Excerpt: ...ve 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' own...

Excerpt: ...lege that plaintiffs 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...

Excerpt: ... Topa Insurance Company issued plaintiff a homeowner's insurance policy for plaintiff's home in Glendale, which was in full force and effect when, in April of 2021, a water loss occurred at the property. The complaint alleges that plaintiff discovered the water leak, which had penetrated the majority of the interior of the property, and immediately turned off the water line and called a plumber. The plumber hired to repair the leak determined tha...

Excerpt: ...o. 1 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: ...: None sought CRC separate statement, etc.: Yes DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally:Yes, Exs. 5, 6 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Alejandro Sanchez and Edgar Montenegro allege that in February of 2022 plaintiffs purchased a 2021 Ford EcoSport vehicle, in connection with which defendant Ford Motor Company issued a written warranty. Plaintiffs allege that defendant warranted the subject vehicle and...

Excerpt: ...tion Stay lawsuit until arbitration is had. REQUIREMENTS Personal Service? (CCP §1290.4) No (Plaintiffs have already appeared in Superior Court: Plaintiffs filed action) Copy of agreement included and referenced: Decl., Ex. 2 Demand and refusal to arbitrate: None mentioned No waiver of right to compel arbitration: None mentioned No grounds for rescission of agreement to arbitrate: None mentioned Parties to the agreement are not parties to an act...

Excerpt: ... action. In the alternative, summary adjudication of issues with respect to the first through seventh causes of action. CAUSES OF ACTION: from First Amended Complaint 1) Trespass 2) Private Nuisance 3) Conversion 4) IIED 5) CA Civil section 527.6—Civil Harassment 6) Declaratory Relief 7) Injunctive Relief SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jean Kechichian alleges that plaintiff owns a parcel of residential property located at 945 Flanders Road in La C...

Excerpt: ...nts. SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jamie Black alleges that in October of 2022, plaintiff, who had a history of depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and schizophrenia, for which she had previously been placed on several 5150 involuntary psychiatric holds, went for a walk, and a group of people she encountered noticed she was upset and scared and not acting appropriately and asked if she needed an ambulance, to which plaintiff replied in the affirmati...

Excerpt: ...F FACTS: Plaintiff Edna Martikian Boghassian alleges that in February of 2021 plaintiff was injured at premises in Glendale which were negligently owned, operated, and maintained by defendants the Americana at Brand, LLC and Americana Residential, LLC in a dangerous condition. Plaintiff alleges that defendants failed to implement safety measures to protect individuals on the premises, and failed to warn and cordon off access to a disabled escalat...

Excerpt: ...) Elder Abuse 5) Theft SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Lorraine Rhone alleges that in January of 2022 plaintiff entered into an agreement with defendant Redondo Van and Storage to move plaintiff's household goods from a two-bedroom 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 crate a glass top dining table o...

Excerpt: ...ternative, summary adjudication as to plaintiff's first through seventh and ninth causes of action and claim for punitive damages. CAUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Breach of Warranty of Habitability 2) Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment 3) Nuisance 4) Business & Professions Code section 17200 et seq. 5) Negligence 6) Breach of Contract 7) Constructive Eviction 8) Violation of LARSO* 9) Civil Code 1950.5 *Cause of action dismissed pursuant t...

Excerpt: ... Production of Business Records to KFH/SCPMG (Billing) Quash Second Subpoena for Production of Business Records to KFH/SCPMG (Electronic & Paper Medical Records) FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Paul Abramson, also known as Paul Van Richter, brings this action against defendant Spinnaker Insurance Company (Spinnaker) and Spinnaker's claims administrator, defendant Hippo Analytics, Inc. (Hippo), alleging that defendants engaged in unlawful claims han...

Excerpt: ...rust RELIEF REQUESTED: Order charging the Judgment Debtors' beneficial interests in the America B. Alejo Revocable Trust established May 2, 2012, by way of liquidation and sale of all trust property to which their beneficial interests attach Costs of suit SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff National Commercial Recovery, Inc. alleges that in September 12, 2013, plaintiff obtained a joint and several court judgment for $881,599.33 in Los Angeles Superior C...

Excerpt: ...USES 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 plain...

Excerpt: ...ction of Documents, Set One Order Deeming Requests for Admissions Admitted CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: March 23, 2023 Extensions of time to respond until: May 29, 2023 Date Responses served: NO RESPONSES SERVED Date Motion served: August 4, 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 party �...

