Excerpt: ...Los Angeles (“Defendant”) and Southwest Airlines Co. On October 5, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to strike Plaintiff's request for punitive damages. Any party, within the time allowed to respond to a pleading may serve and file a notice of motion to strike the whole or any part thereof. (Code Civ. Proc., § 435, subd. (b)(1).) The court may, upon a motion, or at any time in its discretion, and upon terms it deems proper, strike any irrele...

Excerpt: ...ember 2, 2020, plaintiff Deeanna Linsmaier (“Plaintiff”) filed an action against defendant Wail Bushara (“Defendant”) arising from a car accident that occurred on November 4, 2018. Plaintiff was a passenger in Defendant's car at the time of the accident. On November 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed a second action against Matthew Muldoon (“Muldoon”) and Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Esurance”, erroneously sued as “E...

Excerpt: ...complaint against defendants City of Los Angeles (“City”) and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“Kaiser”) for negligence, premises liability, and violation of Government Code section 835 after she fell on May 12, 2020 at approximately 8:30 p.m. On October 28, 2021, Kaiser filed an answer to complaint and a cross- complaint against City for declaratory relief and equitable indemnity. On November 17, 2021, City filed a cross-complaint against Ka...

Excerpt: ...intiff Deeanna Linsmaier (“Plaintiff”) filed an action against defendant Wail Bushara (“Defendant”) arising from a car accident that occurred on November 4, 2018. Plaintiff was a passenger in Defendant's car at the time of the accident. On November 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed a second action against Matthew Muldoon (“Muldoon”) and Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Esurance”, erroneously sued as “Esurance Insurance ...

Excerpt: ...(“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Sunray Healthcare Center, Inc. (“Defendant”), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc. (“Kaiser Foundation Hospitals”), Southern California Permanente Medical Group (“SCPMG”), and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (“Kaiser Foundation Health Plan”) for elder abuse and negligence. Plaintiff has since dismissed Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, SCPMG, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan from...

Excerpt: ...gle cause of action for general negligence. Plaintiff alleges that on March 26, 2019, he was hired by Defendant to: (1) prune a tree on Defendant's property that was at least 15 feet tall, (2) haul debris, and (3) conduct weed abatement. Defendant provided Plaintiff with a ladder to use while pruning two branches on a tree that was allegedly at least 15 feet tall and when Plaintiff pruned the last branch, the branch fell on him and knocked him of...

Excerpt: ...leges Zhong Xin Du (“Defendant”) completed an unsafe lane change and collided with a vehicle driven by plaintiff Aram Dachian with co-plaintiff Aram Dashyan in the passenger seat. The complaint alleges causes of action for (1) motor vehicle and (2) general negligence. Defendant was served on May 28, 2022, and filed an untimely answer on September 16, 2022 without a cross-complaint. Defendant filed this motion for leave to file a cross-complai...

Excerpt: ...�Lyft”) and Greg Bell (“Defendant”) (named as “Greg Doe”). Plaintiff alleges that on April 27, 2019, she was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Defendant when an argument ensued. (Compl., pp. 6- 7.) Defendant stopped the vehicle and ordered her to exit the vehicle. (Ibid.) As Plaintiff was halfway out of the vehicle, Defendant drove away leaving Plaintiff “hanging half out of the car and with [Plaintiff's] child in thevehicle [sic] ...

Excerpt: ...ndant”) arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 8, 2019. Trial is currently scheduled for January 20, 2023. On October 28, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date, final status conference, and all cut off dates. In the alternative, Defendant requests that the Court extend the discovery and motion cut-off dates to an unspecified date after March 2023. At this time, the first available trial...

Excerpt: ...y Andrew Northup (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants City of Los Angeles (“City”), County of Los Angeles (“County”), and City of Pico Rivera (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that he tripped and fell on a sidewalk surface on February 8, 2019. On October 16, 2019, Plaintiff dismissed County. On April 22, 2021, Plaintiff dismissed City. On May 27, 2021, Plaintiff named Naomi Arias as Doe 1. On September 1, 2022, Defend...

Excerpt: ...fs Eric Browning (“Browning”) and Terri Hayes (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action for dependent abuse and neglect, negligence, and loss of consortium against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“Kaiser”) and Southern California Permanent Medical Group (“Medical Group”) (collectively, “Defendants”). On August 16, 2022, Defendants jointly filed a demurrer to Plaintiffs' elder abuse cause of action. Defendants also filed a mo...

Excerpt: ... this action against defendant Candytopia, LLC (“Candytopia”). On March 14, 2022, Plaintiff added Youtopia Entertainment, LLC (“Youtopia”) and ZH Productions, Inc. (“ZHP”) as Doe defendants. On July 27, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed ZHP as a defendant, but on August 16, 2022, Candytopia filed a cross-complaint against ZHP for indemnification, contribution, apportionment of fault, and declaratory relief. ZHP subsequently filed a cross-comp...

