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2024.05.01 Motion to Vacate Dismissal 982
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...ark Expressway and Commerce Blvd in Rohne rt Park, California, on April 13, 2022. It alleges that Defendants negligently caused the accident and injuries and as a result it paid its insureds. The Court on July 11, 2023, issued an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal (“OSC”) and set a hearing for September 5, 2023. The OSC indicated it was for failure to file a case management statement, failure to timely request entry of default and failure to p...
2024.05.01 Motion for Final Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlements 148
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...otices; 4. Appointing Plaintiffs as Class Representatives for settlement purposes; 5. Appointing Plaintiffs' Counsel, Justin F. Marquez and Benjamin H. Haber of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC, as Class Counsel for settlement purposes; and 6. Ap p o in t in g Sim p lu r is Cla s s Ac t io n Se t t le m e n t Ad m in is t r a t io n a s t h e Settlement Administrator. P RO CED URAL BACKGRO UN D Defendant Foley Family Wines, Inc. and Foley Family Farms (“...
2024.05.01 Motion to Quash Service of Summons and FAC 136
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ... e r e m in o r c h ild r e n . P la in t if f s allege that Defendants Zones and Gerald Nelson (“Nelson”), Zones' supervisor/ manager, knowingly or negligently allowed the abuse to occur when Plaintiffs were in their care even though Plaintiffs complai ned to them that it was occurring. They also allege that BGCA had ultimate, direct supervisory control over the other Defendants, and governed, owned, operated, and controlled the program in w...
2024.05.01 Demurrer 444
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...misconduct with students attending Sonoma Academy (“SA”), SA retained the New York law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (“Debevoise”) t o in v e s t ig a t e a lle g a t io n s o f s e xu a l m is c o n d u c t b y a d u lt s e m p lo y e d at SA. On November 28, 2021, Debevoise released its final report revealing decades of inappropriate sexual misconduct toward students by SA employees, including Defendant Morrone, as well as the sexual a...
2024.05.01 Demurrers, Motion to Strike 884
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ... ruling and in compliance with CRC 3.1312. Procedural post ure A. O r ig in a l c o m p la in t This matter was initially filed in San Mateo County on November 21, 2019. Th e c o m p la in t alleged causes of action against Defendants for (1) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing (2) conversion, and (3) unfair business practices in violation of Bus. & Prof. Code § 17203. It was transferred to Sonoma County by stipulation of th e ...
2024.05.01 Motion for Attorney Fees 723
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...ed various sub-leases between the parties. The sub -leases contained attorney's fees clauses. Plaintiffs David Addington and Piner Partners (“Plaintiffs”) commenced this action against Defendants for breach of partnership agreement and interference with business. Defendants cross- complained for the same causes as well as other causes of action. Ultimately, this Court awarded Defendants breach of contract damages of $2.58 million against P la...
2024.05.01 Motion for Attorney Fees 829
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...l Haddad, Individually and dba Cee Vees Liquor (“Defendant”) on July 3, 2023. Mr. McPherson's original motion for fees was filed on December 4, 2023, and heard on January 24, 2024. That motion was denied. The court's ruling stated: “C o u r t-appointed receiver Landon McPherson moves for an order approving his fees and costs. Mr. McPherson spent 15.5 hours on this case. His rate is $300 per hour. He incurred costs in the amount of $375. The...
2024.05.01 Motion for Default Judgment, for Permanent Injunction 873
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...ublic nuisance and to abate building, grading, septic, and zoning code violations regarding unpermitted cannabis cultivation at 8910 Hwy 116 North, Forestville, California (APN 084 - 230-015) (the “Property”). The P roperty is owned by Defendant Chand and leased out to Defendant Cortina for $10,000.00 per month. Per the County's motion, Halter is an investor in the cannabis cultivation and owns 11% personally while also representing investors...
2024.05.01 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 159
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...ff attended school in School Defendant's district. This matter is on calendar for the motion by School Defendant pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 438 granting judgment on the pleadings as to the third, fourth and fifth causes of action on the grounds that the Complaint fails to state sufficie nt fact s to constitute causes of action in this matter. Th e m o t io n is D EN IED . I. G o v e r n i n g La w A. Judgment on the Pleadings A motion...
2024.05.01 Motion for Summary Judgment 878
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...t CONTINUES the motion due to the defect in service. P la in t if f m u s t f ile complete and proper proof of service showing service, at least 75 days prior to the hearing date, on Defendants of all moving papers and the notice of the hearing date. Fact s and Hist ory Plaintiff complains that it and Defendants entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) by which Plaintiff agreed to purchase all rights to a 15% of the future receivables (the...
2024.05.01 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 752
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ... e r im D ir e c t o r o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Housing & Community Services of the City of Santa Rosa (together with City, “Defendants”), and Does 1 -1 0 fo r t h ree causes of action requesting two forms of declaratory relief and a writ of mandate. This matter is on calendar for the motion by the Defendants for summary ju d g m e n t o r in t h e a lt e r n a t ive s u m m a r y a d ju d ic a t io n o f P la in t if f s ' f ir s t ...
2024.05.01 Motion for Terminating Sanctions, Monetary Sanctions 551
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ... monetary sanctions is DENIED . Plaintiff filed its complaint on February 2, 2023, alleging causes of action for breach of contract, open book account, accounted stated, and reasonable value. Plaintiff alleges it is the assignee of amounts due under a workers compensation ins urance fund. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant owes $70,549.68, plus interest, on the policy . On May 19, 2023, Defendant filed a general denial . After failing to provide re...
2024.05.01 Motion to Compel Answers 453
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...er Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 708.020 & 2030.290, and to compel production of documents (“RPODs”) from Defe ndants under CCP §§ 708.030 & 2031.300. The unopposed Motion is GRAN TED . Defendants shall serve verified code-compliant responses free of objections within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of the order on this Motion. Defendants shall pay $60 in sanctions to Plaintiff within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of th...
