Excerpt: ...e strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On December 3, 2020, Plaintiff Michelle Daneshrad filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) negligent misrepresentation, (2) constructive fraud, (3) breach of fiduciary duty, (4) professional negligence, (5) non‐disclosure of material facts, (6) concealment, (7) intentional misrepresentation, and (8) professional neglige...

Excerpt: ...sel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. This is a landlord‐tenant dispute. On June 29, 2022, Plaintiffs Marbela Navarro, by and through her guardian ad litem Eduardo Navarro, and Gabriel Navarro, by and through his guardian ad litem Eduardo Navarro filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging twenty‐three causes of ac...

Excerpt: ...(a) Defendants DACS Venture Holdings, LLC, RRT Enterprises, LP, SR & DR Operating Company, LLC, Stephen Reissman, and Diane Reissman and (b) Defendants NEMT Solutions, LLC and Veterans Rideshare, Inc. Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion for Terminating Sanctions is granted. The Court will not award monetary sanctions. The Motion to Deem Admitted is denied. The Motions to Tax Costs are denied. Plaintiffs to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the t...

Excerpt: ...rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plaintiff Feng Jiang seeks leave to file a second amended complaint (“SAC”) adding four causes of action for breach of contract and a cause of action for equitable indemnification. These causes of action are based on Plaintiff Jiang's purported 2011 divorce agreement between the parties. The SAC also eliminates certain duplicative causes of action. The Court may, in the furtherance of justic...

Excerpt: ...CourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. The parties have settled this matter and have agreed that Plaintiff David Kamrava is the prevailing party entitled to seek fees and costs by motion. (Civ. Code § 1794(d).) Plaintiff now moves for “$126,873.02. This amount consists of (1) $59,506.00 in attorney fees for Strategic Legal Practices, APC (‘SLP'); (2) $27,027.50 in attorney fees for Benchm...

Excerpt: ... as to the claims for misappropriation, conversion, and violation of the UCL, as to which leave to amend is to be argued. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 14, 2022, Plaintiffs Tomoaki Nishimura and Kai Ramen Dining, Inc. filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Tatsunori Yanagi, ...

Excerpt: ...y LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 7, 2021, Plaintiff Angus Donohoo, individually and derivatively on behalf of Venture Intellect Associates, LLC (“VIA”), filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants Robert Tercek and Direct Education Worldwide, Inc. (“DEW”) for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, (3) intentional misrepresentation, (4) false pr...

Excerpt: ...tative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 15, 2022, the Court entered a default for Defendant Wag Labs, Inc. Defendant Wag Labs, Inc. now seeks to set aside its default because (1) Plaintiffs failed to serve a statement of damages before seeking default; (2) Plaintiffs failed to warn defense counsel that they would seek default; and (3) the default was the result o...

Excerpt: ... is granted. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-Defendants Avison Young-Southern California, Ltd., Avison Young Management Services (USA) Inc., and Avison Young - New York, LLC seek a determination that their settlement with Plaintiffs/Cross-Complainants Sportsmen's Lodge REW, LLC and Sportsmen'...

Excerpt: ...Stay is denied without prejudice. The Motion for Approval of Letters is denied without prejudice. RGS to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action in which Plaintiff SK Rosgosstrakh Pao (“RGS”), a Russian insurance company, alleges that Defendant Danil Khachaturov, its former president, embezzled RGS's f...

Excerpt: ...ving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 6, 2021, Plaintiff La'Terra Veal filed the operative Third Amended Complaint against Defendants California Department of Veterans Affairs (“CalVet”), Elvie Ancheta, Jill Dale, and Agnieszka Sibbitt for (1) FEHA harassment, (2) FEHA race discriminaiton, (3) F...

Excerpt: ...entative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 13, 2022, Pooran Farahani filed a Complaint against William A. Holmquist for breach of contract relating to unpaid rent and property damage. On June 13, 2022, William A. Holmquist filed a Cross-Complaint against Pooran Farahani and Masoud Farahani for (1) breach of contract, (2) violation of rent increase moratorium; failu...

