The Court issues the following tentative ruling in advance of the Case Management Conference scheduled for October 16, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., by remote appearance in Department 40. The Court has received the parties' Joint Case Management Conference Statement, filed October 5, 2020.

No appearance is required subject to the following conditions:

This Court is advised that Plaintiff's motion for final approval of class action settlement is scheduled to be heard in the Law and Motion Department on January 5, 2021. In light of this fact, this Court will set the next Case Management Conference for February 19, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., by remote appearance in Department 40.

The parties shall file an updated joint statement at least 14 days prior to the hearing with a courtesy copy emailed to Dept40@saccourt.ca.gov. If final approval was granted, the parties shall report on the progress and estimated completion time of all payments required by the Court's final approval order and judgment. This C