MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24614404 - April 2, 2026 Hearing date: April 2, 2026 Case number: CGC24614404 Case title: MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24614404 | Case Title: | | MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-04-02 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO File Cross-Complaint Against Albert Garcia | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Thursday, April 02, 2026, Line 6.

Defendant Short Story, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Cross-Complaint Against Albert Garcia is OFF CALENDAR. Plaintiff has not demonstrated their moving papers were timely served. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 1005(b) [motion must be filed and served 16 court days before hearing]; Code of Civil Procedure section 1013(a) [service by mail where place of address and place of mailing are within State of adds 5 calendar days to the period of notice]; see Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(a)(3)(B) [service by email adds two court days to "any period of notice"].) Plaintiff served their moving papers on Defendants electronically on 3/10/2026, which is not 16 court days plus two court days before 4/2/2026, the hearing date noticed. The court, thus, orders the motion off calendar.

As an independent grounds, the parties are set for trial on 4/13/2026, just seven court days away. The trial judge will be in the best position to adjudicate this motion. The court, thus, orders this motion off calendar and instructs the parties to address the issue to the trial judge.

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