Excerpt: ... Ramirez arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 9, 2019. Trial is currently scheduled for December 2, 2022. On October 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date, and all related deadelins, 90 days. The motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a).) Continuances are thus generally disfavored. ...

Excerpt: ...ATION ARMY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; COLBY HUDSON PINCKARD, AN INDIVIDUAL, JACKIE ROE TRIPLETT, AN INDIVIDUAL, EDWIN BONILLA, AN INDIVIDUAL; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 20, Defendant(s), ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO.: 21STCV37000 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT THE SALVATION ARMY'S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS' THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. November 22, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On October 7, 2021, Plaintiffs Rich...

Excerpt: ...lpractice action against defendants Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“Cedars- Sinai”), Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (“Kerlan-Jobe”), Kenneth S. Jung, M.D. (“Dr. Jung”), and Francis M. Yamazaki, M.D. (“Dr. Yamazaki”). Plaintiff alleges he is an American professional male basketball player and on July 1, 2020, presented himself to Kerlan-Jobe's Orthopedic Center for an arthroscopic partial lateral meniscetomy surgery to his left knee ...

Excerpt: ...PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENAS Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. November 18, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On January 23, 2020, Mariam Varosyan and Eliza Makichyan filed this action against defendants Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and Evan William Paul Ramsey (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 4, 2019. On May 22, 2020, Williams Alfredo Alvarez-Molineros (“Williams”), Ma...

Excerpt: ...ndants Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”), Jose Gabriel Martinez (“Martinez”), and Eugene Min Lee, along with the State of California, acting by and through the California Highway Patrol, arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on December 23, 2019. At this time, only Lyft and Martinez remain as defendants in this matter. On October 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to file a first amended complaint. On November 4, 2022, Lyft f...

Excerpt: ...ntiff Silviano Navarro Jr. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Julian William Debaca (“Debaca”) and PLH Constructors, Inc. (“PLH”). Plaintiff alleges he was involved in a motor vehicle collision with Debaca on April 13, 2022. Debaca was allegedly operating a vehicle that was registered to and owned by PLH while in the course and scope of his employment with PLH. On October 19, 2022, PLH filed this motion to quash on the...

Excerpt: ...za (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Defendant”) and Christopher Garcia arising from a traffic incident that occurred on July 2, 2020. On October 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to submit a tardy expert designation. Plaintiff also moves to continue the trial date to December 2022 because at the time this motion was filed, trial was scheduled for Oct...

Excerpt: ... November 16, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On June 1, 2020, plaintiffs Oscar Reyes Sanchez (“Plaintiff”) and Maria Luiza Perez (“Perez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Candyland Amusements (“Candyland”), Resurrection Catholic Church (“Resurrection”) (erroneously sued as “Resurrection Church”), the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles (“RCALA”), and Archbishop Jose Horacio Gomez (“Gomez�...

Excerpt: ...rk”) and Cameron Louis (“Louis”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“Defendant”) (erroneously named as “State Farm Insurance Claims”) and Theca Ferdinand Winter (“Winter”). Plaintiffs allege they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with Winter on February 27, 2022, while Winter was driving under the influence and fell asleep behind the wheel. On Octob...

Excerpt: ... filed this action against defendants Eduardo Leija, Sherry Middler, Corporate DNA, LLC, and Suitable Staffing Solutions, Inc. On May 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). On May 23, 2022, Plaintiff added moving defendant, 4 What It's Worth, Inc. dba What It's Worth Global Sourcing (“Defendant”) as Doe 1. The action arises from an eye injury sustained by Plaintiff when he was moving a glass tabletop or mi...

Excerpt: ...ARTY ROUZBEH M. MASROUR, DC'S COMPLIANCE WITH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. November 15, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On November 19, 2020, plaintiff Luis Alcaraz (“Plaintiff”) filed this action arising from a traffic accident on January 26, 2019. Plaintiff named Joshua Coby Herrera and Tina Herrera as Defendants, and then added Round Table Pizza, Inc., Round Table Pizza No. 00137, Ahad Bagherdia, and Marijala Ghannahi as Does 1 through 4. O...

Excerpt: ...s Moses Jr. Rangel (“Defendant”) and Farmers Insurance (“Farmers”) arising from a November 28, 2020, motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently scheduled for December 14, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date, final status conference, and all discovery cut-off dates for a period of at least 90 days to April 17, 2023, or any available date thereafter. On October 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed an opposition brief. II. LEGAL ST...

Excerpt: ...efendant Hensel Phelps Construction Company and Hensel Phelps, Inc. (collectively, “Hensel Phelps”) for injuries sustained on April 6, 2018 at a construction project. Plaintiff was working in the course and scope of his employment with City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports (“City”) when a vehicle contacted an unfilled water-fillable plastic barrier and caused it to collide with Plaintiff's person. Plaintiff alleges that Hensel P...

