DEMURRER to ANSWER to COMPLAINT
Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Friday, April 17, 2026, Line 6. PLAINTIFF JOE ABUZAID DEMURRER to ANSWER to COMPLAINT. Plaintiff Joe J Abuzaid's Demurrer to Defendants' Answer is OFF CALENDAR.
A party demurring to a pleading must meet and confer with the party who filed the pleading "[b]efore filing [the] demurrer." (Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41 (a).) The meeting must be "in person, by telephone or by video conference." (Ibid.) The meeting must take place at least five days before the date the motion must be filed. (Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41(a)(2.) "The demurring party shall file and serve with the demurrer a declaration stating either of the following: (A) The means by which the demurring party met and conferred with the party who filed the pleading subject to demurrer, and that the parties did not reach an agreement resolving the objections raised in the demurrer. (B) That the party who filed the pleading subject to demurrer failed to respond to the meet and confer request of the demurring party or otherwise failed to meet and confer in good faith." (Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41(a)(3).)
The Tartaglio declaration only states he "spoke to opposing counsel about the issue." Plaintiff did not provide a declaration stating either "[t]he means [i.e., 'in person, by telephone or by video conference'] by which the demurring party met and conferred with the party who filed the pleading subject to demurrer or "the party who filed the pleading subject to demurrer failed to respond to the meet and confer request of the demurring party or otherwise failed to meet and confer in good faith." Plaintiff having failed to demonstrate compliance with section 430.41, the demurrer is ordered off calendar.
The parties are reminded that the duty to meet and confer is a duty to make reasonable and good faith efforts to resolve disputes before bringing them to the court's attention. Plaintiff must lodge a proposed order that includes the above text no later than 8:30 am on April 17, 2026. Plaintiff shall send the proposed order by email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org.
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