7/26/18 Dept. 73 Rafael Ongkeko, Judge presiding KEN SIMMONS v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LOS ANGELES (BC693751) Counsel for plaintiff/opposing party: Eliot Rushovich; Lisa Watanabe-Peagler; Nehemiah Choi (RISE, etc.) Counsel for defendant/moving party Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles: Karl Lindegren; Lizbeth Ochoa; Lauren Stockunas (Fisher, etc.) DEFENDANT’S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (filed 5/16/18) TENTATIVE RULING Defendant Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles’ demurrer is OVERRULED. Defendant shall file and serve its answer to the FAC no later than 8/6/18. Discussion On May 16, 2018, Defendant filed its demurrer to Plaintiff’s second cause of action for violation of Government Code § 12653 because Plaintiff has not pled actions in furtherance of a false claims action, i.e., that Plaintiff investigated matters that “reasonably could lead” to a viable False Claims Act claim. Defendant argues that, because the City Attorney’s Office, its public emp