Safar v. Remon Balgjian, et al.

MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

(CCP § 1048)

TENTATIVE RULING

Defendant Novel Hakobyan’s Motion to Consolidate is GRANTED. THE INSTANT ACTION REMAINS THE LEAD CASE AND ALL FUTURE FILINGS ARE TO BE UNDER THE LEAD CASE NUMBER.

ANALYSIS:

Plaintiff David Safar (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for motor vehicle negligence against Defendants Remon Balgjian (“Defendant Balgjian”), Novel Hakobyan (“Defendant Hakobyan”) and Hmayak Samsonyan (“Defendant Samsonyan”) on December 5, 2018. On October 9, 2019, Defendant Hakobyan filed a Notice of Related Case with respect to Balgjian v. Hakobyan, LASC Case No. 19STLC00770 (“Case No. 19STLC00770”). The Court deemed the cases related on November 25, 2019.

Defendant Hakobyan filed the instant Motion to Consolidate on December 26, 2019. To date, no opposition has been filed.

Legal Standard

Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.350, subdivision (a) states in relevant part:

(1) A notice of motion to consolidate must:

(A) List a