IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE COURT STRONGLY ENCOURAGES ALL COUNSEL AND ALL PARTIES TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR NON-TRIAL AND NON-EVIDENTIARY MATTERS, INCLUDING THIS MOTION.

Superior Court of California

ROBERT SCOTT SHTOFMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

jULIE C. LIM; ALLIANCE UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY; 21ST CENTURY CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.; ARCH INSURANCE GRUP, INC.; GLORIA LOPEZ., et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: BC611057

Hearing Date: October 20, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

CROSS-COMPLAINANTS AND DEFENDANTS JULIE C. LIM AND GLORIA LOPEZ’S MOTION TO TAX CROSS-DEFENDANT

Background

On February 19, 2016, plaintiff Robert Scott Shtofman (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the filing of the original complaint. On April 16, 2018 Plaintiff filed the operative third amended complaint.

On April 11, 2017, Cross-Complainants/Defendants Gloria Lopez and Julie C. Lim (jointly “Defendants”) filed their corrected First Amended Cross-Complaint. On June 9, 2017, Plai