Excerpt: ...led on June 24, 2022. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants created and shared several social media posts accusing Plaintiffs of being adulterers and prostitutes and making derogatory comments about their sexual orie ntation. Defendant Kevork Kahwajian, sued as Doe 2, specially moves to strike the Complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Special Motion to Strike is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Defendant Kevor...

Excerpt: ...ttsdale Insurance Co. RESPONDING PARTY(S) : (1) Defendants Downtown Prime, LLC; Moses Babazadeh, David Baradarian, and Pedram Yadidsion; (2) No response on eCourt as of 5/28/24 CASE HISTORY : • 11/08/17: Complaint filed. • 07/20/20: Judgment entered. • 08/21/20: Appeal filed by Plaintiff Jenna King • 02/23/22: Remittitur of Appeal by Plaintiff Jenna King; Judgment affirmed. • 08/17/22: Final Judgment entered. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS...

Excerpt: ... 2022. Plaintiff, by and through unnamed successors in interest, alleges that Defendant allowed Los Angeles Police Department officer Adam Mezquita to be exposed to various carcinogens, resulting in his sudden death from leukemia in September 2019. Defendant the City of Los Angeles moves to dismiss the action following Plaintiff's failure to amend the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant the City of Los Angeles moves to dismiss the action follo...

Excerpt: ...an Johnson and Shari Edwards. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for injunctive relief filed on April 27, 2022. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants failed to offer independent study in violation of sections 51745 and 51747 of the Education Code. Defendant moves to compel depositions for Nathan Johnson and Shari Edwards. Tentative RULING: Defendant's Motion to Compel the Deposition of Shari Edwards is DENIED. Defendant...

Excerpt: ...y Hills Properties, LLC. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a habitability action that was filed on October 4, 2022. Plaintiffs, who are and were tenants at a residential apartment complex, allege that Defendants permitted the premises to develop extensive uninhabitable conditions and allowed those conditio ns to persist in violation of statutes and municipal ordinances. Plaintiffs seek monetary and injunctive relief. Plainti...

Excerpt: ...tematically required its employees to perform pre- shift and post-shift unpaid work and requiring its employees to work through their 30 -minute meal periods. Plaintiff moves for approval of a proposed settlement agreement. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's motion for approval of settlement of her claims for civil penalties under PAGA is CONTINUED to Friday, June 28, 2024, at 9:00 AM. Plaintiff is ordered to serve and file a revised settlement agreem...

Excerpt: ...eave to file a First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Plaintiff moves for leave to file a First Amended Complaint. Legal Standard The Court may, “at any time before or after commencement of trial, in the furtherance of justice, and upon such terms as may be proper, . . . allow the amendment of any pleading.” (Code Civ. Proc. § 576.) A motion to amend a ...

Excerpt: ...aw action filed June 1, 2022. Plaintiff alleges that he purchased a 2019 Honda Odyssey which manifested electrical, transmission, and engine defects. Plaintiff moves to compel compliance with the Court's February 27, 2023 Order compelling further responses to requests for production and for sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Compliance is GRANTED. Defendant is ordered to produce verified, code-compliant responses without ob...

Excerpt: ...ed. • 12/22/22: First Amended Complaint filed. • 03/03/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Defendant/Cross- Complainant David Okju An as to Plaintiff. • 03/13/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Defendants/Cross -Complainants Jhon Taehyo Lee and Dong Goon Lim as to Defendant David Okju An. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and elder abuse arising from a series of agreements with Defenda...

Excerpt: ... Family Trust; (2) Plaintiff Gerard Kabala RESPONDING PARTY(S) : (1) Plaintiff Gerard Kabala (2) Defendant Paul Krzemuski as successor trustee of the Violette Krzemuski a/k/a Violette Adamian 2013 Family Trust; CASE HISTORY : • 09/13/22: Complaint filed. • 10/03/22: Case deemed related to 22STCV29679 Hollywood Lanai Apartments v. Krzemuski, et al. and 22STCV29709 Adamian v. Krzemuski, et al. (lead case). STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PRO...

Excerpt: ... Default entered. • 09/30/22: Default judgment entered. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a collection action. Plaintiff seeks to collect workers' compensation insurance premiums owed by Defendant. Plaintiff and Judgment Creditor moves for an order assigning Medicare reimbursements and payments on claims submitted by the Judgment Debtor to the Judgment Creditor. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor's Order for Ass...

