SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

JOSE FLORES, etc., Plaintiff, vs. THE CALIFORNIA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, etc., et al., Defendants.

CASE NO.: 20STCV31994

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT

Date: October 23, 2020

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept. 56

MOVING PARTY: Defendant State Bar of California[1]

RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Jose Flores

The Court has considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed a complaint arising from an alleged disciplinary complaint filed with Defendant against Plaintiff’s former counsel, Gerald Neil Silver (“Silver”), alleging causes of action for: (1) negligence; (2) legal malpractice; (3) fraud; (4) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and (5) negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that various employees of Defendant acted negligently and improperly in prosecuting Plaintiff’s disciplinary complaint, on Plaintiff’s beha