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2024.01.24 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 399
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.24
Excerpt: ... order. Explanation: As the moving party, defendant bears the initial burden of proof to show that plaintiffs cannot establish one or more elements of the at-issue cause of action or to show that there is a complete defense. (Code Civ. Proc. CCP S 437c, subd. (p)(2).) Only after the moving party has carried this burden of proof does the burden of proof shift to the other party to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists — ...
2024.01.24 Demurrer, Motion to Strike Punitive Damages 595
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.24
Excerpt: ...vil Procedure section 430.41and 435.5; specifically, to meet and confer with plaintiff regarding the issues raised by the demurrer and motion to strike. If the parties cannot agree on the purported deficiencies in the first amended complaint, defendant may calendar another hearing date for the demurrer and must comply with Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41 and 435.5 in doing so. If the parties need more time to meet and confer, they may subm...
2024.01.24 Motion for Attorney Fees 094
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.24
Excerpt: ... to as the American rule, which provides that each party to a lawsuit must ordinarily pay his own attorney fees. (Trope v. Katz (1995) 11 Cal.4th 274, 278.) Code of Civil Procedure section 1021 provides: "Except as attorney's fees are specifically provided for by statute, the measure and mode of compensation of attorneys and counselors at law is left to the agreement, express or implied, of the parties; but parties to actions or proceedings are e...
2024.01.23 Motion to Declare Vexatious Litigant, for Prefiling Order 624
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ...gant. To order plaintiff to obtain permission from the presiding judge of the court before filing any new actons in pro per. Explanation: Demurrer: Defendant demurs to the entire complaint on the grounds that of "failure to include any causes of action" and "unintelligibility." However, "failure to include any causes of action" and "unintelligibility" are not statutory grounds for a demurrer. It appears that defendant is arguing that the complain...
2024.01.23 Motion for Terminating Sanctions 648
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ... proposed judgment dismissing the achon. The trial date set for August 19, 2024, is vacated, as are the related dates for Mandatory Settlement Conference and Trial Readiness. If a timely request for oral argument is made, such argument will be entertained on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Explanation: Once a moton to compel a party to comply with a discovery request is granted, continued failure to comply may support a request for more...
2024.01.23 Motion for Settlement Approval of PAGA Claims 992
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ... 3 Cal. 5th 531, 549, citing Labor Code section 2599(1)(2) ["The superior court shall review and approve any settlement of any civil action filed pursuant to this part. The proposed settlement shall be submitted to the agency at the same time that it is submitted to the court."]) The trial court is to "evaluate a PAGA settlement to determine whether it is fair, reasonable, and adequate in view of PAGA's purposes to remediate present labor law vio...
2024.01.23 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 923
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ...ility issues. (Wershba v. Apple Computer, Inc. (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 224, 240; see Dunk v. Ford Motor Co. (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1794, 1803, fn. 9, 19.a) The trial court has a "fiduciary responsibility" as the guardian of the absentee class members' rights to decide whether to approve a settlement of a class action. (Luckey v. Superior Court (2014) 228 Cal.App.4th 81, 95.) A precertification settlement may stipulate that a defined class be conditi...
2024.01.23 Motion for Attorney Fees 583
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ...ettlement. Explanation: A prevailing buyer in an action under the Song—Beverly Act "shall be allowed by the court to recover as part of the judgment a sum equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses, including attorney's fees based on actual time expended, determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the buyer in connecton with the commencement and prosecution of such action." (Civ. Code, S 1794, subd. (d).) The statute "...
2024.01.23 Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement 999
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ...ction brought by the government. The act authorizes a representative action only for the purpose of seeking statutory penalties for Labor Code violations (Lab.Code, section 2699, subds. (a), (g)), and an action to recover civil penalties 'is fundamentally a law enforcement action designed to protect the public and not to benefit private parties. Oskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC (2014) 59 Cal.4th 348, 381.) A PAGA representative act...
2024.01.23 Demurrer to FAC 922
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.23
Excerpt: ...subd. (e).) Moving parties shall submit to this court, within seven days of service of the minute order, a proposed judgment dismissing the action as to them. Explanation: Plaintiff alleges that she was discriminated against based on her race in her employment with Omni Family Health Organization. She sues Omni and three Omni employees (Joseph Hayes, Aurora Cooper and Gloria Pacleb) for (1) hostile work environment racial harassment; failure to p...
