Troy Anderson vs. Secretary of CDCR

34-2022-00334137-CU-MM-GDS: Troy Anderson vs. Secretary of CDCR 09/01/2026 Hearing on Motion for Reconsideration in Department 16D

Tentative Ruling

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34-2022-00334137-CU-MM-GDS: Troy Anderson vs. Secretary of CDCR 09/01/2026 Hearing on Motion for Reconsideration in Department 16D

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*** EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2026, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED TO THE TANI G. CANTIL-SAKAUYE COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 500 G STREET IN SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. ALL HEARINGS NOTICED FOR DEPARTMENT 53 WILL BE HEARD IN DEPARTMENT 16D OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE. ***

NOTICE:

This Court has adopted certain procedures for hearings involving self-represented parties who are incarcerated, whereby the hearing date is automatically continued to a later date in order to permit the incarcerated party to appear for the hearing by Zoom after delivery of the Court's tentative ruling. However, because this matter is being dropped from the calendar for lack of jurisdiction as explained below, this matter shall not automatically be set for a continued hearing and an appearance by the incarcerated party beyond the filed papers. Instead, the tentative ruling set forth below shall be the final order of the Court regarding this matter.

***The Clerk shall serve a copy of this ruling on plaintiff in the ordinary course.***

TENTATIVE RULING: Self-represented Plaintiff Troy Anderson’s motion for reconsideration is dropped for lack of jurisdiction.

Plaintiff seeks reconsideration of the Court’s order sustaining Defendant Kathleen Allison’s demurrer to his second amended complaint without leave to amend.

On January 12, 2026, this Court entered a formal order of sustaining Defendant’s demurrer without leave to amend. That same day this Court also entered judgment of dismissal in Defendant’s favor.

Once a Court enters judgment in a case, it may not reconsider its ruling and lacks power to change the judgment. (APRI Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 176, 181, citing Passavanti v. Williams (1990) 225 Cal. App. 3d 1602.) “It is well settled that entry of judgment divests the trial court of authority to rule on a motion for reconsideration.” (Safeco Ins. Co. v. Architectural Facades Unlimited, Inc. (2005) 134 Cal.App.4th 1477, 1482; see also Ramon v. Aerospace Corp. (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 1233, 1237).

Here, Plaintiff filed his motion for reconsideration on April 6, 2026, almost three months after the Court entered judgment of dismissal in Defendant’s favor. Hence, the Court now lacks jurisdiction to rule on the motion.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

34-2022-00334137-CU-MM-GDS: Troy Anderson vs. Secretary of CDCR 09/01/2026 Hearing on Motion for Reconsideration in Department 16D

This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order pursuant to CRC Rule 3.1312 or further notice is required.