Cisneros v. Ortiz

(37) Tentative Ruling

Re: Cisneros v. Ortiz Superior Court Case No. 25CECG04590

Hearing Date: June 24, 2026 (Dept. 501)

Motion: Expedited Petition to Compromise Claim of Minor

Tentative Ruling:

To deny the petition, without prejudice, for the reasons explained below. In the event that oral argument is requested the minor is excused from appearing.

Explanation:

The court has reviewed the petition and supporting declaration and generally approves of the settlement, however, there are items of costs that prevent the court from granting the petition. The Petition requests costs in the amount of $1,124.53. The court does not intend to approve charges against the minor’s recovery that are unreasonable. (Prob. Code, § 3601.)

While counsel has explained much of the costs to the court’s satisfaction in the supplemental declaration, concerns remain for the $418.20 in costs described as “Case Costs”. Of these, the court is particularly concerned with the reasonableness of $10.00 in phone costs, $5.50 for file opening costs, $82.08 of the estimated closing costs1, and $200.00 for in-house record retrieval. The $200.00 for in-house record retrieval appears duplicative of costs the court is already inclined to grant associated with obtaining the minor’s records from CIOX Health, MRO, Records Research, Inc., Adventist, CRMC, and Sequoia Safety Council. The court is only inclined to accept as reasonable $120.62 of the $418.20 requested as “Case Costs”. Thus, the total costs the court would be inclined to accept as reasonable would be $826.95.

As such, the petition is denied, without prejudice.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312(a), and Code of Civil Procedure section 1019.5, subdivision (a), no further written order is necessary. The minute order adopting this tentative ruling will serve as the order of the court and service by the clerk will constitute notice of the order.

Tentative Ruling

Issued By: KCK on 06/23/26. (Judge’s initials) (Date)

1 Of the total $132.08 in estimated closing costs, the court is inclined to allow for the $50.00

requested to cover notary fees, leaving a remaining $82.08 for which the court is not inclined to find reasonable. 8