Excerpt: ...laintiff's donors. Attorney William R. Hess, counsel for Plaintiff Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals TENTATIVE RULING: <0055000300520051000300 005c0003002d00580047>icial Council Form MC-053, properly filled out, was served and filed, Attorney William R. Hess's motion to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals is GRANTED. Otherwise, the hearing will be continued an additional 14 days. As said Plaint...

Excerpt: ...was deceived into working for Cross- Defendants in violation of wage and hour laws and was subjected to sexual harassment by Cross- Defendant Tony Dow. Cross-Defendant May Dow moves for summary adjudication as to the first amended cross-complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Cross-Defendant May Dow's motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Motion For Summary Judgment <0044004a0044004c005100 004a0003002600550052[ss-Defendant May Dow is the first cause of act...

Excerpt: ...C's motion for protective order is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Motion For Protective Order Plaintiff's Evidentiary Objections In light of the Court's finding below regarding the Declaration of Huizhen Lu, the Court deems Plaintiff's evidentiary objections to be moot. Analysis Defendant General Motors, LLC moves for entry of its proposed protective order, which imposes more restrictions on the use of documents designated as highly confidential by Defendan...

Excerpt: ...ge to their property. Defendants John Peri and Montan Peri move to compel responses to special interrogatories, set one, from Plaintiff Katherine Dymond, and request the imposition of sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: If not mooted prior to the hearing, Defendants John Peri and Montan Peri's motion to compel responses to special interrogatories, set one, from Plaintiff Katherine Dymond is GRANTED. Verified, code compliant responses without objection a...

Excerpt: ...first amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants New Penn Financial, LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing and MTGLQ Investors, LP's demurrer to the first amended complaint is SUSTAINED. Whether leave to amend will be granted will depend on any offer of proof by the Plaintiff as to how she could successfully amend her complaint consistent with this ruling. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Sharon K. Brown reflects that ...

Excerpt: ...otion appears not to have been properly served upon Plaintiff. Moreover, Defendant currently is in default and cannot appear unless and until his default is set aside or a default judgment has been entered – neither of which have yet to occur. DISCUSSION: Motion To Quash Defendant served this motion by mail to 325 N. Maple Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90012;. However, the address listed on the Complaint for Plaintiff in pro per is 13701 Riverside Dri...

Excerpt: ...ificates, Series 2006-21CB RESPONDING PARTY(S): Plaintiff Zakiya Callaway STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that she was in the process of obtaining a loan modification, but Defendants improperly sold her home at foreclosure. Defendants New Penn Financial, LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing and The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Trustee of the Certificateholders of the CWALT, Inc., Alternati...

Excerpt: ...ant City of Los Angeles's demurrer to the Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to the first through fifth causes of action. DISCUSSION: Meet and Confer The Declaration of Stacey Anthony reflects that an attempt to meet and confer was made, but Plaintiff's counsel did not respond until the day before the deadline for the demurrer to be filed. This satisfies the meet and confer requirement set forth at CCP § 430.41(a)(3)(B)(party who file...

Excerpt: ...ater; <000300030003000b001600 00440051005700120026[ross-Complainant Adam Leadbeater; <000300030003000b001700 004c0049004900120026[ross-Defendant Nels Hansen; <000300030003000b001800 00440051005700120026[ross-Complainant Adam Leadbeater RESPONDING PARTY(S): (1) Plaintiff/Cross-Complainant Nels Hansen; Adam Leadbeater and Maral Leadbeater (Cross-Complainants in BC682697) (2) Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Nels Hansen; <000300030003000b001600 004c0049004...

Excerpt: ... When Plaintiff Jason refused to obey Defendant's instructions to fire and remove Plaintiff Paaren for refusing Defendant's advances, Defendant evicted both Plaintiffs from the premises. Defendant/Cross-Complainant filed a cross-complaint alleging that Plaintiffs/Cross- Defendants misrepresented that they would reside at Cross-Complainant's residence as roommates and offer services to assist him, but instead ate his food, removed tools from the r...

