Tentative ruling issued by Judge LAURIE M. EARL on Sep. 20, 2019 in Sacramento County, CA - Case no: xxxxxGDS

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

DATE/TIME September 20, 2019, 10:00 a.m. DEPT. NO 25 JUDGE HON. LAURIE M. EARL CLERK D. BEAROR

ARAYAN VEERAPAN, Case No.: 34-2019-80003069

Petitioner,

v.

CALIFORNIA MASSAGE THERAPY

COUNCIL, et al.,

Respondents.

Nature of Proceedings: DEMURRER

Respondent California Massage Therapy Council (“the Council”) demurs to a petition for writ of mandate filed against it by Petitioner Arayan Veerapan, arguing it fails to allege facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Veerapan has not filed an opposition to the demurrer. 1 Particularly in the absence of any opposition from Veerapan, the Court’s tentative ruling is to sustain the demurrer without leave to amend.

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A demurrer tests the legal sufficiency of the pleading and can only be used to challenge defects appearing on the face of the pleading or from exhibits at….....