Excerpt: ...Mulcher in a foreseeable manner while vacuuming up leaves in her yard, when, suddenly, her hair became sucked into hidden air intake valves, 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 Snow Joe LLC is the manufacturer, designer, and/or distributor of the subject product, and defendant Home Depot, Inc. is the distributor and/or ret...

Excerpt: ...ause of action asserted against moving defendant CAUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Wrongful Death (Negligence—Premises Liability) 2) Wrongful Death (Medical Malpractice) SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Francesca Morales, the surviving wife of decedent Robert Austria Morales, and plaintiffs Robert Nathan Morales and Matthew Ethan Kyle Morales, the surviving adult and minor sons of decedent, allege that in June of 2020, decedent was admitted to def...

Excerpt: ...ong-Beverly Act—Breach of Implied Warranty 3) Violation of the Song-Beverly Act Section 1793.2 SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Naomi Mendoza alleges that in October of 2022 plaintiff purchased a 2021 Ford Explorer vehicle 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 compensation if there was a failure in such utilit...

Excerpt: ...t FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Kian Shamim alleges that in August of 2020 plaintiff leased a 2020 Porsche 911 vehicle, and express warranties accompanied the lease of the vehicle, by which defendant Porsche Cars North America, Inc. 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. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was delivere...

Excerpt: ...rre alleges that in 1991 plaintiff joined defendant Peter K. Robbins as a 50/50 partner in an advertising and branding agency, which came to be known as Bird Design, Inc. (Bird). By 1998, the company had become profitable enough that the parties decided to invest in commercial real estate, and created a new company for the new enterprise, Lucas King, LLC (Lucas King). Plaintiff alleges that she did not set up a separate Lucas King email accounts,...

Excerpt: ...z III RELIEF REQUESTED: Order changing the venue of this action from Los Angeles County to Santa Cruz County FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Jose Fernandez Vargas and Denise Parra bring this action as the heirs and successors in interest of decedent Jose Fernandez III, alleging that in March of 2022, decedent, who was under the age of 21, was an invitee of defendant Applebee's Bar at the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar Restaurant, located in W...

Excerpt: ...SES OF ACTION: from Complaint (from body of pleading, not caption) 1) Violation of Subdivision (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 Express Written Warranty 5) Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability 6) Violation of Tanner Consumer Protection Act SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Monique Korina Salazar alleges that...

Excerpt: ...Director) of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) from approximately September 2020 to approximately April 16, 2021. Plaintiff alleges that plaintiff is an Indian immigrant to the United States who speaks English with an accent and was recruited by defendant to apply for the position while plaintiff was Head of Corporate FP&A at Walmart eCommerce, with unvested stock options valued at $300,000. Plaintiff alleges that during the interv...

Excerpt: ... None sought FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Arvin Pairavi alleges that in August of 2022 plaintiff purchased from defendant dealer Allen Gwynn Chevrolet, Inc. a new 2023 Chevrolet Corvette vehicle, which was sold to plaintiff with an express warranty from the vehicle manufacturer, defendant General Motors LLC. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was also sold with a statutorily implied warranty of merchantability as described in the Song-Beverly Co...

Excerpt: ...tted CHRONOLOGY Date Discovery served: June 16, 2023, personal Extension to Respond to: August 10, 2023 (Ex. B) Date Responses served: NO RESPONSES SERVED Date Motion served: August 15, 2023 Timely OPPOSITION: No opposition ANALYSIS: Procedural Plaintiff has filed two motions, one to compel responses to two sets of interrogatories, and one for an order deeming requests for admissions admitted. The motion to compel responses to interrogatories see...

Excerpt: ...of venue to West Covina Courthouse. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Kashif Khan alleges that in February of 2021 plaintiff leased a 2021 Mercedes-Benz S560, for which defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes) issued a written warranty, pursuant to which Mercedes agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle ...

Excerpt: ...tion to Clarify Order clarifying the comments at the September 15, 2023 hearing regarding the discovery cutoff or, in the alternative, allowing the completion of only the deposition of plaintiff's expert Dr. Tawhid Gazi Motions to Compel Depositions (2) Order compelling the deposition of the Person Most Qualified for Olympus America Inc. and Production of Documents Order compelling the deposition of the Person Most Qualified for Olympus Corporati...

Excerpt: ...pecial Interrogatories (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 sub...

