Excerpt: ...hanin and Lieba Chanin's Motion to Tax Costs is CONTINUED. DISCUSSION Community Rebuild Partners filed a memorandum of costs on appeal on August 25, 2021, seeking costs on appeal of $7020.32. Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin move the court for an order taxing costs on the Memorandum of Costs on Appeal by Plaintiffs Community Rebuild Partners. Specifically, defendants seek to tax $435 for “transmitting, filing and serving of record, briefs...

Excerpt: ...of a real estate transaction. On November 27, 2019, plaintiff and defendants entered into a written agreement in which plaintiff agreed to purchase and Defendant Tatyana Aynvarg and Polina Gorban agreed to sell the subject property. Plaintiff alleges following the close of escrow, plaintiff quickly became aware that the person occupying the unit directly above the plaintiff's unit has engaged in erratic behavior for many years prior to the sale o...

Excerpt: ...a construction defect case involving new construction of a single-family residence. Plaintiffs allege Defendant Hidden Hills Long Valley Investments, LLC, a/k/a Tarzana Investments LLC (“Tarzana Investments”) owned and developed the single- family residence and contracted the construction work to Defendants Enco Structural Builders, Inc. (“Enco”) and Contract Development, Inc. (“CDI”), among others. Plaintiffs further allege Tarzana I...

Excerpt: ...lyan and Avetis Parunakian filed a complaint on March 12, 2019, alleging a single negligence cause of action against Defendants EAN Holdings LLC (EAN) and Ani Granata. Plaintiffs allege that they were injured when their vehicle collided with one owned by EAN and driven by Granata. This court denied Defendants EAN Holdings LLC's motion for summary judgment on October 9, 2020. On December 18, 2019, Plaintiffs named Rental Insurance Services, Inc. a...

Excerpt: ... LLC and Dwayne Deon Mahone asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Plaintiffs allege defendants negligently operated their vehicle, causing it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle and causing serious injuries and damage to property. Defendant Flat Creek Transportation, LLC (hereinafter “Defendant”) moved to compel Plaintiff Haron Helmandi's (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) responses to Form Interrogatories...

Excerpt: ...ollywood. Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow‐ up surgical procedure with Dr. Kevin Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian, for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, Plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which Plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Despite this, Dr. ...

Excerpt: ...ponding Party: Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Hamid Mirshojae BACKGROUND Ascentium Capital, LLC (Ascentium) filed a complaint against Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Hamid Mirshojae (collectively, Woodland Clinic) alleging three causes of action: (1) breach of an equipment finance agreement; (2) breach of guaranty; and (3) for claim and delivery. Woodland Clinic then filed a cross‐complaint against Ascentium and InSync Healthcare Solutions...

Excerpt: ...and Claudia Martignoni entered into a Purchase Agreement for a Nuts ‘n Berries business with Defendant Arash Majlessi and Majlessi Corporation (“Majlessi Defendants”), who were the sellers of the business. On July 18, 2018, the escrow for the Plaintiffs' purchase of the assets, including an assignment of the Majlessi Defendants lease of the Nuts ‘n Berries café premises, was closed by United Escrow Co., with Harry Hwang serving as the es...

Excerpt: ...t. Plaintiffs allege defendants so negligently operated a vehicle so as to cause it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle causing serious injuries and damage to property. On January 8, 2019, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Defendants move to compel further discovery responses. [TENTATIVE] RULING 1. Defendant Dwayne Leon Mahone's Motion to Compel Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...nity Rebuild Partners LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a verified unlawful detainer complaint against Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin (collectively, “Defendants”) and Does 1 through 5. On March 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On May 19, 2017, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). On May 20, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a “Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions�...

Excerpt: ...ND On September 24, 2020, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants Reza Salmassian, D.D.S., P.C. dba Tarzana Smile Center; Reza Salmassian D.D.S. aka R. Salmassian; and Amir Jannati aka Amir Jannatifard asserting causes of action for (1) fraud by concealment; (2) aiding and abetting; (3) unfair business practices in violation of Business and Professions Code §17200, (4) battery, and (5) conversion. Plaintiffs allege they went to the denta...

Excerpt: ...t. Plaintiffs allege defendants negligently operated their vehicle, causing it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle and causing serious injuries and damage to property. On January 8, 2019, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Defendants move to compel further discovery responses. [TENTATIVE] RULING 1. Defendants Flat Creek Transportation LLC and Dwayne Leon ...

