This Tentative Ruling is made by Judge Noël Wise Defendant Amy Blake's Demurrer to Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended Complaint is OVERRULED. Plaintiffs adequately allege that Blake was involved in a conspiracy to aid and abet the battery of Plaintiffs' decedent. (See Fourth Amended Complaint, paragraphs 239-241.) Whether those allegations are true cannot be determined in ruling on this demurrer.

The Court will prepare the order. Blake shall file and serve her Answer by October 29, 2021. However, if in response to the Court's order on the demurer by Sutter Health, Plaintiffs file a Fifth Amended Complaint, Blake need not file an Answer to Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended Complaint, but instead shall file a response to Plaintiffs' Fifth Amended Complaint within 10 days of being served with that pleading.

PLEASE NOTE that if anyone contests this tentative ruling, the hearing will take place at 3:00 p.m. on September 30.