Excerpt: ...Soraya Bayat (“Plaintiff”) filed this wrongful death action against defendant Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. dba Sherman Oaks Hospital (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Sherman Oaks Hospital”), as well as Anthony Vierra, M.D., Marianna Dichigrikian N.P., Rodernick Yasuda, M.D., and Judeen Camacho, N.P., arising from medical care provided to Fatemah Tafti (“Decedent”). On September 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First A...

Excerpt: ...against defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”) and the Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia. Trial is currently scheduled for November 23, 2022. On October 14, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date and all related discovery cut-off dates. On October 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed an opposition brief. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, ...

Excerpt: ...s action against defendants Ernesto Hernandez Galindo (“Galindo”) and Avis Rent A Car Systems, LLC (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Budget Rent A Car System, Inc.”). Trial is currently scheduled for December 19, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date, final status conference, and motion and discovery cut-off deadlines. The motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of...

Excerpt: ... against defendants SP Plus Corporation and SP Plus Management, Inc. arising from a slip and fall in a parking lot on April 24, 2018. On September 30, 2021, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add moving defendant, Universal Protection Service, LP (“Defendant”), as Doe 1. Trial is currently scheduled for February 6, 2023. On October 13, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date and all related dates. The motion i...

Excerpt: ...arrish (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (“Defendant”) asserting causes of action for general negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff alleges that on June 11, 2019, Defendant negligently allowed a dangerous condition to exist, “specifically a greasy and slippery floor in the walkway of [its] premises,” which caused her to slip and fall. On August 23, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for sum...

Excerpt: ... Fred Wai Hung Yue and Tzu-Fei Chu (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants PC Palaces Inc. (“PC Palaces”), Xuong Ha (“Ha”), Ruben Esparza (“Esparza”), Phu Mang Phang (“Phang”), David Aguilar (“Aguilar”), and William Tom and Gertrude Tom, as trustees of the Tom Family Trust. Plaintiffs allege they were patrons of a restaurant when an argument occurred and Ha began to shoot a firearm within the prem...

Excerpt: ... action against defendant Sandra Moran (“Defendant”) arising from a collision between a car and a motorized scooter that occurred on June 7, 2021. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant turned her motor vehicle into Plaintiff's lane of travel and collided into her. (FAC, ¶ 11.) Plaintiff swerved and was ejected from the scooter, causing her to strike her head and face into the rear of another vehicle on the street. (Ibid.) On September 13, 2022, P...

Excerpt: ... this action against Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. and SR Partners, LLC. Plaintiff amended the Complaint on December 27, 2019 to add S&R Partners, LLC as Doe 1. On August 31, 2020, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add moving party WFM Facilities Management, Inc. (“Defendant”) as Doe 2. Trial is currently scheduled for January 11, 2023. On October 11, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date to November 10, 202...

Excerpt: ...nt”) (erroneously sued as “Kenaya Wilson”). On December 2, 2021, Plaintiff named Postmates as Doe 1. On March 22, 2022, Defendant filed an answer to the Complaint. Trial is currently scheduled for December 14, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date to at least June 14, 2023, or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the Court and all parties. Defendant also requests that the final status conference, and all related discov...

Excerpt: ...Andrade (“Andrade”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Deborah Jean Dix (“Defendant”) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs allege that on November 8, 2017, they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with Defendant while Defendant was employed by Uber. On August 3, 2020, Defendant answered the Complaint. On August 18, 2022, with leave of Court, Defenda...

Excerpt: ... Vanessa Cupido ("Cupido”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a wrongful death action against City of Los Angeles (“City”), Yesenia Garcia, and Santos Garcia. The Complaint, which identified Plaintiffs as “successors-in-interest”, asserted causes of action for premises liability, negligence, and wrongful death. Plaintiffs alleged that on May 15, 2021, their mother, Alicia Flores (“Decedent”), was moving in a wheelchair on the si...

Excerpt: ...t defendant Linoleum City, Inc. (“Defendant”) arising from a slip and fall that occurred on February 29, 2019. Trial is currently scheduled for December 7, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date, final status conference, and all related pre-trial dates including the discovery and motion cut-off deadlines. The motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules...

Excerpt: ...INTRODUCTION On February 15, 2019, plaintiff Adrienne Semwal (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants City of Santa Monica (“City”), County of Los Angeles (“County”) and the People of the State of California (“State”), acting by and through the Department of Transportation. Plaintiff asserted a cause of action for negligence and a cause of action for dangerous condition of public property. Plaintiff dismissed County and ...

Excerpt: ...inst defendants City of Beverly Hills (“Defendant”) and Maple Apartments – 418, LLC (“Maple Apartments”). On March 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Plaintiff alleges that on November 29, 2019, she was walking from the entrance of the apartment complex in which she resides at 418 N. Maple Drive in Beverly Hills, when she fell due to an unreasonably dangerous condition of raised and uneven sidew...

