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2024.04.12 Motion for Summary Judgment 200
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.04.12
Excerpt: ...injur ed while skating at a skatepark owned by the City on February 5, 2021. Plaintiff was born in 1987 and thus, was over 12 years old when the accident occurred. (Roark depo. 6:17 -18.) The City is a public entity and owns and maintains the skatepark. (Helfenbe rger ¶2.) The skatepark has a bowl structure for people to skate. (Helfenberger ¶3.) In the center of the lowest part of the bowl is a drain. (Helfenberger ¶3.) According to the City'...
2024.04.12 Motion for Leave to File FAC 084
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.04.12
Excerpt: ...ENT 18 JUDICI AL OFFICER: DANIELLE K DOUGLAS HEARING DATE: 04/12/2024 their first amended complaint is granted but the Court does not "deem" the first amended complaint filed. Rather, Plaintiffs shall file their First Amended Complaint with the Court and serve the amended pleading on Defendant's counsel by April 22, 2024 Background This case involves a dispute between parents and their daughter/step - daughter over the parties'...
2024.04.12 Demurrer to TAC 188
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.04.12
Excerpt: ...does, review document s in its own file without the need for taking judicial notice thereof. Factual Allegations This matter generally relates to issues arising from the construction and sale of real property located at 2030 Hoover Avenue in Pleasant Hill (the “Property”). The Sellers of the Property purchased the Property and performed improvements thereon, which were completed by March 2018. (¶ 16.) On or about March 7, 2018, Plaintiffs p...
2024.04.11 Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement 718
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ..., administr ation costs, and representative payment. The motion is granted. A. Background of the Case and Terms of Settlement The total settlement payment is $275,000. Out of this is to come attorney's fees of $91,667 (one -third of the recovery); $22,305 in litigation costs, and $3,950 in costs to the settlement Administrator. The This a PAGA case (not a class action), alleging a variety of violations of the Labor Code concerning failure to prov...
2024.04.11 Demurrer to Amended Answer 179
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ...e defenses. For the following reasons, Plaintiff's Demurrer to Defendants First, Second, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Affirmative Defense is overruled, and Plaintiff's Demurrer to Defendant's Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh and Fifteenth Affirmative Defense is sustained, with leave to amend as to all but the fifteenth affirmative defense. Legal Standard Code of Civil Procedure § 430.20(a) provides for...
2024.04.11 Demurrer to FAC 066
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ...May 10 in which to file and serve a second amended complaint, if they choose to. In the event that they elect not to amend, defendants Puri and Compass are given to June 7 in which to answer the surviving contract count of the complaint. (If there is no amendment there will remain no claim pending against defendant Mehringer. There will also remain no live claim being asserted by plaintiff Kandola.) The Court further observes that although it is...
2024.04.11 Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement 588
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ...parties have made , given that there have been both multiple “settlement agreements” entered into since the original one, and multiple recitations to the Court of unresolved issues requiring further negotiation and agreement. The motion before the Court purports to say that the settlement to be enforced is the one that was “agreed to at the Mediation conducted in this matter on October 15, 1998 in front of Mediator Hon. Mark Eaton”. That ...
2024.04.11 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 007
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ...E: 04/11/ 2024 23 A. Background and Settlement Terms Defendant is in the business of providing extended vehicle service programs and ancillary finance and insurance products. This class -action case arises from its alleged former practice of recording consumer pho ne calls, made on cellular or wireless phones, without proper consent or notification. Plaintiff made two such calls in October and November 2022. The original complaint was filed on...
2024.04.11 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 150
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ...or concer ts and similar events. Plaintiffs state that they were employed in non -exempt positions, though their job descriptions and employment dates are not provided. Plaintiff King filed her original complaint as a PAGA case on March 7,2023. She filed a parallel c lass action on May 15, 2023. The class action was amended in December to combine the two cases and to add plaintiff Hill. The settlement would create a gross settlement fund of $80...
2024.04.11 Motion for Summary Judgment to FAC 157
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.04.11
Excerpt: ...ote") secured by a deed of trust on Plaintiffs' single - family residence located at 1452 Club View Drive in El Cerrito. (First Amended Complaint (with errata) ("FAC") ¶¶ 1, 4, 12 -15; P. Pan Decl. Exh. C [deed of trust].) Defendants Peter Pan and Jenny Pan (the "Pans" fo r convenience) are the lenders under the Note. On March 22, 2022, the Pans issued a Notice Pursuant to California Civil Code § 2966 ("Section 2966...
2024.04.10 Motion to Compel Further Responses, for Sanctions 435
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...her verified responses to Form Interrogatory 17.1 and for sanctions on January 3, 2024. No opposition has been filed to the motion. The motion to compel and request for sanctions is granted for the reasons set forth below. The plaintiff, Niyogi Linzie, filed this action on November 17, 2021, alleging premises liability and damages for injuries sustained when she tripped and fell in the parking lot at the Willows shopping center in Concord, Cal...
2024.04.10 Motion to Compel Arbitration 347
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...tion of FEHA; (3) Retaliation in Violation of FEHA; (4) Failure to Prevent Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment in Violation of FEHA; (5) Negligent Hiring and Retention; (6) Constructive Discharge in Violation of Public Policy; (7) Failure to Pay Overtime; (8) Failure to Provide Accurate Wage Statements; and (9) Waiting Time Penalties. Plaintiff argues that the FAA applies to the 2017 Employment Agreement because the Supremacy Clause prohi...
2024.04.08 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 484
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.04.08
Excerpt: ...form of judgment, separate from any order on the motion, for submission to the Court. I. Background According to the complaint filed by plaintiffs Pedro Gomez III and Brianda Gomez (collectively plaintiffs and individually referred to by first name for convenience only, no disrespect intended), on or about November 2, 2019, Pedro fell and sustained severe injuries. At the time, he was working on scaffolding at the Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery. T...
