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2023.10.30 Motion to Compel Further Responses 963
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.30
Excerpt: ... Kevi n Y. Jacobson, Joshua Kohanoff, Quill & Arrow, LLP For Defendants Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC and British Motorcars Ventura, Inc. dba Jaguar Land Rover Ventura: Matthew C. Wolf, Ali Abouesh, Turner Henningsen Wolf & Vandenburg, TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Plaintiffs' motion to compel further responses to requests for production of documents (set one), as to defendant Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, is continued to January 8, 2024. 2...
2023.10.30 Demurrer 017
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.30
Excerpt: ...: The demurrer of defendant to plaintiffs complaint is overruled. Defendant's time to file an answer to plaintiff's complaint shall be extended until five days after service upon defendant of written notice of entry of the Court's order overruling the demurrer, exclusive of any extended time periods provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 1013. Background: On September 14, 2023, plaintiff Sierra Property Group, INC, filed its complaint for un...
2023.10.27 Petition to Confirm Arbitration 294
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.27
Excerpt: ...er. UCSB terminated Little for alleged violations of the UCSB Police Department Policy Manual. Little worked for the university of California from 2004 to 2007. He was then employed by the City of Santa Barbara Police Department until 2014, when he returned to the University of California Police Department. UCSB alleged that, among other violations, Little performed a simulated draw of his firearm against other police officers. He never actually ...
2023.10.27 Motion to Compel Further Responses 077
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.27
Excerpt: ...tribution centers that sell legal cannabis products across the State of California. (SAC, 8.) Defendant Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. dba Raw Garden (CCA) is engaged in the cultivation, manufacturing, and sale of cannabis products. (ld. at '19.) On October 1, 2019, HERBL and CCA entered into a written agreement (the agreement) providing that HERBL would be the exclusive California distributor for CCA products through the end of September 2023. ...
2023.10.27 Motion for Summary Judgment 456
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.27
Excerpt: ...dent. He alleges that the substandard lanes and the absence of a shoulder on the narrow bridge, which required bicyclists to travel in the same lane as motorists, created a dangerous condition. Plaintiff asserts causes of action against the California Department (Caltrans) for dangerous condition of public property (3's c/a), and negligent act or missions of public entity or public employee (4th c/a). He also asserts a cause of action against Sus...
2023.10.27 Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement 089
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.27
Excerpt: ... to the date for hearing on the motion for determination of faith settlement. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A„ Inc., and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. shall serve notice of this ruling on all parties, including The State of California Department of Transportation, and file a proof of service, no later than October 31, 2023. Background: This action arises out of a vehicle collision that occurred on U.S. Highway 101 (the ...
2023.10.27 Demurrer 432
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.27
Excerpt: ...ended Petition As alleged in the #titoners' third amended petition and complaint (TAP): Petitioner and plaintiff Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) is a joint powers authority formed by and for the benefit of its eight public agency members (CCWA Members), namely, petitioners and petitioners Carpinteria Valley Water District, the City of Buellton, the City of Guadalupe, the City of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Maria, the Goleta Water Distri...
2023.10.27 Motion to Vacate Vexatious Litigant Status, for Change of Venue, Return Bond Deposit 146
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.27
Excerpt: ...nts, including Cottage Health Inc. (Cottage). Griggs' FAC sets forth a cause of action for professional negligence (medical malpractice). Griggs claims that on July 9, 2019, among other things, that she suffered an internal cystic rupture and received negligent care at Saint Ynez Cottage Hospital. (FAC, p. 4, II. 12-22.) Griggs states that she then went to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and again received negligent medical care. (FAC, p. 5, II. 9...
2023.10.25 Motion for Entry of Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation 527
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.25
Excerpt: ...March 15, 2015 (the account). Within the last four years, defendant Jon Hampton McKean became indebted to FIA Card Services, N.A., who is the predecessor in interest to BOA, on the account. The last payment received on the account was on October 29, 2019. The account was charged off on April 30, 2020. The reasonable value due and unpaid from defendant is $3,025.77. The complaint alleges one cause of action for common counts. On May 19, 2023, BOA ...