Excerpt: ... within 75 miles of the courthouse Order Dr. Gazi to answer questions from previous deposition Order plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel to pay $6,672.90 in monetary sanctions (Olympus) Order plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel to pay $3,351.93 in monetary sanctions (Dr. Kasher and Dr. Kao) FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Jason Steger alleges that in October of 2016, plaintiff was admitted to CSJ Providence St. Joseph Medical Center with...

Excerpt: ...allege that they have 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 ...

Excerpt: ...llege that plaintiffs 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 durin...

Excerpt: ...entation 2) Intentional Misrepresentation 3) Promissory Estoppel 4) Breach of Implied Contract 5) Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing 6) Violation of Business & Professions Code § 17200 SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Odet Ayvazyan alleges that she has an ownership interest in property on Chestnut Street in Glendale and has used the property as her primary residence. Plaintiff alleges that in 2011 plaintiff took out a loan mort...

Excerpt: ... Code Section 2923.5 2) Violation of Civ. Code Section 2924 (a)(1) 3) Violation of Civ. Code Section 2923.6 (c) 4) Violation of Civ. Code Section 2923.7 5) Violation of Civ. Code Section 2924.9 6) Violation of Civ. Code Section 2924.10 7) Unfair Business Practices 8) Cancellation of Written Instruments SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Ariel Obregon alleges that plaintiff was the owner of real property in Glendale, which is subject to a mortgage loan, ...

Excerpt: ...o Prevent Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation 5) Violation of the Fair Chance Act 6) Violation of Article 1 section 31 of the California Constitution 7) Wrongful Demotion 8) Negligent Supervision 9) IIED 10) Breach of Contract SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Adrineh Ordookhanian alleges that she has been an employee of defendant County of Los Angeles (County) for over sixteen years, and in 2016 applied for a promotion within the County's asses...

Excerpt: ...tive damages, attorney's fees, injunction, disgorgement CAUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Breach of Contract 2) False Promise 3) Declaratory Relief 4) Unfair Practices SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Griffith Park Rehabilitation Center, LLC alleges that in November 2018, plaintiff leased property in Glendale pursuant to a Lease Agreement with the owner of the property, defendant Panorama Convalescent Hospital Inc., for the operation of a licensed s...

Excerpt: ...tiff was driving his 2021 Cadillac Escalade Sport Platinum down the street just outside of his mother's home in Glendale, when defendant Mary Jenner, pulling her car out of her driveway, struck plaintiff's car. Defendant exited the car and apologized. Plaintiff alleges that his car was damaged, and defendant, and/or her insurance carrier, repaired the car, but have refused to repair it to the state it was in beforehand, including refusing to full...

Excerpt: ...iff Lisa Goodrich alleges that on June 19, 2017, while she was a passenger in a vehicle which was entering an intersection, defendant Guillermo Eduardo Padilla, Jr., driving a tractor-trailer, made an unsafe left-hand turn, causing a massive collision, which totaled the vehicle where plaintiff was a passenger and caused a life-changing injury to plaintiff requiring a cervical fusion surgery. The complaint alleges that defendant was negligent per ...

Excerpt: ...: from Complaint (from body of complaint, not caption) 1) Violation of Subdivision (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 Express Warranty 5) Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jimmy Hwang alleges that in January of 2017, plaintiff purchased a 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vehicle ...

Excerpt: ... serve timely responses to discovery. MONETARY SANCTION: None sought FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Vivian Cheryl Lane alleges that in May of 2022 plaintiff purchased a 2022 Ford Transit, for which defendant Ford Motor Company issued various warranties, pursuant to which defendant 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. Plaintiff alle...

Excerpt: ...AUSES OF ACTION: from First Amended Complaint 1) Violation of Song Beverly Act—Breach of Express Warranty 2) Violation of Song Beverly Act—Breach of Implied Warranty 3) Violation of Business & Professions Code section 17200 4) Negligent Repair SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Lourdes Isabel Aguilar and Jose R. Aguilar allege that in January of 2020, they purchased a 2017 Subaru Impreza pursuant to which defendant Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) ...

Excerpt: ...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 of purchasing the subject property, plaintiff and Rodriguez were in a romantic relationship, but have never been lawfully married to one anot...