Excerpt: ...�) filed this action against defendants Brendon Michael Webb, Bennita Webb, and John Pickett arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on February 22, 2021. Brendon Michael Webb (“Brendon”) and Bennita Webb (“Bennita”) (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion to strike Plaintiff's claims for punitive damages and attachment for exemplary damages from the complaint. Any party, within the time allowed to respond to a ple...

Excerpt: ...mber 1, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On May 4, 2020, plaintiff Mario Licona Hernandez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant the People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation (“Defendant”), and Daniel Parra (“Parra”). Plaintiff alleges he was injured in a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 9, 2019, and that Parra was employed by Defendant and negligently operating a 2015 John...

Excerpt: ...intiff Christine Newsome (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants America's Best Value Inn & Suite Lancaster (“America's Best Value Inn”), Turtle Hospitality, LLC (“Turtle”) (erroneously sued as “Turtle Hospital, LCC, Los Angeles”) and RLH Corporation, Los Angeles. Trial is currently scheduled for November 29, 2022. On October 4 2022, America's Best Value Inn and Turtle (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion ...

Excerpt: ...021, plaintiff Amanna Morales (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), Raiser, LLC, Raiser-CA, LLC, and Angel Hernandez Benavides (“Benavides”) arising from a February 1, 2019 motor vehicle collision. On August 2, 2021, Defendant filed an answer. On October 5, 2022, Uber filed this motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss or stay the action pending completion of arbitration. Uber argues t...

Excerpt: ...tion against defendants City of Los Angeles (“City”), County of Los Angeles (“County”), and Los Angeles Unified School District (“Defendant”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges she tripped and fell on a sidewalk near 981 E. 41st Street in Los Angeles, California, adjacent to 1047 E. 41st Street while walking on or about January 19, 2020. (Compl., ¶ 9.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew or should have known of th...

Excerpt: ...on (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Defendant”), Willie Curry-Barnes, Greg Carter II, Gary McElmurry, and Robert Fox. Plaintiff alleges that on August 16, 2018, he slipped and fell inside Defendant's store in Hawthorne, California. On August 12, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for a protective order and sanctions in response to Plaintiff's deposition notice for Defendant's person most kno...

Excerpt: ...a Cupido (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants City of Los Angeles (“City”), and Yesenia Garcia and Santos Garcia (the individual defendants, collectively, “Defendants”). On July 11, 2022, Plaintiffs filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) indicating that they are successors-in-interest to decedent Alicia Flores (“Flores”). Plaintiffs allege that on May 15, 2021, Flores was moving in a w...

Excerpt: ...ntreras Perez (“Perez”) and Evelyn Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Jose Guillermo Quiroz (“Jose”) and Julissa V. Quiroz (“Julissa”) arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on or about January 15, 2020. On August 30, 2022, Plaintiffs filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) adding Emiliano Quiroz (“Emiliano”) as a defendant. Plaintiffs ass...

Excerpt: ...d Jessie Luna (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendant Southern California Edison Company (“Defendant”). Plaintiffs assert causes of action for: (1) inverse condemnation, (2) general negligence, (3) violation of California Public Utilities Code section 2106, (4) violation of California Health & Safety Code section 13007, and (5) negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiffs allege that on or about February...

Excerpt: ...order compelling defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Defendant”) to provide further responses to Form Interrogatory (“FROG”) Nos. 12.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, and 16.6. On August 8 and August 29, 2022, the parties attended an informal discovery conference. On September 8, 2022, Defendant served verified further discovery responses. On September 28, 2022, the parties attended a third informal discovery con...

Excerpt: ...ON PLAINTIFF, CHASE SCHNEIDER; REQUEST FOR ORDER AWARDING TERMINATING AND MONTETARY SANCTIONS IN THE SUM OF $2,340.00 Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. October 26, 2022 On February 4, 2020, plaintiff Rita Marie Letizia Schneider (“Ms. Schneider”), individually and as the successor-in-interest and personal representative of the estate of Lawrence William Schneider filed this action against defendants Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (“Defendant”) and...

Excerpt: ... defendant DK Sol, Inc. dba Dangki Woman Spa (“Spa”). Plaintiff alleges she fell and suffered personal injury on August 27, 2018. On May 6, 2022, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add Yushun Piao (“Piao”) as Doe 1. Trial is currently scheduled for November 23, 2022. On September 2, 2022, Spa and Piao (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date as well as all discovery and motion cut off deadl...

Excerpt: ... against defendants Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (“Defendant”), Mundi Attinasi, M.D. (“Dr. Attinasi”), Amjuli Kumar, M.D. (“Dr. Kumar”), Glenn Levine, M.D. (“Dr. Levine”), and Does 1 through 20, alleging a cause of action for wrongful death from professional negligence. Plaintiff alleges that her daughter, Marlee Sage Butler (“Marlee”) was born on April 8, 2020, with holoprosencephaly. (FAC, ¶ 12.) Marlee was admitted t...

