# 11. Qarlah Prince v. LA Crystal Hotel, et al.
Case No.: BC671211
Matter on calendar for: motion to set aside dismissal
Tentative ruling:
I. Background
Plaintiff Qarlah Prince stayed at defendant LA Crystal Hotel’s property and was allegedly bitten by bedbugs. She sought medical attention and complained to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The case was dismissed on November 19, 2018. Prince filed a motion to set aside the dismissal on May 14, 2019. The motion is unopposed.
For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the motion.
II. Standard
The Court may relieve a party or their legal representative from a proceeding taken against them resulting from their mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. (C.C.P., § 473(b).) Mistake of fact is when a person understands facts to be other than they are. (Hodge Sheet Metal Products v. Palm Springs Riviera Hotel (1961) 189 Cal.App.2d 653.) Surprise denotes a condition or situation in which a party “is
Type
Other PI/PD/WD (General Jurisdiction)
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# 11. Qarlah Prince v. LA Crystal Hotel, et al.
Case No.: BC671211
Matter on calendar for: motion to set aside dismissal
Tentative ruling:
I. Background
Plaintiff Qarlah Prince stayed at defendant LA Crystal Hotel’s property and was allegedly bitten by bedbugs. She sought medical attention and complained to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The case was dismissed on November 19, 2018. Prince filed a motion to set aside the dismissal on May 14, 2019. The motion is unopposed.
For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the motion.
II. Standard
The Court may relieve a party or their legal representative from a proceeding taken against them resulting from their mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. (C.C.P., § 473(b).) Mistake of fact is when a person understands facts to be other than they are. (Hodge Sheet Metal Products v. Palm Springs Riviera Hotel (1961) 189 Cal.App.2d 653.) Surprise denotes a condition or situation in which a party “is