Excerpt: ...ady included in the proposed order.) Background: This action arises out of an automobile-motorcycle collision on December 22, 2017. Plaintiff Sean Carmean alleges that defendant Martha Rodriguez caused the collision. LTK Home Care, Inc., was Rodriguez's employer at the time of the collision. Trial is set for January 10, 2020. Motion: LTK applies for an order compelling a mental examination of plaintiff by psychologist Dr. Kyle Boone, Ph.D. Carmea...

Excerpt: ...ion: LTK moves for summary judgment on the ground that Rodriguez was not acting within the scope of her employment at the time of the collision. Carmean opposes the motion. LTK's lodgment of evidence does not comply with CRC 3.1110(f)(4), which provides: “[E]lectronic exhibits must include electronic bookmarks with links to the first page of each exhibit and with bookmark titles that identify the exhibit number or letter and briefly describe th...

Excerpt: ...ecause Edie Sedgwick was not a “deceased personality” as defined in that statute. On August 26, 2019, the court entered judgment after a court trial in favor of plaintiff. The court specifically ordered and decreed that plaintiff was the prevailing party entitled to costs of suit. On October 8, plaintiff served by mail a notice of entry of judgment and a memorandum of costs in the amount of $12,312.30 plus attorney fees in an amount to be det...

Excerpt: ...ond cause of action (interference with contract), and is overruled as to the third cause of action (negligence). Plaintiff Trader Joe's Company, Inc., shall file and serve its first amended complaint on or before December 9, 2019. (2) As set forth herein, the motion of defendant Sequoia Insurance Company to strike portions of the complaint is denied in its entirety, including its request to stay proceedings. Background: This insurance dispute ari...

Excerpt: ... 7, 2019, alleging causes of action for promissory fraud, bad faith retention of security deposit, conversion, and common counts. The complaint alleges that Windrich and defendants entered into a written term lease or rental agreement for premises located at 821 Cliff Drive, No. 101, in Santa Barbara, under which Windrich agreed to pay monthly rent of $800.00, commencing June 15, 2015. Windrich deposited with defendants $1,600 as security for his...

Excerpt: ...port cardiovascular surgeons by managing the heart-lung machine during open heart surgery. On October 7, 2015, non-party Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (“Cottage”) executed an agreement with Allied for cardiovascular perfusion services. The agreement provided that Allied would furnish perfusion personnel and perform perfusion services for Cottage for a period of five years as an independent contractor. The fees for such services were set fort...

Excerpt: ...e to amend as to this issue only, should plaintiff choose to do so, on or before November 15, 2019. The motion to strike is denied in all other respects. (c) In large part, the Court has deemed its August 9 order regarding the identical discovery devices and motions to be applicable to defendant Sierra Property Group's four motions to compel further responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, demands for production, and requests f...

Excerpt: ...y of Santa Barbara as Forensic Manager in the Department of Behavior Wellness. Plaintiff was subject to a one-year probationary period. On August 12, 2016, plaintiff resigned in lieu of termination after she was informed by her supervisor that she had not met the department's performance standards and would not pass probation. During her employment, plaintiff made multiple complaints to her supervisors that the department was improperly accepting...

Excerpt: ...nto a written lease and addendum to lease for commercial premises located at 427 State Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101. Because defendant was starting a new business, the lease payments for the first six months were at a reduced rate. Once the initial six-month trial period had elapsed, and if defendant elected to continue his tenancy, the monthly rent was increased to $6,000.00 per month, starting August 2019. Defendant continued his ten...

Excerpt: ...a, Law Offices of Berglund & Johnson For Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak): Michael E. Murphy, Brock Christensen, Sims Law Firm, LLP TENTATIVE RULING: The motion of defendant Amtrak to compel discovery is granted in part and denied in part. The motion is granted to require a further verified written response, without objection and in a form complying with the Code of Civil Procedure, to request No. 56 of defendant Amtrak'...

Excerpt: ... there are triable issues of fact as to whether defendant complied with the standard of care and/or whether defendant's conduct caused or contributed to any damages alleged by plaintiff. BACKGROUND: This is an action for alleged medical negligence. On August 17, 2017, plaintiff Norma Vences underwent a surgical procedure known as a bilateral tubal ligation at the Surgical Arts Center in Santa Barbara, California. The procedure was performed by de...

Excerpt: ...nd Patricia Dark, and specially appearing for Joseph Lockhart: Michael C. Ghizzoni, Michael M. Youngdahl, Christopher E. Dawood, Office of the County Counsel TENTATIVE RULING: The motion of defendant Joseph J. Lockhart to quash the “Doe 1” amendment to the first amended complaint is granted and the amendment filed September 18, 2019, is ordered stricken. Background: On September 4, 2015, plaintiff Stacy McCrory filed her action against defend...

Excerpt: ...Lydia Frenzie, Omayra Dominguez, and Thomas Dominguez to the complaint is overruled. Defendants Lydia Frenzie, Omayra Dominguez, and Thomas Dominguez shall file and serve their answers to the complaint on or before November 6, 2019. Background: Plaintiff Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., as trustee for the WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004- AR2, acquired and perfected title to real property located at 374 Cinderella Lane, Santa...

