RHN AUTOMOTIVE INC., dba NISSANI BROS. NISSAN, vs. LANDMARK AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

should not impose $250.00 in sanctions for Plaintiff's failure to appear on 6/2/26 ... for 09/29/26." (Ibid.) Accordingly, as Defendant contends in the instant motion, it appears that WorkNet is no longer participating in litigation. WorkNet failed to obtain new counsel, failed to attend the June 6, 2026 Case Management Conference, failed to communicate with or respond to Defendant, and failed to communicate with the Court. WorkNet is a corporation and a corporation cannot proceed as a self-represented litigant. ((See Gamet v.

Blanchard (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 1276, 1284, fn. 5 ["The ban on corporate self-representation does not prevent a court from granting a motion to withdraw as attorney of record, even if it leaves the corporation without representation. Such an order puts pressure on the corporation to obtain new counsel, or risk forfeiting important rights through nonrepresentation."] .) Based on the foregoing, and in light of WorkNet's failure to file an opposition or make a concerted effort to engage in litigation, the Court finds that striking the Complaint as not being drawn in conformity with the law is appropriate.

Thus, the Court grants Defendant's motion.

Conclusion

Based on the foregoing, Defendant's motion to strike the Complaint is GRANTED. Defendant is ordered to file and serve a proposed judgment of dismissal within 10 days of the date of this Order. Defendant is ordered to give notice of this Order. DATED: September 2, 2026 ________________________________ Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court

Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department 508 RHN AUTOMOTIVE INC., dba NISSANI BROS. NISSAN, Plaintiff, vs. LANDMARK AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. | Case No.: |

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| September 2, 2026 | Hearing Time: 8:30 a.m. ORDER RE: DEFENDANT LANDMARK AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY'S MOTION TO COMPEL LONG BEACH N PROPERTY, LLC'S COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION OF RECORDS | Defendant Landmark American Insurance Company ("Defendant") moves for an order enforcing the Subpoena for Business Records issued to third-party Long Beach N Property, LLC, on August 14, 2025 and served on December 5, 2025, directing Long Beach N Property, LLC, to produce all records in its possession and control responsive to the subpoena by January 13, 2026.

Defendant also seeks monetary sanctions against Long Beach N Property, LLC in the amount of $3,900. Defendant's motion will be continued to a new date as set forth below. NO HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2026. Pursuant to the Court's power to "amend and control its process and orders so as to make them conform to law and justice" (Code Civ. Proc., Sec. 128, subd. (a)(8)), the Court orders the parties in this case to participate in a meet and confer with the Court ("Informal Discovery Conference" or "IDC").

Lead or other designated counsel for the parties with full authority are ordered to participate in person in an IDC. After consulting with opposing counsel regarding available dates, Defendant must make a prompt reservation for the IDC using the Court's online reservation system. Defendant must file Dept. 508's one-page IDC form in the department seven days prior to the IDC, and the responding parties may file the same form in the department setting forth a response three days prior to the IDC.

Once Defendant confirms an IDC date, Defendant must use the Court's online reservation system to continue the motion to a post-IDC discovery hearing date. The parties are ordered to have with them whatever materials are needed to make the IDC session productive and successful. Prior to the IDC date, lead or other designated counsel for the parties, with full authority, are to meet and confer, in person or via telephone in a further attempt to resolve as many of the issues as possible before the IDC. (See Cal.

Rules of Court, rule 3.670(f)(2).) If the parties resolve their discovery disputes before the IDC date, Defendant is ordered to take both the IDC and the motion off calendar as soon as possible. Defendant is ordered to give notice of this Order. DATED: September 2, 2026 ________________________________ Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court