Excerpt: ...laintiff alleges she hired Defendants to design and install a large-scale remodeling of the landscape on her property in 2017. However, Plaintiff alleges, at no time during the landscaping were Defendants licensed with the CSLB. Plaintiff also alleges Defendants did not use the lowest competitive bidder but rather, Defendants' son's company and Defendants would invoice Plaintiff with a 20% mark-up of the subcontractors' bill. On August 21, 2019, ...

Excerpt: ...apital Management LLC, Postponement Services, LLC, David Lincol Hochman, Sunil Kirt Mehta, Real Estate Experts, Inc. Ma Egenia Perez Frias, and Candace Marie Job Responding Party: Plaintiff Jonathan Anderson and Laure Fisher BACKGROUND Plaintiffs allege defendants formed a partnership to acquire residential properties to “flip” them for a secret profit by targeting homeowners who have outstanding foreclosure notices with offers to help the ho...

Excerpt: ...se and Recording Agreement as well as an Exclusive Co‐Publishing and Songwriter's Agreement and an Exclusive Personal Management Agreement. Plaintiff claims defendant Rogowski failed to perform her duties in conjunction with said contracts. Following said breaches, plaintiff alleges defendant Rogowski decided to change her performing name and released music and a new record on her own, all without plaintiff's consent and in violation plaintiffs...

Excerpt: ...s Realty Studio] and Abraham Cohen Responding Party: Plaintiffs Daniel Reano‐Koven and Stephanie Wilcox Meet and Confer: Yes. (Leff Decl. ¶3.) BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges the purchased certain real property from defendant Tamir Ribak and defendants Forward Studio City Inc. dba Keller Williams – Studio City [erroneously sued as Keller Williams Realty Studio] and Abraham Cohen represented defendant Ribak in the sale. Plaintiff further alleges...

Excerpt: ...hanin and Lieba Chanin's Motion to Tax Costs is CONTINUED. DISCUSSION Community Rebuild Partners filed a memorandum of costs on appeal on August 25, 2021, seeking costs on appeal of $7020.32. Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin move the court for an order taxing costs on the Memorandum of Costs on Appeal by Plaintiffs Community Rebuild Partners. Specifically, defendants seek to tax $435 for “transmitting, filing and serving of record, briefs...

Excerpt: ...of a real estate transaction. On November 27, 2019, plaintiff and defendants entered into a written agreement in which plaintiff agreed to purchase and Defendant Tatyana Aynvarg and Polina Gorban agreed to sell the subject property. Plaintiff alleges following the close of escrow, plaintiff quickly became aware that the person occupying the unit directly above the plaintiff's unit has engaged in erratic behavior for many years prior to the sale o...

Excerpt: ...a construction defect case involving new construction of a single-family residence. Plaintiffs allege Defendant Hidden Hills Long Valley Investments, LLC, a/k/a Tarzana Investments LLC (“Tarzana Investments”) owned and developed the single- family residence and contracted the construction work to Defendants Enco Structural Builders, Inc. (“Enco”) and Contract Development, Inc. (“CDI”), among others. Plaintiffs further allege Tarzana I...

Excerpt: ...lyan and Avetis Parunakian filed a complaint on March 12, 2019, alleging a single negligence cause of action against Defendants EAN Holdings LLC (EAN) and Ani Granata. Plaintiffs allege that they were injured when their vehicle collided with one owned by EAN and driven by Granata. This court denied Defendants EAN Holdings LLC's motion for summary judgment on October 9, 2020. On December 18, 2019, Plaintiffs named Rental Insurance Services, Inc. a...

Excerpt: ... LLC and Dwayne Deon Mahone asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Plaintiffs allege defendants negligently operated their vehicle, causing it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle and causing serious injuries and damage to property. Defendant Flat Creek Transportation, LLC (hereinafter “Defendant”) moved to compel Plaintiff Haron Helmandi's (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) responses to Form Interrogatories...

Excerpt: ...ollywood. Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow‐ up surgical procedure with Dr. Kevin Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian, for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, Plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which Plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Despite this, Dr. ...

Excerpt: ...ponding Party: Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Hamid Mirshojae BACKGROUND Ascentium Capital, LLC (Ascentium) filed a complaint against Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Hamid Mirshojae (collectively, Woodland Clinic) alleging three causes of action: (1) breach of an equipment finance agreement; (2) breach of guaranty; and (3) for claim and delivery. Woodland Clinic then filed a cross‐complaint against Ascentium and InSync Healthcare Solutions...

Excerpt: ...and Claudia Martignoni entered into a Purchase Agreement for a Nuts ‘n Berries business with Defendant Arash Majlessi and Majlessi Corporation (“Majlessi Defendants”), who were the sellers of the business. On July 18, 2018, the escrow for the Plaintiffs' purchase of the assets, including an assignment of the Majlessi Defendants lease of the Nuts ‘n Berries café premises, was closed by United Escrow Co., with Harry Hwang serving as the es...

