Excerpt: ...ervices. As relevant here, Sanchez provided gardening services on the property of Defendant Suzanne De Passe (“De Passe” or “Defendan t”) for approximately 18 years. From 2003 through May 2021, Sanchez performed services in the total sum of $36,000. De Passe did not pay the balance owed. On September 8, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendant for (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Fraud, and (3) Common Counts. On March 15, 2024, Plai...

Excerpt: ...er filed the first case (Case Number 23STCP02247) against the City of Compton and Trinidad Bravo (who is incorrectly identified as “a Planning Technician for the City of Colton”). (First Amended Petition, ¶¶ 10-11.) On June 22, 2023, Petitioner submitted a Builder's Remedy application for the property located at 1601 West El Segundo Boulevard in Compton, California (the “Property”). (Id., ¶ 38.) Petitioner alleges that Trinidad Bravo r...

Excerpt: ...pending the disposition of the unlawful detainer action. This action arises from a commercial landlord -tenant dispute. On March 15, 2023, Plaintiff 819 S. Flower, LP (Plaintiff) and Defendants LuxUrban RE Holdings, LLC and LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (Defendants) entered into a commercial lease to operate a hotel (Original Lease). The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that Defendants made a number of fraudulent representations to induce Plain...

Excerpt: ...a Arasheben's (Plaintiff) tenancy at property located at 10780 Adora Ave., Unit A, in Chatsworth, California. Plaintiff alleges that she rented the property from Defendant and owner, Mark Nayfeld. The allegations in the complaint imply that Mark Nayfeld resided in a neighboring property and that conditions on that property caused the property where Plaintiff resided to become dangerous and infested with bugs, fleas, and bed bugs. Plaintiff allege...

Excerpt: ...dalupe Esquivel -Carreon (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) NOTICE: OK RELIEF REQUESTED: An order from this Court granting Defendant's demurrer to the First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: The demurrer is OVERRULED. BACKGROUND This action arises from alleged personal injury and property damage sustained by Plaintiff Jose Antonio Mesa -Marentes in a motor vehicle collision with a vehicle operated by Defendant Driver Steven Bloberg (the “Crash...

Excerpt: ...STAINED with twenty (20) days leave to amend as to the First, Second, and Fourth causes of action, and MOOTED as to the Third and Fifth causes of action. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual On May 26, 2023, Plaintiff, Fadriko Dillon (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant, Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Prime Healthcare Services, LLC, and DOES 1 through 50. On June 23, 2023, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). On Decembe...

Excerpt: ...f Ferdinand U. Doria's (“Doria”) (“Plaintiff”) complaint (“Complaint”) on the basis the 6th and 7th causes of action fail to state facts sufficient to allege causes of action against Defendant. (Notice of Demurrer, pgs. 1 -2; C.C.P. §430.10(e).) Background Plaintiff filed his operative Complaint on July 31, 2023, alleging eight causes of action: (1) specific performance or damages based upon breach of express contract; (2) constructi...

Excerpt: ...OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a quiet title action. Plaintiff seeks to rescind a trustee sale that he alleges was improperly executed against his home. Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandria Mujica demur to the first amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandria Mujica's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. DISCUSSION : Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandr...

Excerpt: ...demurrer to Plaintiff's first, second, third, fourth and fifth causes of action is OVERRULED. Defendants' demurrer to Plaintiff's sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth causes of action is SUSTAINED with 20 days leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND On June 2, 2023, 686 -WOPG, LLC (“686 -WOPG”) filed a breach of contract action against Daniel Rodriguez, individually and as a dba of Pablito's Tacos, and Transcendent Development Group, Inc. (“Transc...

Excerpt: ... Civil Code section 1793.2, subd. (d); (2) violation of Civil Code section 17 93.2, subd. (b); (3) violation of Civil Code section 1793.2, subd. (a)(3); (4) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability; and (5) fraudulent inducement – concealment, stemming from Plaintiff's purchase of a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado. Defendant demurs to the fifth cause of action for fraudulent inducement – concealment on the grounds that it fails to state fac...

Excerpt: ... Defendant Simcha Mandelbaum's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. BACKGROUND ALAN TONKINS (“Tonkins”), in and through his Successor -In -Interest, JOSHUA TONKINS and JOSHUA TONIKINS (“Plaintiffs”) bring this case against GUARDIAN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL; 533 SOUTH FAIRFAX AVENUE, INC. dba GUARDIAN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL; SKILLSERVE, INC. dba US SKILLED SERVE; JANET MANDELBAUM; BRENDA MANDELBAUM; and...

Excerpt: ...ngs, LLC Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint The Court considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply. The Demurrer is overruled. Defendants Julio Jones and Sharod “Roddy” White to answer in 20 days. Background Plaintiff SLW Holdings, LLC invested approximately $4,240,000 into two cannabis business ventures based on Defendants Tyrone Freeman, Wolfgang & Associates LLC, Daude Sherrills and Lamarr House fraudulent misrepresentations. The ...

