AMERICAN CREDIT ACCEPTANCE, LLC VS. EUROPEAN COLLISION CENTER, LLC ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Wednesday January 21, 2026, Line 12. DEFENDANT EUROPEAN COLLISION CENTER, LLC DEMURRER to COMPLAINT. Off calendar.

The parties failed to meet and confer in compliance with CCP 430.41. The parties merely exchanged letters and movant never even responded to Plaintiff's counsel's letter. (Oh Decl., pars. 1-6; Lipson Decl., pars. 3-4.) The code requires a meet and confer in person, by phone, or video conference. (CCP 430.41(a).) The parties are ordered to comply with the code. The response to the complaint is now due by February 20, 2026.

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