Excerpt: ...or beneficiaries to stay in the United States to operate a newly-formed subsidiary business. On or about September 2018, Ren Ju (“Ju”) contacted Prodigy on behalf of Changshu Real Building Material Co., Ltd. (“CRBM”) seeking assistance forming a subsidiary company to sell, lease and install solar panels in the United States and to obtain an L-1A to come to the United States to manage said subsidiary. Prodigy M&A referred Ju to agent Tony ...

Excerpt: ...tionship with National Recovery Solutions (“NRS”) to recover surplus funds from the foreclosure sale. NRS is owned and operated by Defendant Ronald McCollum (“McCollum”). McCollum falsely represented to Plaintiff that he was a attorney licensed in California and that he held an “Attorney IOLTA Trust Account.” On December 5, 2018, a petition for letters of administration was filed in Case No. RP18931075, wherein McCollum was appointed ...

Excerpt: ...V00067 Plaintiff Sai Jun Ding (“Ding”) alleges as follows: On or about July 12, 2021, Ding, as tenant, and Defendant Brian Rohloff (“Rohloff”), as landlord, entered into a lease to own agreement regarding the property located at 1918 West Palm Drive, West Covina, CA 91790 (“Premises”). On or about December 6, 2021, Rohloff placed the Premises for sale. On or about December 3, 2021, while Ding was out of town, Rohloff removed Ding's po...

Excerpt: ...ash. The total amount of these loans, which were secured by a deed of trust on Prakash's personal residence, was $1,095,000.00, with an additional $983,978.25 in interest owed as of July 2016. On July 6, 2015, a “Judgment Based on Sister-State Judgment” and a “Corrected Judgment Based on Sister-State Judgment” were entered in favor of First National Bank (“FNB”) and against Prakash in case styled First National Bank v. Sachin, LLC, Ca...

Excerpt: ...(see below). Sanctions are declined. 4. Plaintiff Angelo Sobingsobing's Motion to Quash Defendant's Subpoena Duces Tecum #3 (West Valley Detention Center—HR) is GRANTED in part (see below). Sanctions are declined. 5. Plaintiff Angelo Sobingsobing's Motion to Quash Defendant's Subpoena Duces Tecum #4 (Montclair Hospital Medical Center—HR) is GRANTED in part (see below). Sanctions are declined. 6. Plaintiff Angelo Sobingsobing's Motion to Quash...

Excerpt: ...ts On October 15, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Settlement Agreement. On October 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed a conditional “Notice of Settlement of Entire Case;” that day, an “Order on Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Judgment” was filed and the case was dismissed, without prejudice. On November 8, 2021, Plaintiff filed (and mail-served on November 5, 2021) a “Notice of Intention to Request Entry of Judgment Under Stipulation.” Legal ...

Excerpt: ... to China. Between August 27, 2019-October 12, 2019, Extra Shunmei, Inc. (“ESI”) entered into a series of contracts with Sinoma (“Contracts”), wherein ESI agreed to locate and purchase 28 new 2019 model-year Mercedes-Benz and Bentley luxury cars (“New Luxury Cars”) that would be shipped to Sinoma at Xingang, China, for a total price of $4,452.570. Rather than purchasing the New Luxury Cars, ESI and Beyace, Inc. (“Beyace”) conspire...

Excerpt: ... wherein Plaintiff's assignor agreed to perform work on Defendant's house in exchange for installment payments. Defendant failed to make the payments. On July 20, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendant for: 1. Breach of Written Contract 2. Breach of Book Account On December 16, 2021, Defendant's default was entered. On February 15, 2022, default judgment was filed. Legal Standard Code of Civil Procedure se...

Excerpt: ...ation Center, LLC (“AIC”) in Las Vegas. Plaintiffs retained AIC to assist them in obtaining U.S. visas. Per the agreements reached between Plaintiffs and AIC, Plaintiffs were to pay $170.000.00 to AIC for its services. Huang told Plaintiffs that they should wire the funds to him directly and that he would then deliver the funds to AIC. Although Plaintiffs wired these monies to Huang on or around June 11, 2018, Plaintiffs thereafter learned th...

Excerpt: ...��EB-5 Investment Management Agreement” (collectively, “Investment Agreements”) with CIRC and paid $500,000. On June 30, 2017 and November 13, 2019, Plaintiff and CIRC signed a “Refund Agreement” and “Deferred Refund Agreement” (collectively, “Refund Agreement”). CIRC failed to refund the amount as agreed. On October 29, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting a cause of action against CIRC, Zhong Fang (“Fang”) and Does...

