Excerpt: ...he visually impaired under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Unruh Act) and Disabled Persons Act (DPA). On July 18, 2022, Defendant filed its Answer to the Complaint. On May 16, 2023, Defendant filed its Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, for Summary Adjudication (“Motion”). Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of James W. Denison; (2) Separate Statement; and (3) Request for Judicial Notice. On July 19, 2023, Plaintiff fil...

Excerpt: ...rgy Holdings, LLC Resp. Party: None SUBJECT: Motion to File Portions of Opposition to Defendants' [Motion for] Judgment on the Pleadings Under Seal Moving Party: Plaintiff California Fueling, LLC Resp. Party: None SUBJECT: Motion to Seal Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Moving Party: Defendants Best Energy Solutions & Technology Corporation, George Sturges, A Transport Corporation, and Best Energy Holdings, LLC...

Excerpt: ... Barry Mason Enterprises, LP; Atlas Real Estate Group; Ali Mourad; Roger Merians; and Daniel Hinman. On October 19, 2022, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint (FAC). On November 17, 2023, Defendants Atlas Real Estate Group, Ali Mourad, and Roger Merian filed their Answer to the FAC. On November 18, 2023, Defendant Daniel Hinman filed his Answer to the FAC. On January 6, 2023, Defendants Duc Pham, Vincent Pham, and Verona Street Holdings...

Excerpt: ... March 14, 2023, Plaintiff Akop Supikyan (“Plaintiff”) filed his Complaint against Defendant Vrej Sarkissian (“Defendant”) and Nominal Defendants Anoush Catering Company, LA Banquets LLC, Shea Holdings, LLC, and SVH Holdings, LLC (“Nominal Defendants”) on causes of action arising from the Parties' business relationships. On April 21, 2023, the Court found related cases 22STCV33142 and 23GDCV00515 and designated 22STCV33142 as the lead...

Excerpt: ...shimoto) on various causes of action arising from Plaintiff's contractual relationship(s) with Defendants. On December 5, 2022, Defendants Launch With Us, LLC, Mike Lee, and Jody Hiramoto filed their Answer to the Complaint. Also on December 5, 2022, Defendant/Cross-Complainant Launch With Us, LLC filed its Cross-Complaint against Cross-Defendants In Hospitality LLC, Dong Hyuk Lee, Jeff Jun, and Kevin Minsoo Son. On April 7, 2023, Defendant/Cross...

Excerpt: ...se was filed in October 2022. Defendant was not served with the complaint for five months. This demurrer was originally scheduled to be heard in June; it is now August. There is no reason for ten months to elapse between the filing of a complaint and the demurrer. Trial is scheduled for May 13, 2024. Counsel are advised to read take to heart the admonition of Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a), (c). BACKGROUND: On October 10, 2022, Plaintiff Vre...

Excerpt: ...responses to the FROGs within 14 days of the issuance of this Order. The Further RPDs Motion is GRANTED. Morillo Construction's Requests for Sanction are DENIED. BACKGROUND: On May 13, 2022, Morillo Construction, Inc. filed its Complaint against Royal Construction & Architectural Corporation; Eva Neumann; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; Western Surety Company (erroneously sued as The Wester Surety Company); and East West Bank. The causes ...

Excerpt: ...The Motion for Leave to File Cross-Complaint is GRANTED. The request to continue the Trial is DENIED. ¿ BACKGROUND: On July 19, 2022, Plaintiff Tsung-Chieh Jackson Wu filed his Complaint against Defendants American Fertility Medical Center Corporation, AFMC Diamond Lab, and Xiyue Luo on causes of action arising from Plaintiff's employment with Defendants. On September 16, 2022, Defendants American Fertility Medical Center Corporation, AFMC Diamo...

Excerpt: ...ty: Plaintiff KSFB Management, LLC SUBJECT: Motion for Protective Order Moving Party: Plaintiff KSFB Management, LLC Resp. Party: Defendants Focus Financial Partners, LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC The Motion to Compel Arbitration is TAKEN OFF CALENDAR. The Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. The Complaint is DISMISSED, conditional on the Parties jointly submitting to the Court by the time of the hearing a stipulation signed by all Parties that explic...

Excerpt: ... 26, 2022, Defendant filed Form PLD-050, General Denial. On July 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed: (1) Motion to Compel Attendance at Deposition and Request for Monetary Sanctions; (2) Declaration of Theodore Theodosiadis; and (3) Proposed Order. No opposition or other response has been filed to the Motion. ANALYSIS: I. Legal Standard “If, after service of a deposition notice, a party to the action or an officer, director, managing agent, or employee o...

Excerpt: ...LLC The August 2, 2023 hearing on the MJOP is ADVANCED to August 1, 2023. The MJOP is DENIED. The Motion for Summary Adjudication is GRANTED. Summary adjudication is GRANTED in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants on the first and fifth cause of action in Plaintiff's Complaint. ¿ BACKGROUND: On May 25, 2022, Plaintiff United Broadway, LLC filed its Verified Complaint against Defendants TMV Enterprises LLC, Michael Hajek, Tal Hajek, and Mich...

Excerpt: ...n Dee Liu Resp. Party: Plaintiff NIVO-1, LLC SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents, and Request for Sanctions Moving Party: Defendant Lin Dee Liu Resp. Party: Plaintiff NIVO-1, LLC SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories, and Request for Sanctions Moving Party: Defendant Lin Dee Liu Resp. Party: Plaintiff NIVO-1, LLC SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogat...

Excerpt: ...amon Farhod Azizi Resp. Party: None The FROGs Motion and SROGs Motion are GRANTED. Plaintiff shall provide initial responses to the FROGs and SROGs within 14 days of the issuance of this Order. The RFAs Motion is GRANTED. The RFAs are DEEMED ADMITTED. Monetary sanctions are AWARDED for Defendant and against Plaintiff Ramish Manglani in the total amount of $884.95. BACKGROUND: On January 25, 2023, Plaintiff Eliyaho Schefres and Ramish Manglani fil...

