3. CV60898 Omega Sonora, LLC v. B & B Contractors, Inc., dba Bergman Companies, et al.
Pleading: Demurrer to first amended complaint
Demurring party: Defendant B & B Contractors, Inc., dba Bergman Companies (hereafter B&B)
Demurrer filed: January 2, 2018
Motion: Strike portions of first amended complaint
Moving party: Defendant B&B
Motion filed: February 20, 2018 (amended)
Tentative rulings: The declarations of B&B’s counsel in support of the demurrer and motion to strike do not establish compliance with the meet-and-confer requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41, subdivision (a) (demurrer) or section 435.5, subdivision (a) (motion to strike). (See 1/2/18 Goldstein decl.; 2/20/18 Walter decl.) Specifically, the declarations describe communications among counsel regarding scheduling a time to meet and confer but no actual meet-and-confer process in person or by telephone. The Walter declaration further describes an agreement to “keep communications open and to touc