2023.10.23 Motion for Summary Judgment 587
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...Tetalman & Udden For Defendants Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Inc., and Cottage Health, Inc.: Hugh S. Spackman, Cathy Anderson, Clinkenbeard, Ramsey, Spackman & Clark, LLP TENTATIVE RULING: The Court continues the hearing on the motion of defendants for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication to December 4, 2023, to permit defendants to file an appropriate motion to seal medical records submitted in support of the motion. ...
2023.10.23 Demurrer 969
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...laint is overruled. Defendants' time to file their answer to plaintiff's complaint shall be extended until five days after service upon defendants of written notice of entry of the Court's order overruling the demurrer, exclusive of any extended time periods provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 1013. Background: This is an unlawful detainer action filed on September 12, 2023, by plaintiff Carp Property LLC, against defendants Claudia Ramos...
2023.10.23 Demurrer to FAC 752
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...ura, Blake D. Heller, Miles Weiss, Lisa O. Lwäkainen, Andrew Sullivant, and Rachelle H. Dean: T. Arce, Dana L. Segal, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore TENTATIVE RULING: The demurrer of defendants County of Ventura, Blake D. Heller, Miles Weiss, Lisa O. Lyytikainen, Andrew Sullivant, and Rachelle H. Dean to the third cause of action (harassment) of plaintiff Hyelim Cho's first amended complaint is sustained with leave to amend. Plaintiff shall file and s...
2023.10.23 Motion for Summary Judgment, for Sanctions 448
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...dant Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld and its Attorneys of Record. ATTORNEYS: Christina M. Coleman for plaintiff Russell R. Ghitterman of Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld, for defendant TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's motion for summary judgment, or, in the alternative, summary adjudication, is denied. Plaintiff's motion for sanctions is denied. Background: This is a wrongful termination action, arising from plaintiff Lucy Bernal's (Berna') previous empl...
2023.10.23 Motion to Compel Compliance, Deposition, for Sanctions 909
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...Compel Compliance And Request For Sanctions For Plaintiff Yvonne Saldana: Elliot J. Siegel, Margaret R. Wright, Tiffany Nguyen, King & For Defendants Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California, Inc., Brown & Brown, Inc., and John Esposito: Daniel B. Chammas, Jennifer S. McGeorge, Hilda Aguilar, Ford & Harrison LLP TENTATIVE RULING: (1) The motion of plaintiff to compel is denied as moot. (2) The motion of plaintffto compel compliance is denie...
2023.10.23 Petition to Bring Elder Abuse Action 840
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...sed, by and through her personal/legal representative, Jeani Burke, Jeani Burke individually, Kathy Silkett, and Chris Beck: Jacob L Stipp and Robert F. Bristow For Defendant Powers Park Healthcare, Inc. dba Channel Islands Post Acute: Lisa A. Cross For Defendant Jacqueline Cabrera: No appearance For Defendant Bernie Butac: No appearance TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Jeani Burke's petition to bring elder abuse achon in the name of decedent Kathlyn ...
2023.10.23 Motion for Issue and Monetary Sanctions 623
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...Bilotti Revocable Trust Dated May 19, 2CU5: Self Represented TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's motion for issue sanctions is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff's motion for monetary sanctions is granted in the amount of $2,550.00 against defendant and in favor of plaintiff, to be paid no later than November 1, 2023. Plaintiff is to comply with the court order of July 10, 2023, by serving complete, cuie compliant, responses no later than November 1, ...
2023.10.18 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication, to File Under Seal Docs Lodged Under Seal 608
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.18
Excerpt: .... Harrison, Marianne Gordon, Tyson & Mendes RULING (1) For all reasons discussed herein, the clerk shall file in the public record the Notice Of Lodgment Of Exhibit(s) Filed Under Seal Pursuant To Protective Order which was conditionally under seal by Defendant the Santa Barbara Unified School District on June 15, 2023. (2) For all reasons discussed herein, the motion of Defendant the Santa Barbara Unified School District for summary judgment, or...