Excerpt: ...a Chung, an individual and Leaders Hair Studio, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges, as assignee of a beauty salon with whom she settled her personal injury claim, which the insurance Defendants have refused in bad faith to pay benefits under liability policy for injuries Plaintiff sustained from a chemical burn around her eyebrow. Defendants DB Insurance Company, formerly known as Dongbu Insurance Company, Ltd....

Excerpt: ...cly “slut-shamed” and published defamatory statements about Plaintiff on social media. Defendants Defendants Kris Jenner, Ki Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner allegedly published defamatory statements about Plaintiff and prevented the second season of Plaintiff's television show with Defendant Kardashian from going forward with production. Defendants Kris Jenner, Ki Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner demur to ...

Excerpt: ...n for Plaintiff secured against the home of Plaintiffs. The proceeds of the loan would be use to improve the Miramontes Defendants' deceased father's home and save their home, which was later changed after closing to provide for Defendants to invest in other property. The loan was to be paid back to Plaintiffs by the Miramontes Defendants. Defendants Garcia and Tirado were the undisclosed lenders who were friends of the Miramontes and Defendants ...

Excerpt: ...portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Barry Weiss & Edmundo Rosenberg's demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED as to the first, second and third causes of action. Defendants' motion to strike is DENIED in its entirety. Defendants are ordered to answer the Complaint within 20 days. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Baruch C. Cohen reflects that the meet and confer requirement set forth in CCP § 430.41 was satisfied....

Excerpt: ...litigation/arbitration against attorney Plaintiff by his clients toward emotional distress damages, which were not covered by the subject malpractice liability insurance policy issued by Defendant insurer. Defendants Jerid R. Maybaum and Jacks & Maybaum LLP demur to the first amended complaint and move to strike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Jerid R. Maybaum and Jacks & Maybaum LLP's demurrer to the first and second causes of act...

Excerpt: ...ts to sue Plaintiff for housing discrimination to leverage the payment of claims via settlement. As part of the settlement of the discrimination lawsuit (also asserted against Park), Defendant Park assigned his default judgment in LASC Case No. BC557124 to Defendant Wallace. Defendant Iolline Wallace brings an anti-SLAPP special motion to strike. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Iolline Wallace's anti-SLAPP special motion to strike the first and only ...

Excerpt: ...Bakersfield, the School Districts of Los Angeles, McFarland, Visalia and Kern, the Health Care District of Tehachapi, ex al. Med-Legal Associates, Inc. and CLCI, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Qui tam action alleging that Defendant Bruce E. Fishman lied on his application (concealing a felony conviction) to serve as a qualified medical evaluator (“QME”) in connection with the examination of injured workers for purposes o...

Excerpt: ... and Kam P. Lee Accountancy Corp. TENTATIVE RULING: The hearing on Defendant David Kuo's motion to modify subpoenas is CONTINUED to June 1, 2017. The parties' joint separate statement, as indicated in the Court's tentative ruling <00130014001b0011000300 005c0003004600520053[y is to be lodged directly in Department 47. DISCUSSION: Motion To Modify Subpoenas Defendants move to modify the subpoenas served by Plaintiff upon third parties Kam P. Lee a...

Excerpt: ...ng decedent's life support to continue to receive Medicare payments until such payments were exhausted. Plaintiff moves for “reconsideration” of the August 2, 2017 ruling granting Defendant Farough Kerendi, M.D.'s motion for summary adjudication, per CCP § 1008 (b). TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Patricia Melton's motion for reconsideration of the August 2, 2017 ruling granting Defendant Farough Kerendi, M.D.'s motion for summary adjudication i...

Excerpt: ...cial discrimination. Defendant The Regents of the University of California move for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication as to the second amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant The Regents of the University of California's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. DISCUSSION: Request For Judicial Notice Defendant requests that the Court take judicial notice of the following: (1) University of California Policy – P...

