MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT AND TO RECLASSIFY ACTION

(CCP §§ 473(a); 403.040)

TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiff Stephanie Shin’s Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint and Motion to Reclassify Action as Unlimited Civil Case are GRANTED. PLAINTIFF IS TO FILE AND SERVE THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND PAY THE RECLASSIFICATION FEE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS’ NOTICE OF THIS ORDER. UPON FILING AND SERVICE OF THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT, THIS CASE IS RECLASSIFIED AS AN UNLIMITED CIVIL CASE AND TRANSFERRED TO THE TRANSFER/RECLASSIFICATION DESK FOR REASSIGNMENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CALENDAR COURT.

ANALYSIS:

On January 10, 2019, Plaintiff Stephanie Shin (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for forcible entry and detainer against Defendants Jewish Educational Movement (“Defendant JEM”) and Hertzel Illulian (collectively, “Defendants”). On April 15, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Reclassify the Action as an Unlimited Case. A previously filed Motion for Leave to File a First Amended