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2023.09.07 Motion to Deem RFAs Admitted, for Monetary Sanctions 005
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.09.07
Excerpt: ...0000 Property, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Justin Ligeri BACKGROUND This case arises from a landlord tenant dispute. Plaintiff SM 10000 owns property located at 10000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Unit 3403, Los Angeles, California (the “Property”). Plaintiff entered into a one-year lease agreement (“Lease”) with Defendants Justin Ligeri, Christina Pecci and Cheyenne Brands LLC to rent the Property. The parties then entered into a second six month Le...
2023.09.07 Demurrer 124
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.09.07
Excerpt: ...partment) RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiffs Baldev Devgan and Manju Devgan BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Baldev Devgan and his wife Manju Devgan, allege that employees of the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) were negligent in their response to Manju's 911 call, reporting that Baldev had fallen and hit his head on the bathtub in an upstairs bathroom in their home. (Compl. ¶¶ 12-13.) Plaintiffs allege City employees (unnamed EMTs and Firefighters, the Do...
2023.09.06 Motion to Take Discovery on Financial Condition 101
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.09.06
Excerpt: ...ay LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants Third Point Land Company, LLC and Kelemen Company, LLC BACKGROUND This case arises from a dispute between a buyer and seller of undeveloped land located in the City of Malibu (the “Property”). Plaintiff Civic Center Way, LLC (“CCW”) bought the Property from Defendant Third Point Land Company LLC (“Third Point”) for an initial purchase price of $6 million with a residual purchase price of up to $4 mi...
2023.09.06 Motion for Protective Order 823
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.09.06
Excerpt: ...h Health, Inc. (“SSI”) filed a complaint against Defendants Mercenary Consulting, LLC, Mercenary Holdings, Inc., Mercenary Strikepoint, LLC, Mercenary Ventures, LLC, The Mercenary Collective, LLC, Semper Industries, LLC, Adam Louras, Austin Murray, Jacob Timony, and DOES 1-20, inclusive (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging: 1. Fraud in the Inducement 2. Fraud—Intentional Misrepresentation 3. Unfair Business Practices 4. Breach of Cont...
2023.09.06 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 211
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.09.06
Excerpt: ...laintiff Har-Bro West, Inc. to perform restoration services. Plaintiff Blusky Restoration Contractors LLC alleges that it subsequently took over the work from Har-Bro and in May 2020, acquired all contracts and accounts receivable from Har-Bro. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶9.) In July 2020, Blusky filed a mechanic's lien against the Property, claiming it had supplied over $1.8 million in labor, services, equipment and/or material to the...
2023.08.31 Motion to Strike Punitive Claims 467
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.31
Excerpt: ...ff's Department) RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Jane Doe BACKGROUND This case arises out of an alleged assault and battery. Plaintiff Jane Doe alleges that she was sexually assaulted and battered by two Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies during the course of her arrest at The Abbey Food & Bar in West Hollywood. Plaintiff alleges the deputies unclasped her bra, groped her breasts and asked her to remove her underwear in order to view her vagina. The oper...
2023.08.31 Motion to Good Faith Settlement Determination 892
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.31
Excerpt: ... Doe allege they suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Kermit “KC” Castellanos while they were minors. Defendants are the Diocese and the Parish where Castellanos was an associate rector and later the rector. The complaint alleges causes of action for (1) sexual battery of a minor, (2) battery, (3) negligent hiring, and (4) negligent supervision of a minor. After a full day of mediation on April 27, 2023, Plaintiffs and the Diocese entered in...
2023.08.31 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint, for Judgment on the Pleadings 998
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.31
Excerpt: ... FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS BACKGROUND This action arises from a breach of a commercial lease. Defendant High Noon Office, LLC is the Landlord, and Plaintiff Shegerian & Associates APC f/k/a Shegerian & Associates Inc. is the Tenant. Tenant leases the 4 th and 7 th floors of a commercial office building known as the Clocktower Building, located at 225 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, California (the “Property”). Tenant brought an acti...
2023.08.30 Motion to File FAC 381
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.30
Excerpt: ...rt and Final; Smart and Final Stores, LLC BACKGROUND This is a trip and fall case. While a customer at Defendants Bodega Latina Corporation dba Smart and Final and Smart and Final Stores, LLC, Plaintiff Bahram Feispor tripped and fell over a protruding corner of a pallet, allegedly suffering severe bodily injury. Plaintiff filed a complaint for negligence and premises liability against Defendants on November 15, 2022. This hearing is on Plaintiff...
