Excerpt: ...e cause of action for negligence. This action arises from a slip and fall incident that occurred on February 9, 2020. On August 6, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to transfer venue to the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange. Defendant requests an order transferring the venue of this action to the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 397, subdivision (c). Def...

Excerpt: ...a cross-complaint within ten (10) days of the date of this Order. Defendant Henry Weeraratne is ordered to serve this cross-complaint within 10 days of the date of this order. Cross-Defendants are ordered to file answers or other responsive pleadings within 10 days of the filing of the cross-compliant. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days of the date of this order. Background...

Excerpt: ... On October 23, 2017, Plaintiffs Mary Lou Moore, Susan Snyder, and Catherine Gage commenced a medical malpractice suit against Defendants Huntington Hospital, Ashish, Bhikhu Patel, M.D., Ayman Saad, M.D. and Does 1 through 100. On March 10, 2021, the Complaint was amended to name Doe 1 as Lisa Davalos, RN. This defendant's actual name is Lisa Centeno due to a name change by marriage. Defendant Centeno was served with the Complaint on May 27, 2021...

Excerpt: ...ted in part as outlined below. Verified responses must be served on Defendant Lyft within 15 days of the date of this order. Sanctions totaling $1,745 against Plaintiff and her attorney are to be paid within 15 days of the date of this order. Moving party is to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days of the date of this order. Narrowing of the Issues Based on the filings of the parties, the discovery requ...

Excerpt: ...s moot. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days of the date of this order. Background On October 20, 2020, Plaintiff Emma Stone, filed a complaint against Defendants City of Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation alleging premises liability due to an incident in which Plaintiff tripped and fell on tennis ball while walking in a park. On July 6, 2021, the Co...

Excerpt: ...t of an incident in which Plaintiff fell while using a treadmill during a medical “stress test” administered by Defendants. Plaintiff alleges emotional and physical injuries. On October 8, 2020, Plaintiff Thuy Huynh Nhat Nguyen commenced this action against Defendants Henry C. Yee, Long Life Cardiac Center, Inc. and Does 1 through 20. Plaintiff's only cause of action is professional negligence. On September 3, 2021, Defendants filed a motion ...

Excerpt: ...rovide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days of the date of this order. If Defendants desire a continuance of the trial date, all parties are ordered to meet and confer and to submit a stipulation in this regard. Background This action arises from an incident in which Plaintiff Anna Clare Burnett fell out of a moving bus through an emergency exit window on October 29, 2016. On October 22, 2018, Plaintiff Anna C...

Excerpt: ...ond Amended Complaint within fifteen days of the date of this order. Defendants shall file answers or other responsive pleadings within fifteen days of the filing of the Second Amended Complaint. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days of the date of this order. Background On June 18, 2021, Plaintiffs Daisha Stevens, individually and as guardian ad litem for Kawaii Perkins and D...

Excerpt: .... Moving party is to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five days of the date of this order. Background Defendants served a timely and proper demand for exchange of expert information, in which the Defendants requested production, inspection, and copying of all discoverable reports and writings made by each listed expert in the course of preparing that expert's opinion. (Motion for Order Setting Reasonable Rate, p. ...

Excerpt: ...cy limits, Plaintiff must file within 15 days of the date of this order an amended complaint naming Estate of Georgiy I. Tebelev, Deceased as Defendant as required by Probate Code Section 552. In the alternative, if Plaintiff intends to join the decedent's personal representative or successor in interest in this litigation, it must file with the Court within 15 days of the date of this order a report indicating a timeline for doing so. Plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ...rt's ruling on 10/28/2021; (2) the motion to dismiss the complaint filed on 11/18/2021; and (3) the court's instant ruling, including the continued hearing date. Proof of service of these items is to be filed with the court within five court days of the date of this order. Background On March 18, 2019, Plaintiff Debby Frank, filed a complaint against Defendants City of Torrance, Count of Los Angeles, Greenoak Partners, LLC, 21515 Hawthorne Owner,...

Excerpt: ...r monetary sanctions is granted jointly and severally as against Plaintiff and Plaintiff's counsel in the amount of $560.00. Defendant is to be paid within 20 days of the date of this order. Moving party is ordered to give notice and to file proof of service of such notice within give court days of the date of this order. Background On September 10, 2018, Plaintiff Jonathan Pucci filed a complaint against Defendant Erin Ortiz and Does 1 to 20 bas...

Excerpt: ...e parties must follow that policy and Plaintiff is not otherwise entitled to an appointment of an arbitrator not on the American Arbitration Association's authorized National Roster. The moving party is ordered to give notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days of the date of this order. Background This is a motor vehicle negligence action. Plaintiff Arlene Saquilabon (“Plaintiff”) alleges that she was injured i...

