Skinner vs. Nguyen

# Case Name Tentative 51 Skinner vs. Nguyen

24-01451051 Motion to Set Aside Dismissal

Parties to appear.

53 ACE American Insurance Company vs. Sun Country Yachts

25-01481107 Motion to Consolidate

Defendant Antigravity Batteries LLC moves to consolidate the two related matters, Ace American Insurance Company v. Sun County Yachts, et al., Case No. 30-2025-01481107-CU-PL-CJC, and Catalina Riviera LLC v. Sun Country Marine Group, et al., Case No. 30-2025-01499779-CU-BC- CJC.

For the following reasons, Defendant’s motion is GRANTED. Code of Civil Procedure § 1048(a) provides: “When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, it may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all of the matters in issue in the actions, it may order all the actions consolidated, and it may make such orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.”

All that the moving party need show is that the issues in each case are basically the same, and that “economy and convenience” would be served by a joint trial. (See Jud Whitehead Heater Co. v. Obler (1952) 111 Cal.App.2d 861, 867.) The granting or denial of the motion to consolidate rests in the sound discretion of the trial court, and will not be reversed except upon a clear showing of abuse of discretion. (Fellner v. Steinbaum (1955) 132 Cal.App.2d 509, 511.)

A noticed motion to consolidate must list all named parties in each case, the names of those who have appeared, and the names of their respective attorneys of record; contain the captions of all the cases sought to be consolidated, with the lowest numbered case listed first; and be filed in each case sought to be consolidated, served on all attorneys of record and all nonrepresented parties, and include a proof of service. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.350(a); see In re Sutter Health Uninsured Pricing Cases (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 495, 514.)