Excerpt: ...strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 20, 2019, the Labor Commissioner filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Calcrete Construction, Inc., Calcrete Inc., and Does 2-10 for (1) failure to pay overtime wages, (2) penalties for failure to pay overtime wages, (3) waiting time penalties, (4) failure to pay sick leave, (5) failure to provide accurate wa...

Excerpt: ...er than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 26, 2019, Plaintiff Soraya M. Gonzalez filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendant Marcus Ortiz for (1) breach of contract/specific performance, (2) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (3) fraud, (4) promissory estoppel, (5) constructive trust, and (6) unjust enrichment. The allegations of the FAC are as follows. Gonzalez bought real p...

Excerpt: ...s denied as moot. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Background On November 24, 2021, Plaintiff Simmons Unlimited, LLC filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Dejanee Riley Izydorczyk (“Riley”), Gabriella McNeill, and Deja Riley Athletics, LLC (“DRA”) for (1) breach of contract, (2)...

Excerpt: ...o the second and fifth causes of action. Leave to amend is denied. The Motion to Strike is granted in part, without leave to amend. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Background On July 28, 2021, Plaintiff Jeremy Pfau filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Riko Wiemer International, LLC an...

Excerpt: ... Augment is denied. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action in which Plaintiff Steven Pettit, as personal representative of Brian Pettit, deceased, alleges that Defendants were negligent in medically treating Brian Pettit. Plaintiff now seeks to replace expert cardiologist Daniel Eisenberg,...

Excerpt: ...ive notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 4, 2021, Plaintiff Paul Yu filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Gae Sung An and Steve Han for (1) fraud, (2) breach of contract, and (3) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Plaintiff alleges that it paid $14,000 to Defendants to collect...

Excerpt: ...tive, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiff Katrina Wendeborn, individually and derivatively on behalf of Vertical Access, Inc., filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) breach of fiduciary duty, (2) corporate waste, (3) unjust enrichment, (4) wrongful termination, and (5) fraud in the alternative. Defendants Michael Drivas M...

Excerpt: ...entative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 2, 2021, a default was entered for Defendant Radiant Images, Inc. On January 31, 2022, the Court entered a default judgment against Defendant in the amount of $68,801.68. Defendant now seeks to set aside the default and default judgment due to improper service (Code Civ. Proc. § 473(d)), lack of actual notice (Code C...

Excerpt: ...nswer is to be filed within twenty days. The Motion to Strike is granted, without leave to amend. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. I.Background On May 27, 2022, Plaintiffs Silver‐Katz Entertainment, LLC (“SKE”) and DC Tales, LLC (“DC Tales”) filed the operative First Amended Complaint (�...

Excerpt: ... give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action for violations of the ICRAA. Defendant Related Management Company, L.P. seeks summary adjudication of Plaintiffs' claim for punitive damages. Defendant argues that it cannot be liable for punitive damages based on the theory that it is a large corporation with acces...

Excerpt: ...ubject subpoena. No sanctions will be awarded. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an employment action. Defendant Maureen Roarke seeks evidentiary sanctions precluding any testimony by witness Patsy Holman at trial. Defendant seeks this sanction because she contends that Holman failed to comply ...

Excerpt: ...sual Components Responding Party: Plaintiff AMAG, Inc. Notice: OK Ruling: The Demurrer is overruled. An answer is to be filed within twenty days. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 19, 2021, Plaintiff AMAG, Inc. filed the operative Complaint for (1) fraudulent transfer, (2) misrepresentatio...

Excerpt: ..., LLC Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication is denied. The Motion to Compel is granted in part. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication On August 5, 2021, Xu Hai, Fangyu Huang, and Kangying, LLC (“Kangying”) filed a Second Amended Com...

Excerpt: ... submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 5, 2021, Plaintiff Digital Dolphin Products, LLC filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Justin Cotton and Quire Office Products LLC for (1) breach of fiduciary duty, (2) misappropriation of trade secrets, (3) breach of contract, (4) interference with contractual relations, and (5) interference...

