St. george warehousing & trucking co. of california, inc. and Apple zebra cfs, llc, Plaintiffs, v. JOSE CARDENAS, et al. Defendants.

Case No.: 19STCV14034

Hearing Date: November 2, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

(1) Demurrer to second AMENDed cross-COMPLAINT

(2) motion to strike the second amended cross-complaint

Background

A. Complaint

Plaintiffs St. George Warehousing & Trucking Co. of California, Inc. (STG) and Apple Zebra CFS, LLC (AZ) (collectively, Plaintiffs) commenced this action against Defendants Jose Cardenas (Cardenas), Lincoln Transportation Services, Inc. (Lincoln), STS Logistics Inc. (STS), and Greenline Express, Inc. (Greenline) (collectively, Defendants) on April 22, 2019. The operative pleading is the First Amended Complaint (FAC) filed on September 9, 2019. The FAC asserts causes of action for (1) breach of contract against Lincoln, (2) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against Lincoln, (3) negligent breach of contract against STS and