On September 19, 2018 a
Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (HEARING ON EX PARTE APPLICATION TO COORDINATE HEARINGS ON POS...)
was filed
involving a dispute between
Nina Montoya,
Oguntolu Olufemi,
and
Montoya Nina C.,
Nina Montoya,
Oguntolu Olufemi,
for civil
in the District Court of Los Angeles County.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Civil Division
Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 36
BC722093 June 30, 2020
OLUFEMI OGUNTOLU VS NINA C MONTOYA 8:30 AM
Judge: Honorable Gregory W. Alarcon CSR: None
Judicial Assistant: C. Mason ERM: None
Courtroom Assistant: A. Aguilar Deputy Sheriff: None
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff(s): Susan L. Caldwell (Telephonic)
For Defendant(s): Joseph Issac Bautista (Telephonic)
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Ex Parte Application to Coordinate Hearings on
Post-Trial Motions for July 13, 2020
Matter is called for hearing.
Ex parte is deemed SUBMITTED this date.
Notice waived.
LATER THIS SAME DATE:
RULING ON SUBMITTED MATTER
Oguntolu v. Montoya (BC722093) – Ex Parte Application to Increase Page Limit for Joint
Opposition to Motion for New Trial / JNOV
Plaintiff moves ex parte for an order: (1) permitting Plaintiff to submit a joint opposition to
Defendant’s motion for new trial and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; and (2)
permitting the joint opposition to exceed the page limit by 4 or 5 pages to reduce overlapping
opposition filings. (3) Plaintiff would permit Defendant to increase their page limit by five pages.
Plaintiff already submitted the over-length joint opposition on June 15, 2020, without leave of
court. It appears Plaintiff did so after Defendant filed a reply requesting the court to strike the
opposition for failure to adhere to the 15-page limit on June 18, 2020.
Plaintiff’s grounds are that a joint opposition reduces the need to file duplicative briefs with
duplicative exhibits, and reduces the overall volume of filings, even though the brief would need
to be increased by four pages. An opposition may not exceed 15 pages. (Cal. Rules of Court,
Rule 3.1113(d).) A party may apply ex parte for permission to file a longer memorandum. (Id. at
(e).) The application must state reasons why the argument cannot be made within the stated limit.
(Id.) Plaintiff has not provided reasons why the argument cannot be made within the stated limit
Minute Order Page 1 of 2
Document Filed Date
June 30, 2020
Case Filing Date
September 19, 2018
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Civil Division Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 36 BC722093 June 30, 2020 OLUFEMI OGUNTOLU VS NINA C MONTOYA 8:30 AM Judge: Honorable Gregory W. Alarcon CSR: None Judicial Assistant: C. Mason ERM: None Courtroom Assistant: A. Aguilar Deputy Sheriff: None APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff(s): Susan L. Caldwell (Telephonic) For Defendant(s): Joseph Issac Bautista (Telephonic) NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Ex Parte Application to Coordinate Hearings on Post-Trial Motions for July 13, 2020 Matter is called for hearing. Ex parte is deemed SUBMITTED this date. Notice waived. LATER THIS SAME DATE: RULING ON SUBMITTED MATTER Oguntolu v. Montoya (BC722093) – Ex Parte Application to Increase Page Limit for Joint Opposition to Motion for New Trial / JNOV Plaintiff moves ex parte for an order: (1) permitting Plaintiff to submit a joint opposition to Defendant’s motion for new trial and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; and (2) permitting the joint opposition to exceed the page limit by 4 or 5 pages to reduce overlapping opposition filings. (3) Plaintiff would permit Defendant to increase their page limit by five pages. Plaintiff already submitted the over-length joint opposition on June 15, 2020, without leave of court. It appears Plaintiff did so after Defendant filed a reply requesting the court to strike the opposition for failure to adhere to the 15-page limit on June 18, 2020. Plaintiff’s grounds are that a joint opposition reduces the need to file duplicative briefs with duplicative exhibits, and reduces the overall volume of filings, even though the brief would need to be increased by four pages. An opposition may not exceed 15 pages. (Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1113(d).) A party may apply ex parte for permission to file a longer memorandum. (Id. at (e).) The application must state reasons why the argument cannot be made within the stated limit. (Id.) Plaintiff has not provided reasons why the argument cannot be made within the stated limit Minute Order Page 1 of 2