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Hearing todayCONTINUED

300 West Artesia, L.P. v. Defendant

Motion for an order compelling Defendant to appear for deposition and answer questions

Hearing date
Aug 28, 2026
Department
734
Judge
Prevailing
N/A
Next hearing
Sep 30, 2026

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(Stanley Mosk Courthouse: Dept. 734) August 28, 2026 DEPARTMENT 734 LAW AND MOTION RULINGS

following tentative ruling is issued pursuant to Rule of Court 3.1308 at DATE \@ "h:mm am/pm" 2:10 PM on DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" August 27, 2026. Rule of Court 3.1308(a)(1) provides that a "tentative ruling will become the ruling of the court if the court has not directed oral argument by its tentative ruling and notice of intent to appear has not been given." The Court does not desire oral argument on the motion addressed herein. Notice of intent to appear is REQUIRED pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1308(a)(1).

No later than 4:00 p.m. on DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" August 27, 2026, the moving and opposing parties must provide notice to ALL OTHER PARTIES and the staff of Department 734 whether the party intends to (1) appear and argue the motion, or (2) submit to the tentative ruling. Notice to Department 734 should be sent by email to [email protected], with opposing parties copied on the email. The high volume of telephone calls to Department 734 may delay the Court's receipt of notice, so telephonic notice to 213-830-0776 should be reserved for situations where parties are unable to give notice by email.

Plaintiff alleges that Defendant lessors misrepresented that the commercial warehouse was usable for Plaintiff's trucking, warehousing, and logistics business, but because the premises were not ADA compliant, it was not eligible for a certificate of occupancy. This resulted in Plaintiff not being able to operate its business, which caused businesses losses. Defendant 300 West Artesia, L.P. filed a Cross-Complaint alleging that Cross-Defendants breached the Lease. Defendant/Cross-Complainant 300 West Artesia, L.P. moves for an order compelling Defendant to appear for deposition and answer questions.

TENTATIVE RULING

The hearing on Defendant/Cross-Complainant 300 West Artesia, L.P.'s motion for an order compelling Defendant to appear for deposition and answer questions is CONTINUED to September 30, 2026 to be heard with the motion for stay of proceedings.

Case Number: 26STCV17594 Hearing Date: August 28, 2026 Dept: 734

The following tentative ruling is issued pursuant to Rule of Court 3.1308 at DATE \@ "h:mm am/pm" 2:34 PM on DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" August 27, 2026. Rule of Court 3.1308(a)(1) provides that a "tentative ruling will become the ruling of the court if the court has not directed oral argument by its tentative ruling and notice of intent to appear has not been given."

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