Excerpt: ...property located at 256 East Center Street in Covina (“Premises”). Defendant Paul Licerio (“Licerio”) is the current owner or manager of the Premises. On or about October 15, 2021, a property manager called Plaintiff regarding a water leak that needed repair within the Premises. A plumber came to the Premises and provided Licerio with an estimate to repair the leak. Rather than repair the water leak, on or about October 17, 2021, Licerio ...

Excerpt: ...a Street”) and Does 1-10 for: 1. Unlawful Detainer On April 13, 2022, the court related this case with Case No. 21PSCV00638 and designated this instant case as the lead case. A Case Management Conference and Status Conference (Related Case) are set for August 23, 2022. Case No. 21PSCV00638 This is an unlawful detainer action involving the subject premises. On August 9, 2021, New Age filed a complaint, asserting a cause of action against Figuero...

Excerpt: ...ators of the properties located at 11137 Lambert Avenue, El Monte, CA 91732 (the “El Monte Property”) and/or 41685 Gassner Road, Anza, CA 92539 (“Anza Property”) (collectively, the “Properties”). JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (“JPMorgan”) is an owner and mortgagee of the El Monte Property. Ony Glo, Inc. (“Ony”) is an owner and mortgage of the Anza Property. On July 16, 2020, members of the El Monte Police Department (“Police”) ex...

Excerpt: ...rther ordered to provide the original attorney signature page dated December 2, 2021 and his original verification page dated November 16, 2021 within 30 days of the date of the hearing. Sanctions are declined. Background Plaintiff Isabel M. Coats, individually and through Isabelle Coats Newman, as successor trustee of the inter vivos trust titled Isabel M. Coats Survivor's Trust Created Under the Terms of the Isabel and Walter Coats Trust Restat...

Excerpt: ...agnegas- West”]) entered into a written Employment Agreement. Magnegas-West breached the agreement by failing to pay Plaintiff. On September 9, 2021, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint, asserting causes of action against Magnegas-West and Does 1-5 for: 1. Declaratory Relief 2. Breach of Contract 3. Common Counts On December 8, 2021, the court scheduled an Order to Show Cause Re: Why the Matter Should Not Be Dismissed for Continued Failur...

Excerpt: ...s were students at Arroyo High School (“Arroyo”) within the El Monte Union High School District (“District”) during the 2016-2017 school year. Plaintiffs were sexually abused and harassed during this time period by Daniel Rios (“Rios”), a substitute teacher and track coach at Arroyo. On July 17, 2019, this case was transferred from Department 2 of the Personal Injury Court to this instant department. On November 16, 2020, Plaintiffs f...

Excerpt: ...9:30 a.m. [see below]. Background Plaintiffs, Maggie Winston (“Maggie”), deceased, by and through her personal legal representative and successor in interest, Angela Love and Angela Love, individually (“Plaintiffs”) allege as follows: Maggie was admitted to the Ramona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (“RNRC”) in October 2019 for long term care. On June 16, 2020, Maggie tested positive for COVID-19. Maggie was subsequently transported t...

Excerpt: ...uses of action against Jose A. Espinoza Placido (“Placido”), Jam Fire Protection, Inc. (“Jam”) and Does 1-100 for: 1. Negligence 2. Permissive Use 3. Negligent Entrustment On September 12, 2018, Refugio, Javier and Angelica dismissed their respective claims, with prejudice. On December 2, 2020, this case was transferred from Department 32 of the Personal Injury Court to this instant department. The Final Status Conference is set for July ...

Excerpt: ...lling (California), Inc.'s Application of Richard T. Fass to Appear Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED, contingent upon Fass filing a supplemental declaration at or before the time of the hearing which sets forth admission dates for all courts identified in Paragraph 4 of his declaration. 3. Plaintiffs Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.'s and Ensign United States Drilling (California), Inc.'s Application of Taylor Ann Cruse to Appear Pro Hac Vice is GRANTE...

Excerpt: ...tively, Defendants”) own, control and/or have a legal interest in the neighboring property located at 1152 Englewild Drive in Glendora (“Akyol Property”). The Wang Property and the Akyol Property abut each other at the northwest boundary of the Wang Property and the southeast boundary of the Akyol Property. The Wang Property is exclusively accessed by Wang and the predecessor owners of the Wang Property via a private driveway that abuts the...

