Excerpt: ... Parties' business relationship and transactions. On November 29, 2021, Plaintiff filed its First Amended Complaint (FAC). The FAC added new allegations, parties, and causes of action. On May 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed its Second Amended Complaint (SAC). On January 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed its Third Amended Complaint (TAC). On February 15, 2023, Defendant Sound (ABC), LLC filed its Answer to the TAC. On February 15, 2023, Defendants Sound Nutriti...

Excerpt: ...ployment by Defendants. On October 24, 2023, Defendant Jason J. Emer, MD P.C. filed its Answer to the Complaint. On October 30, 2023, Defendant Insperity PEO Services, L.P. filed its Answer to the Complaint. On October 30, 2023, Defendant Insperity PEO Services, L.P. filed its Amended Answer to the Complaint. On November 7, 2023, Defendants filed their Motion to Compel Arbitration. In support of their Motion, Defendants concurrently filed: (1) De...

Excerpt: ...b Wondries Ford and Request for Sanctions Moving Party: Plaintiff Bar V Bar, LLC Resp. Party: None SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production from Defendant Bob Wondries Ford and Request for Sanctions Moving Party: Plaintiff Bar V Bar, LLC Resp. Party: None SUBJECT: Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories from Defendant Bob Wondries Motors and Request for Sanctions Moving Party: Plaintiff Bar V Bar, LLC Resp. Part...

Excerpt: ...nd related cases 22STCV33142, 23GDCV00515, and 23GDCV02113. The Court designated 22STCV33142 as the lead case. On November 27, 2023, Defendant filed his Demurrer to the Complaint. In support of his Demurrer, Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of Gregg D. Zucker; and (2) Request for Judicial Notice. On December 8, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Opposition to the Demurrer. On December 12, 2023, Defendant filed his Reply regarding the Demurrer...

Excerpt: .... On March 22, 2023, by request of Plaintiff, the Clerk's Office dismissed without prejudice the Doe Defendants from the Complaint. On March 23, 2023, Plaintiff filed: (1) CIV-100, Request for Court Judgment (three individual forms, one for each Defendant); (2) CIV-050, Statement of Damages; (3) MC-010, Memorandum of Costs; (4) Declaration of Desiree Chesnutt; (5) Declaration of N. Cory Barari; (6) Summary of Case; (7) Proposed Judgment; and (8) ...

Excerpt: ...fornia Permanente Medical Group on a cause of action of medical malpractice. On August 4, 2023, the Court appointed Benjamin Weaver as the guardian ad litem for Plaintiff, who is a minor. On October 4, 2023, Defendants filed their Answer to the Complaint. On October 30, 2023, Defendants filed their Petition to Compel Arbitration. In support of their Petition, Defendants concurrently filed: (1) Notice of Hearing; (2) Memorandum of Points and Autho...

Excerpt: ...i S. Chang, Hee Kyung Chang, The H Realty, and Christina Kwon. Multiple causes of action are pleaded against Defendants. On October 2, 2023, by request of Plaintiff, the Clerk's Office entered default on Defendant Emotional Health Association. On November 17, 2023, Defendant Emotional Health Association (“Defendant”) filed its Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Default. In support of its Motion, Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of Matthe...

Excerpt: ...nt filed its Answer to the Complaint. On October 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint. On December 7, 2023, Defendant filed its Opposition to the Motion. No reply or other response has been filed to the Motion. ANALYSIS: I. Legal Standard “The court may, in furtherance of justice, and on any terms as may be proper, allow a party to amend any pleading or proceeding by adding or striking out the name of any party, or ...

Excerpt: ...ourt that these citations are simply copied-and-pasted from other secondary sources. They add nothing to Plaintiff's argument. BACKGROUND: On September 12, 2019, George Santopietro filed his Complaint against James Harden, Jeff Wiseman, Patrick Michael, Lia Vasdekis, LA Estate Rentals LLC, and Solimar Management LLC. The causes of action arise from damage that allegedly occurred after these individuals and corporate entities rented George Santopi...

