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Application ; Filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner
NOTICE OF REJECTION - APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Application ; Filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner
COMPLAINT-PERS. INJURY, PROP DAMAGE, WRONGFUL DEATH (2 PAGES)
Complaint; Filed by Jacqueline E. Cohn (Plaintiff); Hudson E. Cohn (Plaintiff)
APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM - CIVIL
Case Number: BC643857 Hearing Date: February 10, 2020 Dept: 31
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT
JACQUELINE E. COHN, ET AL., Plaintiff(s), vs. WILLIAM SEBASTIAN HIGGINS, ET AL., Defendant(s). |
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Case No.: BC643857 [TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL Dept. 31 1:30 p.m. February 10, 2020 |
Plaintiffs, Jacqueline and Hudson Cohn (mother and son) filed this action against Defendants, William Sebastian Higgins, Hillary Susan Rose, and Kevin P. Higgins for damages arising out of an automobile accident. The accident occurred on 3/17/16, and Plaintiffs filed suit on 12/15/16. The original trial date was 6/15/18. The Court has twice continued the trial date per ex parte application.
At this time, Defendants move to continue the trial date from 4/07/20 for sixty days in order to complete discovery concerning Plaintiffs’ claimed damages. Defendants provide evidence that Plaintiffs did not timely respond to discovery, and when they served substantive responses, on 1/03/20, the responses revealed a number of treating psychologists not previously disclosed. Defendants also provide evidence that they attempted to obtain these doctors’ records through Plaintiffs’ authorization, but Plaintiffs did not sign the authorization forms; thus, Defendants are in the process of subpoenaing the records. Notably, no party opposes this motion.
The Court finds the excused failure to timely complete discovery constitutes good cause to continue the trial date and grants the motion. The 4/07/20 trial date is advanced to today’s date and continued to Tuesday, 6/09/20 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 31 of the Spring Street Courthouse. The 3/23/20 FSC date is advanced to today’s date and continued to 5/26/20 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 31. All discovery and expert cut-off dates are continued to reflect the new trial date.
Defendants are ordered to give notice.
Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the court at sscdept31@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org. If the department does not receive an email indicating the parties are submitting on the tentative and there are no appearances at the hearing, the motion may be placed off calendar. If a party submits on the tentative, the party’s email must include the case number and must identify the party submitting on the tentative.