Excerpt: ...plaintiff was injured when defendant Renato Abolencia negligently operated a motor vehicle owned by defendant Perla Salvador. The file shows that moving defendant Abolencia was served with the summons, complaint, and plaintiff's statement of damages by personal service on November 20, 2022, by a registered California process server. Moving defendant Salvador was served by a registered process server by substituted service at defendant's home by s...

Excerpt: ...S: Plaintiff American Express National Bank, as successor by merger to American Express Bank, FSB, brings this action on a cause of action for common counts against defendant Linda M. Bekeredjian, and various akas, alleging that defendant became indebted to plaintiff on an open book account and account stated in the sum of $46,669.76. The file shows that on May 3, 2023, the parties filed a Stipulation for Conditional Entry of Judgment executed by...

Excerpt: ...erican Express Centurion Bank brings this action to collect sums allegedly due to plaintiff by defendant Mario Apodaca and his various akas on an American Express credit card account. The complaint alleges that the amount due, owing, and unpaid is $33,024.13. The file shows that on February 16, 2017, the parties filed a Stipulation for Conditional Entry of Judgment executed by the parties on November 15, 2016. On February 16, 2017, the court sign...

Excerpt: ... 75, and 82 MONETARY SANCTION: None sought FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Khristopher Kobaian alleges that in March of 2018, plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with defendant Ford Motor Company regarding a 2018 Ford F-150 vehicle which was manufactured or distributed by defendant Ford Motor Company. Plaintiff alleges that the warranty contract contained various warranties, including a bumper-to-bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, and emi...

Excerpt: ...pposition) RELIEF REQUESTED: Order granting plaintiffs leave to file a First Amended Complaint Effect of Amendment Dismiss public entity defendants from cause of action for negligence, add a cause of action for Liability for Dangerous Condition of Public Property against public entity defendants, strike claims for punitive damages against public entity defendants only. RELEVANT FACTS: The complaint is brought by the surviving spouse of decedent M...

Excerpt: ...(CCP §512.010) __X__ Memo of Points & Authorities (CCP § 512.050) __X__ Proof of Service (CCP § 512.030) GROUNDS FOR MOTION Showing of the basis of the plaintiff's claim and that entitled to possession? Plaintiff BMW Bank of North America is the assignee of a written Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Contract with defendant Svetlana Dishoyan for the purchase of a 2019 BMW 750i Sedan motor vehicle. [Phillips Decl. ¶¶ 8-10; Exs. 1, 2]. Under th...

Excerpt: ... alleges that plaintiff is a California resident with physical disabilities, as he suffers from a C-4 spinal cord injury, is a quadriplegic and uses a wheelchair for mobility. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Edita Elia Shiganyan owned Taron Bakery (Bakery) in Glendale in January 2023, and currently owns the Bakery. Plaintiff alleges that on January 29, 2023, plaintiff went to the Bakery with the intention to avail himself of its goods, services,...

Excerpt: ...ty 2) Violation of Song-Beverly Act—Breach of Implied Warranty 3) Violation of the Song-Beverly Act Section 1793.2 SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Gregory Pratt alleges that in February of 2019 plaintiff leased a 2019 Lincoln Nautilus vehicle which was leased as a new motor vehicle with defendant Ford Motor Company's new vehicle warranty. Following the completion of plaintiff's lease term in June of 2022, plaintiff purchased the vehicle with the re...

Excerpt: ...man Ghazizadeh alleges that in May of 2022, plaintiff purchased a 2022 Nissan Ultima vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) issued a written warranty and agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance. Plaintiff alleges that defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested themselves within the applicabl...

Excerpt: ... Entry of Judgment. SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Gary S. Tchobanian filed this action alleging that in connection with the construction of an additional dwelling unit at plaintiff's private residence in Glendale, the contractor on the project, defendants Edwin Galstanyan and EPC Commercial Plumbing, Inc., made various misrepresentations concerning the project, including its cost, that it could be started without first obtaining permits, and its co...

Excerpt: ... action pending the outcome of the arbitration SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Pedro Manuel Sochynsky and Laura Guitierrez de Flores allege that in July of 2019 plaintiffs purchased a 2019 Honda Odyssey vehicle. Plaintiffs allege that defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) warranted the vehicle and agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or perf...

Excerpt: ...ROUND: Plaintiff Leticia Morales alleges that in May of 2021 plaintiff purchased a 2021 Ram 1500 vehicle, and defendant FCA US LLC issued a written warranty, pursuant to which defendant 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. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was delivered to plaintiff with serious defects and nonconformities to war...

