CHARLES, et al. vs WELLQUEST ELK GROVE, LLC, A UTAH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al.

25CV014386: CHARLES, et al. vs WELLQUEST ELK GROVE, LLC, A UTAH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 08/07/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other to Re-Set the Trial Date Pursuant to the Court Prior Grant of Preference in Department 17A

Tentative Ruling

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TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiffs Kathleen Charles, by and through her successor-in-interest, Erika Wright; Erika Wright, individually; Raymond Gregory Charles, individually; and Thomas Wright, individually’s (“Plaintiffs”) motion to set trial and trial-related dates is UNOPPOSED and GRANTED, as follows.

Plaintiffs filed this elder abuse action on June 17, 2025.

Defendants filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration, which the Court denied on October 20, 2025. On October 24, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Trial Preference and ordered that the case be brought to trial on or before February 17, 2026.

25CV014386: CHARLES, et al. vs WELLQUEST ELK GROVE, LLC, A UTAH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 08/07/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other to Re-Set the Trial Date Pursuant to the Court Prior Grant of Preference in Department 17A

On October 29, 2025, Defendants filed a notice of appeal regarding the Court’s denial of their motion to compel arbitration, and discovery was stayed during the pendency of the appeal. On March 18, 2026, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the Court’s ruling denying Defendants’ motion to compel. Thereafter, a remittitur was received by the Court on June 4, 2026.

Plaintiffs now move for an advance trial setting under Code of Civil Procedure section 36, subdivision (f), which requires a trial to be set no more than 120 days from the date a motion for preference is granted. Since trial preference was previously granted, and the case has been returned to the Court via remittitur, Plaintiffs request a trial date of December 7, 2026, and a Trial Status Conference of November 16, 2026.

No opposition to the motion has been filed.

The Court agrees that Plaintiff is entitled to an advanced trial date under the circumstances.

Trial is set for December 7, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 17A. A Mandatory Settlement Conference is set for November 2, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 450. Trial Status Conferences are generally not scheduled in Department 17A unless an action receives a pre-assignment for trial to a particular judge/department.

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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25CV014386: CHARLES, et al. vs WELLQUEST ELK GROVE, LLC, A UTAH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, et al. 08/07/2026 Hearing on Motion - Other to Re-Set the Trial Date Pursuant to the Court Prior Grant of Preference in Department 17A

Official Reporter Pro Tempore available on the Sacramento Superior Court website at https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/court-reporters/docs/crtrp-6a.pdf. Parties may contact Court- Approved Official Reporters Pro Tempore by utilizing the list of Court Approved Official Reporters Pro Tempore available at https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/court-reporters/docs/crtrp- 13.Pdf A Stipulation and Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore (CV/E-206) is required to be signed by each party, the private court reporter, and the Judge prior to the hearing, if not using a reporter from the Court’s Approved Official Reporter Pro Tempore list, Once the form is signed it must be filed with the clerk.

If a litigant has been granted a fee waiver and requests a court reporter, the party must submit a Request for Court Reporter by a Party with a Fee Waiver (CV/E-211) and it must be filed with the clerk at least 10 days prior to the hearing or at the time the proceeding is scheduled if less than 10 days away. Once approved, the clerk will forward the form to the Court Reporter’s Office and an official reporter will be provided. ***