Excerpt: ...: Plaintiff Brittany Jackson alleges she moved into the property at 1426 W 25th Street in Los Angeles, CA, to care for her ailing grandmother, Katie Mae Hawkins. On November 9, 2022, Hawkins passed away. Plaintiff Sylvia Sheridan is the daughter and successo r in interest to decedent Hawkins. Plaintiff Jackson alleges she continued to pay rent after her grandmother's death. On December 1, 2022, Defendant(s) Hawkins Real Property Management, LLC a...

Excerpt: ...ter) and SEIU Local 721. The complaint was labeled as one for discrimination a nd violation of labor/union rights. However, the complaint contained no factual allegations. Instead, the complaint merely attached prior complaints filed with the Civil Rights Department and Labor Commissioner's Office. On August 21, 2023, the Court sustained the County's demurrer with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint on September 8, 2023. O...

Excerpt: ... Defendants RQ Media Group, Inc. (“RQ Media”) and Brian Salzman (“Salzman”) (jointly, “Defendants”). On September 7, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Verified First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). The FAC alleged twelve causes of action, including causes of action for breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Defendants demurred to the first cause of action of the FAC for breach of contract, and the secon...

Excerpt: ...ff's Complaint; Defendant State Farm General Insurance Company's Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff's Complaint; and Defendant Peter Geoffrey Bullen's Demurrer to Verified Complaint. I. Background A. Pleadings Plaintiff Fred C. Stalley sues Defendants Laleh H. Azad, Peter Geoffrey Bullen, Sean Ramann, State Farm General Insurance Company (State Farm), and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a September 25, 2023, Complaint alleging claims of: (1) Br...

Excerpt: ...ssor in interest to Chuleeporn Phapornchai (“Decedent”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Ensign Whittier West (“Ensign”) and PIH Health Whittier (“PIH”) alleging causes of action for: (1) Negligence; (2) Professional Negligence; (3) Elder Abuse; and (4) Wrongful Death. On November 28, 2023, after hearing oral argument, the Court sustained the demurrer of Defendant PIH to the first cause of action in the Complaint without leave to ...

Excerpt: ...ituted in for Doe Defendant #1 • 08/17/23: Solimar Homeowners Association substituted in for Doe Defendant #2. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a habitability defect action. Plaintiff leased an apartment from Defendants that she alleges contained toxic mold. Defendant Solimar Homeowner's Association demurs to the Complaint and moves to strike the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Solimar Homeowner's Association's Dem...

Excerpt: ...ractices, and fraud. Plaintiff seeks recovery for Defendant's alleged failure to properly maintain the rented premises where Plaintiff resided. On April 2, 2024, Defendant filed the instant demurrer and motion to strike. Plaintiff filed his opposition on May 2, 2024. Defendant filed its reply on May 8, 2024. LEGAL STANDARD A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action. ( Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, ...

Excerpt: ...ainst Defendants Rebecca Ju and Paul Ju (“Defendants”) on January 25, 2024. The Complaint alleged causes of action for motor vehicle negligence, negligence, and negligent entrustm ent. On February 1, 2024, the Complaint was superseded by the First Amended Complaint, which alleged “Senior Citizen Rights BPC § 13742” and “Elder Abuse § 1780.” Finally, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint on February 27, 2024 that alleges a viola...

Excerpt: ...Charity Brockman Trust Dated 9 -28- 07 Responding Party: Defendants Kravetz Capital Funding, LLC, Norman J. Kravetz and Diversified Business Operations BACKGROUND On December 22, 2023, Plaintiffs Connie Brockman a/k/a Constance Brockman (“Mrs. Brockman”), an individual and trustee of The Brockman Trust Dated October 24, 2000 (“Brockman Trust”), and trustee of the Provident Trust Group, LLC FBO: Connie Brockman Solo 401K (“Provident”);...

Excerpt: ...�Kull”); and Natasha Nathan (“Nathan”) (collectively “Defendants”), for wrongful termination and violations of the California Labor Code and the FEHA. Plain tiff alleges that Kull and Nathan discriminated against him because of his age. On July 22, 2022, Defendants moved to compel arbitration. The court granted the motion on August 17, 2022. The arbitration proceeded with JAMS. Arbitrator Zela G. Claiborne (Arbitrator Claiborne) issued ...

Excerpt: ...E RULING: 1. The Petition to Vacate the Contractual Arbitration Award is DENIED; STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On September 8, 2021, Plaintiff Serena Serrano (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Core Community Organized Relief Effort, Ann Young, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department, and Jamie Lesinki (Defendants) with nine causes of action f or (1) Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment (2) Gender Vio...

Excerpt: .... ANALYSIS: On December 14, 2023, Petitioner Jordan Roberts (“Petitioner”) filed the instant Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award against Respondent Carlos Caraccioli (“Respondent”). The Petition was initially set for hearing on April 18, 2024 but continued the day b efore to May 14, 2024 with an order from the Court for Petitioner to give notice to all parties. (Notice Re: Continuance, 04/17/24.) No proof of service of the Petition or h...

Excerpt: ...l Ltd., and Rocio Trading Corporation, filed a Petition to Confirm Contractual Arbitration Award against Respondent, RT Features U.S., LLC (“RT Features”). The Petition is redacted. On January 25, 2024, Petitioners filed a Motion to File Portions of Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award Under Seal. The court granted the unopposed motion on April 11, 2024. On April 15, 2024, Petitioners served Respondent with Notice of Hearing for the Petition...