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CUD25680447·sf·Civil·Unlawful Detainer
Hearing 9 months agoDENIED

ERIK GAENSLER VS. STACEY SMITH ET AL

Notice Of Motion To Quash The Unlawful Detainer Complaint

Hearing date
Nov 18, 2025
Department
501
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PlaintiffERIK GAENSLER
DefendantSTACEY SMITH
DefendantMICHAEL MAHER

Ruling

SF Superior Court - Real Property / Housing Dept 501 - CUD25680447 - November 18, 2025 Hearing date: November 18, 2025 Case number: CUD25680447 Case title: ERIK GAENSLER VS. STACEY SMITH ET AL Case Number: | | CUD25680447 | Case Title: | | ERIK GAENSLER VS. STACEY SMITH ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-11-18 09:30 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion To Quash The Unlawful Detainer Complaint | Rulings: | | Real Property/Housing Court Law and Motion Calendar for November 18, 2025. Line 16.1. DEFENDANT STACEY SMITH AN INDIIVIDUAL, MICHAEL MAHER Motion To Quash The Unlawful Detainer Complaint; is DENIED.

The cause of action asserted in the Complaint is for unlawful detainer, and Defendants do not contend that the statutory requirements for service of process were not fulfilled. Defendants may not use a motion to quash as a means of disputing the merits of the unlawful detainer complaint's allegations or to argue Plaintiff failed to comply with the pleading requirements specific to unlawful detainer actions set out in CCP 1166. (Stancil v. Superior Court (2021) 11 Cal.5th 381, 390-91.) =(501/CFH)

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