Joanie Garratt Voluntarily Dismisses State Lawsuit Against BHUSD

Joanie Garratt voluntarily dismissed her entire state court lawsuit against the Beverly Hills Unified School District less than a month after filing it, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court's register of actions.

Garratt submitted her dismissal request on September 11, 2026. The court entered the dismissal on September 14 in case number 26STCV25994 and canceled both hearings previously scheduled in the case.

The September 14 docket entry records a "Request for Dismissal Without Prejudice" filed by Garratt "as to the entire action." The dismissal covered the whole state court lawsuit.

Garratt filed the complaint on August 17, naming BHUSD and unnamed defendants designated as Does 1 through 10. The court issued a summons the following day and assigned the case to Judge Kevin C. Brazile in Department 310 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

The Los Angeles Superior Court's register of actions records the September 14, 2026, entry of Joanie Garratt's voluntary dismissal, without prejudice, of her entire state lawsuit against BHUSD.

The Los Angeles Superior Court's register of actions records the September 14, 2026, entry of Joanie Garratt's voluntary dismissal, without prejudice, of her entire state lawsuit against BHUSD.

The court had scheduled a case management conference for February 1, 2027, along with a hearing concerning failure to file proof of service. Both proceedings were vacated on September 14, with the register listing each as "Not Held - Vacated by Court."

The dismissal came at Garratt's request, 28 days after she filed the complaint. It was not a ruling on the merits of her allegations. Because the dismissal was without prejudice, it does not itself bar a future lawsuit.

The register of actions does not state why Garratt dismissed the case. It establishes that her entire state court action was voluntarily dismissed and its scheduled hearings were canceled.