Excerpt: ...d. An answer is due within twenty days. The Motion to Strike is granted as to punitive damages, but is otherwise denied. Leave to amend is denied. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. I.Background On June 30, 2022, Plaintiff Emely Contreras filed the operative Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) against...

Excerpt: ...han in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 26, 2022, Defendant William J. Martel, Jr. filed a memorandum of costs on appeal listing the following costs: $1,544 for filing fees, $130 for a reporter's transcript, and $243,054.55 in other costs, which includes $237,000 in attorneys' fees incurred on appeal. The total request is for $244,745.55 in costs. Plaintiff Tracey Zhou has filed a motion to tax the entirety of Defendant's costs. “I...

Excerpt: ... appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. The parties have settled this matter and have agreed that Plaintiff Adam Wilson is the prevailing party entitled to seek fees and costs by motion. (Civ. Code § 1794(d).) Plaintiff now moves for attorneys' fees “in the amount of $25,277.50 based on the legal services provided by The Barry Law Firm (‘TBLF'). [ ] Plaintiff also incurred cos...

Excerpt: ...ustained as to the sixth and seventh causes of action, without leave to amend. The Demurrer is otherwise overruled. Plaintiffs have twenty days leave to amend to incorporate allegations of emotional distress by Justin Valencia in his negligence cause of action. The Motion to Strike is granted, without leave to amend. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect ra...

Excerpt: ...n due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 13, 2021, Plaintiff Roxana K. Chamouille filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Kirk Brown and Pablo Crawford for ejectment. On February 25, 2022, Kirk Brown, a pro per litigant, filed a Cross-Complaint against Roxana K. Chamouille for quantum meruit and unjust enrichment. Brown alleges that “during the course of his relationship with [Plaintiff's sister,] Mandana Kabiri Brown, including th...

Excerpt: ...ongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On April 26, 2011, Plaintiff Sandoval filed a Complaint against Law Offices of Kim stating claims for pregnancy discrimination arising out of her employment at the Law Offices. Nominal defendant Moon Ki Kim practiced law through the Law Offices of Kim until 2013. On April 18, 2013, following mediation, Sandoval settled with the Law Offices. Kim exec...

Excerpt: .... If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On May 31, 2022, Plaintiff Suny Khurana filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Guy Giat and S Visions Construction, Inc. for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of contract, (3) disgorgement, (4) common counts, and (5) conversion. The allegations of the FAC a...

Excerpt: ... the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 3, 2020, Plaintiff Michelle Daneshrad filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) negligent misrepresentation, (2) constructive fraud, (3) breach of fiduciary duty, (4) professional negligence, (5) non-disclosure of material facts, (6) concealment, (7) intentional misrepresentation, and (8) p...

Excerpt: ...y encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 14, 2022, Plaintiff Matthew Hayward filed a Complaint against Defendant Cassie Daley for (1) libel per se and (2) intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff states, “This matter concerns the egregious and completely false defamation of a highly respected and well-regarded author. Without any basis in fact, defendant Daley stated ...

Excerpt: ... leave to amend. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 26, 2022, Plaintiff Amanda Tran filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for violations of the FEHA, Labor Code, UCL, and PAGA. Defendants MM Enterprises USA, LLC, The MedMen Foundation, and Desert Hot Springs Green Horizons, ...

Excerpt: ... Fees and Costs is denied. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a malpractice action. On December 10, 2020, the Court (Judge David Cowan) denied an anti-SLAPP motion filed by Defendants Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP, Jeffrey Riffer, and Julie Kimball. The Court found that Defendants ha...

Excerpt: ... notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plaintiff Consumers County Mutual Insurance Company issued a subpoena to Onnik Kazanchian as PMK of WEHO Collision Center (“WEHO”) for appearance and examination, as well as production of documents for judgment enforcement purposes. WEHO seeks to quash this subpoena, arguing (1) it ca...

