On 10/09/2018 LENIN LOPEZ filed an Other lawsuit against ROSA URBINA. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Spring Street Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is JON R. TAKASUGI. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
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10/09/2018
Pending - Other Pending
Los Angeles County Superior Courts
Spring Street Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
JON R. TAKASUGI
LOPEZ LENIN
Las Vegas, NV 89110
URBINA ROSA
LAST RESOURCE MULTISERVICES INC.
6/30/2020: Minute Order - Minute Order (Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike)
6/30/2020: Certificate of Mailing for - Certificate of Mailing for (Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike) of 06/30/2020
4/15/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
2/6/2020: Minute Order - Minute Order (Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike)
3/17/2020: Minute Order - Minute Order (Non-Appearance Case Review Re; Notice of Related Case) of 03/17/2020
3/18/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
3/27/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
6/28/2019: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration of Demurring or Moving Party in Support of Automatic Extension
6/28/2019: Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court) - Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)
7/11/2019: Demurrer - without Motion to Strike - Demurrer - without Motion to Strike
12/21/2018: Notice of Rejection - Fax Filing - Notice of Rejection - Fax Filing
1/7/2019: Summons - Summons on Complaint
10/9/2018: Notice of Rejection - Fax Filing
10/9/2018: Complaint
10/9/2018: Civil Case Cover Sheet
10/9/2018: Declaration (name extension) - Demand letter and Affidavit
10/9/2018: Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court)
10/9/2018: Notice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case
Hearing10/12/2021 at 10:30 AM in Department 25 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Order to Show Cause Re: Failure to File Proof of Service
Hearing09/03/2020 at 08:30 AM in Department 25 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Non-Jury Trial
Hearing08/27/2020 at 10:00 AM in Department 25 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike
DocketMinute Order (Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike)
DocketCertificate of Mailing for (Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike) of 06/30/2020; Filed by: Clerk
DocketOn the Court's own motion, Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike scheduled for 06/30/2020 at 10:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 25 Held - Continued was rescheduled to 08/27/2020 10:00 AM
DocketNotice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order; Filed by: Clerk
DocketReset - Court Unavailable, Hearing on Demurrer - without Motion to Strike scheduled for 04/22/2020 at 10:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 25 Not Held - Advanced and Continued - by Court was rescheduled to 06/30/2020 10:30 AM
DocketNotice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order; Filed by: Clerk
DocketOn the Court's own motion, Non-Jury Trial scheduled for 05/05/2020 at 08:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 25 Not Held - Continued - Court's Motion was rescheduled to 09/03/2020 08:30 AM
DocketComplaint; Filed by: Lenin Lopez (Plaintiff); As to: Rosa Urbina (Defendant)
DocketRequest to Waive Court Fees; Filed by: Lenin Lopez (Plaintiff)
DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by: Lenin Lopez (Plaintiff)
DocketSummons on Complaint; Issued and Filed by: Clerk
DocketNotice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case; Filed by: Clerk
DocketCase assigned to Hon. Jon R. Takasugi in Department 94 Stanley Mosk Courthouse
DocketOrder on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court); Filed by: Clerk
DocketDeclaration Demand letter and Affidavit; Filed by:
DocketNotice of Rejection - Fax Filing; Filed by: Clerk
DocketUpdated -- Summons on Complaint: As To Parties: removed; Status changed from Issued and Filed to Rejected
Case Number: 18STLC12789 Hearing Date: June 30, 2020 Dept: 25
DEMURRER
(CCP §§ 430.31, et seq.)
TENTATIVE RULING:
Defendant Rosa Urbina’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint is PLACED OFF CALENDAR.
SERVICE:
[ ] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) NO
[ ] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) NO
[ ] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) NO
OPPOSITION: None filed as of June 25, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None
REPLY: None filed as of June 25, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None
ANALYSIS:
Background & Discussion
On October 9, 2018, Plaintiff Lenin Lopez (“Plaintiff”) filed a contract form complaint, in pro per, against Defendants Rosa Urbina (“Urbina”) and Last Resource Multi Services, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff has not filed a proof of service for the Summons and Complaint as to any Defendant.
On July 11, 2019, Defendant Urbina filed the instant Demurrer to the Complaint of Lenin Lopez (the “Demurrer”). On February 6, 2020, the Court continued the hearing and ordered Defendant Urbina to file a proof of service demonstrating Plaintiff was served with the Demurrer as well as a supplemental declaration demonstrating compliance with the meet and confer requirement. (2/6/20 Minute Order.) The Court cautioned that failure to comply with the order could result in the Demurrer being placed off calendar or denied. (Id.)
To date, Defendant Urbina has not filed any supplemental papers. As a result, the Demurrer is PLACED OFF CALENDAR.
Conclusion & Order
For the foregoing reasons, Defendant Rosa Urbina’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint is PLACED OFF CALENDAR.
Moving party is ordered to give notice.
Case Number: 18STLC12789 Hearing Date: February 06, 2020 Dept: 25
DEMURRER
(CCP § 430.31, et sq.)
