Excerpt: ...ove the Project, and issue all related and necessary permits. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner NCD commenced this action on February 14, 2023, alleging (1) mandamus based on the Housing Accountability Act (“HAA”), (2) administrative or traditional mandamus based on the Permit Streamlining Act, and (3) declar...

Excerpt: ...demic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) benefits. The court has read and considered the moving papers and opposition (no reply was filed), and renders the following decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Gabrielyan commenced this proceeding on January 24, 2023. The operative pleading is the First Amended Petition (“FAP”) filed June 6, 2023 against Respondents CUIAB and Uber, alleging a cause of action for administrative m...

Excerpt: ... Code [1] section 7923.115 or CCP section 1021.5, plus $13,354.86 in costs, from Respondents Dean Logan (“Logan”) and Office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (collectively, “Registrar”). In reply, the Committee reduces the claimed costs to $8,117.32 but asserts an additional $30,000 in attorney's fees. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative d...

Excerpt: ...osition (no reply was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. The Complaint Plaintiff filed the Complaint on November 27, 2023. The operative pleading is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) filed December 26, 2023, alleging (1) collection of rent on a substandard dwelling, (2) breach of the implied warranty of habitability, (3) private nuisance, and (4) a violation of unfair competition law, Business a...

Excerpt: ...021 Subaru Crosstrek, VIN JF2GTAACXM9357581, license plate number 8XTA450 (“Vehicle”). Alternatively, Silverlake moves to vacate the order. The court has read and considered the moving papers (no opposition was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Alvarez commenced this proceeding on January 12, 2023 against Defendant Silverlake for an order releasing the Vehicle from a mechanic'...

Excerpt: ...osition (no reply was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. The Complaint Plaintiff filed the Complaint on November 27, 2023. The operative pleading is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) filed December 26, 2023, alleging (1) collection of rent on a substandard dwelling, (2) breach of the implied warranty of habitability, (3) private nuisance, and (4) a violation of unfair competition law, Business a...

Excerpt: ...ove the Project, and issue all related and necessary permits. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner NCD commenced this action on February 14, 2023, alleging (1) mandamus based on the Housing Accountability Act (“HAA”), (2) administrative or traditional mandamus based on the Permit Streamlining Act, and (3) declar...

Excerpt: ... administrative mandamus against Respondent County on September 5, 2023. The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. Broadway holds title to the real property and improvements located at 7520 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003 (the “Property”). Pet., ¶1. Respondent County operates the Department of Public Health (“DPH”). Pet., ¶2. On August 3, 2022, DPH Inspector Maria Diaz Padilla (“Padilla”) inspected Units F and G of the P...

Excerpt: ...moving papers (no opposition was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff UC 2870 West Olympic Holder, LLC (“UC 2870” or “Lender”) commenced this proceeding against Defendants 2870 O Consortium LLC (“Borrower”), Live Work Create Equity LLC (“Live Work”), Perri Lee (“Lee”), City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (“LADBS”), Rosewood Assets, LLC (“Ro...

Excerpt: ...ntative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioners commenced this action against City on August 2, 2023, alleging (1) administrative mandamus and (2) inverse condemnation. The verified Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. a. Statement of Facts In August 2006, Petitioners acquired 9.49 acres of real property near the northeast corner of Newhall Ranch Road and Interstate 5 (“Property”). Pet., ¶¶ 1, 12. The City's Nov...

Excerpt: ...ders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Gyahn filed the Complaint on June 26, 2023 against Defendant Cornerstone alleging (1) breach of contract, (2) open book account, (3) account stated, (4) goods and services rendered, and (5) false promise. The Complaint alleges in pertinent part as follows. Since April 4, 2022, Gyahn has sold Cornerstone clothing goods and invoiced Cornerstone eight times. Corne...

Excerpt: ...store located at 390 West Aten Road, Imperial, CA 92251 (“Property”) or removing its fixtures; (2) collecting any revenue or rent from the Property; and (3) selling or encumbering the Property. The court has read and considered the ex parte application (no opposition was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Ennerdale filed this action on December 28, 2023, seeking specific perfor...

Excerpt: ...and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Gutierrez commenced this action on April 19, 2023, alleging a cause of action for administrative mandamus. The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. Gutierrez is a sworn LAPD officer. On August 26, 2021, Chief Moore issued a complaint against Gutierrez alleging one count of misconduct on S...