2024.04.08 Motion for Summary Judgment 858
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.04.08
Excerpt: ...eet his burden in opposition to raise a triable issue of fact. Background Plaintiff Klaus Kubler dba Klaus Kubler Construction (Kubler or plaintiff) filed this action for breach of a construction contract filed on April 27, 2022. Plaintiff alleges he is a licen sed general contractor and in July 2017 entered into a written home improvement contract with defendants James Knight and Paige Tomaselli (defendants), for the construction of improvemen...
2024.04.08 Motion for Leave to File FAC 344
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.04.08
Excerpt: ... for leave to amend Code of Civil Procedure § 473(a)(1) provides the Court discretion to permit a party to amend its pleadings. There is “a policy of great liberality in permitting amendments to the complaint at any stage of the proceedings, up to and including tria l [citations]…” (Magpali v. Farmers Group (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 471, 487.) Leave to amend can be denied where there is “‘inexcusable delay and probable prejudice to the opp...
2024.04.08 Demurrer 112
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.04.08
Excerpt: ... cognizable claims against Reyes. Defendant's motion to strike punitive damages allegations is granted with leave to amend. Plaintiffs shall have until April 29, 2024 to file and serve a first amended complaint. If plaintiffs cannot amend their punitive damages claim again st Reyes within the time stated, they may move to amend the complaint at a later time. The Complaint Plaintiffs Pamela Cooper and Carl Kelly filed their complaint on May 10,...
2024.04.03 Special Motion to Strike 575
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.04.03
Excerpt: ...d Proced ural Background On January 2, 2024 Plaintiff Matthew Andrade filed this action against his employer, Defendant Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District and Chris Petlock (whom the Complaint describes as an administrator of Pleasant Hill). The First Amended Complaint alleges age discrimination and harassment toward Plaintiff among other claims. On January 16, 2024, Defendants filed a special motion to strike allegations from the FAC rel...
2024.04.03 Motion to Strike 833
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.04.03
Excerpt: ...rty damages and personal injuries as to defendants Asghar, as well as references in the complaint to hospital/medical expenses, general damages, and references to injuries to her person on the basis that the complaint states that the personal injury claim relate d to the impact has been settled. Defendants also move to strike requests for attorneys fees and costs since plaintiff alleges no statutory authority for such an award. The motion to stri...
2024.04.03 Motion to Compel Further Responses, for Sanctions 961
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.04.03
Excerpt: ...poses the motion to compel but agrees to produce a privilege log. The court denies the motion to compel and the request for sanctions but does order plaintiff to serve a privilege log by close of business on May 3, 2024. The plaintiff filed this action for bre ach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff is a pharmacist and she entered into an agreement with defendant Jeff Morgridge to run a pharmacy in Moraga. The defendants, allege...
2024.03.28 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement 359
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...tions. F or that reason the Court does not view this as cause for recusal. Plaintiff Nicole Paris moves for preliminary approval of her class action and PAGA settlement with defendant Allergy & Asthma Medical Group of the Bay Area, Inc.. The motion is granted. A. Background and Settlement Terms Defendant is a medical group treating patients in the specialty of allergies. Plaintiff was employed as a non -exempt employee, though her dates of employ...
2024.03.28 Demurrer 856
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...e, but in which Judge Devine granted defendant's motion to designate plaintiff as a vexatious litigant. The present suit is not technically barred by that prefiling- screening order due to the overlapping timing; this suit was filed while the vexatious -litigant moti on was pending, but before it was granted. Nevertheless, this suit appears clearly to constitute a continuation of the same abusive litigation misconduct that caused Judge Devine t...
2024.03.28 Demurrer to FACC 817
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...nd amended cros s-complaint by April 19, 2024. This is a lawsuit between two former cohabitants, previously involved romantically and otherwise with each other; the female plaintiff is substantially younger than the male defendant. The male party has filed a first amende d cross-complaint against the female. This is her demurrer to his FAXC. The Court had previously sustained a demurrer to the original cross -complaint. The grounds for that rul...
2024.03.28 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 620
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...eged breach of confidential data. The proposed settlement terms involve an array of offered curative steps rather than the more typical cash payments. And, refreshingly, the items usually to be deducted from the gross settlement amount (such as attorney's fees, administrative costs, and representative payments) are being funded directly by the defendant outside of the settlement fund. A. Background , Subject Matter, and Course of Proceedings Cli...
2024.03.28 Petition in Re Writ of Mandate 849
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Weil, Edward G
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...t by Denh am, LLC, Nikta, LLC, and Manning- NextBay Venture, LLC, and against the City of Richmond, is denied. Background In 2017, after the voters of Richmond passed the Richmond Hills Initiative, which limited development of Petitioners' property. (AR, Den2_00107. ) Petitioners filed a lawsuit, Case No. MSN170669, challenging the adoption of the Initiative (hereinafter “Denham I”). After finding that the City's general plan was inconsiste...
2024.03.28 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement 047
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...oyed ther e as nurses – two of them from 2016 to 2020, though the third plaintiff's dates are not provided. The original complaint was filed on October 1, 2021 as a class action. Plaintiff Hudson separately filed a PAGA action on the previous day. The parties stipul ated to consolidate the actions. The settlement would create a gross settlement fund of $3,000,000. The class representative payments to the plaintiffs would be $10,000 each. Atto...