Excerpt: ...perty; (ii) From playing music at such a volume, so as to cause a nuisance and interfere with plaintiffs Joseph Benaron and Emily Benaron's use and enjoyment of their property, i.e., amplified sound shall not exceed 60dB(A) when measured outdoors at or beyond defendants' property line (Santa Barbara Municipal Code § 9.16.080 C); and (iii) From yelling or shouting at persons on plaintiffs Joseph Benaron and Emily Benaron's property. Pursuant to C...

Excerpt: ...its burden of production to make a prima facie showing of the existence of a triable issue of material fact or that plaintiff is not entitled to judgment as a matter of law based on the affirmative defense, the court will grant defendant's motion for summary judgment. Background: This is a commercial unlawful detainer action, which was filed on March 26, 2019. Plaintiff Avia Spa Property, Inc. (“Avia”), filed a second amended complaint on Jun...

Excerpt: ...n are the owners of real property located at 726 West Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, California. This is plaintiffs' primary residence. The property includes a separate unattached garage that has been converted into a living space with two residences. In September 2015, plaintiffs entered into a written lease with William Levi and Rachel Levi for one of the two residential units in the garage. In October 2016, plaintiffs entered into a written ...

Excerpt: ...tion to Seal Court Records. The court orders that the sealed Omnibus Appendix of Exhibits that plaintiff filed under seal on September 23, 2019, shall remain under seal. However, plaintiff shall file an Amended Omnibus Appendix of Exhibits with only the “MEDICAL/MEDICAL EMERGENCY” paragraphs of pages 722 and 726 redacted. All other pages, including but not limited to pages 715, 718- 733, and 739-744, shall be not be redacted. Background: This...

Excerpt: ... Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, California. The owners of the property are defendants Astrid Nelson, individually and as trustee of the Westside Irrevocable Trust, and Clifford Nelson (together, “Nelson”). Defendant Santa Barbara Apartment Association, Inc. (“SBAA”) is a professional group of landlords and attorneys who created the form lease used in this matter. Defendant Beverly Hills (“Hills”) is a member of SBAA and the person w...

Excerpt: ...eries of construction projects in Goleta, California. Before being hired, plaintiff was presented with a written offer of employment from defendant, which he accepted. The offer stated that plaintiff would be compensated at the rate of $17,333.34 per month, equating to an annual salary of $208,000.00 per year. The offer also stated that plaintiff would be eligible for a ten percent (10%) bonus should certain project deadlines be achieved. The bon...

Excerpt: ...n 2013, respondent Los Meganos Homeowners' Association (“Los Meganos”) foreclosed on the condominium for nonpayment of assessment fees. That foreclosure gave rise to several lawsuits that were eventually consolidated under Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 1415519, DLG Family Limited Partnership v. Los Meganos Homeowners Association. In August 2016, a global settlement of the litigation was reached at the mandatory settlement confe...

Excerpt: ...nst plaintiff Kent Beall in the amount of $877.50. Background: On August 3, 2018, plaintiffs Grant Beall and Kent Beall filed their original class action complaint in this action. On September 17, 2018, without defendant having filed any response, plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint (FAC). The FAC asserted nine causes of action: (1) violation of Civil Code section 1950.5, subdivision (f)(1)—failure to disclose right of storage and fa...

Excerpt: ...the Court has had a number of concerns regarding the settlement which was entered by the parties, and the provisions it made for notification of the class. In response to its initial request for further information, the parties prevented further information, and entered into an Amendment to the Settlement Agreement, to address the Court's concerns. While information and Amendment addressed most of the Court's earlier-expressed concerns, there wer...

Excerpt: ...tted a Memorandum of Costs seeking $101,364.94 in costs. Through the filing of an errata which reflected the updated and accurate jury fees, once plaintiff was able to obtain the information from the court, the Jury Fee request was increased from the $3,516.60 reflected on the Memorandum of Costs, to $4,253.88, an increase of $737.28. As a result, the total amount of costs sought by plaintiff increased to $102,102.22. Defendant has filed a motion...

Excerpt: ...Sanabria C. Cordova. Plaintiff alleges that it is a California nonprofit corporation doing business as Santa Barbara Green Mobile Home Park (SBGMHP). Plaintiff alleges: On September 30, 2003, defendant entered into a 12-month rental agreement for a space in SBGMHP commencing November 1, 2003. The agreement attached to the complaint as Exhibit A is signed by defendant. The signature line for “Park Management” is not signed. On September 18, 20...

Excerpt: ...8, plaintiffs Aaron S. Holtgrewe and Erica Oxenham-Holtgrewe filed their original complaint in this action asserting two causes of action: (1) intentional trespass with damage to timber (Civ. Code, § 3346); and (2) negligent damage to property. On August 10, 2018, defendants Meridian Group Real Estate Management, Inc. (Meridian) and Jennifer A. DeSandre (collectively, demurring parties) filed their demurrer to the complaint. On September 27, 201...