2023.08.30 Motion for Summary Judgment 577
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.30
Excerpt: ...Wayne J. Saks BACKGROUND This case arises from an assault and battery in the parking garage of a condominium complex located at 277 South Spalding Drive, Beverly Hills, California (the “Property”). Plaintiff Wayne J. Saks claims he was viciously attacked by Defendant Pascal Landi because Plaintiff parked in a pre-assigned parking space belonging to Landi. (Undisputed Material Facts (“UMF”) Nos. 22-25.) Landi is a resident at the Property ...
2023.08.29 Demurrer 268
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.29
Excerpt: ... dispute. Defendant Satish Dass was a business associate of Plaintiff Paul Edalat. (Compl. ¶193.) In 2021, a business dispute arose between them, which continues today. ( Id.) On or about May 21, 2022, Dass came to the gate of the community where Edalat lives. Dass handed to the security officer at the gate a rifle and at the same time told the officer, “I have a problem with Paul Edalat [and two other neighbors of Mr. Edalat.]” ( Id. ¶194....
2023.08.29 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 423
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.29
Excerpt: ...t Sian Mitchell BACKGROUND This case arises from a bitter dispute between former spouses. Plaintiff Sian Mitchell and Defendant James Thomas were married. (Cross-Compl. ¶6.) Mitchell invested $145,000 in a company owned and controlled by Thomas, known as WTC LA, Inc. (“WTC”). (Id. ¶¶ 9, 11.) The alleged terms of the investment were that (1) Mitchell could invest her cash in inventory for WTC and if WTC earned a profit on such funds, Mitche...
2023.08.29 Motion to Deem RFAs Admitted 056
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.29
Excerpt: ... individually and through his successor in interest, Catherine Logerot RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants 13000 Victory Boulevard LLC, Windsor Gardens Healthcare Management Inc. and S&F Management Company, LLC BACKGROUND This action arises from a claim of elder abuse. Defendant 13000 Victory Boulevard LLC is a licensed 24-hour nursing facility (the “Facility”). (Compl. ¶9.) Defendant Windsor Healthcare Management, LLC (“WHM”) is a managing mem...
2023.08.29 Motion to Strike SAC 828
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.29
Excerpt: ...dispute over a billboard lease. Plaintiff Rittersbacher Sunset LLC was the owner of the real property located at 8300 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood California (“Property”), which was the previous site of the Hollywood Standard Hotel. Plaintiff claims Defendants Osik Media LLC (“Osik”) and Nicholas Petralia (“Petralia”, and together with Osik, the “Osik Defendants”) wrongfully possessed and held over a portion of the Proper...
2023.08.28 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 703
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.28
Excerpt: ... LLC (“CVS”) RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Mehdi Mohammadi BACKGROUND This case arises from an assault and battery outside a CVS store. The shopping center where the CVS is located was owned by Auerbach. (CVS' Undisputed Material Fact (“UMF”) No. 2.) Auerbach contracted with Kennedy-Wilson to manage and supervise the shopping center. (UMF No. 3). Kennedy- Wilson in turn contracted with Picore to provide security services for the shopping ce...
2023.08.25 Motion to Set Aside Dismissal of Unlawful Detainer Case and Restore Case to Civil Active Status 111
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.25
Excerpt: ...Holdings, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants Steven Marrs and Courtney Hazlett BACKGROUND This is an unlawful detainer action. Plaintiff Mayfair Monarch Holdings LLC is the Landlord and Defendant Steven Marrs is the Tenant for premises located at 5825 W. Seaglass Cirle, Playa Vista, California (the “Premises”). In May 2023, Plaintiff's counsel notified the Court that the parties reached a settlement, and the Court set an Order to Show Cause (�...
2023.08.24 Motion to Compel Further Responses, for Sanctions 824
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.24
Excerpt: ...750 MOVING PARTY: Defendant American Honda Motor Company, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiffs Crown Coachworks, Inc. and the Jacob & Martine Dunkel Family Trust BACKGROUND This case arises from a fire at a business owned by Plaintiffs Crown Coachworks, Inc. and the Jacob & Martine Dunkel Family Trust. Plaintiffs allege the fire was due to a lithium ion battery in a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid manufactured by Defendant American Honda Motor Company, Inc...
