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2023-01337224·orange·Civil·Civil
Hearing 3 months agoGRANTED in part, DENIED in part

Thomas Solar Energy vs. Orange County Sanitation District

Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record

Hearing date
Jun 5, 2026
Department
C13
Prevailing
Mixed
Next hearing
Aug 21, 2026

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Parties

PlaintiffThomas Solar Energy
PlaintiffThomas Nguyen
DefendantOrange County Sanitation District

Attorneys

Matt Cortez(Matt Cortez Law, PC)for Plaintiff

Ruling

(J) Policies and procedures related to the repurchase or replacement of a vehicle under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, which were in effect during plaintiff’s ownership of the subject vehicle, are relevant.

(K) The parties should schedule the deposition for a mutually agreeable date within 30 days of the court-ordered meet and confer conference. If the parties are unable to agree on a date, the court will set the deposition for a date within a week of the continued hearing on this motion.

Plaintiff shall give notice of all of the above.

8 Lanagan vs. Penney OPCO LLC

2025-01516569 Demurrer to Complaint

Defendant Penney OpCo, LLC’s Demurrer to the Complaint is CONTINUED to September 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM.

Plaintiff T.K.C Lanagan appears to have served an opposition to the demurrer on Defendant, but failed to file it with the court.

Accordingly, the hearing is continued, and Plaintiff is ordered to file his opposition with the court within the next 15 days. No further briefing is allowed.

Moving Party shall give notice.

9 Thomas Solar Energy vs. Orange County Sanitation District

2023-01337224 Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record

The motion of attorney Matt Cortez of Matt Cortez Law, PC to withdraw as attorney of record for Plaintiffs Thomas Solar Energy and Thomas Ngueyn is GRANTED only as to Plaintiff Thomas Solar Energy, effective as of

the filing date of the proof of service of the Court’s order.

The motion is DENIED without prejudice as to Plaintiff Thomas Nguyen. (Code Civ. Proc. § 284, CRC 3.1362.)

Moving attorney failed to submit the mandatory notice form with respect to Thomas Nguyen. A notice was only filed and served with respect to Thomas Solar Energy. (See ROA 107.) Moreover, no proposed order was submitted for Thomas Nguyen.

***OSC Re: Representation of Counsel for corporate entity is set for August 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM.

If no counsel appears, the Court will consider striking/dismissing the portions of the Complaint relating to Plaintiff Thomas Solar Energy.

Moving attorney is ordered to give notice.

10 The Turnkey Foundation, Inc. vs. Armour Home Mortgage

2023-01323086 Motion to Deem Facts Admitted

Defendant Robert A. Gillon’s motion to deem matters admitted as to Request for Admissions, set two served on The Turnkey Foundation, Inc. dba Arbor Financial Group is granted in part and denied in part as follows:

The court may not deem the matters admitted as Turnkey has provided verified, code compliant responses to the subject discovery. See Code Civ. Proc., § 2033.280.

However, the court awards Gillon sanctions in the amount of $1,960.00 against Turnkey, payable within 30 days.

Under Ca. Civ. Pro. section 2033.280, when a party fails to respond timely to Requests for Admissions, “the requesting party may move for an order that the genuineness of any

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