A plaintiff can demur to defendant’s answer, but has only 10 days following service of the answer within which to do so, unless extended by stipulation or court order. See Code of Civil Procedure § 430.40(b).
I see 20 days between the filing of Ed's Answer and Maciora's Demurrer to Ed's Answer.
Seems it's not a worthy update after all. I'll continue to update on judicial decisions only.