Cairns v. Legal Aid Society of San Diego CA4/1
Nigel Cairns sued the Legal Aid Society of San Diego (Legal Aid) for intentional infliction of emotional distress, after he was twice denied Legal Aid services in connection with a landlord-tenant matter. He appeals from the trial court’s ruling sustaining Legal Aid’s demurrer to his third amended complaint (TAC) without leave to amend. The trial court found the allegations of the TAC were “ ‘uncertain, ambiguous, and unintelligible’ ” (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (f)); the mere denial of legal services does not constitute “ ‘outrageous conduct’ ” sufficient to state a viable cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress (§ 430.10, subd. (e)); and there was no reasonable possibility that Cairns can cure these deficiencies by amendment. We affirm.
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