Excerpt: ...laim and Delivery/Writ of Possession SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Christopher J. Rodgers alleges that in November of 2020, plaintiff and defendant Joanie K. Chan - Jones purchased a single-family residence in Altadena as joint tenants. As of the time of the property purchase, plaintiff and defendant were in a relationship and until October of 2023 resided together at the property. Plaintiff alleges that in June of 2019, plaintiff purchased a Labra...

Excerpt: ...: Plaintiff Aeris Nicole De Leon alleges that on September 6, 2021, while plaintiff was a pedestrian, defendant Marco Soto Acevedo, while driving defendant's vehicle, negligently ran through an intersection and collided into plaintiff's body causing plaintif f to be injured. The complaint also alleges a claim for negligence per se, alleging that the injuries suffered by plaintiff were an occurrence the nature of which state statutes and regulatio...

Excerpt: ...dly due under two credit card account cardmember agreements entered between plaintiff Citibank, N.A. and defendant Arsen K. Sogomonyan. On November 20, 2023, plaintiff filed an application for an order directing service of summons on defendant by publication in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. On November 21, 2023, the court signed and filed an Order for Publication. On December 18, 2023, plaintiff filed a Proof of Publication. On January 22, 2024,...

Excerpt: ...der Re Discovery (Song Beverly Litigation) MONETARY SANCTION: None sought FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Arvin Pairavi alleges that in August of 2022 plaintiff purchased from defendant dealer Allen Gwynn Chevrolet, Inc. (Allen Gwynn) a new 2023 Chevrolet Corvette vehicle, which was sold to plaintiff with an express warranty from the vehicle manufact urer, defendant General Motors LLC (General Motors). Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was also so...

Excerpt: ...MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Behzad Richey alleges that in May of 2020, plaintiff purchased a 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio new motor vehicle manufactured or distributed by defendant FCA US LLC, and plaintiff received express warranties that the vehicle would be free from defects in materials, nonconformities or workmanship during the applicable warranty period, and to the extent the...

Excerpt: ...he vehicle inspection DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Exs. 2 -4, 8, 11 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Xcaret Estrada alleges that in March of 2022 plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with Kia America, Inc. regarding a 2018 Kia Nero. Plaintiff alleges that under the Song -Beverly Act, defendant had an affirmative duty to promptly offer to r epurchase or replace the vehicle at the t...

Excerpt: ...hiro Toda and Hanako Toda allege that in September of 2022 plaintiffs purchased a 2022 Tesla Model Y, for which defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. issued a written warranty, pursuant to which defendant agreed to preserve or maintain the utility o r performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance. Plaintiffs allege that the vehicle was delivered to plaintiffs with serious defects and nonconformiti...

Excerpt: ...ummary judgment in favor of defendant Beckman Coulter, Inc. In the alternative, summary adjudication of strict liability claims against Beckman Coulter, Inc. Luong Motion Order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Hung Luong CAUSES OF ACTION: from Second Amended Complaint 1) Negligence v. Luong, Elowitz, HHMI 2) Negligent Supervision v. Beckman Coulter 3) Strict Product Liability v. Beckman Coulter 4) Vicarious Liability v. Beckman Cou...

Excerpt: ...x. H FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Tracy Cui alleges that in September of 2020, plaintiff was operating a Snow Joe Electric 3 -in -1 Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher in a foreseeable manner while vacuuming up leaves in her yard, when, suddenly, her hair became sucked into hidden air intake val ves, causing her hair to be ripped out of her scalp as she struck her head against the subject product, knocking her unconscious. The complaint alleges that defendant...

Excerpt: ...s Order Lifting Stay as to Entire Case FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Valerie Bradford filed this action on October 10, 2022, alleging that while plaintiff was in the care and custody of defendant Allcare Home Health Provider at its facility Allcare Home Health, having presented to the facility for examination, care and treatment for medical complaints and problems, including wound care for her right foot, defendant breached its dut...

Excerpt: ...t C] RELIEF REQUESTED BY MOVING PARTY: Order compelling the production of plaintiff Albert Markarian for deposition and the production by Markarian of all documents demanded at his prior deposition, without objections DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Exs. E, F FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff New Look Skin Center, Inc (New Look spa) and its manager, plaintiff Albert Markarian, allege that N...

Excerpt: ...erve admissions response to defendant and cross- complainant's Requests for Admissions, Set One FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Erika W. Navarrete (referenced in the complaint caption with the spelling Navarete, and in some portions of the complaint as Navarette) alleges that in November of 2021, she acquired an interest in a single -family residential dwelling in South El Monte with defendant David A. Rodriguez, and that at the time...

Excerpt: ...cond Amended Verified Complaint FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Angela Mendoza brings this action against defendants Mohave Transportation Insurance Company and Joseph Samaha for damages plaintiff alleges plaintiff suffered arising from a motor vehicle cause of action. The operative complaint, the First Amended Complaint, is a form complaint which attaches no cause of action forms. The initial complaint alleges that defendant Samaha ...

