KYLE ASKLAND ET AL VS. SYNGENTA AG ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Friday January 09, 2026, Line 12. Defendant Chevron USA, Inc.'s Demurrer to Complaint is OFF CALENDAR.

Defendant failed to timely file the demurrer. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 1005(b) [motion must be filed and served 16 court days before hearing]; Code of Civil Procedure section 1013(a) [service by mail where place of address or place of mailing is outside State of California but within the United States adds 10 calendar days to "any period of notice"]; see Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(a)(3)(B) [service by email adds two court days to "any period of notice"].) Plaintiff filed the demurer on December 17, 2025, which is not 16 court days before January 9, 2026, the hearing date noticed.

The parties are advised that based on a review of California Rules of Court, rule 3.400 et seq and the docket to date, the court understands this case is likely complex under, yet the parties have not yet applied for complex designation. The court orders the parties forthwith to meet and confer regarding complex designation and pursue complex designation under California Rules of Court, rule 3.403(b) and San Francisco Local Rule, rule 3.5(C)(2)&(3). The court's notice denying complex designation for failure to file an application is not a bar to filing an application. If any matter is noticed for this department in the future, the parties must file a joint statement regarding the status of complex designation at the time the motion is filed.

Moving Party must prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for hearing. Moving Party is ordered promptly to serve notice of the executed order.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 302 Zoom ID 160 409 7690; Passcode 516287.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing. Counsel for the prevailing party is required to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and must email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the hearing even if the tentative ruling is not contested.