Law & Motion Calendar

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1.                  24CV01353 Hinphosay vs Altaf M.D.

     Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is CONTINUIED to April 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 18 in order for Defendant to properly file the exhibits in support of the Declaration of Patricia H. Perry filed in support of this motion.

      Defendant filed the Declaration of Patricia H. Perry in support of this motion on May 21, 2025. The declaration states that several exhibits are attached to it, but they are not attached. Rather, the declarant provided a Dropbox link for accessing the exhibits. There are a number of issues with doing so. First, doing so is in violation of California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1302(a), which requires all papers relating to law and motion proceedings to be filed in the clerk’s office, unless otherwise provided by local rule or by the Court’s protocol for electronic filing. There exists no local rule of court or Court protocol that allows exhibits to be filed in the form of a Dropbox link. Second, doing so fails to create a record for any potential appeal. Finally, the Court’s internal electronic security protocol discourages clicking on external weblinks.

      Defendant shall properly file the exhibits in support of the declaration of Patricial H. Perry no later than April 10, 2025. No further briefing is permitted to be filed by either party.

2-3.      SCV-2716964 Elder vs Dumolin Service Corporation

     The hearing on this matter is DROPPED from calendar. The Court ordered this matter be set for a non-appearance status hearing regarding distribution of the settlement funds. Counsel for Plaintiff have filed a declaration that sets forth a satisfactory plan for distribution of the funds. The matter is dropped from calendar.

***This is the end of the Tentative Rulings***