Excerpt: ...ranillo, Jr. D efendant V.C.I. Victor Construction, Inc. (“VCI”) is in the construction business specializing in concrete. Plaintiff alleges that she is an officer, director and forty -nine percent (49%) shareholder in VCI, with Victor owning fifty -one (51%). Plaintiff al leges that Victor used his majority ownership in his stock to dominate and control the business affairs of VCI to the detriment of Plaintiff, who is a minority shareholder,...

Excerpt: ...iolation of FEHA, (3) harassment in violation of FEHA, (4) wrongful termination in violation of public policy, (5) failure to prevent discrimination in violation of FEHA, (6) IIED, (7) failure to pay minimum wages, (8) failure to pay overtime wages, (9) failure to provide meal periods, (10) failure to provide rest periods, (11) failure to provide accurate itemized statements, (12) failure to reimburse employees for required expenses, (13) failure...

Excerpt: ...ry store owner and the supplier of shopping carts for injuries he allegedly suffered from falling out of a defective shopping cart. Plaintiff alleges that, on April 5, 2021, when Plaintiff was less than one year of age, his mother, Cecilia Sanchez took him into the Food4Less grocery store owned and operated by Defendant Gongco Foods and placed Plaintiff inside a shopping cart while still in his car seat. However, the shopping cart broke and cause...

Excerpt: ...rs. Beginning in Apr il 2020 through October 2023, Plaintiffs entered into several oral and written contracts with Defendants Owen Benjamin, Owen Benjamin, Inc, Sam Mitchell, Brandon Verrett, VerTac, Corporate Bloom, Inc., Unbearables Media, LLC, Beartaria Holdings, LLC, Beartaria Ozark Campground, LLC, Struggle Bear, LLC (“Defendants Benjamin”) for the production of promotional documentary videos for Defendants' Idaho campground, Beartaria, ...

Excerpt: ...shall continue the hearings on the motions to 6/28/24, to allow Cooke to provide Plaintiff with verifications for the FROGs, RFPs, and RFAs. Said verifications shall be provided to Plaintiff no later than 6/17/24. The Court recognizes that on 6/11/24, Defendant C ooke filed a motion to continue the 6/18/24 CMC hearing due to a prior scheduling conflict. Also set on 6/18/24 is an OSC re why the Court should not strike CCS Group, LLC and CCS Ex...

Excerpt: ...t to Plain tiff's claim for attorney's fees without leave to amend. The Court denies the remainder of the motion to strike. Based on the ruling above, the Court orders Defendants to file an answer within 30 days. The Court also recognizes that the parties have a C MC and an OSC re proof of service on Defendant Srour set on 6/12/24. As the pleadings will be at- issue, but are not so at this point, the Court on its own motion shall continue th...

Excerpt: ...��). The Court awards Defendant WFG $4,815.00 as prevailing party in this motion. Procedure/Facts Plaintiff, Andres Martinez, alleges that, in June of 1997, a property located at 223 1 -37 Parkside Avenue in Los Angeles was purchased by Micheal Trujillo, a childhood friend of P laintiff. On 6/21/06, Buckeye sued Plaintiff purportedly on trumped up charges of fraud and conversion relating to Trujillo. Buckeye obtained summary judgment against Plai...

Excerpt: ...or a new truck s top owned by Defendant Pilot Travel Centers, LLC dba Pilot Flying J (“Pilot”). Plaintiff was employed by Earth Tek Engineering Corporation (“Earth Tek”) As Plaintiff was leaving the construction site, he was struck by a vehicle driven by Defendant Joseph Hernandez (“Hernandez”) who was driving under the influence of drugs. The vehicle was owned by Defendant Arlene Sanchez (“Sanchez”). Plaintiff alleges that traff...

Excerpt: ..., he obtained a mortgage loan from Chase Bank USA, N.A. in the principal amount of $150,000, secured by a Deed of Trust (“DOT”) against real property located at 241110 Macfie Road in Homeland, California. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), ¶¶ 1, 10, Ex. A.) The DOT was assigned several times, with the last assignment to defendant Towd Mortgage Trust 2018 -6, U.S. Bank National Bank Association, as Indenture Trustee (“U.S. Bank”). (I...

Excerpt: ...f Hope M artin (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant County of Riverside (“Defendant” or the “County”), alleging (1) violation of Lab. Code § 98.6; (2) violation of Lab. Code § 1102.5; (3) harassment on the basis of race; (4) discrimination on the basis of race; (5) harassment on the basis of color; (6) discrimination on the basis of color; (7) retaliation in violation of Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”); (8...

Excerpt: ...�) purchased a 2020 Ford Mustang on August 19, 2020. The vehicle is manufactured by Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). Plaintiff contends that the vehicle has defects that do not conform to the warranty. She alleges that Ford had an affirmative duty to repurchase Page 5 of 8 or replace the vehicle but has failed to do so. She asserts that Fairview Ford Sales, Inc. (“Fairview”) negligently repaired her vehicle. The Complaint asserts the followin...

Excerpt: ...e 5th and 6th causes of action with 30 days' leave to amend. The Court grants the motion to strike punitive damages with 30 days' leave to amend. As the pleadings are not at -issue, the Court shall continue on its own motion the Case Management Conference Hearing to Au gust 14, 2024 at 8:30am in Dept 3. All parties are ordered to file updated CMC statements prior to the next hearing. Factual / Procedural Context: Plaintiff Fairhaven Enterprise C...

