Judge: Nick A. Dourbetas, Case: 2021-01235455, Date: 2022-08-05 Tentative Ruling

1. Motion for Leave to Intervene

2. Case Management Conference

Proposed Intervenor Loya Casualty Insurance Company’s motion for leave to intervene is GRANTED.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 387 [intervention generally]; Reliance Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 383, 386-388 [insurer’s right to intervene to protect its own interests]; Western Heritage Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (2011) 199 Cal.App.4th 1196, 1200 [insured permitted to intervene after defendant’s Answer stricken and default entered, where “it was disclosed that Western Heritage had filed an answer on the employee's behalf without having been in contact with her”].) 

Moving party’s proposed Answer-in-Intervention (ROA 10) is deemed filed and served on plaintiff as of the hearing date.

Moving party shall give notice.