2024.03.28 Demurrer to SAC 652
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...remaining counts. Plaintiff alleges that she was rear -ended in a traffic accident by defendant Renee Thomas. Ms. Thomas said she was calling the Brentwood police, but the officer who actually showed up was a CHP officer who falsely identified himself as Officer Spe ars. Plaintiff alleges that in fact “Officer Spears” was Officer Donnie Thomas, Renee Thomas's husband. Officer Thomas engaged in various investigative steps such as taking plain...
2024.03.28 Motion for Summary Adjudication 503
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.28
Excerpt: ...age in viol ation of Labor Code § 1194(a), and the fourth cause of action for failure to provide timely paystubs in violation of Labor Code § 226(e). Plaintiff's MSA is granted as to the fourth cause of action. As to the first cause of action, the motion is continued to April 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for consideration of a supplemental and corrective submission by plaintiff as to the damages calculations. Request for Judicial Notice In support of...
2024.03.27 Motion to Compel Further Responses, for Sanctions 391
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...nfident ial legal and business analyses that would jeopardize plaintiffs' rights in this contractual dispute between plaintiffs, as tenants, and defendant, as the landlord. For the reasons laid out below, the motion is denied. Background This motion is in the c ontext of a Second Amended Complaint (SAC) alleging three causes of action: 1) declaratory relief; 2) reformation of contract for mistake, fraud and in equitable conduct; and 3) reformati...
2024.03.27 Motion to Compel Further Responses 974
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ... acility. Ms. Lily was a resident at defendant Sunrise Senior Facility as a memory care patient from 2/12/21 to 4/1/22. She developed a severe case of decubitus while in the facility and this condition ultimately led to her death. Plaintiffs filed a wrong ful death, elder abuse, and negligence action in September 2022. Presently, plaintiffs have filed seven separate motions to compel. For the reasons stated below, all seven motions are denied. ...
2024.03.27 Motion to Compel Discovery Responses 568
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...Counsel for plaintiff agreed to file supplemental responses. Plaintiff's counsel did serve supplemental responses on the defense on December 22, 2023. Plaintiff's counsel was served with this motion to compel on December 28, 2023. Defense counsel concede s in an email dated January 19, 2024, that the amended responses “satisfy her” and states she will file a declaration with the court to this effect. As of March 15, 2024, no such declaratio...
2024.03.27 Demurrer to FAC 295
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...s of ac tion. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 27 JUDICIAL OFFICER: TERRI MOCKLER HEARING DATE: 03/27/2024 Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice is granted. (Evid. Code § 452(c).) Defendant's Demurrer is sustained in part and overruled in part. Allegations in the Complaint In April 2020, Plaintiff 3150 Garrity Way DE, LLC entered into a written Emergency Occupancy Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Co...
2024.03.27 Demurrer 436
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...ate a cause of action and on uncertainty. (See, Defendant's points and authorities p.2.) In addition, Plaintiffs filed a substantive opposition. The Court will excuse the failure to file a demurrer because the points and authorities state the basis for the demurrer. S till, the section referencing Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10 states that Defendant is challenging the complaint, not specific causes of action. Thus, if there is any vali...
2024.03.25 Motion to Compel Arbitration to Vacate or Correct Arbitration Award 789
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.25
Excerpt: ...r the fol lowing reasons Construction West's petition to vacate is denied. Construction West's petition to correct is denied. One Nine's petition to confirm the arbitration award is granted. Factual Background On February 21, 2021, PLAINTIFF submitted a proposal a nd was awarded a contract (“Contract”) as a general contractor for the construction of a car wash located on the commercial properly commonly referred to as 1755 Market Street, Con...
2024.03.25 Demurrer to FACC 355
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.25
Excerpt: ... Implie d Contract, Breach of Written Contract, and Unfair Competition causes of action on the basis that they are uncertain and fail to state a claim. (Demurrer p. 2: 5 -13.) For the following reasons, the Demurrer is sustained with leave to amend. 16 Meet and Confer Requirement Defendant satisfied its meet and confer requirement regarding their demurrer in detailing their meet and confer efforts with Plaintiff in the Declaration of Jason Julia...
2024.03.22 Demurrer to FAC 090
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.22
Excerpt: ... barred by the applicable statute of limitations is subject to a general demurrer for failure to state of cause of action. (SLPR, L.L.C. v. San Diego Unified Port Dist. (2020) 49 Cal.App.5th 284, 306.) A demurrer may be sustained based upon the statute of limitations only when the facts alleged in the complaint or matters which the judge took judicial notice clearly establish that the cause of action is barred. (Mitchell v. State of Dep't of Pub...
2024.03.22 Motion to Set Aside Dismissal 880
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.22
Excerpt: ...relevant h istory of this action, Plaintiff filed his complaint on October 7, 2020 alleging causes of action against Defendants Vinnie's Bar & Grill and David Marcos Perez for (1) battery, (2) false imprisonment, (3) negligent hiring, retention and supervision, (4) n egligence and (5) violation of the Bane Act (Civ. Code § 52.1). At the first Case Management Conference (CMC) on February 24, 2021, Plaintiff's counsel did not appear, and an Orde...
2024.03.20 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 401
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.20
Excerpt: ...of contract (against Gomez), (2) misappropriation of trade secrets, (3) conversion, (4) unjust enrichment, (5) breach of fiduciary duty (against Gomez), (6) aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty (against Gold Star), (7) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, (8) breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing (against Gomez), and (9) unfair business practice (against Gold Star). Gomez seeks summary adjudication a...
2024.03.20 Motion for Preference and Trial Setting 078
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.20
Excerpt: ...o s ustain serious injuries. According to her declaration in support of this motion, after she fell she was taken to the emergency department of Kaiser in Walnut Creek. She was diagnosed with zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures and orbital floor fractures, along with bruising to her right shoulder, shattered teeth, a concussion and neck pain. She continues to have problems related to the injuries. These include face numbness; painful mouth, te...
