LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT – SOUTHWEST DISTRICT

Honorable Gary Y. Tanaka

Department B

Monday, August 10, 2020

Calendar No. 14

PROCEEDINGS

People of the State of California, et al. v. Paul Price, et al.

19TRCV00891

City of Lawndale’s Motion for Appointment of Receiver and Requiring Reimbursements

TENTATIVE RULING

Petitioner City of Lawndale’s Motion for Appointment of Receiver and Requiring Reimbursements is granted.

Petitioner City of Lawndale (“City” or “Petitioner”) requests the appointment of a receiver and requests reimbursement in this action. As an initial matter, respondent has not filed any opposition to Petitioner’s instant motion. The moving party generally bears the initial burden of proof on its motion. Thus, lack of opposition does not automatically entitle plaintiff to prevail on the motion. However, a party’s failure to file opposition can be considered as an admission that the motion is meritorious, and the Court can refuse to hear oral argument from such par