Excerpt: ...ments, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions Moving Party: Defendant Bert J. Thomas Resp. Party: None SUBJECT: Motion to Deem the Truth of Requests for Admissions, Set One, Propounded on [Plaintiff], and Request for Monetary Sanctions Moving Party: Defendant Bert J. Thomas Resp. Party: None The FROGs Motion, SROGs Motion, and RPDs Motion are GRANTED. Plaintiff shall provide initial responses to the FROGs, SROGs, and RPDs within 10 days of t...

Excerpt: ...Defendant filed their Demurrer to Complaint. On July 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed its Opposition to the Demurrer. On July 24, 2023, Defendant filed their UD-105, Answer to Unlawful Detainer. No reply or other response has been filed to the Demurrer. ANALYSIS: I. Legal Standard A demurrer is a pleading used to test the legal sufficiency of other pleadings. It raises issues of law, not fact, regarding the form or content of the opposing party's pleadi...

Excerpt: ...otion and the RPDs Motion are GRANTED. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to serve responses, without objections, to these discovery requests within 14 days of the issuance of this Order. BACKGROUND: On October 3, 2022, Plaintiffs Eunice Guidry and Kevin Guidry filed their Complaint against Defendants Mercury Insurance Company, California Automobile Insurance Company, AAuto-Home Specialist, Inc., Warren Man-Paen Tan, Susan S. Looi, and Vincent Lee. The alleg...

Excerpt: ...s to the three moving Cross- Defendants, without leave to amend, regarding the fourth, tenth, and eleventh causes of action. The Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the three moving Cross- Defendants, with 10 days leave to amend, regarding the first, second, third, eighth, and ninth causes of action. The Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to Cross-Defendant Lala Petrosian, with 10 days leave to amend, regarding the fifth and sixth causes of action. The Demurrer is...

Excerpt: ...ants. On June 14, 2022, Defendant James Hernandez filed his Answer to the Complaint. On October 26, 2022, Defendant California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc. filed its Answer to the Complaint. On June 27, 2023, Proposed Intervenor Nonprofits Insurance Alliance ("NIAC") filed its Motion for Leave to Intervene in Action ("Motion"). In support of its Motion, NIAC concurrently filed: (1) Memorandum of Points and Authorities ("Mem...

Excerpt: ...ified Complaint against Defendants TMV Enterprises LLC, Michael Hajek, Tal Hajek, and Michael Vincent Academy, Inc. on causes of action arising from Defendants' tenancy with Plaintiff. On July 12, 2022, Defendants Michael Hajek, Tal Hajek, and Michael Vincent Academy, Inc. filed their Verified Answer to the Verified Complaint. On August 11, 2022, by request of Plaintiff, the Clerk's Office entered default on Defendant TMV Enterprises, LLC. On Sep...

Excerpt: ... $843.40 in costs and expenses. BACKGROUND: On August 29, 2022, Plaintiffs Behnoush Zarrini and Behnoush Zarrini, M.D., Inc., filed their Complaint against Defendant Ford Motor Company on causes of action regarding alleged violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. On September 28, 2022, Defendant filed its Answer. On June 8, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Plaintiffs' Attorney Fees, Court Costs, and Litigation Expenses. On Jun...

Excerpt: ...ndrew Thaler Resp. Party: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Trellis Research, Inc. and Cross-Defendant Nicole Clark Thaler's Motion for Attorney's Fees is GRANTED in part. Trellis's Motion to Tax Costs is GRANTED in part. Thaler's Motion to Tax Costs is GRANTED. Thaler is awarded $89,901.82 against Trellis and Clark, jointly and severally; this consists of attorneys' fees of $48,706.00, and costs of $41,195.82. The fees and costs awarded are for those ca...

Excerpt: ...On September 1, 2021, Plaintiffs Santos Puac and Viviana Ibarra filed their Complaint against Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. on causes of action involving the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. On October 4, 2021, Defendant filed its Answer. On May 5, 2023, the Parties filed their Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Re: Settlement and Retention of Jurisdiction. On June 22, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Exp...

Excerpt: ... various causes of action. On August 6, 2021, all Defendants (except Shing Lo) filed their Answer. On June 20, 2023, Defendant Salvatore Anthony DiMaria (“Defendant”) filed his Motion to Compel Volume II Deposition of Jaclyn Zhang. Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Samuel C. Jeon's Declaration; and (2) Proposed Order. On June 22, 2023, the Court denied Defendant DiMaria's ex parte to compel volume II of Jaclyn Zhang's deposition. On June 23, ...

Excerpt: ...dvance of the next hearing. BACKGROUND: On August 22, 2012, Plaintiff Matthew Loguidice filed his Complaint against Defendant Paris Rashad Benson on causes of action regarding business transactions the Parties were engaged in. On October 30, 2012, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint. On November 2, 2020, the Court entered Judgment for Plaintiff and against Defendants Paris Rashad Benson (a.k.a. Paris Benson), The Alfree Group, Inc., The A...

Excerpt: ....K. Investments, LLC and Basem Khader Resp. Party: Plaintiffs Janet Denise Hernandez-Clark, Graciela Jimenez, Dubwana Clark, Dubwana Clark II, Nascha Clark, Jadore Clark, and Nakai Clark SUBJECT: Motion to Deem Requests for Admissions Set One, to Plaintiffs Admitted, Requests for Terminating Sanctions [and Request for Monetary Sanctions] Moving Party: Defendants H.K. Investments, LLC and Basem Khader Resp. Party: Plaintiffs Janet Denise Hernandez...