Excerpt: ... (1) The California Rehabilitation Institute, LLC (“Cal Rehab”); (2) Select Employment Services, Inc. (“Select Employment”); (3) Select Medical Corporation (“Select Medical”); and (4) CRI ES, Inc. (“CRI”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs also named the Director of Pharmacy, Defendant Alex Jawharjian, as a defendant. The Court previously granted Defendant Alex Jawharian's motion for summary judgment, finding that Plaint...

Excerpt: ...raza, Lenora M. Peraza, and “Omar Blackburn and Residents.” This action was filed against Ziv Properties and Manuel Gutierrez, asserting causes of action for: (1) Housing Discrimination, (2) Harassment, and (3) Civil and criminal negligence. Defendants filed demurrers and motions to strike, which Plaintiffs did not oppose. The demurrers are sustained, and the motions to strike are granted, with leave to amend. LEGAL STANDARD A. Demurrer A dem...

Excerpt: ...Court Connect rather than in person. BACKGROUND On January 23, 2019, Plaintiff Kerry Bryan Boss filed a Complaint against Defendant Alexander Eshaghian, stating personal injury and property damage claims arising out of a car crash which occurred on January 22, 2017. On November 27, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion in Department 2 to correct the filing date for the Complaint on the grounds that Plaintiff attempted to timely file the Complaint but fa...

Excerpt: ...smith is a Delaware corporation, doing business in Los Angeles County, where Plaintiff was employed as a Mobile Technician from June 2019 to October 16, 2019. Plaintiff alleges he was misclassified as an exempt employee. The action is currently pending in Department 72 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. On October 9, 2020, Defendant Repairsmith filed a Motion to Transfer to Southwest District of Los Angeles County with the hearing set in Department ...

Excerpt: ... in Department 71 of the Stanley Mosk courthouse, issued an order finding the cases were not related within the meaning of California Rules of Court, rule 3.300(a). On October 5, 2020, Plaintiff filed an “Application for Reconsideration as to Relating L.A.S.C. Case BC706835 to L.A.S.C. BC716737 Pursuant to C.C.P § 1008” in Department 71. On October 20, 2020, Judge Bachner denied the application for reconsideration citing LASC Local Rule 3.3(...

Excerpt: ...ged State Farm insured Thao Ho under policy number 77- C2-W937-0, which provided coverage for a residential property in Palmdale, California. Plaintiff State Farm allegedly paid insurance benefits to Ho in the amount of $50,698.61 after Defendants negligently performed work on the Palmdale property. On October 30, 2019, Southern California Edison filed a cross- complaint against Tidwell Excavation Acquisition Company, Inc. for: (1) equitable inde...

Excerpt: ...ski County, Arkansas entered a default judgment in favor of Farnsworth and Jones in the amount of $425,798.42 against Marquee Television, Inc. and Harry Hutchinson, jointly and severally, in Case No. 60CV-19-5292. The clerk of the Los Angeles Superior Court entered the requested sister-state judgment, plus interest and costs, in the amount of $502,056.84. On August 7, 2020, Defendants Harry Hutchinson and Marquee Television, Inc. filed a Motion t...

Excerpt: ...dge Meiers' position that she has by no means any bias against Plaintiff and has not acted improperly in any regard. Judge Meiers, nevertheless, declares herself to be disqualified solely by the failure to timely respond as required by Code.” On August 6, 2020, the court reassigned this case to Judge Stuart M. Rice in Department 49 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Plaintiff's Motion to Vacate Rulings On September 16, 2020, Plaintiff Kevin Moda f...

Excerpt: ..., Limited, and Gilu Investments, Limited in Los Angeles Superior Court case BC290553 Shashikant Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al. On March 17, 2015, Judge Rolf M. Treu issued an order relating cases BC564146 Shailesh Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al and BC290553. On October 7, 2015, Judge Mark V. Mooney issued an order relating cases BC592468 Rajesh Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al and BC595448 Chetan Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al with the previously ...

Excerpt: ...cific performance; (4) fraud; (5) conversion; (6) violation of Corporations Code § 212(a); (7) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (8) failure to pay wages in timely manner (Labor Code §§ 201, 204); (9) failure to furnish accurate wage and hour statements (Labor Code §§ 226 and 226.3); (10) failure to maintain accurate payroll records (Labor Code §§ 226, 1174, and 1174.5); and (11) declaratory relief. On July 27, 2020, the court ...

