Motion for reconsideration of Court's order dated 04/03/2026
34-2021-00298634-CU-BT-GDS: Umar N. Saeed, individually and as assignee of Naiel Enterprises vs. Sandeep Badhan 05/22/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other Motion for reconsideration of Courts order dated 04/03/2026 in Department 17A
Tentative Ruling
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The motion of Plaintiff Umar N. Saeed (Plaintiff) for reconsideration of the Courts order denying Plaintiffs motion to specially set trial is ruled on as follows.
Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a complaint on April 13, 2021. No trial date has been set. On March 23, 2026, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application to specially set trial before April 13, 2026 in order to avoid dismissal of the action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 583.310, et seq. In ruling on the application, the Court set a hearing on shortened time for a motion to specially set trial.
Plaintiff filed the motion on March 27, 2026. In addition to requesting an order specially setting trial, Plaintiffs motion requested alternative relief in the form of an order finding the deadline to commence trial had been extended under Code of Civil Procedure § 583.340(c).
After hearing oral arguments, the Court, the Honorable Steven M. Gevercer presiding, denied the motion to specially set trial. (Minute Order, 04/03/2026.) Plaintiff now moves for reconsideration of the Courts April 3, 2026 order denying the motion to specially set trial. Defendant AGCS Marine Insurance Company (Defendant) opposes the motion.
The notice of motion identifies two requests for relief. First Plaintiff requests the Court reconsider its order of April 3, 2026, denying plaintiffs motion to specially set the matter for trial under Code of Civil Procedure § 36(e) to avoid dismissal of the case under Code of Civil
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34-2021-00298634-CU-BT-GDS: Umar N. Saeed, individually and as assignee of Naiel Enterprises vs. Sandeep Badhan 05/22/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other Motion for reconsideration of Courts order dated 04/03/2026 in Department 17A
Procedure § 583.310. (Notice, p. 2:2-6.) Second, the notice of motion requests the court reconsider its denial of relief under Code of Civil Procedure § 583.340(c) with respect to a recalculation of the 5 years due to impossibility, impracticability, futility, and for reasons of estoppel as applied to respective defendants. (Notice, p. 2:6-9.) The Court addresses these requests in turn.
Reconsideration of Order Denying Motion to Specially Set Trial
When an application for an order has been made to a judge, or to a court, and refused in whole or in part, or granted, or granted conditionally, or on terms, any party affected by the order may, within 10 days after service upon the party of written notice of entry of the order and based upon new or different facts, circumstances, or law, make application to the same judge or court that made the order, to reconsider the matter and modify, amend, or revoke the prior order. The party making the application shall state by affidavit what application was made before, when and to what judge, what order or decisions were made, and what new or different facts, circumstances, or law are claimed to be shown. (Code Civ.
Proc. § 1008(a).) The party seeking reconsideration must provide not just new evidence or different facts, but a satisfactory explanation for the failure to produce it at an earlier time. (Glade v. Glade (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 1141, 1457; Mink v. Superior Court (1992) 2 Cal.App.4th 1338, 1342.) With respect to motions for reconsideration by a civil litigant, the requirements of Code of Civil Procedure § 1008 are jurisdictional. (Kerns v. CSE Ins. Group (2003) 106 Cal.App.4th 368.)
Plaintiff submits a declaration from Counsel identifying various records, emails, and statements that Plaintiff believes supports a finding of tolling of the deadline to commence trial. However, on their face, each of these records and communications occurred before the initial hearing on Plaintiffs motion. Plaintiff has failed to explain why this evidence could not have been produced in support of the original motion. Plaintiff has also failed to identify any new or different law that would support a request for reconsideration.
Based on the foregoing, the Court finds Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate the existence of new or different facts, circumstances, or law that were not considered at the original hearing and could not have been reasonably presented at the hearing. Plaintiff has therefore failed to satisfy the requirements for a motion for reconsideration.
Reconsideration of denial of relief under Code of Civil Procedure § 583.340(c)
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
34-2021-00298634-CU-BT-GDS: Umar N. Saeed, individually and as assignee of Naiel Enterprises vs. Sandeep Badhan 05/22/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other Motion for reconsideration of Courts order dated 04/03/2026 in Department 17A
Plaintiffs request for reconsideration of the denial of relief under Code of Civil Procedure § 583.340(c) is denied as moot, as there is no order in the record denying such relief. The Courts April 3, 2026 order expressly denied Plaintiffs motion to specially set trial. The Courts order did not contain any ruling on a request for relief under Code of Civil Procedure § 583.340(c), nor was any such request for relief properly before the Court at the hearing on April 3, 2026.
Plaintiffs March 23, 2026 ex parte application sought solely an order specially setting trial before April 13, 2026 and did not include a request that the Court find the deadline to commence trial had been tolled. The Court set a hearing on shortened time for a motion to specially set trial before April 13, 2026. The Courts order did not authorize Plaintiff to pursue additional relief related to the tolling of the deadline to commence trial on shortened time[1]. Thus, Plaintiff was required to seek any such relief in accordance with the ordinary statutory notice requirements. Plaintiffs motion, filed on March 27, 2026, did not provide the required statutory notice for a request to toll the deadline to commence trial. Thus, the Court lacked jurisdiction to grant any such relief at the April 3, 2026 hearing and made no final ruling as to whether the deadline has been tolled.
As the Court did not make a final ruling as to whether the deadline to commence trial has been tolled, there is no order which may be reconsidered at this time. Even if the Court had made such a final ruling, the motion to reconsider would be denied because Plaintiff has failed to identify any new or different facts, circumstances, or law that were not and could not reasonably have been presented at the original hearing.
Disposition
The motion for reconsideration is denied. This minute order is effective immediately. No formal order or other notice is required. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1019.5; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1312.)
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
34-2021-00298634-CU-BT-GDS: Umar N. Saeed, individually and as assignee of Naiel Enterprises vs. Sandeep Badhan 05/22/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other Motion for reconsideration of Courts order dated 04/03/2026 in Department 17A
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[1] Notably, a motion to find the deadline to commence trial has been tolled is not among the enumerated motions
heard by the Presiding Judge. (Local Rule 1.05.) To the extent any such motion is proper, it must be filed in the Civil Home Court assigned to the action.