2023.10.18 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement 162
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.18
Excerpt: ... with additional information, as set forth below, no later than October 31, 2023. Background Plaintiff Cristina Calzada-Guido filed her complaint on March 18, 2021. The complaint alleges causes of action for: (1) unpaid overtime, (2) unpaid meal period premiums, (3) unpaid rest period premiums, (4) unpaid minimum wages, (5) final wages not timely paid, (6) wages not timely paid during employment, (7) non-compliant wage statements, (8) failure to ...
2023.10.17 Motion for Summary Judgment 893
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.17
Excerpt: ...he motion of Defendant Mullen & Henzell L.L. P. for summary judgment is denied. Background On October 6, 2022, Plaintiffs Susan Smyth (Smyth), Pedro Baltadano (Baltadano), Martin Engriser (Engriser), and Don McIntyre (McIntyre) (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed their original complaint in this achon asserting one cause of action for intentional interference with expected inheritance (IIEI claim). On January 11, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their operati...
2023.10.16 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 390
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.16
Excerpt: ...chel Van Mullem, Julian Abanise, Santa Barbara County Counsel TENTATIVE RULING: For the reasons set forth herein, the motion of defendant County of Santa Barbara for summary judgment and/or summary adjudication is denied. Background: Plaintiff Rebecca Fraser was injured when she tripped and fell while walking on Channel Drive in Montecito on the evening of November 17, 2020. Ms. Fraser contends that an asphalt lump in the road caused her to trip ...
2023.10.16 Motion for Issue and Monetary Sanctions 623
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.16
Excerpt: ...of the Janice Bilotti Revocable Trust Dated May 19, 2005: Self Represented TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's motion for issue sanctions is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff's motion for monetary sanctions is granted in the amount of $2,550.00 against defendant and in favor of plaintiff, to be paid no later than November 1, 2023. Plaintiff is to comply with the court order of July 10, 2023, by serving complete, code compliant, responses no later tha...
2023.10.13 Motions to Quash 886
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.13
Excerpt: ...causes of action related to an underlying transaction in which defendant Rick Tarnutzer (Rick) induced Fleury to purchase a run-down property and hire him and his wife, Vonna Carol Tarnutzer (Vonna), to perform design and construction work to remodel the property. [Note: In order to avoid any confusion, the Court will refer to the Tarnutzer defendants by their first names; no is intended.] The complaint alleged that in reliance on various represe...
2023.10.13 Motion to Vacate 146
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.13
Excerpt: ...ottage Health Inc. (Cottage). Griggs' FAC sets forth a cause of action for professional negligence (medical malpractice). Griggs claims that on July 9, 2019, among other things, that she suffered an internal cystic rupture and received negligent care at Saint Ynez Cottage Hospital. (FAC, p. 4, II. 12-22.) Griggs states that she then went to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and again received negligent medical care. (FAC, p. 5, II. 9-18.) Griggs the...
2023.10.13 Motion to Dismiss, to Compel Production of Docs 591
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.13
Excerpt: ...dant Colosi to dismiss is denied. (3) The motions by defendants Guier and Hutcheson for immediate release of funds is denied, without prejudice to their continued pursuit of their claims at the court trial of this action. (4) The motons to quash filed by various parties failed to provide sufficient notice to defendant Colosi; nonetheless, they raised issues regarding court proceedings which must be addressed by the Court. No appearances or docume...
2023.10.13 Motion to be Relieved as Counsel, to Compel Responses 456
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.13
Excerpt: ...relieving counsel shall be delayed until proofs of electronic and mail service of a copy of each signed order on Jacqueline Rubasky and on Fountain Group, LLC, have been filed with the Court. (4) Counsel for Jacqueline Rubasky and Fountain Group, LLC, shall, in accordance with this ruling, serve a copy of the Court's ruling on each defendant by electronic and regular mail, and file appropriate proofs evidencing such service. (5) For all reasons d...