2024.01.18 Motion for Final Approval of Class Settlement 200
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...ayra Corina Gonzalez is directed to submit a new proposed order. To set a status conference for Thursday, July 16, 2024, 3:30 p.m. in Department 503. Explanation: 1. Class Certification The court has already granted the motion for preliminary approval and certification of the class and found that the class is sufficiently numerous and ascertainable to warrant certification for the purpose of approving the settlement. There is no reason for the co...
2024.01.18 Demurrer 627
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...ich notably contains a single titled cause of action for common count — money had and received) fails to state suffcient facts to constitute a cause of action, based upon subdivision (e) of Code of Civil Procedure section 431.10 and is otherwise uncertain, based upon subdivision (f) of Code of Civil Procedure section 431.10. Defense counsel met and conferred with plaintiff in Spanish by telephone before filing the demurrer, per the declaration ...
2024.01.18 Demurrer 864
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...lacks jurisdiction, the claims are barred by the doctrine of res judicata, and defendant's promise was an unenforceable gift. Cause of Action Improperly Labelled To survive a demurrer, the complaint need only allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action or that "he is entitled to some relief." (Amid v. Hawthorne Community Medical Group, Inc. (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 1383, 1386-1387.) Additionally, the court "treat[sl the demurrer as admitting ...
2024.01.18 Motion for Attorney Fees 165
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...civil achon brought under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12900 et seq., may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs in the court's discretion. (Govt. Code 512965, subd. (c)(6).) The parties reached a settlement upon plaintiff's acceptance of defendants' Code of Civil Procedure section 998 Offer to Compromise, the terms of which included reasonable attorney's fees and costs awarded by the court. In her motion ...
2024.01.18 Motion for Summary Judgment 098
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...proof to show that plaintiff cannot establish one or more elements of their causes of action or to show that there is a complete defense. (Code Civ. Proc„ S 437c, subd. (p)(2).) Only after the moving party has carried this burden of proof does the burden of proof shift to the other party to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists — and this must be shown via specific facts and not mere allegations. (ld.) "California cou...
2024.01.18 Motion for Reconsideration of Order of Stay 798
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...court issued an order granting Defendant's motion and stayed all proceedings pending final disposition of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:22-cv-00729. Plaintiff now seeks reconsideration of that order of stay. Motions for reconsideration fall under the purview of Code of Civil Procedure section 1008, which states in pertinent part: When an application for an order has been made to a judge, or to a cour...
2024.01.18 Motion to Enforce Settlement of Agreement, to Tax Costs 401
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ... to Enforce Settlement Agreement "Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 provides a summary procedure to enforce a settlement agreement by entering judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement.„." (Hines v. Lukes (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 1174, 1182, internal citations omitted); see also Fiege v. Cooke (2004) 125 Cal.App.4th 1350, 1353-1355 [assent can be established where the parties were present but did not object to settlement termsl.) Furth...
2024.01.18 Motion to Tax Costs, Enforce Settlement 978
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...cted to submit a proposed judgment. Explanation: Tax Costs On August 29, 2023, judgment was entered in the consolidated matter in favor of defendant Haight Brown & Bonesteel, LLP ("Defendant") and against plaintiff Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company ("Hallmark") following the granting of a motion for nonsuit. Defendant filed a memorandum of costs for $122,662.55. Hallmark seeks to tax those costs. Specifically, Hallmark objects to certain entri...
2024.01.18 Petition to Compel Appraisal 166
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.18
Excerpt: ...ibed." (Kacha v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 1023, 1031.) It is not the court's role to review the merits of the controversy or to determine whether the evidence is sufficient to support the appraisal award. (Ibid.) The petition identifies the California Arbitration Act, (Code Civ. Proc. S 1280, et seq.) as providing authority for the court to compel California FAIR Plan Association to participate in the Insurance Code 52071 appraisa...
2024.01.17 Motion to Set Aside Default 214
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.17
Excerpt: ...by their first names, not out of disrespect, but for ease of reference.) Robert Kloppenburg (the decedent) passed away in November 2022. Brent is the trustee of his fathers (the decedent's) trust and Paz is the decedent's widow. Brent has known Paz for over 30 years. The plaintiff owns a home (the residence) in Fresno. Upon the decedent's death, the terms of the trust grant Paz the right to occupy the residence, provided she keeps the residence i...
2024.01.17 Motion for Pretrial Discovery Re Profits and Financial Condition 888
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.17
Excerpt: ...ng with his evidence. The evidence and new memorandum must be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on February 20, 2024. Plaintiff may file a new reply on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Explanation: Defendant opposes the moton by arguing that plaintiff has failed to meet the requirements to allow her to bring a renewed motion under Code of Civil Procedure section 1008, subdivision (b). However, the court does not actually regard this...
