As grifter_24 stated, there is no need to panic. I've watched the postings after my last one, and I was surprised to see all of the different possible interpretations that have been suggested.
So, I will try this again...
There are three events of interest from the court records:
1) 01/27/2014 at 04:00 pm in Department 48, Elizabeth Allen White, Presiding
Court Order - Court makes order
2) 02/14/2014 at 08:30 am in Department 47, Debre K. Weintraub, Presiding
Exparte proceeding - Matter is heard, matter continued
3) 02/14/2014 Ex-Parte Application (PPJ ENTERPRISE, INC.'S EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL )
Filed by Atty for Plaintiff and Cross-Deft
In entry #1 on 1/27, Judge Elizabeth White ordered the parties to hold a Settlement Conference to attempt to work through some of their differences. As best as we can tell, this was a pre-condition to the judge allowing the trial to move forward.
In entry #2 on 2/14, we see that the matter was heard (ie: Settlement Conference was held) by (Judge?) Debre K. Weintraub.
I am not clear if "Exparte proceeding" means that only one party (plaintiff PPJ Enterprises or defendant Grewal) attended, or if "Exparte proceeding" means that Debre K. Weintraub was the lone mediator present at the proceeding. I think that the first explanation is the most likely.
In entry #3, also on 2/14, plaintiff PPJ Enterprise files to continue the trial. Note that unlike in other filings, there was NOT a filing to continue (ie: push out past the current 2/26 date) the TRIAL DATES.
Judge White was the one who issued the order (#1 above) that the opposing parties shall attend a mediated settlement conference before the trial moves forward. Therefore, Judge White would have to approve moving forward with the trial satisfied that her order was followed. That would require a request to be approved by Judge White.
Because it was plaintiff PPJ Enterprise that filed such a request, I am thinking that defendant Grewal opted not to attend the Settlement Conference on 2/13. It would not make sense for plaintiff PPJ Enterprise to have filed for the request to move forward with the trial if defendant Grewal had attended the Settlement Conference, and not plaintiff PPJ Enterprise.
If I am correct, this also means that not only is Judge White likely to approve the request to proceed with the trial, but it would mean that defendant Grewal has not made any friends with the court by virtue of skipping the Settlement Conference.
Presumably, grifter_24 will be on top of verifying if I am correct when next Tuesday comes.
Only 7 more trading days until the trial starts on 2/26...
