Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Evelyn Alicea-Romero to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Form Interrogatories, Set One; Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Carmen Alicea to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Form Interrogatories, Set One; Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Carmen Alicea to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Request for Production of Documents, Set One; Defendant's Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff Evelyn Alicea-Romero; Request for Sanctions; Defendant's Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff Carmen Alicea Request for Sanctions; Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Evelyn Alicea-Romero to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Request for Production of Documents, Set One
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Because of the late filing of the opposition and reply, and because the filing of the First Amended Complaint in the civil case is still in flux (with a related hearing now set for July 8, 2026, at 8:30 am in Department 21), the Court CONTINUES this matter on its own motion to July 30, 2026, at 8:30 am in Department 22.
This is the second (or third”) motion to consolidate trial that the moving party has filed in this case. The last motion was denied on 5/14/26 for a procedural defect. But I will forward you and Kim the prior email in a moment to remind you of the dispute.
The opposition to this motion was late-filed on 6/29/26, the day that the reply was due, and AFTER the moving party filed a notice of non-opposition. The opposing party states that they missed calendaring the opposition because there have been several motions filed and withdrawn, and they experienced some confusion that caused them to overlook this.
I am assuming the moving party is going to late-file a reply, but as of the time I am sending this, there is no reply showing in the court file. That is why I have highlighted "and reply" above. If the moving party does not file one before the hearing date, I recommend taking out this phrase and stating instead that the moving party may file and serve a reply by no later than July 23, 2026.
Since the denial of the motion heard on 5/14/26, the procedural posture of the civil case has changed somewhat. Judge Mayne granted permission for the filing of a FAC, but he conditioned it on a payment of fees and costs. There has been a dispute over the order, and Judge Mayne just set the matter for a further hearing on 7/8/26. Because the conditions have not been clarified, the FAC has not been filed into the case yet. Until it is officially on file, I can't really do a substantive analysis reviewing the civil pleading and comparing it to the pleading in the probate case. For the above reasons, I am recommending this continuance to July 30.
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge Clifford Tong in Department 23:
CV-24-000957 - ALICEAROMERO, EVELYN vs DENIZ BROS AG SERVICES INC - a) Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Evelyn Alicea-Romero to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Form Interrogatories, Set One - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23;
b) Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Carmen Alicea to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Form Interrogatories, Set One - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23;
c) Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Carmen Alicea to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Request for Production of Documents, Set One - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23;
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d) Defendant's Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff Evelyn Alicea-Romero; Request for Sanctions - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23;
e) Defendant's Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff Carmen Alicea Request for Sanctions - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23;
f) Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Evelyn Alicea-Romero to Provide a Signed Verification for her Response to Request for Production of Documents, Set One - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23.
a-b) These matters are CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to 9-25-26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23, to be heard after the Court's consideration of Plaintiffs' counsel's motion to be relieved from their representation herein.
CV-25-011430 - CHAVEZ, KARINA vs CHAVEZ, RAMIRO - Defendants Ramiro Chavez Et Al.'s Demurrer to Complaint - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to July 21, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23. The moving papers fail to include a declaration demonstrating meet-and-confer efforts as required by Code Civ. Proc. Sec. 430.41. Therefore, the hearing is CONTINUED, as above, and Defendant shall submit a supplemental declaration demonstrating compliance with the subject code section. The supplemental declaration shall be submitted no later than July 15, 2026.
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge Sony S. Sandhu in Department 24:
CV-22-005681 - DISCOVER BANK vs DAHL, SARAH - Plaintiff's Motion to Entering Judgment Pursuant to Defendant's Default Under Settlement and Release Agreement - GRANTED, unopposed. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement between the parties of August 15, 2024, and Defendant's failure to timely pay the sums due under said agreement, the Court finds that Defendant is currently in default of said agreement,