Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Southwest District

Torrance Dept. B

ALEJANDRO SILVA, Plaintiff,

Case No.: BC578022 vs. [Tentative] RULING

WARREN RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants.

Hearing Date: April 15, 2019

Moving Parties: Defendant/cross-defendant C&S Welding, Inc. and defendant Daniel Luch

Responding Party: Plaintiff Alejandro Silva

Motion for Leave to Conduct Mental Examination of Plaintiff

The court considered the moving and opposition papers.

RULING

The motion is GRANTED.

BACKGROUND

On April 7, 2015, plaintiff Alejandro Silva filed a complaint against Warren Resources of California, Inc., John Guzman Crane Service, and C&S Welding, Inc. for general negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff alleges that defendants so negligently, carelessly, and recklessly hired, trained, and supervised their employees so as to cause, in preparation for a line flushing, at a well site, the valve at the well location to be opened, allowing press