Excerpt: ...n Zhou; <000300030003000b001700 00440051005700560003[Doe 101—Paola Caldera, Doe 102—Mian Guo, <000300140013001800b200 30004c00510003[ Zhou RESPONDING PARTY(S): (1) Defendant Mian Guo; STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that, Seifer, who owned the building prior to Plaintiff purchasing it, assigned her claims against Defendant Holmstrom, resident property manager, and his co- conspirators, tenants of the building...

Excerpt: ...Associates, moves to be relieved as counsel for Defendant Tom Jung Security, Inc. TENTATIVE RULING: Jason J. Kim and Law Offices of Kim, Au & Associates' motion to be relieved as counsel for Defendant Tom Jung Security, Inc. is GRANTED. As said Defendant cannot represent itself, since it is a corporation, the court sets an OSC re: legal representation for May 31, 2018 at 8:30 am, in D47. If Defendant Tom Jung Security, Inc. does not have an attor...

Excerpt: ...n agreement for Plaintiff to be the exclusive distributor of SolaRack branded solar panel accessories in the United States by marketing these products under Defendant's brand name. Defendant filed a cross-complaint alleging that Plaintiff induced Defendant to drop its customer based in the United States in order to eliminate Defendant as a competitor in the solar energy products market. Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Direct Solar Supply, Inc. dba Sola...

Excerpt: ... to recall and/or quash writ of execution as to the anti-SLAPP attorneys fees award, pursuant to which writ Plaintiff's bank account has been levied upon. Alternatively, Plaintiff seeks an order in the Court's equitable discretion staying enforcement of the fee award until Plaintiff has had an opportunity to appeal from the fee award, subject to Plaintiff posting an undertaking and/or bond in connection with the fee award. The Court set a further...

Excerpt: ... creditors seeking to levy on the third parties' property. Defendants filed a cross-complaint seeking to set aside allegedly fraudulent encumbrances in favor of Plaintiff, who was the attorney representing the third parties in the underlying action as to which Defendants are the judgment creditors. Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Mark J. Warfel, in pro per moves to stay the instant proceedings. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Mark J. Warfel...

Excerpt: ...ct property upon which Plaintiff operates a medical marijuana business based on a different version <004c004a00510048004700 11[ Plaintiffs move for a preliminary injunction restraining and enjoining Defendants from filing an unlawful detainer action against Plaintiffs and taking any other steps to evict Plaintiffs. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs Jason A. Detamore, Lisa A. Detamore and Advanced Pain Solutions, Inc.'s motion for a preliminary injunct...

Excerpt: ...rds in Plaintiffs' favor. Defendant filed a Cross-Complaint alleging that Plaintiffs have failed to pay attorney's fees owed. Defendant Harold Greenberg moves for summary judgment (but not summary adjudication). TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Harold Greenberg's motion for summary judgment is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Motion For Summary Judgment Request For Judicial Notice Defendant's request that the Court take judicial notice of court records pertaining ...

Excerpt: ...use and enjoyment of their real property. Plaintiffs Adam Leadbeater and Maral Leadbeater move to compel responses to form interrogatories No. 15.1 and No. 17.1 from Defendant James Hansen and for sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs Adam Leadbeater and Maral Leadbeater's motion to compel answer to form interrogatories, and request for sanctions, is DENIED as an untimely motion to compel further responses. Defendant James Hansen, in pro per's,...

Excerpt: ...nt, LLC RESPONDING PARTY(S): Plaintiffs Matthew Winston, individually and as the Manager on behalf of Trousdale AZ, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Palm 504, AZ, LLC an Arizona limited liability company STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiffs allege that Defendants improperly relinquished the LLC Plaintiffs' interest in other LLCs which own real property and Defendants have improper utilized loan proceeds. Plaint...

Excerpt: ...s?) light technology developed by Plaintiff. Defendants Cory Gamberg, Brian Gamberg, Neal Castleman, DCX-Chol Enterprises, Inc. and Lytepost, Inc. move to strike portions of the second amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: CONDITIONED UPON Defendants filing a meet and confer declaration as required by CCP § 435.5, Defendants Cory Gamberg, Brian Gamberg, Neal Castleman, DCX-Chol Enterprises, Inc. and Lytepost, Inc.'s motion to strike re: the secon...

