Crimson Property Management v. CC Fund II, LLC CA2/8

FACTS

In October 2012, plaintiff and respondent Crimson Property Management, LLC (Crimson) commenced an action against CC Fund II, LLC (hereafter CCF) alleging that CCF had breached a written contract for the sale of real property. Crimson’s complaint alleged a first cause of action for specific performance of the property sale transaction and related causes of action seeking money damages. The dispute involved a sale of property valued at over $9 million. The case was assigned to Judge Maria Stratton. In April 2013, Crimson filed a first amended complaint. In August 2013, CCF filed its answer represented by Klein. The record suggests that the parties, through their respective attorneys, diligently litigated the dispute after it was placed at issue by the pleadings. At some point in 2013, Judge Stratton set a trial date for December 2, 2013. On November 20, 2013, the clerk’s office prepared a standard form Los Angeles Superior Court document entitled “Notice to Attorneys Re: Continuance of Hearing.” The document was addressed to both Klein as well as to Crimson’s attorney. It included a clerk’s office conformed copy file stamp dated November 20, 2013, and a certificate of mailing…