Excerpt: ...ND On September 24, 2020, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants Reza Salmassian, D.D.S., P.C. dba Tarzana Smile Center; Reza Salmassian D.D.S. aka R. Salmassian; and Amir Jannati aka Amir Jannatifard asserting causes of action for (1) fraud by concealment; (2) aiding and abetting; (3) unfair business practices in violation of Business and Professions Code §17200, (4) battery, and (5) conversion. Plaintiffs allege they went to the denta...

Excerpt: ...t. Plaintiffs allege defendants so negligently operated a vehicle so as to cause it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle causing serious injuries and damage to property. On January 8, 2019, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Defendants move to compel further discovery responses. [TENTATIVE] RULING 1. Defendant Dwayne Leon Mahone's Motion to Compel Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...nity Rebuild Partners LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a verified unlawful detainer complaint against Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin (collectively, “Defendants”) and Does 1 through 5. On March 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On May 19, 2017, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). On May 20, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a “Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions�...

Excerpt: ...t. Plaintiffs allege defendants negligently operated their vehicle, causing it to collide with plaintiffs' vehicle and causing serious injuries and damage to property. On January 8, 2019, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Defendants move to compel further discovery responses. [TENTATIVE] RULING 1. Defendants Flat Creek Transportation LLC and Dwayne Leon ...

Excerpt: ...y 23, 2017, Plaintiff Community Rebuild Partners LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a verified unlawful detainer complaint against Defendants Sam Chanin and Lieba Chanin (collectively, “Defendants”). On March 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint and on May 19, 2017, a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). On May 20, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a “Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions” for the...

Excerpt: ...onfer: Yes. (Lowery Decl. ¶¶3-4.) BACKGROUND This action arises out of the alleged assault of plaintiff at Hightech Los Angeles Middle School. Plaintiff alleges T.S. touched R.Z. inappropriately on school premises and it was reported to the school's guidance counselor Mrs. Gold. R.Z. also reported the inappropriate touching to the school principal, Ms. Garber. No action was taken by Mrs. Gold, Ms. Garber, or any other school personnel. On April...

Excerpt: ... date for the closure of the escrow pursuant to the Sale Agreement was “pushed back several times,” and ultimately the sale did not go through. Plaintiff Mehrdad Dardashti brought the instant action against defendant Marin on December 5, 2019, seeking specific performance and damages for breach of contract. The instant action was ordered to binding arbitration pursuant to the parties' written agreement on October 1, 2020. The arbitrator issue...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow up surgical procedure with Dr. Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Furthermore, plaintiff alleges she cou...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff alleges defendant, suddenly and without reason, blocked plaintiff's use of Western Union. Defendant Ersek now moves the court for an order quashing service of summons and complaint and to dismiss the action as to defendant Ersek. [TENTATIVE] RULING: Defendant Hikmet Ersek's Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint is GRANTED. DISCUSSION Defendant Hikmet Ersek moves the court for an order quashing service of summons and complain...

Excerpt: ...breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and agre...

Excerpt: ...e renovation of the Westfield Topanga Mall Shopping Center. Plaintiff alleges he was injured while using a ladder designed and manufactured by Defendant Werner Co. As a result of defendants' negligent acts and omissions, on January 24, 2019, while Plaintiff was pulling communication cables through a patch of ceiling, fell from his ladder through ceiling panels and struck his head on a concrete floor, which knocked him unconscious. As a result, pl...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff Tip Top Restoration damages in the amount of $84,104 and Plaintiff Dan Reichman $32,567.88 for civil battery. The punitive damages phase of the case was tried to this court on December 8 and 29, 2020. The court rendered its decision on January 5, 2021, awarding $100,000 in punitive damages against Justin Mir for his fraudulent actions and battery of Dan Reichman. Judgment was entered against defendants on March 3, 2021, and notice of en...

Excerpt: ... with her husband, Justin Mir, Ms. Mir signed various agreements with Tip Top, authorizing it to provide emergency remediation and “dry out” services, as well as to box and remove all of their belongings from the parts of their home impacted by the water leak. Tip Top provided more than a week of emergency remediation services at the home and packed out nearly the entire contents of their five-bed room home, which included an extensive collec...

Excerpt: ...a 2019 Mercedes‐Benz E450C, the vehicle failed an unreasonable amount of times, did not function properly, and was not safe or reliable. On October 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint against Mercedes‐Benz USA, LLC and Keyes European, LLC for (1) Breach of Implied Warranty; (2) Breach of Express Warranty; and (3) Violation of the Song‐Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. Defendants now move to compel arbitration. [TENTATIVE] RULIN...

Excerpt: ...LLC filed an unlawful detainer complaint against Joz Knowz, Inc. (“Joz”), Jocelyn Cruz, and Stephanie Venoch Nang on the grounds Defendants failed to pay rent and failed comply with Paragraphs 2.3 and 52 of the lease agreement by not obtaining the required certificate of occupancy/permits in order to maintain a health club/gym facility. Plaintiff maintains they served the Defendants with a written notice requiring Defendants to comply, which ...