2024.01.17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction 281
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.17
Excerpt: ... injunction. The matter is not being heard on an ex parte basis. A preliminary injunction may be granted any time before judgment upon affidavits that show sufficient grounds, and notice to the opposing parties. (Code Civ. Proc. S 527, subd. (a).) Generally, the complaint must set forth a cause of action for injunctive relief to support the issuance of a preliminary injunction. (See Code Civ. Proc. S 526, subd. (a)(1)-(2).) However, a preliminary...
2024.01.17 Motion for Attorney Fees, to Tax Costs 993
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.17
Excerpt: ...ory Miyake, DMD ("Defendant") seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to Civil Code section 1717 following the dismissal of the Complaint by plaintiff Mehdi Jafarinejad, DMD ("Plaintiff"). The Complaint stated five causes of action: (1) breach of written contract; (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) interference with prospective economic advantage; (4) fraud; and (5) injunction. Trial was set for this matter for Ju...
2024.01.17 Demurrer to TAC 203
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.17
Excerpt: ...esno Code Enforcement Division and John Giannetta's demurrer to the Third Amended Complaint, without leave to amend. (Code Civ. Proc. S 430.10, subd. (e).) Defendants Fresno County Tax Collector Oscar Garcia, City of Fresno, City of Fresno Code Enforcement Division, and John Giannetta are directed to submit a proposed judgment. Explanation: Defendants Fresno County Tax Collector Oscar Garcia ("Garcia"), and City of Fresno, City of Fresno Code Enf...
2024.01.11 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, for Terminating Sanctions 906
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...t dismissing the action as to the City of Fresno. Explanation: A motion for judgment on the pleadings can be made at any time before or during trial. The motion performs the same function as a general demurrer, and thus attacks defects disclosed on the face of the pleadings or by matters that can be judicially noticed. (Martinez v. San Diego County Credit Union (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 1048, 1058.) The plaintiff, Kimberly Ramirez (Plaintiff), has ha...
2024.01.11 Anti-SLAPP Motion to Strike 520
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...ustin Harris only, including the language "and/or Defendant Harris" contained in paragraph 74. Explanation: Objection The court sustains the hearsay objection to paragraph 10 of the Aretakis Declaration. Ant-SLAPP A SLAPP suit (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) is a suit brought "primarily to chill the valid exercise of constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition for redress of grievances." (Code Civ. Proc., S 425.16,...
2024.01.11 Demurrers to SAC 271
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...o constitute a cause of action, with leave to amend. To overrule the City's demurrer to the first and third causes of action. To sustain the City's demurrer to the fourth cause of action for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, with leave to amend. Plaintiff is permitted to file and serve a Third Amended Complaint within ten days of the date of service of this order. All new allegations shall be in boldface. Explanat...
2024.01.11 Motion to Compel IME 837
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...take one full eight-hour day. Explanation: Any party may obtain discovery by means of a physical or mental examination of a party to the action, in any action "in which the mental or physical condition of that party is in controversy in the action. ' (Code Civ. Proc., S 2032.020, subd. (a)(l).) If a party desires to obtain discovery by a physical or mental examination, that party shall obtain leave of court. (Code Civ. Proc., S 2032.310, subd. Th...
2024.01.11 Motion to Compel Arbitration and Dismiss Class Claims 174
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...d all aggrieved employees under Labor Code section 2698 et seq. Defendant now seeks an order compelling plaintiff to private arbitration of his individual claims, and dismissal of the class claims. A trial court is required to grant a motion to compel arbitration "if determines that an agreement to arbitrate the controversy exists." (Code Civ. Proc., S 1281.2.) However, there is "no public policy in favor of forcing arbitration of issues the part...
2024.01.11 Motion to Compel Arbitration and for Stay 048
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...v. Proc., S 1281.2.) However, there is "no public policy in favor of forcing arbitration of issues the parties have not agreed to arbitrate." (Garlach v. Sports Club Co. (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 1497, 1505) "Thus, in ruling on a motion to compel arbitration, the court must first determine whether the parties actually agreed to arbitrate the dispute." (Mendez v. Mid-Wilshire Health Care Center (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 534, 541.) The party moving to co...
