Excerpt: ...and M. Roy Nelson Inc. dba Horizon Management's ("Horizon”) objections. Objection to the Declaration of Shane A. Lachtman, ¶6, is sustained. Objections to Exhibits 1 and 2 to the Declaration of Shane A. Lachtman are sustained. Background Plaintiff Shane A. Lachtman filed his Complaint on April 24, 2019. Plaintiff's operative Second Amended Complaint was filed on December 9, 2019. This action stems from an altercation between Plaintiff and Defe...

Excerpt: ...ffs allege that their 2017 Mercedes-Benz MMPV2G, which was manufactured and distributed by Defendant, suffers from widespread defects — including defects with the air conditioning system, electrical system, and the interior fit and finish. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant has been unable to repair their vehicle within a reasonable number of attempts. Plaintiffs further allege that Defendant knew that the vehicle suffered from the prevalent defe...

Excerpt: ...mplaint is sustained, in part, and overruled, in part. Background Plaintiff filed its Complaint on April 7, 2020. Plaintiff's operative Second Amended Complaint was filed on January 4, 2021. Plaintiff alleges the following facts: The action arises from Defendants' alleged acts which resulted in the termination of an agreement between Plaintiff and Defendant Prime for the lease of space in Prime's hospital for the operation of a retail food busine...

Excerpt: ... its Complaint on April 16, 2019. The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was filed by Plaintiffs Uemura Corporation and UTI Corporation on July 31, 2020. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant Tomoyuki Miyano, who is a shareholder of Plaintiff Uemura and a former employee of Uemura's affiliate company in Japan, UTI, stole confidential information consisting of Plaintiffs' trade secrets to unlawfully compete with Plaintiffs by forming a new c...

Excerpt: ...ice of Summons and Complaint are granted. Background Plaintiff filed his Complaint on July 24, 2019. Plaintiff's operative First Amended Complaint was filed on August 17, 2020. Plaintiff alleges the following facts: Plaintiff suffered numerous physical and emotional injuries related to his care and treatment at Las Flores Convalescent Hospital from August 2017 through March 2019. Plaintiff alleges the following causes of action: 1. Assault; 2. Ne...

Excerpt: ...tion in sufficient compliance with CCP §§ 430.41. (Decl. Joshua S. Shuster, ¶¶ 2-3). Background Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on March 6, 2020. Plaintiffs' operative First Amended Complaint was filed on May 8, 2020. Plaintiffs allege the following facts: This is action arises from an incident that occurred on July 11, 2019 at an oil refinery facility in Torrance, California. Plaintiffs' son, decedent Gamaliel Gonzalez, was a part of an oil...

Excerpt: ...r Summary Judgment is denied. Defendant Maria Escalante's (“Escalante”) Motion for Summary Judgment, or, in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication of Issues is denied. Objections The Court makes the following rulings to Plaintiff's objections: Plaintiff's objections 1 to 6 to Defendant City of Hawthorne's evidence in support of City of Hawthorne's motion for summary judgment are overruled. Plaintiff's objections 1 to 4 to Defendant Maria Escal...

Excerpt: ...endant Beach House's objections 1 to 5 to the declaration of Deborah S. Tropp are overruled. Defendant Beach House's objections 1 to 4 to the declaration of Alex Daniels are overruled. Background Plaintiff filed his Complaint on June 11, 2019. Plaintiff was employed by O'Rourke Construction (“O'Rourke”), a subcontractor hired by general contractor, moving Defendant Beach House Design & Development (“Beach House”), for a construction proje...

Excerpt: ...laintiff sought to collect assessments from residents of Parkside Village Homeowners Association (“Parkside” or “HOA”). As against Defendant Herman Powells, Plaintiff also alleged that Powells was a former officer of the HOA, was refusing to return HOA owned property, and that he breached his fiduciary duty as an officer of the HOA. Defendant Powells' motion for summary judgment was granted. As against Defendants Jeffrey Johnson and Trena...

Excerpt: ...bjections Stevens' Objections to the Declaration of Austin Fraver: Objections 1 to 20 are overruled. Summit Sky Advisory, LLC's Objections dated April 2, 2021: Objection 1 is overruled as Summit Sky was provided an opportunity to respond to this new evidence. Objection 2 is sustained. Stevens' Objection dated April 12, 2021: Objection is sustained because the supplemental opposition was only allowed to address the new evidence submitted with the ...

Excerpt: ...k Quinteros' Motion to Set Aside Default, Default Judgment, and Dismissal is granted. Background Plaintiff Simon Whang filed his Complaint on September 25, 2018. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Access Liquor (“Access”) breached a promissory note. On November 8, 2018, Access Liquor filed an Answer and Cross- Complaint. The Cross-Complaint named Plaintiff (Simon Whang), CCKSW, Inc., and Sulik Quintero as Cross-Defendants. Cross-Complainant all...

Excerpt: ... with 20 days leave to amend. Meet and Confer Defendant set forth meet and confer declarations in sufficient compliance with CCP §§ 430.41 and 435.5. (Decl., Priscilla A. Hernandez, ¶¶ 2-4). Background Plaintiffs Jobe Atashi and Nazilla M. Mehrania, as Trustees of the Atashi Family 2019 Revocable Trust, filed their Complaint on March 5, 2020. Plaintiffs allege the following facts: On May 19, 2005, Jobe Atashi and Nazilla M. Mehrania, as joint...

