RG20068055: Hatfield VS PASHA Group
02/26/2024 Hearing on Motion for Summary Judgment in Department 19

Tentative Ruling - 02/21/2024 Stephen Kaus


The Hearing on Motion for Summary Judgment scheduled for 02/14/2024 is continued to
03/13/2024 at 03:00 PM in Department 19 at Rene C. Davidson Courthouse .

Defendants Sunrise Pacific, LLC and Sunrise Operations, LLC’s (“Defendants”) Motion for
Summary Adjudication is CONTINUED to Wednesday March 13, 2024 in light of new evidence
provided by Defendants on Reply to which Plaintiff Brandon Hatfield (“Plaintiff”) is entitled to
respond. (Jay v. Mahaffey (2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 1522, 1538.) While Defendant’s original
moving papers and Separate Statement focused on Plaintiff’s constructive knowledge that the
Horizon Pacific was part of the fleet of ships to which the “no sail” clause applied, Defendant’s
Reply pivots from this position to address the argument raised by Plaintiff’s Opposition that
Admiralty law requires a seaman to have actual