2024.01.11 Motion to Deem RFAs Admitted, to Compel Deposition, Initial Responses 315
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...of Documents, Set One Tentative Ruling: To grant the motions to compel verified discovery responses, and for deemed admissions. (Code Civ. Proc., S 2030.290, 2031.300, 2033.280.) Within 10 days, plaintiff Jose Madrigal shall serve objections-free, verified responses Form Interrogatories, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Production of Documents, Set One. The truth of all matters specified in the Request for Admissions, Se...
2024.01.10 Motion to Compel Initial Responses, for Sanctions 997
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.10
Excerpt: ...rant each moton to compel initial responses. Within ten (10) days of service of the order by the clerk, plaintiff Kent Lane shall serve verified responses, without objections, to Form Interrogatories, Set One. To impose monetary sanctions in the total amount of $820.00 against plaintiff Kent Lane, in favor of defendants Abel Cintora and Abel's Towing & Roadside Service, Inc. Within thirty (30) days of service of the order by the clerk, plaintiff ...
2024.01.10 Motion for Terminating Sanctions and Monetary Sanctions 715
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.10
Excerpt: ...inute order, a proposed judgment dismissing this action. To grant monetary sanctons against plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel in the amount of $1,359.95. Monetary sanctions are ordered to be paid within 30 calendar days from the date of service of the minute order by the clerk. Explanation: Terminating Sanctions: Once a motion to compel discovery is granted, continued failure to comply may support a request for more severe sanctions. Code of Civi...
2024.01.10 Motion for Summary Adjudication 175
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.10
Excerpt: ... Plaintiffs move, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 437c, subdivision (f)(l), for summary adjudication against all three of defendant's affirmative defenses raised in his answer: (1) self-defense, (2) defense of property, and (3) necessity. Plaintiffs contend that defendant cannot establish any of these affirmative defenses. However, the evidence plaintiffs submit in support of its motion, with the exception of the decedent's cause of ...
2024.01.10 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 783
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.10
Excerpt: ...t preliminary approval of the proposed settlement. An agreement of the parties is not sufficient to establish a class for settlement purposes. There must be an independent assessment by a neutral court of evidence showing that a class action is proper. (Luckey v. Superior Court (2014) 228 Cal. App. 4th 81 (rev. denied); see also Newberg, Newberg on Class Actions (T.R. Westlaw, 2017) Section 7:3: "The parties' representation of an uncontested moti...
2024.01.10 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 455
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.10
Excerpt: ...: Demurrer The function of a demurrer is to test the sufficiency of a plaintiff's pleading by raising questions of law. (Plumlee v. Poag (1984) 150 Cal.App.3d 541, 545.) The test is whether plaintiff has succeeded in stating a cause of action; the court does not concern itself with the issue of plaintiff's possible difficulty or inability in proving the allegations of his complaint. (Highlanders, Inc. v. Olsan (1978) 77 Cal.App.3d 690, 597.) In a...
2024.01.09 Demurrer to SAC 151
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.09
Excerpt: ...tate facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, with leave to amend. Plaintiffs shall serve and file their third amended complaint within ten days of the date of service of this order. All new allegations shall be in boldface. Explanation: CSU and the Association's Demurrer to Third Cause of Acton: Defendants demur to the third cause of action for intentional interference with contractual relationship on the ground that they are not "stran...
2024.01.09 Motion for Consolidation 454
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.09
Excerpt: ...On October 31, 2022, plaintiff John Doe, a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Sara Parker, filed suit against defendants Fresno Unified School District and William Duprey regarding claims of sexual abuse, and negligent hiring and supervision in or around September 2019.1 On May 18, 2023, plaintiff A.J., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem Jose Miguel Juarez, filed suit against defendants Fresno Unified School District and Willia...
2024.01.09 Motion for Summary Judgment 472
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.09
Excerpt: ...or about November 5, 2020, Plaintiff, a minor, was a guest at the home of defendants Jason Mengior Pritchard Sr., Jason M Pritchard II, David Garrett and Desiree Garrett. Defendants allegedly gave alcoholic beverages to plaintiff and provided more alcohol after plaintiff was obviously intoxicated. Plaintiff left the location, apparently on foot, and was struck by a car. The parties are all in agreement that plaintiff's negligence claim relies on ...
2024.01.09 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 757
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.09
Excerpt: ...ice of the order. If a timely request for oral argument is made, such argument will be entertained on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Explanation: Summary judgment is properly granted when no triable issue exists as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Code Civ. Proc., S 437c, subd. (c).) In moving for summary judgment, a "defendant has met his or her burden of showing that a cause of act...
