Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 17

TENTATIVE RULING

NINA MONTOYA vs. OLUFEMI OGUNTOLU, et al.

Case No.: 20STCV09322

Hearing Date: December 4, 2020

Defendant Oguntolu’s demurrer is SUSTAINED. The demurrer is SUSTAINED, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND as to the second cause of action; the demurrer is SUSTAINED, WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND as to the third cause of action. Accordingly, Defendant Oguntolu’s motion to strike is MOOT.

On March 6, 2020, Plaintiff Nina Montoya (Plaintiff) initiated this action. On June 15, 2020, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint (FAC) against Olufemi Oguntolu (Oguntolu) and Citibank N.A (Citibank), alleging: (1) partition of real property; (2) accounting; and (3) declaratory relief.

Oguntolu now demurs to Plaintiff’s second and third causes of action.

Legal Standard

A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action.¿ (Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747 (Hahn).) ¿When considering demurrers,