Excerpt: ...curred at Defendants' assisted living facility. Plaintiffs allege on March 3, 2017, Plaintiff Salvador Delgadillo entered into a contract with Defendant Avalon View Homes, Inc. to stay at their residential care facility. Prior to admission, Plaintiffs allege, Defendants knew about Mr. Delgadillo's medical history which included bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, recurrent falls, and fevers. Plaintiffs further allege on September 23, 2017, Mr....

Excerpt: ... and breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and...

Excerpt: ... Sherman Oaks and defendants Mohammad Moayery and Parvaneh Moshir Afshar are the owners. Plaintiff alleges the habitability violations include mold. Plaintiff contends as a result of allegedly toxic mold, plaintiff became ill and incurred substantial medical damages. On May 3, 2021, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint asserting causes of action for negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Defendants now demur to amended ...

Excerpt: ...ng Gon Bae M.D. (“Bae”) and Thomas J. Lomis M.D. (collectively, “Defendants”) on 9/6/19. The complaint alleges on 10/20/17, Bae performed a surgical procedure upon Plaintiff during which she was cut far beyond any discussion prior to surgery and which was not medically necessary. (Compl. at II.) The complaint alleges Defendants were guilty of negligence and deviated from the standard of care in their examination, treatment, and aftercare ...

Excerpt: ... return on his investment as well as plaintiff would take ownership of the property or that the property would secure plaintiff's investment. Plaintiff further alleges Eliezer Appel concealed from plaintiff the fact that plaintiff did not own the property or the company that took title to the property that is, the Defendant Lockhart Development, Inc., and that Eliezer Appel took plaintiff's investment for his own gain. On November 24, 2020, plain...

Excerpt: ...ges him and his wife entered into a peculiar lease agreement with Defendant Property Specialist Group Inc. (“Defendant” or “PSG”), PSG's agent (Sean Cohen), and Allstate Realty Group Inc., a California Corporation, in which Plaintiff was to transfer ownership of the subject property to PSG. Plaintiff claims this was due to him experiencing financial hardship and subsequently beginning to fall into arrears on his loan on the subject proper...

Excerpt: ...f's assignor for a 2018 Mercedes‐Benz GLS450W4 vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Koo then breached the terms of the Agreement by failing to make the monthly payment and has since failed and refused to make any further payments due thereunder. At the time of filing, the unpaid amount was $68,607.99. Plaintiff filed the complaint on May 7, 2021, alleging: (1) Breach of Contract; (2) Common Count; (3) Claim & Delivery; and (4) Conversion. ...

Excerpt: ... suffered injuries while he was working on the renovation of the Westfield Topanga Mall Shopping Center. Plaintiff alleges he was injured while using a ladder designed and manufactured by Defendant Werner Co. As a result of defendants' negligent acts and omissions, on January 24, 2019, while Plaintiff was pulling communication cables through a patch of ceiling, fell from his ladder through ceiling panels and struck his head on a concrete floor, w...

Excerpt: ...pril 11, 2013 Responding Party: No opposition. BACKGROUND This case arises out of an alleged series of fraudulent and otherwise illegal transactions perpetrated on Plaintiffs by Defendants. Plaintiffs allege Defendants took over $1,400,000.00 of money from Plaintiffs, and additionally obtained loans and extensions of credit in the name of Plaintiff Amram Yahalom without his knowledge or consent, between December 2008 and April 2019. Plaintiffs fu...

Excerpt: ...ywood. Plaintiff alleges she was then scheduled for a follow up surgical procedure with Dr. Rice at Assuta's associated hospital, Valley Presbyterian for placement of a nephrostomy tube. On August 28, 2018, plaintiff went to Valley Presbyterian for her scheduled surgical procedure with Dr. Rice; however, the room in which plaintiff was admitted to for surgery was undergoing a construction and, thus, was unsanitary. Furthermore, plaintiff alleges ...

Excerpt: ...tees of The Yahalom Community Property Trust Dated April 11, 2013 Responding Party: No opposition. BACKGROUND This case arises out of an alleged series of fraudulent and otherwise illegal transactions perpetrated on Plaintiffs by Defendants. Plaintiffs allege Defendants took over $1,400,000.00 of money from Plaintiffs, and additionally obtained loans and extensions of credit in the name of Plaintiff Amram Yahalom without his knowledge or consent,...

Excerpt: ...ROUND Plaintiff Debra Schlesinger Greenwood (hereafter “Debra”) filed the original complaint in this action on December 26, 2017 against her former husband, Norman Greenwood (hereafter “Norman”), their business partner, Laura Stokes (“Stokes”), and a business the three created for the purpose of purchasing and operating 14000 Ventura Blvd. Inc. (collectively “Defendants”). On February 18, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Com...

Excerpt: ... Berries business with Defendant Arash Majlessi and Majlessi Corporation (“Majlessi Defendants”), who were the sellers of the business. On July 18, 2018, the escrow for the Plaintiffs' purchase of the assets, including an assignment of the Majlessi Defendants lease of the Nuts ‘n Berries café premises, was closed by United Escrow Co., with Harry Hwang serving as the escrow officer. Plaintiffs allege Defendants Kamran Hekmat and Gloria Cent...