Excerpt: ... of the Stanley Mosk courthouse, issued an order finding the cases were not related within the meaning of CRC 3.300. On June 29, 2020, Defendants/Cross-Complainants filed a Motion for Reconsideration Re Notice of Related Cases with the hearing set in Department 1. On July 31, 2020, Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants 1957P Management, LLC, South Cord Holdings, LLC, EEL Holdings, LLC, Elliot Lewis, and Anna Lewis filed their opposition and Defendants/Cros...

Excerpt: ...e operative Second Amended Complaint asserting causes of action for: (1) Unlawful Gender, Sex, and/or Sexual Orientation Discrimination and/or Harassment; (2) Unlawful Race, Color, and/or National Origin Discrimination and/or Harassment; (3) Failure to Prevent Unlawful Discrimination and/or Harassment Based on Gender, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Race, Color, and/or National Origin; and (4) Retaliation Based on Gender, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Race, ...

Excerpt: ...nuary 9, 2019, Ruiz filed a First Amended Complaint adding minors Melanie Siomara Medina, Morayma Tamara Medina, Valeria Jiromy Medina, Kimberlyn Jisel Delgado, and Alicia Miranda Delgado as plaintiffs. The FAC asserts causes of action for: (1) violation of Civil Code § 1942.4; (2) tortious breach of the warranty of habitability; (3) private nuisance; (4) Business & Professions Code § 17200 et seq; (5) negligence; and (6) premises liability. Th...

Excerpt: .... On March 17, 2015, the Honorable Rolf M. Treu issued an order relating cases BC564146 Shailesh Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al and BC290553. On October 7, 2015, the Honorable Mark V. Mooney issued an order relating cases BC592468 Rajesh Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al and BC595448 Chetan Jogani v. Haresh Jogani, et al with the previously related cases BC564146 and BC290553. On January 16, 2020, Shashikant Jogani filed a CCP § 170.6 challenge aga...

Excerpt: ...rement System Under The Public Employees Retirement Law And All Proceedings Leading Thereto, Including The Adoption Of A Resolution That Authorizes Issuance Of Pension Obligation Bonds, The Execution And Delivery Of A Trust Agreement And Purchase Contract, And The Sale Of Such Bonds” as defendants. The complaint seeks to validate the issuance of revenue bonds to refund certain pension obligations of the City pursuant to the PERS Contract. The C...

Excerpt: ...n and Defendant's opposition thereto. Plaintiff contends he must take the depositions of Ennily Chan and Christian Beshara to oppose Defendant's motion for summary judgment. Defendant agreed to the depositions on April 28, 2020, but Defendant would not agree to the depositions by remote means. (King Decl. ¶¶ 6-7.) On May 7, 2020, Defendant filed its motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication with the hearing set fo...

Excerpt: ...urther provided: “The case is remanded with instructions for the trial court to do one of two things. It may permit Bagby to accept a new default judgment reducing the amount of his compensatory damages award to $5 million. [Citations]. Any such default judgment award shall include a reduction of $366,021.41, such that no default judgment award may exceed a total of $5 million. Alternatively, the court may permit Bagby to file and serve an amen...

Excerpt: ... Fund, LLC v. John Ray Ware with the hearing set in Department 1. Plaintiff Bag Fund, LLC filed an opposition on February 28, 2020. The opposition was improperly served via regular mail, (CCP § 1005(c)), and the affidavit of service is dated January 28, 2020, long before the initial motion was filed. However, as stated below, the court finds Basta, Inc. failed to meet its initial burden and therefore Bag Fund's opposition is immaterial to the co...

Excerpt: ...iss Nasiri filed a “Motion to Transfer Venue CCP § 397(a); Request for Reasonable Sanctions of $900” with the hearing set in Department 1. Plaintiff White Zuckerman Warsavsky Luna & Hunt, LLP filed its opposition on February 7, 2020 and Defendant filed a reply on February 27, 2020. Defendant requests the court transfer this case to either the Torrance Courthouse in the Southwest District of the Los Angeles Superior Court or to Orange County....

Excerpt: ...019. On September 25, 2019, Department 1 issued an order on the Notice of Related Case ruling “the court declines to relate any of the cases listed in the Notice of Related Case.” On February 4, 2020, Kyle Johnson filed a Motion to Relate Cases in civil law case 19STCV23804 with the hearing set in Department 1. The motion seeks to relate civil law case 19STCV23804, currently pending in Department 39 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, and harassm...