Excerpt: ...s' default was entered. A Case Management Conference is set for May 19, 2022. Legal Standard The purpose of a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication “is to provide courts with a mechanism to cut through the parties' pleadings in order to determine whether, despite their allegations, trial is in fact necessary to resolve their dispute.” (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 843.) “Code of Civil Procedure sect...

Excerpt: ... Paso Real Avenue in Rowland Heights (“subject property”). On September 30, 2018, Plaintiff entered into a written contract with M. Liu and N. Liu wherein Plaintiff agreed to construct an Accessory Dwelling Unit (“ADU”) at the subject property. On August 11, 2019, Plaintiff presented M. Liu and N. Liu with an invoice for work completed. M. Liu and N. Liu have failed to pay same. On February 21, 2020, Lanterprise filed a complaint, asserti...

Excerpt: ...99(f) for Violations of Labor Code §§ 201, 202, 226(a), 226.7, 510, 512, and 1194 and Pursuant to Labor Code § 2699(a) for Violations of Labor Code §§ 226.3 and 558 On October 18, 2021, Plaintiff filed a conditional “Notice of Settlement of Entire Case.” Legal Standard California Rules of Court (“CRC”) Rule 3.769 sets forth the procedures for settlement of class actions in California. Approval occurs in two steps: (1) an early “pre...

Excerpt: ...na Kaplan, individually and as successor in interest of Nancy Kaplan (“Nancy”), alleges as follows: Nancy was a patient at Glendora Canyon Transitional Care Unit from on or about April 11, 2020-August 10, 2020. Nancy received substandard care and treatment, such that she developed sepsis, malnutrition, severe decubitus ulcers, multi-organ failure and COVID-19. Nancy died on August 23, 2020. On June 28, 2021, this case was transferred from Dep...

Excerpt: ...s for Production, Sets One and Two is GRANTED in part (i.e., as to Nos. 4, 11‐14, 19, 20, 35, 60, 61, 69, 72‐73 and 77) and otherwise DENIED. denied. Defendant is to provide further, Code‐compliant responses to Nos. 4, 11‐14, 19, 20, 35, 60, 61, 69, 72‐73 and 77 within 20 days from the date of the hearing. Sanctions are declined. 3. Plaintiff Emmanuel Felix's Motion to Compel Deposition of Defendant Mountain View School District's Perso...

Excerpt: ...thers similarly situated (“Castro”). On January 7, 2021, Case Nos. 20PSCV00586 and 20STCV48608 were deemed related; Case No. 20PSCV00586 was deemed the lead case. On May 11, 2021, the aforesaid cases were consolidated; Case No. 20STCV48608 was designated the lead case. On May 14, 2021, a “Stipulation Regarding Consolidation of Quintero and Castro, Jr. Matters and Consolidated Complaint” was filed. On March 14, 2022, Castro and Quintero fi...

Excerpt: ...amona Boulevard in Baldwin Park, California (the “Project”). The Project caused and/or permitted the occurrence of invasion and damage to Plaintiff's underground street light system, streetlights, handholes and conduits located at or near Ramona Boulevard between Stewart Avenue and Francisquito Avenue and at or near 3778 Baldwin Park Boulevard in Baldwin Park. On July 28, 2020, SoCal Edison filed a complaint, asserting causes of action agains...

Excerpt: ...AINED in part (i.e., as to the fourth through eighth causes of action). The court will hear from counsel for Plaintiff as to whether leave to amend is requested, and as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. 2. Defendants Haroon Amin's, Mohammad Kamdar's, Bina Kamdar's, Saif Amin's, Infinity Care of East L.A.'s and The 2008 Amin Revocable Living Trust's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff's Complaint is DENIED a...

Excerpt: ... action against General Motors, LLC (“Defendant”) and Does 1-50 for: 1. Violation of Subdivision (d) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 2. Violation of Subdivision (b) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 3. Violation of Subdivision (a)(3) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 4. Breach of Express Written Warranty (Civil Code § 1791.2(a); § 1794) 5. Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability (Civil Code § 1791.1; § 1794) On January 6, 2022, the court gra...