2024.05.01 Motion to Compel Responses 260
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.05.01
Excerpt: ...ss - Complainants' Amended Requests for Admissions, Amended Form Interrogatories, Amended Special Interrogatories, and Amended Reque st for Production. The motion is GRANTED as to Cross -Complainants' Amended Requests for Admissions, Amended Form Interrogatories, Amended Special Interrogatories directed at Aimaq and SPH; and Amended Requests for Production, Numbers 1 through 34 directed at SPH. The motion is DENIED as to Cro s s -Complainants' Am...
2024.04.24 Motion to Compel Answers 462
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...nts under Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 708.020 & 2030.290, and to compel production of documents (“RPODs”) from Defendants under CCP §§ 708 .030 & 2031.300. The unopposed Motion is GRAN TED . Defendants shall serve verified code- compliant responses free of objections within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of the order on this Motion. Defendants shall pay $60 in sanctions to Plaintiff within thirty (30) days of notice of ent...
2024.04.24 Demurrer to SAC 124
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...the Eighth Cause of Action for Reformation. Defendant's request for judicial n o t ic e is GRAN TED a s t o Exh ib it s 1-2 , a n d 5 -9 and DENIED as to Exhibits 3 -4 , a s they are disputable evidence. The cases cited in su pport of t he re que st for judicial n o t ic e o f Exh ib it s 3-4 do not require the Court take judicial notice of these documents and they are not persuasive. Defendant's counsel shall submit a written order consistent wi...
2024.04.24 Demurrers, Motion to Strike 853
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ... they own property located at 121 Olive Street in Petaluma (“121 Olive”) which they purchased on September 18, 2003 from Creed W. Wood and Andree L. Wood (“Trustees”), Trustees under the Creed W. Wood and Andree L . Wood 1991 Trust. A condition of the purchase was that Plaintiffs were granted an access easement over the Trustees' property. Plaintiffs allege that over three months prior to closing escrow for the sale of 121 Olive, Trustees...
2024.04.24 Motion for Entry of Judgment 238
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...n 6 6 4 .6 (a ) p r o v id e s : “If p a r t ie s t o p e n d in g lit ig a t io n s t ip u la t e , in a writing signed by the parties outside of the presence of the court or orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement. If requested by the parties, the court may retain jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement until perfor...
2024.04.24 Motion for Leave to File Complaint-in-Intervention 512
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...intervention (the “M o t io n ”). Th e M o t io n is GRAN TED . I. Governing Law Labor Code Division 4, governing “Workers' Compensation and Insurance,” Part 1, Chapter 5, “Subrogation of Employer,” governs the subrogation and intervention rights of employees, employers, and employers' insured on claims involving payment of workers' co mpensation or other similar benefits. Lab. Code section 3 8 5 2 g ive s e m p lo ye e s a n d e m p ...
2024.04.24 Demurrer to FAC 845
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...ages” requested for the Ninth Cause of Action in the Prayer for Relief on page 14 of the F AC. P RO CED URAL H ISTO RY Plaintiff commenced this suit to recover repair and replacement costs from named defendants regarding fire sprinkler sensors that Plaintiff installed but did not own. Plaintiff purchased the sprinkler sensors from defendant Pace Supply C o r p . (“P a c e ”) t o in stall them into the residential homes. The specific model w...
2024.04.24 Motion to Compel Answers 942
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ... t e r r o g a t o r ie s (“SIs ”) a g a in s t Defendants under Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 708.020 & 2030.290, and to compel production of documents (“RPODs”) from Defendants under CCP §§ 708.030 & 2031.300. The unopposed Motion is GRAN TED . D e f e n d a n t s s h a ll serve verified code-compliant responses free of objections within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of the order on this Motion. Defendants shall pay $...
2024.04.24 Motion to Compel Further Responses 624
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...Lazaro Ortiz (“Plaintiffs”). Defendants request monetary sanctions in the amount of $5,185. The motion is DENIED as to special interrogatories numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, and 26; and is GRANTED as to 1, 4, 7, 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, and 23. Sanctions are denied. This is a wage and hour action. Plaintiffs allege they worked for Defendant as truck drivers delivering construction materials. Plaintiffs allege that De...
2024.04.24 Motion to Intervene in Action 876
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ... court against Defendant Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa (“Defendant”), titled Kimberlee Keller v. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa , Sonoma County Case No. 23CV00371. Intervenor argues that Defendant has opted to mediate only with the plaintiff in this case, plaintiff Lourdes Rangal (“Plaintiff Rangal”). Intervenor argues that she must be permitted to intervene as any settlement reach ed between Plaintiff R...
2024.04.24 Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment 090
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...promissory note . Plaint iff's proce ss se rve r e ffe ctuate d se rvice of the summons and complaint by substituted service at 3660 Roblar Road in Petaluma, at which address Defendant concedes he currently resides, and which was listed under his name in the caption for this motion. Defendant claims he does not receive mail at this address and that he has never been personally served. Defendant has not apprised the Court of any different address ...
2024.04.24 OSC Re Preliminary Injunction 822
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...ndar for Plaintiff's Order to Show Cause re: Preliminary Injunction arising out of a Temporary Restraining Order request filed on April 8, 2024. The motion is continued to May 15, 2024. I. Underlying facts Plaintiff filed the application for Temporary Restraining Order and request to set the Order to Show Cause re: Preliminary Injunction on April 8, 2024. The Court's orde r grant ing t he Te mporary Re straining Orde r and se tt ing of t he Pre l...
2024.04.24 Petition to Compel Arbitration 690
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...ar for the petition by Uber to compel arbitration pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. (“CCP”) § 1281.2. Uber's petition to compel arbitration and stay proceedings is GRAN TED . I. Fact s and Proce dure Plaintiff allegedly was injured through the negligence of Individual Defendant, and that he was acting as the agent of Uber, on October 25, 2021. On December 16, 2021, Uber updated its terms of service. See Declaration of Chenshan Yu in Support, ...