Excerpt: ...raged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. On July 26, 2022, Plaintiff Zuleyma Penaloza filed the operative First Amended Complaint for (1) breach of implied warranty, (2) breach of express warranty, and (3) concealment. Defendant General Motors LLC “requests that this Court issue a protective order stating that GM need not respond to Plaintiff's 236 Set One discovery requ...

Excerpt: ...counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 27, 2022, Regal Medical Group, Inc. and Lakeside Medical Organization, A Medical Group, Inc. filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Advanced Orthopedic Center, Inc. (“AOC”) and Jonathan Nissanoff for (1) violations of the UCL, (2) fraud, (3) unjust enric...

Excerpt: ...stment, L.P., David Lippman, Laird Landmann, Tad Rivelle, and Meredith Jackson (collectively, “Carlyle Defendants”) (2) Defendants TCW Group, Inc., TCW Owners, LLC, Clipper Holding, L.P., Clipper G.P., LLC, Nippon Life Insurance Company (specially appearing), and NLI US Investments, Inc. (specially appearing) (collectively, “TCW Defendants”) (3) Defendant Jess M. Ravich Responding Party: Plaintiffs Stanislas Debreu, individually and as co...

Excerpt: ... not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Background On May 13, 2022, Pooran Farahani filed a Complaint against William A. Holmquist for breach of contract relating to unpaid rent and property damage. On June 13, 2022, William A. Holmquist filed a Cross-Complaint against Pooran Farahani and Masoud Farahani for (1) breach of contract, (2) violation o...

Excerpt: ...ranted in part. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a PAGA action. Defendants Pacific Villa, Inc., Glendora Grand, Inc., Centinela Grand, Inc., and Century Villa, Inc. seek to compel arbitration of Plaintiffs' individual PAGA claims and dismissal of Plaintiffs' representative PAGA claims. Defen...

Excerpt: ...Demurrer is overruled. An answer is to be filed within 20 days. The Motion to Strike is denied. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On July 8, 2021, Farmers Specialty Insurance Company filed a Complaint against Defendant Eli's Collision Repair of South Bay, Inc. (“Eli”) arising out of the overpay...

Excerpt: ...y encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 29, 2018 Plaintiff Scott Ora filed a Complaint asserting causes of action for (1) housing discrimination under California Government Code section 12955(a) on the basis of disability, (2) otherwise making a dwelling unavailable in violation of California Government Code section 12955(k), (3) unlawful interference under California Government Code...

Excerpt: ...s is granted in part. The Motion for Amended Renewal of Judgment is granted. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. I.Background On April 26, 2011, Plaintiff Sandoval filed a Complaint against Law Offices of Kim stating claims for pregnancy discrimination arising out of her employment at the Law Offices...

Excerpt: ...y are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 29, 2018 Plaintiff Scott Ora filed a Complaint asserting causes of action for (1) housing discrimination under California Government Code section 12955(a) on the basis of disability, (2) otherwise making a dwelling unavailable in violation of California Government Code section 12955(k), (3) unlawful interference under California Go...

Excerpt: ...counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Demurrer On April 20, 2022, Richard Yuzu Hamano (“Richard”) filed a Cross-Complaint against Cross-Defendant Marjorie Hamano Currier (“Marjorie”) for quantum meruit and breach of fiduciary duty. This is a family dispute. Richard and Marjorie are siblings and also co-trustees of the Tazu Hama...

Excerpt: ...ve days. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 2, 2022, Plaintiff Dana Rivera filed the operative Complaint against Defendants City of Los Angeles, Emergency Medical Services Agency, Good Samaritan Hospital, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc., and Mednax Services, Inc. for (1) medical...

Excerpt: ...g Party: Plaintiffs George T. Robertson and Ida M. Robertson Notice: OK Ruling: The Demurrer is sustained. The Court grants twenty days leave to amend as to the third, fifth, and sixth causes of action. Leave to amend is otherwise denied. The Motion to Strike is denied. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pand...

Excerpt: ...e is denied. The Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint is granted. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On June 29, 2021, Plaintiff Heidari Law Group, P.C. (“HLG”) filed the operative Complaint against Defendant Nina Najafi for (1) breach of contract and (2) declaratory relief. HLG alle...

