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1 P. GERHARDT ZACHER (SBN: 043184) E-FILED
THOMAS J. TOBIN (SBN: 187062) 8/1/2019 8:59 AM
2 KARA PERSSON (SBN: 210582) Superior Court of California
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP County of Fresno
3 101 W. Broadway Suite 2000
By: A. Rodriguez, Deputy
San Diego, CA 92101
4 Telephone: (619) 230-7743
Facsimile: (619) 696-7124
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Attorneys for Defendant
6 SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC
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8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 FOR THE COUNTY OF FRESNO
10 VIRGINIA SARABIAN dba SARABIAN ) Case No. 18CECG02994
FARMS, )
11 Plaintiffs, ) SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
) OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER
101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000
12 v. ) TO FOURTH AMENDED
) COMPLAINT
San Diego, CA 92101
13 SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC, a limited )
liability company; TS&L SEED ) Filed Concurrently With:
14 COMPANY, and Does 1 through 50, ) (1) Memorandum of Points and
inclusive, ) Authorities;
15 ) (2) Persson Decl. in Supp. of
Defendants. ) Demurrer;
16 ) (3) Request for Judicial Notice; and
) (4) [Proposed] Order
17 )
) Date: October 1, 2019
18 ) Time: 3:30 p.m.
) Judge: Honorable Rosemary McGuire
19 ) Dept.: 403
)
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21 TO THIS COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 1, 2019, at 3:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as
23 this matter may be heard, in Department 403 of the above-captioned Court, located at the B.F.
24 Sisk Court, 1130 O Street, Fresno, California 93721, defendant Syngenta Seeds, LLC, will and
25 hereby does seek an order from the Court sustaining its demurrer to the first, second, and third
26 causes of action in Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint.
27 This Demurrer is made pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, et seq., on
28 the grounds set forth herein and is based upon this Notice of Demurrer and Demurrer, the
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SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO FOURTH AMENDED
COMPLAINT
1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities, Declaration of Kara Persson, Request for Judicial
2 Notice and proposed order submitted herewith, the pleadings, records, papers and other
3 documents on file in the above-referenced action, pleadings, records and papers upon which
4 judicial notice may properly be taken, and upon such further oral and documentary evidence and
5 argument as may be presented at or prior to the hearing on this matter.
6 DEMURRER
7 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivisions (e), (f), and (g),
8 defendant Syngenta Seeds, LLC (“Syngenta”) demurs to Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint
9 on the following grounds:
10 DEMURRER TO FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT/
11 PROMISSORY FRAUD – FAILURE TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000
12 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s first cause of action for fraudulent inducement/
San Diego, CA 92101
13 promissory fraud, on the grounds that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of
14 action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e).)
15 DEMURRER TO FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT/
16 PROMISSORY FRAUD –UNCERTAINTY
17 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s first cause of action for fraudulent inducement/
18 promissory fraud, on the grounds that it is uncertain. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f).)
19 DEMURRER TO SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION FOR CONCEALMENT– FAILURE
20 TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION
21 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s second cause of action for concealment, on the grounds
22 that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10,
23 subd. (e).)
24 DEMURRER TO SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION FOR CONCEALMENT–
25 UNCERTAINTY
26 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s second cause of action for concealment, on the grounds
27 that it is uncertain. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f).)
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SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO FOURTH AMENDED
COMPLAINT
1 DEMURRER TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT –
2 FAILURE TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION
3 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s third cause of action for breach of contract, on the grounds
4 that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10,
5 subd. (e).)
6 DEMURRER TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT –
7 FAILURE TO STATE WHETHER CONTRACT IS WRITTEN, ORAL, OR IMPLIED
8 BY CONDUCT
9 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s third cause of action for breach of contract, on the grounds
10 that it fails to state whether the alleged contract(s) is/are written, oral, or implied by conduct.
11 (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (g).)
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000
12 DEMURRER TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT –
San Diego, CA 92101
13 UNCERTAINTY
14 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s third cause of action for breach of contract, on the grounds
15 that it is uncertain. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f).)