2024.04.24 Motion to Compel Further Responses 397
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.24
Excerpt: ...and unjustified. Defendant is ordered to notify all necessary individuals prior to the release of the requested educational records that pertain to them. Prior to disclosure, Defendant is also ordered to redact any private and confidential information, including personal id e n t if ic a t io n in f o r m a t io n , p r iva t e m e d ic a l in f o r m a t io n , a n d private financial information that are not relevant to this action. Defendant s...
2024.04.17 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 161
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...nting judgment on the pleadings on the ground that the Complaint fails to state sufficient facts to constitute causes of action in this matter. The motion is DENIED. I. Governing Law A. Judgment on the Pleadings A motion for judgment on the pleadings may only be made on the grounds specified in the statute. CCP section 438(c)(1). If the moving party is a defendant, the motion may be made on the grounds that the complaint does not state facts suff...
2024.04.17 Application for Determination of Good Faith Settlement 212
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...) for settlement. Plaintiffs had sued Defendants for motor vehicle property damage and personal injury. ANALYSIS Legal Standard C.C.P. section 877.6 allows a plaintiff to settle with one or more joint tortfeasors without releasing others as long as the settlement is in “good faith.” A good-faith settlement discharges the settling defendant from liability to other parties for equit able contribution or comparative indemnity. ( City of Grand Te...
2024.04.17 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 163
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...Plaintiff's complaint alleges that in or around January 2016, Defendant hired Plaintiff to work as a full -time, non- exempt ceiling and acoustical foreman. Plaintiff alleges that he was wrongfully terminated on or about August 12, 2022. Plaintiff alleges that, previously, on April 1, 2022, he injured his right arm while performing job duties. The injury impaired major life activities and constituted a disability. The injury required surgery whic...
2024.04.17 Motion for Certification of Class and Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, for Attorney Fees 587
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...ll as the motion for attorney's fees and class representative enhancements. The Court issued a tentative ruling on the motion on April 4, 2024, and ordered the parties to appear for oral argument the next day. At the hearing, the Court allowed arguments by Plaintiff's counsel which focused on the Court's modification to the attorn ey's fees allocation in the settlement. Plaintiff argued the original attorney's fee request was justified but re...
2024.04.17 Anti-SLAPP Motion to Strike 977
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...pliance with Rule 3.1312. I. Background This complaint arises out of an ongoing dispute between the parties who are a HOA President (Plaintiff) and a resident of the Association (Defendant). Defendant is alleged to have sent sent several letters and emails to Plaintiff personally (that are large ly not the subject of this motion) and letters, emails, and flyers to board members and residents with his concerns regarding Plaintiff's fitness to serv...
2024.04.17 Motion for Leave to Amend FAC 679
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: .... (“CCP”) § 473 for leave to amend the FAC. The motion is DENIED. I. Legal Standards The California Code of Civil Procedure provides that a court “may in the furtherance of justice, and on any terms as may be proper” allow a party to amend any pleading to correct a mistake. CCP § 473(a)(1). Likewise, the court may “in its discretion, after notice to the adverse party, allow, upon any terms as may be just, an amendment to any pleading ...
2024.04.17 Motion for Summary Adjudication 585
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...rling commenced this action to obtain money owed by Arrowtown for roofing work done and for materials provided by Sterling in connection to a construction project on a residential remodeling in Sonoma for Heather Jordan and Joseph Beare (the “Owners”). Arrowtown, as the general contractor, sought a contract with Sterling for roofing work. Arrowtown disputes any additional amounts claimed by Sterling. Sterling submitted a bid proposal for $82,...
2024.04.17 Motion to Quash Subpoena for Deposition 054
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...h 1997, Plaintiff agreed to assist Defendant in purchasing a house on 21st Avenue in San Francisco (“San Francisco Property”) where Defendant would live with the parties' parents. Plaintiff alleges that he and Defendant agreed as follows: Plaintiff would pay a $70,000 down payment and co -sign the loan application, and pay $5,000 per month to Defendant to cover the mortgage, tax, and maintenance expenses on the house. Plaintiff and Defendant ...
2024.04.17 Motion to Set Aside Default, Judgment 581
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...ff filed suit on May 6, 2022, and s erved the summons and complaint upon Defendant through substituted service on May 13, 2023. Defendant did not file a response, so Plaintiff filed a Request for Entry of Default, which the Court entered on July 12, 2023. On July 18, 2023, Defendant's representative from Phoenix Law contacted Plaintiff's counsel wanting to settle the matter on behalf of Defendant. As proof of representation, Phoenix Law emailed a...
2024.04.17 Petition to Compel Arbitration and Stay 780
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.17
Excerpt: ...necessary precautions to prevent her from falling, as a result of which she fell and suffered injuries. Plaintiff's complaint, filed on November 29, 2023, alleges causes of action for (1) negligence and (2) violations of the Elder and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Welf & Instit. Code §15600 et. seq.) Plaintiff, a 93-year elder who was a resident at Defendants' Muirwoods Memory Care assisted -living facility in Santa Rosa, California (the...
2024.04.10 Demurrer 469
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...ffs”). The demurre r is SUSTAINED without leave to amend. Plaintiffs' FAC alleges that on August 20, 2020, defendant Vanessa Ann Bardella (“Vanessa”) left her home and crossed the street to where Decedent was residing in her recreational vehicle. Vanessa shot Decedent in the face which caused severe i njuries resulting in her death. Plaintiffs allege that Barbara, Vanessa's mother, and Vanessa's brother, Matthew Bardella, knew that Vanessa ...
