State Farm v. Guzman, et al.

MOTION TO INTERVENE

(CCP § 387)

TENTATIVE RULING:

Proposed Intervenor Loya Casualty Insurance Company’s Motion for Leave to Intervene is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

ANALYSIS:

On June 4, 2019, Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for automobile subrogation against Defendant Guillermo Andres Guzman (“Defendant”). Plaintiff filed a proof of service of the Summons and Complaint demonstrating that Defendant was sub-served in this action effective November 18, 2019. To date, no responsive pleading has been filed to the Complaint. On April 22, 2020, non-party Loya Casualty Insurance Company (“Loya Casualty”) filed the instant Motion to Intervene. To date, no opposition has been filed.

Discussion

The right to intervene is set forth at Code of Civil Procedure section 387. Intervention is allowed when “[t]he person seeking intervention claims an interest relating to the property or transaction that is t