RICHARD SALAZAR ET AL VS. HOMES DIRECT INC.

August 28, 2026 Dept. 9 Civil Tentative Rulings

3. 24CV0908 RICHARD SALAZAR ET AL VS. HOMES DIRECT INC. ORDER CONFIRMING ARBITRATION AWARD

The Notice does not comply with Local Rules 7.10.05. Repeated violations will be grounds for sanctions pursuant to Local Rule 7.12.13.

Defendant, RWG Enterprises Inc., dba Homes Direct of Sacramento (“Defendant”), petitions the Court for an order confirming the arbitrator’s award. The Award of Arbitrator was issued on May 1, 2026, and a Modification of Award was issued on May 28, 2026 (collectively the “Arbitration Award”). The Arbitration Award provides, in part, as follows: In summary, Respondents shall pay into escrow, after offsets for items missing and costs for repairs to the Home, the amount of $ 112,652.25. Also, Respondents shall pay to Claimant the sum of $37,294.50 for daily fees as reduced by flooring interest and arbitration fees intended to be covered by the daily fee.

Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petition the court to confirm, correct or vacate the award. The petition shall name as respondents all parties to the arbitration and may name as respondents any other persons bound by the arbitration award. Code Civil Procedure § 1285.

Code of Civil Procedure § 1285.4 requires that a petition shall: (a) Set forth the substance of or have attached a copy of the agreement to arbitrate unless the petitioner denies the existence of such an agreement. (b) Set forth the names of the arbitrators. (c) Set forth or have attached a copy of the award and the written opinion of the arbitrators, if any.

If a petition or response under this chapter is duly served and filed, the court shall confirm the award as made, whether rendered in this state or another state, unless in accordance with this chapter it corrects the award and confirms it as corrected, vacates the award or dismisses the proceeding. Code Civil Procedure § 1286.

TENTATIVE RULING #3: DEFENDANT’S PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING ARBITRATION AWARD IS GRANTED.

August 28, 2026 Dept. 9 Civil Tentative Rulings

NO HEARING ON THIS MATTER WILL BE HELD UNLESS A REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE COURT’S WEBSITE OR BY TELEPHONE TO THE COURT AT (530) 621-6551 BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. CAL. RULE CT. 3.1308; LOCAL RULE 8.05.07; SEE ALSO LEWIS V. SUPERIOR COURT, 19 CAL.4TH 1232, 1247 (1999).

NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES OF A REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT AND THE GROUNDS UPON WHICH ARGUMENT IS BEING REQUESTED MUST BE MADE BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. CAL. RULE CT. 3.1308; EL DORADO COUNTY LOCAL RULE 8.05.07. PROOF OF SERVICE OF SAID NOTICE MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO OR AT THE HEARING.

LONG CAUSE HEARINGS MUST BE REQUESTED BY 4:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED AND THE PARTIES ARE TO PROVIDE THE COURT WITH THREE MUTUALLY AGREEABLE DATES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT 2:30 P.M. LONG CAUSE ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTS WILL BE SET FOR HEARING ON ONE OF THE THREE MUTUALLY AGREEABLE DATES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT 2:30 P.M. THE COURT WILL ADVISE THE PARTIES OF THE LONG CAUSE HEARING DATE AND TIME BY 5:00 P.M. ON THE DAY THE TENTATIVE RULING IS ISSUED. PARTIES MAY PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE HEARING.

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