Judge John P. Doyle

Hearing Date: February 18, 2020

Case Name: American Grandstand Seating, Co., Inc. v. United Production Services, Inc., et al.

Case No.: BC659602 (related to 19STCV06045)

Motion: Motion to Consolidate

Moving Party: American Grandstand Seating, Co., Inc., Michael H. Brown, and Michael D. Brown

Responding Party: Unopposed

Tentative Ruling: The Motion to Consolidate is granted.

American Grandstand Seating, Co., Inc., Michael H. Brown, and Michael D. Brown seek consolidation of related cases nos. BC659602 and 19STCV06045.

Code Civ. Proc. § 1048(a) provides, “[w]hen actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, it may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions;¿it may order all the actions consolidated and it may make such orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.”

The moving parties provide as follows.

On January 10, 2018, in the Lead Action [(