BEATRICE JENNINGS, Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF PASADENA, et al., Defendants.

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS Case No.: BC573691


[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:


MOTION TO BIFURCATE THE CLAIMS OF MGP AND MGM FROM THE TRIAL ON LIABILITY OR TO SEVER THE CROSS-COMPLAINT OF MGM AND MGP

MOVING PARTY: Cross-defendant SB Landscaping, Inc.

RESPONDING PARTY: None

Motion to bifurcate the claims of MGP and MGM from the trial on liability or to sever the cross-complaint of MGM and MGP


The court considered the moving papers. No opposition was filed.

BACKGROUND

This is a trip and fall case. On February 25, 2015, plaintiff Beatrice Jennings filed a complaint against defendant City of Pasadena for governmental tort liability. Plaintiff is also asserting a cause of action for premises liability against Does 21 through 50 as the adjacent landowner. Plaintiff alleges that, on September 13, 2013, while she was a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk, she tripped, fell, and was injured.

On April 6, 2015, Ci