Excerpt: ...yah Cecil Davis (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants City of Gardena (“City”) and Shawntae Lanae Bell (“Bell”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for injuries arising out of a November 30, 2017 collision. On May 3, 2019, Plaintiffs filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). On May 3, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to compel Bell to provide further responses to deposition questions. Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...intiff”) filed this action against defendant PIH Health Hospital – Downey (“Defendant”) asserting causes of action for dependent adult abuse and professional negligence. Defendant demurs to Plaintiff's cause of action for dependent adult abuse and moves to strike Plaintiff's request for punitive damages as to his first cause of action. II. LEGAL STANDARDS A demurrer tests the legal sufficiency of the pleadings and will be sustained only w...

Excerpt: ...OTION TO QUASH DEFENDANTS' MOUNTAINS RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AND EVANS WILLIAM PAUL RAMSEY'S SUBPOENAS FOR MEDICAL, BILLING, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND HEALTH RECORDS Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. October 24, 2022 On May 22, 2020, plaintiffs Williams Alfredo Alvarez-Molineros (“Williams”), Mayra Lorena Alvarez Morales (“Mayra'), Jhosselin Mayerli Guajaca Alvarez (“Jhosselin”) and Maria Jose Guajaca Alvarez (“Maria”) (collectively, “...

Excerpt: ...chard Patterson and William Milton (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) move for orders compelling the production of documents from Darryck Dwelle in response to a deposition notice (“Dwelle”) and The Salvation Army (“TSA”) in response to Requests for Production of Documents (Set One). Generally, Plaintiffs request the production of documents related to individual defendants Colby Hudson Pinkcard (“Pinkcard”), Jackie Roe Triplett (“Trip...

Excerpt: ...intiff”) filed this action against defendant All Action Security Consulting Group, Inc. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on May 28, 2020, he was running after three thieves who had stolen a ring from his jewelry store when Defendant's security guard stopped him, restrained him, and threw him to the ground. On October 27, 2020, Plaintiff amended the complaint to add Sergio Cobian (“Cobian”) as Doe 1. Trial is currently scheduled for...

Excerpt: ...��) filed this action against defendants ABSS Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“ABSS”), Sunset Ladder Co., Inc. (“Sunset”) and Santa Clarita Studios, Corp. (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Santa Clarita Studios, Inc.”). Plaintiff alleges that on August 14, 2019, he was properly utilizing a ladder supplied by Defendant when a rung on the ladder broke, causing him to fall and sustain physical injuries. (Compl., Second Cause of Action, p....

Excerpt: ...“Cruz”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”), Michael Johnpaul Beeson (“Beeson”), and James Edward Orr (“Orr”) arising from a May 15, 2019, motor vehicle collision. Plaintiffs alleges that Beeson, who was employed by BNSF at the time, turned left in front of oncoming traffic and caused Orr to rear-end Plaintiff's vehicle. Cruz asserts a cause of action for loss of cons...

Excerpt: ...��) filed this product liability action alleging injuries from a defective total knee replacement system. On April 13, 2022, after obtaining leave of court, Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) which names Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Summer US, Inc., Biomet, Inc., Biomet Orthopedics, LLC, Biomet Manufacturing LLC, Biomet U.S. Reconstruction, LLC, Synergy Orthopaedic Systems, Inc., and Zimmer Biomet Feagan, Inc. Pla...

Excerpt: ...intiff M.R. (“Plaintiff”), a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Veronica Hamid, filed this action against defendants Watts Learning Center Foundation (“Foundation”), Los Angeles Unified School District (“District”), Jane Doe 1, John Doe 2, and Does 3 to 100. Foundation allegedly operates the Watts Learning Center Charter Middle School (“School”) which is located within the geographical boundaries of the District. (Compl....

Excerpt: ...tice action against defendant Raymond Shelton, M.D. (“Defendant”) arising from an ophthalmological surgery performed on July 1, 2022. On July 8, 2022, Defendant filed this demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint, arguing that it was barred by the doctrine of res judicata because Plaintiff previously brought an action in small claims based on the same allegations and dismissed the action with prejudice. The demurrer is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARDS...

Excerpt: ...Wu and Chuanyue Wu (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), individually and as successors-in-interest of Yin Wu (“Wu”), filed this action against defendants James Cody Skene (“Skene”), Bird Rides, Inc. (“Bird”), and the City of Los Angeles (“City”). Plaintiffs allege that Wu was killed on May 29, 2021, while walking on the sidewalk along Lincoln Boulevard south of Marco Court. Skene, with Doe 1, was intoxicated and riding an electric sc...

