Excerpt: ...effrey Handy : Se lf-Represented R U LI N G For all reasons discussed herein, the motion of Plaintiff for summary judgment is d e n ie d . Th e a lt e r n a t iv e m o t io n o f P la in t iff fo r s u m m a r y a d ju d ic a t io n o f t h e second through eighth affirmative defenses is granted, in part, with respect to t he second, t hird, fourth, fifth, and seventh affirmative defenses asserted in the answer filed by Defendant Jeffrey Handy on...

Excerpt: ...rosby and Susan Crosby R U LI N G S The Crosbys' demurrer to the SAPC is sustained with respect to the sixth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth causes of action, and is overruled with respect to the seventh, eighth, and ninth causes of action. The County's demurrer to the SAPC is sustained in its entirety. As a result of the parties' agreement that the Schwobs would not further amend their pleading beyond the SAPC, this action ...

Excerpt: ... n i -Nejad, Mohamad Ahmad, Hani Ganji, Kermani LLP For Defendant s Brooke Woollard and Scot t Woollard : N o la n S. Armst rong, Cait lyn M. Harris, McNamara, Ambache r, W he e le r, Hirsig &Gray LLP TEN TATIVE RULIN G : The motion of defendants Brooke Woollard and Scott Woollard is granted, with leave to amend. The prayer for punitive damages alleged in prayer paragraph 3 of plaintiffs' complaint, appearing at page 5, line 18 of the complaint, ...

Excerpt: ...nda nt Lyft , Inc. : Megumi Horiuchi and Elm ir a D a n ie ly a n Fo r De fe n d a n t Be r t in So lis : No appearance TEN TATIVE RULIN G : Defendants' Motion to Compel Arbitration is granted. Th is a c t io n is o r d e r e d stayed pending the completion of arbitration. Background: Th is a c t io n c o m m e n c e d o n O c t o b e r 3 , 2 0 2 3 , b y t h e f ilin g o f t h e J u d ic ia l Co u n c il Form Complaint by plaintiffs Elliot Kreite...

Excerpt: ...ty Of Santa Barbara: Ra c h e l Va n M u lle m , J u liu s Abanise, Office of the County Counsel TEN TATIVE RULIN G : The motion of defendant the County of Santa Barbara is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff is ordered to provide, on or before May 20, 2024, verified responses, without objections, to the set one form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and demands f or inspection of defendant the County of Santa Barbara. Defendant is ordere...

Excerpt: ... Ch r is t in a Th o m a s a n d Ale xa n d r e H o r t (c o lle c t iv e ly “p la in t if f s ”) against defendants Jill Dore Kent and Martin Mielko (collectively “defendants”) setting forth 10 caus es of action. On August 8, 2023, plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint. On October 23, 2023, plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint (“SAC”) setting forth causes of action for: (1) Breach of contract; (2) Violation of Sta...

Excerpt: ...Multiservice Santa Barbara, LLC seeking injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Immigration Consultant Act. On December 5, 2023, plaintiff made a settlement offer that included enjoining defendants from further violations of the Immigration Consultant Act and payment of fees and costs in the amount of $12,500.00. (Brown Dec., ¶ 1 & Exh. 1.) Defendant accepted the o ffe r. (Bro w n D e c ., ¶ 2 & Exh . 2 .) On January 10, 2024, the parti...

Excerpt: ... cross- actions arise out of the ownership of real property located at 1790 Eucalyptus Hill Road, Santa Barbara (the Property) by plaintiff, cross-defendant, and cross -c o m p la in a n t Alis o n E. Chase and defendant , c r o s s-complainant, and cross -defendant Brian M. Metcalf. (1 ) P r o c e d u r a l H is t o r y On June 7, 2021, Chase filed her original complaint in this action asserting a cause of act ion for part it ion sale of the Pro...

Excerpt: ...Santa Barbara (the City) in the City Administrator's Office from December 1998 until her resignation in 2022. (Complaint, ¶ ¶ 1, 17, 40.) As alleged in the complaint, during Johnson's e m p lo y m e n t w it h t h e Cit y , s h e w a s r e s p o n s ib le f o r h ig h v is ib ilit y , h ig h -le v e l, a n d complex assignments on behalf of the City Administrator and City Council which involved directing interdepa rtmental teams, serving as the...