2024.04.10 Demurrer to SAC 312
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ... its discretion to consider the late - filed opposition since Defendant was still able to file a substantive reply. Analysis: I. St andard on De murre r A demurrer tests whether the complaint sufficiently states a valid cause of action. (Hahn v. Merda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) Complaints are read as a whole, in context and are liberally construed. ( Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318; see also, St evens v. Superior Court (1999) 75 ...
2024.04.10 Demurrer to TAC, Motion to Strike 997
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ... ura l Ma t eria ls Co. (1981) 123 Cal.App.3d 593, 604 -605. Defendant's counsel shall submit a written order consistent with this tentative ruling and in compliance with Rule 3.1312. Analysis: I. St andards on De murre r A demurrer tests whether the complaint sufficiently states a valid cause of action. (Hahn v. Merda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) Complaints are read as a whole, in context and are liberally construed. ( Blank v. Kirwan (1985...
2024.04.10 Motion for Leave to File Complaint 578
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ....50(c) provides: “The court, after notice to the adverse party, shall grant, upon such terms as may be just to the parties, leave to amend the pleading, or t o file the cross -complaint, to assert such cause if the party who failed to plead the caus e acted in good faith. This subdivision shall be liberally construed to avoid forfe it ure of cause s of act ion.” If t he propose d cross -c o m p la in t is p e r m is s iv e , leave of court ma...
2024.04.10 Motion for Leave to File TACC, or for Reconsideration 872
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...an amended cross -c o m p la in t is GRAN TED . This motion is based upon Cross -Co m p la in a n t s ' r e c e ip t o f d is c o ve r y responses that indicate that Plaintiff Dorian Guerrero was not an employee of Craft Contract ing dba Craft Ge ne ral Const ruct ion (“Craft ”). It is Cross - Complainants' position that Craft cannot therefore avail itself of the protections of Labor Code section 3864, which formed the basis of this court's r...
2024.04.10 Motion to Compel Deposition, Responses, for Monetary Sanctions 719
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...��), special interrogatories (“SIs”), and requests for produc tion of documents (“RPODs”), and for monetary sanctions. Th e M o t io n is GRAN TED . I. Relevant Law A. Motions to Compel Responses Regarding the FIs, a party responding to an interrogatory must provide a response that is “as complete and straightforward as the information reasonably available to the responding party permits” and “[i]f an interrogatory cannot be answere...
2024.04.10 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 139
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...a n a g e r if s h e r e lo c a t e d f r o m H a w a ii t o Ca lif o r n ia . P la in t if f w a s liv in g in Hawaii after retiring after working for Defendants for many years, and taking care o f h e r ill husband who requires kidney dialysis. Plaintiff claims she agreed to relocate based on the oral promise that she would be appointed as Store Manager and Defendants would cover her relocation costs. After she had relocated, Defendants offered...
2024.04.10 Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement 714
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ... located at 4723 Muirfield Court, Santa Rosa, (the “Property”). Defendants were uncertain whether Plaintiff got a permit to install this first. The parties entered into the Settlement Agreement on November 1, 2023. Paragraph 9 of the Settlement Agreement required Plaintiff to provide support that he obtained a permit for the installation of the propane tank. (Declaration of Pavone, Ex hibit A.) Plaintiff had to send this support to Defendant ...
2024.04.10 Motion to Quash Service of Summons 326
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...� 4 1 8 .1 0 (a)(1 ) o n t he gro und s t hat t he Co urt lacked personal jurisdiction over Defendant because the summons and complaint we re ne ve r prope rly se rve d . I . Governing La w The Co de o f Civil Pro ce d ure st at e s t hat “[a] de fe ndant , o n o r b e fo re t he last day o f his o r he r t ime t o p le ad o r wit hin any furt he r t ime t hat t he co urt may fo r go o d cause allo w , may se rve and file a no t ice o f mo t io...
2024.04.10 Motion to Stay 389
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...c o n sidered for, coordination.” Section 404.5 contemplates a stay of proceedings when the coordination of two actions is being considered. No such action is being considered for c o o r d in a t io n w it h t h is c a s e . Th e r e f o r e , s e c t io n 4 0 4 .5 is in a p p lic a b le . Re g a r d le s s , as pre vio usly d etermined by this court, and as acknowledged in defendant's moving papers, Dorothy Langley transferred the subject rea...
2024.04.10 Motion to Strike Unverified Answer 308
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...for ju d ic ia l n o t ic e a r e GRAN TED . Defendants shall file and serve their proposed amended answer within 10 days of service of the notice of entry of this order. P RO CED URAL H ISTO RY Plaintiffs brought this action to seek damages from Defendants for breach of contract and property damage arising out of a commercial lease. Defendants filed an unverified answer with a general denial to the verified complaint to avoid an entry of default...
2024.04.10 Motions to Enforce Settlement 181
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.04.10
Excerpt: ...efendant Bethany Zoe (“Zoe”) stipulated to a settlement agreement in open court. The parties exchanged multiple versions to memorialize this settlement agreement in writing, but Defendants did not agree to the terms because they did not include the requirement for escrow, a title report, and a transfer disclosure statement re garding re al prope rt y at issue . Anabi's posit ion is t hat t he se t e rms we re a part of the general category po...
2024.04.05 Demurrer 916
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
Excerpt: ...s sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The Demurrer is SUSTAIN ED w it h leave to amend. I. Legal Standards A demurrer can be used only to challenge defects that appear on the face of the pleading under attack or from matters outside the pleading that are judicially noticeable. CCP § 430.30(a). In the event a demurrer is sustained, leave to amend should be granted where the complaint's defect can be cured by amendment. Th e Swahn Group, I...