Excerpt: ... were formed between plaintiff and Manhattan whereby plaintiff caused multiple deliveries to Manhattan of the women's swimwear, Manhattan accepted delivery of the goods, but breached its contractual duties to plaintiff by failing to issue any corresponding payments to plaintiff, despite its acceptance of said goods. On March 24, 2021, plaintiff Anil Yalamanchi dba Shimmer Clothing & Linen Company filed a complaint against defendant Manhattan Beac...

Excerpt: ...titioner alleges his fellow employees made false accusations about his conduct at work, thereby leading to his suspension from the schedule and termination. On 9‐8‐16, Fritschle, in pro per, filed a complaint for wrongful termination, breach of implied contract of continued employment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and slander/defamation/libel. Counsel substituted into the case, and ...

Excerpt: ... a single negligence cause of action against Defendants EAN Holdings LLC (EAN) and Ani Granata. Plaintiffs allege that they were injured when their vehicle collided with one owned by EAN and driven by Granata. This court denied Defendants EAN Holdings LLC's motion for summary judgment on October 9, 2020. On December 18, 2019, Plaintiffs named Rental Insurance Services, Inc. as Doe 1 and on September 14, 2020, Plaintiffs named Enterprise Rent‐A�...

Excerpt: ... High Boxing and Columbus Creative Productions, Inc. in which Jason and Defendants would share in the profits of four boxing events in exchange for Jason's payment to Defendants the amount of $25,000. Jason assigned his rights to the contract to his father, Plaintiff Stuart Breslow that same day. Pursuant to the agreement, Plaintiff paid the $25,000. Plaintiff alleges the agreement also required Defendants to provide Plaintiff “all accounting r...

Excerpt: ...s, Inc. as a driver in 2017. Around October 30, 2017 Plaintiff suffered an injury to his right shoulder while performing his job duties for Defendant. After reporting the injury to his supervisor, his supervisor dismissed Plaintiffs' report of his incident. Around November 2017, Plaintiff reached a point with his health that he was no longer able to sustain the pain in his shoulder caused by his work related injury. It was only on Plaintiffs insi...

Excerpt: ...endants' residential care facility to receive needed assistance with his basic needs, activities of daily living, and to ensure his safety. Plaintiffs further allege on July 13, 2019, Robert Iverson was left unsupervised and unmonitored in the dayroom of Silverado Calabasas. Despite knowledge of high fall risk and history of agitation, as well as the history of assaultive behavior in its other residents, defendants failed to ensure Robert Iverson...

Excerpt: ...onsulting for Plaintiffs, Cannata allegedly allowed or arranged for valuable company property to be taken by “Mr. Recycling” without Plaintiffs' consent. Plaintiff further claims that on December 8, 2017, Cannata improperly transferred proprietary information via e‐mail to personal accounts. Plaintiff alleges a loss of $500,000 in property. Plaintiffs filed a complaint on February 13, 2018. The Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) was filed ...

Excerpt: ...ges the superintendent of Las Virgenes Unified School District treated the female administrators different from the male administrators. Plaintiff further alleges defendant chose plaintiff as a scapegoat after an investigation by the District revealed that a highly sensational sex scandal arose in her school. As a result, Plaintiff alleges she was eventually demoted. On December 9, 2019, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint asserting causes ...

Excerpt: ...fter multiple proceedings, the parties signed a document entitled “Settlement Outline,” on August 24 2020, which is attached as Exhibit A to the Declaration of Mr. Blake McCay. The settlement outline was later turned into a long form settlement agreement which was signed by all parties on February 1, 2021. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached to Mr. McCay's declaration as Exhibit B. The initial settlement agreement, the “Settlemen...

Excerpt: ... Dan V. Nguyen alleges while employed at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., defendant Decker discriminated against, harassed, and retaliated against plaintiff during his employment including ignoring plaintiff's professional opinion because of his Vietnamese descent and belittling plaintiff's Asian heritage and religious beliefs. Plaintiffs further alleges he complained to management about the handling of complaints within the office and lack of pro...

Excerpt: ...8, decedent died from the effects of primary angiitis of the central nervous system and vasculitis. Plaintiffs contend on July 2, 2018, decedent had presented herself to Defendant West Hills Hospital with complaints of severe headache and fever. It is alleged that due to Defendants' failure to properly diagnose the decedent as well as provide proper treatment, decedent passed away. On January 9, 2020, Plaintiffs Harry Lorasbi and Mina Lorasbi, bo...

Excerpt: ...on of the subject property in October 2017. Plaintiffs allege habitability violations existed that were never properly addressed and as a result, Plaintiffs have sustained injuries by the conditions. Defendants failed to correct the habitability conditions after being notified. In response to Plaintiffs' complaints, Plaintiffs allege Defendants began a campaign of harassments and attacks on Plaintiffs. On October 28, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Secon...