Excerpt: ...�� 03/14/23: First Amended Complaint filed. • 05/24/23: Plaintiff deemed vexatious litigant. • 07/05/23: Notice of Appeal filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for quiet title and injunctive relief. Plaintiff contends that Defendant is fraudulently claiming ownership of the property in which Plaintiff resides and which he contends that he owns. Plaintiff moves to compel responses to requests for production p...

Excerpt: ...TERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Filed on November 17, 2023, this is an action for violation of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies, Act, invasion of privacy, and declaratory relief. Plaintiffs contend that Defendants refused to provide investigative consumer reports prepared in connection with Plaintiffs' rental applications. Defendants demur to the second cause of action for invasion of privacy and third cause of action for declarator...

Excerpt: ...LLC, Casa La Merced, L.P., SPE Merced, LLC, and Doug Gilland STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for conversion and breach of contract filed on April 10, 2019. Plaintiffs allege that, after contracting with Defendants Gilland and Silver Tree to purchase a parcel of low -income elderly housing, Defendants conspired to sabotage Plaintif fs' efforts so that Defendants Housing Preservation, SPE Merced, and Casa La Merced...

Excerpt: ...ended Complaint filed. • 07/10/23: Cross-Complaint filed. • 02/27/24: Cross -Complaint dismissed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and declaratory relief. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants terminated his employment as CEO of Additive Circuits Technologies on false pretenses to avoid providing him the compensation and ownership interest due to him under the agreement. ...

Excerpt: ...ended Complaint filed. • 07/10/23: Cross-Complaint filed. • 02/27/24: Cross -Complaint dismissed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and declaratory relief. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants terminated his employment as CEO of Additive Circuits Technologies on false pretenses to avoid providing him the compensation and ownership interest due to him under the agreement. ...

Excerpt: ...July 25, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants foreclosed on Plaintiff's home without reviewing her loss mitigation applications or contacting her before recording the Notice of Default. Plaintiff moves for leave to file a First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint is DENIED. This ruling is without prejudice to a procedurally proper motion for leave to file an amended or supplementa...

Excerpt: ...n Patel, and Defendant Miguel Soltero CASE HISTORY : · 01/31/22: Complaint filed. · 03/21/23: Cross-Complaint filed by 360 Capital Ventures and Sachin Patel as to Plaintiffs and as to Cross -Defendant Rosalind Wang · 04/13/23: First Amended Complaint filed. · 07/27/23: First Amended Cross-Complaint filed. · 11/06/23: Cross -Complaint filed by 360 Capital Ventures, Sachin Patel, and Bayside Builders inc. as to Hudson Insurance Co. STATEMENT O...

Excerpt: ...ituted in for Doe Defendant #1 • 08/17/23: Solimar Homeowners Association substituted in for Doe Defendant #2. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a habitability defect action. Plaintiff leased an apartment from Defendants that she alleges contained toxic mold. Defendant Solimar Homeowner's Association demurs to the Complaint and moves to strike the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Solimar Homeowner's Association's Dem...

Excerpt: ...OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a quiet title action. Plaintiff seeks to rescind a trustee sale that he alleges was improperly executed against his home. Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandria Mujica demur to the first amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandria Mujica's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. DISCUSSION : Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandr...

Excerpt: ... FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract stemming from a commercial banking agreement. Plaintiff moves to quash a series of third- party subpoenas for business records propounded to various financial institutions by Defendant. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion to Quash Third -Party Subpoenas for Business Records is GRANTED. This ruling is conditioned on payment of $300 in filing fees within 10 days of this order. DIS...

Excerpt: ...upplement its responses when new information comes into its possession. ( Biles v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 1315, 1318–1319, 1328.) “[A]bsent unusual circumstances, such as repeated and egregious discovery abuses,” courts will not impose an evidentiary sanction for a failure to disclose unless there has been a “willful” failure to disclose. (Id., at p. 1327.) Here, there has been no showing that any of Defendant's discov...

Excerpt: ... filed by Vahik Haddadian · 11/19/21: Cases ordered consolidated. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for employment discrimination and wrongful termination. Plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to a campaign of harassment by Defendant Alshanti on the basis of her race, national origin, religious beliefs, and marital status, and that she was terminated by Defendant City of Glendale in retaliation for complaining...

Excerpt: ... : (1) No response on eCourt as of 5/8/24; (2) Plaintiff Sharon Rachelle Cano, individually, as successor-in- interest for the Estate of Lorraine E. Cano, and as trustee for the Lorraine E. Cano Trust CASE HISTORY : · 03/02/22: Complaint filed. · 08/28/23: First Amended Complaint filed. · 01/02/24: Second Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a medical malpractice action arising from a botched cardiac...