2024.04.05 Motion for Certification of Class and Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, for Attorney Fees 587
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
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2024.04.05 Demurrer to FAC 522
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
Excerpt: ...second amended complaint. West of Temperance is a winery. John King (“King”) and Brian Ojalvo (“Ojalvo”) are managers and/ or members of Plaintiff. King mainly manages the finances and Ojalvo mainly operates the winemaking process. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased wine corks from Defendant which contained “cork taint,” a fungus which can be present in natural cork that ruins the wine. The FAC alleges causes of action for breach o...
2024.04.05 Motion to Compel Responses 225
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
Excerpt: ...ode of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 708.020 & 2030.290, and to compel production of documents (“RPODs”) from Defendants under CCP §§ 708.030 & 2031.300. The unopposed Motion is GRAN TED . Defendants shall serve verified code -c o m p lia n t responses free of objections within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of the order on this Motion. Defendants shall pay $60 in sanctions to Plaintiff within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of ...
2024.04.05 Motion for Entry of Default 873
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
Excerpt: ...least March 24, 2010. As of the date of the motion, $54,733.82 has been incurred in costs, fees, and penalties. Th e m o t io n is D EN IED . The court hereby sets this matter for a default pro ve -up hearing for Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., in Department 16. Counsel, the parties, and the witnesses are required to appear in person. On August 4, 2023, County filed a Complaint to Abate Public Nuisance; to Enforce Septic and Zoning Code Vi...
2024.04.05 Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens 703
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
Excerpt: ...f action for alleged violations of the Song -Be ve rly Consume r Warranty Act, Civ. Code § 1790 et se q. (the “Act”). This matter is on calendar for Moving Defendants' motion on the basis of forum non conveniens. The motion is G RAN TED . I. Governing Authorities A. Forum Non -Conveniens Eve n if a court has subje ct matt e r and pe rsonal jurisdict ion, it may st ay or dismiss an action on the grounds that the court is an inconvenient forum...
2024.04.05 Motion to Compel Further Production of Docs, for Sanctions 739
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.04.05
Excerpt: ...ake the deposition of an entity by examining an officer or agent designated by the entity to testify on its behalf. In such a case, the notice of deposition must “describe with reasonable particularity the matters on which e xa m in a t io n is r e q u e sted” and the entity must “designate and produce at the deposition those of its officers, directors, managing agents, employees, or agents who are most qualified to testify on its behalf as...
2024.03.27 Motion for Preliminary Injunction 302
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...quently repossessed by defendant. The complaint alleges that defendant w r o n g f u lly r e p o s sessed the vehicle and failed to comply with vehicle repossession la w s . The complaint further alleges that defendant has unlawfully refused to release the vehicle back to plaintiff. The complaint requests a preliminary injunction ordering defendant to: (1) not engage in any further attempts to repossess the vehicle; (2) release the vehicle to pla...
2024.03.27 Motion for Discovery of Financial Condition 825
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...cted with malice, fraud, or oppression. I. P la in t if f 's r e q u e s t s f o r ju d ic ia l n o t ic e Plaintiff's request for judicial notice of the IRS “Ministers' Compensation & Housing Allowance” web page is granted pursuant to Evid. Code § 452(c). Plaintiff's request for judicial notice of the transcript of John Bucher's interview on January 9, 2020 (mistakenly designated “January 9, 2022”) is denied. P la in t if f 's statement...
2024.03.27 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint 508
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...“Defendant”) request for judicial notice is GRAN TED , per Evidence Code section 452(d). FACTS & P RO CED URE Plaintiff claims discrimination, retaliation, and violations by Defendant under the Fa ir Em p lo y m e n t a n d H o u s in g Ac t (“FEH A”) in t h e c o m p la in t . D u r in g P la in t if f 's deposition, Plaintiff's counsel noticed the word “age” was inadvertently left out of the complaint regarding the cause of action f...
2024.03.27 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint 839
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...tember 30, 2022. She alleges that David caused the accident b y in t e n t io n a lly and knowingly operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs and crossing over a double yellow line into oncoming traffic and into the path of Plaintiff's vehicle. She further alleges that David was at the time acting within the scope of hi s employment with, and as agent of, Defendants D a v e S o ila n d C o m p a n y (“D S C ”) a n d N o r c...
2024.03.27 Motion for Summary Judgment 469
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...g forth plainly and concisely a ll m a t e r ia l f a c t s that the moving party contends are undisputed.” (Emphasis added.) “The failure to comply with this requirement of a separate statement may in the court's discretion constitute a sufficient ground for denying the motion.” ( Ib id .) Defendants' separate statement makes no mention of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Brendon Barraclough and the Iron Workers Union ...
2024.03.27 Motion for Summary Judgment 818
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...nst DOE defendants. The complaint alleges causes of action for general negligence and strict liability pursuant to Civil Code section 3342(a). The complaint alleges that on September 11, 2019, Garretson was employed at PetSmart, Inc. as a pet groomer. Garretson alleges that she was bitten by a dog owned by DOE defendants. On August 24, 2021, Garretson substituted Murillo as DOE 1. Murillo owns a Husky named Ta h o e . 1. Assumption of the Risk Se...
2024.03.27 Motion to Compel Further Responses 479
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...�SIs”) and requests for admission (“RFAs”) pursuant to CCP §2033.290(d) (relating to requests for admission) and CCP § 2030.300(d) (relating to interrogatories) and for monetary sanctions. The motion is GRANTED. I. Legal Authority Regarding the FIs and SIs, a party responding to an interrogatory must provide a response that is “as complete and straightforward as the information reasonably available to the responding party permits” and...
2024.03.27 Motion to Dismiss on Grounds of Forum Non Conveniens 638
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...A”) and violations of the Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Civ. Code § 1790 et seq. (the “Act”). This matter is on cale ndar for Defendants' motion on the basis of forum non conveniens. The motion is DENIED. I. Go ve r n in g Au t h o r it ie s A. Forum Non -Conveniens Eve n if a court has subje ct matt e r and pe rsonal jurisdict ion, it may st ay or dismiss an action on the grounds that the court is an inconvenient forum. CCP § 418....
