BONNIE GUZMAN VS. MONSANTO COMPANY ET AL

Matter on calendar for Monday, June 15, 2026, Line 10, DEFENDANT HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.'s MOTION TO STRIKE COMPLAINT.

Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.'s Motion to Strike Complaint is CONTINUED TO JULY 28, 2026, AND ALL PARTIES ARE ORDERED TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS. The instant motion is continued to July 28, 2026, at 9 a.m. in this department.

The parties are advised that this action is provisionally complex. (See California Rules of Court, rule 3.400(c)(6) ["[A]n action is provisionally a complex case if it involves one or more of the following types of claims: (6) [e]nvironmental or toxic tort claims involving many parties."].) This fact may have been overlooked at the time of filing, given Plaintiff filed an outdated version of the Civil Case Cover Sheet.

In any event, the court orders the parties forthwith to meet and confer regarding complex designation and pursue complex designation under California Rules of Court, rule 3.403(b) and San Francisco Local Rule, rule 3.5(C)(2)&(3). If any matter is noticed for this department in the future, the parties must file a joint statement regarding the status of complex designation at the time the motion is filed. The parties are ordered to file such a joint statement five court days before the hearing or continued hearing on any pending demurrer or motion with a courtesy copy delivered to the department within 24 hours of lodging the statement for filing.

Moving Defendants are ordered to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for hearing.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 302 Zoom ID 160 409 7690; Passcode 516287.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing.

The court no longer provides a court reporter in the Law & Motion Department. Parties may retain their own reporter, who may appear in the courtroom or remotely. A retained reporter must be a California certified court reporter (CSR), for only a CSR's transcript may be used in California courts. If a CSR is being retained, include in your email all of the following: their name, CSR and telephone numbers, and their individual work email address. =(302/JMQ). | |