Excerpt: ...s 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 turn, for the benefit of CMD, entered into a subcontract with defendant Benson Industries, Inc. (Benson) to design and build an exterior curtain wall glazing system. Benson t...

Excerpt: ...ling portions of U.S. Bank National Association's Memorandum in support of Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication, and certain exhibits to the Declaration of Tammy Zbichorski (Ex. 6) Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication Summary judgment in favor of defendant U.S. Bank National Association and against Corazan Nieves, an individual and as attorney in fact for Rene Simon In the alternative, summary adjudication ...

Excerpt: ...party Meghedy Bandary Third party Robert Ter-Oganesyan (Compel Compliance Deposition Subpoenas) (No Opposition) 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 M...

Excerpt: ...alf of Defendant Gloria de Los Angeles Trevino Ruiz aka Gloria Trevi CONDITIONS: Association with CA attorney (name, address, phone #) Yes Verified declaration: Yes Service on State Bar at San Francisco office: Yes (Vasquez Decl. ¶ 3) Fee paid to State Bar: Yes (Vasquez Decl. ¶ 3) Good standing and not currently suspended/disbarred: (Chew Decl. ¶ 4, Meyers Decl. ¶ 4, Thomas Decl. ¶ 4) Non-California residence and office: Yes Admitted to prac...

Excerpt: ... BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Richard Vartanian and Elvira Vartanian allege that they are an elderly couple and that in December of 2019 defendant Lazaros Georgiadis (Lazaros), on behalf of defendant Lending Star Capital, offered plaintiffs an attractive reverse mortgage on their real property located in Altadena. At the time plaintiffs were in active Chapter 13 bankruptcy due to the fact that the subject property was under foreclosure by the second li...

Excerpt: ...ya, and Jarremy Morgan Responding Party: Plaintiff William Joshua, LLC RELIEF REQUESTED: Sustain demurrer to Second through Seventh Causes of Action of Third Amended Complaint Strike punitive damages CAUSES OF ACTION: from Third Amended Complaint 1) Member Derivative Action for Breach of Contract v. FMS 2) Member Derivative Action for Breach of Fiduciary Duty v. All Ds except Morgan 3) Breach of Fiduciary Duty v. All Ds except Morgan 4) Aiding an...

Excerpt: ...,000 and $25,000 for plaintiff's services rendered and failed to repay the money by issuing a check in the amount of $17,000 from a closed account and refusing to pay the amount of $25,000 when requested. The file shows that on December 13, 2022, default was entered against defendant Anna Airapetian, based on proof of service showing the summons and complaint were served by substituted service on September 29, 2022, at defendant's usual place of ...

Excerpt: ...TUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Kian Shamim alleges that in August of 2020 plaintiff leased a 2020 Porsche 911 vehicle, and express warranties accompanied the lease of the vehicle, by which defendant Porsche Cars North America, Inc. 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. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was delivered to plaintiff with ...

Excerpt: ...tition brought by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota) for the purpose of quashing a subpoena issued in a matter pending in the Circuit Court in St. Claire County, Illinois, Huber v. Jennings, in which plaintiff in that case, Crystal Huber, applied for a California subpoena to be issued for the deposition of the PMK of Toyota, a non-party to the Illinois case, to take place in California. ANALYSIS: Procedural No Proof of Service This petitio...

Excerpt: ...t. CAUSES OF ACTION: from Complaint 1) Breach of Governing Documents 2) Injunction 3) Fraud—Intentional Misrepresentation * 4) Abuse of Process * *Causes of action stricken with prejudice from Complaint pursuant to order granting special motion to strike on October 7, 2022. CAUSES OF ACTION: from Cross-Complaint 1) Breach of Contract 2) Declaratory Relief SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Excelsior at the Americana at Brand Homeowners' Association (E...

Excerpt: ...Effect of Amendment Corrects typographical errors, substitutes Tamara Kiramichayn in place of her husband Karapet Kiramichyan, and deletes that party corrects spelling of defendant name. RELEVANT FACTS: Plaintiff Escrow for You, Inc. (Escrow) has filed this 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 ear...

Excerpt: ...de Zalazar RELIEF REQUESTED: Order compelling plaintiffs to submit the controversy alleged in the complaint to binding arbitration SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Maria Zalazar, Raul Zalazar, and Julio Cesar Zalazar bring this action individually and as heirs and successors in interest to their mother, Elida Benitez De Zalazar, alleging that defendant Glendale Post Acute Center was a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility operating i...

