Excerpt: ...eges that, on May 26, 2015, the parties entered into a one-page agreement captioned "Nunno Wine Storage & Service Agreement" (the Agreement), whereby Plaintiff would store its wine at Defendant's facility on Dry Creek Road. (Compl., 8.) Plaintiff alleges that it began storing its wine on May 27, 2015, and that under the Agreement's terms, Plaintiff was charged monthly storage fees based on the wine inventory on hand at the facility at the end of ...

Excerpt: ...17, 2021, Bright filed a cross-complaint against Batie alleging causes of action for (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) open book account; (4) account stated; (5) fraud; (6) unjust enrichment; and (7) quantum meruit. The parties' dispute centers around their agreement that Bright would repair, restore, and/or customize Batie's 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air vehicle (the Vehicle). The parties' ag...

Excerpt: ...de section 172W. Plaintiff alleges he owns the residence located at 1315 Stoney Creek, Paso Robles, 93446 (the Property). Plaintiff alleges Defendant has a deed of trust on the Property. Plaintiff alleges he has attempted to work with Defendant on his mortgage payments, but that Defendants have not provided him with a loan mtxlification agreement. Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit to halt foreclosure proceedings on the Property. Now before the Cou...

Excerpt: ...a subsequent deposition 'for cause shown' pursuantto C.C.P section 2025.610." Exh. A, "l 4, 5.) Defendant seeks an order compelling the deposition of Plaintiff pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.610. Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.610 precludes the subsequent of a person unless the court orders it based on good cause. Defendant argues that there is good cause for allowing a second deposition of Plaintiff because it has been mo...

Excerpt: ...100 acres of land located at 6955 Estrella Road in San Luis Obispo County ("Property") from Jeannot Nahmias ("Nahmias") who had previously used the land forfarming grapes. (Pet. , 1, 19, 28-29.)1 Petitioner leased the land for the purpose of growing hemp for research purposes. The Property is located in the agriculture land use category. (AR 019.) On June 18, 2019, the County adopted an interim zoning/urgency ordinance, Ordinance No. 3393") pursu...

Excerpt: ...ee of Defendants' employees. In the notices of the three depositions, Plaintiff made document requests. No documents were produced at the first of the three depositions, and Plaintiff's counsel suspended the deposition after one-half hour and refused to go forward with the other two depositions. Before the court is Plaintiff's motion to compel the three depositions and the production of documents. Also before the court is Defendants' motion to st...

Excerpt: ...ions seeking punitive damages. That moton to strike was granted in part, with leave to amend. Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint (FAC) on April 13, 2023. According to the FAC, on September 1, 2021, Edmunson was driving a truck tractor towing a trailer loaded with an excavator on Highway 101, when a tire blew out. As a result, Edmunson lost control of the truck tractor, veering off the paved highway and striking a guardrail on an overpass....

Excerpt: ...est for appointment of a receiver in the sixth cause of action. Provisional remedies, such as a request for appointment of a receiver or injunctive relief, were excluded from the parties' arbitration agreement. The litigation was otherwise stayed in this Court. The Court later denied Plaintiff's request for appointment of a receiver. (Ruling, 03/30/22.) Currently before the Court is Judkins' motion to dismiss for delay of prosecution under Code o...

Excerpt: ...3 Higuera Street (the Property). (Comp. , "1 3, 4.) The John Action alleges causes of action for breach of contract, negligence, intentional misrepresentation, concealment, fraud, duress and deceit, negligent misrepresentation, rescission, restitution, and money had and received arising out of the remodel. Plaintiff now moves to consolidate for purposes of trial only the John Acton with Douglas Littlejohn v. City of San Luis Obispo, et. al., 22CV...

Excerpt: ...ter demurrers, there are three causes of achon at issue in Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint (TAC): Negligent Misrepresentation; Fraud (False Promise); and Professional Negligence. Defendant seeks summary judgment or summary adjudication as to these causes of action. A. Legal Standard Summary judgment is proper when there are no triable issues of material fact, and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. (Code Civ. Proc. ...

Excerpt: ...and Labor Code section 1102.5. Factual Allegations In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on September 18, 2017, he filed a complaint against his then-employer, the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD), for its alleged violation of the Education Code by MUSD's installation of video cameras in Plaintiff's instructional area. (Compl., '1 1.) On October 10, 2017, Plaintiff sent an email to the parents of an affected student with a copy to LMU...

Excerpt: ...endant entered into a transaction with Westlake Farms, Inc. (Westlake) and Ceil Howe, Jr. by which: (1) Westlake and Mr. Howe's predecessors in interest sold 14,469 acres of farm land in the Kettleman City area of California to Defendant (the Land Sale Agreement); (2) Westlake, via a Leaseback Agreement, leased back more than 12,000 acres of that land from Defendant for a minimum term of 30 years to farm. (Compl., '17.) Plaintiff alleges the Leas...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff to the San Luis Obispo Police Department in July 2019, and on Facebook. Trial in this matter is set for February 26, 2024. Plaintiff seeks to file a first amended complaint which: (1) clarifies the actionable statements attributed to Hale; (2) attaches additional exhibits that reflect the date and time Hale made her Facebook statements; and (3) dismisses the cause of action for defamation — false light. No opposition is on file. The C...

