Judge: Lee W. Tsao, Case: 23NWCV01783, Date: 2024-04-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23NWCV01783    Hearing Date: April 12, 2024    Dept: C

South Central Los Angeles Regional Center for Developmentally Disabled Persons, Inc., vs A&S Investments, LP, Case No. 23NWCV01783

This is a breach of contract action.

Defendant A&S Investments LP applies Ex Parte for an Order for Leave to File a Cross-Complaint.  Defendant alleges that the property damage which is the subject of this lawsuit was caused by the negligence of Syntax Builders Inc. (“Syntax”), a third=party contractor.  Defendant requests leave to file a Cross-Complaint against Syntax.  Trial is scheduled to begin on May 17, 2024. 

Here, the Cross-Complaint is compulsory because Defendant alleges that Syntax is responsible for the damages at issue in this lawsuit.  Accordingly, Defendant A&S Investments LP’s Ex Parte Application is GRANTED.  The Cross-Complaint attached as Exhibit A to the application is not deemed filed as of today’s date.  Defendant is ordered to separately file the Cross-Complaint within 5 days.