Excerpt: ...c. Demurrer Sustain demurrer to sixth, seventh and eighth causes of action of First Amended Complaint CAUSES OF ACTION: from First Amended Complaint 1) Nuisance Per Se v. Bedikian Defendants 2) Private Nuisance v. Bedikian Defendants 3) Public Nuisance v. Bedikian Defendants 4) Trespass v. Bedikian Defendants 5) Negligence v. Bedikian Defendants 6) Breach of Contract v. Hippo Defendants, Spinnaker 7) Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Deal...

Excerpt: ...1) Imposing monetary sanctions in the amount of $2,260; and (2) Imposing an issue sanction, evidence sanction and/or terminating sanction against plaintiff FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Neuro Diagnostic Center, Inc. and Shushanik Devine allege that they were in possession of premises in Glendale and that defendants A & D Fire Sprinklers, Inc. (A & D) and National Community Renaissance of California, while conducting constructio n ...

Excerpt: ...on of Subdivision (b) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 3) Violation of Subdivision (a)(3) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability 5) Negligent Repair 6) Fraudulent Inducement —Concealment SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Sunny Hwang alleges that in March of 2020 plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) regarding a 2020 Ford Explorer vehicle which was manufactured and or...

Excerpt: ...GROUND: Plaintiff State Farm General Insurance Company brings this subrogation complaint against Mueller Industries, Inc., alleging that its insureds, Hermine Mirzayan and Artur Sarkisyan, were the owners of private property in Glendale, and that in October of 202 0, as a result of the improper and wrongful acts and omissions to act by defendant, a catastrophic water loss incident occurred at the insureds' property, when a hot water stainless ste...

Excerpt: ...IEF REQUESTED BY MOVING PARTY: Order striking objections and compelling the deposition of Ford Motor Company's Person Most Knowledgeable and production of documents. DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Exs. 13, 14 MONETARY SANCTION: None sought. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Khristopher Kobaian alleges that in March of 2018, plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with defendant Ford Mot...

Excerpt: ...Hofer What was the court's order or decision? Demurrer overruled to three causes of action, sustained with leave to amend as to one cause of action What date was this motion filed? December 19, 2023 Motion filed within 10 days from service of notice of entry of the order? Yes FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff A&T Advisors dba Anchor Bookkeeping (Anchor Bookkeeping) alleges that in October of 2022, plaintiff and defendant Cahit Soyk...

Excerpt: ...sue and evidentiary sanctions FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Angela Mendoza brings this action against defendants Mohave Transportation Insurance Company and Joseph Samaha for damages plaintiff alleges plaintiff suffered arising from a motor vehicle cause of action. The operative complaint, the First Amended Complaint, is a form complaint which attaches no cause of action forms. The initial complaint alleges that defendant Samaha ne...

Excerpt: ... party Robert Ter -Oganesyan (Compel Compliance Deposition Subpoenas) RELIEF REQUESTED: Responses to Specially Prepared Interrogatories, Set No. One from plaintiff Order Compelling Compliance with Subpoena for Attendance and Testimony by Robert Ter -Oganesyan FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Vehanoosh Grigorian brings this legal malpractice action against her former attorneys, defendants Alex Megeredchian and his law practice entities...

Excerpt: ...n February of 2022 plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with defendant General Motors LLC regarding a 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe. Plaintiff alleges that nonconformities to warranty manifested themselves within the applicable express warranty period, which nonconformities substantially impair the use, value, or safety of the vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that plaintiff delivered the veh icle to an authorized General Motors repair facility for repair ...

Excerpt: ...ON: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Boris Decl., paras. 8,9, Ex. 3 FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Elijah A. Alvillar, an incompetent individual, through his guardian ad litem, alleges that on May 6, 2019, while plaintiff was under the care, custody and control of defendant BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc., an acute-care psychiatric hospital, defen dant breached the applicable standard of care for safe custody of plaintiff w...

Excerpt: ...Infiniti Tax Costs Plaintiff Mabel S. Vera RELIEF REQUESTED: Attorney Fees Attorney fees in the amount of $65,715.00. Tax Costs Strike costs claimed in Item 1, Item 12 (Item 11), and Item 16 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Mabel S. Vera alleges that in May of 2021 plaintiff leased a 2021 Infiniti QX50 vehicle from an authorized dealer and agent of defendant Nissan North America, Inc., the manufacturer of the vehicle, and that the sub...

Excerpt: ...para. 2] RELIEF REQUESTED: Sustain demurrer to fourth cause of action of Complaint Strike punitive damages CAUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Breach of the Contract 2) Negligence 3) Indemnity 4) Fraud and Deceit SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Bertram Yuh and Janice Yuh allege that they have a primary residence located in La Canada Flintridge, and that in December of 2020, plaintiffs entered into a written contract with defendant Building Worx, Inc...

Excerpt: ...al on September 20, 21, and 26, and on October 2,3, 17, and 18, 2023. Plaintiff was represented by Michael Sloan, of the Law Office of Michael L. Sloan. Defendant was represented by A.J. Glassman, of the Law Offices of A.J. Glass man. At the close of evidence of the plaintiff's case on October 3, 2023, defendant's counsel made an oral motion for Judgment/Non- Suit pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) Section 631.8. Pursuant to the defe...

