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REPLY IN SUPPORT OF DANIEL MASTERSON’S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
ANDREW B. BRETTLER (BAR NO. 262928) MARTIN F. HIRSHLAND (BAR NO. 322629) LAVELY & SINGER PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, California 90067-2906 Telephone: (310) 556-3501 Facsimile: (310) 556-3615 Email: abrettler@lavelysinger.com mhirshland@lavelysinger.com Attorneys for Defendant DANIEL MASTERSON SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT CHRISSIE CARNELL BIXLER; CEDRIC BIXLER-ZAVALA; JANE DOE #1; MARIE BOBETTE RIALES; and JANE DOE #2, Plaintiffs, v. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL; RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER; CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY CELEBRITY CENTRE INTERNATIONAL; DAVID MISCAVIGE; DANIEL MASTERSON; and DOES 1 – 25, Defendants. CASE NO. 19STCV29458 [Hon. Steven J. Kleifield – Dept. 57]
REPLY IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT DANIEL MASTERSON’S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Reservation No. 070750198339
Date: September 4, 2020 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: 57 Complaint Filed: August 22, 2019 FAC Filed: February 28, 2020 Trial Date: None
Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 08/28/2020 01:07 PM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by A. Miro,Deputy Clerk
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1II.THERE ARE NO “EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES” PERMITTING THE DOE PLAINTIFFS TO PROCEED IN THIS CASE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES. .... 1III.PLAINTIFFS FAIL TO ALLEGE THAT MASTERSON PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE ALLEGED HARASSMENT, AND FAIL TO ALLEGE FACTS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CLAIM THAT THE OTHER DEFENDANTS ACTED PURSUANT TO A PRINCIPAL/AGENT RELATIONSHIP OR CONSPIRACY WITH MASTERSON. .............................................................................. 4A.Plaintiffs Fail To Allege Facts Supporting an Agency Relationship. ..................... 5B.Plaintiffs Fail To Allege Facts Supporting a Conspiracy. ....................................... 6IV.PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS ARE MISJOINED AND ARE SUBJECT TO DEMURRER PURSUANT TO CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 430.10(E). ....................... 7V.CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 10
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) Cases
David v. Medtronic, Inc
., 237 Cal. App. 4th 734 (2015) ..................................................................................................... 7, 9
Garlock Sealing Techs., LLC v. NAK Sealing Techs. Corp
., 148 Cal. App. 4th 937 (2007) ......................................................................................................... 5
Gordon v. ARC Mfg., Inc
., 43 Cal. App. 5th 705, 718 (2019) ................................................................................................... 5
Jane Doe 8015 v. Super. Ct.
, 148 Cal. App. 4th 489 (2007) ..................................................................................................... 2, 3
Johnson v. Super. Ct.
, 80 Cal. App. 4th 1050 (2000) ......................................................................................................... 3
Moe v. Anderson
, 207 Cal. App. 4th 826 (2012) ..................................................................................................... 8, 9
Rockridge Tr. v. Wells Fargo, N.A.
, 985 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (N.D. Cal. 2013) ......................................................................................... 6
Scott v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A
., 214 Cal. App. 4th 743 (2013) ............................................................................................. 5, 6, 7, 8
Statutes
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 422.40 .............................................................................................................. 3 Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 430.10(e) ..................................................................................................... 7, 9
Other Authorities
California Rules of Court Rule 2.550(c) .............................................................................................. 2