Motion for Order to Stay Proceedings; Motion to Consolidate Cases
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The Court Clerk is to provide notice. 6 30-2026-01567697 The Court has read and considered the Defendants’ Motion for Order to Stay Kelly vs. Solomonian Proceedings; Notice of Defendants’ Motion to Consolidate Cases (ROA 71), Declaration of Patrick Solomonian In Support of Motion to Stay Execution of Judgment (ROA 111).
The Court takes Judicial Notice of the existence of 30-2026-01552597-CU- PO-WJC, Notice of Appeal-Limited Civil-Appeals (ROA 82), Notice of Related Case (ROA 103), Notice of Default on Appeal – Appeals (ROA 89), 7/22/2026 Minute Order (ROA 91), 6/23/2026 Minute Order (ROA 43), Amended Notice of Ruling (ROA 47), Defendant’s Motion for Reconsideration (ROA 52), Request for Entry of Default (ROA 65), and 7/10/2026 Minute Order (ROA 60).
Defendants move to stay this unlawful detainer action based on the pendency of Orange County Superior Court case No. 30-2026-01552597-CU-PO-WJC, in which they allege that Plaintiff wrongfully caused the death of Plaintiff's and Defendants' mother. Defendants contend that, if successful in that action, issues concerning title to the subject property may arise.
Defendants also argue that a stay is warranted because Plaintiff failed to file a Notice of Related Case pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.300. The Court is not persuaded. Rule 3.300 imposes an obligation on all parties to notify the Court of related actions; it does not assign that responsibility exclusively to any one party. The failure of either party to timely file a Notice of Related Case does not, by itself, constitute a basis to stay these proceedings. The Court further notes that Defendants filed a Notice of Related Case (ROA 103) on July 23, 2026.
Finally, Defendants seek a stay based on the filing of a petition for writ of mandate. The record reflects that on July 22, 2026, the Appellate Division of the Orange County Superior Court issued a notice of default in that proceeding. Defendants have identified no order from the Appellate Division staying the proceedings in this action.
The motion is DENIED. Unlawful detainer actions are summary proceedings that are statutorily entitled to precedence over other civil matters and are intended to be resolved expeditiously. (
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