Excerpt: ... CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: August 15, 2023 Date Responses served: October 23, 2023 Date Motion served: December 7, 2023 timely (ext. to 1/2/24) Meet and Confer? Ok, Ex. 4 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Mildred DeCastro, Estrella Choy, Avigdor Kessler, Izuchukwa Okpara, Else Grospe and Christian Escobar allege that in May of 2022, they were interested in purchasing a hospice care business in California which was authorized to participate i...

Excerpt: ...karleta Torosyan alleges that in April of 2021, plaintiff was lawfully on commercial premises owned, leased, managed and/or maintained by defendants Mariner Health Care Management Company, Alex Dela Cuadro, and Sona Isayan, to which premises t he general public is invited to come. Plaintiff alleges that plaintiff was walking into a patient's room within the subject premises when, suddenly and without warning, plaintiff slipped on water and/or a s...

Excerpt: ...F REQUESTED BY MOVING PARTY: Order compelling the deposition General Motors LLC's Person Most Qualified within thirty days. DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Exs. 8 -11 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Keith Fearnside alleges that in January of 2021 plaintiff purchased a new 2021 Chevrolet Suburban, which was warranted by defendant General Motors LLC, with defendant providing an express warr...

Excerpt: ...nstructive Eviction 6) Wrongful Eviction/Self -Help SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Abed Mansur alleges that plaintiff lives at a rented/owned dwelling in Glendale, and that defendant Mohammed Badruzzaman was the property manager/co -owner of the premises. Plaintiff alleges that in January of 1988, plaintiff, defendant, and Mohammad Kamruzaman purchased the premises through a purchase agreement, which expressly allocated a one- third ownership intere...

Excerpt: ...dant Dixieline Builders Fund Control, Inc. and against Corazon Nieves, an individual and as attorney in fact for Rene Simon In the alternative, summary adjudication of each cause of action against Dixieline Builders, the first, second, third, fourth and fifth causes of action. ProBuild Motion Summary judgment in favor of defendant ProBuild Company, LLC and against Corazón Nieves, an individual and as attorney in fact for Rene Simon In the altern...

Excerpt: ..., Set One Order Deeming Requests for Admissions, Set One, Admitted CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: August 4, 2023 Extensions of time to respond until: October 13, 2023 (Ex. D) Date Responses served: NO RESPONSES SERVED Date Motion served: October 26, 2023 Timely OPPOSITION: No opposition. ANALYSIS: Interrogatories and Documents Under CCP § 2030.290, “If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response,” that pa...

Excerpt: ...ther Responses to First Set of Special Interrogatories Further Responses to First Set of Requests for Admissions CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: August 15, 2023 Date Responses served: October 23, 2023 Date Motion served: December 7, 2023 timely (ext. to 1/2/24) Meet and Confer? Ok, Ex. 4 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Mildred DeCastro, Estrella Choy, Avigdor Kessler, Izuchukwa Okpara, Else Grospe and Christian Escobar allege that in May of 2022...

Excerpt: ...LARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Exhibit 10 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Rufus Choi alleges that in January of 2021 plaintiff purchased a 2021 Chrysler Pacifica manufactured or distributed by defendant FCA US LLC, and plaintiff received an express written warranty, in which defendant FCA US LLC undertook to preserve o r maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensa...

Excerpt: ...f arbitration SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Stephen Anthony Enchin and SAE & Associates, LLC allege that in March of 2021, plaintiffs purchased a 2021 Tesla Model Y, for which defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. issued a written warranty, pursuant to which defendant agreed to preserve or mainta in the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance. Plaintiffs allege that the vehicle was...

Excerpt: ... Amended Complaint 1) Negligence 2) Negligent Supervision and Retention SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jane Doe 7034 brings this action against defendant Burbank Unified School District, alleging that in 1978, when plaintiff was a 15 -year -old student at John Muir Middle School, plaintiff was groomed and sexually assaulted by her science teacher, Robert Goar, a Burbank Unified School District employee. Plaintiff alleges that defendant never investi...

Excerpt: ...he confidential marriage certificate and records of plaintiff Diane Flessas to Russell Rowland, in relation to the marriage entered into on June 14, 2019. SUMMARY OF FACTS: This wrongful death and survival action is brought by plaintiffs Diane Flessas, the surviving spouse of decedent Russell Rowland, and Jonathon Rowland, decedent's surviving natural son. Plaintiffs Flessas and Jonathan Rowland are also the successors in i nterest to decedent, a...

Excerpt: ...UESTED: Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set Two from each plaintiff DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Ex. G FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Neuro Diagnostic Center, Inc. and Shushanik Devine allege that they were in possession of premises in Glendale and that defendants A & D Fire Sprinklers, Inc. and National Community Renaissance of California, while conducting c...

Excerpt: ...s to Requests for Production of Documents, Set One CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: May 22, 2023 Extensions to Respond to: October 11, 2023 (Ex. D) Date Responses served: NO RESPONSES SERVED Date Motion served: January 24, 2024 Timely OPPOSITION: No opposition. ANALYSIS: Under CCP § 2030.290, “If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response,” that party “waives any right to exercise the option to produce w...