Excerpt: ...Sarfar aka Noushin A. Zaboli-Sarfar Meet and Confer: Yes. (Bridwell Decl. ¶2.) BACKGROUND On September 24, 2020, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants Reza Salmassian, D.D.S., P.C. dba Tarzana Smile Center; Reza Salmassian D.D.S. aka R. Salmassian; and Amir Jannati aka Amir Jannatifard, asserting causes of action for (1) fraud by concealment; (2) aiding and abetting; (3) unfair business practices in violation of Business and Profession...

Excerpt: ...fendants' tree collapsed and fell on her, causing her serious injury. Plaintiff alleges defendants negligently owned, maintained, managed and operated the premises where the tree was located. On February 15, 2018, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants NKAB‐III, LP, Vantage Oncology Treatment Centers‐Sherman Oaks, Inc., Valley Radiotherapy Associates Medical Group, Inc., and McKesson Specialty Health Innovative Practice Services, LLC,...

Excerpt: ...tiff alleges a concrete block wall that exists on the property line between the plaintiff's and defendant's property is in disrepair; defendant's shed extends onto plaintiff's property; and defendant buried a copper and PVC irrigation pipe that runs from defendant's property onto plaintiff's property without plaintiff's consent. Defendant filed a cross-complaint against Forooghieh, asserting causes of action for (1) quiet title; (2) trespass to l...

Excerpt: ...2. Health Net's Motion to Compel Attendance and Deposition Testimony of Patient C.G. After Discovery Cut-Off is GRANTED. 3. Health Net's Motion to Compel Attendance and Deposition Testimony of Patient H.W. After Discovery Cut-Off is GRANTED. DISCUSSION 1. DUAL DIAGNOSIS' MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE HEALTH NET'S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF SOVEREIGN'S CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Sovereign moves this court for a pro...

Excerpt: ...ieted title to a property not subject to the instant action and awarded Plaintiff $100,000 in punitive damages. Prior to the entry of judgment, however, Plaintiff alleges a series of fraudulent transfers involving the judgment debtors and title on 4256 Tarzana Estates Drive, Tarzana (the “Property”). Plaintiff further alleges that U.S. Bank held a secured interest in the property through a loan to Defendant Yaniv Tepper. On May 30, 2017, Over...

Excerpt: ...breaching a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and agre...

Excerpt: ...se. Plaintiff Jessica Marino alleges she worked for defendant Advanced Critical Care, Emergency and Specialty Services – San Fernando Valley as an Advanced Care Animal Assistant from December 2017 to April 2018. Plaintiff alleges on March 20, 2018, she sustained an injury at work when she hit her head on a surgical light. Plaintiff's doctor diagnosed plaintiff with a sprained and bruised spine caused by the injury and as a result of the injury,...

Excerpt: ...4, defendants operated their vehicle so negligently that a mattress fell out of the vehicle and caused Plaintiff to swerve to avoid it, leading to her claimed injuries. On July 6, 2015, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants Dror Skolnick, G&K Design Building & Landscape, Inc., Meghan Smith, and Margaret Smith asserting causes of action for negligence and negligence per se. On August 13, 2015, defendants Meghan Smith and Margaret Smith fi...

Excerpt: ...fs Armen Danielyan and Avetis Parunakian filed a complaint on March 12, 2019, alleging a single negligence cause of action against Defendants EAN Holdings LLC (EAN) and Ani Granata. Plaintiffs allege that they were injured when their vehicle collided with one owned by EAN and driven by Granata. This court denied Defendants EAN Holdings LLC's motion for summary judgment on October 9, 2020. On December 18, 2019, Plaintiffs named Rental Insurance Se...

Excerpt: ...exandra Factor dba D&A Financial Management alleges she loaned Defendants DV Financial Group, CSC Investments, Inc. dba DV Financial Group, Beata Sherman, Mark Sherman, Dmitry Ashbel. Plaintiff alleges in February 2015, she loaned Defendants $550,000.00 at a rate of 9.99% interest. The parties executed a promissory note. Plaintiff further alleges in June 2016, she loaned Defendants $850,000.00 at a rate of interest of 9.99% interest. The parties ...

Excerpt: ...a contract to repay those funds taken. Plaintiffs allege over the course of a year, defendant Saville stole over $250,000.00 from the corporate plaintiffs and defrauded plaintiff Waters by placing Waters as the personal guarantor of Oasis' company credit card without Waters' consent. Plaintiffs further allege when confronted with his wrongdoing, defendant Saville admitted that he had taken the money without notice or permission and agreed to ente...

Excerpt: ...tiff to defendant. Plaintiff alleges from on or about July 29, 2019 to December 6, 2019, contracts were formed between plaintiff and Manhattan whereby plaintiff caused multiple deliveries to Manhattan of the women's swimwear, Manhattan accepted delivery of the goods, but breached its contractual duties to plaintiff by failing to issue any corresponding payments to plaintiff, despite its acceptance of said goods. On March 24, 2021, plaintiff Anil ...

Excerpt: ...ulted by an employee of defendant Valley Home Health Care Agency, Inc. At the time, Plaintiff was receiving in‐home care from the defendant. On September 17, 2020, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint asserting causes of action for (1) Negligence; (2) Willful Misconduct; (3) Violations of the Elder and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act [Welf. & Instit. Code §15600 et seq.]; and (4) Negligent Hiring and Supervision. Defendant Valley Hom...

