Elizabeth Saldivar v. George Loudis et al

compromise. Thus, counsel should appear with a copy of the attorney fee agreement for the Court’s review.

CIVIL LAW & MOTION CALENDAR – Hon. Cynthia P. Smith, Dept. A (Historic Courthouse) at 8:30 a.m.

Elizabeth Saldivar v. George Loudis et al 25CV000506

MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

APPEARANCE REQUIRED

The Court has reviewed the Declaration of William Eason filed on July 27, 2026. That Declaration provides information regarding efforts at locating Plaintiff Elizabeth Saldivar. This is fundamentally inconsistent with the Declaration, of Katelyn P. Dembowski, in Support of Attorney’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel filed on May 26, 2026. Specifically, Ms. Dembowski declares under penalty of perjury “[a]ttorney has personally served the client with copies of the motion papers filed with this declaration. A copy of the proof of service will be filed with the court at least 5 days before the hearing.” There is no such proof of service in the Court’s file.

Moreover, the Court notes that the Judicial Council form Attorney Declaration provides a box corresponding to “[a]ttorney has been unable to confirm that the address is current or to locate a more current address for the client . . ..” That box was not checked in Ms. Dembowski’s Declaration.

Counsel is directed to appear to explain the foregoing inconsistencies to the Court.

M. David Jester v. Matthew Ospeck et al 25CV002143

MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE, FROM DEFENDANT THE KNOLLS, L.C. AND REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS

TENTATIVE RULING: The motion is DENIED.

The moving party fails to include, in the notice of this motion, the current version of the Tentative Ruling notice required by Local Rule 2.9, effective 1/1/26. The current version allows a party or counsel to request a hearing by calling the Court or emailing the Court, at JudicialReception2@napa.courts.ca.gov and providing specified information set out in Local Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately provide, by telephone call AND email, the current Tentative Ruling notice explicitly required by Local Rule 2.9 to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of

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