Excerpt: ...0 1 9 , b y t h e f ilin g o f t h e c o m p la in t b y plaintiffs John C. Ellsworth and Janice L. Ellsworth as Trustees of the Casa Gran Vista Revocable Trust against defendants Sierra Pacific Windows (“Sierra”) and Ken Taub dba KT Constru ction Company (“KT”) setting forth causes of action for: (1) Negligence; (2) Negligence per se; (3) Breach of contract; (4) Breach of implied and express warranties; and (5) Breach of implied warranti...

Excerpt: ...nt, if any, on or before May 6, 2024. Background: Th e f ir s t a m e n d e d c o m p la in t (F AC) f ile d b y p la in t if f Lilly Te is h e r in t h is m a t t e r o n December 22, 2023, is the operative pleading. As alleged in the FAC: Defendant Sigma Nu, Kappa Eta Chapter (Kappa Eta) is a branch of defendant Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. (Sigma Nu National) that operates a fraternity house located at 6587 Del Playa Drive in Goleta, California (...

Excerpt: ...o mp an y [“HLC”]: Ro b e rt J. W ilge r, Sarah Jab i n Issue Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment R U LI N G S For the reasons set out below W 1 . P la in t if fs o b je c t io n t h a t t h e M SJ w a s u n t im e ly f ile d is D EN IE a 2. HLC's MSJ against Counts #1 and #2 and #3 and #4 are DENIED . 3 . HLC's M SJ a s t o t h e P la in t iff's P u n it ive Da m a ge Cla im is GRAN TED . Acknowledgement s The Court acknowledges and appre...

Excerpt: ...Berger & Associates R U LI N G (1) For all reasons discussed herein, the motion of Plaintiff to compel further responses to set one form interrogatories and for monetary sanctions against Defendant Art & Elements, Inc., is granted, in part, as to Plaintiff's form int e rrogat ory numbe rs 1 4.1, 14.2, and 16.8, and denied as to form interrogatory number 16.7. (2) For all reasons discussed herein, the motion of Plaintiff to compel further response...

Excerpt: ...a im s ATTO RN EYS : Fo r P la in t iff Ta lia Ke e lin g : Piya Mukherjee, Nicholas J. De Blouw For Defenda nt Vict oria 's Secret St ores, LLC. : Jennifer F. D e la r o s a , P h illip J . Es ke n a zi TEN TATIVE RU LIN G : Defendants' Motion to Compel Individual Arbitration is granted. Th e representative PAGA claims are ordered stayed pending the completion of arbitration. Background: This action commenced on December 19, 2023, by plaintiff T...

Excerpt: ...presented TEN TATIVE RU LIN G : The motion for summary judgment of plaintiff Anatega Partners, LLC, is denied. Background: Plaintiff Anatega Partners, LLC (APL), filed this unlawful detainer action against defendant Peter Lance (Lance) on February 28, 2024. As alleged in the complaint, APL and Lance entered into a fixed -term lease on February 6, 2020, for premises owned by pla intiff and located at 112 East Ortega Street, Unit #207, within the c...

Excerpt: ...ered to give notice of the court's ruling herein. Background: Plaintiff Fernando Castro-Ra m ir e z f ile d a c o m p la in t in t h is m a t t e r o n O c t o b e r 2 6 , 2022, alleging five causes of action against defendant General Motors, LLC (GM): (1 ) v io la t io n o f Civ il Co d e s e c t io n 1 7 9 3 .2 , s u b d iv is io n (d ); (2 ) v io la t io n o f Civ il Code sect ion 1793.2, subdivision (b); (3) violation of Civil Code section 17...

Excerpt: ... documents are each denied. Background: As a lle g e d in t h e c o m p la in t f ile d in t h is m a t t e r o n Ap r il 3 , 2 0 2 3 , b y p la in t if f J o h n Doe: In August 2014, plaintiff was hired to work at defendant Norman's Nursery, Inc. (NNI). (Compl., ¶ 12.) Defendant Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez (Rodriguez) was p la in t if f 's s u p e r v is o r . ( Id . at ¶ 13.) Rodriguez constantly made sexual comments about plaintiff and was reported...