Excerpt: ... leave given to amend. 4. Defendant Erick Humberto Guzman's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff Elikin Mauricio Yepes' Second Amended Complaint is DENIED as MOOT in part (i.e., as to Page 6, line 24; Page 11, line 15 and Page 11, line 13) and otherwise GRANTED. Background Plaintiff Elikin Mauricio Yepes (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: Plaintiff owns the property located at 1847 Summer Place Drive #9, West Covina, 91792 (“subject proper...

Excerpt: .... On July 20, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendant for: 1. Breach of Written Contract 2. Breach of Book Account On December 16, 2021, Defendant's default was entered. On February 15, 2022, default judgment was filed. Legal Standard Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b) Relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 is either discretionary or mandatory. A motion for mandatory relief must ...

Excerpt: ... of Documents (Set One) Nos. 17‐18, 28‐29 and 32 is GRANTED. Defendant is to provide further responses, without objections, to 17, 18, 28, 29 and 32 within 20 days from the date of the hearing. Plaintiff is awarded sanctions as against Defendant in the reduced amount of $875.00. Sanctions are payable within 30 days of the date of the hearing. Background Plaintiff Joanna Salazar, individually, and on behalf of aggrieved employees pursuant to t...

Excerpt: ...and Rachel Leyba's Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Answer‐In‐Intervention Filed by Allstate Insurance Company is CONTINUED to June 9, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. [See below]. Background Plaintiffs Jose Angel Leyba (“Jose”) and Rachel Leyba (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) allege as follows: On or about May 22, 2017, Jose sustained injuries after Angel Guillermo Grandes' (“Grandes”) vehicle struck the rear of his motorcycle on the I-1...

Excerpt: ... between Plaintiffs and AIC, Plaintiffs were to pay $170.000.00 to AIC for its services. Huang told Plaintiffs that they should wire the funds to him directly and that he would then deliver the funds to AIC. Although Plaintiffs wired these monies to Huang on or around June 11, 2018, Plaintiffs thereafter learned that AIC received only $30,000.00 from Huang. AIC's President Longshen Lei (“Lei”) also advised that Huang's employment with AIC was...

Excerpt: ...hia Parulan-Colfer (“Parulan-Colfer”) is the superintendent of District. On May 31, 2017, while in the classroom during school hours, Moises suffered extensive injuries to his neck and went into cardiac arrest. Moises was transported to the hospital, where he died on June 4, 2017. On March 20, 2018, Gomez/Murillo filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against District, School, Parulan-Colfer and Does 1-20 for: 1. Negligence 2. Wrongful...

Excerpt: ...gh the parties' pleadings in order to determine whether, despite their allegations, trial is in fact necessary to resolve their dispute.” (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 843.) “Code of Civil Procedure section 437c, subdivision (c), requires the trial judge to grant summary judgment if all the evidence submitted, and ‘all inferences reasonably deducible from the evidence' and uncontradicted by other inferences or ev...

Excerpt: ...en spying on them in the shower and/or bedroom via a peephole. Martinez has called City Hall regarding Code violations. Additionally, in July 2020, E. Moreno broke the door lock and entered the Premises while Plaintiffs were out and without Plaintiffs' permission. Plaintiffs returned and were unable to enter the Premises, because E. Moreno had replaced and/or changed the door lock. When Plaintiffs went to speak with E. Moreno about this, E. Moren...

Excerpt: ...he “Notice of Ruling.” Sanctions are declined. 2. Defendant EdCOA Inc. dba Carrington College's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Taylor Medina's [Further] Responses to Form Interrogatories Served February 2, 2022 is GRANTED. Taylor is to provide further, Code‐compliant responses to Carrington's Form Interrogatories, Set One, Nos. 1.1, 2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 6.1‐6.7, 8.1‐8.8, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1‐10.3, 12.1‐12.6, 14.1, 14.2 and 50.1‐5.6), within ...

Excerpt: ...nal, Inc. (“MFI”). Zhu took the customer contacts and shipping pricing information provided to her by Plaintiff during her employment and used them for MFI's benefit without Plaintiff's consent. On August 29, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Zhu, MFI and Does 1-25 for: 1. Unfair Competition in Violation of Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq. 2. Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations ...

Excerpt: ...7 (“premises”). Prior to entering into the lease Plaintiff told Defendant that she suffers from mental illness. On or around September 25, 2019 Plaintiff made Defendant aware of several domestic violence acts that Plaintiff was experiencing at the premises with her ex-boyfriend and provided Defendant with police reports and restraining orders that were enforceable until on or around September 25, 2022. Defendant failed to act, which enabled t...

