KELLI ELAINE KENNEDY VS. LYFT, INC. ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC25626601 - May 20, 2026 Hearing date: May 20, 2026 Case number: CGC25626601 Case title: KELLI ELAINE KENNEDY VS. LYFT, INC. ET AL Case Number: | | CGC25626601 | Case Title: | | KELLI ELAINE KENNEDY VS. LYFT, INC. ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-05-20 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS | Rulings: | | Matter on calendar for Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Line 8, DEFENDANT LYFT, INC.'s MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS.

Defendant Lyft, Inc.'s motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted with leave to amend. The parties agree that California's borrowing statute, Code Civ. Proc., section 361, prevents plaintiff Kelli Elaine Kennedy from maintaining this action if it time-barred in the state where the underlying incident occurred. The parties further agree that Louisiana has a one-year limitations period that is subject to tolling under various doctrines that allow more time where there are impediments to plaintiff's timely pursuit of the claim, and that Kennedy's present complaint does not plead any impediment that would toll Louisiana's limitations period. Kennedy has leave to amend within 30 days.

Lyft does not show that it met and conferred before bringing this motion. (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 439, subd. (a).) The court exercises its discretion to consider the merits but orders the parties to meet and confer before filing any further pleadings motions.

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