Excerpt: ...n. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Coronado commenced this action against Defendants Yireh and Marvin Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) on October 10, 2023, alleging (1) breach of note, (2) money lent, (3) two counts of account stated, (4) two counts of open book account, (5) two counts of unjust enrichment, (6) fraud, (7) breach of oral agreement, (8) money had and received, (9) conversion, and (10) violations of Business and Professio...

Excerpt: ...omplaint Plaintiff Bank filed the Complaint against Defendant Becks on August 9, 2023, alleging (1) claim and delivery and (2) money on a contract. The Complaint alleges as follows. Becks entered into a written Contract in which Bank's assignor would finance the purchase of the Vehicle, which was collateral. At all relevant times, Bank has been the holder of a first priority security interest in the Vehicle. The Certificate of Title from the Cali...

Excerpt: ...nt of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Bank filed the Complaint against Defendant Holland on August 16, 2023, alleging (1) claim and delivery and (2) money on a contract. The Complaint alleges as follows. Holland entered into a written Contract in which Bank's assignor would finance the purchase of the Vehicle, which was collateral. At all relevant times, Bank has been the holder of a first priority security interest in the Vehicle. The Certificat...

Excerpt: .... Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Smith commenced this proceeding on February 17, 2022. The operative pleading is the verified First Amended Petition (“FAP”), filed on March 23, 2022, and alleging four causes of action for administrative mandamus. The FAP alleges in pertinent part as follows. On August 25, 2020, the Board issued a decision to discipline Smith's license (“2020 Decision”), placing Smith on probation and prohibi...

Excerpt: ...) in the amount of $59,000,000. The court has read and considered the moving papers, oppositions, and combined reply, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Nerush commenced this action on September 29, 2023 against Defendants Naum and Margarita, individually and as trustees of the Trust, Vera Shekhter (“Vera”), Adam Shekhter (“Adam”), Alan Shekhter (“Alan”), Alexander Shekhte...

Excerpt: ...d (2) Defendant Villa Rancho Bernardo Health Care, LLC (“Villa Rancho”) for $499,980.48. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Med-Plus filed the Complaint on February 6, 2023 against Defendants Anaheim Healthcare Center (“Anaheim”), Bartlett Care Center, LLC (“Bartlett”), Citrus Nursing Center, College V...

Excerpt: ...d and considered the moving papers, opposition, [1] and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Knopke filed the Petition against the CPC on December 6, 2022. The operative pleading is the Second Amended Petition (“SAP”), alleging administrative mandamus. Knopke filed an initial version of the SAP on May 18, 2023, and an “operative” version on June 14, 2023. The SAP alleges in p...

Excerpt: ...ision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Ally filed the Complaint against Defendant Henderson on July 28, 2023, alleging (1) claim and delivery and (2) money on a contract. The Complaint alleges as follows. Henderson entered into a written Contract in which Ally's assignor would finance the purchase of the Vehicle, which was collateral. At all relevant times, Ally has been the holder of a first priority security interest in the Vehi...

Excerpt: ... opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioners, which are non-profit organizations, commenced this proceeding on January 28, 2021, alleging a cause of action for mandamus pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The verified Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. The Ballona Wetlands is an approximately 600-acre remnant of 1700 acres of marsh...

Excerpt: ...cation as to Chu and limits the application against Kin to either $1,085,828.98 or $1,088,592.18. The court has read and considered the moving papers, oppositions, and reply, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. First Amended Complaint Plaintiff Ding filed the Complaint against Defendants on October 24, 2022. The operative pleading is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) filed on January 3, 2023, allegi...

Excerpt: ...A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Smith commenced this proceeding on August 26, 2022, alleging two causes of action for administrative mandamus. The verified Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. On August 25, 2020, the Board issued a decision against Smith's license (“2020 Decision”). On January 24, 2022, the court in Smith v. Board of California, (“Smith I”), Case No. 20STCP03757, set aside the 2020 Decision for f...

Excerpt: ...osition, and reply, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. First Amended Petition Petitioner Doe commenced this action on July 21, 2023. The operative pleading is the FAP filed on October 4, 2023, against Respondent State of California Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”) and Real Party-in-Interest District, alleging a cause of action for administrative mandamus. The FAP alleges in pertinent part as...