HEARING ON DEMURRER TO 1st Amended COMPLAINT

FILED BY BH PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC., et al.

* TENTATIVE RULING: *

Defendants BH Properties Management, Inc., et al.’s demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is sustained with leave to amend.

Plaintiff shall file and serve any amended complaint on or before March 12, 2020.

Background

This case involves a family business originally established in 1948 to operate the historic Stamm Theatre in Antioch. Over time, the business grew and changed into a real estate ownership, management and development company. George Stamm (“George I”) left the

business to his children, George II and Mary Ann Balocco. This created two factions of owners, Plaintiffs (Stamm Family) and Defendants (Balocco Family.)

On February 17, 2017, the Stamm Plaintiffs filed a complaint to enforce the January 9, 2017 Agreement. In May of 2018, various agreements were signed, addressing the outstanding issues on division of the business entities, division of non-real-