2024.03.18 Petition for Writ of Mandate or for Writ of Prohibition 400
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.18
Excerpt: ...pondent” or “DMV”) order of suspension. For the following reasons, Petitioner's Writ of Mandate denied. Petitioner's request for payment of attorney's fees pursuant to Government Code §800 is also denied. Factual Background On September 6, 2022, CHP Officer Fuller observe d a Mercedes Benz travelling at a high rate of speed travelling northbound on I -680. (Administrative Record (AR), p. 0018.) Officer Fuller visually estimated that the ca...
2024.03.18 Motion to Strike FAC 419
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.18
Excerpt: ...ges, the facts alleged must show fraud, oppression or malice. (Civil Code section 3294.) Subdivision (c) of the statute contains the following definitions: “(1) 'Malice' means conduct which is intended by the defendant to cause injury to the plaintiff or despicable conduct which is carried on by the defendant with a willful and conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others. [P] (2) 'Oppression' means despicable conduct ...
2024.03.18 Motion to Strike FAC 249
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.18
Excerpt: ...endants' a ctions in the negligence cause of action; (2) the request for repayment of attorney fees paid to Defendant during the underlying representation in the Prayer; (3) the request for “attorney's fees pursuant to Civil Code sections 52, 52.4(a) and any other a pplicable statute,” in the Prayer; and (4) Paragraph 19, which reads: Defendant Wiener did not provide response to Jane Doe's Request to know if the attorney holds liability insur...
2024.03.18 Motion for Summary Judgment 484
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.18
Excerpt: ...l Back ground According to the complaint filed by plaintiffs Pedro Gomez III and Brianda Gomez (collectively plaintiffs and individually referred to by first name for convenience only, no disrespect intended), on or about November 2, 2019, Pedro fell and sustaine d severe injuries. At the time, he was working on scaffolding at the Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery. The scaffolding was allegedly negligently and improperly designed, constructed, assemb...
2024.03.15 Motion to Strike Out Pleadings 652
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.15
Excerpt: ... of motion to strike the whole or any part of the pleading. (Code Civ. Proc. (“CCP”) § 435(b)(1); Cal. Rules of Court, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 18 JUDICIAL OFFICER: DANIELLE K DOUGLAS HEARING DATE: 03/15/2024 Rule 3.1322(b).) The court may, upon a motion or at any time in its discretion and upon terms it deems proper: (1) strike out any irrelevant, false, or improper matter inserted in any ple...
2024.03.15 Motion for Summary Judgment 629
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.15
Excerpt: ... causes of action for 1) prof essional medical negligence and 2) loss of consortium. Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice of Plaintiffs' Complaint is granted. As discussed herein, the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 18 JUDICIAL OFFICER: DAN IELLE K DOUGLAS HEARING DATE: 03/15/2024 Court overrules Plaintiffs' objections to the Declaration of Cynthia Goodman, MD and sustains in part Defendants' objection...
2024.03.15 Motion for Relief from Default 222
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.15
Excerpt: ...defaul t was entered on August 21, 2023. On September18, 2023, Defendant filed her motion to set aside. Defense counsel states in his declaration that he was retained by defendant on June 27, 2023. Defendant counsel left a message for Plaintiff and faxed a lette r to Plaintiff on July 11, 2023. Defense counsel heard nothing from Plaintiff until he received a copy of the request for default in the mail around August 21, 2023. On August 22, 2023, ...
2024.03.15 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 991
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.15
Excerpt: ...024 a ny factual allegations that could cure the defects in this cause of action, leave to amend is not granted. County's notice of motion was defective because it requests judgment on the pleadings as to the first cause of action for negligence and as to a non -existent fourth cause of action for “negligent hiring, retention and/or supervision.” County argues the Court should excuse the defect and dispose of all causes of action against it ...
2024.03.15 Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement 069
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.15
Excerpt: ...Evalua tion of the parties' allocation of settlement proceeds is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court in the good faith settlement approval process. The court may rely on its own expertise and the opinions of experts in reaching a determination of the good or bad faith of a settlement. However, the court may not be able to do more than simply make a best estimate, and any challenge to the agreement's assigned value should ...
2024.03.14 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 679
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.14
Excerpt: ...mended complaint (FAC), namely count 3 (covenant of quiet enjoyment), count 4 (intentional infliction of emotional distress), and count 6 (covenant of good faith and fair dealing). The demurrer is sustained without leave to amend. FPI is given 21 days in which to a nswer the remaining causes of action against it. If plaintiff contests this tentative ruling to seek leave to amend, he should attend the hearing prepared to discuss in detail what am...
2024.03.14 Demurrer 253
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.14
Excerpt: ...violation of the California family rights act; (7) failure to provide meal & rest periods; (8) failure to provide overtime wages; (9) unfair business practices; (10) retaliation and wrongful termination in violation of public policy; and (11) intentional infliction of emotional distress. Defendant demurs to Plaintiff's causes of action for (1) disability harassment and (11) intentional infliction of emotional distress pursuant to Code of Civil ...
2024.03.14 Motion for Attorney Fees 142
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.14
Excerpt: ... resolved in t heir favor, it was the operative catalyst in securing the relief petitioners sought, namely the termination of the Tree Removal Agreement (TRA) between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the City of Lafayette. Although petitioners' present motion does not limit itself to seeking an award against only PG&E (rather than the City), only PG&E has filed an opposition. The Court would have welcomed the City's input on the issu...
