SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

RICHARD BRUN, Plaintiff, vs. SPECIAL EVENTS STAFFING, DUSTIN NELSON, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants.

CASE NO.: 19STCV44061

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: SPECIAL EVENTS STAFFING AND SES DIVESTITURE CORP.’S DEMURRER AND MOTION TO STRIKE

Dept. 27

3:30 p.m.

August 14, 2020

I.INTRODUCTION

On December 6, 2019, plaintiff Richard Brun filed this action against Special Events Staffing (“SES”) and Dustin Nelson (“Nelson”) for negligence, assault, and battery. Plaintiff also asserted a claim for negligent hiring, training, and supervision against SES.

Plaintiff alleges that during the evening of December 8, 2017 and early morning of December 9, 2017, he was working in his job as a security supervisor for a party in Los Angeles. Plaintiff alleges SES was contracted by the host of the party to provide bartending services and Nelson is one of its employee bartenders. Plaintiff further alleges N