5/25/17
Dept. 73
Rafael Ongkeko, Judge presiding

SHUSHAN BASMAJYAN, et al. v. DAVID WEISWASSER, et al. (BC631481)

Counsel for plaintiffs: Linda Lucero (L.O. Lucero)
Counsel for defendant: Claudia Borsutzki (CP, etc.)

DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT (filed 4/3/17)

TENTATIVE RULING

Defendant MZL Properties, Inc.’s request for judicial notice is granted, but only as to the existence of the documents, not the truth of the matters asserted therein, unless such document is a court order or judgment.

Defendant MZL Properties, Inc.’s demurrer is OVERRULED in its entirety.

Defendant’s answer shall be filed and served no later than June 5, 2017.

DISCUSSION (Please note: Unfortunately, the court’s tentative ruling website, which is the source of this version, is not able to show certain formatting that may be contained in the original, such as the court’s use of footnotes, boldface, italics, or the underscoring of case citations.)

Procedural and factual background

On August 23, 2016, Plainti