2023.10.11 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint 213
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.11
Excerpt: ...g Zeb Albert and Caroline Neufeld as Defendants is GRANTED: (1) the Amended Complaint is to be filed by 10/17/23; (2) the two new Defendants are to be personally served by 10/31/23. (Do not raise the issue of who pays for cost of personal service; Plaintiff or Plaintiff's counsel pays for it now; Plaintiff may seek reimbursement in a cost bill if he prevails.) 2. The Court designates this case as complex litigation because of the unusual backgrou...
2023.10.11 Motion to Strike or Tax Costs 700
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.11
Excerpt: ...O'Melveny & Meyers LLP For Defendants Mahan Ranch, LLC, et al.: Jim McDermott, Neal P. Maguire, Jessica M. Wan, Shane M. Maguire, Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLC RULING For the reasons set forth herein, the motion of Defendants Mahan Ranch, LLC, et al., is granted to strike (1) the memorandum of costs filed on August 2, 2023, by the Las Posas Farming Group, and (2) the memorandum of costs filed on August 3, 2023, and supplemented on August 7, 2023...
2023.10.11 Motion to Consolidate on Shortened Time 542
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.11
Excerpt: ...ase no. 22CV01055) and John Doe 3 (related case no. 22CV01608) ("Plaintiffs") move for an Order Consolidating the Related Cases for Trial pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure 91048(0) on the following grounds: 1. Plaintiffs' cases have been deemed related and consolidated for purposes of discovery. Through discovery it has become apparent that judicial economy and efficiency will be served by consolidating the three cases for trial. 2. ...
2023.10.09 Motion to Seal 141
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.09
Excerpt: ...aw Firm, LLP TENTATIVE RULING: The motion of defendant Tesla, Inc. to seal portions of the case doc:ket and filings is denied. Background: This action relates to the purchase of a new 2015 Tesla Model S which allegedly developed numerous problems with its automaton system that substantially impaired the use, value, and safety of the subject vehicle. Plaintiffs Alexandro Filippini and laian Filippini filed their original complaint for damages agai...
2023.10.09 Motion to Proceed Pursuant to HIPPA Qualified Stipulated Medical Record Protective Order 500
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.09
Excerpt: ...alcolm S. Schryer and Diane M. Schryer (Deceased): Erin O. Hallissy, David R. Lang, Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs' motion for an order that this matter proceed pursuant to a HIPPA qualified stipulated medical record protective order is denied without prejudice. Plaintiffs may properly bring a motion for protective order, if allowed by statute or other legal authority, as to specific requests or subp...
2023.10.06 Motion to Compel Further Responses 357
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.10.06
Excerpt: ...shall serve further responses to requests for production Nos. 1 and 2 without objection and consistent with this ruling. UWCD shall concurrently produce all documents responsive to such requests as set forth herein. Documents produced in response to this order shall be used and disclosed only in connection with this action. In all other respects, the motion is denied without prejudice. (2) Until further order of the court, and except for initial ...
2023.10.04 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 147
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.04
Excerpt: ...rdan A. Liebman, Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP For Defendants Jeff Pescatello, John Williams, and Ron Donaire: Robert B. Forouzandeh, Andrew Hazlett, Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP For Defendant (as nominal Defendant) and Cross-complainant DelPlaya Media, Inc.: John J. Thyne Ill, Thyne Taylor Fox Howard, LLP RULING For the reasons set forth herein: The motion for summary judgment is granted. Background On March 23, 2022, Plaintiff Todd Wooten ...
2023.10.04 Motion for Leave to File SAC 132
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.04
Excerpt: ...ricia Wollum and Susan Reynolds: Gabriella L Sternfeld, David A. Napper, Gregory K. Sabo For Defendant Patrick Leahy: Self-Represented RULING For the reasons set forth herein: The motion for leave to file a second amended complaint is granted to allow Plaintiffs to add against Honor Home Care Services Califomia, Inc. as a Defendant. Background On December 11, 2020, Plaintiff Mark Sellars ("Sellars") filed his original complaint against Defendant ...
