In Re: Steven Antonio Kuripeth

(49) Tentative Ruling

Re: In Re: Angel Eduardo Antonio Kuripeth Superior Court Case No. 25CECG00038

In Re: Oscar Antonio Garcia Superior Court Case No. 25CECG00039

In Re: Steven Antonio Kuripeth Superior Court Case No. 25CECG00040

In Re: Justin Antonio Kuripeth Superior Court Case No. 25CECG00041

Hearing Date: June 11, 2026 (Dept. 501)

Motion: By Petitioner to Consolidate Cases for All Purposes

If oral argument is timely requested, it will be entertained on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 403.

Tentative Ruling:

To continue the hearing to Wednesday July 15, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in Department 403 in order to allow petitioner to file the notice of hearing in Case Nos. 25CECG00039, 25CECG00040, and 25CECG00041. (Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.350, subd. (a)(1)(C).) The notices of hearing must be filed no later than June 22, 2026.

Explanation:

Petitioner Soledad Kuripeth Manuel (“Petitioner”) on behalf of claimants Angel Antonio-Kuripeth, Oscar Alejandro Antonio Kuripeth, Steven Antonio-Kuripeth, and Justin Antonio-Kuripeth (“Claimants”) moves to consolidate Case Nos. 25CECG00038, 25CECG00039, 25CECG00040, and 25CECG00041 with Case No. 25CECG00038 as lead.

Code of Civil Procedure section 1048, subdivision (a), states in pertinent part, “When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court...it may order all the actions consolidated”. Rules of Court, Rule 3.350, subdivision (a)(1), states in pertinent part, “A notice of motion to consolidate must...[b]e filed in each case sought to be consolidated.”

Petitioner moves to have Claimants’ cases consolidated because Claimants are identically situated and intended to receive identical settlements. On the merits, the court agrees. However, Petitioner failed to comply with Rules of Court, Rule 3.350, subdivision (a)(1)(C), by failing to file a notice of hearing in Case Nos. 25CECG00039, 25CECG00040, and 25CECG00041. Accordingly, the motion to consolidate cases for all

purposes is continued to Wednesday July 15, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in Department 403 to allow Petitioner to file the required notices of hearing.