TENTATIVE RULING

Calendar: 5

Date: 9/25/2020

Case No.: 19 STCV04270 Trial Date: July 19, 2021

Case Name: Diaz v. City of Monterey Park, et al.

MOTION FOR ORDER RELIEVING CLAIMANT FROM GOVERNMENT CLAIMS STATUTE

Moving Party: Plaintiff Christian Diaz

Responding Party: Respondent County of Los Angeles

RELIEF REQUESTED:

Leave to present a late claim with the County of Los Angeles

CHRONOLOGY:

1/8/2018 Date of accident

7/8/2018 six-month deadline to file Claim (Govt. Code §911.2)

11/18/2019 Date §911.4 Application for Leave to Present Late Claim was filed with government entity (reasonable time not to exceed 1 year - Govt Code §911.4(b))

12/20/2019 Date application denied, or deemed denied (45 days - Govt Code §911.6(c))

1/7/2020 Date §946.6 Motion filed with court (within 6 mos. after application denied -- §946.6(b)

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Plaintiff Christian Diaz alleges that at approximately 6 p.m. on January 8, 2018, plaintiff was crossing by foot the crosswalk that traverse