DENISE, et al. vs SOTO, et al.

24CV095284: DENISE, et al. vs SOTO, et al. 06/08/2026 Case Management Conference in Department 520

Tentative Ruling - 06/05/2026 Jamilah A. Jefferson

ORDER RE: CASE MANAGEMENT

The Court has ordered the following after review of the case.

The Court makes the following order after review of the case without a hearing:

CMC Statement(s) do not appear to have been filed. CMC on calendar to confirm mediation completion. However, at the last hearing, it was clear that Defendants' counsel may have abandoned their clients. Therefore, the Court will not issue sanctions for failing to mediate. Instead, the dates below are maintained - until and unless parties seek trial continuance (which can be done through ex-parte application).

THE MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE set for July 24, 2026 at 9:00 am in Dept. 302 IS MAINTAINED.

The parties are reminded that WRITTEN SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTS setting forth a GOOD FAITH ANALYSIS of the facts, the law and a GOOD FAITH OFFER to resolve this case from each party must be emailed directly to dept301@alameda.courts.ca.gov. All trial counsel, parties, and insurance adjusters or others with full settlement authority must participate in person.

THE JURY TRIAL DATE OF August 14, 2026 IS MAINTAINED.

The Court is currently conducting live, in-person jury trials. Please carefully review the TRIAL SETTING ORDER issued in this case and fully comply with its pretrial orders and deadlines. Courtesy copies of all MIL/OPPS and REPLIES must e delivered to Dept. 520 by August 11, 2026.

Clerk is directed to serve copies of this order, with proof of service, to counsel and to selfrepresented parties of record. The Court orders counsel to obtain a copy of this order from the eCourt portal. 24CV095284: DENISE, et al. vs SOTO, et al. 06/08/2026 Case Management Conference in Department 520