Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Deny Good Faith Settlement and Motion: Leave to File Amended Cross-Complaint

The Motion Contesting Good Faith Settlement is continued to August 19, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

West Coast Packing Inc. and Salvador Touche failed to provide the court with a rough approximation of plaintiffs’ total recovery and its own proportionate liability. Without that information, the court has no way to assess whether the settlement is “in the ballpark.” (City of Grand Terrace v. Sup.Ct. (Boyter) (1987) 192 Cal.App.3d 1251, 1262—where nonsettling defendants contest “good faith,” the settlement proponent must make a sufficient showing of all the Tech-Bilt factors. Such showing may be made either in the original moving papers or in counterdeclarations filed after the nonsettling defendants have filed an opposition challenging good faith of the settlement.) This is a fundamental prerequisite to the court’s finding of good faith. The “ballpark” cannot be ascertained without this in