2024.03.27 Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement 842
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...ves. Defendant argues this even though the request for dismissal specifically states, “The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the Parties, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6, to enforce the Settlement Agreement until performance in full of the terms therein. Any and all terms of the Settlement Agreement may be e nforce d pursuant to a motion brought under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6, and the Court may retain jurisdict...
2024.03.27 Motion to Set Aside and Vacate Dismissal, for Entry of Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation 397
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ...'s fees for this motion. As e xp la in e d b e lo w , because Plaintiff is entitled to attorney's fees for this motion pursuant to the Stipulation, and because Plaintiff clearly requested them in the moving papers, the court wi ll award such fees to Plaintiff absent an objection or explanation persuading the court why it should not do so. However, because Plaintiff has failed to provide any evidence whatsoever for the much larger amount claimed, ...
2024.03.27 Petition to Compel Arbitration 794
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.03.27
Excerpt: ... a r b it r a t io n . P RO CED URAL H ISTO RY Plaintiff Robert Kourik brought this action against Kaiser and other defendants for medical malpractice after he ended up having severe functional issues, nerve damage, and chronic following a shoulder surgery. Plaintiff was enrolled as a “Senior Advantage ” member of Kaiser for Medicare healthcare benefits. The agreement for Senior Advantage membership included an arbitration provision. The prov...
2024.03.20 Motion to Set Aside and Vacate Stipulated Judgment 445
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.20
Excerpt: ...3. Judgment was entered that day. Plaintiff argues that he agreed to the stipulated judgment without having be en given correct information from the Defendant. Defendant's owner, Jorge Fernandez (“Fernandez”), disclosed that he had a $500,000 insurance policy with Mercury and stated that he did not know of any other in s u r a n c e p o lic y t h a t m ig h t p o t e n t ia lly c o v e r t h e incident in this case. However, Defendant actuall...
2024.03.13 Motion for Protective Order 648
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...t cont ains cause s of action for: 1) bre ach of e xpre ss warranty under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Civ. Code § 1790 et seq. (the “Ac t ”) (a g a in s t M a n u f a c t u r e r ); 2 ) breach of implied warranty under the Act (against Manufacturer); and 3) Negligent Repair (against Dealer). This matter is on calendar for the motion by Manufacturer for a protective order under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. (“CCP”) 2031.060. I. Governi...
2024.03.13 Demurrer 357
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...0(f) for uncertainty and pursuant to CCP § 430.10(e) for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a caus e of action. The Demurrer is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. I. Legal Standards A demurrer can be used only to challenge defects that appear on the face of the pleading under attack or from matters outside the pleading that are judicially noticeable. CCP § 430.30(a). In the event a demurrer is sustained, leave to amend should be grante...
2024.03.13 Demurrer to TAC 909
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...'s p le a d in g . P la in t if f h a s n o w sufficiently alleged each of the causes of action herein demurred to, adequately addressing each of the Court's concerns. Standard on Demurrer A demurrer tests whether the complaint sufficiently states a valid cause of action. (Hahn v. Merda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) Complaints are read as a whole, in context and are liberally construed. ( Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318; see also, S...
2024.03.13 Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint 409
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...idually and as Trustee of the 1998 Trust. The amendment would also add and delete various parag r a p h s , in c lu d in g a lle g a t io n s that Collision Center is an alter ego and successor in interest to defendant Auto Bo d y. The motion is GRANTED as to Fischers Collision Center, LLC and the new causes of action against it, and is DENIED as to Gertrude Reynaud and Simone Reynaud. Plaintiff seeks to include the landlord in this action due to...
2024.03.13 Demurrers 886
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...H LEAVE TO AM EN D . Counsel for either defendant shall submit a written order consistent with this ruling and compliant w it h Ca lif o r n ia Ru le s o f Co u rt, rule 3.1312. I. Gove rning law A demurrer tests whether the complaint sufficiently states a valid cause of a c t io n . ( Hahn v. Merda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) Complaints are read as a whole, in context, and are liberally construed. ( Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 31...
2024.03.13 Motion for Terminating Sanctions 245
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...Once an order regarding discovery has been made, it is irrelevant on future hearings enforcing the order whether that order was erroneous, as the appropriate relief would be to appeal the erroneous order, not to ignore the e ffort s t o e nforce it . In re Ma rria ge of Nikla s (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 28, 35- 36. A. Sa n c t io n s CCP § 2030.300(d), §2031.310(h); §2033.280(c) provides monetary sanction “shall” be imposed against the party l...
2024.03.13 Motion to Compel Answers to Post-Judgment Discovery 226
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...pecial interrogatories (“SIs”) against Defendants under Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) §§ 708.020 & 2030.290, and to compel production of documents (“RPODs”) from Defendants under CCP §§ 708.030 & 2031.300. The unopposed M o t io n is GRAN TED . Defendants shall serve verified code -compliant responses free of objections within thirty (30) days of notice of entry of the order on this Motion. Defendants shall pay $60 in sanctions ...
2024.03.13 Motion to Compel Further Responses 240
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...15 days of this order and to pay sanctions in the amount of $3,500 within 30 days of this order. 1. Form Interrogatory 17.1 and Requests for Admissions Plaintiff seeks to compel further responses to FROG No. 17.1 as to RFA Nos. 2 -5 , 9, 11 -12, 14, 17- 18, 26, 29-35, 46, 51, 53- 54, 62-65, 72, 74 -75, 77, 79 -81, 89 - 90, 94- 100, and 102 -104, and to Special Interrogatory Nos. 3, 6 -7, and 65. Th is m o t io n is b a s e d la r g e ly o n P la ...
