Superior Court of California

JOHN S.Y. CHENG, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JIEN-WEI YEH, et al Defendants.

Case No.: BC700717

Hearing Date: January 4, 2019

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

MOTION TO STRIKE ANSWER AS TO DEFENDANT YU HUA SHER FANG

BACKGROUND

On April 4, 2018, plaintiffs John S.Y. Cheng and Teresa Fang Cheng (jointly “Plaintiffs”) individually and as co-trustees of the John Shih Yang Cheng and Teresa Fang Chen Joint revocable trust dated June 4, 2015, commenced this action against defendants Jien-Wei Yeh (“Yeh”), Jen Fang, Yu Hua Sher Fang and Does 1 to 50 alleging causes of action for (1) partition, (2) contribution and (3) accounting.[1] This case was given the case number BC700717. On the same date, Plaintiffs filed an unlawful detainer action against Jen Fang and Yu Hua Sher Fang (collectively, “the Fang Defendants”) which was given the case number BC700718.

On June 5, 2018, defendants Yeh and Jen Fang filed an answer to the complaint in the BC700717 action.

On July 27, 2018,