In the Matter of Carlie Rose Booker
Petition for Declaratory Relief
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(Spring Street Courthouse: Dept. 26) August 21, 2026 DEPARTMENT 26 LAW AND MOTION RULINGS If you desire to submit on the Court's tentative ruling, you may do so by e-mailing Department 26 at the Spring Street Courthouse until the morning of the motion hearing. The e-mail address is [email protected] The heading on your e-mail should contain the case name, number, hearing date, and that you submit. The message should indicate your name, contact information, and the party you represent. Please note that if you submit on the court's tentative ruling and do not appear, another party may appear to argue and the court may change its tentative ruling after the oral argument.
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RULING: Petitioner Carlie Rose Booker's Petition for Declaratory Relief is Placed Off Calendar. Order To Show Cause Re: Why This Action Should Not Be Reclassified as an Unlimited Civil Action or Writs and Receivers Action and Transferred to the Reclassification/Transfer Desk for Collection of Fees and Reassignment to an Unlimited Civil Court or Writs and Receivers Court, is set for 09/03/2026, 2026 at 9:30 am in Department 26 at the Spring Street Courthouse. Analysis: On April 17, 2026, Petitioner Carlie Rose Booker ("Plaintiff") filed this action seeking declaratory relief amending vital records to correct what Petitioner contends are clerical and historical errors. (Pet., P.2.)
Declaratory relief of this kind cannot be awarded in the Limited Civil Court. (Code Civ. Proc., Sec.Sec. 85, 86.) Accordingly, the Court sets an Order To Show Cause Re: Why This Action Should Not Be Reclassified as an Unlimited Civil Action or Writs and Receivers Action and Transferred to the Reclassification/Transfer Desk for Collection of Fees and Reassignment to an Unlimited Civil Court or Writs
and Receivers Court, is set for 09/03/2026, 2026 at 9:30 am in Department 26 at the Spring Street Courthouse. Judicial Assistant to give notice. Case Number: 26STCP01560 Hearing Date: August 21, 2026 Dept: 26 TENTATIVE RULING: Petitioner Carlie Rose Booker's Petition for Declaratory Relief is Placed Off Calendar. Order To Show Cause Re: Why This Action Should Not Be Reclassified as an Unlimited Civil Action or Writs and Receivers Action and Transferred to the Reclassification/Transfer Desk for Collection of Fees and Reassignment to an Unlimited Civil Court or Writs and Receivers Court, is set for 09/03/2026, 2026 at 9:30 am in Department 26 at the Spring Street Courthouse.
Analysis: On April 17, 2026, Petitioner Carlie Rose Booker ("Plaintiff") filed this action seeking declaratory relief amending vital records to correct what Petitioner contends are clerical and historical errors. (Pet., P.2.) Declaratory relief of this kind cannot be awarded in the Limited Civil Court. (Code Civ. Proc., Sec.Sec. 85, 86.) Accordingly, the Court sets an Order to Show Cause Re: Why This Action Should Not Be Reclassified as an Unlimited Civil Action or Writs and Receivers Action and Transferred to the Reclassification/Transfer Desk for Collection of Fees and Reassignment to an Unlimited Civil Court or Writs and Receivers Court, is set for 09/03/2026, 2026 at 9:30 am in Department 26 at the Spring Street Courthouse.
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