Caruso vs. State of California

(A) The means by which the demurring party met and conferred with the party who filed the pleading subject to demurrer, and that the parties did not reach an agreement resolving the objections raised in the demurrer. (B) That the party who filed the pleading subject to demurrer failed to respond to the meet and confer request of the demurring party or otherwise failed to meet and confer in good faith.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.41, subd. (a)(3).)

Cross-Defendant is ordered to file and serve a corrected proof of service and the requisite meet and confer declaration by 12/02/2026. Otherwise, the Court intends to take the demurrer off calendar.

The Clerk shall give notice of the ruling.

112 2025-01486130 1. Demurrer to Amended Complaint 2. Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint Caruso vs. State 3. Case Management Conference of California Continued to September 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

113 2021-01204953 1. Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record 2. Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record Yang vs. Evan Paul 3. Order to Show Cause re: Monetary Sanctions Motorcars 4. Trial Setting Conference

The motions of Troy Schell and John Nuelle, of Schell Nuelle, LLP, to be relieved as counsel of record for Evan Paul EA Auto Leasing, LLC and Evan Paul Auto Holdings, LLC, are granted.

Counsel is ordered to submit revised orders with the new next hearing date. Upon the signing of the orders, Schell Nuelle, LLP shall serve the signed orders on the clients and all parties. Schell Nuelle, LLP will be relieved as counsel of record for Evan Paul EA Auto Leasing, LLC and Evan Paul Auto Holdings, LLC, effective upon the filing of the proofs of service of the signed orders upon the clients and all parties.

Evan Paul EA Auto Leasing, LLC and Evan Paul Auto Holdings, LLC are advised they cannot represent themselves in this litigation. A licensed attorney must represent a business entity. (Paradise v. Nowlin (1948) 86 Cal.App.2d 897, 898; Roddis v. Strong (1967) 250 Cal.App.2d 304, 311; see Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6125.) Failure to retain an attorney may lead to striking of the pleadings, among other actions.

The Court sets a status conference re: Defendants’ retention of new counsel for February 8, 2027 at 10:00 a.m. in Department C27.

If Defendants do not appear through counsel at the next hearing, the Court will issue an OSC re: obtaining counsel or striking each answer.

The OSC is discharged. The trial setting conference is continued to February 8, 2027 at 10:00 a.m. in Department C27.

Schell Nuelle, LLP shall give notice of the ruling.