Motion by Defendants, Rigoberto Garcia, and Intervenor, Williamsburg National Insurance Company to Bifurcate Plaintiff’s Complaint and Intervenor’s Complaint-in-Intervention, filed on 9/27/18, is DENIED, without prejudice to Intervenor, Williamsburg National Insurance Company, (“Williamsburg”) seeks a separate trial of its Complaint-in-Intervention to avoid prejudice and to promote the interests of convenience, economy, and expedition. Cal. Code Civil Procedure § 1048(b).
Intervenor does not show how a separate trial of the Complaint-in-Intervention will be conducive to expedition and economy.
The Complaint-in-Intervention asserts defenses against Plaintiff’s claims because Defendant, Centerline Transportation, Inc. is a suspended corporation. Motion, Ex. B. Therefore, as Williamsburg asserted in its Motion for Leave to Intervene, it had to intervene to protect its interests and defend against Plaintiff’s claims since Centerline was prohibited from defending itself.
As such, Interve
Hearing Date
November 05, 2018
Type
Motor Vehicle - Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death (General Jurisdiction)
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Motion by Defendants, Rigoberto Garcia, and Intervenor, Williamsburg National Insurance Company to Bifurcate Plaintiff’s Complaint and Intervenor’s Complaint-in-Intervention, filed on 9/27/18, is DENIED, without prejudice to Intervenor, Williamsburg National Insurance Company, (“Williamsburg”) seeks a separate trial of its Complaint-in-Intervention to avoid prejudice and to promote the interests of convenience, economy, and expedition. Cal. Code Civil Procedure § 1048(b).
Intervenor does not show how a separate trial of the Complaint-in-Intervention will be conducive to expedition and economy.
The Complaint-in-Intervention asserts defenses against Plaintiff’s claims because Defendant, Centerline Transportation, Inc. is a suspended corporation. Motion, Ex. B. Therefore, as Williamsburg asserted in its Motion for Leave to Intervene, it had to intervene to protect its interests and defend against Plaintiff’s claims since Centerline was prohibited from defending itself.
As such, Interve