CRANSHAW vs RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, et al.

24CV073506: CRANSHAW vs RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, et al. 09/10/2026 Hearing on Motion to Strike DEFENDANT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH’S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF CHERYL CRANSHAW’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT; filed by RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH, a California nonprofit organization (Defendant) + CRS# 115838962801 in Department 512

Tentative Ruling - 09/09/2026 Elizabeth Riles

The Motion to Strike (not initial pleading) Defendant Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth's Notice of Motion and Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff Cheryl Cranshaw's Second Amended Complaint filed by Community Initiatives, Inc., RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH, a California nonprofit organization on 04/10/2026 is Denied.

Defendant Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth’s (“RJOY” or “Defendant”) Motion to Strike (“MTS”) portions of plaintiff Cheryl Cranshaw’s (“Plaintiff”) Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) is DENIED.

The Court’s 9/23/2025 Order on Defendant’s Demurrer and Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint denied Defendant’s Motion to Strike without prejudice on the grounds that the Notice of Motion did not comply with the requirements of Rule 3.1322.

Defendant’s Notice of Motion for its Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint also does not comply with CRC Rule 3.1322(a).

Rule 3.1322(a) provides:

“A notice of motion to strike a portion of a pleading must quote in full the portions sought to be stricken except where the motion is to strike an entire paragraph, cause of action, count, or defense. Specifications in a notice must be numbered consecutively.”

In other words, Rule 3.1322(a) requires the Notice to identify each specific portion sought to be stricken by page and line number unless the Motion seeks to strike an entire paragraph or cause of action, in which case the paragraph or cause of action must be specifically identified in the Notice of Motion. The Notice of Motion on the present Motion fails to meet this basic requirement.

Further, the Motion to Strike seems to be focused mainly on the adequacy of Plaintiff’s pleading, which should be raised as part of a Demurrer, rather than as a Motion to Strike. (See CCP § 430.10(e)-(g).)

Defendant has a second hearing on its pending demurrer set for 9/17/2026. The Court elects to DENY Defendant’s Motion to Strike and to consider Defendant’s argument that SAC is impermissibly uncertain on the Demurrer pursuant to CCP § 430.10(f.) 24CV073506: CRANSHAW vs RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, et al. 09/10/2026 Hearing on Motion to Strike DEFENDANT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH’S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF CHERYL CRANSHAW’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT; filed by RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH, a California nonprofit organization (Defendant) + CRS# 115838962801 in Department 512

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