2024.03.14 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement 697
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.14
Excerpt: ... 15, 2023 as a class action. PAGA claims were added by amendment on June 2. The settlement would create a gross settlement fund of $220,000. The class representative payment to the plaintiff would be $7,000. Attorney's fees would be $73,333 (one -third of the settlement). Litigation costs would not exceed $15,000. The settlement administrator's costs are estimated at $8,000. PAGA penalties would be $30,000, resulting in a payment of $22,500 to th...
2024.03.13 Petition to Compel Arbitration 300
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...n June 2022, Kruse filed this lawsuit seeking $308,642 for unpaid work. A first amended complaint was filed in November 2022. Thompson Builders filed this motion to compel arbitration on December 21, 2023. “ ‘ “ ‘[T]he threshold question presented by a petition to compel arbitration is whether there is an agreement to arbitrate.' ” ' [Citations.] … This initial issue also reflects the very plain principle that you cannot compel i...
2024.03.13 Motion to Strike, Demurrer 611
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...onsumer W arranty Act, Civil Code § 1791, et seq., fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (MTS p. 2: 3 -5.) 2. The claim for violation of the Magnusson -Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301, et seq., fails to state facts sufficient to consti tute a cause of action. (MTS p. 2: 6 -8.) 3. The claim for breach of express warranty under California Commercial Code, Cal. Com. Code § 2103, et seq., fails to state facts suffici...
2024.03.13 Motion to Stay Civil Proceedings and Discovery 072
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...Plaintiff Jaime Gonzalez Santiago alleges he was injured on June 9, 2022, while working for Defendant Georgia Langsam's horse breeding facility. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 27 JUDICIAL OFFICER: TERRI MOCKLER HEARING DATE: 0 3/13/2024 On June 7, 2023, Plaintiff filed an Application for Adjudication with the WCAB alleging injury on June 9, 2022, resulting from his employment with Defendant. On August 2...
2024.03.13 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 331
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...aratory relief. Only th e first and third causes of action are alleged against the Kristons. For the following reasons, the motion for summary judgment is granted. Legal Standard Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 437c(o)(1) and 437c(p)(2) provide the relevant legal standard for deciding the MSJ. Section 437c(o)(1) provides, in relevant part: A cause of action has no merit if one or more of the elements of the cause of action cannot be sep...
2024.03.13 Motion for Summary Adjudication 476
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...UPERIOR CO URT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 27 JUDICIAL OFFICER: TERRI MOCKLER HEARING DATE: 03/13/2024 from Plaintiff Region Bank's predecessor in interest. Plaintiff now moves for summary adjudication as to its first cause of acti on for breach of the promissory note by Defendant Susan Hyde. Standard Summary adjudication is proper if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to any material f...
2024.03.13 Motion for Discovery to Compel Second Physical Medical Exam 471
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...pecialis ts over the years, she has undergone MRIs, Xrays, CT scans, and physical therapy. She has been deposed and she attended a physical examination by a defense retained expert on March 25, 2021. Plaintiff's medical records, disclosed to the defense long ago, r eflect on-going neck and disc issues. At her deposition on December 10, 2020, she testified she had on- going problems with her neck and discs. At the defense- requested medical exam...
2024.03.13 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 911
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...uisance. Defenda nts' Demurrer is sustained with leave to amend as detailed below. Plaintiff's counsel is ordered to appear whether or not Plaintiff contests this tentative ruling. Order to Show Cause Before getting into the merits of the Motion, the Court must address th e conduct of Plaintiff's Counsel – Mr. Ilan Janfaza - during these early stages of this matter. This motion was originally set for hearing on February 7, 2024. The Court conti...
2024.03.11 Motion for Summary Judgment 636
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.11
Excerpt: ...met their i nitial burden to show entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, the City of Pittsburg has also shown triable issues of material fact exist that preclude summary judgment, as discussed below. Factual Background Plaintiffs entered into a written “License Agreement” with the City of Pittsburg (“City”) on August 19, 2019, pursuant to which the City would provide the location for an ice rink and plaintiffs would install and opera...
2024.03.11 Motion for Summary Judgment 336
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.11
Excerpt: ...r summary judgment on the negligence cause of action on the grounds that the uncontroverted expert testimony shows that plaintiff cannot establish a prima facie case of professional negligence or causation. For the following reasons, the MSJ is denied. Legal Standard Code of C ivil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 437c(o)(1) and 437c(p)(2) provide the relevant legal standard for deciding the MSJ. Section 437c(o)(1) provides, in relevant part: A cause o...
2024.03.11 Demurrer 372
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.11
Excerpt: ...Relief; and (8) Unjust Enrichment. Defendant demurrers to each cause of action on the basis that the Complaint fails to state facts sufficient to support any of the alleged causes of action. Defendant's demurrer is overruled for the reasons set forth below. Fac tual Allegations This matter pertains to claims made by Plaintiff Raymond Lee against his former caregiver, Defendant Marniee Fabiola Sjolander. Plaintiff alleges that he was misled by Def...
2024.03.08 Motion to Set Aside Default 148
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.08
Excerpt: ...”) §473( b). Code of Civil Procedure 473(b) provides, in relevant part: The court may, upon any terms as may be just, relieve a party or his or her legal representative from a judgment, dismissal, order, or other proceeding taken against him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. Application for this relief shall be accompanied by a copy of the answer or other pleading proposed to be filed therein, ot...
2024.03.08 Motion to Bifurcate 396
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.08
Excerpt: ...olye r purchased the Property with Defendants Gershon Luria and Irit Sanger Luria in 2011. At some point in time, the Parties' relationship devolved and Plaintiffs decided they did not want to continue to co -own the Property with Defendants. Plaintiffs filed t heir initial Verified Complaint for Partition of Real Property on March 7, 2016. On March 25, 2016, Defendants filed a separate action (MSC16 -00579) which involved issues related to th...