Excerpt: ...ucted a trial on December 13 and December 20, 2022 and on January 5, 9, 11, and 12, 2023. Plaintiffs were represented by Charles Barker, Esq. of Sheppard, Mullin. Richter & Hampton. The defendants were represented by Scott L. Whitman, Esq. of Scott L. Whitman, Inc. At the close of evidence of the plaintiffs' case on January 12, defendants' counsel made an oral motion for Judgment/Non-Suit pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) Section 63...

Excerpt: ...rles Windley alleges that in December of 2016, plaintiff purchased a 2017 Ford Mustang, and defendant Ford Motor Company warranted the vehicle and agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was delivered to plaintiff with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty, including structural system defects...

Excerpt: ...Center, Inc. and Shushanik Devine to make their property, located at 1110 Sonora Ave., Glendale, California, available for a visual inspection or, in the alternative, for an order providing for visual inspection of the property. 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 Renaissa...

Excerpt: ...adalupe Zarate alleges that in November of 2019 plaintiff purchased a 2020 Ford Explorer, and defendant Ford Motor Company warranted the vehicle and agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or performance. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was delivered to plaintiff with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty, including electrical, structural,...

Excerpt: ...Kang alleges that defendant Karen Shamilyan negligently operated a motor vehicle, causing injuries and damages to plaintiff, and that the acts occurred on May 10, 2020. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Misak Shamilyan owned the subject motor vehicle which was used with defendant's permission and entrusted the motor vehicle. The SAC alleges that the doctrine of equitable tolling of the statute of limitations applies here as plaintiff pursued resol...

Excerpt: ...use of action for intentional interference with contractual relations against cross-defendant Ataian RELEVANT FACTS: Plaintiff Hamed Golshan alleges that defendant Mike Kamali was a fifty percent shareholder of a business entity known as Saint Glen, Inc., which operates a restaurant known as Panini Grill in Los Angeles County (the Company), and in September of 2019 entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement wherein defendant agreed to sell his entir...

Excerpt: ... Death 3) Negligence—Wrongful Death 4) Negligence—Survivor Action SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jasmine Diaz alleges that she is the daughter of decedent Arturo Diaz Enriquez, and a person entitled to bring a wrongful death action under CCP section 377.60. Plaintiff alleges that in March of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Los Angeles declared a local emergency that included prohibited enforcement for certain parking viol...

Excerpt: ... causes of action of Cross-Complaint CAUSES OF ACTION: from Cross-Complaint 1) Breach of Fiduciary Duty 2) Breach of Written Contract 3) Interference with Prospective Economic Relations 4) Declaratory Relief 5) Negligent Interference with Prospective Economic Relations 6) Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing 7) Breach of Oral Contract SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Gewo Khachadoorian alleges that in March of 2020 plaintiff comme...

Excerpt: ...ition subpoena DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Exhibit 4 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff William Stepanyan alleges that defendant Topa Insurance Company issued plaintiff a homeowner's insurance policy for plaintiff's home in Glendale, which was in full force and effect when, in April of 2021, a water loss occurred at the property. The complaint alleges that plaintiff discovered the water leak,...

Excerpt: ...AL 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 bed and was...

Excerpt: ...duction of Documents, Set Two FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs John B. Jung and Ellen L. Jung, as trustees of a family trust, allege that plaintiffs and defendant Michael Yusuf, trustee of the Yusuf trust, are co-owners of real property and improvements located on East Orange Grove in Glendale. The complaint alleges that in September of 2015, all interested parties executed a grant deed transferring the subject property to Frank Yusuf, as trustee of...

Excerpt: ... DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Yes, Ex. 6 FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Lupita Vazquez alleges that in January of 2022 plaintiff purchased a 2022 Ford Explorer, for which defendant Ford Motor Company issued a written warranty, by which defendant agreed to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utility or perform...

Excerpt: ...rmen Abolian and Talin Shahbazian, a married couple, allege that they are trustees of a family trust, and as trustees own real property on Dunsmere Road in Glendale. Defendant Suzanne Bloom, as trustee of Bloom Trust, owns property on Linda Vista Road in Glendale, which adjoins plaintiffs' property. The complaint alleges that in April of 2021, plaintiffs received a recorded survey which revealed a series of encroachments over a portion of the Dun...