Excerpt: ...th alleges on May 13, 2014, defendants operated their vehicle so negligently that a mattress fell out of the vehicle and caused Plaintiff to swerve to avoid it, leading to her claimed injuries. On July 6, 2015, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants Dror Skolnick, G&K Design Building & Landscape, Inc., Meghan Smith, and Margaret Smith asserting causes of action for negligence and negligence per se. On August 13, 2015, defendants Meghan Sm...

Excerpt: ...mary angiitis of the central nervous system and vasculitis. Plaintiffs contend on July 2, 2018, decedent had presented herself to Defendant West Hills Hospital with complaints of severe headache and fever. It is alleged that due to Defendants' failure to properly diagnose the decedent as well as provide proper treatment, decedent passed away. On January 9, 2020, Plaintiffs Harry Lorasbi and Mina Lorasbi, both individually and successors-in-intere...

Excerpt: ...gainst defendant Alexander Everest and a company he was alleged to control, GMEMATCH.COM. Plaintiff, a foreign trained physician who sought to become licensed in California, alleged that Everest had fraudulently induced her to enter into an agreement with GME at the cost of over $100,000, falsely promising to assist her to obtain a postgraduate residency required for licensure. Defendants demurred and moved to strike the complaint. On November 9,...

Excerpt: ...n for Protective Order Re Health Net's Notice of Deposition of Person(s) Most Qualified as to Rates Cross‐Defendants Billed and Received for Services from All Payors and Patient Volume by Payor is GRANTED. 3. Sovereign's Motion for Protective Order Re Health Net's Deposition of Person(s) Most Qualified as to Articles is GRANTED. 4. Health Net's Motion to Compel Further Responses to RFP Nos. 287 to 310 and Motion to Compel Responses to RFP Nos. ...

Excerpt: ...arties entered into an agreement with regard to a certain property on Cass Avenue in Woodland Hills. The written agreement provided, among other things, that Defendant Franz would take steps to change title of the Property from The Christine Franz Revocable Trust, Christine Franz, Rosa Flores, Mary Walterich, Feliz Arguelles, Karla Rosario Gonzalez, Jena Moss, Brenda Thomas, Garfield Lewis, and James Scittone to Christine Franz and Marc Laroque. ...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff issued its policy of insurance to Rocio B. Lopez, (the “Insured”). On July 15, 2018, the Insured was operating the washing machine in the manner in which it was intended when the hose and fitting malfunctioned causing the damages to the Property. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the insurance policy with Plaintiff, the Insured made demand upon Plaintiff to pay the Insured's damages in the sum of $237,080.85 for damages to the...

Excerpt: ...ts Reza Salmassian, D.D.S., P.C. dba Tarzana Smile Center, Reza Salmassian D.D.S. aka R. Salmassian, and Amir Jannati aka Amir Jannatifard asserting causes of action for (1) fraud by concealment; (2) aiding and abetting; (3) unfair business practices in violation of Business and Professions Code §17200, (4) battery, and (5) conversion. Plaintiffs named Nazila Sadvat and David Tokyo as doe defendants. On April 19, 2021, plaintiffs dismissed defen...

Excerpt: ...lure to pay off a loan owed to the Bank and Timothy McKenna's and the McKenna Family Trust's purported breach of their agreement to guarantee the indebtedness owed by MGE. On May 24, 2018, PWB obtained a Right to Attach Order and Order for Issuance of Writ of Attachment against Timothy McKenna and the McKenna Family Trust. PWB recorded a Notice of the Attachment Orders, which created a lien in favor of PWB against that certain real property locat...

Excerpt: ...lth of California, Inc.; Shreya Health of Florida, Inc.; Shreya Health of Arizona, Inc.; Sovereign Asset Management, Inc.; and Vedanta Laboratories, Inc. (collectively “Sovereign” or “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Defendants Health Net, Inc.; Health Net of California, Inc.; Managed Health Network, Inc.; and Health Net Life Insurance Company (collectively “Health Net”). Plaintiffs are out‐of‐network substance abuse treatme...

Excerpt: ...Agency, Inc. to provide senior living and manage residential care to her. Defendant Daniel Streja, M.D. was the licensed physician. Plaintiffs allege Defendants negligently and incompetently failed to provide thyroid replacement medication that was necessary to maintain the health of Georgia Mau. As a result, Ms. Mau suffered debilitating health affects including mental and physical decline, which resulted in her death on June 24, 2017. At the ti...

Excerpt: ...cated in Canoga Park. Plaintiff alleges Defendants breached the lease agreement by deciding to sell the property even though the lease agreement expressly allowed Plaintiff to exercise his right of First Refusal. The original Complaint was filed on December 19, 2019. A First Amended Complaint was filed on July 15, 2020 asserting causes of action for 1) Breach of Contract; 2) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing and Quiet Possessi...