2024.03.13 Motion to Vacate 424
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...t, and another and different judgment entered, for e it h e r o f t h e f o llo w in g c a u s e s , m a t e r ia lly a f f e c t in g t h e s u b s t a n t ia l r ig h t s o f t h e party and entitling the party to a different judgment: “1. Incorrect or erroneous legal basis for the decision, not consistent with or not supported by the facts; and in such case when the judgment is set aside, the statement of decision shall be amended and correc...
2024.03.13 Petition for Writ of Mandate, Demurrer 798
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...ges in the Petition that he owns a timber harvest site in Sonoma County that burned in the Walbridge Fire. (Memorandum of Points and Au t h o r it ie s [“M P A”], 3 :2-5.) Bareilles filed a notice of Emergency Timber O p e r a t io n s w it h t h e Ca lif o r n ia D e p a rtment of Forestry and Fire Protection (“CAL FIRE”) and got approved to harvest timber in accordance with the “Categorical Waiver” and water control plan of the regi...
2024.03.13 Motion for Undertaking Pending Appeal 721
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.13
Excerpt: ...s e l shall submit a written order consistent with this tentative ruling and in compliance with Rule 3.1312. As an initial matter, the Court notes that this matter previously came on for hearing in Department 19 and the Court issued a tentative ruling prior to the hearing which required the parties to submit further briefing on the applicability of CCP § 917.4. H owe ve r, prior t o t he he aring, t he Honorable Oscar A. Pardo recused from the m...
2024.03.06 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 151
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...NIED as to all other causes of action and issues. Defendants' request for judicial notice is GRAN TED . All o b je c t io n s a r e OVERRULED. Counsel for Defendant shall submit a written order consistent with this tentative ruling and in compliance with Rule 3.1312. Un d e r ly in g Fa c t s : Defendant, North Bay Animal Shelter (“NBAS”), is a non- p r o f it a n im a l s h e lt e r under contract with the City of Petaluma to provide animal ...
2024.03.06 Demurrer to TAC 513
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...rder consistent with this tentative ruling and in compliance with Rule 3.1312. Scope of the Court's Leave to Amend the SAC Defendants argue that several of the causes of action alleged in the Third Amended Complaint exceed the scope of the leave to amend granted by the Court when the Court sustained the demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint. The Court does not agree. Though the Court sustained the demurrer to a number of the causes of action i...
2024.03.06 Motion for Interlocutory Judgment for Partition of Real Property 389
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...already h a v e t it le and their common title is divided among them. Partition does not create or convey new or additional interests. However, it does result in the common interest becoming separate individual rights of exclusive possession of some portion of the property or sal es proceeds. Partition is a matter of absolute right and in the absence of waiver or estoppel or other equitable defenses, each co -tenant in ownership has the right to ...
2024.03.06 Motion for Summary Judgment 120
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...rs and its customers' backpacks made it so that Razzak N a ji could not avoid the curb cut -out, which caused him to fall when he attempted to enter his legally parked vehicle in the parking lot of defendants' premises. The complaint alleges one cause of action for negligence and one cause o f a c t io n f o r p r e m is e s lia b ilit y . Plaintiff Razzak Naji passed away since the inception of this lawsuit. His widow, Maria Naji, is now the Pla...
2024.03.06 Motion for Leave to File Complaint 585
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...remodel and renovation of property owned by Owners, for which project ACI was hired as the general contractor. (Motion, 2:2 -5 . ) AC I s o lic it e d r o o f in g w o r k f r o m P la in t if f St e r lin g Ro o f in g In c . (“St e r lin g ”) a n d O w n e r s selected and a pproved roofing materials to be installed at their home for the remodeling and renovation. ( Id . at 2:4-9.) After the completion of work, Sterling demanded additional ...
2024.03.06 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 259
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...en the weather was rainy and muddy. (Motion, 3:3 -5 .) Th e h o rs e , Rush, bucked while Plaintiff was mounted upon him. Plaintiff argues Defendant Fricke, Plaintiff's trainer, ran up behind him which caused him to react and P la in t if f t o f a ll, w h ile D e f e n d a n t s c la im P la in t if f a lr e a d y f e ll o f f t h e h o r s e b e f o r e Defendant Fricke ran up to her. Be f o r e c o m m e n c in g r id in g le s s o n s , P la ...
2024.03.06 Motion to Quash Summons and Dismiss Case 184
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Honigsberg, Christopher
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...le 3.1312. I. Background Plaintiff contracted with Defendant on July 26, 2022 to perform $111,450 worth of modifications on her 2022 Mercedes Sprinter van. Plaintiff brings the instant case alleging that Defendant breached the contract by failing to perform several agreed-upon se rvices and performing others unacceptably. Plaintiff also alleges that Defendant defrauded her when Defendant “made [her] sign a release that she inspected the work be...
2024.03.06 Motion to Require Security be Furnished as Vexatious Litigant 627
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...f e n d a n t s ”) and Does 1 -100. This matter is on calendar for the motion by Ledwith, Ishmael, Ch ild , SRAS, a n d SSM C (“ Moving Defendants”) to require Plaintiff to furnish security as a vexatious litigant under Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) § 391.1. The m o t io n is GRAN TED in p a r t . I. Underlying Procedural Facts On June 17, 2021, Plaintiff filed the original complaint in this action, along with a Request to File New L...
2024.03.06 Motion to Strike, Demurrer 320
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...ainst Plaintiff, Todd M. Roloff (“Roloff”), Scott A. Norgren (“Norgren”), and Suretec Insurance Company (“Suretec”, tog e t h e r w it h P la in t if f , Ro lo f f , a n d N o r g r e n , “Vanquish”). This matter is on calendar for Vanquish's motion to strike punitive damages and their demurrer to the second cause of action for fraud within the Cross -Co m p la in t pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. (“CCP”) §§ 430.10(e) for f...