Excerpt: ...w Lugo (“Plaintiff”), a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Lorena Vargas, filed this action against defendants City of El Monte (“City”), Sharine Wei (“Wei”), and El Monte City School District (“School District”). Plaintiff alleges that he was kicked, struck, and otherwise assaulted, battered, and emotionally and physically and abused by Wei on March 4, 2019, and at other times during the period of August 2018 to March 4...

Excerpt: ...led this action against defendants Samvel Hovhannisyan (“Hovhannisyan”), Marine Arakelyan (“Defendant”), Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), Devhon Kawanell Mailo Polk, Patrick Beverly, Sunthan Shane Kunnavatana (“Kunnavatana”), Pia Chadha (“Chadha”), Patrick Michael Korte, and Michael Korte (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges she was injured when Hovhannisyan was acting within the course and scope of his employm...

Excerpt: ... TO STRIKE Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. October 19, 2022 On July 21, 2022, plaintiff Samantha Alvarez filed this action against defendants Xperience Restaurant Group dba Acapulco Restaurant Y Cantina, FM Restaurants Holdco, LLC, FM Restaurants Acapulco Opco, LLC, and FM Restaurants Acapulco Finance, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff asserts causes of action for negligence, negligent hiring, supervision, and retention, assault, battery, and in...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Best Buy Stores, L.P., Wheels LT LSR, Geek Squad, Inc., and Scott Stuart Crichton arising from a collision between a bicyclist and a motor vehicle that occurred on or about March 30, 2019. Trial is currently scheduled for January 26, 2023. On September 19, 2022, Defendants Best Buy Stores, L.P. and Scott Stuart Crichton (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion seeking an order continuin...

Excerpt: ...endant Richard Birnholz after falling from the roof of a home. Later, on the same day, the operative First Amended Complaint was filed, which added Sonia Carcamo as a plaintiff and Diane Birnholz as a defendant. Trial is currently scheduled for December 27, 2022. Richard Birnholz and Diane Birnholz (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion on September 21, 2022 seeking an order continuing the trial date to June 27, 2023 or anytime therea...

Excerpt: ...pt. 27 1:30 p.m. October 18, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On June 30, 2020, plaintiff Joshua Payton (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Geneva Smith (“Smith”) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that on December 8, 2019, Smith was driving Metro's bus in the course of her employment with Metro. (Compl., GN-1.) While at a bus stop, Smith abrupt...

Excerpt: ...on against defendants Victor Yzaguirre (“Defendant”), Adoni Herrera, and Bryan Dalcour-Holley (collectively, “Defendants”) asserting a cause of action for “negligence/per se”. Plaintiff alleges that on or about October 15, 2019, he and Defendants were involved in a three-car collision. On July 11, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for an order compelling Defendant to produce a report pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2032.61...

Excerpt: ...his action against defendants Michael Bublin (“Bublin”) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”) arising from a December 16, 2017 motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant employed Bublin, who negligently operated a motor vehicle, and that Defendant also negligently abandoned Plaintiff at the scene of the collision. Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint on July 1, 2022. On September 13, 2022, Defendant filed this mot...

Excerpt: ...dena (“Defendant”). The initial form complaint was incomplete, so on August 23, 2019, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Plaintiff asserts a cause of action for dangerous condition of public property and alleges that on March 9, 2018, she tripped on the pedestrian pathway around the Rose Bowl and Brookside Golf Course on Rosemont. On July 28, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for summary judgment on the grounds...

Excerpt: ...iya Nadjarian (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Monteverde Ranch Equestrian Center, LLC and Monte Verde Trails Ranch. On April 15, 2022, Plaintiff amended the complaint to add Monte Verde Ranch LLC (“Defendant”) as Doe 1. On April 19, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed Monteverde Ranch Equestrian Center, LLC. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for: (1) general negligence, (2) strict liability, (3) gross negligence, and (4) neglige...

Excerpt: ...ION On September 30, 2020, plaintiff Robert Perez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System (collectively, “Defendants”). On July 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) asserting causes of action for: (1) elder abuse – custodial neglect, (2) reckless willful misconduct, (3) professional negligence, (4) negligent hiring, supervision,...

Excerpt: ...omas filed this action against defendants American Guard Services, Inc. (“AGS”), American Professional Security, LPC West, Inc. (“LPC”) (erroneously sued as “Lincoln Property Co.”), HRA 9th & Flower, LP (“HRA”), MDC Realty Advisors, LP (“MDC”) (erroneously sued as “Hannay Realty Advisors”); Ralphs Grocery Company dba Ralphs (“Ralphs'), and Gilbert Turner (“Turner”). Plaintiff alleges that on March 1, 2018, he was att...

Excerpt: ...on against defendants B&V Enterprises, Inc. (erroneously sued as “B&V Enterprises, Inc. dba Super King Markets”) and Got Guard Inc. (“Defendant”) Plaintiff alleges that on January 7, 2020, she was “forcibly taken to the ground by a security guard” during an altercation between the guard and a shoplifter. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for “negligence - premises liability” and battery. On August 4, 2022, Plaintiff and Defendant...