Excerpt: ...'s motion to be relieved as counsel for Defendant Bella's Kitchen, Inc. is GRANTED. <0048005700030049005200 000f0003001500130014>8 at 8:30 a.m. to determine whether Defendant Bella's Kitchen, Inc. has a new attorney of record, as required by law. If said defendant does not, the court may strike its previously-filed Answer, and enter a default accordingly. DISCUSSION: Motions To Be Relieved As Counsel California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362 require...

Excerpt: ...g failing to accurately account for rental income generated by the property. Defendant Sunzone Real Estate Group, Inc. dba The Real Estate Group move to quash the business records subpoena issued to third-party Nationwide E&S/Specialty dba Scottsdale Insurance Company. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Sunzone Real Estate Group, Inc. dba The Real Estate Group's motion to quash is DENIED as to Requests Nos. 1-3, and GRANTED IN PART as set forth below as...

Excerpt: ... property. Defendants began representing a different buyer in connection with the purchase of the property. Defendants Peak Commercial, Inc. and Rebecca “Becky” Shreve demur to the Complaint and move to strike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Peak Commercial, Inc. and Rebecca “Becky” Shreve's demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED as to the second, third and fourth causes of action. Defendants' motion to strike is DENIED as ...

Excerpt: ...eal property, and an accounting from the co- owner. Although Plaintiff entitled this motion as one to “compel compliance” with the demand for inspection served upon Defendant Slager, this is actually a motion to compel initial responses to requests for production of documents. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff The IRA Club fbo Dorothea Skene, IRA 1001071's motion to compel an initial response to demand for inspection, set two, from is GRANTED. A ve...

Excerpt: ...lvd. Various Defendants filed Cross-Complaints. Defendant JLG Industries, Inc. brings a motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant JLG Industries, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication is placed OFF-CALENDAR as MOOT. ALTERNATIVE RULING: Defendant JLG Industries, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The motion for summary adjudication is G...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff alleges that Defendants breached fiduciary duties owed to Plaintiff in connection with real estate transactions in order to obtain commissions. This Court (Judge Weintraub presiding) granted Defendants' motion to compel arbitration in part and denied it in part. The Court of Appeal reversed the portion of the order denying arbitration and ordered the trial court to grant the motion to compel arbitration in its entirety. Defendants Charl...

Excerpt: ...d/or damage to their property. Plaintiff The City of Los Angeles moves for leave to file a cross-complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff The City of Los Angeles's motion for leave to file a cross-complaint is GRANTED. A stand-alone copy of the cross-complaint is to be filed today. The cross-complaint shall be deemed served as of the date of this order. Cross-Defendants are to respond to the cross- complaint within 30 days. DISCUSSION: Motion For L...

Excerpt: ...ed complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Dr. Robbin USA, Inc.'s demurrer to the Complaint is SUSTAINED without leave to amend as to the first cause of action, unless Plaintiff can demonstrate a reasonable possibility of successful amendment. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Sam Helmi reflects that the meet and confer requirement set forth in CCP § 430.41 was satisfied. Analysis 1. First Cause of Action (Negligence Against...

Excerpt: ... Deputies. Plaintiff Mildred Mae Mendoza moves to strike and/or tax Defendants' costs. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs Mildred Mae Mendoza's motion to strike or tax costs is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Motion To Strike /Tax Costs Plaintiff Mildred Mae Mendoza moves to strike and/or tax Defendants' costs on the ground that Defendants failed to itemize its cost bill with a worksheet. Attached as Exhibit A to the Opposition is a Worksheet, with supporting invo...

Excerpt: ...fendant BSI Financial Services demurs to the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant BSI Financial Services' demurrer to the Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to the third, fifth, seventh and eighth causes of action, and OVERRULED as to the sixth cause of action. Plaintiff is given 20 days leave to amend. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Dhruv M. Sharma reflects that Plaintiff's counsel did not respond to meet an...