2023.10.04 Demurrer to Extraordinary Writ of Execution and Ejection and Sequestration 359
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.10.04
Excerpt: ...General of the State of California with leave to amend. Petitioner shall file a first amended pleading on or before October 13, 2023. Background On August 3, 2023, John De Herrera (Petitioner) filed a verified document titled "extraordinary writ of execution and ejection and sequestration" (the petition) against Resopondent the Attorney General of the State of California (the Attorney General). Petitioner is a professional artist and educator who...
2023.10.02 Petition for Writ of Mandate 363
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.02
Excerpt: ...rney General of California TENTATIVE RULING: The parties are ordered to appear at the hearing and be prepared to discuss the matters described herein. Background: On June 2, 2023, petitioner Richard Morse filed a verified petition for writ of mandate directed to respondent Nancy Farias who is alleged to be the Director of the California Employment Development Department, State Disability Insurance Division (respondent), and a notice of hearing fo...
2023.10.02 Motion for Summary Judgment 616
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.02
Excerpt: ...Law Office of Matthew Olufs TENTATIVE RULING: The motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication of defendants Mikki Reilly and Fitness Transform, LLC, is denied. Background: The second amended complaint for damages and injunctive relief (the SAC) filed by plaintiff Ann Fristoe, M.D. (Fristoe) on February 6, 2023, is the operative pleading in this matter. As alleged in the SAC, on January 10, 2020, Fristoe hired Mikki Re...
2023.10.02 Motion for Summary Adjudication 596
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.10.02
Excerpt: ...Issues as Respects Second Cause of Acton and Punitive Damages ATTORNEYS: Lloyd For Plaintiffs Passport 420, LLC; Spring Creek Research, LLC; and William Parrish.: A. Barry Cappello, Lawrence J. Conlan, and Richard For Defendant Starr Indemnity & Liability Co.: Ralph S. LaMontagne, Jr., Eric Amador, Michael J. Terhar, and Don Swaim TENTATIVE RULING: Starr Indemnity & Liability Company's motion for summary adjudication of issues as respects second ...
2023.09.26 Motion to Compel Arbitration 183
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Rigali, James F
Hearing Date: 2023.09.26
Excerpt: ...fly (based on allegations in the operative pleading), on September 1, 2022, plaintiffs purchased a 2023 Hyundai Kona (hereafter, the vehicle). In connection with the purchase of the Vehicle, Plaintiffs received an express written warranty in which defendant undertook to preserve or maintain the utility of performance of the Vehicle or to prov-de compensation if there is a failure in utility or performance for a specified period of time. The warra...
2023.09.25 Motion to Strike Punitive Damages 077
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.09.25
Excerpt: ...er, Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. For Defendants Silver Star Transportation and Gleb Stenin: Rosemarie S. Lewis, Edward J. Morales, Bradford A.M. Smith, Borton Petrini, LLP TENTATIVE RULING: For all reasons discussed herein, the motion of defendants Silver Star Transportation and Gleb Stenin to strike all claims for punitive damages in plaintiff's first amended complaint is granted with leave to amend. The following matters shall be strick...
2023.09.20 Motions to Compel Responses 471
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.09.20
Excerpt: ...out objection, on or before October 11, 2023. With respect to the motion for deemed admissions, if Plaintiff provides verified responses to the requests for admission before the time of the hearing on this motion, the motion will be denied. If Plaintiff fails to provide verified responses to the requests for admission before the time of the hearing on this motion, the motion will be granted, and the Court will order the matters set forth in the r...
2023.09.20 Motion to Amend Answer, to Continue Trial 017
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.09.20
Excerpt: ...rial dates after the case was designated complex litigation; another case has already been given some of the dates requested here for 120 days out [i.e. Cobb vs Superior Court of California for the County of Ventura.] It may settle; you are double set, in part; if that case does not settle you will start as soon as it finishes within the following time frame. You must save all these dates. 2. The Trial Date of 11/1/23 is continued to 3/6/23 at 11...