Excerpt: ...R PROCEEDINGS: This is a PAGA action that was filed on August 18, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants engaged in numerous wage and hour violations against various employees. Defendants move to compel Plaintiff's individual claims to arbitration and stay the remainder of the action pending resolution of arbitration. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants' Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims as a representative of other aggrieved ...

Excerpt: ...st Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff was terminated by the Los Angeles Police Department following a Board of Rights hearing regarding misconduct by Plaintiff. Plaintiff alleges that her termination was in retaliation for whistleblowing regarding misconduct of other police officers . Plaintiff moves for discovery of peace officer personnel records pursuant to Evidence Code section 1043. TENTATIVE R...

Excerpt: ...iff Solutech Pharmaceuticals, LLC CASE HISTORY: • 02/19/19: Complaint filed [lead case]. • 03/04/19: Cross-Complaint filed [lead case]. • 03/15/19: First Amended Complaint filed [lead case]. • 04/25/19: First Amended Cross-Complaint filed by Blaine Laboratories as to Paul Edalat et al. [lead case]. • 05/10/19: Second Amended Complaint filed [lead case]. • 06/05/19: Complaint filed [19STCV19489]. • 09/24/19: Cross-Complaint filed by ...

Excerpt: ...AL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort action alleging that Plaintiff Melendez -Murillo developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Plaintiffs move for leave to file a First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint is GRANTED conditioned on the revision...

Excerpt: ...n or speculation. First, they assert the tautology that testimony based solely on speculation or improper extrapolation is inadmissible. Because the motion fails to identify specific damage calculations or opinions and describe the underlying facts or records and/or statistical methods used to reach those calculations or opinions, any order granting such a motion would a mount to a “ruling[ ] which would merely be declaratory of existing law or...

Excerpt: ... transmission system which is alleged to have a series of known defects causing hesitation, shuddering, and shifting issues. Defendant Ford Motor Company demurs to the third cause of action for violation of Civil Code section 1793.2(a)(3) and the fifth cause of action for fraudulent concealment. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED. DISCUSSION: Defendant Ford Motor Company demurs to the third cause of action for vi...

Excerpt: ... for Plaintiff. TENTATIVE RULING: GRANTED. While Plaintiff's motion is broad, evidence of any potential effects of a verdict on Defendants would be irrelevant and potentially excluded under Evidence Code § 352. Plaintiff's MIL #4 : Withdrawn. Plaintiff's MIL #5 : seeking exclusion of written warnings given in 2012 and 2015 and testimony about those warnings and the underlying circumstance. TENTATIVE RULING: GRANTED. Defendants oppose the motion ...

Excerpt: ...t Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for partition of a parcel of real property and for fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant induced him to loan money for the purchase of the property to operate it as a dispensary. Plaintiff moves for terminating sanctions. Plaintiff also moves for summary judgment. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Termina...

Excerpt: ...sion that was filed on August 22, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant's principal misappropriated confidential and sensitive personal information belonging to Plaintiff's claimants. Plaintiff moves for entry of default judgment and for a permanent injunction. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction is CONTINUED for hearing on June 3, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Plaintiff is directed to submit at least ...

Excerpt: ...laint filed. • 12/28/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Lowe's Home Centers, LLC • 12/29/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Jacobe Enterprises, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort action alleging that Plaintiff Montoya -Bautista developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Defendant Dal -Til...

Excerpt: ...12/28/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Lowe's Home Centers, LLC • 12/29/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Jacobe Enterprises, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort action alleging that Plaintiff Montoya -Bautista developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Defendant Dal -Tile Distribution, I...

Excerpt: ...t Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for partition of a parcel of real property and for fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant induced him to loan money for the purchase of the property to operate it as a dispensary. Plaintiff moves for terminating sanctions. Plaintiff also moves for summary judgment. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Termina...

Excerpt: ...iled. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an uninsured motorist action. Petitioner sustained injuries to her sternum and wrists in a car accident. Petitioner's claim proceeded to arbitration, in which the arbitrator awarded Petitioner damages in the amount of $189,000. Petitioner seeks an order confirming the arbitration award and an order awarding costs of proof on three requests for admissions. TENTATIVE RULING: Petition to ...

Excerpt: ...t filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a breach of contract case. Plaintiffs purchased a property from Defendant which Plaintiffs allege was subject to a PACE loan. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant agreed to pay off the loan through escrow, such that the property would be transferred to Plaintiffs clear of any lien and failed to do so, despite receiving money in an amount equal to the balance on the loan, from escrow. Cr...