2024.03.06 Motion to Vacate Dismissal and Entered Judgment 622
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.03.06
Excerpt: ...ction against Morales to collect payment on credit card debt he owed. The parties entered into a Stipulation for Entry of Judgment and Settlement and Release and Dismissal (the “Stipulation”), according to which Morales agreed to pay Wells Fargo $10,774.29 to satisfy the debt. (Declaration of Mulhorn, Exhibit 1.) He agreed to make an initial payment of $1,114.29, followed by monthly payments of $420.00 until he satisfied the debt. (Motion, 3:...
2024.02.28 Motion to Enter Judgment 969
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...ment in the case in the amount of $10,471.00, as Defendant has defaulted on the agreement. There is no opposition t o the motion. The Motion is GRAN TED . CCP § 6 6 4 .6 (a ) p r o v id e s : “If p a r t ie s t o p e n d in g lit ig a t io n s t ip u la t e , in a w r it in g signed by the parties outside of the presence of the court or orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter judg...
2024.02.28 Motion to Consolidate 940
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...o lid a t e t h is c a s e w it h Scot t sda le insura nce Compa ny v. Nort h Ba y Pressure Wa shing, Inc. , SCV-273302, also pending in Department 19 (the “Associated Action”) pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. (“CCP”) §1048, for all purposes. The M o t io n is GRAN TED . The Associated Action is filed by plaintiff Scottsdale Insurance Company (“Consolidation Plaintiff”) against Defendant. Thereafter, in the Associated Action, ST Hosp...
2024.02.28 Motion to Compel Responses, for Sanctions 077
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...warded only as to the $60.00 filing fee. Defendants shall provide complete, objection -free verified responses to Plaintiff, and pay $60.00 in sanctions within 30 days of service of the notice of e nt ry of orde r. Proce dural Hist ory Plaintiff propounded post -judgment written interrogatories and demands for production on Defendants and Defendants never responded, despite Plaintiff's efforts to meet and confer on the lack of response. Plaintiff...
2024.02.28 Motion to Compel Further Responses, for Sanctions 896
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...terrogatory Number 87 is DENIED. The City's motion as to Special Interrogatory Numbers 88 and 89 are GRANTED. Sanctions are denied. The City's motion to compel further responses to its Request for Production of Documents, Set Two, Request Numbers 44 through 46, and 48 through 50 is DENIED. Sanctions are granted against the City in the amount of $1,000. 1. Sp e c ia l In t e r r o g a t o r ie s On May 9, 2023, Defendant served its Form Interrogat...
2024.02.28 Motion to Compel Further Production 648
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...ess warranty under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Civ. Code § 1790 et seq. (the “Act”) (against Manufacturer); 2) breach of implied warranty under the Act (against Manufacturer); and 3) Negligent Repair(against Dealer). This matter is on calendar for the motion by Plaintiffs to compel further production directed at the document requests set forth in Plaintiffs' first demand for inspection served to Manufacturer (the “RPODs”). Th...
2024.02.28 Motion for Summary Judgment 200
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...otion for summary judgment or summary adjudication, or both, that facts essential to justify opposition may exist but cannot, for reasons stated, be presented, the court shall deny the motion, order a continuance to permit affidavits to be obtained or discovery to be had, or make any other order as may be just. The applicatio n to continue the motion to obtain necessary discovery may also be made by ex parte motion at any time on or before the da...
2024.02.28 Motion for Summary Judgment 104
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...Afterwards she filed her complaint in this matter seeking damages from Walmart for negligence and p r e m is e s lia b ilit y. ( Ib id .) Walmart has moved for summary judgment as to these causes of action and Plaintiff has opposed. AN ALYSIS Legal Standard Motion for Summary Judgment Summary judgment “shall be granted if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled t...
2024.02.28 Motion for Summary Adjudication 023
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Broderick, Patrick M
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...of action. Th e m o t io n is GRAN TED . 1. Co m p la in t P la in t if f 's c o m p la in t a lle g e s it is t h e o w n e r o f r e a l p r o p e r t y lo c a t e d a t 2 3 2 5 0 Maffei Road in Sonoma (“the Property”). On February 1, 2021, Plaintiff entered into a Commercial Property Purchase Agreement with Edward Benedetti to purchase the Property alon g with turkey rendering equipment (“the Equipment”) from Benedetti Farms, Inc. Escr...
2024.02.28 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 658
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.02.28
Excerpt: ...ilding, grading, and zoning code violations related to unpermitted greenhouses, solar arrays and cannabis cultivation on their property. (See Complaint, 1:19- 27.) In the Defendants' amended answer, they plead various affirmative defenses and they denied or admitted each allegation in the complaint or otherwise stated they did not have enough information to admit or deny it, so denied it. (See g enerally, Amended Answer.) Finding issue with the A...
2024.02.23 Special Motion to Strike, Demurrer 155
Location: Sonoma
Judge: Pardo, Oscar
Hearing Date: 2024.02.23
Excerpt: ...ny (“Amerihome”), BW Re a l Es t a t e (“BW ”), W e s t e r n Allia n c e Bank (“Western”, together with Amerihome and BW, “Additional Cross-Defendants”) and Roes 1 -10. Thereafter, Plaintiff dismissed the FAC. There are two matters on calendar covered in this ruling. First, is Plaintiff's special motion to strike (“Anti -SLAPP motion”) brought pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. (“CCP”) § 425.16 to strike the First, Second,...
2024.02.23 Special Motion to Strike 887
Location: Sonoma
Judge: DeMeo, Bradford
Hearing Date: 2024.02.23
Excerpt: ...s action arose from a contract for purchase and sale of real property between the Wights and the Richardsons. (Cross -Co m p la in t , ¶ 1 0 .) The Wights claim the Richardsons misrepresented the details of the metes and bounds of the property sold. ( Ib id .) The Richardsons claim that they advised the Wights of errors in the legal description after the sale and applied to the Sonoma County Permit & Resource Management Department to correct the...

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