SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

SERENA FERRARO, Plaintiff, vs. GREGORY PHILIPOT, et al., Defendants.

CASE NO.: BC705572

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

August 3, 2020

On May 8, 2018, plaintiff Serena Ferraro filed this action against defendant Gregory Philipot. Defendant seeks an order continuing trial and all trial-related dates to at least July 2021. A party seeking a continuance of the date set for trial must make the request for a continuance by a noticed motion or an ex parte application as soon as reasonably practical once the necessity for the continuance is discovered. (Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1332(b).) The request for continuance may be granted on an affirmative showing of good cause. (Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1332.)

The jury trial scheduled for April 27, 2020 was vacated per a minute order dated March 18, 2020. A trial setting conference was set for July 27, 2020 but w