HAPAI, DEANNA v. PLACER COUNTY ANIMAL SVS.

PLACER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT THURSDAY, CIVIL LAW AND MOTION DEPARTMENT 3 THE HONORABLE MICHAEL W. JONES TENTATIVE RULINGS FOR APRIL 30, 2026, AT 8:30 A.M.

The parties are ordered to meet and confer in good faith prior to the hearing, which includes acting within the spirit and meaning of the California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism, to select a mutually agreed upon date for the motion for summary judgment.

Appearances of the parties are required at the hearing.

7. S-CV-0051015 COOPER, AMANDA v. NEW PRIME

The mediation status conference is dropped from calendar in light of the parties’ joint mediation status conference statement filed with the court on April 24, 2026.

8. S-CV-0051302 HAPAI, DEANNA v. PLACER COUNTY ANIMAL SVS.

If oral argument is requested, it shall be heard on May 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 3.

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint

Plaintiffs motion for leave to file a first amended complaint is granted. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 473, subd. (a)(1), 576.) Plaintiffs shall file and serve the first amended complaint attached to the declaration of Brett E. Rosenthal on or before May 7, 2026.

If oral argument is requested with respect to continuing the trial and related dates or the motion for summary judgment/adjudication hearing date, the parties are ordered to meet and confer in good faith prior to the hearing, which includes acting within the spirit and meaning of the California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism, to select mutually agreed upon dates.

9. S-CV-0052886 FOXX, SPENCER v. JEW, BRIAN

The motion to compel independent neuropsychological examination of plaintiff is dropped from calendar at the request of the parties in light of the same motion being scheduled to be heard on June 12, 2026.

The case management conference is dropped from calendar in light of the court granting the parties’ stipulation to continue trial.

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PLACER SUPERIOR COURT – DEPARTMENT 3 Thursday Civil Law and Motion – Tentative Rulings