Excerpt: ...t Plaintiff's construction activities were deficient and Defendants refused to remedy these defects. <0057004c00520051000f00 00590048005600030057[o compel inspection of property and requests sanctions. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Lucas Brothers Construction, Inc.'s motion for an order compelling inspection of property and for monetary sanctions is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Motion For An Order Compelling Inspection of Property The motion to for an order...

Excerpt: ...as it was a warehouse illegally converted to a live-work loft. Moreover, the property has habitability problems which have not been fixed. Defendants Donegan McCuaig filed a cross-complaint for indemnification. Defendants Downtown Prime, LLC, David Baradarian, Moses Babazadeh, Pedram Yadsion and Shahram Shamsian filed a cross-complaint for indemnity and alleging breaches of fiduciary duty. Cross-Defendants Quixotic Realty, Inc. and Donegan McCuai...

Excerpt: ...ss-complaints for indemnity. Plaintiff Novell Studio, Inc. move for reconsideration of the Court's January 29, 2018 ruling sustaining the demurrer to the first amended complains as to the third and sixth causes of action with leave to amend. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Novell Studio, Inc.'s motion for reconsideration of the Court's January 29, 2018 ruling sustaining the demurrer to the first amended complains as to the third and sixth causes of a...

Excerpt: ...fendant Residential Bancorp's motion for a continuance of the trial date is GRANTED. The October 15, 2018 trial date is continued to April 22, 2018. The final status conference is set for April 15, 2019. All related discovery, motion and expert demand cutoff dates are to be calculated in reference to the new trial date. DISCUSSION Motion To Continue Trial Date Defendant's request for judicial notice of the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale recorded on Feb...

Excerpt: ...tiff Angeles White; (2) Third-Party Bunim-Murray Productions; <000300030003000b001600 0033004400550057005c[ E! Media Productions, LLC STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Robert Kardashian committed assault and battery against Plaintiff and has publicly slut-shamed and published defamatory statements about Plaintiff on social media. Defendants Defendants Kris Jenner, Ki Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian...

Excerpt: ...s in default and cannot appear unless and until his default is set aside. DISCUSSION: Motion To Quash Defendant served this motion by mail to 325 N. Maple Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90012;. However, the address listed on the Complaint for Plaintiff in pro per is 13701 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. More fundamentally, on March 27, 2018, default was entered against moving Defendant Baramily. A motion to quash service of summons on the ground...

Excerpt: ...al Male Defendant brings a “petition” (actually a motion) to compel arbitration per a non-disclosure agreement between the parties. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Confidential Male Defendant's motion to compel arbitration is GRANTED. However, Defendant's request that the case be dismissed is DENIED. Instead, the litigation is ordered stayed pending arbitration pursuant to CCP § 1281.4. DISCUSSION: Motion to Compel Arbitration Plaintiff's Eviden...

Excerpt: ...cov (Jake) Metzler's demurrer to the entire first amended complaint is OVERRULED. The demurrer to the first, fifth and sixth causes of action is SUSTAINED with 30 days leave to amend. Plaintiff will only be given one more opportunity to amend. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of William A. Meyers reflects that the meet and confer requirement set forth in CCP § 430.41 was satisfied. Request For Judicial Notice Defendant reques...

Excerpt: ...CEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that Defendants refused to end life support for her husband based on her instructions pursuant to her durable power of attorney because Defendants wanted to prolong decedent's life support to continue to receive Medicare payments until such payments were exhausted. Defendant CHA Hollywood Medical Center, L.P. dba Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (“HPMC”) and Defendant CHA Health Systems, Inc. (“CHA) separate...

Excerpt: ...a Caldera, Doe <0051004a0003002f004c00 0f00030044005100470003[ Doe 105—Min Zhou; (2) Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant A.C.A. LLC and Cross-Defendant Damian Akhavi STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff alleges that, Seifer, who owned the building prior to Plaintiff purchasing it, assigned her claims against Defendant Holmstrom, resident property manager, and his co- conspirators, tenants of the building. It is alleged that Defendant...

Excerpt: ...d Bakersfield, the School Districts of Los Angeles, McFarland, Visalia and Kern, the Health Care District of Tehachapi, ex al. Med-Legal Associates, Inc. and CLCI, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Qui tam action alleging that Defendant Bruce E. Fishman lied on his application (concealing a felony conviction) to serve as a qualified medical evaluator (“QME”) in connection with the examination of injured workers for purposes...

Excerpt: ...lleges that Defendant has failed to account to Plaintiff for her 50% interest in Defendant Global Valley, LLC. Defendant David Kuo moves for appointment of a discovery referee to preside over the deposition of David Kuo in this matter at a neutral location and to report findings and make recommendations to the Court regarding the same. Plaintiff Weijing Zhao aka Jessie Zhao moves for the imposition of monetary sanctions and to compel responses an...

