Defendant City of Long Beach (“City”) answered Plaintiff’s complaint on January 14, 2019 but did not file a cross-complaint at that time. City now moves for leave to file a late cross-complaint pursuant to CCP §426.50:
“A party who fails to plead a cause of action subject to the requirements of this article, whether through oversight, inadvertence, mistake, neglect, or other cause, may apply to the court for leave to amend his pleading, or to file a cross-complaint, to assert such cause at any time during the course of the action. The court, after notice to the adverse party, shall grant, upon such terms as may be just to the parties, leave to amend the pleading, or to file the cross-complaint, to assert such cause if the party who failed to plead the cause acted in good faith. This subdivision shall be liberally construed to avoid forfeiture of causes of action.”
Plaintiff Brian Thompson has sued the City (and Lloyd Thornburg, who is not associated with City) for injuries he suffere
Hearing Date
November 14, 2019
Type
Other Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death (General Jurisdiction)
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Defendant City of Long Beach (“City”) answered Plaintiff’s complaint on January 14, 2019 but did not file a cross-complaint at that time. City now moves for leave to file a late cross-complaint pursuant to CCP §426.50:
“A party who fails to plead a cause of action subject to the requirements of this article, whether through oversight, inadvertence, mistake, neglect, or other cause, may apply to the court for leave to amend his pleading, or to file a cross-complaint, to assert such cause at any time during the course of the action. The court, after notice to the adverse party, shall grant, upon such terms as may be just to the parties, leave to amend the pleading, or to file the cross-complaint, to assert such cause if the party who failed to plead the cause acted in good faith. This subdivision shall be liberally construed to avoid forfeiture of causes of action.”
Plaintiff Brian Thompson has sued the City (and Lloyd Thornburg, who is not associated with City) for injuries he suffere