Excerpt: ...each of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing 4) Breach of Implied Contract 5) Violation of Business & Professions Code section 17200 SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Odet Ayvazyan alleges that she has an ownership interest in property on Chestnut Street in Glendale and has used the property as her primary residence. Plaintiff alleges that in 2011 plaintiff took out a loan mortgage against the property from PMC Bankcorp, and a Deed of Trust ...

Excerpt: ...) Negligence SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Ann Grigoryan alleges that plaintiff's family desired to use Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park, a public park owned, possessed, managed, maintained and controlled by defendant County of Los Angeles, to celebrate plaintiff's granddaughter's birthday and obtained a permit from defendant for a public gathering at the park, including use of the picnic area. Plaintiff alleges that defendant was thereby p...

Excerpt: ... 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 breached their duty of care by failing to properly supervise, care for, or provide the proper medical aid to Liana Asatryan while she was a st...

Excerpt: ... from Complaint 1) Violation of Song Beverly Act—Breach of Express Warranty 2) Violation of Song Beverly Act—Breach of Implied Warranty 3) Violation of Business & Professions Code section 17200 4) Negligent Repair SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Lourdes Isabel Aguilar and Jose R. Aguilar allege that in January of 2020, they purchased a 2017 Subaru Impreza pursuant to which defendant Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) was a warrantor of the vehicle...

Excerpt: ...Beverly Act—Breach of Implied Warranty 3) Violation of the Song-Beverly Act Section 1793.2 SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Edgardo Pinto alleges that in March of 2021 plaintiff purchased a 2020 Ford EcoSport vehicle 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 compensation if there was a failure in such utility or p...

Excerpt: ...BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Richard Vartanian and Elvira Vartanian allege that they are an elderly couple and that in December of 2019 defendant Lazaros Georgiadis (Lazaros), on behalf of defendant Lending Star Capital, offered plaintiffs an attractive reverse mortgage on their real property located in Altadena. At the time plaintiffs were in active Chapter 13 bankruptcy due to the fact that the subject property was under foreclosure by the second lie...

Excerpt: ...lternative, summary adjudication of each cause of action, and/or plaintiff's request for punitive damages CAUSES OF ACTION: from Second Amended Complaint (from body of pleading, not caption) 1) Medical Malpractice v. All defendants except Olympus 2) Negligence v. Olympus 3) Strict Products Liability—Failure to Warn v. Olympus 4) Negligence—Failure to Warn v. Olympus 5) Fraud—Intentional Misrepresentation v. Olympus 6) Fraud—Negligent Misr...

Excerpt: ...lready appeared in Superior Court: Plaintiff filed action) Copy of agreement included and referenced: Decl., Ex. 1 Demand and refusal to arbitrate: “Redundant” No waiver of right to compel arbitration: None mentioned No grounds for rescission of agreement to arbitrate: None mentioned Parties to the agreement are not parties to an action with a third party arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or event with the possibility of confli...

Excerpt: ... response to Request for Production No. 7 MONETARY SANCTION: None sought FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Paul Abramson, also known as Paul Van Richter, brings this action against defendant Spinnaker Insurance Company (Spinnaker) and Spinnaker's claims administrator, defendant Hippo Analytics, Inc. (Hippo), alleging that defendants engaged in unlawful claims handling practices, and breached their duty to defend, and also breached the implied covenan...

Excerpt: ...D PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Fira Zefa Akyan alleges that in October of 2020, defendant Jaojong Kim negligently owned, operated, used, drove, maintained, loaned or entrusted a motor vehicle so that the motor vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by plaintiff, thereby proximately causing plaintiff injuries and damages. The Form Complaint alleges causes of action for General Negligence, Motor Vehicle, and Negligent Entrustment. ANALYSIS: Unde...

Excerpt: ...sed a 2021 Jeep Wrangler vehicle, and express warranties accompanied the sale of the vehicle, by which defendant FCA US 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. Plaintiff alleges that the vehicle was delivered to plaintiff with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty, including the vehicle's engine, electrical, emission an...

Excerpt: ...d January 26, 2023) FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Richard Levy alleges that in December of 2020 plaintiff was injured when defendant Renato Abolencia negligently operated a motor vehicle owned by defendant Perla Salvador. The file shows that moving defendant Abolencia was served with the summons, complaint, and plaintiff's statement of damages by personal service on November 20, 2022, by a registered California process server. On J...