Excerpt: ...he Stanley Mosk courthouse in the Central District. On December 13, 2019, Simon, Blood, Yvonne Goodin, and Villa Aqua Association filed a Stipulation and Order to Transfer Action from Central District to South District of the Los Angeles Superior Court. On January 17, 2020, Judge Stuart M. Rice denied the stipulation and order stating “Counsel shall file a noticed motion seeking approval for transfer in Department 1 of the Central District in a...

Excerpt: ...8 and 19STCV39620 Patrick Soon‐Shiong v. Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. On January 8, 2020, Judge Green accepted Sorrento Therapeutics' January 3, 2020 CCP § 170.6 challenge in 19STCV39620 and transferred all three cases to Department 1 for review and determination regarding reassignment. On January 10, 2020, Defendants and Cross-Complainants Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and NantCell, Inc. in 19STCV11325, Plaintiffs NantPharma, LLC and Immunotherapy N...

Excerpt: ... Valley courthouse. On June 28, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint removing Ana Abarca as a named plaintiff and substituted Statewide Traffic Safety and Sign, Inc. as defendant Doe 1 on September 12, 2019. On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs dismissed County of Los Angeles. On September 9, 2019, Granite Construction Company and City of Lancaster filed a cross- complaint against Union Pacific Railroad and Statewide. On October 23, 2019, ...

Excerpt: ...s were not related within the meaning of CRC 3.300(a). On December 17, 2019, Plaintiff Century-National Insurance Company filed a Motion to Have Cases Related in 19STCV42236 with the hearing set in Department 1. The motion is unopposed. (CCP § 1005.) In the event that the pertinent judge under CRC 3.300(h)(1) does not relate any of the cases set forth in a Notice of Related Case, Department 1 may relate the matters on noticed motion. (CRC 3.300(...

Excerpt: ...he two cases were not related within the meaning of CRC 3.300. On December 5, 2019, Defendant Scott Brooks Insurance Services filed a Motion to Relate Actions in EC069213 with the hearing set in Department 1. On December 11, 2019, Defendants 11015 Noho and Evolve Realty filed a joinder to the motion. On December 27, 2019, Plaintiffs Haray Ghazarian, Rafigh Shahmirzayan and Garnik Savarani filed their opposition in 19STCV01825 and Defendants filed...

Excerpt: ...aintiffs Silver Lake Spine Institute and Pacific Sixteen, LLC filed a Motion for a Related Case Order in BC713579 with the hearing set in Department 1. Plaintiffs' counsel is advised to ensure his motion captions and notices of motion are consistent. The caption page indicates the motion is solely brought by Silver Lake Spine Institute whereas the Notice indicates the motion is brought by both Plaintiffs. Similarly, the caption page indicates Tim...

Excerpt: ...tamped, was in fact attached to the complaint rather than separately filed. The case is currently pending in Department 39 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in the Central District of the Los Angeles Superior Court. The operative Second Amended Complaint asserts causes of action for: (1) quiet title; (2) fraud, misrepresentation, and concealment; (3) intentional breach of promise; (4) cancellation of written instrument and partition; and (5) breach ...

Excerpt: ...e Rene Merlander Family Trust and the Merlander Family Irrevocable Trust, Thomas R. Kroesche, as Trust Protector of the Rene Merlander Family Trust and the Merlander Family Irrevocable Trust, as well as Stanley Hutchinson and Gary Talavera in their individual capacities asserting 17 causes of action. Plaintiffs' case, 19TRCV00634 Merlander, et al v. Araujo, et al, is currently pending in Department B of the Torrance Courthouse in the Southwest Di...

Excerpt: ... June 24, 2019, Plaintiff Samra Zuniga filed a Notice of Related Case in BC718803 indicating the case was related to BC708576 and 19STCV18246. Plaintiff Zuniga did not file the same Notice in the other cases as required by CRC 3.300(d). On July 19, 2019, Plaintiffs Juan Cristobal, Florencio Garcia, Jairo Pacheco, Isaac Sandoval, Faustino Juan Bolanos, Alejandro Valle, Patricia Contreras, Emmanuel Pacheco, Pedro Lopez, and Rogelio Garcia filed a N...

Excerpt: ...nt in BC342574 that was affirmed by the Court of Appeal on February 3, 2012. This court's reasons are set forth in those prior orders, which are incorporated herein by reference. More specifically, the court has issued orders denying this request in orders dated as follows: 1. November 5, 2015; 2. May 19, 2016; 3. August 4, 2016; 4. September 16, 2016; 5. December 14, 2017; 6. January 18, 2018; 7. January 10, 2019; 8. January 28, 2019; and 9. Mar...