Excerpt: ...ION: from First Amended Complaint 1) Negligence 2) Strict Products Liability 3) Breach of Implied Warranties SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff State Farm General Insurance Company brings this subrogation complaint against Mueller Industries, Inc., alleging that its insureds, Hermine Mirzayan and Artur Sarkisyan, were the owners of private property in Glendale, and that in October of 2020, as a result of the improper and wrongful acts and omissions to a...

Excerpt: ...ED BY MOVING PARTY: Order compelling Alen Bejanyan to attend deposition and provide testimony Points & Authorities supporting sanction: Yes FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Armine Harutyunyan and Vadim Harutyunov allege that defendant Alen Bejanyan is the purported owner of property and a residence located on Dublin Drive in Glendale, which plaintiffs have rented from defendant since February of 2019. Plaintiffs allege that on August 1, 2021, plain...

Excerpt: ...adjudication on plaintiff's five causes of action CAUSES OF ACTION: from First Amended Complaint 1) Dental Malpractice—Breach of Standard of Care 2) Dental Malpractice—Negligent Misrepresentation 3) Dental Malpractice—Failure to Properly Keep or Provide Medical Records 4) Breach of Oral Contract 5) Specific Performance SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Plaintiff Stepan Tashchyan alleges that in May of 2019 plaintiff entered into an oral contract with d...

Excerpt: ...d Melanie Marshall, D.D.S. as to plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. CAUSES OF ACTION: from First Amended Complaint 1) Dental/Medical Malpractice and Res Ipsa Loquitur 2) Lack of Informed Consent SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Plaintiff Edward Wilson alleges that in August of 2020, plaintiff had consulted and engaged the services of defendants New Smiles Studio and Melanie Marshall, D.D.S for the purposes of examination, consultation, evaluation, diagnos...

Excerpt: ...ternative, staying all further proceedings SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Alphonso Luna alleges that in June of 2021, plaintiff was operating a tractor and flatbed trailer on interstate 80 in Nebraska, in a reasonable manner, when present on interstate 80 was a work zone with workers present, and warning signs lining the roadway, alerting drivers of the need to slow down or stop. Plaintiff alleges that as plaintiff proceeded through the work zone, h...

Excerpt: ...n August of 2022 plaintiff purchased a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado vehicle and received an express written warranty pursuant to which defendant General Motors, LLC undertook to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance for a specified period of time. Plaintiff alleges that after plaintiff took possession of the vehicle, and during the warranty period t...

Excerpt: ...y of 2020, plaintiff entered into a written agreement with defendant NRG Clean Power, Inc. (NRG) pursuant to which NRG was to serve as direct solar contractor and provide all labor and materials in connection with the construction of a solar carport at plaintiff's property. Plaintiff alleges that as the general contractor for the project, NRG had the contractual responsibility for the day-to-day prosecution of the work, direction of the work of t...

Excerpt: ...rder date. SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Bobby Jace, Sally Jace and Valerie Frank allege that in 2017 they began residing as tenants in residential real property in Glendale, which was owned by defendant Ara Kalfayan. Plaintiffs allege that the property was managed by defendant Aripinee Bedikian during plaintiffs' tenancy. The FAC alleges that plaintiffs' tenancy was covered under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the California Protec...

Excerpt: ...ations, punitive damages, treble damages CAUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Fraud v. Hamadi, Minasyan 2) Conspiracy to Defraud v. Hamadi, Minasyan 3) Intentional Misrepresentation v. Hamadi, Minasyan 4) Breach of Fiduciary Duty v. Minasyan 5) Breach of Oral Contract v. Hamadi, Keshishyan 6) Unjust Enrichment v. Hamadi, Keshishyan 7) Conversion v. Hamadi, Keshishyan 8) Theft -Receipt of Stolen Property v. Hamadi 9) NIED v. Hamadi SUMMARY OF FACTS...

Excerpt: ...ional Elder Abuse 5) Fraud 6) Theft SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Lorraine Rhone alleges that in January of 2022 plaintiff entered into an agreement with defendant Redondo Van and Storage, Inc. to move plaintiff's household goods from a two-bedroom upstairs apartment in Glendale to the city of San Pedro. Plaintiff was quoted a price of $2,400 to $3,200, with four men. Plaintiff alleges that instead of four men, five men arrived not prepared to crat...

Excerpt: ...First Amended Complaint 1) Negligent Act or Omission of Public Entity or Public Employee 2) Dangerous Condition of Public Property SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Natasha Asatryan and Vartan Asatryan, the parents of decedent Liana Asatryan, allege that on December 2, 2021, defendants City of Glendale, Glendale Unified School District, and Balboa Elementary School negligently hired, retained, trained and supervised defendants' employees, and negligen...

Excerpt: ...of the plaintiff's claim and that entitled to possession? No declaration or documentary evidence submitted. If based on written instrument, copy attached? No. Showing that property wrongfully detained by defendant, manner in which came into possession and reason for detention? No showing Particular description of property and statement of its value? No showing, application Statement of location of the property No showing, application Property not...

