Tentative Ruling
Mekari et al. v. Los Angeles Mattress Plus, Inc. Case No. 19SMCV00818
Hearing Date July 1, 2021
Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike the Answer to the Complaint and Cross-Complaint (UNOPPOSED)
Plaintiffs leased commercial property to defendants beginning on September 15, 2016. The lease was set to terminate on September 30, 2021. Defendants failed to pay rent from February 2018 through the present. Plaintiffs move to strike defendant Los Angeles Mattress Plus Inc.’s answer and cross-complaint.
Plaintiffs’ motion correctly states that a corporation or LLC cannot represent itself in propia persona and must appear through an agent who is a member of the bar. Rogers v. Municipal Court (1988) 197 Cal.App.3d 1314, 1319. The court takes judicial notice under Cal. Evid. Code §452(d) of Los Angeles Mattress Plus, Inc.’s substitution of attorney, filed February 22, 2021 indicating Los Angeles Mattress Plus is representing itself improperly. The motion is unopposed and is GRANTED.
Hearing Date
July 01, 2021
Type
Breach of Rental/Lease Contract (not unlawful detainer or wrongful eviction) (General Jurisdiction)
For full print and download access, please subscribe at https://www.trellis.law/.
Tentative Ruling
Mekari et al. v. Los Angeles Mattress Plus, Inc. Case No. 19SMCV00818
Hearing Date July 1, 2021
Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike the Answer to the Complaint and Cross-Complaint (UNOPPOSED)
Plaintiffs leased commercial property to defendants beginning on September 15, 2016. The lease was set to terminate on September 30, 2021. Defendants failed to pay rent from February 2018 through the present. Plaintiffs move to strike defendant Los Angeles Mattress Plus Inc.’s answer and cross-complaint.
Plaintiffs’ motion correctly states that a corporation or LLC cannot represent itself in propia persona and must appear through an agent who is a member of the bar. Rogers v. Municipal Court (1988) 197 Cal.App.3d 1314, 1319. The court takes judicial notice under Cal. Evid. Code §452(d) of Los Angeles Mattress Plus, Inc.’s substitution of attorney, filed February 22, 2021 indicating Los Angeles Mattress Plus is representing itself improperly. The motion is unopposed and is GRANTED.