Excerpt: ...ndant”). Trial is currently scheduled for January 17, 2023. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date to some time at least 30 days after June 19, 2023. The motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a).) Continuances are thus generally disfavored. (See id. rule 3.1332(b).) Nevertheless, the trial court has discretion to continue trial date...

Excerpt: ...iled this action against defendants Rehab Solutions, LLC (“Rehab Solutions”) and Doe Installer. Plaintiff alleges that on April 18, 2017, she sustained injuries from a negligently installed standing desk. On July 30, 2019, Plaintiff named Louie Byrd (“Byrd”) as Doe 1 Trial is currently scheduled for February 27, 2023. On September 2, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to augment her expert witness designation by adding Joshua Pra...

Excerpt: ...intiff Ashley Manci filed this action for premises liability and negligence against The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”), Marshalls of MA, Inc. (“Marshalls”), and MCP One Westside LLC (“MCP”). Plaintiff alleges she was injured on February 13, 2019, when she walked into an exterior glass window panel of a commercial building owned by MCP and leased by Marshalls. TJX and Marshalls (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an answer on January 2...

Excerpt: ...DUCTION On June 7, 2019, plaintiff Fatima Alvarez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on August 19, 2017, she slipped and fell on a liquid substance on the floor of the Hollywood Palladium, which is Defendant's property. Currently before the Court are two motions. The first motion was filed on September 2, 2022, and concerns Plaintiff's desire for the Court to...

Excerpt: ...�Defendant”) arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 9, 2019. On September 1, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order setting a reasonable rate for Plaintiff's expert witness, Stepan Kasimian, M.D. (“Dr. Kasimian”). Defendant contends that Dr. Kasimian's $2,000 per hour fee is unreasonable. If a party desiring to take the deposition of an expert witness deems that the hourly or daily fee of that expert is unrea...

Excerpt: ...dants Carol Dubois-Chess (“Defendant”) and Hertz Vehicles, LLC (“Hertz”) arising out of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on or about March 24, 2018. On February 26, 2021, Plaintiff dismissed Hertz from the action without prejudice. Trial is currently scheduled for October 27, 2022. On September 8, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to continue the trial, final status conference, and all dates. The motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STAN...

Excerpt: ... On March 10, 2021, plaintiff Wesley Schwartz (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on August 28, 2020, he was riding a scooter when he came into contact with a pothole, causing him to fly off his scooter and collide into a bicycle rack located on a sidewalk. (Compl., ¶ 8.) On August 29, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to compel the videotaped deposition of Defendant...

Excerpt: ...On February 3, 2021, plaintiffs Stephanie McCall (“Plaintiff”) and Timothy McCall filed this action against defendants Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. (erroneously sued as “Waste Management Inc.”), Salvador Sevilla Ramirez (“Ramirez”), and USA Waste of California, Inc. arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on November 17, 2020. On September 7, 2022, Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. and Ram...

Excerpt: ...s action against defendant Bodega Latina Corporation (“Defendant”) arising from a slip and fall that occurred on October 10, 2018. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for: (1) general negligence and (2) premises liability. II. LEGAL STANDARDS In reviewing a motion for summary judgment, courts must apply a three- step analysis: “(1) identify the issues framed by the pleadings; (2) determine whether the moving party has negated the opponent's ...

Excerpt: ...nt Soudaram Chandrashekar (“Defendant”) arising from an automobile incident that occurred on September 19, 2018. (Compl., MV- 1.) Plaintiff asserts causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. On July 7, 2022, Defendant filed this demurrer arguing that Plaintiff's action is barred by the statute of limitations. At the hearing on August 4, 2022, the Court continued the hearing to the present date to allow Plaintiff tim...

Excerpt: ... March 20, 2020, Plaintiff Vanessa Bardliving filed a complaint for negligence against Defendants Benjamin Aaron Emanuel, M.D. (“Dr. Emanuel”), John Chung Liang-Liu, M.D. (“Dr. Liu”), Anuj Kumar Rajput, M.D. (“Dr. Rajput”), University of Southern California (USC), University of Southern California-Keck School of Medicine, and Keck Hospital. On July 17, 2020, pursuant to Plaintiff's request, dismissal was entered as to Defendants Dr. E...

Excerpt: ...nst Defendants C. Macintosh Incorporated dba Craig's Plumbing (“Defendant”), Robert D. Heron, and Claire L. Heron arising from a May 3, 2017 incident. Plaintiff alleges that she stepped in an open drain hole and fell. On June 22, 2022, the Court granted Defendant's motion for an order compelling Plaintiff's responses to Demand for Production of Documents (Set Two). On July 26, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for sanctions. No opposition was...