Excerpt: ...entative of the Estate of Jim Cox. SUMMARY OF FACTS: The complaint alleges that Ivy Fung, the mother of plaintiff Kurt Takashi Ando, created a Revocable Trust in 2016. Ivy Fung was the Trustee, with successor Trustees being plaintiff and/or Marie Bernardini. The Trust was created by Ivy Fung after she was diagnosed with terminal illness, and was revocable until her death, after which the Trust became irrevocable and all Trust property was to be h...

Excerpt: ...m First Amended Complaint 1) Negligence 2) Conversion 3) Breach of Contract 4) NIED 5) IIED SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Raya Torossian alleges that in March of 2020, plaintiff contracted with defendant Zippy Shell, Inc. (Zippy Shell) to have personal belongings moved, in a closed storage container, to North Carolina. In April of 2020, defendant Pack Rats Portable Mini Storage, LLC (Pack Rats), on behalf of Zippy Shell, met with plaintiff to pick ...

Excerpt: ...(d) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 2) Violation of Subdivision (b) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 3) Violation of Subdivision (a)(3) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability 5) Fraudulent Inducement—Concealment SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Grigor Golamirians alleges that in September of 2020 plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with defendant General Motors, LLC (GM) regarding a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt vehi...

Excerpt: ...ction of Documents, Set One FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Toni Lawson-Apana alleges that she leased a vehicle from defendant Sunrise Ford, which vehicle was manufactured by defendant Ford Motor Company, and which was equipped with a Power Liftgate System, an electrical opening and closing system. Plaintiff alleges that contrary to defendants' representations regarding the subject vehicle's safety and reliability, in April of 2015, while plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ...LA Auto Center, Inc. owes plaintiff money in the sum of $10,000 because defendant paid off plaintiff's loan amount of $5,700 and evaluated his Honda Civil for $9,800 as his trade in value, and in the same transaction defendant sold plaintiff a used Volkswagen GTI for $12,166. Plaintiff claims that when he drove the car off the lot the check engine light turned on, and there followed a six-month period of empty promises, excuses and run around ans...

Excerpt: ...ants Wayne Hazle and Mary Ellen Hazle to occupy premises in Glendale, and has at all times satisfied her lease and has been in lawful possession of her apartment. Plaintiff alleges that the tenancy is subject to the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. Plaintiff alleges that plaintiff has been living in the back room/garage of defendants' property as specified in the Lease Agreement, but that the premises were not permitted to be safe, inhabitable, or ...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff Nate Beltran alleges that while he was a resident or patient with defendant BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. (BHC Alhambra), he was a dependent adult. Plaintiff alleges that in September of 2021, plaintiff was brutally attacked by another patient while admitted at BHC Alhambra, when, while plaintiff was sound asleep in his hospital bed, another patient started punching and choking plaintiff. Plaintiff rolled out of bed and was on the ground ...

Excerpt: ...s this action against her former employer, defendant Systech Solutions, LLC, alleging that in July of 2020, plaintiff was hired as a Marketing and Corporate Communications Analyst, and was wrongly classified as an exempt employee and paid an annual salary, when her employment position did not fall under any exception to the non-exempt employee status. Plaintiff alleges that due to this misclassification, plaintiff was denied overtime that she was...

Excerpt: ... vehicle from Glendale Hyundai, and that upon the purchase defendant Hyundai Motor America issued an express warranty to plaintiff, pursuant to which defendant undertook to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that since purchasing the vehicle, plaintiff has delivered the vehicle for repair to defendant or its authorized repair facility not less than three times for repair of nonconformity to warranty,...

Excerpt: ...amount of $3,826 for plaintiff's purported failure to comply with the March 11, 2022 Order. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Mark Ellensohn alleges that on June 9, 2015, plaintiff was traveling on Interstate 5 southbound approximately 100 feet north of Alameda Avenue in the City of Burbank, where a low hanging live and uncovered electrical wire was stretched across the freeway, hanging at such a height that it posed an unreasonable an...

Excerpt: ...achs Bank USA and against defendant Viktoryia Antashkevich. In the alternative, summary adjudication in favor of plaintiff on the first cause of action for open book account. CAUSES OF ACTION: from (Form) Complaint 1) Common Counts Open Book Account Account Stated Money Lent Money Paid, Laid Out and Expended at Defendant's Special Instance and Request Other SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Goldman Sachs Bank USA alleges that within the last four years...

Excerpt: ...that in February of 2021, plaintiff walked into a commercial building located on private property on Brand Boulevard owned, operated, maintained, and controlled by defendants Alta Construction and UBS Realty Investors LLC. Plaintiff alleges that while moving into the facility on surfaces and other points of passage intended for public use, plaintiff slipped and fell due to oil that was on the floor, and fell to the ground, sustaining injuries. Pl...