Excerpt: ... 16, issued an order declining to relate the two cases. On May 9, 2019, Defendants Fox Digital Enterprises, Inc. and Fox Payroll Services, Inc. filed a Motion to Relate Cases in Department 1. On August 8, 2019, Plaintiffs Thomas Stock-Hendel and Patrick Williams each filed a notice of non-opposition to the motion noting they were not willing to stipulate to consolidate the cases, but do not oppose the request. In the event that the pertinent judg...

Excerpt: ... 19STCV03014.” On July 12, 2019, Defendant Kris Park once again filed a “Motion to Transfer and to Consolidate for All Purpose” in Department 1 with the hearing set for August 22, 2019. The motion is identical to the motion Department 73 previously denied without prejudice. The motion seeks to transfer unlimited civil law case TC929210, currently pending in Department A of the Compton Courthouse, and unlimited civil law case 19STCV03014, cu...

Excerpt: ...and Judith M. Brown-Williams filed a “Request for Clarification of the Judgments and Orders Re: Vexatious Litigant filed May 5, 2015; Case No. PC056141.” Plaintiffs “request clarification of the Court's Ruling on May 9, 2019 as to where the Applications to be removed from the Judicial Council Vexatious Litigant List need to be filed and/or grant Plaintiffs the permission required by the Hon. Judge Stephen Pfahler to consider the Plaintiffs ...

Excerpt: ...fore the services began. The complaint alleges Plaintiffs are long-term residents of Shelter Isle Mobile Estates, a mobilehome park located in Pacoima. Plaintiffs dismissed Defendant Gelms without prejudice on January 16, 2019. Procedural History On February 5, 2019, Judge Rafael A. Ongkeko issued an order denying Defendants' motion for change of venue without prejudice, noting that the motion must be heard in Department 1, as required by LASC Lo...

Excerpt: ...ourthouse. On April 23, 2019, Defendants Sandra Dominguez and Rafael Dominguez filed a Motion for Order Transferring Action to Proper Court in Department 2 of the Spring Street Courthouse. On May 29, 2019, the court denied the motion without prejudice, noting the motion should have been brought in Department 1. Defendants re-filed the motion on May 29, 2018 for hearing in Department 1. Defendants contend that the instant action should be transfer...

Excerpt: ...nd found the cases were not related within the meaning of CRC 3.300(a). On June 3, 2019, Plaintiffs Green Solar Technologies, Inc. and Nicki Zvik filed a Motion to Deem Cases Related in Department 1. The motion is unopposed. In the event that the pertinent judge under CRC 3.300(h)(1) does not relate any of the cases set forth in a Notice of Related Case, Department 1 may relate the matters on noticed motion. (CRC 3.300(h)(1)(D); LASC Local Rule 3...

Excerpt: ...been allowed to consider a Notice of Related Case seeking to relate those two unlimited jurisdiction civil law cases to each other, and has not denied relating those cases.” Department 1 also noted that its consideration of the Notice “would be limited to whether or not any of the listed pending civil law cases should be related to any of the listed probate law cases, not whether or not the subject two listed civil law cases should be related...

Excerpt: ... an order finding BC711216 and BC659568 were related within the meaning of CRC 3.300. However, on May 7, 2019, Judge Lui issued an order finding, after further review, the cases were not related within the meaning of CRC 3.300. On May 9, 2019, Defendants State Farm General Insurance Company, Sally Corona, Aileen Zakarian, and Tony Griffin filed a Motion to Relate Cases in Department 1. The motion is unopposed. In the event that the pertinent judg...

Excerpt: ...in Department 1. On March 18, 2019, Plaintiff Green filed a Motion for Transfer of Case to Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Department 1. The court notes that the Motion was originally drafted as an ex parte application, but Plaintiff Green has used a pen to cross out the words “ex parte” from the document. Defendant Stephen C. Gambardella has not appeared in the action, and is therefore not entitled to notice of the motion. (CCP § 1010.) The moti...

Excerpt: ...new litigation in the courts of this state in propria persona without first obtaining leave of the Presiding Judge of the court where the litigation is proposed. (CCP § 391.7(a).) The court's April 25, 2019 order is incorporated herein by reference. The court ordered Case Cash to file any response to the OSC no later than five court days before the May 30, 2019 hearing date. To date, Case Cash has not filed any response to the OSC. CCP § 391(b)...

