Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Medrano, et al. 21STLC00881

JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

(Code Civ. Proc., § 438; Smiley v. Citibank (1995) 11 Cal.4th 138, 145-146)

TENTATIVE RULING:

Plaintiff Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc.’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.

ANALYSIS:

Plaintiff Creditors Bureau Association, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for breach of contract and quantum meruit against Defendant Osbaldo Medrano (“Defendant”) on February 2, 2021. On March 26, 2021, Defendant filed an Answer. Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings on April 12, 2021. To date, no opposition has been filed.

Legal Standard

The standard for ruling on a motion for judgment on the pleadings is essentially the same as that applicable to a general demurrer, that is, under the state of the pleadings, together with matters that may be judicially noticed, it appears that a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Bezirdjian v. O'Reilly (2