Cots vs. Cats

208 Cots vs. Cats Noah Green, Esq.’s (Moving Counsel) motion to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff Donald Cots is GRANTED.

The Court will interlineate the new hearing date on the OSC into the proposed order.

Moving Counsel shall serve the signed order on Plaintiff and all parties that have appeared. Moving Counsel will be relieved as counsel of record for Plaintiff effective upon the filing of the proof of service of the signed order upon Plaintiff and all other parties.

The court continues the OSC re: dismissal of complaint for failure to serve defendant from 7/13/26 to 10/12/26 at 8:45am in Dept. C24.

Moving Counsel shall give notice.

209 Briggs & The general demurrer of cross-defendant Briggs & Alexander, A Alexander, APLC, to the first cause of action in the Professional cross-complaint of cross-complainants The Dodell Law Law Corporation and Herbert L. Dodell is Corporation vs. SUSTAINED with 20 days’ leave to amend. The Dodell Law The general and special demurrers to the third Corporation cause of action in the cross-complaint is OVERRULED.

The propriety of a cross-complaint against a stakeholder in an interpleader action is somewhat in dispute. (See, e.g., Weil & Brown, California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial (TRG 2026 update), Interpleader, § 2:491.1, and CEB, Civil Procedure Before Trial (2026 update), Interpleader, § 28.30.)

Here, the cross-complaint relates to the funds held in the escrow account by moving cross-defendant in its role as escrow holder. (See cross-complaint at ¶¶ 14 and 15.) The cross-complaint further alleges