Excerpt: ...tiff”) was employed as a site representative for a production company called Ring the Alarm, LLC. On November 6, 2014, Plaintiff was on the real property located at 10104-10106 Angelo View Drive in Beverly Hills, California in the scope of his employment with Ring the Alarm, LLC. While on the real property, Plaintiff fell twelve (12) to eighteen (18) feet off a dangerous unprotected landing, fracturing his spine and suffering a hematoma. The su...

Excerpt: ...f the date of this order. Background On July 20, 2020, Plaintiff Kimberly Nation filed a complaint against Defendants Hugo Veliz dba H&E Property Investors, Ocean Development, Inc., 23rd Stanford, LLC and Does 1 through 10. Plaintiff then amended the Complaint to correct the fictitious name of Doe 1 to Ocean Properties, Inc. and requested a dismissal of Ocean Development, Inc. On July 29, 2019, Plaintiff suffered a severe breathing attack due fum...

Excerpt: ...motion date and set a briefing schedule with regards to that matter. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1030(d), Plaintiff must post the undertaking in the amount of $16,800 no later than 90 days after the service of this order. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: Proof of posting of the undertaking is set 03/15/2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 30 of the Spring Street Courthouse. Plaintiff is ordered to file proof of the posting at least five court d...

Excerpt: ...Background On January 18, 2019, Plaintiff Alejandro Palato (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Guillermo Belloso and Does 1-10 (“Defendant”) alleging two causes of action for 1) motor vehicle and 2) general negligence. As a result of the aforementioned negligence, Plaintiff alleges that she has suffered physical injuries On November 10, 2021, Defendant Guillermo Belloso filed a motion to compel medical examination of plaintiff pursuan...

Excerpt: ...Gill, M.D. (unopposed) DECISION Defendant Kanwaljit Gill, M.D.'s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories (Set One) and Special Interrogatories (Set One) and Request for Monetary Sanctions against Plaintiff is conditionally granted upon Defendant's payment of an additional $60 filing fee. Plaintiff must serve verified responses without objections to Defendant's Form Interrogatories (Set One) and Special Interrogatories (Set One) within ...

Excerpt: ...ive days of the date of this order. Background On May 10, 2021, Plaintiffs Linda Aversa, Individually and as the Successor-in-Interest to the Estate of Jeremy Richard Olivas, and Ricardo Olivas, filed a complaint against Defendants Ford Motor Company erroneously sued as Ford Motor Company, Ltd.; Will Tiesiera Ford, Inc.; and Kaj Wendall Faaborg. This is the lead case, case number 21STCV17487. On May 13, 2021, Plaintiff Marshall Tanaka filed a com...

Excerpt: ...aintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendant City of Santa Monica (“City”) alleging a dangerous condition of public property for a slip-and-fall that occurred on September 12, 2017. On February 18, 2020, Plaintiff identified Doe 1 as Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (“Downtown, Inc.”) On October 29, 2020, City filed a Cross-Complaint against Downtown, Inc. for (1) contractual indemnity, (2) implied indemnity, (3) contribution, (4) declarato...

Excerpt: ...ny second amended complaint. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice with five court days of the date of this order. Background Plaintiff Gunilla Goudeau commenced this action against Defendant Joseph Dawidziak and Does 1 through 50, due to Plaintiff and her dog allegedly being bitten by Defendant's two dogs on a public sidewalk on April 12, 2021. Plaintiffs' First Amended complaint, filed on October ...

Excerpt: ... objections with respect to the form interrogatories, the special interrogatories, and the requests for production within 20 days of the date of this order. If these this deadline is met, Plaintiff does not owe sanctions. If the deadline is not met, Plaintiff owes sanctions in the amount of $1,140. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and proof of service of such notice must be filed within five court days of the date of this order. Backgrou...

Excerpt: ...rtaking no later than 90 days after the service of this order. Please confer with the Judicial Assistant on the day of the hearing to set up an appropriate date for a status conference regarding posting of the undertaking. Plaintiff is ordered to file proof of the posting at least five court days prior to the date of the status conference. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of such notice within five court days of the dat...

Excerpt: ...ourt days of the date of this order. Background On March 27, 2020, Plaintiff Shon Lavette Collins filed a complaint against Defendant City of Inglewood and Does 1 through 20. The City of Inglewood filed a cross-complaint against Roes 1 through 50 on December 17, 2020. On June 2, 2019, Plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell on asphalt that was in disrepair outside of a church in Inglewood. Plaintiff alleges the premises were owned, occupied, and con...

Excerpt: ...states a cause of action. (Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) When considering demurrers, courts read the allegations liberally and in context. (Taylor v. City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 1216, 1228.) In a demurrer proceeding, the defects must be apparent on the face of the pleading or via proper judicial notice. (Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994.) “A demurrer tests t...