9/12/18 Dept. 73 Rafael Ongkeko, Judge presiding ELIZABETH TAYLOR, et al. v. ALKIVIADES DAVID, et al. (and related cross-action) (BC649025) Counsel for plaintiff/cross-defendants Elizabeth Taylor and Chasity Jones (moving parties): Lisa Bloom; Alan Goldstein (The Bloom Firm) Counsel for defendant/cross-complainant Alkiviades David (opposing): Ellyn Garofalo; Amir Kaltgrad; Kathryn Riley (DLA Piper) Other counsel: Omitted. DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT (filed 8/1/18) TENTATIVE RULING Cross-defendants’ request for judicial notice is GRANTED. Cross-defendants’ demurrer to the first amended cross-complaint is OVERRULED. Cross-defendants’ answer to the FAXC shall be filed and served no later than 9/24/18. DISCUSSION (Please note: Unfortunately, the court’s tentative ruling website, which is the source of this version, is not able to show certain formatting that may be contained in the original, such as the court’s use of footnotes (here, none), boldface, italics, or the undersco