Excerpt: ...47.50. The trial date will be continued. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 3, 2021, the Court granted Defendant Trancas PCH LLC's motion to compel initial responses to requests for production, set one, from Plaintiff Dean R. Isaacson. The Court ordered responses without objection and produc...

Excerpt: ... LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 4, 2022, Plaintiffs Paul M. Leone and Aleta D. Leone filed a request for dismissal as to the entirety of this action, without prejudice. Plaintiffs now seek to set this dismissal aside, contending that they actually intended to dismiss all Defendants other than Cruz Holding ENT. Plaintiffs contend the submitted request for dismissal was a product of mistake, negligence, ...

Excerpt: ... amend. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. On July 21, 2020, Plaintiffs Sylvia Ortiz and Felipe Aguilar filed the operative Complaint for (1)-(5) violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act §§ 1793.2(d), 1793.2(b), 1793.2(a)(3), 1791.2(a) and 1794, 1791.1 and 1794,...

Excerpt: ... rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 8, 2020, Plaintiff Alfred Isais filed the operative Complaint for (1) FEHA sexual harassment, (2) FEHA discrimination on the basis of sex and gender, (3) FEHA discriminaton based on disability, (4) FEHA failure to provide reasonable accomodations, (5) FEHA failure to engage in the interactive process, (6) FEHA retaliation, (7) FEHA failure to prevent discrimination, retaliation, and ...

Excerpt: ...f counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 30, 2021, Plaintiff Sirag Gold, Inc. filed the operative Complaint for fraudulent transfer. Plaintiff alleges that on December 18, 2020, it obtained a judgment against Defendants Arek Demirkiran and Jaklin Demirkiran, but in anticipation of litigation (in November 2018), these Defendants tr...

Excerpt: ...entative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 11, 2020, Plaintiffs John P. Middleton and the John Powers Middleton Companies, LLC filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants Roy Lee and RL Films2, Inc. for (1) fraud, (2) promissory estoppel, (3) breach of contract, (4) violations of the UCL, (5) unjust enrichment, and (6) an accounting....

Excerpt: ...are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Defendants FCA US LLC and Cerritos Dodge Chrysler Jeep (“Cerritos Dodge”) seek to compel arbitration based on an arbitration provision found in the purchase agreement between Plaintiff and the dealer, Cerritos Dodge. As a non-signatory, Defendant FCA US LLC bases its Motion on equitable estoppel and third-party b...

Excerpt: ...If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On March 8, 2022, Plaintiffs Carlos Davis and H.D. Doe filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants HOME 2 U 9, LLC and HOMEIIU, LLC for negligence. The allegations of the FAC are as follows. Plaintiffs lived next door to Defendants' adult residential care facility....

Excerpt: ...D as to a monetary sanction, and DENIED as to an evidentiary sanction. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Done! Ventures, LLC (Done) filed a complaint on August 30, 2017, against Defendants Jerry Jamgotchian, El Segundo Plaza Associates L.P., and Theta Holding IV, Inc. A second amen...

Excerpt: ... strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. The parties have settled this matter and have agreed that Plaintiffs Pamela Barron and Jorge Barron are the prevailing parties entitled to seek fees and costs by motion. (Civ. Code § 1794(d).) Plaintiffs now move for “$83,438.76; which includes $71,224.00 in reasonable fees, $3,442.36 in necessary costs, $1,500 for t...

Excerpt: ...ive notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. On February 23, 2022, Plaintiff Zuleyma Penaloza filed the operative Complaint for (1) breach of express warranty, (2) breach of implied warranty, and (3) concealment. I.Demurrer Defendant General Motors LLC demurs to the third cause of action for failure to...

Excerpt: ...han in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 3, 2022, Moses Heredia filed a Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award. Specifically, the Petition relates to an award rendered on July 9, 2021, by Andrew Foster, Executive Officer for the California State Athletic Commission, in the amount of $162,000. The underlying arbitration dispute related to the breach of a boxer-manager contract. On June 20, 2022, the Court granted the Petition in part...