Excerpt: ...ply on May 22, 2019. While Plaintiff's Opposition was filed and served a day late, possibly due to the May 27, 2019 holiday, Defendants' Reply responded to the Opposition on the merits. Therefore, the court denies Defendants' request that the court disregard the Opposition. Defendants' motion seeks to deem related the following cases, in the order of filing: - VC065792 Farzad Kohanbash v. Specialty Baking, Inc., et al (filed September 8, 2016); -...

Excerpt: ...the Los Angeles Superior Court case, Christopher Coffey and Kevin Coffey, filed an opposition to the motion to transfer. On February 19, 2019, Plaintiff Samad Mesbahi filed his first motion to transfer and consolidate in the Orange County case. On April 17, 2019, Judge Martha K. Gooding of the Orange County Superior Court denied Plaintiff's motion due to insufficient evidence. LASC Local Rule 3.3(h) provides “[c]oordination motions seeking to t...

Excerpt: ...ore the services began. The complaint alleges Plaintiffs are long-term residents of Shelter Isle Mobile Estates, a mobilehome park located in Pacoima. Plaintiffs dismissed Defendant Gelms without prejudice on January 16, 2019. On February 5, 2019, Judge Rafael A. Ongkeko issued an order denying Defendants' motion for change of venue without prejudice, noting that the motion must be heard in Department 1, as required by LASC Local Rule 2.3(b)(2). ...

Excerpt: ...iffs' prior two motions for coordination citing LASC Local Rule 3.3(h), which provides “[c]oordination motions seeking to transfer a case or cases to the Central District shall be filed and heard in Department 1.” On March 28, 2019, Victor Valdez, a defendant in Kern County Superior Court Case No. BCV-18- 101837, filed an opposition to the motion, arguing that the case should remain in Kern County. While Plaintiffs' motion solely seeks to tra...

Excerpt: ...lderon filed a Motion for Order to Transfer Consolidated Cases in MC027922 seeking to transfer both cases from the North District to the Central District. The motion also seeks to specifically assign the cases to Judge Georgina Torres Rizk in Department 2 of the Spring Street Courthouse. The motion is unopposed. LASC Local Rule 2.3(b)(2) authorizes this court to transfer civil cases from one judicial district to another, including when the case w...

Excerpt: ...vices, LLC filed a motion entitled “Motion for Order Transferring Action (Change of Venue) and Request for Monetary Sanctions in the Amount of $1,460.00 against Plaintiff's Counsel of Record, HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP and The Figari Law Firm, Jointly and Severally” in LASC Case No. 19STCV00903. Plaintiff filed an opposition on March 21, 2019 and Defendants[1] filed a Reply on March 27, 2019. Defendant moves the court to transfer the actio...

Excerpt: ...rict. The case was filed on May 17, 2018, however, Department J has not ruled on any substantive motions in the case. The motion is unopposed and the moving parties filed a notice of non-receipt of opposition on March 27, 2019. LASC Local Rule 2.3(b)(2) authorizes this court to transfer civil cases from one judicial district to another, including when the case was filed in an improper district, or for the convenience of witnesses or to promote th...

Excerpt: ...der Labor Code § 1102.5, and three common law claims. Hernandez filed the Complaint on January 24, 2019 and the case is assigned to Judge Gloria White-Brown in Department J of the Pomona Courthouse South. No opposition has been received to the motion. LASC Local Rule 2.3(b)(2) authorizes this court to transfer civil cases from one judicial district to another, including when the case was filed in an improper district, or for the convenience of w...

Excerpt: ...n February 26, 2019, Department 1 received a non-conformed courtesy copy of Defendants Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank, LLP and Tabitha Rainey's motion to deem cases related. While the motion caption lists the case number as 18SMCV00312, the motion was never filed in that case. On March 7, 2019, Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank, LLP and Tabitha Rainey filed the motion in BC645615. While the motions were not timely nor properly filed, (CCP § 1005)...

Excerpt: ...led action from the North District to the Central District of the Los Angles Superior Court. On February 22, 2019, Plaintiff James E. Godde filed an opposition to the motion. Defendant requests the court take judicial notice of documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Case BC583639 City of Los Angeles v. Godde, an eminent domain action filed on June 1, 2015. The request for judicial notice is GRANTED. (Evid. Code § 452(d).) The court entere...