TENTATIVE RULING:
Defendant Rosa Urbina’s Demurrer is CONTINUED TO APRIL 22, 2020 AT 10:30 A.M. in Department 25, SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE.
At least 16 court days prior to the new hearing date, Defendant is to file and serve a declaration demonstrating compliance with the meet and confer requirement and a proof of service demonstrating Plaintiff was properly served with this Demurrer. Failure to comply with the Court’s order may result in the Demurrer being placed off calendar or denied. Any opposition and reply papers may be filed and served per Code of Civil Procedure section 1005.
I. BackgroundOn October 9, 2018, Plaintiff Lenin Lopez (“Plaintiff”) filed a contract form complaint against Defendants Rosa Urbina (“Urbina”) and Last Resource Multi Services, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff has not filed a proof of service for the Summons and Complaint as to any Defendant.
On June 28, 2019, Urbina filed a Form Declaration of Demurring or Moving Party in Support of Automatic Extension (the “Form Declaration”) with a copy of a meet and confer letter sent to Plaintiff on June 24, 2019. (Form Decl., Attach.) On the Form Declaration, however, Urbina did not indicate when a responsive pleading was due not does she state when she was served with the Summons and Complaint. (Id., ¶ 2.)
On July 11, 2019, Urbina filed the instant Demurrer to the Complaint of Lenin Lopez (the “Demurrer”). To date, no opposition or reply briefs have been filed.
II. Legal Standard
“The primary function of a pleading is to give the other party notice so that it may prepare its
case [citation], and a defect in a pleading that otherwise properly notifies a party cannot be said to
affect substantial rights.” (Harris v. City of Santa Monica (2013) 56 Cal.4th 203, 240.)
“A demurrer tests the legal sufficiency of the factual allegations in a complaint.” (Ivanoff v. Bank of
America, N.A. (2017) 9 Cal.App.5th 719, 725.) The Court looks to whether “the complaint alleges
facts sufficient to state a cause of action or discloses a complete defense.” (Id.) The Court does not
“read passages from a complaint in isolation; in reviewing a ruling on a demurrer, we read the
complaint ‘as a whole and its parts in their context.’ [Citation.]” (West v. JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 780, 804.) The Court “assume[s] the truth of the properly pleaded
factual allegations, facts that reasonably can be inferred from those expressly pleaded and matters of
which judicial notice has been taken.” (Harris, supra, 56 Cal.4th p. 240.) “The court does not,
however, assume the truth of contentions, deductions or conclusions of law. [Citation.]” (Durell v.
Sharp Healthcare (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 1350, 1358.)
Leave to amend must be allowed where there is a reasonable possibility of successful amendment. (Goodman v. Kennedy (1976) 18 Cal.3d 335, 348.) The burden is on the complainant to show the Court that a pleading can be amended successfully. (Id.)
Finally, Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41 requires that “[b]efore filing a demurrer pursuant to this chapter, the demurring party shall meet and confer in person or by telephone with the party who filed the pleading that is subject to demurrer for the purpose of determining whether an agreement can be reached that would resolve the objections to be raised in the demurrer.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.41, subd. (a).) The parties are to meet and confer at least five days before the date the responsive pleading is due. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.41, subd. (a)(2).) Thereafter, the demurring party shall file and serve a declaration detailing their meet and confer efforts. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.41, subd. (a)(3).)
III. Discussion
Service of the Moving Papers
As an initial matter, the Court notes that Defendant Urbina did not file a proof of service demonstrating Plaintiff was served with this Motion. Code of Civil Procedure section 1005, subdivision (b) requires that all moving and supporting papers be served upon the opposing party at least 16 court days before the hearing of a motion, plus an additional five calendar days if the moving papers are mailed to a California address. Thus, the Court cannot consider the merits of the Demurrer at this time. Defendant Urbina is ordered to file a proof of service demonstrating Plaintiff has been served with the instant Motion.
Meet and Confer Requirement
In addition, although Defendant Urbina filed a declaration in support of an extension, she did not include a declaration with the instant Demurrer. Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41, subdivision (a) requires that the parties meet and confer in person or by telephone. Further, Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41, subdivision (a)(3) requires that the declaration state either the means by which the demurring party met and conferred with the other party, and that the parties were unable to reach an agreement as to the objections in the demurrer or that the party that filed the pleading subject to the demurrer failed to respond or otherwise meet and confer in good faith with the demurring party.
Accordingly, Defendant Urbina is ordered to file and serve a supplemental declaration demonstrating compliance with the meet and confer requirement.
IV. Conclusion & Order
Defendant Rosa Urbina’s Demurrer is CONTINUED TO APRIL 22, 2020, AT 10:30 A.M. in Department 25, SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE.
At least 16 court days prior to the new hearing date, Defendant is to file and serve a declaration demonstrating compliance with the meet and confer requirement and a proof of service demonstrating Plaintiff was properly served with this Demurrer. Failure to comply with the Court’s order may result in the Demurrer being placed off calendar or denied. Any opposition and reply papers may be filed and served per Code of Civil Procedure section 1005.
Moving party is ordered to give notice.