Order Proposed Order Re Plaintiffs Motion To Consolidate

Motion

Cal. Super. - 2nd Dist.September 4, 2019

G H O Z L A N D L A W F I R M 62 6 Wi ls hi re Bl vd ., Su it e 11 70 Lo s An ge le s, Ca li fo rn ia 90 01 7 El ec tr on ic al ly Re ce iv ed 04 52 45 20 20 08 :5 3 Ad 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MICHAEL F. GHOZLAND, ESQ. (SBN 223032) Email: michael@ghozlandlawfirm.com JILL D. LEVY, ESQ. (SBN 225408) Email: jill@ghozlandlawfirm.com GHOZLAND LAW FIRM, P.C. 626 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1170 Los Angeles, California 90017 Phone: (213) 334-4570 Fax: (213) 334-4569 Attorneys for Plaintiffs STEVEN RAY CRUZE, SR and DEBRA LEE CRUZE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES COUNTY - SPRING STREET J.C., a Minor and Heir to Decedent Steven Ray Cruze, Jr.; and THE ESTATE OF STEVEN RAY CRUZE, JR., Plaintiff, VS. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, a Government Corporation; THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a Municipal Corporation; THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, a Municipal Corporation; THE SANTA MONICA PIER CORPORATION, a NonProfit Corporation; and DOES 1 THROUGH 25, inclusive, Defendants. ) Case No. 19STCV31202 ) Department 32 ) ) ) [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ ) MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ) ) ) Motion: ) Date: ) Time: ~ Oo a Bo 2 Complaint Filed: September 4, 2019 Trial Date: March 3, 2021 N r N r N a N a SN N a N a N e N e [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE G H O Z L A N D L A W F I R M 62 6 Wi ls hi re Bl vd ., Su it e 11 70 Lo s An ge le s, Ca li fo rn ia 90 01 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 og 28 STEVEN RAY CRUZE, SR, an individual, ) Case No. 19STCV31592 DEBRA LEE CRUZE, an individual ) Department 32 Plaintiff, Vs. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, a Government Corporation; THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a Municipal Corporation; THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, a Municipal Corporation; THE SANTA MONICA PIER CORPORATION, a Non- Profit Corporation; and DOES 1 THROUGH 25, inclusive, Complaint Filed: September 6, 2019 Trial Date: March 5, 2021 Defendants. N r N r N a SN N e N a N a N a N a N a N a N a SN N a N e N e TO ALL PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on at am./p.m., in Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Spring Street Courthouse, located at 312 Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, the Motion of Plaintiffs, STEVEN RAY CRUZE, SR and DEBRA LEE CRUZE for an order consolidating the above captioned matters came on regularly for hearing. FOR GOOD CAUSE and upon the review of the papers submitted by the parties and arguments made at the hearing, the Court rules as follows: I. Plaintiffs’ Motion is GRANTED. 2. Case Nos. 19STCV31202 and 19STCV31592 are consolidated for all purposes, including trial. 3. Case No. 19STCV31202 will be the lead case. All documents in the consolidated matter to be filed in 19STCV31202 and include its caption and case number, followed by Case No. 19STCV31592. 4. The consolidated matter will have one finding of fact and conclusions of law and one judgment. 2 [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE G H O Z L A N D L A W F I R M 62 6 Wi ls hi re Bl vd ., Su it e 11 70 Lo s An ge le s, Ca li fo rn ia 90 01 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 og 28 =; The currently pending jury trial in Case No. 19STCV31592 is vacated. The new trial date for the consolidated case is March 3, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 32, and the Final Status Conference is February 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 32. All pre-trial dates are consistent with the consolidated trial date. 6. A copy of the consolidated order will be filed in Case Nos. 19STCV31592, but no further papers or documents or copies need to be filed in that action. 7. It is further ordered that IT IS SO ORDERED Dated: JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT 3 [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE G H O Z L A N D L A W F I R M 62 6 Wi ls hi re Bo ul ev ar d, Su it e 11 70 Lo s An ge le s, Ca li fo rn ia 90 01 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROOF OF SERVICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES: I, Diane Canton, am employed in the aforesaid county, State of California; I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within action; my business address is 626 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 1170, Los Angeles, CA 90017. On April 23, 2020, I served the foregoing: [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE on the parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed as follows: Betty Chu-Funita, Esq. STATE OF CALIFORNIA 300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Tel: (213) 269-6141 Fax: (213) 897-2810 Email: betty.chufujita@doj.ca.gov Attorneys for Defendant: THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Sireen Sawaf, Esq. Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney General Civil Litigation Division 200 N. Main Street, 6 Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tel: (213) 978-6923 Fax: (213) 978-8789 Email: siren.sawaf(@lacity.org Attorneys for Defendant: THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES Lane H. Dilg, Esq. City Attorney Lance S. Gams, Esq. Chief Deputy City Attorney CITY OF SANTA MONICA 1685 Main Street, Room 310 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel: (310) 458-8336 Fax: (310) 451-5862 Email: attorney@smgov.net Attorneys for Defendant: THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA Mark E. Lowary, Esq. Jasmin Daneshgar, Esq. Berman Berman Berman Schneider & Lowary, LLP 3890 Tenth Street Riverside, CA 92501 Tel: (951) 682-8300 Fax: (951) 682-8331 Email: melowary@b3law.com jdaneshgar@b3law.com Attorneys for Defendant: THE SANTA MONICA PIER CORPORATION Douglas A. Rochen, Esq. Borislav Kasreliovich, Esq. ABIR COHEN TREYZON SALO, LLP 16001 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 200 Encino, CA 91436 Tel: (310) 407-7888 Fax: (424) 288-4368 Email: drochen@actslaw.com skasreliovich@actslaw.com Attorneys for Defendant: JAMES CRUZE PROOF OF SERVICE G H O Z L A N D L A W F I R M 62 6 Wi ls hi re Bo ul ev ar d, Su it e 11 70 Lo s An ge le s, Ca li fo rn ia 90 01 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 og 28 [ 1 (BY MAIL) I placed such envelope with postage thereon fully paid in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California. I am “readily familiar” with this firm’s practice of collecting and processing correspondence for mailing. It is deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than 1 day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. [ 1 (BY PERSONAL SERVICE) I personally delivered said envelope to the office of the person and address identified above. [ X] (BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE) I served the above documents to the email listed on the service caption above. A true and correct copy of transmittal will be produced if requested by any party or the court. [1] (BY FACSIMILE) I caused such document to be faxed to the addressee. [X] (STATE) I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. [ 1] (FEDERAL) I declare (or certify, verify or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this Court at whose direction the service was made. Executed on April 23, 2020, at Los Angeles, California Diane (Canton DIANE CANTON 2 PROOF OF SERVICE