Excerpt: ...nt Marlon Anibal Valle -M e jia (“Va lle -M e jia ”). On July 19, 2022, Valle -Mejia failed to appear in court for a preliminary hearing. A bench warrant was issued, and the matter was continued. On August 8, 2022, Va lle -Mejia again failed to appear for a preliminary hearing and the matter was again continued. On August 29, 2022, Valle -Mejia again failed to appear in court and the bail was ordered forfeited. Notice was mailed to ASC on Aug...

Excerpt: ...e r f ile d h is f ir s t a m e n d e d c o m p la in t (FAC). Th e FAC a s s e r t e d e ig h t c a u s e s o f a c t io n : (1 ) f a ls e a r r e s t ; (2 ) f a ls e im p r is o n m e n t ; (3 ) n e g lig e n c e ; (4 ) b a t t e r y ; (5 ) in t e n t io n a l in f lic t io n o f e m o t io n a l d is t r e s s ; (6 ) v io la t io n o f s t a t u t o r y d u t y t o properly train officers; (7) violation of statutory duty to properly supervise ...

Excerpt: ... of California (University) as an Assistant Coach for Cross County and Track & Field (Distance). (Plaintiff's Response Separate Statement [PSS], undisputed fact 1.) Track and Field and Cross Country are two separate subsets of the same program. (PSS, undisputed fact 2.) In 2018, the Director of Track and Field and Cross County was Peter Dolan. (PSS, fact 18 [undisputed on this point].) Dolan oversaw both Cross Country and Track and Field subsets ...

Excerpt: ... filed a complaint against defendant Covenant Living West, Inc. (Covenant Living) asserting seven causes of action: (1) failure to provide meal and rest periods (Lab. Code, §§ 226.7 & 512; IWC wage orde rs); (2) failure to pay overtime wages (Lab. Code, § 510 et seq.); (3) failure to pay final wages (Lab. Code, §§ 201, 202, 203); (4) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements (Lab. Code, §§ 226, 1174); (5) failure to pay wages wh...

Excerpt: ...n (plaintiff) and against defendants Lucas Carl Steuber and Estelle Lynn Konrad (defendants) in the total amount of $8,096.97. (Ferns decl., ¶ 3 & exhibit 1.) The Oregon Judgment includes an award of at t orne y fe e s. ( Ib id .) On June 2, 2022, a judgment was entered in this court as a sister -state judgment based upon the Oregon Judgment, and including accrued interest, in the amount of $9,781.61. On July 26, 2022, the court issued a writ of...

Excerpt: ...al Interrogatories, Set One, and Request For Sanctions Against Defendant And Defendant's Counsel (3) Motion To Compel Further Responses To Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request For Sanctions Against Defendant And Defendant's Counsel (4) Motion To Compel Further Responses To Requests For Production Of Documents, Set One, and Request For Sanctions Against Defendant ATTO RN EYS : For Plaintiff Renee Yancheck: Bradley S. Wallace, Thomas R. Burns...

Excerpt: ...ven Lopez : Mark Cardona, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County TEN TATIVE RU LIN G : The demurrer of defendants to plaintiff's complaint is sustained with leave to amend. Plaintiff shall file and serve any first amended complaint on or before April 22, 2024. Background : On January 19, 2024, plaintiff Leticia Castillo filed a complaint for unlawful detainer against defendants Natalie Aguirre and Deven Lopez (collectively, defendants). As ...

Excerpt: ...meron Issue Defendant Art's Motion to Continue the Trial Date [and related dates]. R U LI N G 1 . Th e M o t io n is a GRAN TED . 2. The Current Trial Date of July 31, 2024 is continued 120+ days to December 4, 2024 at 11:30am. 3. The Current MSC Date of 7/ 12 is continued to 10/ 25/ 24 at 8:30am in Department #5. 4. The Current final CMC set for 5/ 1 is continued to 9/ 11/ 24 at 8:30am in this Department. 5. All trial related cutoff dates are no...