Case Number:
23STCV13016
Hearing Date:
March 26, 2024
Dept:
30
ANN GELFAND, et al. vs LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER, A PUBLIC ENTITY
Tentative
Defendants motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Defendants motion for summary adjudication is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is granted as to the negligence cause of action and as to any negligence cause of action under a vicarious liability theory under Government Code Sections 815.2, 815.4, or 820. The motion for summary adjudication is denied as to the causes of action for dangerous condition of public property and loss of consortium. Moving party to give notice. Legal Standard The purpose of a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication is to provide courts with a mechanism to cut through the parties pleadings in order to determine whether, despite their allegations, trial is in fact necessary to resolve their dispute. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 843.) Code of Civil P