Hofer v. Boladian, 2025 WL 1354795 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025)

Plaintiffs in this case initiated litigation against defendants, notwithstanding the existence of binding arbitration agreements between the parties.  For six months following the filing of the litigation, plaintiffs sought two forms of preliminary injunctive relief, opposed a demurrer, propounded more than 700 discovery requests, demanded a jury trial in their case management conference statement, represented…