Tentative Rulings for August 13, 2026 Department 502
For any matter where an oral argument is requested and any party to the hearing desires a remote appearance, such request must be timely submitted to and approved by the hearing judge. In this department, the remote appearance will be conducted through Zoom. If approved, please provide the department’s clerk a correct email address. (CRC 3.672, Fresno Sup.C. Local Rule 1.1.19)
There are no tentative rulings for the following cases. The hearing will go forward on these matters. If a person is under a court order to appear, he/she must do so. Otherwise, parties should appear unless they have notified the court that they will submit the matter without an appearance. (See California Rules of Court, rule 3.1304(c).) The above rule also applies to cases listed in this “must appear” section.
The court has continued the following cases. The deadlines for opposition and reply papers will remain the same as for the original hearing date.
25CECG01142 Gregory Squires v. General Motors, LLC is continued to Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 502.
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