Excerpt: ...to amend as to the fifth cause of action. BACKGROUND This is an employment discrimination action. Beginning in March 2015, Plaintiff Patricia Kears worked as a senior human resource analyst for Defendant Tri-City Mental Health Authority (Tri-City). In January 2018, Tri-City hired Defendant Warkitha Torregano (Torregano) as a human resources manager, with supervisory responsibilities over Plaintiff. On March 15, 2018, Plaintiff alleges Torregano i...

Excerpt: ...su, also known as Yilin Hsu Lee, who claimed to be a financial advisor. Sometime prior to April 2018, Plaintiffs were informed that Defendant was under investigation by the FBI for investment fraud. After Defendant was arrested, Plaintiffs learned Defendant did not investment their money in mutual funds and instead used the funds to purchase properties in Diamond Bar and Irvine. Plaintiffs then loaned $450,000 to Defendant for Defendant's legal e...

Excerpt: ...vision WC Toy Auto, LLC; Envision WC AU Auto, LLC; Envision WC CDJR Auto, LLC; Envision NWK Toy Auto, LLC; Envision Escondido Auto, LLC; and Envision CE LRJ Auto, LLC's Motion to Compel Individual Arbitration and Dismiss or Stay Proceedings is DENIED. BACKGROUND This is a wage and hour action brought under Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Envision WC MB Auto, LLC; Envision Motors Holdings, LLC; Envision WC Toy Auto, LLC; Envision WC AU Auto,...

Excerpt: ...s Pending the Outcome of Viking River is DENIED. BACKGROUND This is a wage and hour action brought under Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). West Covina Nissan and West Covina Motor Group, LLC (collectively, Defendants) employed Plaintiff Malik Crawford as an hourly non-exempt employee. On July 6, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint individually and on behalf of other aggrieved employees against Defendant and Does 1 through 100, alleging violatio...

Excerpt: ...er in Covina. On February 19, 2017, Defendant Lynda Doi Fick's son came to Defendant's home and shot Defendant, Nicole Biewener (Biewener), and Donovan Joseph Ramirez (Ramirez) with a gun owned by Defendant. Defendant and Biewener died from their injuries while Ramirez was critically injured. Defendant's son had prior felony convictions and was involved in a previous incident in December 2016 where Defendant's son unlawfully discharged a firearm....

Excerpt: ...D This is a wrongful death action arising from the tragic drowning of a child. In 2018, Plaintiffs Hugo Rivero and Rubidelma Merida Damian (collectively, Buyers) purchased a house in Baldwin Park with a pool for their family, including Plaintiff Diana Rubi Gamboa (Diana) and Plaintiff Hugo Rivero, Jr. (Hugo Jr.), a 35-month-old toddler. Buyers were represented by Defendants JMA Legacy, Inc., Luis Eduardo Fajardo, and Sergio Omar Becerra (collecti...

Excerpt: ... of $400 and was eligible for reduced payments of $300 per month if balance was $20,000 and $150 per month if balance was $10,000. Defendant also used a seafood restaurant in Rialto as collateral. Between April 2016 and August 2020, Plaintiff claims Defendant only paid $800. On September 29, 2020, Plaintiff filed a verified complaint against Defendant and Does 1-5, alleging the following causes of action: (1) breach of contract, (2) fraud, (3) em...

Excerpt: ...rom $10,000 to $5,000. BACKGROUND This is a wage and hour action. Plaintiff Matthew Cordova worked for Jakks Pacific, Inc. and Workforce Enterprises, Inc. (collectively, Defendants) from May 2015 to December 2020. On February 15, 2022, Plaintiff filed a PAGA complaint Defendants and Does 1-100, alleging (1) failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, (2) failure to provide paid sick leave, (3) failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks, (4) f...

Excerpt: ...t ten (10) court days before the next scheduled hearing, on or before January 9, 2023. BACKGROUND This is a disability rights action. Plaintiff Gabriela Cabrera is wheelchair-bound individual and disability rights advocate. Be Liquor Inc. (Defendant) owns and operates a liquor store in Pomona on property owned by the David and Shirlee Roberts Family Trust U/D/T Dated January 3, 1992 (Roberts Family Trust). David B. Roberts and Shirlee M. Roberts ...

Excerpt: ...dants' motion, is deemed filed as of this date. BACKGROUND This case arises from breach of habitability claim. Plaintiffs Carmelita Gomez, Karen Gomez, Rayleen Zamarron, Alfredo Zamarron, Stephanie Holguin, John Leyva and Jennifer Leyva (collectively, Plaintiffs) are tenants at a residence in Pomona owned by Defendants Maz Management LLC and Paritosh Mazumder (collectively, Defendants). Plaintiffs allege that the residence suffers from numerous h...

Excerpt: ...buse of high school students by school staff. Defendant Daniel Rios (Rios) was a track coach and substitute teacher employed by Defendant El Monte Union High School District (EMUHSD) at Arroyo High School. Defendant Angelita Gonzales Hernandez (Gonzales) was employed by EMUHSD as the principal of Arroyo High School. Plaintiffs Jane C.A. Doe, Jane D.B. Doe, Jane E.M. Doe, Jane G.A. Doe, and Jane M.V. Doe (collectively, Plaintiffs) were minor stude...

Excerpt: ...aint is SUSTAINED with 20 days' leave to amend. Defendant Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint is deemed MOOT. BACKGROUND This is a personal injury action arising from an automobile accident and subsequent medical treatment. On May 6, 2021, Simau Fealofi (Simau) was involved in an automobile collision with Danny Rodriguez Gonzales (Rodriguez). Following the accident, Simau was ad...

