Shaniquea Aldrich-Meeks v. Johnson Construction Company et al.
Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut’s demurrer to plaintiff Shaniquea Aldrich-Meeks’s complaint
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SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 10 Honorable Jeffrey B. El-Hajj Blanca Than, Courtroom Clerk 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
DATE: August 27, 2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. / 9:01 A.M. To contest the ruling, call (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 P.M. Make sure to let the other side know before 4:00 P.M. that you plan to contest the ruling. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1); Local Rule 8.D.)
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Line 5 25CV456837 Shaniquea Aldrich-Meeks Defendant Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut’s v. Johnson Construction (Travelers) demurrer to plaintiff Shaniquea Aldrich-Meeks’s Company et al. complaint. Notice is proper and no timely opposition was filed. Plaintiff filed an untimely opposition on August 20, 2026, which the court has not considered. Travelers’ demurrer contends the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against Travelers. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e).)
The complaint consists of a single paragraph of text, in which plaintiff alleges the driver of a construction truck reversed into plaintiff’s vehicle. Travelers is not mentioned in the body of the complaint, and the complaint does not identify any causes of action. The complaint does not state a cause of action against Travelers. The demurrer is sustained.
Because this is the first pleading challenge in this case to be heard by the court, the court will grant leave to amend. The court does not grant leave to add new causes of action or new parties. (Zakk v. Diesel (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th 431, 456.) Any amended pleading must be filed and served no later than September 28, 2026. The court will prepare the order.
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