Excerpt: ... action based on a complaint in intervention. Plaintiff alleges that plaintiff is a licensed escrow agent and is now in possession of $33,750.00 in disputed money, which funds represent the earnest money deposit of defendant Lusine Hakhverdyan (Buyer) submitted to Escrow during the purchase of real property in Van Nuys from defendants Karapet Kiramichyan and Tsonvinar Kiramittchian (Sellers). Plaintiff alleges that in June of 2018, the defendants...

Excerpt: ...s been served) RELIEF REQUESTED: Order transferring this action from Los Angeles Superior Court to Fresno County Superior Court FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs David Montes and Consuelo Montes allege that in March of 2019 plaintiffs purchased a 2019 Ford F-150, for which defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) issued a written warranty, pursuant to which Ford agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensat...

Excerpt: ...er to Proceed Using Pseudonyms and accompanying exhibits in the Court's public file. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: This action is brought by plaintiff Jane DOE K.C. 1 and plaintiff Jane Doe A.H. 2, who allege that they are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, assault, molestation and abuse at the hands of defendant (originally sued as defendant Doe 1) Gloria de Los Angeles Trevino Ruiz aka Gloria Trevi, and defendant (origina...

Excerpt: ...r Production of Documents, Set One DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Sobati Decl., paras. 6, 7 Ex. E FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff and decedent Alberd Ishoo, through his successor in interest, his daughter, Sinla Ishoo, alleges that decedent passed away as a result of injuries caused by abuse and neglect while decedent was a patient at defendant Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bu...

Excerpt: ...leges that in February of 2023, plaintiff entered into a written Food Truck Lease Agreement with defendants Timofey Kravtsov, Elena Kravtsova, and Coffeegizer, LLC pursuant to which defendants agreed to lease a 2021 Mercedes Sprinter Food Truck for 12 months at $3,500 per month. The complaint alleges that the Lease required an initial $10,000 payment for first and last month's lease payments and a $3,000 security deposit, which defendants paid, b...

Excerpt: ...umyan for the sale of a motor vehicle. (Ex. 1). Under this Contract, upon a default of any provision, plaintiff has the right to immediate possession of the vehicle. [Wilber Decl., ¶ 6, Ex. 1, ¶ 3d]. Defendant has defaulted in payment on the agreement. [Wilber Decl., ¶¶10, 11]. Plaintiff is aware that defendant Shaumyan is no longer in possession of the vehicle, and that defendant Gad Auto Body Shop Inc. (Gad Auto) is currently in possession ...

Excerpt: ...ORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Sobati Decl., paras. 6, 7 Ex. E FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff and decedent Alberd Ishoo, through his successor in interest, his daughter, Sinla Ishoo, alleges that decedent passed away as a result of injuries caused by abuse and neglect while decedent was a patient at defendant Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. The complaint alleges that decedent, a depen...

Excerpt: ...blic Nuisance v. Bedikian Defendants 4) Trespass v. Bedikian Defendants 5) Negligence v. Bedikian Defendants 6) Breach of Contract v. Hippo 7) Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing v. Hippo 8) Violation of Fair Housing Act v. Hippo SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Mae Abou-Chakra alleges that defendants Alice Bedikian and Hrant Bedikian are the owners of property which adjoins property owned and occupied by plaintiff in La Crescenta. Plain...

Excerpt: ... damages to plaintiff. The form complaint alleges causes of action for Motor Vehicle and General Negligence. ANALYSIS: CCP § 418.10 permits a defendant, on or before the last day of his time to plead, to serve and file a motion to quash service of summons “on the ground of lack of jurisdiction of the court over him...” § 418.10(a)(1). With respect to a motion to quash for lack of jurisdiction, the burden is on plaintiff to demonstrate by a ...

Excerpt: ..., 2023 Date Responses served: NO RESPONSES SERVED Date Motion served: October 5, 2023 Timely OPPOSITION: No opposition ANALYSIS: Under CCP § 2033.280, a party who fails to serve a timely response to requests for admissions “waives any objection to the requests.” In addition, the requesting party may move for an order that “the truth of any matters specified in the requests be deemed admitted, as well as for a monetary sanction....” CCP S...

Excerpt: ...laintiff Goldman Sachs Bank USA and against defendant Viktoryia Antashkevich. In the alternative, summary adjudication in favor of plaintiff on the first cause of action for open book account. CAUSES OF ACTION: from (Form) Complaint 1) Common Counts Open Book Account Account Stated Money Lent Money Paid, Laid Out and Expended at Defendant's Special Instance and Request Other SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Goldman Sachs Bank USA alleges that within t...

Excerpt: ...nd Substitute Plaintiff Jason Steger Responding Party: Motion for Reconsideration Defendant Olympus America Inc. Defendants John A. Kasher, M.D. and James Kao, M.D. Motions to Dismiss Plaintiff Jason Steger Motion to Augment and Substitute Defendant Olympus America, Inc. “Joinder” filed by Defendants John A. Kasher, M.D. and James Kao, M.D. RELIEF REQUESTED: Motion for Reconsideration Order reconsidering in part, the Court's minute order date...