Excerpt: ...otice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Defendants FCA US LLC and Premier Automotive of Placentia LLC seek to compel arbitration based on an arbitration provision found in the purchase agreement between Plaintiffs and the dealer for the subject vehicle. As non-signatories, Defendants premise their Moti...

Excerpt: ...ubmit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Motion for Good Faith Settlement Plaintiff Mojdeh Michelle Daneshrad and Defendant William Crosby seek a determination that their settlement was made in good faith pursuant to Code Civ. Proc. § 877.6. Because no oppositions were filed, the Motion may be granted without consideration of the Tech-Bilt factors and o...

Excerpt: ...ng parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiff Katrina Wendeborn, individually and derivatively on behalf of Vertical Access, Inc., filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) breach of fiduciary duty, (2) corporate waste, (3) unjust enrichment, (4) wrongful terminat...

Excerpt: ...ative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. The Fourth Amended Complaint alleges, “The present action arises from the Defendants' failure to account for and pay Plaintiffs their owed share of revenue participation from the sale, distribution and other exploitation of a children's television program, which Plaintiffs co ‐created, and in which Plaintiff Bill Nye starred i...

Excerpt: ...17-18, but is overruled as to the remaining causes of action. The Court grants twenty days leave to amend, except as to the declaratory relief claim as to which leave to amend is denied. iPayment's Demurrer is sustained as to the tenth through twelfth causes of action, with twenty days leave to amend, sustained as to the eighteenth cause of action, without leave to amend, and is otherwise overruled. The Motion to Strike is granted in part, with t...

Excerpt: ...g parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 21, 2021, Plaintiff Mahamed Mohamud filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants Prime Wheel Corporation (“Prime Wheel”) and J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (“JB”) for (1) negligence, (2) negligent hiring, retention, supervision...

Excerpt: ...y are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On March 2, 2022, Plaintiff Roland Esparza filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants Conagra Brands, Inc., The Vons Companies, Inc., and Does 1‐50 for (1) Strict Product Liability—Manufacturing Defect, (2) Strict Product Liability—Design Defect, (3) Strict Product Liability—Failure to Warn, (4) Negl...

Excerpt: ...(2) Unopposed Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion for Summary Judgment of Defendants Elvie Ancheta, Jill Dale, and Agnieszka Sibbitt is granted. The Motion for Summary Adjudication of CalVet is granted as to the sixth and seventh causes of action, but is otherwise denied. The Motion to Seal is granted. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person...

Excerpt: ...submitted within ten days. Petitioner to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 11, 2022, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC filed a Petition seeking for the Court to compel compliance with subpoenas for business records issued by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) arbitration panel to Respondents ...

Excerpt: ... to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action in which Plaintiff Babak Zarabian alleges the Defendants cut him out of a partnership deal relating to the “Zanna” family of corporate entities. Plaintiff seeks to compel further responses to his requests for production, set one, nos. 1- 47 from Defendants Da...

Excerpt: ... to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action relating to violations of the Labor Code. Defendant Reptile Factory, LLC moves for summary judgment on the ground that it was never the employer of Plaintiff Maureen Lewis. Alternatively, Defendant seeks to limit its damages to after July 16, 2019, when it was formed as an entity. Defendant also seeks summary adjudication on these issues, as well as...

Excerpt: ...submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. On April 2, 2021, the Court granted a motion to compel further responses filed by Plaintiffs Carlos Alberto Hernandez and Jessica Hernandez as to their requests for production nos. 12-16, 20-25, 57, 60, and 61. On October 29, 2021, the Court granted Plaintiffs' motion to compel complianc...

Excerpt: ...Connect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On February 3, 2022, Moses Heredia filed a Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award. Specifically, the Petition relates to an award rendered on July 9, 2021, by Andrew Foster, Executive Officer for the California State Athletic Commission, in the amount of $162,000. The underlying arbitration dispute relates to the breach of a boxer‐manager contract. The Award is as follows: 1. Damages ...