Excerpt: ...051005700560003[Roger B. Frederickson and Frederickson Law; <000300030003000b001800 00440051005700030027[avis S. Hamilton RESPONDING PARTY(S): (1) – (3) & (5) Plaintiff Madeline Moore, individually and as Successor Trustee of the Moore Family Trust dated June 1, 1983 STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that her mother's attorney and CPA advised Plaintiff's mother to engage in unnecessary transfers of Trust assets t...

Excerpt: ...ighbors, beat her on the street in front of her house without provocation, have sprayed chemicals and pesticides onto her property, rendering her organic food plants inedible and toxic, and have installed high intensity security lights and cameras directed onto Plaintiff's home. Defendants filed a cross-complaint alleging that Plaintiff has assaulted them, trespassed upon their property, and engaged in activities which constitute a nuisance. Plai...

Excerpt: ...e second amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant James H. Richardson, Jr.'s demurrer to the second amended complaint is OVERRULED as to the first through seventh causes of action. Defendant is ordered to answer the second amended complaint within 20 days. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Corbett H. Williams reflects that the meet and confer requirement set forth in CCP § 430.41 was satisfied. 1. First Cause of Actio...

Excerpt: ...he common areas. Plaintiffs also allege a series of unrelated acts of rudeness and intimidation by various Defendants as well as refusal to approve buyers of Plaintiffs' mobile homes. Defendant Star Pro International Security and Training Inc. demurs to the fifth amended complaint and moves to strike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Star Pro International Security and Training Inc.'s demurrer to the third and sixteenth causes of acti...

Excerpt: ...e principal of La Canada Elementary School. Attorney Alex Alarcon moves to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff Christine Castillo. TENTATIVE RULING: The Court will conduct an in camera conference with moving attorney Alex Alarcon and his client, Plaintiff Christine Castillo to determine whether sufficient cause exists to permit attorney Alarcon to withdraw as counsel. DISCUSSION: Motions To Be Relieved As Counsel California Rules of Court, Rule ...

Excerpt: ... Lichter RESPONDING PARTY(S): (1) No opposition filed. (2) Plaintiffs CMB Export, LLC and CMB Export Infrastructure Investment XV, LP; (3) & (4) Plaintiffs CMB Export, LLC and CMB Export Infrastructure Investment XV, LP STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiffs allege that Defendants have taken credit for Plaintiffs' industry accomplishments, concepts and creations and have utilized Plaintiffs' trade secrets in Defendants' own bu...

Excerpt: ... RESPONDING PARTY(S): Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Robert F. Goldman, Trustee of the Goldman Grandchildrens Trust, dated July 23, 2008 and Cross- Defendant Janice Goldman <0003000300030003000300 0003[ STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff seeks an order of partition as to real property located in Los Angeles held as tenants in common with Defendants. Defendants filed a cross-complaint alleging that Plaintiff breached a settlement...

Excerpt: ...d upon the death of their son, whose vehicle collided with a negligently parked JLG Lift encroaching on the roadway of Sunset Blvd Various Defendants filed Cross-Complaints Attomey Stephanie Demers applies to appear as counsel pro hac vice on behalf of Defendant JLG Industries, Inc. TENTATIVE RULING: CONDITIONED UPON providing a supplemental declaration that the applicant is not regularly engaged in substantial business, professional, or other ac...

Excerpt: ...red an injury at work, but he was denied the medical treatment he needed and was placed in unfavorable positions due to his disability and need for accommodations. Almost a year after he suffered his injury, Plaintiff was terminated. Defendant moves for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Utility Tree Service, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Defendant's alternative motion for su...

Excerpt: ...alleging that the goods manufactured by Plaintiff were not of acceptable quality. Attorneys Baker & Hostetler LLP move to be relieved as counsel for Defendants Mbrio, Inc. and Alice “Cricket” Lee. TENTATIVE RULING: Conditioned upon moving party providing proof of proper service on the defendants/clients, Attorneys Baker & Hostetler LLP's motion to be relieved as counsel for Defendants Mbrio, Inc. and Alice “Cricket” Lee is GRANTED. <00480...