Excerpt: ...the demurrer with leave to amend and granted the motion to strike. On April 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint (SAC), alleging five causes of action for: 1) violation of state and federal civil rights; 2) trespass; 3) oppression, fraud and malice; 4) Bane Act violation; and 5) vicarious liability. Defendants filed an answer to the SAC on May 18, 2023. The action arises out of a building code inspection at premises owned by Plain...

Excerpt: ...her defendants in this action have been dismissed or had judgment entered in their favor after successful motons for summary judgment. Davis is named as a defendant in first (intentional interference with expected inheritance), second (fraud), third (constructive fraud), tenth (breach of fiduciary duty), eleventh (breach of fiduciary duty), twelfth (breach of fiduciary duty), thirteenth (breach of fiduciary duty), twenty-second (intentional infli...

Excerpt: ...ver the term of the Lease Agreement ("Contract") of $28,214.52. The complaint alleges violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the "Act"), and (Civ. Code S 1790 et seq.). Shortly after entering into the lease agreement, Plaintiffs presented the Vehicle to Defendant for repairs, specifically for defects related to: (a) hesitation during acceleration on two (2) separate occasions; (b) abnormal loud thud and rattling noises while drivin...

Excerpt: ...essary medical assistance which ultimately led to Plaintiff suffering a painful urinary tract infection. Defendant filed a demurrer to the FAC on the grounds that Plaintiffs claims are barred because the achon was not brought within six months of the rejection of his government claim, and that Plaintiff has failed to "state a cognizable claim for relief as to any theory of liability." (Demurrer, p.l.) No opposition is on file. Demurrers can be us...

Excerpt: ...red and/or distributed by Defendant Diamond C Trailers ("Diamond C") and/or The Trailer Specialist, Inc. ("Trailer specialist") (SAC, '123-24.) The truck, trailers and ATVs were owned by Defendants Orchard City RV, LLC ("Orchard") and Matthew Gordon ("Gordon"). (SAC, 3.) At the time of the incident, Jutila was acting as an agent for Defendants Orchard and Gordon. (SAC, 6.) Jut-ila was driving to deliverthe equipment to the California Department o...

Excerpt: ...fendants, including Respondent. On April 11, 2022, the Nevada court dismissed Respondent from the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. (Declaration of Ronald Green (Green Dec.), Ex. 1.) On November 4, 2022, Petitioner served Respondent, a California res-dent, with a deposition subpoena for personal appearance and production of documents, electronically stored information, and things in action appearing outside California. (Green Dec., Ex. 2....

Excerpt: ...and breached its warranty by failing to repair multiple defects in the vehicle within a reasonable number of attempts. Plaintiff also alleges Defendant knew the vehicle suffered from prevalent defects, but nevertheless refused to repurchase the vehicle in willful violation of the Act. Now before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to compel the deposition of Defendant's person most knowledgeable (PMK) and request for production of documents. Discussi...

Excerpt: ...r 27, 2022, the demurrer was partially overruled and partially sustained without leave to amend. Plaintiff now moves for leave to file a second amended complaint. Plaintiff's proof of service shows that she served the motion on counsel for Defendants via email on July 14, 2023. No opposition is on file. Plaintiff's points and authorities describe the amendments she proposes to make to her SAC, and she provides a declaration and a copy of the FAC....

Excerpt: ... with a related achon filed on March 13, 2023, by Defendant against Plaintiff. The actions arise out of ownership, control and management of Grossini's Autobody, lnc„ located in Grover Beach (Grossini's or the Corporation). Plaintiff now seeks a preliminary injunction restraining Defendant and her agents representatives, or persons acting in concert or participation with her, from "controlling, transferring, withdrawing, encumbering, or otherwi...

Excerpt: ... driven by McCullough. The incident occurred on February 15, 2019, on the US-IOI freeway near Price Street in Pismo Beach. Plaintiffs allege that the collision was caused by McCullough's negligent driving. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1030, 1 McCullough and RTA (collectively Defendants) move for an order requiring Plaintiffs to file an undertaking in the amount of $37,009.00 to secure any award of costs that may be awarded against ...

Excerpt: ...urrently before the Court is Defendant's motion for an order compelling a nonparty to comply with a deposition subpoena for the production of business records. Defendants argue the records sought are relevant to Plaintiff's claims. No opposition has been filed. On December 23, 2023, Defendant served a subpoena for the production of business records (the "Subpoena") on the Arroyo Grande Police Department ("Police Department") seeking: All document...

Excerpt: ...ntial probability exists that the overriding interest will be prejudiced if the record is not sealed; (4) The proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and (5) No less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.550(d).) A. CenCal Health's Motion to Seal Sections of Exhibit 54 CenCal Health reports that exhibit 54 contains highly confidential information relating to CenCal's provider payment methodologies...