Excerpt: ...), a homeowner. Plaintiff claims Defendant has violated a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions, as well as Plaintiff's bylaws, by harassing, intimidating, and interfering with Plaintiff's board members, employees, and vendors. On October 6, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant and Does 1-25, alleging the following causes of action: (1) breach of covenant of governing documents; (2) declaratory relief; and (3) abat...

Excerpt: ...(collectively, Defendants) in which Prince RH agreed to lease commercial property in Rowland Heights to Defendants in exchange for monthly rent. In January 2020, Defendants stopped making payments under the lease. Prince RH assigned and transferred its right, title, and interest in the lease to Plaintiff National Commercial Recovery, Inc. On June 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendants, Jae Rhim (Rhim), Didim Food USA, Inc. (Didim...

Excerpt: ...nrex). On February 26, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint for breach of contract against American Sunrex Corp. (American Sunrex) and Does 1 through 25, alleging defendants failed to provide an accounting of licensed products sold and to make full royalty payments. On March 3, 2021, Plaintiff added Sunrex to the complaint as Doe 1. Plaintiff has since amended the complaint three times, with the most recent Third Amended Complaint (TAC) being filed ...

Excerpt: ...mplaint is SUSTAINED with 20 days' leave given to amend. Cross‐Defendant Grace Zhang's Motion to Strike Portions of Cross‐Complainant Randy Zhao's First Amended Cross‐Complaint is deemed MOOT. BACKGROUND This action arises from business disputes between partners in a real estate brokerage. In 2018, Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Grace Zhang (Zhang) and Defendant/Cross-Complainant Randy Zhao (Zhao) formed Universal Realty, Inc. (Universal) with 5...

Excerpt: ...onditional Stipulated Settlement Agreement is GRANTED. Judgment is entered against Defendants Victoria M. Velasquez and Richard S. Velasquez in the amount of $93,475.59. Plaintiff ordered to give notice. BACKGROUND This is a collections action. Defendants Victoria M. Velasquez and Richard S. Velasquez owe Plaintiff National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3 debt in five cases that were consolidated into the present action. Plaintiff filed a co...

Excerpt: ...al is GRANTED. Defendant's General Denial to Plaintiff's Complaint is HEREBY STRICKEN. BACKGROUND This action arises from an agreement to purchase N95 face masks. On August 2, 2020, Plaintiff Yamadatoshi and Co., Ltd. agreed to purchase one million 3M N95 masks from K2 Investment Group (K2 Investment) and deposited $2,860,000 into escrow with JD Escrow, Inc. (JD Escrow). Although K2 Investment never provided Plaintiff with the product, JD Escrow ...

Excerpt: ... businessman with interests in the United States and China. Plaintiff's parents in China offered to provide Plaintiff the money for a house but Chinese law prohibited transfers of more than $50,000 a year to foreign countries. During a meeting with Defendant in June 2017, Plaintiff mentioned an interest in purchasing a house and Defendant claimed to operate a state- licensed international money transfer business that could work around the Chinese...

Excerpt: ...OSITION (Plaintiff Martha Buckley) Defendant Kent Edward Buckley's MOTION TO DEEM THE TRUTH OF MATTERS SPECIFIED IN REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS, SET TWO, ADMITTED Respondent: NO OPPOSITION (Plaintiff Martha Buckley) TENTATIVE RULING Defendant Kent Edward Buckley's motion to compel responses to requests for production, set one, is GRANTED. Plaintiff is ordered to provide verified responses, without objections, within ten (10) days, or on or before clo...

Excerpt: ... Chen Zhang signed a two-year lease agreement with Plaintiff Qing Li for a residential property in Irvine. Defendant agreed to pay $4,700 per month for the first year and $4,800 per month for the second year along with a $9,400 security deposit. On January 20, 2022, Plaintiff discovered Defendant was using the residence for a marijuana growing operation and demanded the Defendant return the residence to its original condition and move out. While ...

Excerpt: ...ue, and (2) Plaintiff failed to adequately plead a cause of action against Beyace or Wang. BACKGROUND In this contractual fraud action, China National Materials Industry Import and Export Corporation (Plaintiff), doing business as the Sinoma Group, entered into a series of contracts with Extra Shunmei, Inc. (ESI) in which ESI agreed to purchase and ship 28 new luxury vehicles to Plaintiff in China for a price of $4,452,570. However, Plaintiff all...

Excerpt: ...Traders, LLC (Ash USA Traders) and Ashraf Bawa (Bawa) in which Plaintiff agreed to purchase 3,600,000 gloves from Defendants for a price of $270,000. After Plaintiff paid a deposit of $67,500, it received a bill of lading that it alleged was fraudulent. Ultimately, Plaintiff alleges Defendants never provided the gloves and refused to return its deposit. On September 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendants and Does 1-20, alleging ...

Excerpt: ...f's First Set of Requests for Admissions Nos. 9, 10, 17, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 30, and 31, a further response is required. Defendant American Power Enterprises, LLC is hereby ordered to serve further verified responses to these numbered requests for admissions without objection within 14 days of issuance of this order. Plaintiff Jose R. Pilpa's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Form Interrogatories is GRANTED. Defendant...

Excerpt: ... in a shopping center. The Complaint, filed January 19, 2021, asserts causes of action for: 1. Breach of Lease 2. Breach of Written Guaranty of Lease On September 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application for issuance of writ of attachment and a temporary protective order against Defendant with regards to two of Defendant's properties in Fontana. On September 19, 2022, the court granted Plaintiff's writ of attachment but issued a temporar...