JAMES CONNOLLY VS. GIGA AI, INC. ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC25630248 - March 16, 2026 Hearing date: March 16, 2026 Case number: CGC25630248 Case title: JAMES CONNOLLY VS. GIGA AI, INC. ET AL Case Number: | | CGC25630248 | Case Title: | | JAMES CONNOLLY VS. GIGA AI, INC. ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-03-16 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO File Cross-Complaint; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities | Rulings: | | On the Law & Motion/Discovery calendar for Monday, March 16, 2026, Line 12, DEFENDANT GIGA AI, INC.'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE CROSS-COMPLAINT.

Defendant Giga AI, Inc.'s unopposed Motion For Leave To File Cross-Complaint is GRANTED. Leave to file a cross-complaint "may be granted in the interest of justice at any time during the course of the action." (Code of Civil Procedure section 428.50(c).) "A motion to file a cross-complaint at any time during the course of the action must be granted unless bad faith of the moving party is demonstrated where forfeiture would otherwise result. Factors such as oversight, inadvertence, neglect, mistake or other cause, are insufficient grounds to deny the motion unless accompanied by bad faith." (Silver Organizations Ltd. v. Frank (1990) 217 Cal.App.3d 94, 99.)

Good cause appearing, the court grants Giga AI, Inc. leave to file the proposed cross-complaint. Giga AI, Inc. must file its cross-complaint, substantially identical to the attachment to the motion, within ten days of entry of this order. Prior to the hearing, Moving Party shall lodge by email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org a proposed order repeating the above verbatim.

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