Roxanne Coles vs Carpinteria Unified School District et al

still pending. On July 30, the Court entered a minute order adopting its tentative ruling on the Motion to Compel as follows: "This Motion was continued from 9/18/2024. It is a motion to compel a deposition filed June 23, 2023. On July 28, 2023, a notice of bankruptcy stay was filed with the Court. The motion was continued from its original hearing date to August 16, 2023, then to March 20, 2024, then to September 18, 2024, then to this date. Nothing has since been filed; it therefore appears that the bankruptcy stay remains in effect.

The matter will be continued to July 22, 2026, at 10 am. It may be put back on the active calendar at any time before then if a request is made." As of this writing, no party has filed a status report regarding whether the Ampersand bankruptcy matter is still pending, whether the bankruptcy stay is still in effect. In addition, the Court has not record showing that any party filed a request to place this case back on the active calendar.

Analysis

Absent information or evidence showing that the Ampersand bankruptcy matter has been resolved or the automatic stay has been lifted, or a request by any party to place this case back on the active calendar, the Court will continue the Motion to Compel to January 13, 2027. Further, the Court will require Chavez and McCaw to file and serve a joint status report, or if necessary, file and serve individual status reports, regarding the status of the Ampersand bankruptcy matter and the automatic stay; whether the disputes at issue in the Motion to Compel have been resolved; and whether the Motion to Compel may be taken off-calendar.

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Case Type Civil Law & Motion Hearing Date / Time Wed, 08/19/2026 - 10:00 Nature of Proceedings Motion to Compel Administrative Hearing Tentative Ruling Mansfield Collins for Plaintiff Nichols Street for Defendant RULING The Motion is DENIED. The request for Sanctions is DENIED. Analysis "When a Court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of a suit, its jurisdiction continues until a final judgment is entered. [Citation.] When there is a voluntary dismissal of an entire action, the Court's jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter terminates." (Wackeen v.

Malis (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 429, 437.) On November 3, 2025, Plaintiff Roxanne Coles filed a request for dismissal of this entire action and her complaint without prejudice, which was entered that same day. This dismissal had the effect of terminating this action given there were no other causes of action asserted in any other pleadings. (See ibid.) Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny Plaintiff's motion. The request for sanctions by Defendants is also denied. This action has concluded.

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