2024.03.07 Motion to Compel Arbitration 516
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.07
Excerpt: ...y, Western Surety Company for (1) breach of contract, (2) intentional misrepresentation, (3) false promise, (4) negligent misrepresentation, (5) accounting and refund, and (6) enforcement of contractor's license bond. Defendants Red Door, Zhobin Safdari, and Cynthia Safdari move to compel arbitration of Plaintiffs' claims and stay the action pending arbitration. Plaintiffs oppose the motion. For the following reasons, the motion is granted. Reque...
2024.03.07 Motion to Compel Arbitration 413
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.07
Excerpt: ... motion, though without separate argument or exposition. Plaintiff's opposition raises no points or arguments that would apply only to Amazon, nor does it make any arguments (aside from the filing date) as to why a ruling in EVLO's favor should not also apply to Am azon. Accordingly, the motion is granted for Amazon as well. Factual Background EVLO was a delivery service based in San Jose that began doing business on or about August 17, 2018, an...
2024.03.07 Motion for Summary Judgment 970
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.07
Excerpt: ...reekside") al leges it is the owner of an apartment complex in El Cerrito known as Creekside Walk Apartments (the "Project"). (Def. Sep. Stmt. ("SS") of Undisputed Material Facts ("UMFs") No. 2.) Creekside has filed two lawsuits concerning alleged construction defects a t the Project, one against the general contractor (which the parties and the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT...
2024.03.07 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 149
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.07
Excerpt: ...rom a Go ogle search it appears that it operates a restaurant in Brentwood. Plaintiff alleges that she worked at defendant in a non- exempt hourly job, though her job duties and dates of employment are not identified. The original complaint was filed on May 15, 2023 as a class action. There are no PAGA claims and the case is being settled on a class action basis. The settlement would create a gross settlement fund of $172,500. The class represe...
2024.03.07 Motion for Preliminary Approval and PAGA Settlement 624
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.03.07
Excerpt: ...iff worke d for defendant as a customer service representative between April and November 2019. The original complaint was filed on March 26, 2021 as a class action. It was amended to add a PAGA claim, and further amended again. The settlement would create a gross settlement fund of $910,000. The class representative payment to the plaintiff would be $7,500. Attorney's fees would be $303,333 (one -third of the settlement). Litigation costs would...
2024.03.06 Motion to Strike, Demurrer 561
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...ed Co mplaint (“SAC”). Factual Allegations and Background This matter pertains to issues arising from the purchase and sale of real property located at 205 Glorietta Boulevard in Orinda, California (the “Property”). Plaintiffs purchased the Property in August 2021. Escrow closed in October 2021. Defendant Filo Real Estate, Inc. dba Realty One Group Complete (“Realty One”) served as Plaintiffs' real estate agent and broker for the tran...
2024.03.06 Motion for Consolidation 235
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...at M arina Bay Community Association. Factual and Procedural Background: Plaintiff filed her complaint in this matter on February 10, 2022. The Complaint identifies the Parties as neighbors, with Defendants Long Nguyen and Tran Ta (“Defendants”) living in the condominium located directly above Plaintiff's. Both properties are located in the Shores at Marina Bay Community Association (“Shores HOA”) and are subject to its Covenants, Condi...
2024.03.06 Demurrer 985
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...personal l egal representative and successor-in -interest, Johnny Silva, and Johnny Silva, individually, ("Plaintiff/Plaintiffs") filed this action against Defendants Orinda Care Center, LLC, Renew Health Group, LLC, Larry Goldfarb, and Crystal Solorzano ("OCC"), alle ging claims for: (1) elder abuse and neglect in violation of California Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 15600, et. seq.; (2) violations of patient rights pursuan...
2024.03.06 Demurrer 981
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...ersonal legal representative and successor -in -interest, Essie Bracknell, and Essie Bracknell, individually, ("Plaintiff/Plaintiffs") filed this action against Defendants Orinda Care Center, LLC, Renew Health Group, LLC, Larry Goldfarb, Crystal Solorzano, ("OCC"), Michael Sorace, Sonya Kolinsky, and John Bracknell alleging claims for: (1) elder abuse and neglect in violation of California Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 15600...
2024.03.06 Anti-SLAPP Motion, for Attorney Fees, Demurrer 973
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...OR COURT OF CA LIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 27 JUDICIAL OFFICER: TERRI MOCKLER HEARING DATE: 03/06/2024 attorney fees and costs. Background and Procedural History On August 10, 2023, plaintiff David Taylor, Sr. (“Taylor”) filed this actio n against his employer, defendant United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), and his former co -worker, defendant Anthony Romero (“Romero”). The complaint alleges that Romero enga...
2024.03.04 Demurrer to FAC 644
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.04
Excerpt: ...the age of 36 after inhaling gases from an Office Depot Cleaning Duster that was “designed, manufactured, distributed, sold, and delivered by defendants, including Shipt. (FAC, ¶1.) It is well -known and documented that the harmful gases in this duster product may be inhal ed (and often are inhaled) for a brief euphoria, an effect which leads to addiction, often with fatal consequences. (FAC, ¶¶2 -3.) Defendants knew or should have known of ...
2024.03.04 Motion for Summary Judgment 224
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.04
Excerpt: ...ngf ul foreclosure is denied; Summary adjudication of the fourth cause of action for financial elder abuse is denied; Summary judgment is denied. 8 Factual and Procedural Background The Court summarizes only the facts relevant to this motion. Plaintiff Dale Riggins obtained a $490,000.00 loan from World Savings Bank, FSB, with his spouse Tina Riggins as co -borrower, secured by a Deed of Trust against real property located at 613 -615 -619 South...
