JONES, CHAD vs NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

is mandated by Code Civ. Proc. Sec. 583.250(a)(2). The matter shall be dismissed against the moving defendants herein without prejudice. (Code Civ. Proc. Sec. 581(h).)

CV-24-008657 - WALLACE, KEVIN ALAN vs AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO INC - Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees - CONTINUED, on the Court's own motion, to September 17, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 23. The Court notes that counsel herein has substantial experience with these types of matters and is presumably well-acquainted with the law governing the determination of reasonable fees and expenses pursuant to the statute. Nevertheless, these types of fee disputes are commonplace and appear to reflect a default pattern of refusing to compromise in favor of "trying their luck" before the court, thus wasting judicial resources in the hopes of obtaining a ruling favoring their side.

The Court believes that the potential exists for the parties to informally resolve the issues presented herein if genuine efforts to meet and confer as to such issues are undertaken in good faith. Therefore, the hearing is continued, as above, for that purpose, and the parties are ordered to meet and confer in person or by online video conference to discuss the issues herein. The parties are further ordered to submit a Joint Status Statement by September 8, 2026, describing their efforts to meet-and-confer and any resolution or narrowing of the issues they were able to achieve.

The Court strongly encourages the parties to make genuine efforts to informally resolve their differences with due civility to one another. Should counsel for the parties be unable to reach a reasonable compromise of any of the issues presented by the instant motion, the Court may require personal appearances at the time of the continued hearing to further address the issues herein.

CV-25-012389 - JONES, CHAD vs NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION - Plaintiff's Application for Jason MacFetters to Appear as Counsel Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiff - DENIED, without prejudice. Mr. MacFetters' declaration fails to comply with the requirements of Code Civ. Proc. Sec. 2015.5; therefore, it fails to qualify as a verified application required by Cal. Rules of Ct., rule 9.40.

CV-26-001860 - SELFHELP ENTERPRISES vs NORTHEAST TERRITORIES PATTERSON LLC - Defendant's Demurrer to Amended Complaint of Plaintiff Self-Help Industries - OVERRULED. Preliminarily, the Court notes that Defendant Northeast Territories Patterson, LLC has now been dismissed from the action; therefore, the demurrer is MOOT as to that defendant. In addition, the Court takes judicial notice of Defendant VOP 2.1, LLC's current suspended status in the State of California and defers ruling on the demurrer as to that Defendant at this time, subject to submission of revivor. As to all other moving defendants, the Court finds that the First Amended Complaint alleges sufficient factual support for the stated claims against them, including the alter ego allegations which form a substantial basis for such claims.