Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause re Preliminary Injunction
26CV181376: CITY OF OAKLAND vs SLUGBAR, LLC 07/28/2026 Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction CRS# 736927844817 in Department 511
Tentative Ruling - 07/24/2026 Lupe Garcia
The Ex Parte Application TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION; MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT filed by Slugbar, LLC on 07/06/2026 is Denied.
NOTICE: All attorneys and unrepresented parties who contest the tentative ruling and request an opportunity to present their arguments at the hearing must notify all other parties of their intention to appear by telephone or in person no later than the day before the hearing, by 4:00 p.m. PT. Parties and attorneys must also formally indicate their objection on eCourt and by sending an email message to the Department 511 clerk at Dept511@alameda.courts.ca.gov. The parties and attorneys must clearly indicate in their email messages the name of the case and the case number. The tentative ruling will become the ruling of the Court if the Court has not directed oral argument by its tentative ruling and notice of a partys intent to appear is not received by the deadline. See California Rule of Court 3.1308(a)(1) and Alameda County Superior Court Local Rule 3.30(d).
The motion of Defendant Slugbar, LLC for a Temporary Restraining Order and OSC Re: Preliminary Injunction, pursuant to CCP §§ 526 and 527, is DENIED.
Defendants motion is facially invalid because it was filed by Slugbar, LLC without the involvement of its attorney, WookSun Hong, and because the supporting declaration of manger does not identify the declarant pursuant to CCP § 2015.5. See Merco Const. Engineers, Inc. v. Municipal Court (1978) 21 Cal.3d 724, 731 (corporations and companies are not natural persons and must appear through an attorney licensed to practice in California); and Gamet v. Blanchard (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 1276, 1284 (same).
The Court will prepare the order. The court clerk will promptly deliver a copy of the order to the parties. Plaintiffs attorney shall file and serve the notice of entry of order no later than August 3, 2026.
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