Excerpt: ...ta alleges that in January of 2022, plaintiff purchased a 2022 Kia Telluride vehicle manufactured by defendant Kia America, Inc. (Kia) and in connection with the purchase of the vehicle plaintiff received an express written warranty in which defendant undertook to maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or to provide compensation if there was a failure in utility or performance for a specified period of time. After plaintiff took posse...

Excerpt: ...es to Request for Documents Further Responses to Requests for Admissions, Nos. 6-8, 12-17, 19-24 and 35-37. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Korea Trade Insurance Corporation alleges that it is assignee to Mido Trade Co., Ltd, and brings this action for common counts, alleging that defendant Mix & Match Apparel, Inc. has become indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $152,244.49. The complaint alleges causes of action for open book account, account state...

Excerpt: ...ntract stemming from alleged false claim made to plaintiff's bonding company request for punitive damages CAUSES OF ACTION: from (Form) Complaint 1) Breach of Contract 2) Fraud 3) General Negligence SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff HR General Construction, Inc. (HR General Construction) alleges that in December of 2021 plaintiff entered into a written contract with defendants Scott Sakamoto and Jamie Sakamoto, and that defendants breached the agreemen...

Excerpt: ...gust of 2021 plaintiff leased a new 2021 BMW M5 vehicle from Pacific BMW in Glendale, and that the subject vehicle was delivered to plaintiff with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty, including transmission issues, center console screen issues, and repeat driver seat motor defects. Plaintiff alleges that plaintiff presented the vehicle on numerous occasions to defendant BMW of North America, LLC's authorized repair facilities for repa...

Excerpt: ...e Martello, M.D. In the alternative, summary adjudication in favor of each moving defendant 75/80 Day Lapse: Yes Separate Statements: Yes Causes of Action from Complaint 1) Medical Malpractice SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Plaintiff John Peter Robinson alleges that on June 25, 2020, plaintiff presented to defendant Urgent Med dba Glendale Urgent Care (Glendale Urgent Care) with a chief complaint of lacerations to the right hand secondary to a dog bite in...

Excerpt: ...tative of the Estate of Jim Cox. SUMMARY OF FACTS: The complaint alleges that Ivy Fung, the mother of plaintiff Kurt Takashi Ando, created a Revocable Trust in 2016. Ivy Fung was the Trustee, with successor Trustees being plaintiff and/or Marie Bernardini. The Trust was created by Ivy Fung after she was diagnosed with terminal illness, and was revocable until her death, after which the Trust became irrevocable and all Trust property was to be han...

Excerpt: ...ave resided in an illegally built structure located at 12223 Wick Street in Sun Valley, Unit B, since April 2012 to the present, pursuant to a written lease agreement with the former landlord. Plaintiffs allege that defendant Karen Baca is the true owner of the subject property and unit, and that defendant Ana Moreno has acted as property manager since September of 2015. Plaintiffs allege that during their tenancies at the unit and defendants' ow...

Excerpt: ...tiffs at all relevant times have resided in an illegally built structure located at 12223 Wick Street in Sun Valley, Unit A, since February 2009 to the present, pursuant to a written lease agreement with the former landlord. Plaintiffs allege that defendant Karen Baca is the true owner of the subject property and unit, and that defendant Ana Moreno has acted as property manager since September of 2015. Plaintiffs allege that during their tenancie...

Excerpt: ...from First Amended Complaint 1) Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability 2) Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability 3) Negligent Premises Liability 4) Nuisance 5) IIED 6) Breach of Contract 7) Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment 8) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing 9) Fraud/Deceit/Intentional Misrepresentation of Fact 10) Negligent Misrepresentation SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Rebecca Garcia alleges that in October of 2...

Excerpt: ...om Cross-Complaint 1) Express Indemnity 2) Implied Indemnity 3) Contribution 4) Declaratory Relief SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Julieta Paez has filed this action alleging that in February of 2021, plaintiff walked into a commercial building located on private property on Brand Boulevard owned, operated, maintained, and controlled by defendants Alta Construction and UBS Realty Investors LLC. Plaintiff alleges that while moving into the facility on...

Excerpt: ...ion 3) Negligent Misrepresentation 4) Quantum Meruit SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff A&T Advisors dba Anchor Bookkeeping (Anchor Bookkeeping) alleges that in October of 2022, plaintiff and defendant Cahit Soykat dba Roma Pizza (Soykat) entered into an Agreement for Limited Consulting Services whereby plaintiff agreed to assist, advise, consult, prepare and help defendant to apply for and become eligible for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program...

Excerpt: ...at in March of 2022 plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with Kia America, Inc. regarding a 2018 Kia Nero. Plaintiff alleges that under the Song-Beverly Act, defendant had an affirmative duty to promptly offer to repurchase or replace the vehicle at the time defendant failed to conform the vehicle to the terms of the express warranty after a reasonable number of attempts. Plaintiff alleges that defects and nonconformities to warranty manife...

Excerpt: ...tiff Jason Steger Motion to Augment and Substitute Defendant Olympus America, Inc. “Joinder” filed by Defendants John A. Kasher, M.D. and James Kao, M.D. RELIEF REQUESTED: Motions to Dismiss Order dismissing action pursuant to CCP sections 583.310 and 583.360. Motion to Augment and Substitute Order permitting plaintiff to augment and substitute list of designated experts and extend date to complete expert deposition of Dr. Tawhid Gazi pending...

