Excerpt: ...domestic partner and children of decedent Antonia Camarena. Camarena died while undergoing hernia repair surgery. She died from an anaphylactic reaction to the anesthetics she was given. Plaintiffs have sued the surgeon (Leslie Memsic) and the anesthesiologist (Calvin Johnson). Plaintiffs allege claims for professional negligence and wrongful death. This hearing is on two motions for summary judgment filed separately by Memsic and Johnson. Relyin...

Excerpt: ... PARTY: Plaintiff/ Cross-Defendant One Westside, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant/ Cross-Complainant Silver Cinemas Acquisition Co. BACKGROUND This action arises from a landlord-tenant dispute. Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant One Westside LLC (“Landlord”) is the owner of 10850 W. Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (the “Premises”). Defendant and Cross-Complainant Silver Cinemas Acquisition Co. (“Tenant”) leased the Premises and oper...

Excerpt: ...S. Lee RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants/Cross-Complainants Bagram Mardirossian and Susanna Mardirossian BACKGROUND This case involves a dispute over parking spaces. Plaintiffs George C. Kopek, Toni Kopek and Richard Lee live in a condominium building in Pacific Palisades and claim ownership of two parking spaces, G114 and G116 (the “Property”). They contend Defendants Bagram and Susanna Mardirossian are illegally occupying the Property. They have...

Excerpt: ...l detainer action. The property is located at 8250 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood (the “Premises”). Defendant 8250 Sunset Blvd, Inc. (“Tenant”) has been leasing the Property since 1996. Tenant operates a strip club, the Body Shop, at the Premises. The Premises was recently sold to Plaintiff 8250 Sunset Holdings, LLC (“Landlord”). Landlord filed an unlawful detainer action, alleging that Tenant failed to “maintain and repair the roof, e...

Excerpt: ...ONE ETC, (2) MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO SECOND SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, ETC. AND (3) PLAINTIFF/CROSS-DEFENDANT RICHARD S. LEE'S MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL INTERROGATORY, SET ONE ETC. MOVING PARTY: Plaintiffs George C. Kopek, Toni Kopek, Richard S. Lee RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants Bagram Mardirossian, Susanna Mardirossian BACKGROUND This case involves a dispute over parking spaces. Plaintiffs George C. Kopek, Toni Kopek and...

Excerpt: ...einhardt RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants Leonard Hsu Jr. and Susan Lee BACKGROUND This is a wrongful foreclosure case. Plaintiff Edgar Meinhardt alleges Defendants[1] misrepresented the terms of a home loan, including the amount of the loan, and then wrongfully foreclosed on his home. Plaintiff alleges sixteen causes of action for (1) violation of Civil Code §2923.5, (2) wrongful foreclosure, (3) set aside foreclosure sale, (4) violation of Civil C...

Excerpt: ...STS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS SET ONE AND FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS AGAINST PLAINTIFFS IN THE SUM OF $1,580 MOVING PARTY: Defendant LA Apartment Rentals, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiffs Jeremy Pemberton, Arina Leontyeva and Anastasia Aygistova BACKGROUND This is a landlord tenant dispute. Defendant LA Apartment Rentals Inc. (“LAAR”) leased a property located at 525 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (the “Property”). It then subleased the ...

Excerpt: ...a cannabis dispensary. Defendant MM Enterprises USA, LLC (“Buyer”) and Plaintiffs Ryan Rayburn (“Rayburn”) and South Cord Management LLC (“South Cord”) (collectively, the “Sellers”) entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Agreement”), whereby Buyer would buy Ryan Cameron Rayburn Collective, Inc. (“RCRC”), a cannabis dispensary. Buyer would pay for the purchase through a combination of debt forgiveness and stock issua...

Excerpt: ...bouncer employed by Defendant Trunks LLC. Plaintiff was denied entry into Defendant's bar based on Defendant's policy requiring proof of Covid vaccinations. Plaintiff asked for an exception based on a medical condition (epilepsy), and he alleges the bouncer tasered him for no reason. After he took a photo of the bouncer, Plaintiff claims the bouncer then followed him for a block from the bar, shouting and cursing at him. This hearing is on Plaint...

Excerpt: ...an Pharmaceuticals Pte. Ltd. (“Shares”), a company involved in the development of cancer-fighting drugs. Defendant William Jeffery Tomlinson is Aslan's Chief Business Officer. Plaintiff Thomas Jones alleges that Defendant convinced him to invest $250,000 to purchase the Shares. Plaintiff further alleges Defendant represented the Shares would be nominally issued to Defendant's entertainment company (Big Wonder Studios, Inc. (“BWS”)) but th...

Excerpt: ... of Los Angeles, Inc., US Renal Care Culver City Dialysis and Jaime Leongson BACKGROUND This case arises from a medical negligence claim. Plaintiff Octavio Pineda was receiving dialysis treatment from Defendants Renal CarePartners of Los Angeles, Inc., US Renal Care Culver City Dialysis and Jaime Leongson. Plaintiff developed a blister at the site where he received dialysis. Over the next twelve visits, the blister grew, but Defendants took no ac...

Excerpt: ... This is a malicious prosecution case. Plaintiffs Siamak Michael Rahimi and Rahimi & Co. (the “Rahimi parties”) were accountants of Defendants Behrouz Farzad, Nasrin Farzad, Ali Farzad, Farbod Farzad, Elite Pros, Inc. and Lyons Capital Investments LLC (the “Farzad parties”). The Farbod parties sued the Rahimi parties for voluntarily producing their tax-related documents in a separate action during a deposition and without a subpoena. Thei...