2024.01.09 Motion to Compel Deposition, for Sanctions 648
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.09
Excerpt: ... pay monetary sanctions to defendant within 30 days of the date of service of this order. Explanation: Under Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.450, "If, after service of a deposition notice, a party to the action without having served a valid objection under Section 2025.410, fails to appear for examination, or to proceed with it, or to produce for inspection any document, electronically stored information, or tangible thing described in the d...
2024.01.04 Motion to Withdraw RFAs Deemed Admitted 175
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...(b); Code Civ. Proc., S 437c, subd. (h).) Explanation: Withdraw Admissions The court may permit a party to withdraw or amend an admission made in response to requests for admission only if the court finds: 1) the admission resulted from "mistake, inadvertence or excusable neglect;" and 2) no substantial prejudice to the requesting party will result from allowing the admission to be withdrawn or amended. (Code Civ. Proc., S 2033.300, subd. (b).) T...
2024.01.04 Motion to Quash Service of Summons 837
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...nterprises, Inc. ("Plaintiff"). Big Valley challenges the proof of service, which indicates service on a Jane Doe, arguing that Jane Doe is not one of the statutory persons upon whom service on a corporation may be effected. Where the party to be served is a corporation, summons may be served on, among others, the corporation's: agent for service of process; or president, chief executive officer, or other head of the corporation, a vice president...
2024.01.04 Motion to Deem RFAs Admitted 323
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...ke plaintiff's objections in the responses, as plaintiff waived the right to object when he failed to serve timely responses and thus the objections are improper. Explanation: under Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.280, If a party to whom requests for admission are directed fails to serve a timely response, the following rules apply: (a) The party to whom the requests for admission are directed waives any objection to the requests, including ...
2024.01.04 Motion to Compel Responses, to Deem RFAs Admitted 617
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ... set one. (Code Civ. Proc. SS 2030.290, subd. (b), and 2031.300, subd. Plaintiff is ordered to serve complete verified responses to all discovery set forth above, without objection, within 20 days of the clerk's service of the minute order. To deem defendant's request for admissions, set one, admitted by plaintiff Sukhwinder Singh. (Code Civ. Proc. 52033.280, subd. (b).) To require defendant to pay $120 for moton fees to the clerk (in addition to...
2024.01.04 Motion to Compel Further Responses, for Monetary Sanctions 354
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...gainst plaintiff in the amount of $1800, payable within 10 days of the date of this order, with the time to run from service of this minute order by the clerk. Explanation: Discovery Motions Generally As a preliminary matter, motions to compel compliance with separate discovery requests ordinarily should be filed separately. Despite the fact that plaintiff has only set one motion on the court's calendar, the court will rule on the motion, which i...
2024.01.04 Motion for Terminating and Monetary Sanctions 699
Location: Fresno
Judge: Kapetan, Kristi C
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...ubd. To grant plaintiff's request for monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,860 against defendant Brooklyn Moving Inc. payable to plaintiffs counsel within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. Explanation: Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.010 defines "misuses of the discovery process" as including, "failing to respond or submit to an authorized method of discovery" and "disobeying a court order to prov-de discovery." (Code Civ. Proc...
2024.01.04 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 080
Location: Fresno
Judge: Tharpe, D. Tyler
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...he moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Code Civ. Proc., S437c, subd. (c).) In determining a motion for summary judgment, the court views the evidence "in the light most favorable to the plaintiff", liberally construing plaintiff's evidence and strictly scrutinizing the defendant's evidence. (Nazir v. United Airlines, Inc. (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 243, 254.) The court does not weigh evidence or inferences (Aguilar v. Atlantic R...
2024.01.04 Motion for Final Approval of Class Settlement 200
Location: Fresno
Judge: Hamilton, Jeff
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...ayra Corina Gonzalez is directed to submit a new proposed order. To set a status conference for Thursday, July 11, 2024, 3:30 p.m. in Department 503. Explanation: 1. Class Certification The court has already granted the motion for preliminary approval and certification of the class and found that the class is sufficiently numerous and ascertainable to warrant certification for the purpose of approving the settlement. There is no reason for the co...
2024.01.04 Motion for Attorney Fees 993
Location: Fresno
Judge: Skiles, Jonathan
Hearing Date: 2024.01.04
Excerpt: ...ntiff"). The Complaint stated five causes of action: (1) breach of written contract; (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) interference with prospective economic advantage; (4) fraud; and (5) injunction. Trial was set for this matter for July 28, 2023. On July 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for dismissal of the Complaint without prejudice; the dismissal was entered the same day. Defendant asserts that he is the p...

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