Tentative ruling in department R on Mar. 06, 2023 in Los Angeles County, CA - Case no: xxxxx944

Case Number: 22SMCV00944 Hearing Date: March 6, 2023 Dept: R The matter is here for an FSC.
The court is in receipt of the following materials filed on March 2, 2023: (1) Plaintiffs witness list (4 witnesses, 2 hours total examination); (2) Defendants witness list (1 witness, 5 minutes); (3) Plaintiffs Exhibit List (4 exhibits, no objections); (4) Defendants exhibit list (16 exhibits, no objections, all pictures); (5) Plaintiffs trial brief; (6) Plaintiffs statement of the case. Although the courts FSC rules state that witness lists and exhibit lists should be joint, the court understands that in this case, plaintiff submitted its list and defendant supplemented. That is close enough given the brevity of this case. Defendant should have submitted a trial brief, but the court will overlook that and assume that the court will figure it out through the trial and defendants opening statement. It appears, therefore, that the case is ready for trial. The court will discuss with the ….....