Excerpt: ...aintiff Goldman Sachs Bank USA and against defendant Viktoryia Antashkevich. In the alternative, summary adjudication in favor of plaintiff on the first cause of action for open book account. CAUSES OF ACTION: from (Form) Complaint 1) Common Counts Open Book Account Account Stated Money Lent Money Paid, Laid Out and Expended at Defendant's Special Instance and Request Other SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Goldman Sachs Bank USA alleges that within th...

Excerpt: ... ACTION: from Third Amended Complaint 1) Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death 2) Medical Malpractice/Negligence/Survival Action 3) Elder Neglect SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Victor Tsai, the surviving spouse of decedent Mimi Kuo, and plaintiffs Alice Tsai and Rose Tsai, the surviving children of decedent, allege that from May through June of 2018, decedent received treatment at different defendants' health care facilities, and that defendants, and t...

Excerpt: ... not take place. SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff GPR Properties, LLC alleges that in June of 2014, it leased a storage space it owns in Glendale to defendants Shiraz Rental, Inc. (Shiraz Rental), Goorgen Mirzakhanian, and Soren Shabazian for five years. In 2019, plaintiff and defendants signed a new Lease for another five-year period for the premises. Plaintiff alleges that the individual defendants signed the Lease, and plaintiff believes they signe...

Excerpt: ...tories (Set One), Interrogatories Nos. 1, 4, and 19, from each plaintiff FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Neuro Diagnostic Center, Inc. and Shushanik Devine allege that they were in possession of premises in Glendale and that defendants A & D Fire Sprinklers, Inc. and National Community Renaissance of California, while conducting construction work installing a new fire sprinkler system and plumbing at property directly behind the subject premises, w...

Excerpt: ...AUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Violation of the California Homeowners Bill of Rights 2) Wrongful Foreclosure 3) Promissory Estoppel 4) Injunctive Relief * *Cause of action dismissed pursuant to a Request for Dismissal with prejudice filed by plaintiff on 07/31/2023 and entered as requested the same date. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Ayman M. Salem alleges that plaintiff is the owner of real property in La Canada, and that plai...

Excerpt: ...stitute list of designated experts and extend date to complete expert deposition of Dr. Tawhid Gazi pending this application and de-designation of Dr. Tawhid Gazi FACTUAL and PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Jason Steger alleges that in October of 2016, plaintiff was admitted to defendant CSJ Providence St. Joseph Medical Center with abdominal pain, and that defendants, various medical providers, negligently performed a colonoscopy procedure on p...

Excerpt: .... 85. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Nate Beltran alleges that while he was a resident or patient with defendant BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. (BHC Alhambra), he was a dependent adult. Plaintiff alleges that in September of 2021, plaintiff was brutally attacked by another patient while admitted at BHC Alhambra, when, while plaintiff was sound asleep in his hospital bed, another patient started punching and choking plaintiff. Plaintiff rolled out of ...

Excerpt: ... and issue a case management order FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Pointe Assets, LLC, the successor in interest to Catalina Media Development, LLC (CMD), alleges that CMD owns real property in Burbank, commonly referred to as “The Pointe,” an office building and parking garage. Plaintiff alleges that in early 2006, plaintiff entered into an agreement with Krismar Construction Co. concerning construction of the Pointe, which, in ...

Excerpt: ...t for Production of Documents, Set One CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: April 19, 2023 Extensions to Respond to: July 27, 2023 (Ex. F) Date Responses served: NO RESPONSES SERVED Date Motion served: August 17, 2023 Timely OPPOSITION: No opposition. ANALYSIS: Under CCP § 2030.290, “If a party to whom interrogatories are directed fails to serve a timely response,” that party “waives any legal right to exercise the option to produce writings....

Excerpt: ... 1-8 FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Korea Trade Insurance Corporation alleges that it is assignee to Mido Trade Co., Ltd, and brings this action for common counts, alleging that defendant Mix & Match Apparel, Inc. has become indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $152,244.49. The complaint alleges causes of action for open book account, account stated, and reasonable value. Defendant Mix & Match Apparel, Inc. has filed a cross-complaint against Mido T...

Excerpt: ...ents, Set One FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Edwin Shahjanian and Armenoohi Zeinalvand allege that in December of 2020 plaintiffs entered into a warranty contract with defendant General Motors, LLC (GM) regarding a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox vehicle, which was manufactured or distributed by GM. Plaintiffs allege that defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested themselves within the applicable express warranty period, including engine defects a...

Excerpt: ...t through third causes of action. CAUSES OF ACTION: from Second Amended Complaint 1) Strict Liability: Manufacturing and Design Defect 2) Strict Liability: Failure to Warn 3) Negligence SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff David Desoto alleges that from approximately 1980 to 1994 plaintiff was employed at the facilities of Lockheed Corporation and its various affiliates (Lockheed), a manufacturer, supplier and seller of defense weaponry and related produc...