MOTION TO STRIKE PUNITIVE DAMAGES CLAIMS
108 Mifflin v. Raskin, 2025- MOTION TO STRIKE PUNITIVE DAMAGES CLAIMS 01517521 – GRANTED WITH 20 DAYS LEAVE TO AMEND
Defendants Joseph Ryan Raskin and Raskin Built, LLC move to strike plaintiffs Justin Mifflin and Camille Birrer’s prayer for punitive damages in Paragraph 14., subdivision a.(2) of their complaint. (ROA 16)
Motion to Strike is GRANTED with 20 days leave to amend. (Code Civ. Proc., §435; Civ. Code, § 3294.)
Here, there are no detailed facts pled within the complaint at all, let alone facts supporting an intentional tort cause of action or a claim for punitive damages.
In the Opposition, Plaintiffs make arguments which are outside the four corners of the Complaint, which is not permissible in connection with a motion to strike. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437; CPF Agency Corp. v. R&S Towing Service (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 1014, 1032 [grounds for motion to strike must appear on the face of the pleading under attack, or from matter which the court may judicially notice].) The Declaration of Attorney Justin Trad, and exhibits attached thereto were not considered.
Defendant to give notice.
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