North Central District

kenneth adler, et al., Plaintiffs, v. shirlee lynn bliss, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: 18BBCV00098

Hearing Date: July 10, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

demurrer

BACKGROUND

A. Allegations of the Operative Complaint

Plaintiff Scott Rosenstiel (“Plaintiff” in pro per) commenced this action for malpractice and accounting as a former client and a successor-in-interest to a former client Marsha Stern (an elder) against attorney Defendant Shirlee Lynn Bliss (“Bliss”). He also filed this derivative suit against the association Defendant Federal Homeowners Relief Foundation (“Foundation”), which Stern is the managing trustee and Kenneth Adler is her successor. He alleges that he paid $7,000 to Bliss for legal services and that she caused her clients to lose title to a parcel of residential realty then worth $500,000.00.

The second amended complaint (“SAC”), filed December 16, 2019, alleges causes of action for: (1) derivative suit; (2) violations of fiduciary dutie