MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24614404 - July 30, 2026 Hearing date: July 30, 2026 Case number: CGC24614404 Case title: MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24614404 | Case Title: | | MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-07-30 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion For Reconsideration Of The Court'S May 27, 2026 Order Re: Allocation Of Discovery Referee Costs; Memornadum Of Points And Authorities | Rulings: | | Matter on the LAW AND MOTION / DISCOVERY Calendar for Thursday, JUL-30-2026. LINE 4. PLAINTIFFS MARIANGEL AGUILAR, AN INDIVIDUAL, ELENA VALENCIA, NATALY GONZALEZ, and JOSSELYN ESPINAL'S Motion For Reconsideration Of The Court'S May 27, 2026 Order Re: Allocation Of Discovery Referee Costs.

Plaintiffs Ariangel Aguilar, Elena Valencia, Nataly Gonzalez and Josselyn Espinal's Motion For Reconsideration Of The Court's May 27, 2026 Order Re: Allocation Of Discovery Referee Costs is DENIED.

Code of Civil Procedure section 1008(a) permits reconsideration of a prior order when the moving party shows "new or different facts, circumstances, or law" and explains why the new or different facts, circumstances, or law were not presented earlier with reasonable diligence. (New York Times Co. v. Superior Court (2005) 135 Cal.App.4th 206, 208.) "The party making the application shall state by affidavit what application was made before, when and to what judge, what order or decisions were made, and what new or different facts, circumstances, or law are claimed to be shown." (Code of Civil Procedure section 1008(a).)

Plaintiffs have not identified new or different facts, circumstances or law that could not have been presented earlier with reasonable diligence that justifies reconsideration of the court's 5/27/2026 Order. The court ordered referee costs presumptively split equally between Kim Legal, APC and Defendant Short Story, authorized the referee to recommend a different allocation based on positions, responsibility or fault and noted that those costs could be reallocated at the end of the case. Plaintiffs' evidence regarding their individual ability or inability to pay is irrelevant given the court did not order them to pay any portion of the referee's costs.

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