Excerpt: ... after that. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On June 29, 2021, Plaintiff Heidari Law Group, P.C. (“HLG”) filed the operative Complaint against Defendant Nina Najafi for (1) breach of contract and (2) declaratory relief. HLG alleges that it was counsel for Najafi in a lawsuit relating to an au...

Excerpt: ...f counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action for wrongful termination and violations of the FEHA and UCL. Defendants Katherine Von Drachenberg, High Voltage Tattoo, Inc. (“HVT”), Brad Lyon, and FS Management seek to compel arbitration based on an arbitration agreement between Plaintiff and Wonderland, Inc. (“Wonderland...

Excerpt: ... to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judgment Creditor Rosen & Associates, P.C. (“Rosen”) seeks its attorneys' fees and costs from April 26, 2020, until the present for its efforts to enforce the judgment/amended judgment in this action. Rosen contends it is “entitled to an Amended Judgment under the Recovery Statutes of $1,938,254 which is the sum of: (a) $8,465 in fees for the San Diego Case und...

Excerpt: ...ppear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 11, 2021, Plaintiff Rick Knopf filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) for (1) FEHA failure to accommodate, (2) FEHA failure to engage in the interactive process, (3) FEHA discrimination, (4) and FEHA retaliation. Among other things, Plaintiff alleges he had “...

Excerpt: ...tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action in which Plaintiff Babak Zarabian alleges the Defendants cut him out of a partnership deal relating to the “Zanna” family of corporate entities. Plaintiff seeks to compel further responses to his requests for production, set one, nos. 1- 47 from Defendants Dan Kohanarieh and Saeid Steve Amanpour. Plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ...f counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action for wrongful termination and violations of the FEHA and UCL. Defendants Katherine Von Drachenberg, High Voltage Tattoo, Inc. (“HVT”), Brad Lyon, and FS Management seek to compel arbitration based on an arbitration agreement between Plaintiff and Wonderland, Inc. (“Wonderland...

Excerpt: ...ave to amend. The Motion to Strike is denied as moot. The Court will not relate this case with case no. 22STCV06229. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Background On February 18, 2022, Plaintiff Ernesto Sanchez filed the operative Complaint against Defendants City of Artesia, William Rawlings, Tony ...

Excerpt: ...s denied as to the third cause of action. The Motion to Strike is denied as moot. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Background On March 28, 2022, Plaintiff Emely Contreras filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendant Kaiser Permanente International for (1) discrimination...

Excerpt: ...days leave to amend so as to plead breach of contract claims Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 20, 2021, Plaintiffs Art of Management, LLP and Art of Management, LLC filed the operative First Amended Complaint for (1) good and services rendered, (2) account stated, and (3) open book account ari...

Excerpt: ...y encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiff Katrina Wendeborn, individually and derivatively on behalf of Vertical Access, Inc., filed the operative First Amended Complaint for (1) breach of fiduciary duty, (2) corporate waste, (3) unjust enrichment, (4) wrongful termination, and (5) fraud in the alternative. Defendants Michael Drivas Martinez and Vertical Access, Inc...

Excerpt: ...el do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 30, 2020, Rufino Lugo, an incapacitated person, by and through his Guardian ad Litem Delfina Camacho, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee of The Rufino Lugo Special Needs Trust, filed the Complaint against Defendant County of Los Angeles for (1) breach of contract, (2) account stated, and (3) r...

Excerpt: ... not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On January 20, 2022, Plaintiff Urban Professional Builders, Inc. filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Caliba, Inc., USS Cal. Builders, Inc., Allen Othman, and Eric Othman for (1) breach of oral contract, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, (3) fraud, and (4) violation of Pen. Code § 496. Plaintiff all...

Excerpt: ...urrer is sustained in part, with twenty days leave to amend. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 5, 2022, Plaintiffs Xuecheng Qian, Zhou Li, and Suhua Deng filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) breach of oral partnership agreement, (2) breach of the implied covenant o...