2023.08.24 Motion for Sanctions 934
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.24
Excerpt: ...ross-Complainant Aurice Veloso BACKGROUND This case arises from an employment dispute. Defendant Aurice Veloso was a caregiver for Plaintiff Leo David and his late wife, Ruth David. (Compl. ¶¶ 7-8.) Plaintiff alleges Defendant stole monies and personal property and engaged in financial and physical elder abuse. ( Id. ¶¶ 11-30.) The operative complaint alleges eleven claims for: (1) Elderly Abuse; (2) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distre...
2023.08.23 Motion for Attorney Fees 467
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.23
Excerpt: ...R ATTORNEYS' FEES MOVING PARTY: Defendants Essex Marina City Club L.P. and Seabreeze Management Company Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Elena Mondragon, an individual and derivatively on behalf of Marina City Club Condominium Owners' Association BACKGROUND Plaintiff Elena Mondragon is a former unit owner at the Marina City Club property in Marina Del Rey, California. Defendant Seabreeze Management Company, Inc. (“Seabreeze”) is the former pr...
2023.08.23 Demurrer to SAC 739
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.23
Excerpt: ...Development, LLC, Confluential Productions, LLC, Black Love Inc., and T. Edward Oliver, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Adam Platzner BACKGROUND This case arises from a dispute between former alleged partners in several entertainment production companies. Plaintiff Adam Platzner alleges he was instrumental in helping Defendants Thomas (or Tommy) Oliver and Codie Elain Oliver secure financing and backing for their film projects. He was so essenti...
2023.08.18 Request for Default Judgment 281
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.18
Excerpt: ... a breach of a lease agreement. Plaintiff Dakota Financial LLC (“Lessor”) entered into a lease agreement with Defendant Family Pride Trucking Co. LLC (“Lessee”) on June 29, 2021 (the “Lease”) for a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia. Defendants Rosa Elena Hernandez and Jose Maria Hernandez (“Guarantors”) executed two separate guarantees (the “Guaranty”), which guaranteed payment by Lessee of all sums to be paid under the terms of the ...
2023.08.17 Application to Amend Complaint, to Seal and Keep Confidential Certificate of Corroborative Fact 869
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.17
Excerpt: ...CERTIFICATE OF CORROBORATIVE FACT BACKGROUND This case arises out of an alleged sexual abuse of a minor. Plaintiff alleges she was abused by a teacher employed by John Doe 1 (“Doe”) in 1974, when she was only 14 years old. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶¶13-15, 18.) Plaintiff alleges she was “groomed” by the teacher on school grounds. ( Id. ¶¶ 18-20). Eventually, Plaintiff visited the teacher off school grounds at the teacher's...
2023.08.16 Motion to Strike or for Protective Order, to Confirm Arbitration Award 535
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.16
Excerpt: ...ION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER BACKGROUND This case arises from a dispute among the shareholders of Defendant Wholesale Direct Metals (“WDM”), a business that sells precious metals to the public. WDM is a closely held corporation with, at one point, only five shareholders. (Hawley Decl. ¶ 5.) The shareholders had a long and contentious relationship. ( Id. ) After almost ten years in business together during which there was constant hostility, anim...
2023.08.16 Motion to Strike FAC 938
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.16
Excerpt: ...cher BACKGROUND This action arises from breach of contract. Plaintiff Bradley Fischer is a film producer, while Defendant New Republic Pictures, LLC is in the business of film and television production and financing. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶¶ 1-2.) According to FAC, Dmitry Rybolovev, a Russian billionaire, was the indirect majority shareholder of Defendant. He held two-thirds of Defendant through a series of holding companies. His...
2023.08.15 Motion to Compel Deposition 224
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Moreton, Edward B
Hearing Date: 2023.08.15
Excerpt: ...ores and Katherine Flores BACKGROUND This case arises from a landlord tenant dispute. Plaintiff Roberto Soofiani owns property located on Jefferson Blvd in Los Angeles. Soofiani alleges that he entered into a lease (“Lease”) with Defendant Don Chuy's Restaurant LLC (the “LLC”). Defendants Jose Jesus Flores and Katherine Flores (collectively “the Flores”) are managing members of the LLC. Soofiani alleges that when Defendants surrendere...

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