TENTATIVE RULING

Calendar: 9

Date: 10/25/19

Case No: BC 611533

Case Name: S.M. v. Pasadena Unified School District

MINOR’s COMPROMISE

[CCP §372 CRC 3.1384]

Moving Party: Petitioner Adriana Martinez as GAL for claimant S.M

RULING:

Expedited Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Action brought by petitioner Adriana Martinez for claimant S.M. is GRANTED.

ANALYSIS:

The petition is brought as “Expedited” Petition.

Under CCP section 372, a minor’s claim may be compromised by a guardian ad litem “with the approval of the court in which the action or proceeding pending…”

A petition for court approval of such a compromise under this section must comply with CRC Rules 7.950, 7.951, and 7.952. CRC Rule 3.1384.

Rule 7.950 specifies the required content of a petition, stating that the petition “m........