Excerpt: ...d Litem, John De Mesa, filed the instant dog bite action against Defendant David Benjamin James (“James”) for (1) Strict Liability Pursuant to Civil Code § 334, (2) Premises Negligence, and (3) General Negligence. On March 23, 2021, James filed a Cross-Complaint against Cross- Defendant Kerstin O'Leary (“O'Leary”) (erroneously sued as “Kersten O'Leary”) for (1) Equitable Indemnity, (2) Contribution, and (3) Declaratory Relief. On Apr...

Excerpt: ...intiff alleges she sustained injuries on Defendant's property on April 19, 2018, when she stepped into a pothole and fell. (Compl., ¶ 8.) On June 28, 2022, the Court issued an order of dismissal pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 583.410 and 583.420 after Plaintiff failed to make an appearance at: (1) an OSC re: Dismissal for failure to serve/prosecute, (2), an OSC: re Plaintiff's request for entry of default/default judgment, and (3) ...

Excerpt: ...action against defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“Defendant”), County of Los Angeles (“County”), and City of Los Angeles (“City”). Plaintiff alleges that on January 19, 2020, she sustained injuries when she tripped and fell on a sidewalk. On August 13, 2020, City filed a cross-complaint against Defendant. County has been dismissed from the action. Trial is currently scheduled for November 30, 2022. Defendant seeks an orde...

Excerpt: ...cker”) and Benjamin Vandegreik (“Vandegreik”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Ipsilon, LLC dba Zebulon Concert Café (“Zebulon”) (erroneously sued as “Zebulon Café Concert”), John Doe, Mario Espinoza, and Obdulia Espinoza. Plaintiffs assert causes of action for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent hiring, supervision, and retention. Plaintiffs allege that on Januar...

Excerpt: ...r 25, 2020, plaintiff Daniel Shanesheibani Davidson (“Plaintiff”) filed this action for professional negligence against defendants White Memorial Medical Center dba Adventist Health White Memorial (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued separately as “Adventist Health White Memorial” and “White Memorial Medical Center”), Los Angeles Orthopedic Surgery Specialists, and Matthew D. Longacre, M.D. (“Dr. Longacre”). Plaintiff alleges there...

Excerpt: ...uz (“Cruz”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”), Michael Johnpaul Beeson (“Beeson”), and James Edward Orr (“Orr”) arising from a May 15, 2019, motor vehicle collision. Plaintiffs alleges that Beeson, who was employed by BNSF at the time, turned left in front of oncoming traffic and caused Orr to rear-end Plaintiff's vehicle. Cruz asserts a cause of action for loss of ...

Excerpt: ...on against defendants Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Defendant”), Plaza Del Amo Properties, LLC, and Randall Doe. Plaintiff alleges that on March 5, 2018, a large flame erupted from a wok or gas range near the front counter where she was waiting and an explosion of heat struck her face. (Compl., ¶ 9.) Trial is currently scheduled for December 7, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date to April 3, 2023 at the earliest, with a...

Excerpt: ...loss of consortium arising from a multi-vehicle collision that occurred on February 20, 2016 in San Pedro, California. On May 30, 2017, plaintiffs Richard Evans and Lydia Evans (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Gregg Kawczynski (“Kawczynski”), the City of Los Angeles, and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. for negligence, dangerous condition of public property, premises liability, and loss of consortium. On December 1...

Excerpt: ...ndant Samuel Nicholas Wechsler (“Defendant”) arising from a September 15, 2018, motor vehicle and electric scooter accident. Trial was previously scheduled for September 6, 2022. On July 14, 2022, pursuant to Defendant's ex parte application, the Court continued the trial date to May 16, 2023 but did not continue the discovery or motion cutoff deadlines. On August 17, 2022, at a hearing on Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration, the Court sch...

Excerpt: ...��Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Kelly Hwang and Kathy Hwang (collectively, “Defendants”), as well as the City of Pomona (“Pomona”). Trial is currently scheduled for October 12, 2022. On August 15, 2022, Defendants filed this motion requesting an order continuing the trial date to May 8, 2023. This is the first continuance, the parties have signed a stipulation, and the motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dat...

Excerpt: ...rt Dunn (“Defendant”) arising from a dog bite by a German Shepherd. On July 30, 2020, Plaintiff added Cory Perbix (“Perbix”) as a defendant. Plaintiff then filed the operative First Amended Complaint on April 30, 2021. There have been two trial continuances in this case and trial is currently scheduled for Octoer 3, 2022. On August 17, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date to July 31, 2023 or as soon the...

Excerpt: ...s Jackson (“Plaintiff') filed this action against Defendants Olga Voronova (“Voronova”), Edgar Aramouni (“Aramouni”), and K1 Group International (“K1 Group”) for (1) strict liability under Civil Code § 3342, (2) common law strict liability, (3) negligence, and (4) premises liability. On July 19, 2021, pursuant to Plaintiff's request, dismissal was entered as to Defendant Aramouni. On May 25, 2022, Defendant K1 Group filed a motion ...