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2025-01528658·orange·Civil·Civil
Hearing 7 days agoOVERRULED IN PART AND SUSTAINED IN PART

Valdivia vs. Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLC

Demurrer to Amended Complaint

Hearing date
Aug 17, 2026
Department
N14
Prevailing
Mixed

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PlaintiffValdivia
DefendantDiversified Maintenance Systems, LLC
DefendantB. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.

Ruling

107 Sanderson J. Ray Apartments Property, LLC vs. SLR California Constructions, LLC, 2024-01418621 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice – GRANTED

Moving attorney Christopher C. Broughton’s application to appear pro hac vice for Plaintiff Sanderson J. Ray Apartments Property, LLC is GRANTED. The application and supporting documents demonstrate that all requirements of California Rules of Court, Rule 9.40 are satisfied.

Plaintiff to give notice. 108 Security National Insurance Company vs. O. C. Services Inc., 2020-01164470 Motions to be Relieved as Counsel – GRANTED

Aaron C. Watts (“Moving Attorney”) moves to be relieved as counsel of record for (1) Defendant O.C. Services Inc. and (2) Defendant S & C Inc.

The motions are unopposed. Moving Attorney has stated a basis for permissive withdrawal under Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.16. The motion satisfies the notice, declaration, and proposed order requirements of Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362.

The motions are GRANTED. The orders relieving counsel will be effective upon counsel filing proof of service of a copy of the signed orders on the client and on all parties that have appeared in the case. (Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362(e).)

The Court will interlineate Par. 7 of the Order with the next scheduled hearing date in this action: September 14, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept N14, Motion for Entry of Judgment and OSC re: Dismissal

Moving Attorney to give notice.

109 Valdivia vs. Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLC, 2025-01528658 Demurrer to Amended Complaint – OVERRULED IN PART AND SUSTAINED IN PART

Defendant B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. demurs to all causes of action in Plaintiff’s first amended complaint.

The demurrer is overruled as to the 1st through 4th causes of action. There are sufficient facts pled to put

Defendant on notice of the claims against it, including allegations of being a “joint employer”.

The demurrer to the 5th cause of action is sustained as outside the scope of the previous order sustaining the original complaint with leave to amend. Leave to add a new cause of action must be by separate motion.

Plaintiff shall answer the first amended complaint within 20 days. Plaintiff to give notice.

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