Excerpt: ...ntiffs Sarmen Abolian and Talin Shahbazian, a married couple, allege that they are trustees of a family trust, and as trustees own real property on Dunsmere Road in Glendale. Defendant Suzanne Bloom, as trustee of Bloom Trust, owns property on Linda Vista Road in Glendale, which adjoins plaintiffs' property. The complaint alleges that in April of 2021, plaintiffs received a recorded survey which revealed a series of encroachments over a portion o...

Excerpt: ...enter, Inc. [No Opposition] Name of Deponent: PMK of Neuro Diagnostic Center, Inc. Status of Deponent: Plaintiff's PMK (party or party affiliate) DEPO ATTENDANCE REQUIRED BY: Formal Notice [Kelleher Decl., Ex. K, Second Amended Notice]. RELIEF REQUESTED BY MOVING PARTY: Order compelling plaintiffs to produce additional documents in response to the requests for production contained within the Second Amended Notice of Part Two of Plaintiff's Deposi...

Excerpt: ...xhibit 3]. RELIEF REQUESTED BY MOVING PARTY: Order compelling the deposition of the Person Most Knowledgeable of defendant Porsche Cars North America, Inc., and responses and production of documents, and order striking objections DECLARATION SUPPORTING MOTION: Reasonable and good faith attempt to resolve informally: Ok, Ex. 5 MONETARY SANCTION: None sought FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Kian Shamim alleges that in August of 2020 plaintiff leased a...

Excerpt: ...onal Property* 2) Goods and Services Rendered 3) Promissory Estoppel *Cause of action dismissed pursuant to Request for Dismissal without prejudice on April 11, 2023. SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Keshishyan Group, Inc. dba Concierge Auto Group alleges that it entered into an agreement with defendant Chad Cunningham, individually, and/or doing business as Give Me the Vin, and defendant Give Me the Vin, regarding the sale of a 2021 Lamborghini Urus ...

Excerpt: ...oversy alleged in the complaint to binding arbitration SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Mana Zalazar, Raul Zalazar, and Julio Cesar Zalazar bring this action individually and as heirs and successors in interest to their father, decedent Julio Zalazar, alleging that defendant Glendale Post Acute Center was a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility operating in Glendale, and licensed and/or operated by defendants LAC Verdugo Operation, L...

Excerpt: ...bitration SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jose Guadalupe Quezada alleges that in September of 2020, plaintiff purchased a 2020 Ford F-350 vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) warranted the vehicle and agreed preserve or mamtain the utility or performance of the vehicle or provide compensation if there was a failure in such utiliV or performance. Plamtiff alleges that defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested th...

Excerpt: ...Owners Association: Beven & Brock, and all persons acting in concert with them: cease operating or arranging to operate the condominium's water heater at a sound level that is the permitted levels allowed by the Glendale Municipal Code of 35 dBA_ FACTUAL BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Meher Der Ohanessian: Ari Der Ohanessian and Lusya Der Ohanessian allege that plaintiffs Ali Der Ohanessian and Lusya Der Ohanessian are tenants of a condominium ou•ned b...

Excerpt: ...TION: from Complaint 1) 2) 3) Elder Abuse and Neglect Violation of Residents Bill of Rights N egligence SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Mary C. Southall, through her GAL, Anna Fuson, alleges that plaintiff Southall was at all relevant times over the age of 65, and suffers from Alheimers dementia, and is therefore an elder and an incapacitated person pursuing this action through her GAL The complaint alleges that plaintiff had been a resident at a ski...

Excerpt: ...l Negligence Violation of EMTALA, 42 U.S.C. section 1396dd, etseq. SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiff Jamie Black alleges that in October of 2022, plaintiff who had a history of depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and schizophrenia, for which she had previously been placed on several 5150 involuntary psychiatric holds, went for a walk, and a group of people she encountered noticed she was upset and scared and not acting appropriately and asked if she nee...

Excerpt: ...t caption) 1) 2) 3) Trespass Private Nuisance N egligence SUMMARY OF FACTS: Plaintiffs Vinod Nayar and Wendy K. Hammond allege that they are the owners of property in Pasadena, and that defendants Jozsef Ferencz Foldi and Ma Victoria Yess Foldi own neighboring property which is on the property line of the plaintiffs' property. The FAC alleges that the roots of defendants' trees have been encroaching onto the subject properV and causing damage, an...