2024.03.04 Motion to Transfer Venue 508
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Devine, John P
Hearing Date: 2024.03.04
Excerpt: ...�the superior court in either the county where the injury occurs or the injury causing death occurs or the county where the defendants, or some of them reside at the commencement of the action,” but this rule may be overridden by other statutory provisions and is su bject to the Court's power to transfer. (CCP § 395(a).) The Court has discretion to order that the place of trial be changed to another Superior Court of this state in several circ...
2024.03.01 Motion to Strike, Demurrer 245
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.01
Excerpt: ...eclarato ry relief; and (7) temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and permanent injunction. Defendants demur to Plaintiff's entire Complaint and each cause of action for each cause of action therein for failure to allege sufficient facts to state a claim, demur to the fraudulent concealment and interference with existing contracts causes of action for uncertainty, and demur to the declaratory relief cause of action for alleging voi...
2024.03.01 Motion for Leave to File SAC 822
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.01
Excerpt: ...ew Dau ghters as individual defendants, add a cause of action for intentional tort against them, and to seek punitive damages against Martina Animal Rescue and the individual board members. Defendant Martina Animal Rescue opposes the motion on several grounds inc luding inadequate counsel declaration and substantive challenges to the proposed causes of action against Laura Plunkett and Matthew Daughters. For the following reasons, the motion is g...
2024.03.01 Demurrer 084
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.03.01
Excerpt: ...uit in May 2023, alleging nine causes of action against Hagar, including Breach of Contract (C/A 1), Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (C/A 2), Conversion (C/A 3), Financial Elder Abuse (C/A 4 and 5), Fraud (C/A 6 and 7), Negligent Mis representation (C/A 8 and 9). Hadar answered the complaint in July 2023. Hagar then filed a separate unlawful detainer action in October of 2023 (MS23 -0864). In the UD complaint, Hagar...
2024.02.29 Petition to Compel Arbitration 498
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ...ns alleging various v iolations of the Labor Code. This case, No. C23 -02498, is filed as a class action. The other, No. C23 - 03184, is filed as a PAGA -only case, but asserts essentially the same set of violations of the law. Although the cases would call for different treatment if AAA's motion to compel arbitration were to be granted, the cases raise essentially the same issues. Defendant's motion is denied. A court must order arbitration if...
2024.02.29 Motion to Discharge Writ of Mandate 080
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Weil, Edward G
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ...fications needed to be included as part of the “project” as described in the EIR; (2) include consideration of Unit 250 in the cumulative impacts analysis; and (3) reconsider the Odor Prevention and Management Plan. The lengthy background of these orders is included in the Court's Statement of Decision and will not be repeated here. In response, respondents certified a Revised EIR that does the following: (1) concludes that the NuStar Termi...
2024.02.29 Motion to Compel Arbitration 524
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ...levant time s” as an hourly-paid or nonSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 12 JUDICIAL OFFICER: CHARLES S TREAT HEARING DATE: 02/29/2024 22 exempt employee. While Defendant is a Utah limited liability company, Plaintiff worked for Defendant in California. In May 2022, Defendant required all new employees to agree to the terms of a 25 -page document containing various policies and agreements titled the “Ap...
2024.02.29 Motion to Compel Arbitration 405
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ...igence, int entional misrepresentation, and negligent misrepresentation. Defendants Shapell Industries and Toll Brothers move to compel arbitration of Plaintiff's claims and stay the action pending arbitration. Plaintiff opposes the motion. For the following reasons, the motion is granted. Request for Judicial Notice Defendants' unopposed request for judicial notice is granted. (Evid. Code §§ 452, 453.) Analysis Legal Standard on Motions to Com...
2024.02.29 Motion for Attorney Fees, to Strike and Tax Costs 872
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ..., however: T he Court believes that the analysis provided below should assist the parties in resolving most if not all of the open points of debate, and should provide a road map for how the sides can go about getting to a bottom -line result as to fees. Accordingly, the parties are SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 12 JUDICIAL OFFICER: CHARLES S TREAT HEARING DATE: 02/29/2024 39 directed to engage in subst...
2024.02.29 Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement 333
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ...ney's fe es, litigation costs, administration costs, and representative payment. The motion is granted with a modification. A. Background of the Case and Terms of Settlement This a PAGA case (not a class action), alleging a variety of violations of the Labor Code c oncerning failure to provide rest and meal breaks, failure to pay minimum wages and overtime, and cascading derivative violations. In particular, plaintiff asserts alleged violations ...
2024.02.29 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 357
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.29
Excerpt: ...d file an amend ed cross-complaint. If they decline to do so, Cross -Defendants' time to answer the surviving counts will run from then. Judicial Notice Cross- Defendants request Judicial Notice of a Lease and Lease Amendment between Cross -Defendant 1403 Locust Street LLC a nd Cross-Complainants Taleb and Abughaban. The lease agreements are not attached to the cross -complaint but they are directly referred to in it, and are the basis for two o...
2024.02.28 Demurrer to FAC 997
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ... to strike are gran ted. Considering plaintiff has had multiple attempts to allege the requisite facts, the demurrer is sustained without leave to amend. Should plaintiff have any facts that she could plead to remedy the deficiencies herein, she may come to the hearing prepa red to present those facts and, ideally, include them in any request to contest this tentative. Otherwise, defendants shall file their answers on or SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIF...
