MARIA CRISTINA BAEZA VARELA VS. RALPH OSTERHOUT ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC24617421 - October 30, 2025 Hearing date: October 30, 2025 Case number: CGC24617421 Case title: MARIA CRISTINA BAEZA VARELA VS. RALPH OSTERHOUT ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24617421 | Case Title: | | MARIA CRISTINA BAEZA VARELA VS. RALPH OSTERHOUT ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-10-30 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | DEMURRER to Amended CROSS COMPLAINT | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for October 30, 2025, line 5. PLAINTIFF MARIA BAEZA VARELA'S DEMURRER to Amended CROSS COMPLAINT.

Cross-defendant Maria Cristina Baeza Varela's demurrer to the First Amended Cross-Complaint (FACC) of cross-claimants Ralph Osterhout and Otechteam, LLC (collectively Otech) is overruled as to the first cause of action and sustained with leave to amend as to the second and third causes of action. The court's tentative ruling in its entirety has been sent to counsel via email.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 301 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 301 Zoom ID 161 502 4290; Passcode 700956.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept301tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing.

Counsel for the prevailing party is required to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and must email it to contestdept301tr@sftc.org prior to the hearing even if the tentative ruling is not contested.

The court no longer provides a court reporter in the Law & Motion or Discovery Department. Parties may retain their own reporter, who may appear in the courtroom or remotely. A retained reporter must be a California certified court reporter (CSR), for only a CSR's transcript may be used in California courts. If a CSR is being retained, include in your email all of the following: their name, CSR and telephone numbers, and their individual work email address. =(301/CVA) | |