Excerpt: ...tion, Inc. and George Molina move for bifurcation of trial on the issues of the classification and prevailing wage rate of the Plaintiffs for the period in which Plaintiffs were employed by Defendant Interior Demolition, Inc. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Interior Demolition, Inc. and George Molina's motion to bifurcate is GRANTED. DISCUSSION: Motion To Bifurcate Defendants' request that the Court take judicial notice of documents filed in this ca...

Excerpt: ...ant City of Los Angeles's demurrer to the Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to the first through fifth causes of action. DISCUSSION: Meet and Confer The Declaration of Stacey Anthony reflects that an attempt to meet and confer was made, but Plaintiff's counsel did not respond until the day before the deadline for the demurrer to be filed. This satisfies the meet and confer requirement set forth at CCP § 430.41(a)(3)(B)(party who file...

Excerpt: ...iff's supervisor, began sexually harassing Plaintiff. Defendants County of Los Angeles and Marcus Harris move to compel the deposition of subpoenaed witness Michelle Anderson, who failed to appear for her May 9, 2018 deposition. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants County of Los Angeles and Marcus Harris's motion to compel the deposition of subpoenaed third-party witness Michelle Anderson is GRANTED. DISCUSSION: Motion To Compel Deposition of Subpoenaed ...

Excerpt: ...discrimination. Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District Group moves for judgment on the pleadings as to the second amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District's motion for judgment on the pleadings is DENIED as to the fourth, fifth and sixth causes of action. Plaintiff's request for leave to amend the complaint is DENIED. DISCUSSION: Meet and Confer Pursuant to the Court's instructions and continuance ...

Excerpt: ...ies 2006-AR3 RESPONDING PARTY(S): Plaintiff Ronald E. Cole, in pro per STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for violation of the California Homeowners' Bill of Rights and associated claims. Defendants Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), and The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Successor in Interest to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Struct...

Excerpt: ...o opposition filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiffs allege that Defendant attorney Glenn Murphy committed malicious prosecution by targeting Plaintiffs in three substantially identical, frivolous disability and race discrimination lawsuits against Plaintiffs. Defendant Glenn Murphy moves for issue, evidence and/or monetary sanctions. Plaintiff applies for an order fixing date and time for inspection and copying of docum...

Excerpt: ...trike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Kay Wilson and Stephen Kramer's demurrer to the entire Complaint is OVERRULED. The motion to strike is DENIED. Defendants are ordered to answer the Complaint within 20 days. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Aaron Charles Gregg reflects that the meet and confer requirement set forth in CCP § 430.41 was satisfied. Analysis: 1. Entire Complaint Defendants demur to the entir...

Excerpt: ...or Plaintiffs' industry accomplishments, concepts and creations and have utilized Plaintiffs' trade secrets in Defendants' own business dealings. Defendants American Development Center, LLC, ADC Downey, LP, Industrial Realty Group, LLC, IRG Downey, LLC and Stuart Lichter demur to the 3AC. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants American Development Center, LLC, ADC Downey, LP, Industrial Realty Group, LLC, IRG Downey, LLC and Stuart Lichter's demurrer to th...

Excerpt: ...mplaint and moves to strike portions thereof. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant General Motors, LLC's demurrer to the complaint is SUSTAINED with s leave to amend as to the seventh cause of action. Defendant's motion to strike the prayer for punitive damages at ¶ f., page 16:10 is GRANTED with leave to amend. DISCUSSION: Demurrer Meet and Confer The Declaration of Sean Morrissey reflects that the meet and confer requirement set forth in CCP § 430.41 ...

Excerpt: ...Defendant Li Hsiu-Chu Hsu moves for a further continuance of the trial date. TENTATIVE RULING: The court has read and considered all pleadings in connection with this matter. No tentative is issued at this time. Counsel to appear and argue, or in the alternative, they may submit on their respective pleadings. DISCUSSION Motion To Continue Trial Date Defendant Li Hsiu-Chu Hsu moves for a further continuance of the trial date of 6 to 9 months. <005...

Excerpt: ...arbara, the Cities of Los Angeles and Bakersfield, the School Districts of Los Angeles, McFarland, Visalia and Kern, the Health Care District of Tehachapi, ex al. Med-Legal Associates, Inc. and CLCI, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Qui tam action alleging that Defendant Bruce E. Fishman lied on his application (concealing a felony conviction) to serve as a qualified medical evaluator (“QME”) in connection with the examina...

Excerpt: ...ment on the pleadings. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Patricia B. Wan's motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the Complaint is GRANTED. Since it appears that there is no reasonable possibility of successfully amending the Complaint, consistent with this ruling, leave to amend is DENIED. DISCUSSION Meet and Confer The Declaration of Andrew W. Twietmeyer reflects that moving party engaged in meet and confer efforts as required by CCP § 439. Anal...

Excerpt: ...aintiff alleges that she was constructively terminated. <0048000300260052005800 0051004a000300440003[motion to compel production of text messages between Plaintiff and witness Rachel Owen. TENTATIVE RULING: <0046004f004c0048005100 0048004a00480003005a[hich may exist as to the subject text messages has been waived. The Court will conduct an in camera review of the unredacted subject text messages regarding the attorney work product privileged. Pla...