Final Report Hearing
TENTATIVE RULINGS
DEPT. CX103 (657-622-5303)
Judge David A. Hoffer July 27, 2026
These are the Court’s tentative rulings. They may become orders if the parties do not appear at the hearing. The Court also might make a different order at the hearing. (Lewis v. Fletcher Jones Motor Cars, Inc. (2012) 205 Cal.App.4th 436, 442, fn. 1.)
If a party intends to submit on the Court’s tentative ruling, please call the Court Clerk to inform the court. If both parties submit, the tentative ruling will then become the order of the Court.
APPEARANCES: Department CX103 conducts non-evidentiary proceedings, such as law and motion, remotely by Zoom videoconference. All counsel and self-represented parties appearing for such hearings should check-in online through the Court's civil video appearance website at https://www.occourts.org/media-relations/civil.html prior to the commencement of their hearing. Once the online check-in is completed, participants will be prompted to join the courtroom’s Zoom hearing session. Check-in instructions and an instructional video are available on the court’s website.
All remote video participants shall comply with the Court’s “Appearance Procedures and Information--Civil Unlimited and Complex” and “Guidelines for Remote Appearances” also posted online at https://www.occourts.org/media-relations/aci.html. A party choosing to appear in person can do so by appearing in the courtroom on the date/time of the hearing.
Court Reporters: Parties must provide their own remote court reporters (unless they have a fee waiver). Parties must comply with the Court’s policy on the use of privately retained court reporters which can be found at:
• Civil Court Reporter Pooling; and • Court Reporter Interpreter Services
THE PARTIES ARE PROHIBITED BY RULE OF COURT AND LOCAL RULE FROM PHOTOGRAPHING, FILMING, RECORDING, OR BROADCASTING THIS COURT SESSION.
# Case Name
1 30- The settlement administrator has confirmed that the distribution of the 2018- settlement funds has been made in accordance with the settlement terms that 009968 were approved by the court and that the amount of the uncashed checks from 52 the settlement has been transmitted to the State Controller’s Office’s Rodrigu ez vs. Unclaimed Property Fund. As Plaintiff has shown that the Administrator’s Aliso work is complete, the court’s file is now closed.
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2 30- The settlement administrator has confirmed that the distribution of the 2021- settlement funds has been made in accordance with the settlement terms that 012352 were approved by the court and that the amount of the uncashed checks from 76 the settlement has been transmitted to the State Controller’s Office’s Cruz vs. Nason Unclaimed Property Fund. As Plaintiff has shown that the Administrator’s Roofing, work is complete, the court’s file is now closed. Inc. Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.
3 30- The tentative ruling is to continue the Final Report Hearing to August 19, 2026 2023- at 1:30 p.m. to confirm that the amount of the uncashed checks after the check- 013068 cashing deadline has been delivered to the State Controller’s Office Unclaimed 47 Property Fund in the names of the applicable payees, that the Administrator’s Uribe vs. work is complete, and that the court’s file thus may be closed. All supporting Leedom papers must be filed at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date.
Family Ranch On February 23, 2206 (ROA 75), the court issued an Order to Show Cause why (LFR) the court should not impose monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for LLC failing to comply with the court’s May 2, 2025 order to file all supporting papers for the Final Report Hearing at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date. Plaintiff’s counsel failed to respond to the OSC and explain its failure to comply with the court’s May 2, 2025 order. IT IS ORDERED THAT sanctions in the amount of $500 is payable by Plaintiff’s counsel within sixty (60) days of this ruling.
The court also issues an Order to Show Cause why the court should not impose monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for failing to comply with the court’s order of February 23, 2026 to file all supporting papers for the Final Report Hearing at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date. The hearing is set for August 19, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Any response to the OSC must be filed at least a week before the hearing.
Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.
4 30- The tentative ruling is to continue the hearing on Plaintiff Jamie Corliss’s 2023- (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Final Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement 013209 to November 23, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Counsel must file supplemental papers 38 addressing the court’s concerns (not fully revised papers that would have to be Corliss vs. re-read) at least 16 days before the next hearing date. Irvine Valley