CASEM VS FCA US LLC

1. CASE # CASE NAME HEARING NAME CVRI2503804 DELGADO VS RAMIREZ MOTION TO VACATE DISMISSAL Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff’s UNOPPOSED Motion to Vacate Dismissal is granted; Order to Show Cause is ser for 7/20/26, as to why sanctions not to exceed $1,500.00 or dismissal should not be imposed for Failure to file request for entry of default of ALL defendants pursuant to CRC 3.110(g) as to ROBERT C. CHANDLER, FLORENCIA ANASTACIO DELGADO.

2. CASE # CASE NAME HEARING NAME MOTION TO COMPEL PERSON CVRI2506744 CASEM VS FCA US LLC MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE DEPOSITION AS TO FCA US LLC Tentative Ruling: Hearing is vacated; Plaintiff failed to comply with C.C.P. § 2025.450(b)(2).

Prior to filing a motion to compel a deposition, the parties are required to meet and confer, or in the case of a failure to appear, the moving party should inquire about the non-appearance. (C.C.P. § 2025.450(b)(2).) A meet and confer declaration under section 2016.040 must state facts showing a reasonable and good faith attempt at an informal resolution of each issue presented by the motion. (C.C.P. § 2025.420.)

There is no evidence that Plaintiff complied with the meet and confer requirements. Specifically, the deposition was scheduled for May 15, 2026. The evidence shows that on May 14, 2026, Defendant emailed Plaintiff to state that its witness was no longer available for deposition. (Acosta Decl., ¶ 11 and Exh. 8.) There is no evidence that Plaintiff contacted Defendant prior to filing this motion on May 19, 2026. Accordingly, Plaintiff failed to satisfy the meet and confer requirements.

3. CASE # CASE NAME HEARING NAME MINTZ VS JON ZORN MOTION TO STRIKE CVRI2507054 DBA HUMMINGBIRD MHP DEFENDANT'S LATE OVERRULED INC. DEMURRER ANSWER Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike is denied.

A party can bring a motion to strike any irrelevant, false, or improper matters inserted in a pleading. (CCP §436(a).) A motion to strike can also be used to strike any part of a pleading that is not drawn or filed in conformity with the laws of the state, a court rule, or an order of the court. (CCP §436(b).)