Excerpt: ...ird-party logistics provider (“3PL”) for Megaphoton, wherein Defendants would store Megaphoton's inventory in their warehouse and, upon Megaphoton's sale of any of its inventory, would package and ship same to the customer. Later that same month, Defendants unilaterally increased their storage rate to $1.3 per square foot (up from $0.85 per square foot) and their labor cost to a flat fee of $6,000.00/month (previously $18.00/hour). On April 2...

Excerpt: ...o provide further, Code‐compliant responses to Nos. 30 and 32‐34 within 20 days from the date of the hearing. Sanctions are declined. [2] Background Plaintiff Guofeng Chen (“Chen”) alleges as follows: Chen sought to obtain a United States visa leading to a green card for himself and his family utilizing Michael Gan's (“M. Gan”), Howard Gan's, Katherine Gan's and Shilan Wang's (“Wang”) (collectively, “Defendants”) services as i...

Excerpt: ...: 1. Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code § 2699(f) for Violations of Labor Code §§ 201, 202, 204, 226(a), 510, 1194 and 2802 and Pursuant to Labor Code § 2699(a) for Violations of Labor Code §§ 210, 226.3 and 558 On December 6, 2021, the parties informed the court that the case had settled. Discussion Plaintiff moves the court for an order: (1) Preliminarily finding that the proposed class action settlement falls within the range of reasonable...

Excerpt: ... Defendant and Does 1-10 for: 1. Book Account 2. Goods Sold and Delivered 3. Account Stated 4. Money Had and Received A Case Management Conference is set for April 22, 2022. Discussion Plaintiff applies for a right to attach order and writ of attachment against Defendant. The amount to be secured by the attachment is $196,036.02, which includes $3,500.00 in estimated costs and $1,200.00 in estimated allowable attorney fees. Analysis “Attachment...

Excerpt: ...Jose Beteta Bergman's Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set Two from Plaintiff Fillimon Perez is GRANTED. 5. Defendant Jose Beteta Bergman's Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set Two from Plaintiff Luis Perez is GRANTED. The court orders that responses without objections be provided within 30 days. The court will award $540.00 in sanctions for the 5 discovery motions plus the $60.00 filing fee on each of ...

Excerpt: ... Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. 3. Defendant Lyft's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED. Background Plaintiff Abdu Lkader Al Shikha (“Plaintiff”) alleges that on February 17, 2020, he was working as a driver for Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) when he was stabbed by passenger Ricky A. Alvarez (“Alvarez”). On April 17, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting the following causes of action against Defendants Lyft, Alvarez an...

Excerpt: ...iff Janet Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: On or about August 19, 2017, Plaintiff purchased a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, VIN No. 3GCUCRERXHG417346 (“subject vehicle”). Plaintiff alleges that the subject vehicle suffers from various defects and that the subject vehicle has not been repaired after a reasonable number of attempts. On April 14, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against General Motors, ...

Excerpt: ...nterest to Janice Larcom, decedent allege as follows: On April 15, 2020, Janice Larcom (“Larcom”) was discharged from Kaiser's Fontana Medical Center to Inland Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center. Larcom died on September 26, 2020 as a result of deficiencies in care. On September 24, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendants Inland Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center, Inland Valley Partners, LLC, Ka...

Excerpt: ...intiff filed a civil action against H. Chen and Xiang to collect on the Loan. On November 24, 2017, the Beijing Court held a public trial. At the conclusion of trial, Plaintiff, H. Chen, Xiang and Weiping Chen (“W. Chen”) entered into a consent judgment (“Beijing Consent Judgment”), which the Beijing Court entered on November 24, 2017. The Beijing Consent Judgment provided that Xiang and H. Chen were to repay Plaintiff 6.145 PMB over thre...

Excerpt: ...ce. Honda, along with Karen Bonecki and Michael Bonecki (“the Boneckis” and collectively, “Defendants”), caused Plaintiff to sign a Power of Attorney in favor of Defendants, among other unknown documents, while Plaintiff was semi-conscious and not fully competent. Defendants began selling and otherwise disposing of Plaintiff's personal property. On September 1 2018, Plaintiff returned to the Premises and discovered that nearly all of her ...