Petition for Writ
# Case Name 1 American Lending Center Holdings Inc. vs. Zhou
2025-01507222 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
Granted. CMC is off calendar Jury Trial set 10-18-2027 at 9:00 am, MSC 9-17-2027 at 9:00 a.m.
Moving party to give notice
2 C. vs. County of Orange
2024-01436607 Petition for Writ
Continued 3 Chang vs. Windwood Townhomes Maintenance Association
2025-01528996 Demurrer to Complaint / Motion to Strike Complaint
Defendant Yang Meng’s demurrer to the third cause of action for nuisance in the complaint of plaintiffs Anne Chang and Homa Feizi is sustained with 15 days leave to amend.
Defendant’s motion to strike is denied as to the prayer for attorneys’ fees; it is otherwise moot.
Demurrer Legal Standard on Demurrer A demurrer can be used only to challenge defects that appear within the “four corners” of the pleading – which includes the pleading, any exhibits attached, and matters of which the court is permitted to take judicial notice. Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318; Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994. Limited to the “four corners” as such, a pleading is adequate if it contains a reasonably precise statement of the ultimate facts, in ordinary and concise language, and with sufficient detail to acquaint a defendant with the nature, source and extent of the claim. Leek v. Cooper (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 399, 413.
On demurrer, a complaint must be liberally construed. Code Civ. Proc. § 452; Stevens v. Superior Court (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 594, 601
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