Excerpt: ...und Plaintiff Parkside Village Homeowners Association filed its Complaint on November 7, 2018. Plaintiff seeks to collect assessments from residents of Parkside Village Homeowners Association (“Parkside” or “HOA”). As against Defendant Herman Powells, Plaintiff also alleged that Powells was a former officer of the HOA, was refusing to return HOA owned property, and that he breached his fiduciary duty as an officer of the HOA. Defendant Po...

Excerpt: ...plaint is overruled. State Farm General Insurance Company's Motion to Strike is granted with 20 days leave to amend. Background Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on August 25, 2020. Plaintiffs allege the following facts: On February 14, 2019, a pipe burst in Plaintiffs' home. Defendant failed to inspect the property and failed to conduct a reasonable claims investigation. Ultimately, Defendant decided not to cover the damages stating that the clai...

Excerpt: ... Set One, and Special Interrogatories, Set One is granted, in part, and denied, in part. Background Plaintiff filed his Complaint on May 14, 2015. Plaintiff's operative Second Amended Complaint was filed on January 13, 2017. Plaintiff alleges the following facts: Plaintiff and Defendant are both neighboring owners of suites in a medical building. For Plaintiff's suites to have adequate irrigation, it was found to be necessary to pass through a ce...

Excerpt: ...ion to Plaintiff's Special Motion to Strike or in the Alternative Leave to File a Cross- Complaint is denied. Background Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on January 29, 2020. Plaintiffs allege the following facts: Plaintiff Fred J. Kim, D.D.S. (“Dr. Kim”) is a licensed dentist. Defendant Ta Yeon Park is Dr. Kim's former patient. Defendant Joo Hwan Kim is Park's son, and he served as Park's translator during several of her dental appointments....

Excerpt: ...Motion for Summary Judgment is continued. Background Plaintiff filed her Complaint on December 20, 2018. Plaintiff alleges the following facts: On December 28, 2017, Plaintiff fell into a hole, created by an uncovered utility vault, that was on a sidewalk located at 11903 and 11921 Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne, California. Plaintiff alleged causes of action for: 1. Dangerous Condition of Public Property; 2. Negligence. Motions for Summary Judgm...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff alleges the following facts: Plaintiff is a lender from which Defendants obtained two loans in 1992. Defendants defaulted on the loans in May 2020, and Plaintiff filed suit against Defendants. Defendants failed to file a responsive pleading to the Complaint. Entry of default was entered against Defendants on August 28, 2020. On November 9, 2020, Plaintiff obtained a default judgment against Defendants in the sum of $65,908.20. Motion t...

Excerpt: ...or Costco Wholesale Corporation is granted. Background Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on May 9, 2019. Plaintiff alleges the following facts: An incident occurred on May 26, 2017 at approximately 1:35 p.m. at Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation's warehouse located at 3560 West Century Boulevard in Inglewood, California 90303. Plaintiff Willie Etta Evans slipped and fell while walking through the food court patio just outside the Inglewood Cost...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff alleges the following facts: On September 21, 2016 at Defendant Trader Joe's Company, Inc.'s store in Manhattan Beach, California, Plaintiff slipped and fell and suffered damages. Motion to Compel Compliance with Deposition Subpoena Pursuant to CCP §§ 1987.1 and 2025.480, Defendant Trader Joe's Company, Inc. moves for an order compelling compliance with the deposition subpoena for business records on the Employment Development Depart...

Excerpt: ...11, 2018. Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint was filed on February 27, 2019. Plaintiffs allege the following facts: Plaintiffs contracted with Defendants for mortuary services for decedent Madeline Phillips. Plaintiffs specifically requested an open casket. However, decedent was entombed and sealed within her coffin. Plaintiffs set forth the following causes of action: 1. Breach of Contract; 2. Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; ...

Excerpt: ...ebruary 28, 2020. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint was filed on September 17, 2020. Plaintiff alleges the following facts: Plaintiff and Defendant invested in certain real property located at 10935-10937 Mansel Blvd, Inglewood, CA. They had an agreement that each would be 50 percent owners of the property. Defendant refuses to honor this agreement. Plaintiff set forth the following causes of action: 1. Breach of Contract; 2. Breach of Contract...

Excerpt: ... the instant Petition to Compel Arbitration on December 9, 2020. Petitioners allege the following facts: Petitioners are the owners and landlords of the commercial premises located at 1817 Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, California 90277. Petitioners petition to compel arbitration under the terms of the lease, dated March 14, 2016, originally executed by Petitioners as lessors and Respondent Anita Madan as lessee. Respondent Beach Business Manage...

Excerpt: ...in part. Background Plaintiff filed its Complaint on February 16, 2021. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff is a condominium development located in the City of Redondo Beach. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants and Defendants' son Shervin Dirinpour have committed actions in violation of the governing documents of Plaintiff. Plaintiff alleges that Shervin Dirinpour has engaged in several instances of aggressive, threatening, intimidatin...

Excerpt: ...the following facts: Plaintiffs purchased a condominium unit commonly known and described as 230 S. Catalina Avenue, Unit #202, Redondo Beach, California from Defendant Madhuri Saxena. Plaintiffs allege that they were informed and believed that the subject property was assigned two reserved parking spaces. Plaintiffs claim damages as a result of the subject property being assigned only one reserved parking space, instead of two. Demurring Defenda...