Excerpt: ...alleges him and his wife entered into a peculiar lease agreement with Defendant Property Specialist Group Inc. (“Defendant” or “PSG”), PSG's agent (Sean Cohen), and Allstate Realty Group Inc., in which Plaintiff was to transfer ownership of the subject property to PSG. Plaintiff claims this was due to him experiencing financial hardship and subsequently beginning to fall into arrears on his loan on the subject property. However, the lease...

Excerpt: ...ell assisted Schumacher with a COVID‐19 relief outreach program and was compensated for his help. The relationship was platonic. However, sometime in October 2020, defendant O'Connell abruptly terminated his participation. After months of no communication, defendant O'Connell filed a restraining order against plaintiff. Plaintiff claims the restraining order was based on false information including that plaintiff committed arson, sexually haras...

Excerpt: ...oans taken by Defendants from the period of 2005 through the present relating to a real property located at 1539 Folkestone Terrace Road, Westlake Village, California 91361. Plaintiff alleges prior to June 13, 2005, Defendant Amin Nikakhtar owed a debt of $300,000.00 to Plaintiff Jamshid Jafari due to several personal loans given to Defendant. Plaintiff contends in exchange for the loan, Defendants Nikakhtar and Defendant Bahman Servatjoo recorde...

Excerpt: ...ia Martignoni entered into a Purchase Agreement for a Nuts ‘n Berries business with Defendant Arash Majlessi and Majlessi Corporation (“Majlessi Defendants”), who were the sellers of the business. On July 18, 2018, the escrow for the Plaintiffs' purchase of the assets, including an assignment of the Majlessi Defendants lease of the Nuts ‘n Berries café premises, was closed by United Escrow Co., with Harry Hwang serving as the escrow offi...

Excerpt: ...ancy, substandard conditions existed at the property. Plaintiff further alleges that upon signing the lease, Defendants misrepresented that there were no problems with the commercial property. However, Plaintiff allegedly became aware the address of the property is non‐ existent and does not appear on any map of Los Angeles County. On October 2, 2020, Plaintiff Noe Sosa DBA Sosa's Collision filed a complaint against Defendants Melvin Brown, Glo...

Excerpt: ...ents LP BACKGROUND This is a contractual fraud case. Plaintiffs allege Defendant Meyer was hired as a corporate controller by Mr. Dunn on behalf of Dunn Investment Properties Inc. (“DIP”) and Dunn Management Services, Inc. (“DMS”). After Mr. Dunn passed away, Plaintiffs allege Meyer began to embezzle and convert funds and property from Plaintiffs for her own personal benefit. Plaintiffs further allege Defendant Meyer transferred certain p...

Excerpt: ...y case. Plaintiff Gayane Ghardyan, individually and as Guardian ad Litem for minors, Arman Gasparyan and Arsen Gasparyan, seek damages from Defendant 14400 West Friar Street, LLC for its alleged failure to properly maintain, control or repair Plaintiffs' rented short term‐apartment unit. On November 24, 2020, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendant, asserting causes of action for (1) Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability; (2) Batter...

Excerpt: ...) BACKGROUND This lawsuit arises out of defendants Valley Oaks III Condominium Association, Hilda Viscarra, Wendy Duran, and Humberto Granados alleged breach of contractual obligations concerning the subject property. Plaintiffs claim Valley Oaks failed to uphold the CC&Rs of the subject property and defendant Hilda negligently allowed defendants Wendy and Humberto to violate the CC&Rs. Plaintiffs claim defendant Wendy violated the CC&Rs by allow...

Excerpt: ...e, Inc. and Sahak Mejlumyan. [TENTATIVE] RULING Petitioner Swift Financial, LLC's Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award is GRANTED. DISCUSSION Petitioner Swift Financial, LLC moves this court for an order granting the petition to confirm arbitration award on the grounds that the defendant has been properly served with the petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and has not timely responded to said Petition. Swift Financial makes this petition pursu...

Excerpt: ...one in error as a result of a Defendant's mistake in instituting automatic bill pay. Plaintiff further alleges despite paying off the entire loan balance in full, defendant sold the car to a third party without giving plaintiff notice of the sale. Moreover, defendant continues to report erroneous negative and derogatory reports to plaintiff's credit report plaintiff seeks damages and other relief for defendant's wrongful conduct. On October 20, 2...

Excerpt: ...LC, and JAD Investments LP Meet and Confer: Yes. (Lucente Decl. ¶¶2‐3.) BACKGROUND This is a contractual fraud case. Plaintiffs allege Defendant Meyer was hired as a corporate controller by Mr. Dunn on behalf of Dunn Investment Properties Inc. (“DIP”) and Dunn Management Services, Inc. (“DMS”). After Mr. Dunn passed away, Plaintiffs allege Meyer began to embezzle and convert funds and property from Plaintiffs for her own personal bene...

Excerpt: ... Abraham Mordkowitz regarding certain property located in Agoura Hills. Defendants Pinnacle Estate Properties, as the broker, and Oren David Mordkowitz, as the agent, represented the sellers in this transaction. According to Plaintiffs, Oren is the son of Abraham, who is the registered owner and CEO of Lindum. Plaintiff alleges Defendants concealed from them that a prior occupant smoked on or in the subject property, a material disclosure in the ...