Excerpt: ...o not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This case arises from an ownership dispute over a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. In essence, plaintiff Jamie Kersey claims defendant Christopher Stark transferred his ownership in Holistic Supplements, L.L.C. (hereafter the LLC) to her in April 2015. Unbeknownst to Kersey and despite that all...

Excerpt: ...couraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 3, 2020, Evon Halaka filed an unlawful detainer complaint against iFuel, Inc., Artashes Yepremyan, Hovanes Yepremyan and Does 1-10 in the Norwalk Courthouse (case no. 20NWUD00455). Halaka alleges that on January 29, 2013, Halaka and Defendants entered into a written lease for a monthly tenancy at 14200 Telegraph Road (“Property”). Following litig...

Excerpt: ... appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 18, 2020, a default was entered against Cross-Defendant Dewey P. Humber with respect to Business Alliance Insurance Company's Cross-Complaint for indemnity and declaratory relief. Cross-Defendant Dewey P. Humber now seeks for his default to be set aside because “[a]s a Pro Per litigant, Defendant [(Humber)] mistakenly and inadvertently believed that he did...

Excerpt: ... strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Defendants Ford Motor Company and Bob Wondries Ford seek to compel arbitration based on an arbitration provision found in the purchase agreement between Plaintiff and the dealer for the subject vehicle. As non‐signatories, Defendants premise their Motion on equitable estoppel. The subject arbitration provision is as...

Excerpt: ...d is to be argued. The Motion for Summary Judgment is granted. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. On September 13, 2021, Plaintiff Roxana K. Chamouille filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Kirk Brown and Pablo Crawford for ejectment. On February 25, 2022, Kirk Brown, a pro per litigant, fi...

Excerpt: ..., as trustee of the Louis P. Pratty 2020 Irrevocable Trust, dated 8, 2020; Aaron Siroonian, as Trustee of the Aaron Siroonian 2007 Irrevocable Trust; Louis Prenot Pratty; Carolyn Ann Pratty; Charles Bruce Siroonian; and Eubank Avenue, LLC Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion is denied. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID‐...

Excerpt: ...are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. The parties have settled this matter and have agreed that Plaintiffs Danny Vergara and Leonor Vergara may request fees and costs by motion. (Civ. Code § 1794(d).) Plaintiffs now move for $43,395.20 in attorneys' fees with a 2.0 multiplier, totaling $86,790.40, and $2,528.75 in expenses and costs. Defendant Ford Moto...

Excerpt: ...fendants Turcios Trucking, Inc., Francisco Aparicio, Romero Turcios Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion to Sever is denied, but the Court will bifurcate/sever the negligence claim from the contract issues for trial. The Demurrer is overruled. An answer is to be filed within twenty days. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVI...

Excerpt: ...rce an order of costs for case no. 19STCV41050 in the amount of $1,280.91. Plaintiff asserts only one claim for abuse of process. Defendant Peter Borenstein is alleged to be opposing counsel. His default was entered on November 12, 2021. Plaintiff now seeks default judgment. Code of Civil Procedure section 585 permits a default judgment after a defendant's default has been entered. California Rules of Court, rule 3.1800(a) requires a party seekin...

Excerpt: ...tive, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-Defendant Art of Management, LLP seeks to continue the July 18, 2022, trial date to August 29, 2022, because its counsel, Randall J. Dean, will be unavailable during the current trial date due to a vacation to Portugal. Specifically, Dean seeks to “travel to Azores, Portugal, in order to accompany his wife, who has been asked...

Excerpt: ...o appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In case no. 21STCV39199, Plaintiffs Juan Nolasco, Jonathan Navier Jolasco, Lorena Nolasco, Juan Manuel Quiroz Canchola, Blanca Solis Leyva, Marco Solis, Juan Quiroz Solis, Rachel Quiroz, Emmanuel Quiroz Solis, and Gabrielle Quiroz Solis filed a Complaint against Defendants LA Live Rentals, Parviz Farnad, and Shahnaz Farnad relating to breach of the warranty of habitabi...