Excerpt: ...ril 10, 2023 email exchange demonstrates [that] the parties mutually consented to essential settlement terms— payment of $8,000 by Defendant in exchange for Plaintiff's dismissal . . . . These emails form an enforceable settlement contract under California law.” (Memo randum at p. 4:1 -4.) The court has reviewed these emails attached to the motion and finds that they are somewhat ambiguous as to whether the parties truly had a final enforce...

Excerpt: ...nd Requests for Prod uction Nos. 1, 2, and 4. In addition, State Farm requests $2,060 in monetary sanctions against both Herrera and his defense counsel. For the reasons that follow, the court GRANTS the motion to compel; in addition, it GRANTS the request for monetary sancti ons against Herrera only, not his counsel. The responses given to the discovery so far consist entirely of objections. As such, they are insufficient on their face. The reas...

Excerpt: ...uest to dismiss the action pend ing the outcome of the arbitration is DENIED as MOOT. BACKGROUND On November 29, 2023, Plaintiff filed the instant action against Cloudbrink and its Chief Executive Officer, Mana. Plaintiff asserts seven causes of action in his Complaint for (1) [Whistlebl ower] Retaliation in Violation of California Labor Code sections 1102.5 and 98.6, (2) Fraudulent Misrepresentation, (3) Negligent Misrepresentation, (4) Breach ...

Excerpt: ... Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Motion Of Plaintiff For Summary Judgment, or, In The Alternative, Summary Adjudication. I. Statement of Facts. Defendants Full Power Properties, LLC and FPP MB LLC (“Owners”) are fee simple owner...

Excerpt: ...(See FAC, ¶ 34.) On the date of the signing of the loan agreement, Modesto Duran was in the hospital recovering from COVID; however, Zoe Hamilton, MF's representative, pressured Marisela to forge Modesto's signatures on the loan agreement. (See FAC, ¶ 35.) Defendants forced Plaintiffs to execute a promissory note — secured by a deed of trust to the home and Plaintiffs' commercial property at 373 South Twenty -Fourth Street in San Jose (“Com...

Excerpt: ...st Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff for a Protective Order Concerning Mental Health Examination. I. Statement of Facts. The facts of this important matter are well known to this Court and counsel. II. ...

Excerpt: ...e. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff For Preferential Trial Setting. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint for damages and equitable relief on 28 July 2023.33 The complaint generally alleges that plainti...

Excerpt: ...ANTS th e motion, with litigation costs limited to $10,000. I. BACKGROUND Defendant employed Plaintiff and other non -exempt employees in California, and continues to do so. (First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“FAC”), ¶¶ 26 -27.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed to pay minimum and overtime wages for all hours worked at the correct rate and within the required time. (Id., ¶ 29.) Plaintiff and other employees did not r...

Excerpt: ..., was “enrolled in” Defenda nt Does 1 through 6-operated religious organizations (collectively, “Doe Church Defendants”) in California. (FAC, ¶¶ 1 -2, 5, 13.) While a minor, Plaintiff attended religious services at these organizations. (Id., ¶¶ 13, 15 -16.) The FAC alleges Plaintiff wa s a minor at the time of the assault, but it neither specifies the age of Plaintiff nor date(s) of the alleged assault. (Id., ¶ 2.) Defendant Doe 7 (...

Excerpt: .... Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defe ndant's Demurrer To Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. In or around 21 January 2008, defendant Kiran Kumar Gunnam (“Gunnam”) commenced employment with plaintiff LSI Corpo...

Excerpt: ...ES in part Bernasconi's demurrer. This case arises out of a recorded interview between Hogan, Bernasconi, and Catherine Somers (Bernasconi's “podcast partner”) on June 7, 2023. (Complaint, p. 3:4.)1 After the interview, Hogan indicated to Bernasconi and Somers tha t she wanted to listen to the recording and wanted to play it on her own podcast, but Bernasconi allegedly deleted it. (Id. at p. 4:7, 4:10 -11, 4:16 -17.) Hogan filed this case tw...

Excerpt: ...to hear Travelers' motion for summary judgment on this date (March 7, 2024), but Plaintiffs filed an ex parte application arguing that they needed additional discovery (and a motion to compel that discovery) before they could adequately respond to the summary judgment motion , under Code of Civil Procedure section 437c, subdivision (h). Without addressing the merits of Plaintiffs' discovery argument, the court granted the ex parte application, c...

