antonio cutts, Plaintiff, vs. morley construction company, et al. Defendants.

Case No.: BC 688363

Hearing Date: January 16, 2020

Hearing Time: 8:30 a.m.

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SUMMARY ADJUDICATION

Background

On December 28, 2017, Plaintiff Antonio Cutts (“Cutts”) filed this action against Defendants Morley Construction Company (“Morley”), Benchmark Contractors, Inc. (“Benchmark”), Helix Electric, Inc. (“Helix”), and Blvd 6200 Owner South, LLC (“Blvd 6200”) (collectively, “Defendants”). The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was filed on August 7, 2018, and asserts causes of action for (1) negligence, (2) negligence per se, and (3) premises liability stemming from injuries sustained by Cutts while working on a construction project located at 6200 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California 90028 (the “Property”).

Defendants now move for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication of the first and