Re: J.L. v. Blancas, et al.
Superior Court Case No. 14CECG00396
Hearing Date: March 14, 2024 (Dept. 501)
Motion: by Defendant Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary School
District to Amend Answer
Tentative Ruling:
To grant leave to amend only to add the proposed sixteenth affirmative defense,
but to deny as to the proposed seventeenth affirmative defense. Monson-Sultana Joint
Union Elementary School District (“Monson-Sultana”) shall file the Amended Answer within
five days of service of the order by the clerk.
Explanation:
“The court may, in furtherance of justice, and on any terms as may be proper,
allow a party to amend any pleading ... ” (Code Civ. Proc., § 473, subd. (a)(1).) The
court's discretion will usually be exercised liberally to permit amendment of the pleadings.
(See Nestle v. Santa Monica (1972) 6 Cal.3d 920, 939.)
Here, however, the m