JOSEPH T. VASQUEZ vs LINDA L. NORIEGA

2025CUNP043455: JOSEPH T. VASQUEZ vs LINDA L. NORIEGA 08/25/2026 in Department 43 Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Untimely Third Amended Complaint

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Motion: Defendant Linda L. Noriega’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint Tentative Ruling: Defendant Linda L. Noriega’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint is GRANTED, however, the Second Amended Complaint remains as the operative pleading. The Third Cause of Action of the Second Amended Complaint is ordered stricken. Because the demurrer to the Third Cause of Action of the Second Amended Complaint was sustained with leave to amend on February 25, 2026, and the Third Amended Complaint was not filed until May 28, 2026, 76 days after the deadline for filing set by the Court, the Third Cause of Action of the Second Amended Complaint is ordered stricken. Plaintiff did not seek leave of Court for the late filing and has not established good cause for the delay. Moving party is ordered to serve notice of the Court’s ruling.

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