BENJAMIN ADAMS, Plaintiff, vs. METRO-GOLDWYN-MEYER STUDIOS, INC., et al., Defendants.
Case No.: BC663395
Hearing Date: December 15, 2017
[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:
defendant’s special motion to strike plaintiff’s first cause of action; defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint; plaintiff’s ex parte application to stay civil matter
Defendant’s Special Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s First Cause of Action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16 is GRANTED.
Defendant’s demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the Second through Sixth Causes of Action, and OVERRULED as moot as to the First Cause of Action. Adams should address at the hearing whether this court should allow leave to amend the second through sixth causes of action.
Plaintiff’s ex parte application to stay this action is DENIED.
FACTS OF THE CASE
This is a defamation action. The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiff Benjamin Adams (“Adams”) alleges that his employers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. and CJ Worldwide,
Hearing Date
December 15, 2017
Type
Other Employment Complaint (General Jurisdiction)
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BENJAMIN ADAMS, Plaintiff, vs. METRO-GOLDWYN-MEYER STUDIOS, INC., et al., Defendants.
Case No.: BC663395
Hearing Date: December 15, 2017
[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:
defendant’s special motion to strike plaintiff’s first cause of action; defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint; plaintiff’s ex parte application to stay civil matter
Defendant’s Special Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s First Cause of Action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16 is GRANTED.
Defendant’s demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the Second through Sixth Causes of Action, and OVERRULED as moot as to the First Cause of Action. Adams should address at the hearing whether this court should allow leave to amend the second through sixth causes of action.
Plaintiff’s ex parte application to stay this action is DENIED.
FACTS OF THE CASE
This is a defamation action. The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiff Benjamin Adams (“Adams”) alleges that his employers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. and CJ Worldwide,