Excerpt: ...d) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Sierra commenced this proceeding on April 4, 2023 against Defendant Vasquez alleging (1) claim and delivery and (2) money on a contract. The Complaint alleges as follows. On September 28, 2020, Vasquez entered into a written Contract (“Contract”) in which seller Auto Connect (“Seller”) sold him the Vehicle. Vasquez agreed to make timely paymen...

Excerpt: ... Petition against the Board on September 26, 2022, alleging a single cause of action for traditional mandamus under CCP section 1085. The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. In 1997, the Legislature enacted Business and Professions Code [1] section 2027. Section 2027 required the Board to post to its website any information concerning arbitration awards reported to the Board after January 1, 1993. In 2002, the Legislature amended secti...

Excerpt: ...�Community Members”) with physical harm by displaying weapons; (2) assaulting the Community Members; (3) causing unreasonable embarrassment, disturbance, or annoyance to Community Members; (4) causing a nuisance; and (5) damaging real or personal property owned or managed by the Association. The Association also seeks a preliminary injunction to compel Porche to stay at least 15 feet away from all Community Members and Association Property, whi...

Excerpt: ...gment on the pleadings. The City also moves to strike portions of the Petition's prayer for relief. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner CFH filed the Petition on March 3, 2023, alleging causes of action for writ of traditional mandamus to compel (1) compliance with the Housing Element Law, Government Code [2] s...

Excerpt: ...sidered the moving papers, opposition, and reply and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition On March 18, 2022, Petitioners filed the Petition against Respondent Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization (“Committee”), alleging causes of action for (1) traditional mandamus and (2) declaratory relief. The verified Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. The California Constitutio...

Excerpt: ...s, opposition, and standalone supplemental exhibits filed in reply (“June 2023 Exs.”) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Cota commenced this proceeding on December 21, 2021, alleging a cause of action for administrative mandamus. The verified Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. In March 1978, the Department issued Cota an SDT License for the training of sentry dogs after he...

Excerpt: ...nal Water Quality Control Board (“Regional Board”) to provide further discovery responses to its Special Interrogatories, Set One (“Interrogatories”) and Requests for Production of Documents, Set One (“RFPs”). The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition On January 9, 2023. Petitioner Liberty filed the Petition for wri...

Excerpt: ...position (no reply was filed), and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Romero filed the Petition on January 31, 2022, seeking a stay of the impending revocation of her provisional license. The Petition alleges in pertinent as follows. The Board issued Romero a vocational nurse license on March 27, 2002. On April 5, 2005, the Board and Romero entered a stipulated settlement and disciplinary ord...

Excerpt: ...ly, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Hangar commenced this proceeding on January 3, 2022 against Respondents City, Los Angeles Housing Department, Ann Sewill (“Sewill”), Marcella DeShurley (“DeShurley”), Robert Klepa (“Klepa”), Edward Jacobs (“Jacobs,” collectively, “LAHD”), the Rent Adjustment Commission of the City of Los Angeles (“RAC”), Wilshire Escrow Co...

Excerpt: ...se 1. Petition Petitioner BT-1 filed the Petition on June 17, 2022, alleging in pertinent part as follows. BT-1 is a Company member through a Subscription Agreement (“Agreement”) dated April 4, 2018 and BT-1's purchase of membership units. On March 21, 2022, BT-1 sent a request via email to Company owner Gita Vasseghi (“Vasseghi”) for (1) Company's Schedule K-1 for BT-1 members Teri Gevinson (“Gevinson”) and Garrett Bender (“Bender�...

Excerpt: ...”) for $334,587.99. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, [1] 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; Bartlett; Citrus Nursing Center; College Vista, LLC; Country Oaks Partners, LLC; Community Rehab Center, LLC; F. & B. Healthcare; Garden Park Care Center, LLC; Gibraltar Convale...

Excerpt: ...n LAX (“JWDLAX”). The court has read and considered the moving papers, ex parte opposition and opposition, and reply, [1] and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. The Complaint On April 13, 2023, Plaintiffs JWD and Hou filed a Complaint against Defendants Lai, Xuemei, and JWDLAX, alleging (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of fiduciary duty; (3) conversion; (4) money had and received; (5) unfair competition; (...

Excerpt: ... renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Primera filed the Complaint against Alvarez on April 4, 2023, alleging (1) claim and delivery of personal property for and (2) money due on a contract. The Complaint alleges as follows. Alvarez entered into a written Contract (“Contract”) in which Primera's assignor sold her the Vehicle. In exchange, Alvarez agreed to timely make monthly payments when d...

