Judge: Armen Tamzarian, Case: 22STCV25630, Date: 2024-02-01 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV25630    Hearing Date: February 1, 2024    Dept: 52

Defendants Michelle Presnell, Ashley Presnell, and Peter Presnell’s Demurrer to First Amended Complaint

Defendants Michelle Presnell, Ashley Presnell, and Peter Presnell demur to the first three causes of action alleged in plaintiff Heidi Yu Ling Yu’s first amended complaint. 

Plaintiff did not timely oppose the demurrer.  Plaintiff submitted an untimely brief requesting leave to amend the complaint and making no arguments in opposition to defendants’ demurrer.  After a successful demurrer, where “there is a reasonable possibility that the defects can be cured by amendment, leave to amend must be granted.”  (Stevens v. Superior Court (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 594, 601.)  Plaintiff has a reasonable possibility of curing the defects in her first amended complaint.  The court will sustain the demurrer and allow plaintiff to file a second amended complaint.

Defendants Michelle Presnell, Ashley Presnell, and Peter Presnell’s demurrer to the first, second, and third causes of action alleged by plaintiff Heidi Yu Ling Yu is sustained with 20 days’ leave to amend.