TENTATIVE RULING

Defendant Alan Koch’s Demurrer to Plaintiff 2301 SM, L.P.’s Second Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED, with twenty (20) days leave to amend.

Plaintiff may amend his or her complaint only as authorized by the court’s order and may not amend the complaint to add a new cause of action without having obtained permission to do so. (Harris v. Wachovia Mortgage, FSB (2010) 185 Cal.App.4th 1018, 1023.)

Defendant Alan Koch to give notice.

REASONING

Request for Judicial Notice

Defendant Alan Koch (“Defendant”) requests judicial notice of Plaintiff 2301 SM, L.P. (“Plaintiff”)’s First Amended Complaint in this action and Defendant’s California Architects Board License Details, obtained from the License Search on the California Architects Board website. Defendant’s requests are GRANTED, pursuant to Evidence Code section 452, subdivisions (d) and (h).

Meet and Confer

As an initial matter, the Court notes that Defendant’s meet-and-confer efforts were insufficient, as Code of Civi