Excerpt: ...: • 04/03/23: Complaint filed. • 10/17/23: Cross-Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of a rental contract. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to pay rent on a commercial lease agreement. Cross -Defendants Nicole Management, LLC, Masoud Omrany, and Ramin Omrany demur and move to strike the cross- complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Cross -Defendants' Motion to Strike the Cross -Complaint...

Excerpt: ...T OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an employment discrimination action. Plaintiff alleges that his employer discriminated against him based on his religion and retaliated against him for complaining about being assaulted by a co-worker. Plaintiff moves to rescind a settlement agreement purportedly reached by the parties. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion to Rescind Settlement Agreement is GRANTED. DISCUSSION: Plaintiff moves to re...

Excerpt: ...ed Complaint filed. • 02/27/24: Second Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract and conversion. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant failed to adhere to an oral agreement between the parties and misappropriated corporate assets and trade secrets. Defendant demurs to portions of the Second Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED. ...

Excerpt: ...iled on August 22, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant's principal misappropriated confidential and sensitive personal information belonging to Plaintiff's claimants. Plaintiff moves to file an exhibit accompanying a declaration in support of Plaintiff's pending Motion for Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction under seal. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff moves to file Exhibit B of the Declaration of Michael Kunkel in Support of Plaintiff's pend...

Excerpt: ...on action filed on January 23, 2024. Plaintiff alleges that she was denied accommodations for her medical condition and was terminated because she needed those accommodations. Defendant demurs to and moves to strike the eighth, ninth, and tenth causes of action in the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED. Defendant's Motion to Strike is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Demurrer to Complaint Defendant demurs to the ei...

Excerpt: ...ion to compel arbitration that was filed on December 4, 2023. Petitioner seeks to compel arbitration of a grievance involving a firefighter whose probational promotion was revoked pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the parties . TENTATIVE RULING: The Petition to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED . DISCUSSION: Petitioner seeks to compel arbitration of a grievance pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the parties. Timeliness ...

Excerpt: ...an 2013 Family Trust; (2) Plaintiff Hollywood Lanai Apartments, LLC RESPONDING PARTY(S) : (1) Plaintiff Hollywood Lanai Apartments, LLC; (2) Defendant Paul Krzemuski as successor trustee of the Violette Krzemuski a/k/a Violette Adamian 2013 Family Trust; CASE HISTORY: • 09/13/22: Complaint filed. • 10/03/22: Case deemed related to 22STCV30055 Kabala v. Krzemuski, et al. and 22STCV29709 Adamian v. Krzemuski, et al. (lead case). • 01/12/24: R...

Excerpt: ...n that was filed on August 23, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that she was sexually harassed by a colleague and terminated in retaliation for her complaints and for requiring accommodations for a disa bility. Plaintiff moves to set aside a stipulation to arbitrate filed on December 12, 2023. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion to Set Aside Stipulation to Arbitrate is GRANTED. DISCUSSION: Plaintiff moves to set aside a stipulation to arbitrate filed on ...

Excerpt: ... a wrongful termination and employment discrimination action. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants refused to accommodate Plaintiff for a work -related injury and terminated her for pursuing accommodations. Defendant Concord Farms, Inc. moves to set aside the default entered against it under Code of Civil Procedure section 473.5. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Concord Farms, Inc.'s Motion to Set Aside Default is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Defendant Concord Fa...

Excerpt: ...: Cross-Complaint filed. · 08/25/23: First Amended Cross -Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract and fraud. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant agreed to sell all his rights and interests in a holding company that was jointly owned by the parties but failed to deliver the assets pursuant to the agreement. Plaintiff/Cross -Defendant demurs to the First Amended Cross- Complaint and mo...

Excerpt: ...is action on June 9, 2023, alleging breach of contract in connection with Defendants' failure to repay and guarantee a loan agreement codified in two promissory notes dated March 5, 2020, and June 7, 2020. Defendants demur to the second, third, and fourth causes of action in the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Jerry Mao's Demurrer is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. Defendant Jack Chao's Demurrer is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. Defendant M...

Excerpt: ...tracts terms of partnership agreement and/or lease. TENTATIVE RULING: DENIED. Because Plaintiff does not identify any specific evidence to be excluded or clarify how it contradicts the terms of the parties' agreements, the Court cannot issue a meaningful order setting an evidentiary limit. PLAINTIFF'S MIL #3: seeking to exclude Defendant's experts as untimely designated. TENTATIVE RULING: DENIED. Plaintiff's initial designation of experts was tim...