JOSEPH AARON GUTIERREZ VS NABIL BASHA RAFAIL

Tentative Rulings

Case Number: ****1427    Hearing Date: December 04, 2019    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff has a motion to compel further responses on calendar 12/04/19. The Court continued the parties’ IDC from 11/22/19 to 12/04/19, the same day as the hearing on the MTCFs. The Court requires that IDCs go forward at least two weeks prior to substantive hearings on MTCFs.

The 12/04/19 hearing is continued to 12/18/19 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 3. If this is not an available date for the parties to have the MTCFs heard, they must meet and confer to agree upon an alternative available date and use the online reservation system to continue the hearing on the motions.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the court at sscdept3@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.

Case Number: ****1427    Hearing Date: December 19, 2019    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

The parties participated in an IDC on 12/04/19. At the conclusion of the IDC, the Court issued a minute order indicating all issues were resolved, and Plaintiff was to take the motion off calendar upon receipt of further responses. To date, Plaintiff has not taken the motion off calendar, but no party has filed any further briefing concerning the status of the motions. The Court is hopeful that the parties have resolved their dispute, and intends to take the motions to compel off calendar. If the parties have not resolved their dispute, they must appear at the hearing on the motions and be prepared to discuss any remaining outstanding issues.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the court at sscdept3@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.

Case Number: ****1427    Hearing Date: January 27, 2020    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

The parties participated in an IDC on 12/04/19. At the conclusion of the IDC, the Court issued a minute order indicating all issues were resolved, and Plaintiff was to take the motion off calendar upon receipt of further responses. The Court was originally scheduled to hear these motions to compel on 12/19/19. Prior to the hearing, the Court issued an order taking the motions off calendar because all issues had been resolved at the IDC. Both attorneys appeared at the hearing, and at the conclusion of the hearing the Court continued the matter to 1/27/20.

Neither party has filed any further brief concerning what issues remain unresolved at this time. The Court therefore continues the hearing again. The hearing is continued from 1/27/20 to Thursday, 2/27/20 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 31 of the Spring Street Courthouse. The Court orders the parties to file a joint statement of items in dispute at least one week prior to the continued hearing date. Pursuant to the newly-enacted CCP ;;2023.300, 2031.310, and 2033.290, if the statement would otherwise be voluminous, the Court asks the parties to provide a concise outline of matters remaining in dispute rather than a joint statement.

The Court notes that trial is not scheduled until 5/21/20, and therefore time remains to resolve the issues relating to the MTCF prior to trial. The Court urges the parties to continue to meet and confer to resolve any remaining issues without the need for an additional hearing if at all possible.

Plaintiff is 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.