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Crescenta Management LLC v. Lexington Projects, LLC, et al.

MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

Hearing date
Aug 31, 2026
Department
415
Prevailing
N/A

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Parties

PlaintiffCrescenta Management LLC
DefendantLexington Projects, LLC
DefendantEdgar Zalayan

Attorneys

S. Michael Kernanfor Defendant

Ruling

31, 2026 TRIAL DATE: Not set. CASE: Crescenta Management LLC v. Lexington Projects, LLC, et al. CASE NO.: 23STCV28078 MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL MOVING PARTY/PARTIES: Attorney S. Michael Kernan RESPONDING PARTY/PARTIES: None PROOF OF SERVICE: · Correct Address: Yes. · Served electronically by mail on March 24, 2026 for a hearing date of August 31, 2026. CASE HISTORY: · November 16, 2023: Complaint filed. · August 1, 2024: Stipulated judgment entered. · February 4, 2026: Motion to set aside stipulated judgment denied.

TENTATIVE RULING: Attorney S. Michael Kernan ("Counsel") moves to be relieved as counsel of record for Defendant Edgar Zalayan ("Defendant"). After Counsel filed this motion, Defendant executed a substitution of attorney. (Substitution of Attorney, filed August 17, 2026.) Accordingly, the Court places the motion off calendar as moot. Moving party to give notice. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 31, 2026 ___________________________________ Rolf M. Treu Judge of the Superior Court Any party may submit on the tentative ruling by contacting the courtroom via email at [email protected] by no later than 4:00 p.m. the day before the hearing.

All interested parties must be copied on the email. It should be noted that if you submit on a tentative ruling the court will still conduct a hearing if any party appears. By submitting on the tentative you have, in essence, waived your right

to be present at the hearing, and you should be aware that the court may not adopt the tentative, and may issue an order which modifies the tentative ruling in whole or in part.

Judge Rolf M. Treu, Department 415 HEARING DATE: August 31, 2026 TRIAL DATE: March 2, 2027 CASE: Borja v. Peking Poultry, Inc., et al. CASE NO.: 24 STCV02290 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOVING PARTY/PARTIES: Defendant Lieng Hoa Seafood & Barbecue, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY/PARTIES: Plaintiff Griselda D. Borja PROOF OF SERVICE: · Plaintiff addresses the merits of Defendant's motion, and thereby waived any procedural objections. (See In re Marriage of Falcone (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 814, 826.) CASE HISTORY: · January 29, 2024: Complaint filed.

STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff Griselda D. Borja ("Plaintiff") sued Defendant Lieng Hoa Seafood & Barbecue, Inc. ("Defendant") because Plaintiff contends she sustained injuries in a slip and fall accident in the parking lot of the business Defendant owns and operates. Defendant moves for summary judgment on Plaintiff's complaint for negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff opposes the motion. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Moving party to give notice.

DISCUSSION: Motion for summary judgment "[T]he party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion that there is no triable issue of material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law[.] There is a triable issue of material fact if, and only if, the evidence would allow a reasonable trier of fact to find the underlying fact in favor of the party

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