Excerpt: ...tional”), and Topgolf USA El Segundo (“Topgolf El Segundo”) (collectively, “Defendants”), which sets forth a single cause of action for Violation of the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698, et seq.). Plaintiff alleges that he wa s employed by Defendants and Defendants engaged in a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations by failing to pay all wages (including minimum wages and over...

Excerpt: ...rmation with Meta Platforms, Inc., without class members' knowledge or consent. The Complaint, filed by plaintiff Indigo Spalinger (“Plaintiff”) on February 28, 2023, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. P enal Code § 631; (2) Violation of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 56.10; and (3) Invasion of Privacy Under California's Cons...

Excerpt: ... filed the operati ve First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against defendants Grocery Delivery EServices USA, Inc. and Insperity Business Services, L.P. on March 18, 2020. The FAC sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681b(b)(2)(A) (FCRA); (2) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681d(a)(1) and 1681g(c) (FCRA); (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods (Lab. Code §§ 204, 223, 226.7, 512 and 1198); (4) Failure to Provide ...

Excerpt: ... First Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 22 January 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counse l. --- oooOooo --- Order on Defendants' Special Motion to Strike Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiffs Gurmail Singh Khalsa (aka Gurmail Singh Bath) (“Khalsa”) and Harpal Singh Chahal (“Chahal...

Excerpt: ...Cal.App.3d 243, 245-246. A plaintiff's choice of venue is “presumptively correct.” Id. At 247. The burden of proof is on defendant. Defendants first claim that venue must be transferred because it is not proper pursuant to CCP section 395.5. Under 395.5, a plaintiff must bri ng its case where the contract was made or performed, where the obligation or liability arose or where the breach occurred, or in the county where the principal plac...

Excerpt: ...opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff to Compel Defendant to Pay Expert Deposition Witness Fees. I. Statement of Facts. This complaint was filed on 14 October 2020.1 Plaintiff, a non -English speaking Colombian immigrant, was hired b...

Excerpt: ...d and/or distribut ed by Kia. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), ¶6.) Morales received an express written warranty which, among other things, covered the Theta 2.0 -liter and 2.4 -liter direct injection engines (“2.0L and/or 2.4L GDI Engine”) and transmission. (FAC, ¶ 7.) A ccording to the complaint, during the warranty period, the Subject Vehicle contained or developed defects that substantially impaired the use, value, or safety of the...

Excerpt: ...ose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Defendants Kho Liep Chok and Ya Hui Tu's Motion for Summary Adjudication. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiffs Michael Yelavich and Linda Yelavich (“Plaintiffs”) are a married couple who have owned th...

Excerpt: ...t, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Motion of Plaintiff Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority for Immediate Possession of Property. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this eminent domain complaint on 17 November 2023.1 Plaintiff al...

Excerpt: ...ssed, abused and molested by McQuigg both on and off the premises of MHS. (See complaint, ¶¶ 16 -18.) In August 2023, McQuigg was arrested and charged with sexually abusing and molesting a minor student at MHS. (See complaint, ¶ 26.) On August 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants District, and McQuigg (collectively “Defendants”), asserting causes of action for: 1) Negligence, negligent supervision, negligent hiring and/...

Excerpt: ...ion: (1) Breac h of Contract; (2) “Unauthorized charges to credit card on file with A Tool Shed,”; (3) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; (4) “Unfair Debt Collection Action”; and (5) “Disparagement and Emotional Distress.” Although there are three named defendants in the complaint, all five causes of action are asserted against only ATS. There are also cross -complaints. On September 29, 2023, defendants ...

Excerpt: ...et, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defendants' Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Defendant Artson Group International Trade, Inc. (“Artson Group”) was formed in 2004 at the direction of...

Excerpt: ... owned by Yan Jian, together with her husban d and children, referred to as the “Chen Family.” (Id. at ¶ 2.) In March 2019, GFL leased the Property to Blueprint, so it could operate a hotpot restaurant called Tian Fu Xiang Hotpot (“TFX”). (Id. at ¶¶ 27, 44.) Shi is the owner of Blueprint. (Id. at ¶ 4 .) In order to obtain possession of the Property, Shi first interfered with GFL's sale agreement with a potential buyer of the Property...