Excerpt: ...t to p ay to Plaintiff's counsel $1,637.50, payable in 45 days from notice of this ruling. The Court recognizes that the parties have on calendar a CMC conference hearing on 5/28/24. As the parties are still in discovery, the Court shall continue on the Court's own motion the CMC to August 29, 2024, at 8:30am. All parties may appear by Zoom/telephone at the next hearing. Parties are ordered to file an updated CMC statement prior to that date. Pa...

Excerpt: ...s should be stri cken; 3) orders the parties to file a joint statement with the status of the meet and confer discussions at least 10 court days before the next hearing, and 4) 4) orders the opposition and reply filed in accordance with CCP § 1005(b). Factual / Procedura l Context Relevant to this motion, on August 17, 2023, Defendants filed the original motion for summary judgment and simultaneously filed a motion to seal documents lodged c...

Excerpt: ...OF MOTION AND MO TION TO STRIKE FIRST AMENDED VERIFIED PETITION; Tentative Ruling: Demurrer The demurrer to the 3rd cause of action is sustained without leave to amend. The demurrer to the 5th cause of action is overruled. The demurrer to the 6th cause of action is ove rruled. Motion to Strike The motion to strike the phrase “real and” from line 12 of page 24 of the petition is denied. The motion to strike Paragraph 66 of the petition is deni...

Excerpt: ...nts Merc ury and Mueller to provide a further response to Interrogatory 324.1. Said response is due in 20 days. Factual / Procedural Context This action relates to a fire loss that occurred on October 9, 2020, at a home in Moreno Valley owned by defendants/cross -complainants Bob M. Hannah and Diana Sue Hannah (the “Hannahs”). The plaintiff, Team 1 Restoration, Inc. (“Team 1”), alleges that it performed construction work on the home to r...

Excerpt: ...m damages. Plaintiff Kristopher Dreyer (“Plaintiff”) alleges he was defamed by Defendants Sean Patterson and Kezia Marques (“Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges he learned of their defamatory statements on January 15, 2020, through the deposition of Richard White, f ormer CEO of now bankrupt Riverside Christian Schools (“School”), during its bankruptcy proceedings. He alleges the defamatory statements by Defendants to the Bankruptcy Trust...

Excerpt: ...e premises lo cated at 1130 W. 6th Street, Corona, California (the “premises”) owned by Defendant Super Center Concepts, Inc. (“Defendant”). On February 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed this action against Defendant for general negligence and premises liability. On March 2, 2 023, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserting the same causes of action. Trial is set for 6/21/24. (Plaintiff has also filed an ex parte motion to...

Excerpt: ... grants th e motion for summary adjudication as to the 3rd cause of action as to both Plaintiffs. The Court denies the motion for summary adjudication as to the 4th cause of action as to both Plaintiffs. Factual / Procedural Context This is a wrongful death action arising out of a fatal car accident. The plaintiffs allege a freightliner tractor -trailer driven by defendant Joseph M. Ficher ran the red light at the intersection of State Route 86 (...

Excerpt: ...ega owns the Property and the Gandarilla Defendants maintain/control the Property. There is a pending family law action (FLRI2005340) between the Gandarillas seeking dissolution of the marriage as well as right to possession of the Property. The Complaint alleges that the Gandarilla Defendants are now litigating to gain title to the Property in the family law case. Plaintiff alleges that since April 2020 it has inspected the Property 24 times and...

Excerpt: ...service, cashier service, and logistics. In December 2018, Plaintiff's supervisors, Annette Marquez (“Marquez”) and Marc, asked Plaintiff if he was homosexual. He answered in the affirmative. After this conversation, Marquez began subjecting him to disparate treatment bec ause of his sexual orientation. He also contends that he was subjected to race discrimination because he was African American. He asserts that Target regularly promoted Cauc...

Excerpt: ...tlement o pportunities. Factual/Procedural Context This action arises from the parties' contractual dispute. On January 26, 2021, Plaintiffs/Cross -Defendants Joseph F. Schallert (“Mr. Schallert”) and Amy E. Schallert (“Ms. Schallert”) (collectively, “Cross -Defend ants”) entered into a written Vacant Land Purchase Agreement (“VLPA”) with Defendant/Cross - Complainant North Pacific Developments, Inc. (“NPD”) for the purchase ...

Excerpt: ...ing: The Court sustains EM WDFC's demurrer as to Plaintiff O'Connor with 30 days leave to amend. The Court sustains EMWD's demurrer as to Plaintiff O'Connor with 30 days leave to amend. The Court sustains both EMWDFC and EMWD's demurrer to Plaintiff Vasquez, without leave to amend . As the pleadings are not at -issue, the Court shall on its own motion continue the CMC hearing to 7/31/24 at 8:30am. All parties are ordered to submit updated CMC sta...

Excerpt: ...le a Joint Status Statement no later than 10 days before the continued hearing date of any outstanding issues. Factual / Procedural Context On November 11, 2022, Plaintiff Armando Tapia (“Plaintiff”) entered into a warranty contract with Defendant Hyundai (“Defendant ”) regarding a 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 (the “Vehicle”), which was manufactured and distributed by Defendant. During the warranty period, the Vehicle contained or developed d...

Excerpt: ...d. Factual and procedural background: Plaintiff Hudson Insurance Company (Hudson) filed its initial Complaint on 1/20/2023, and its First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on 5/17/2023, against Defendant Richard N. Maksoud alleging a single cause of action for breach of con tract. The contract at issue is an indemnification agreement. Plaintiff is a surety. This indemnification action follows claims and civil actions brought against it by alleged ...