Excerpt: ...ceeding on January 3, 2022 against Respondents City, Los Angeles Housing Department, Ann Sewill, Marcella DeShurley, Robert Klepa, Edward Jacobs (collectively, “LAHD”), the Rent Adjustment Commission of the City of Los Angeles (“RAC”), Wilshire Escrow Company (“Wilshire”), and Leslie Lim (“Lim”). Hangar alleged causes of action for traditional and administrative mandamus. The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. Petition...

Excerpt: ...anlou filed the Petition on February 24, 2023, alleging one cause of action for traditional mandamus. The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. On May 2, 2022, Babakhanlou was sentenced to four years in prison for violations of Health and Safety Code sections 11351 and 11352(a). Pet., ¶1. His current release date is October 26, 2023. Pet., ¶1. a. Medical Background On February 12, 2023, Narine Topaldjikian, MD (“Topaldjikian”) prov...

Excerpt: ...ent of the Case 1. Complaint On September 26, 2022, Plaintiff JG filed the Complaint against Defendants Mathiason and Hudson Insurance Company (“Hudson”) alleging causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) common count, (3) open book account, (4) account stated, (5) violation of Penal Code section 496, and (6) license bond. The Complaint alleges in pertinent part as follows. JG is licensed as a mill work and cabinet contractor and as a ...

Excerpt: ...email (“Gmail”) system to Warner Park Chief Operating Officer and Human Resources Director Robert Oberlander (“Oberlander”) or (2) add Oberlander and Gena Kopytov (“Kopytov”) as administrators of Warner Park's Gmail system with the same level of access as Anatoly. The court has read and considered the ex parte moving papers, supplemental moving papers, ex parte opposition and supplemental opposition, and the reply, and renders the fol...

Excerpt: ...papers and opposition (no reply was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Walters filed the Petition on July 11, 2022, against the Department and Carmen Snuggs- Spraggins in her capacity as an OAH administrative law judge (“ALJ”). The operative pleading is the First Amended Petition (“FAP”) filed on July 12, 2022 against the Department, Department district administrator Joyce ...

Excerpt: ...g's deposition and for sanctions of $3,025 against the City. The court has read and considered the moving papers for each motion, Feah's cross-brief for both motions, and a joint statement regarding discovery issues (the court has prohibited any reply), and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Feah commenced this proceeding on November 9, 2020. The operative pleading is the Second Amended Petit...

Excerpt: ...apers [1] (no opposition was filed) and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Saca Plant filed the Complaint on July 6, 2022 against Defendants DZH, Kenney, and MK Cuisine Global, LLC (“MKC”), alleging (1) breach of contract/subscription agreement, (2) specific performance, (3) breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (4) violation of Business and Professions Code (“Bus. & Prof. ...

Excerpt: ...ollectively, the “Permits”) and (2) stop using a per se standard for the use of ungraded ingredients to file an accusation or impose any discipline. 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 Absolute commenced this action on December 1, 2022 against the Board and its Executive Officer Anne Sodergren (“Complainant�...

Excerpt: ...ply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Martinez commenced this proceeding on January 13, 2022, alleging traditional and administrative mandamus. The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows. On March 2, 2020, Real Party-in-Interest CHP dismissed Martinez from his position as a CHP officer. The Notice of Adverse Action alleged that Martinez submitted two fraudulent overtime claims. S...

Excerpt: ...se 1. Complaint On November 23, 2022, Seifzadeh filed the Complaint against Defendants Elan Jagdish Dassani (“Elan”) and Rajeev Jagdish Dassani (“Rajeev”) collectively, “Dassani Brothers”), alleging (1) violation of Corporate Securities Law of 1968 (Corp. Code Section 25000, et seq.); (2) violation of Securities Act of 1933, section 12(a)(1); (3) violation of Securities Act of 1933, section 12(a)(2); (4) violation of Securities Exchan...

Excerpt: ...pposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff EKB filed the Complaint against Defendants OJ and Javidzad, alleging causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) account stated, (3) goods had and received, and (4) open book account. The Complaint alleges in pertinent part as follows. From February 17, 2022 thereafter, the parties entered into eleven written invoice agreements...

Excerpt: ...of the Case 1. Complaint Plaintiff Ally filed the Complaint against Piazza on February 8, 2023, alleging (1) claim and delivery and (2) money on a contract. The Complaint alleges as follows. Piazza entered into a written Contract (“Contract”) in which Ally's assignor (“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 Veh...