Judge: Erick L. Larsh, Case: 2021-01224027, Date: 2023-05-25 Tentative Ruling

Plaintiff and Defendant Marisol Arriaga’s demurrer and motion to strike D Park Professional Dental Corporation’s complaint is CONTINUED to July 7, 2023, in this department.

Moving party failed to comply with the meet and confer requirements set forth in Code Civ. Proc. § 430.41. Though counsel for moving party submitted a declaration in support of the moving papers, there is no mention of any attempt to meet and confer. (See Decl. of Theriault [ROA 171]; See also Dumas v. Los Angeles County Bd. Of Supervisors (2020) 45 Cal.App.5th 348, 357, fn. 3 [“[T]rial courts are not required to ignore defects in the meet and confer process. If, upon review of a declaration under section 430.41, subdivision (a)(3), a court learns no meet and confer has taken place, or concludes further conferences between counsel would likely be productive, it retains discretion to order counsel to meaningfully discuss the pleadings with an eye toward reducing the number of issues or eliminating the need for a demurrer, and to continue the hearing date to facilitate that effort.”].).

Moving party shall give notice.