Bagatti

Bagatti v. Department of Rehabilitation

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118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 443·2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 3575·2002 Daily Journal DAR 3555·97 Cal. App. 4th 344·12 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1743
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 2, 2002C037965California6,367 words

Opinion

Opinion

Sims, J.

Plaintiff Marilyn Bagatti appeals from the judgment of dismissal entered following the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend to her second amended complaint for damages allegedly caused by defendants’ failure to provide a reasonable accommodation for her disability as required by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). We shall conclude that, although some allegations in the complaint do not state a cause of action, other allegations do state a cause of action. We shall therefore affirm the judgment in part and reverse the judgment in part.

Plaintiff’s second amended complaint pleads in pertinent part as follows:

The trial court sustained defendants’ demurrer without leave to amend and entered judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiff timely filed a notice of appeal.

Discussion

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Standard of Review

“On appeal from a judgment dismissing an action after sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend, the standard of review is well settled. The reviewing court gives the complaint a reasonable interpretation, and treats the demurrer as admitting all material facts properly pleaded. [Citations.] The court does not, however, assume the…

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