Petition to Confirm, Correct, or Vacate Contractual Arbitration Award
25CV028760: SIRCLES MEDIA, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION vs STYLEOF, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al. 07/08/2026 Hearing on Petition to Confirm, Correct, or Vacate Contractual Arbitration Award (Alternative Dispute Resolution) in Department 8C
Tentative Ruling
NOTICE:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any oral arguments regarding this tentative ruling will be heard at 1:30 p.m. in Department 8C, located at the Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Courthouse located at 500 G. Street, Sacramento, CA, the Hon. Richard C. Miadich presiding.
Any party who wishes to contest the tentative ruling below must:
(1) request a hearing by calling the Law and Motion Oral Argument Request Line at (916) 874-2615, by 4:00 p.m. the Court day before the noticed hearing date, and leave a voicemail message (a) identifying themselves as the party requesting oral argument; (b) indicating the specific matter/motion for which they are requesting oral argument; and (c) confirming that they have notified the opposing party of their intention to appear; and
(2) advise the opposing party of the location and time of hearing pursuant to Local Rule 1.06.
If a hearing is not requested by 4:00 p.m. on the Court day before the noticed hearing date, the tentative ruling will become the final order of the Court.
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TENTATIVE RULING
***NOTICE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2026, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED TO THE TANI G. CANTIL-SAKAUYE COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 500 G. ST. SACRAMENTO, CA. ALL MOTIONS NOTICED FOR DEPARTMENT 28 WILL BE HEARD IN DEPARTMENT 8C OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE. ALL PAPERS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT MUST BE FILED AT THIS NEW LOCATION AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE. ALL HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
25CV028760: SIRCLES MEDIA, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION vs STYLEOF, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al. 07/08/2026 Hearing on Petition to Confirm, Correct, or Vacate Contractual Arbitration Award (Alternative Dispute Resolution) in Department 8C
AT THIS NEW LOCATION****
Defendant StyleOf, Inc. (StyleOf) and Defendant in pro per Jon Shumate (Shumate; and together Defendants) filed a petition to confirm arbitration award. Plaintiff Sircles Media, Inc.s (Plaintiff) petition to vacate was filed as a separate motion. It is more properly a response to Defendants motion to confirm, to be heard as a single matter. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1285.2.) The Court is hearing and ruling on both petitions through a single order.
Accordingly, the Court fully incorporates its ruling on Defendants petition to confirm here as its ruling on Plaintiffs petition to vacate.
Plaintiffs petition is DENIED. Plaintiffs request for continuance 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.)