Excerpt: ...y 23, 2017, Plaintiff Community Rebuild Partners LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a verified unlawful detainer complaint against Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin (collectively, “Defendants”). On March 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint and on May 19, 2017, a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). On May 20, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a “Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions” for the...

Excerpt: ...onfer: Yes. (Lowery Decl. ¶¶3-4.) BACKGROUND This action arises out of the alleged assault of plaintiff at Hightech Los Angeles Middle School. Plaintiff alleges T.S. touched R.Z. inappropriately on school premises and it was reported to the school's guidance counselor Mrs. Gold. R.Z. also reported the inappropriate touching to the school principal, Ms. Garber. No action was taken by Mrs. Gold, Ms. Garber, or any other school personnel. On April...

Excerpt: ... date for the closure of the escrow pursuant to the Sale Agreement was “pushed back several times,” and ultimately the sale did not go through. Plaintiff Mehrdad Dardashti brought the instant action against defendant Marin on December 5, 2019, seeking specific performance and damages for breach of contract. The instant action was ordered to binding arbitration pursuant to the parties' written agreement on October 1, 2020. The arbitrator issue...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow up surgical procedure with Dr. Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Furthermore, plaintiff alleges she cou...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff alleges defendant, suddenly and without reason, blocked plaintiff's use of Western Union. Defendant Ersek now moves the court for an order quashing service of summons and complaint and to dismiss the action as to defendant Ersek. [TENTATIVE] RULING: Defendant Hikmet Ersek's Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint is GRANTED. DISCUSSION Defendant Hikmet Ersek moves the court for an order quashing service of summons and complain...

Excerpt: ...breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and agre...

Excerpt: ...e renovation of the Westfield Topanga Mall Shopping Center. Plaintiff alleges he was injured while using a ladder designed and manufactured by Defendant Werner Co. As a result of defendants' negligent acts and omissions, on January 24, 2019, while Plaintiff was pulling communication cables through a patch of ceiling, fell from his ladder through ceiling panels and struck his head on a concrete floor, which knocked him unconscious. As a result, pl...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff Tip Top Restoration damages in the amount of $84,104 and Plaintiff Dan Reichman $32,567.88 for civil battery. The punitive damages phase of the case was tried to this court on December 8 and 29, 2020. The court rendered its decision on January 5, 2021, awarding $100,000 in punitive damages against Justin Mir for his fraudulent actions and battery of Dan Reichman. Judgment was entered against defendants on March 3, 2021, and notice of en...

Excerpt: ...a 2019 Mercedes‐Benz E450C, the vehicle failed an unreasonable amount of times, did not function properly, and was not safe or reliable. On October 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint against Mercedes‐Benz USA, LLC and Keyes European, LLC for (1) Breach of Implied Warranty; (2) Breach of Express Warranty; and (3) Violation of the Song‐Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. Defendants now move to compel arbitration. [TENTATIVE] RULIN...

Excerpt: ... with her husband, Justin Mir, Ms. Mir signed various agreements with Tip Top, authorizing it to provide emergency remediation and “dry out” services, as well as to box and remove all of their belongings from the parts of their home impacted by the water leak. Tip Top provided more than a week of emergency remediation services at the home and packed out nearly the entire contents of their five-bed room home, which included an extensive collec...

Excerpt: ...LLC filed an unlawful detainer complaint against Joz Knowz, Inc. (“Joz”), Jocelyn Cruz, and Stephanie Venoch Nang on the grounds Defendants failed to pay rent and failed comply with Paragraphs 2.3 and 52 of the lease agreement by not obtaining the required certificate of occupancy/permits in order to maintain a health club/gym facility. Plaintiff maintains they served the Defendants with a written notice requiring Defendants to comply, which ...

Excerpt: ...curred at Defendants' assisted living facility. Plaintiffs allege on March 3, 2017, Plaintiff Salvador Delgadillo entered into a contract with Defendant Avalon View Homes, Inc. to stay at their residential care facility. Prior to admission, Plaintiffs allege, Defendants knew about Mr. Delgadillo's medical history which included bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, recurrent falls, and fevers. Plaintiffs further allege on September 23, 2017, Mr....

Excerpt: ... and breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and...