2023.09.20 Demurrer to SAC 077
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Anderle, Thomas
Hearing Date: 2023.09.20
Excerpt: ...n of Plaintiff's second amended complaint. The demurrer of Defendant City of Santa Barbara is overruled as to the fifth cause of action of Plaintiff's second amended complaint. Defendant shall file and serve its answer to Plaintiff's second amended complaint on or before October 3, 2023. Background On January 9, 2023, Plaintiff Eduviges Estrada (Estrada) filed her original complaint in this action asserting three causes of action against Defendan...
2023.09.19 Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award 321
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Rigali, James F
Hearing Date: 2023.09.19
Excerpt: ...is supplemented with a notice of hearing and memorandum of points and authorities; a declaration from attorney Paul Berkowitz; a copy of the arbitration agreement (indicating among other things that arbitration is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)); the first amended complaint filed with the arbitrator; and the written arbitration award. Briefly, respondent advanced six causes of action predicated on violations of the Fair Employment ...
2023.09.18 Petition to Confirm Contractual Arbitration Award 136
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.09.18
Excerpt: ... D. Estes to confirm contractual arbitration award is ordered off-calendar. Background: On July 21, 2023, Ronald D. Estes (Estes) filed a petition to confirm a contractual arbitration award (the petition) against respondent Elmer Guevara Chacon (Chacon). As alleged or effectively alleged in the petition, Estes and Chacon entered into a written agreement (the agreement) on February 19, 2023, pursuant to which Estes hired Chacon to remove an old fe...
2023.09.18 Demurrer 365
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.09.18
Excerpt: ... reasons set forth herein: Defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's complaint is sustained in part and overruled in part as follows: 2. 3. 4. 5. Defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's first cause of action for Violation of the California Constitution, art. l, sections 1 and 7, is overruled. Defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's second cause of action for Violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, is overruled Defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's third cause o...
2023.09.15 Motion to Strike Punitive Damages 566
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.09.15
Excerpt: ...he rights and safety of others" only); and prayer for relief paragraph 4 in its entirety. Any first amended complaint that may be filed by plaintiff must be filed and served on or before September 25, 2023. Background: This action arises from a vehicle collision that occurred on June 16, 2021, on southbound U.S. Highway 101 (the highway). As alleged in the complaint filed in this action on June 14, 2023, plaintiff Maesyn Rose Fitzgibbons was driv...
2023.09.15 Motion for Protective Order 227
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.09.15
Excerpt: ...regarding the continued deposition. Counsel is ordered to appear at the hearing on this matter, either in person or remotely, to discuss selection of the discovery referee. Plaintiff will pay one-half of the discovery referee's fees and defendants will pay one-half of the fees. The court retains jurisdiction to reallocate the fees at the time of trial or further order. Background: Plaintiff Montecito Country Club, LLC ("MCC") filed its original c...
2023.09.15 Demurrer 965
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.09.15
Excerpt: ...ulting from the Thomas Fire and a subsequent rainstorm and ensuing mudslides that occurred on January 9, 2018, the alleged wrongful and bad faith handling and denial of insurance benefits by defendant National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (National Fire), and the alleged professional negligence of defendant Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California, Inc. (Brown & Brown), in allegedly failing to procure adequate insurance coverage for the ...
2023.09.15 Demurrer 612
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Geck, Donna
Hearing Date: 2023.09.15
Excerpt: ...ff Nina Johnson (Johnson) was employed by defendant the City of 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 employment with the City, she was for high visibility, high-level, and complex assignments on behalf of the City Administrator and City Council which involved directing interdepartmental teams, serving as t...
2023.09.14 Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens 602
Location: Santa Barbara
Judge: Sterne, Colleen
Hearing Date: 2023.09.14
Excerpt: ...olina Pizarro in the amount of $14,579. CL (2) Counsel are ordered to appear at the hearing on this motion and are to be prepared to discuss whether, and to what extent, other relief may be appropriate pending disposition of the pending petition. Background: On December 7, 2022, petitioner Carolina Pizarro filed her petition for letters of administration and authorization to administer under the Independent Administration of Estates Act the estat...

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