On October 02, 2017 a
Hearing
was filed
involving a dispute between
Lopez Adela,
Lopez Saul,
and
Nazaryan Marine,
Nazaryan Razmik,
Nazaryan Shant Aris,
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, Spring Street Courthouse, Department 4B
BC678211 October 2, 2019
SAUL LOPEZ ET AL VS SHANT ARIS NAZARYAN ET AL 1:30 PM
Judge: Honorable Laura A. Seigle CSR: None
Judicial Assistant: K. Lappin ERM: None
Courtroom Assistant: None Deputy Sheriff: None
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff(s): Matt Taylor appears for Siamak, Vaziri, Esq.
For Defendant(s): Jonathan H. Colman, Esq.
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Motion for Leave to Augment Expert Designation
The Court's tentative ruling is posted online and in Court for parties/counsel to review.
The matter is called for hearing and argued.
After hearing oral argument, the Court adopts its tentative ruling with modifications as the Order
of the Court as follows:
On the Court's own motion, the Hearing on Motion to Continue Trial scheduled for 10/03/2019
is advanced to this date and heard .
On October 2, 2017, Plaintiffs Saul Lopez and Adela Lopez (“Plaintiffs”) filed this action against
Shant Aris Nazaryan and Razmik Nazaryan (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a motor
vehicle accident on October 3, 2015. Plaintiffs named Defendant Marine Nazaryan as a Doe
defendant on June 17, 2019. On August 18, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend the
complaint to add a cause of action for negligent entrustment and a claim for punitive damages.
On September 4, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to continue the October 8, 2019 trial date to
April 2020. On September 19, 2019, the Court denied the motion for leave to amend the
complaint. Also on September 19, 2019, Plaintiffs filed an ex parte application to shorten time to
hear a motion to augment Plaintiffs’ expert designation. The Court granted the ex parte
application and set the hearing for October 2, 2019. The Court will also hear the motion to
continue the trial on October 2, 2019.
Motion to Augment Expert Designation
On August 19, 2019, Plaintiffs served their expert designation but due to Plaintiff’s counsel’s
inadvertence, the designation did not include Plaintiffs’ economist Jennie McNulty. On August
21, 2019, Plaintiffs’ counsel realized his mistake and immediately emailed an augmented expert
Minute Order Page 1 of 3
Document Filed Date
October 02, 2019
Case Filing Date
October 02, 2017
Status
Court-Ordered Dismissal - Other (Conditional Settlement) 01/27/2020
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Civil Division Central District, Spring Street Courthouse, Department 4B BC678211 October 2, 2019 SAUL LOPEZ ET AL VS SHANT ARIS NAZARYAN ET AL 1:30 PM Judge: Honorable Laura A. Seigle CSR: None Judicial Assistant: K. Lappin ERM: None Courtroom Assistant: None Deputy Sheriff: None APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff(s): Matt Taylor appears for Siamak, Vaziri, Esq. For Defendant(s): Jonathan H. Colman, Esq. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Motion for Leave to Augment Expert Designation The Court's tentative ruling is posted online and in Court for parties/counsel to review. The matter is called for hearing and argued. After hearing oral argument, the Court adopts its tentative ruling with modifications as the Order of the Court as follows: On the Court's own motion, the Hearing on Motion to Continue Trial scheduled for 10/03/2019 is advanced to this date and heard . On October 2, 2017, Plaintiffs Saul Lopez and Adela Lopez (“Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Shant Aris Nazaryan and Razmik Nazaryan (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a motor vehicle accident on October 3, 2015. Plaintiffs named Defendant Marine Nazaryan as a Doe defendant on June 17, 2019. On August 18, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint to add a cause of action for negligent entrustment and a claim for punitive damages. On September 4, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to continue the October 8, 2019 trial date to April 2020. On September 19, 2019, the Court denied the motion for leave to amend the complaint. Also on September 19, 2019, Plaintiffs filed an ex parte application to shorten time to hear a motion to augment Plaintiffs’ expert designation. The Court granted the ex parte application and set the hearing for October 2, 2019. The Court will also hear the motion to continue the trial on October 2, 2019. Motion to Augment Expert Designation On August 19, 2019, Plaintiffs served their expert designation but due to Plaintiff’s counsel’s inadvertence, the designation did not include Plaintiffs’ economist Jennie McNulty. On August 21, 2019, Plaintiffs’ counsel realized his mistake and immediately emailed an augmented expert Minute Order Page 1 of 3