MIRANDA V KNIGHT SUNRISE

(Van Nuys Courthouse East: Dept. T) September 3, 2026 DEPARTMENT T LAW AND MOTION RULINGS If ALL parties submit on the tentative, then no appearance is necessary unless some other matter (i.e., Case Management Conference) is on calendar. It is not necessary to call the court to request oral argument. Oral argument is permitted on all tentative rulings.

25VECV07326 MIRANDA V KNIGHT SUNRISE Motion to remove case from Pathways program: Tentatively deny. The court will consider a short continuance. Removing the case from the Pathways program does not mean that the court will not expect the case to move at a normal pace.

For instance, defendant has been in the case since April 2026. What discovery has the defendant done? What discovery has the plaintiff done? What discovery is pending that has not been responded to? Does defendant have medical records? If so, what records? What records have already been subpoenaed? What records still need to be subpoenaed? Why haven't they been subpoenaed? Why has plaintiff's depo not taken place?

Most of the difficulties listed by defendant have to do with plaintiff's proof in the case. The claims are not unusual for an auto accident case. This is not a complex case. It the same as thousands of cases which have moved through this department.

Here's what defense says this need to be done: Obtain medical records, depose the plaintiff, maybe a medical exam, maybe designation of experts. That's it. If defense counsel cannot handle that, or they think it is too difficult for them, maybe they need to hire additional counsel to help them. Right now, trial is set 5 months from now. Why can't the case be ready in 5 months? How many more months does the defendant need?? The court will discuss this but is unlikely to take this routine case out of the Pathways program.

Case Number: 26VECV02690 Hearing Date: September 3, 2026 Dept: T 26VECV02690 4S Corp v Shouhed [TENTATIVE] ORDER: Defendant Rafie Shouhed's Special Motion to Strike is DENIED. Defendant Rafie Shouhed's Request for Judicial Notice is DENIED as to the articles' contents and GRANTED only as to the existence of the articles. Defendant Rafie Shouhed's Evidentiary Objections are OVERRULED as to nos. 1, 2, and 8; and SUSTAINED as to nos. 3 through 7. Plaintiff 4S Corporation's Request for Attorneys' Fees is DENIED.

Introduction

Defendant Rafie Shouhed (Defendant) moved to specially strike Plaintiff 4S Corporation's (t he court notes the only plaintiff is the corporation, not any individual) Complaint. The Complaint alleged a single cause of action (COA) for injunctive relief. Plaintiff's request for injunction seeks to prohibit Defendant from coming within 100 feet of Non-Party/Shareholder Shahriar Shouhed and Plaintiff's business property, Valley Car Wash.

[NOTE: The motion has a typographical error in the Table of Authorities. The Table of Authorities cites to "Granny Purps, Inc. v County of Santa Cruz (2020 53 Cal.App.5th 71." (See Table pg. ii:24.) The correct citation is 53 Cal.App.5th 1. The error only appears in the Table of Authorities. The citation in the body of the P&As is correct. (See Motion pg. 15:19.) Please be careful in your proofreading as the court may consider whether AI was involved in the preparation.]

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