2024.02.28 Demurrers, Motions to Strike 429
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...epresentation ; and (4) negligence. Cross- Defendant demurs to each of the causes of action. On the same date Calicraft filed its opposition papers, it also filed a Request for Dismissal of the false promise and negligent misrepresentation causes of action. As such, th e Court will only address the demurrer with respect to the concealment and negligence claims. Mr. Cormier's demurrer is sustained with leave to amend for the reasons set forth be...
2024.02.28 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 985
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...o comply w ith mandated reporter law, (7) concealment, and (8) negligent misrepresentation. Defendants demur to Plaintiff's cause of action for (2) breach of contract and (4) IIED pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) § 430.10(e) on several grounds. As a threshold issue, the meet and confer in this case does not meet with the technical requirements of CCP § 430.41(a), which requires that “the demurring party shall meet and confer in...
2024.02.28 Motion to Consolidate Related Matters 096
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Mockler, Terri
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...s consolid ated and it may make such orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay." (CCP § 1048(a).) Under California Rules of Court, rule 3.350, a notice of a motion to consolidate must: (A) list all named parties in each ca se, the names of parties who have appeared, and the names of the parties' respective attorneys of record; (B) contain the captions of all cases sought to be consolidated, wit...
2024.02.23 Motion for TRO, OSC Re Preliminary Injunction 719
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.02.23
Excerpt: ...a Spears , Olajuwon Spears, Shante Ray Jackson, LaShanda Ray, and Latondiwe Hasty (collectively, the “Beneficiaries”), in a Wills and Trust case filed in Contra Costa County (Case no. P21 -00824). (¶ 5.) The matter pertained to a Trust established by the parents/gra ndparents of the Beneficiaries – Willie L. Spears St. and Bobbie Jean Spears. (Ibid.) In accordance with the Beneficiaries SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY...
2024.02.23 Demurrer to FAC 805
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.02.23
Excerpt: ...d part and denied in part. Weed shall answer the FAXC no later than March 8, 2024. Background Plaintiff Weed and Defendant Mendes are former law partners of Mendes Weed, LLP whose relationship deteriorated. In or around September 19, 2022, the parties began negotiating regarding the dissolution of the firm. For approximately two months, the parties negotiated an agreement to wind up the law partnership. These negotiations culminated in an agreem...
2024.02.23 Demurrer to FAC 730
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Douglas, Danielle K.
Hearing Date: 2024.02.23
Excerpt: ... inform gift of public funds, that it does not state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action (CCP § 430.10(e)), and that is it is uncertain (CCP § 430.10(e)). For the following reasons, the Demurrer is sustained SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 18 JUDICIAL OFFICER: DANIELLE K DOUGLAS HEARING DATE: 02/23/2024 without leave to amend. Joinder by Contra Costa County The Court grants Defendant Contra...
2024.02.22 Petition for Writ of Mandate 579
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ...nt City's certification of the P lan Orinda Final Environmental Impact Report/Responses to Comments on the Draft EIR ("FEIR") in connection with the approval of zoning modifications and general plan amendments (the "Project" or "Plan Orinda") approved on January 31, 2023. (Administrative Record ("AR") 1-116.) OSEE contends the City failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources C...
2024.02.22 Motion to Vacate Order to Compel Arbitration 164
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ... governing these employment relationships at the time of the asserted claims. Plaintiff thereafter filed a claim in arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Defendant has refused to participate in that arbitration proceeding, to respond to the arbitra tion claim, or to pay AAAA's fees. Hence, plaintiff has filed the present motion to vacate the Court's prior order compelling arbitration, asking instead that this case proceed...
2024.02.22 Motion for Final Approval of Class Actions and PAGA Settlement 390
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ...s member s. None of the packets was returned as undeliverable. No objections or requests to opt out have been received. The motion is granted. A. Background and Settlement Terms The pleadings do not identify what business defendant is in, but from its website it is apparently in the business of locating buried utility lines for construction. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was employed at defendant during the relevant period, though it does ...
2024.02.22 Motion for Attorney Fees 943
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ...P ruling tha t denied defendant's anti -SLAPP motion in part. Any renewal or amendment of the motion will be deemed timely by relation back to this motion. This case arises from a dispute between plaintiff SMP Construction and defendant Donna Holsten. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 12 JUDICIAL OFFICER: CHARLES S TREAT HEARING DATE: 02/22/2024 22 Holsten hired SMP to do some foundation work on her home. A...
2024.02.22 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 873
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ...ey do not do so, Mitchell is given a further 28 days after that in which to answer the remaining counts of the cross -complaint. Background and the Pleadings This case arises from the buyout of plaintiff Mitchell's majority ownership in SPC, a painting contracting busine ss. SPC was founded by Mitchell and run by him until 2019. It encountered a number of business difficulties, including incurring substantial losses; being subject to an audit con...
2024.02.22 Demurrer to SAC, Joinder 498
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ...h, the demurrer by Budde and Ross to the first and second causes of action is sustained without leave to amend. If plaintiff contests the tentative to seek leave to amend, he should come to the hearing prepared to discuss in detail what he has in mind and how it will be sufficient. Budde does not demur to the third cause of action for negligence, which is asserted only against Ross. To the extent that Ross's cursory filing can be taken as demur...
2024.02.22 Demurrer to FAC 776
Location: Contra Costa
Judge: Treat, Charles S
Hearing Date: 2024.02.22
Excerpt: ...s denied as to the first and eleventh causes of action. If plaintiff contests this tentative to seek leave to amend those counts, he should come to the hearing prepared to discuss in detail how he proposes to amend, and how that will suffice. Because this is the firs t challenge to the complaint, plaintiff is given leave to amend as to all remaining causes of action. Plaintiff shall file and serve any amended complaint by March 21, 2024. Shoul...

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