Excerpt: ...lted by an employee of defendant Valley Home Health Care Agency, Inc. At the time, Plaintiff was receiving in‐home care from the defendant. On September 17, 2020, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint asserting causes of action for (1) Negligence; (2) Willful Misconduct; (3) Violations of the Elder and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act [Welf. & Instit. Code §15600 et seq.]; and (4) Negligent Hiring and Supervision. Defendant Valley Home...

Excerpt: ...ry 11, 2021, plaintiff filed the unlawful detainer action against defendant. Default was entered February 22, 2021. [TENTATIVE] RULING Defendant Nazanin Hosseinian Motion to Quash Service is DENIED but alternative relief is Granted. DISCUSSION Defendant Hosseinian moves to set aside the default judgment entered against her on the grounds she was out of the country when plaintiff attempted service at her personal residence and plaintiff attempted ...

Excerpt: ...onfer: Yes. (Li Decl. ¶4.) BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges Defendants have conspired with one another to violate Plaintiff's right to privacy and unlawfully trespass upon Plaintiff's Property by maliciously spreading falsities about Plaintiff, and intentionally interfering with Plaintiff's property by the use of intimidation, harassment and threat of criminal proceedings. Plaintiff also alleges the City has failed to provide proper and timely notic...

Excerpt: ...usive Master Purchase and Recording Agreement as well as an Exclusive Co‐Publishing and Songwriter's Agreement and an Exclusive Personal Management Agreement. Plaintiff claims defendant Rogowski failed to perform her duties in conjunction with said contracts. Following said breaches, plaintiff alleges defendant Rogowski decided to change her performing name and released music and a new record on her own, all without plaintiff's consent and in v...

Excerpt: ...red Defendants to design and install a large-scale remodeling of the landscape on her property in 2017. Plaintiff alleges at no time during the landscaping were Defendants licensed with the CSLB. Plaintiff also alleges Defendants did not use the lowest competitive bidder but rather used Defendants' son's company with Defendants then invoicing Plaintiff with a 20% mark-up of the subcontractors' bill. On August 21, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint...

Excerpt: ...s a tenant of a rent-controlled property located in Tarzana (“the Property”) that was initially owned by Defendant Kamer's father and then later passed to Defendant Kamer in early 2017. Defendant Kamer eventually sold the Property to Defendant Dorfman. The Property was managed and controlled by the homeowners association, Defendant California Place Homeowners Association, Inc. (“CPHA”). Once Defendant Kamer became the owner of the Propert...

Excerpt: ...llment Sale Contract (“Agreement”) for the purchase of a 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550V vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that defendants defaulted under the terms of the Agreement by failing to make the payment then due and owing. At the time of filing, the unpaid amount was $48,052.87. Plaintiff further alleges on April 16, 2020, plaintiff received a Notice of Application of Lien Sale (“Notice”) from the Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) date...

Excerpt: ...d this action as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff alleges he was driving a 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the subject vehicle, when he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Defendant Dasher Marques Love. (Complaint, ¶ 12.) The initial impact caused the subject vehicle to move to the left where it was struck again by another vehicle driven by Defendant Kevin Fang. (Complaint, ¶ 12.) Plaintiff alleges that as a result of ...

Excerpt: ...ents by Defendant Joaquin Diaz, when he was an employee of Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”). Plaintiffs allege that prior to 2009, Joaquin Diaz was hired by LAUSD as a classroom teacher's aide and assigned to a classroom designated for special needs students. In 2009, LAUSD assigned Diaz to a classroom at Woodland Hills Academy Middle School where Plaintiff Anthony S. was an eighth‐grade student. Plaintiffs claim that...

Excerpt: ...issued a Notice of Trustee Sale in violation of the Governor's announced policy regarding COVID‐19, which Premier America has previously promised to support. Plaintiff further alleges they contacted the General Counsel of Premier America, asking to negotiate a forbearance agreement. However, outside counsel for defendant replied that Premier America would only postpone the sale five weeks if plaintiff paid $75,000.00 before May 25, 2020, amongs...

Excerpt: ...er alleges that beginning in 2017 and continuing to date, plaintiff's Subject Property, specifically the balcony, interior rooms, and surrounding areas, have flooded intermittently during the rainy season. Additionally, beginning in about 2018, a leak has developed in her ceiling either from broken plumbing, drainage, or other issues. To this date, plaintiff alleges none of the defendants have taken adequate remedial measures to fully abate Plain...

Excerpt: ...a motorcycle on the 101 freeway when an adjacent vehicle driven or owned by Defendants struck them, causing Plaintiff's injuries. On May 6, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendants Hoang Ba Nguyen, Tuuyen Nguyen, Dien Houng, and Jordan Maihuong asserting causes of action for Negligence. On September 14, 2020, Plaintiff named HLT Limited as Doe Defendant 1. On November 12, 2020, Plaintiff dismissed Dien Huoung. Defendants Hoang Ba Ngyu...