Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: 22SMCV00598, Date: 2023-01-30 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22SMCV00598    Hearing Date: January 30, 2023    Dept: R

The motion to amend is GRANTED.  The court understands defendant’s arguments, but they really go more to the entire case than to the amended pleading.  The issues are best resolved in that context.  Therefore, while the motion is granted, it is without prejudice to a motion for judgment on the pleadings or the like, which the court assumes will be directed to more than the newly alleged cause of action.  That said, the court does not intend to suggest, one way or the other, how it might rule on such a motion.