16 Dated: July 31, 2019 GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP
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18 By:
P. Gerhardt Zacher
19 Thomas J. Tobin
Kara Persson
20 Attorneys for Defendant
SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC
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1 P. GERHARDT ZACHER (SBN: 043184) E-FILED THOMAS J. TOBIN (SBN: 187062) 8/1/2019 8:59 AM 2 KARA PERSSON (SBN: 210582) Superior Court of California Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP County of Fresno 3 101 W. Broadway Suite 2000 By: A. Rodriguez, Deputy San Diego, CA 92101 4 Telephone: (619) 230-7743 Facsimile: (619) 696-7124 5 Attorneys for Defendant 6 SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 FOR THE COUNTY OF FRESNO 10 VIRGINIA SARABIAN dba SARABIAN ) Case No. 18CECG02994 FARMS, ) 11 Plaintiffs, ) SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP ) OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER 101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000 12 v. ) TO FOURTH AMENDED ) COMPLAINT San Diego, CA 92101 13 SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC, a limited ) liability company; TS&L SEED ) Filed Concurrently With: 14 COMPANY, and Does 1 through 50, ) (1) Memorandum of Points and inclusive, ) Authorities; 15 ) (2) Persson Decl. in Supp. of Defendants. ) Demurrer; 16 ) (3) Request for Judicial Notice; and ) (4) [Proposed] Order 17 ) ) Date: October 1, 2019 18 ) Time: 3:30 p.m. ) Judge: Honorable Rosemary McGuire 19 ) Dept.: 403 ) 20 ) 21 TO THIS COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 1, 2019, at 3:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as 23 this matter may be heard, in Department 403 of the above-captioned Court, located at the B.F. 24 Sisk Court, 1130 O Street, Fresno, California 93721, defendant Syngenta Seeds, LLC, will and 25 hereby does seek an order from the Court sustaining its demurrer to the first, second, and third 26 causes of action in Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint. 27 This Demurrer is made pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, et seq., on 28 the grounds set forth herein and is based upon this Notice of Demurrer and Demurrer, the 1143929/46488040v.1 -1- SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities, Declaration of Kara Persson, Request for Judicial 2 Notice and proposed order submitted herewith, the pleadings, records, papers and other 3 documents on file in the above-referenced action, pleadings, records and papers upon which 4 judicial notice may properly be taken, and upon such further oral and documentary evidence and 5 argument as may be presented at or prior to the hearing on this matter. 6 DEMURRER 7 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivisions (e), (f), and (g), 8 defendant Syngenta Seeds, LLC (“Syngenta”) demurs to Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint 9 on the following grounds: 10 DEMURRER TO FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT/ 11 PROMISSORY FRAUD – FAILURE TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000 12 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s first cause of action for fraudulent inducement/ San Diego, CA 92101 13 promissory fraud, on the grounds that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of 14 action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e).) 15 DEMURRER TO FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT/ 16 PROMISSORY FRAUD –UNCERTAINTY 17 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s first cause of action for fraudulent inducement/ 18 promissory fraud, on the grounds that it is uncertain. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f).) 19 DEMURRER TO SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION FOR CONCEALMENT– FAILURE 20 TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION 21 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s second cause of action for concealment, on the grounds 22 that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, 23 subd. (e).) 24 DEMURRER TO SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION FOR CONCEALMENT– 25 UNCERTAINTY 26 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s second cause of action for concealment, on the grounds 27 that it is uncertain. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f).) 28 /// -2- SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT 1 DEMURRER TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT – 2 FAILURE TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION 3 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s third cause of action for breach of contract, on the grounds 4 that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, 5 subd. (e).) 6 DEMURRER TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT – 7 FAILURE TO STATE WHETHER CONTRACT IS WRITTEN, ORAL, OR IMPLIED 8 BY CONDUCT 9 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s third cause of action for breach of contract, on the grounds 10 that it fails to state whether the alleged contract(s) is/are written, oral, or implied by conduct. 11 (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (g).) Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000 12 DEMURRER TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT – San Diego, CA 92101 13 UNCERTAINTY 14 Syngenta demurs to Plaintiff’s third cause of action for breach of contract, on the grounds 15 that it is uncertain. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f).) 16 Dated: July 31, 2019 GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP 17 18 By: P. Gerhardt Zacher 19 Thomas J. Tobin Kara Persson 20 Attorneys for Defendant SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3- SYNGENTA SEEDS, LLC’S NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT