STEVE NICHOLS ET AL VS. HARVEST SMALL BUSINESS FINANCIAL LLC ET AL.

June 26, 2026 Dept. 9 Tentative Rulings

2. 25CV3274 STEVE NICHOLS ET AL VS. HARVEST SMALL BUSINESS FINANCIAL LLC ET AL. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

The court directs parties to appear and intends to set a short cause hearing, asking parties to provide additional evidence and/or legal argument addressing the issues. The court will provide direction for the issues it would like addressed and parameters for the hearing when parties appear. TENTATIVE RULING #2: APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED ON JUNE 26, 2026 AT 8:30AM IN DEPARTMENT 9. PARTIES AND CONUNSEL ARE ORDERED TO COMPLY WITH TH COURT’S ORDER TO MEET AND CONFER IS OUTLINED IN THE TENTATIVE RULING.

NO HEARING ON THIS MATTER WILL BE HELD UNLESS A REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE COURT’S WEBSITE OR BY TELEPHONE TO THE COURT AT (530) 621-6551 BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. CAL. RULE CT. 3.1308; LOCAL RULE 8.05.07; SEE ALSO LEWIS V. SUPERIOR COURT, 19 CAL.4TH 1232, 1247 (1999). NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES OF A REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT AND THE GROUNDS UPON WHICH ARGUMENT IS BEING REQUESTED MUST BE MADE BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON BY 4:00 P.M.

ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. CAL. RULE CT. 3.1308; EL DORADO COUNTY LOCAL RULE 8.05.07. PROOF OF SERVICE OF SAID NOTICE MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO OR AT THE HEARING. LONG CAUSE HEARINGS MUST BE REQUESTED BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED AND THE PARTIES ARE TO PROVIDE THE COURT WITH THREE MUTUALLY AGREEABLE DATES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT 2:30 P.M. LONG CAUSE ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTS WILL BE SET FOR HEARING ON ONE OF THE THREE MUTUALLY AGREEABLE DATES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT 2:30 P.M.

THE COURT WILL ADVISE THE PARTIES OF THE LONG CAUSE HEARING DATE AND TIME BY 5:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. PARTIES MAY PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE HEARING.

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