EMPLOYERS PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY, VS. MELA TANDOORI KITCHEN, A PARTNERSHIP ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Line 1. PLAINTIFF EMPLOYERS PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY's Motion To Amend Defendants Name.

Plaintiff Employers Preferred Insurance Company's unopposed Motion To Amend Defendants Name; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff's motion is unsupported by citation or reference to any legal authority and, therefore, denied. Further, it is entirely unclear what Plaintiff is asking for.

If it is asking the court to amend, i.e., change, Defendant's names, this is not the department for name changes. If it is asking for an order allowing it to correct the caption, then the relevant facts and proper authorities need to be identified and discussed; additionally, Plaintiff would have to explain why the caption should be changed at this late post-judgment date. If it is asking for an order to correct the judgment (and/or seeking entry of a corrected judgment), then the relevant facts and proper authorities need to be identified and discussed. If it is asking for an order to amend the judgment, then the relevant facts and proper authorities need to be identified and discussed.

The court recognizes Plaintiff obtained an order "chang[ing] defendants' name(s)" 15 months ago. If Plaintiff is asking for an order correcting that order, then the relevant facts and proper authorities need to be identified and discussed. But even there, upon further review the court does not understand the point of that order, even if it were "corrected."

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