Civil Tentative Rulings Announcement
CIVIL TENTATIVE RULING ANNOUNCEMENT
If the Tentative Ruling in your case is satisfactory, you need not appear at the scheduled time, the ruling becomes final, and the prevailing party prepares the order.
However, if you are not satisfied with the Tentative Ruling, and wish to appear and argue the matter, YOU MUST NOTIFY the Clerk’s Office and opposing counsel of your intent before 4:00 p.m. TODAY. If a TELEPHONIC HEARING is requested per CCP §367.5, you MUST register online to appear telephonically using Vcourt.
When doing so, you must indicate as to which issue(s) and/or motion(s) a hearing is being requested. If requesting a hearing for clarification of a tentative ruling, specify what matter(s) and/or issue(s) need clarification.
You may request a hearing by calling the calendar line at (209) 530-3162 or the main line at (209) 530-3100, prior to 4:00 p.m. - OR- by e-mailing at civil.tentatives@stanct.org Email requests must be made prior to 4:00 p.m. AND confirmed by return e-mail. If you do not receive confirmation e-mail from the clerk, you MUST call (209) 530-3162 to request your hearing.
Please refer to Local Rule of Court 3.12 concerning Court reporter fees.
If a Hearing is required or you have requested a Hearing for a Law and Motion Matter Scheduled in Department 21, 22, 23 or 24 in Modesto, please contact the Court Reporter Coordinator at (209) 530-3105 or ctreport@stanct.org to request a reporter and determine availability. If a Staff Reporter is not available, you may need to provide your own.
Effective April 2, 2012
Staff Court Reporters may be available, though it is not guaranteed, to report law and motion matters on the following schedule:
Department 21 - Wednesdays and Fridays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please call to confirm.
Department 22 - Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please call to confirm.
Department 23 - Wednesdays and Fridays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please call to confirm.
Department 24 - Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Wednesdays or Fridays. Please call to confirm.
If a Staff Reporter is not available, counsel can make arrangements to have their hearing reported by a private CSR. Please contact the Court Reporter Coordinator at (209)530-3105 to request a Staff Reporter and to determine if a Staff Reporter will be available for your hearing
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge John R. Mayne in Department 21:
***There are no Tentative Rulings in Department 21***
The following is the tentative ruling for a case calendared before Judge Stacy P. Speiller in Department 22:
CV-24-004371 – BERGER, KEVIN vs HERNANDEZ, DAVID - Cross-Defendants Stop Talking LLC, Stop Talking Music Group LLC, Stop Talking Music Publishing Group LLC, Stop Talking Music Group LTD, and Europa I LLC’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Code of Civil Procedure 418.10) - HEARING REQUIRED.
The Court would like to hear arguments on this matter that focus on the following specific issues:
- If California resources, including California attorneys, are used for the formation of an out-of-state business entity, what do relevant authorities say about this in relation to jurisdiction over the out-of-state entity? Specifically, do such acts make the out-of-state entity “at home” in this state?
- To the extent that Kevin Berger is working on behalf of out-of-state entities while located in California and is a principal operator in those entities, would that not indicate a significant California presence for the entities?
- Alternatively, are the specially appearing Cross-Defendants contending that Kevin Berger has done no work on their behalf while located in California?
- Could Cross-Complainants please break down at the hearing EACH of the California contacts they are claiming are associated with EACH SPECIFIC out-of-state entity, on an entity-by-entity basis?
The parties are reminded that they need to comply with Rule 3.1110(f)(4) of the California Rules of Court and Local Rule 1.14(H) for bookmarking exhibits in electronic filings. Failure to comply with this requirement in the future may result in the Court striking a document, continuing the hearing, or imposing monetary sanctions pursuant to the Court’s local rule.
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge John D. Freeland in Department 23:
CV-24-004851 – ROMAN, ISIDRO vs HUISH, ERIC – a) Defendant County of San Joaquin’s Motion to Change Venue – HEARING REQUIRED; b) Defendants Dr. Harminder Longi and Dr. Jason Mevi’s Motion to Change Venue – HEARING REQUIRED.
a-b) The Court intends to hear from defense counsel as to the county and state-affiliated defendants’ respective positions on the application of the competing statutory provisions at issue with regard to Plaintiff’s factual allegations, as well as the results of their efforts to meet and confer regarding the proper venue determination herein.
CV-24-010532 – DOWD, RICKY vs COVENANT CARE CALIFORNIA LLC – Plaintiff’s Motion for Preferential Trial Setting - DENIED, without prejudice.
The case is not at issue. Several defendants have been served but have not appeared. Plaintiff may refile his motion once defendants have appeared. (See Code Civ. Proc. section 36(c).)
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge Sonny S. Sandhu in Department 24:
***There are no Tentative Rulings in Department 24***
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Commissioner Jared D. Beeson in Department 19 located at the Turlock Division at 300 Starr Avenue, Turlock, CA:
***There are no Tentative Rulings in Department 19***