Excerpt: ...ING PARTY: Defendant Natasha Maidoff BACKGROUND This case arises from debts owed. Defendant Natasha Maidoff opened an account with American Express Bank FSB (the “Account”). (Separate Statement of Facts (“SSOF”) No. 1.) American Express Bank FSB has now merged with American Express National Bank with American Express National Bank as the surviving entity after merger. (SSOF No. 12.) The terms and conditions for use of the Account are gove...

Excerpt: ...s action arises from a landlord-tenant dispute. Plaintiff Olesya Manokhina is a tenant at 425 N. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, California (the “Property”). Defendant Maynard Brittan Trust is the owner of the Property. Defendant Maynard Brittan is the trustee of the Maynard Brittan Trust. Defendant Roxbury Management Company (“Roxbury”) is the manager of the Property. Tenant complains of various habitability issues at the Property including...

Excerpt: ...TY: Defendants Garfield Beach CVS, LLC, Auerbach National Sepulveda, LLC and Kennedy Wilson Properties Ltd. BACKGROUND This case arises from an assault and battery. Plaintiff Mehdi Mohammadi alleges he was beaten outside of a CVS by a security guard for the strip mall. In addition to the security guard (Nathaniel Teague), Plaintiff has sued CVS, the owner of the strip mall where the CVS was located (Auerbach National Sepulveda), the manager of th...

Excerpt: ...ction. The property at issue is located at 389 Upper Mesa Road, Santa Monica, California (the “Property”). The Property was bought by Guy Cognein who later donated it to Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant The UCLA Foundation (“the Foundation”). Defendant and Cross-Plaintiff Perside Nicole Cognein (“Mrs. Cognein”) is the wife of Mr. Cognein, who continues to live on the Property. The Foundation filed a Complaint, seeking primarily a declara...

Excerpt: ...nd Cross-Complainants Misti Schwartz, Courtney Schwartz and Simon Kittiyachavalit BACKGROUND This cases arises from a bitter feud between neighbors. Plaintiffs Jessica Harbeck and Nicole Harbeck allege their neighbors, Defendants Misti Schwartz and Courtney Schwartz, are operating an illegal vacation rental in violation of Santa Monica's Municipal Code (SMMC). (Compl. ¶22.) The Harbecks have also sued their landlord, Defendant Simon Kittiyachava...

Excerpt: ... Freeman RESPONDING PARTY: Cross-Complainant LMA & SAI 1433 Wilshire, LLC BACKGROUND This action arises from a landlord-tenant dispute. Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Israel Freeman (“Freeman”) is the owner of Cross-Defendant Izzy's Deli Inc. (“Tenant”) which in turn owns and operates Izzy's Deli located at 1433 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA (the “Premises”). Tenant leases the Premises from Defendant and Cross-Complainant LMA & ...

Excerpt: ...UANT TO CCP §2033.420 BACKGROUND This is a personal injury action. Plaintiff Berenice Williams was driving her car on the freeway when she was rear-ended by Defendant Jessica Mandujano. After a trial, the jury found that Defendant was negligent, that Defendant's negligence was a substantial factor in causing injury, and that Plaintiff was not negligent. Plaintiff sought over $865,000 in damages, but the jury awarded Plaintiff only $5000. This he...

Excerpt: ...al malpractice claim. Plaintiffs Badria Elnaggar and Eman Elamin were injured in a car accident. (Separate Statement of Fact (“SSOF”) ¶1.) They retained Defendant Gregory Stannard to represent them in a suit against the other driver. (SSOF ¶9.) The case proceeded to trial, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiffs, finding the other driver negligent. (SSOF ¶70.) The jury award was $8,416, which Plaintiffs characterize as “gr...

Excerpt: ...gement Company BACKGROUND This action arises from a landlord-tenant dispute. Plaintiff Montgomery Management Company is the manager and agent for the owners of 8615 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood California (the “Property”). Defendant Tinseltown Sunset LLC (“Tenant”) was a tenant of the Premises. Defendants Robert Azinian and CCA Foods Inc. are alleged to be the managers and alter ego of Tenant (collectively “Defendants”). This disp...

Excerpt: ...G PARTY: Defendant North Los Angeles County Regional Center, Inc. BACKGROUND This is a personal injury case. It arises from an assault of Plaintiff Al Shalghoun by JC, a resident/patient of Hargis Home, a residential group home where Plaintiff worked as a supervisor. JC was a patient/client of Defendant North Los Angeles County Regional Center (“NLACRC”). Plaintiff alleged that NLACRC had notice of JC's dangerous and violent propensities prio...

Excerpt: ... The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum and Renai V. Clayton, Jr. RESPONDING PARTY: Defendants Steven Fisher, Fox Hills Ladera Healthy Family Association, Lindsay Hughes BACKGROUND The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that Defendants[1] engaged in a scam to kick Plaintiff The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (“MCLM”) out of its housing at the former Culver City courthouse. The scheme was also designed to force MCLM to move its ...

Excerpt: ...jar BACKGROUND This is a personal injury case. Plaintiff Eric Bejar, a police officer, was struck from behind by Defendant Josephina Lopez while Bejar was on duty and pulling over another motorist. At the time of the accident, Lopez was insured by Victoria Fire & Casualty Company (“Victoria”). Lopez's policy was subject to a limit of $15,000. Prior to filing suit against Lopez, Eric Bejar and his wife Christina attempted to settle their claim...

Excerpt: ... IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,865 MOVING PARTY: Defendant 1227 Formosa, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Roxanna McBryde BACKGROUND This case involves a dispute between neighbors over a hedge. Plaintiff is the owner of a home located at 1221 Formosa Avenue (“1221 Property”). McBryde Decl. ¶2. Defendant 1227 Formosa, LLC is a commercial developer. Defendant bought the property next door to Plaintiff's (the “1227 Property”), to build a five story c...