SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

DATE/TIME FEBRUARY 21, 2020, 10 a.m. DEPT. NO 23 JUDGE HON. LAURIE M. EARL CLERK E. BERNARDO

FREDERICK D. ROSS III, Case No.: 34-2014-80001834

Petitioner,

v.

CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

APPEALS BOARD,

Respondent.

Nature of Proceedings: TENTATIVE RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS

Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss this case for failure to prosecute pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 583.360. Petitioner was served with a copy of the motion but has not filed an opposition thereto. The Court’s tentative ruling is to grant the motion. Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310 provides an action must be brought to trial within five years of the date it is filed. This five-year time limit is “mandatory” and is “not subj