Excerpt: ... a total amount of $5,868,261.00. Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the issuance of this Order during which it may consent to the reduction of damages set forth above. Failure to respond shall be deemed a rejection of the reduction of damages, and a new trial limited to the issue of the rejecting plaintiff's damages shall be automatically granted. (Code Civ. Proc., § 662.5, subd. (b).) If Plaintiff chooses to accept the redu...

Excerpt: ...iled its Answer to the Complaint. On July 14, 2023, Plaintiff amended his Complaint by substituting Doe 1 with Urschel Laboratories Inc. and Doe 2 with Herbort GmbH. On September 5, 2023, Defendant Urschel Laboratories Inc. filed its Motion to Strike Punitive Damages. In support of its Motion, Defendant Urschel Laboratories concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of Chris W. Basil; and (2) Proposed Order. On September 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed its Op...

Excerpt: ... (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 1022; Loube v. Loube (1988) 64 Cal.App.4th 421; Ferguson v. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1037; Lynch v. Warwick (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 267. (See Opposition, p. 7:1- 3.) Plaintiff did not provide the applicable page citation for any of these four cases. Defendant is correct that none of these cases is on-point. However, as indicated below, Defendant's argument lacks merit and Plaintiff is correct as ...

Excerpt: ... April 21, 2023, Defendant filed his Answer to the Complaint. On May 24, 2023, Defendant/Cross-Complainant Ha-Rakhamon Farhod Azizi filed his Cross-Complaint against Cross-Defendants Peter Velasquez Hernandez, Daniel Anselmo Arroyo, and Cali Exotic Rentals. On August 1, 2023, the Court ordered Plaintiff Ramish Manglani (but not Plaintiff Eliyaho Schefres) to provide initial responses to the form interrogatories (“FROGs”) and special interroga...

Excerpt: ...IMINARY COMMENTS: As indicated, the Court intends to GRANT Defendant Oh's motion to set aside the default against him. The Court would like to hear from Plaintiff's counsel if Plaintiff intends to litigate this matter against Defendant Oh, or alternatively, to dismiss Oh from the lawsuit and seek Entry of Default Judgement against the other three defendants. BACKGROUND: On February 3, 2023, Plaintiff Gene Park filed his Complaint against Defendan...

Excerpt: ... On October 30, 2023, Defendant filed its Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action Pending Arbitration. In support of its Motion, Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of Jennifer G. Redmond; (2) Declaration of Christian Boullon; (3) Proposed Order; and (4) Amended Proof of Service. On November 29, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Opposition to the Motion. In support of his Opposition, Plaintiff concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of Jeffrey...

Excerpt: ...intends to pursue this U.D. lawsuit, or whether the case will be dismissed. BACKGROUND: On September 1, 2023, Plaintiff Mural Media, LLC 401K Plan filed its Verified Complaint for Unlawful Detainer against Defendants Linda J. Maultsby and All Unknown Occupants, Tenants, and Subtenants. On November 7, 2023, the Court quashed proof of service of summons on Specially-Appearing Defendant Linda Maultsby, who is litigating this matter in propria person...

Excerpt: ... Court of Appeal upheld this Court's denial of a motion to vacate a dismissal under CCP §473(b); in that case Plaintiff's counsel also moved to vacate dismissal so he could file an attorney's fees motion in a Lemon Law case. In other words, this case is identical to Hernandez. Yet Plaintiff's counsel in this matter failed to distinguish – or even mention –Hernandez in their motion. Professional Rules of Conduct, Rule 3.3(a)(2) “prohibits a...

Excerpt: ... filed her Complaint against Defendant Alta Public Schools on causes of action arising from Plaintiff's employment with Defendant. On September 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint. On January 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Second Amended Complaint (SAC). On February 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Notice of Errata regarding her SAC. On March 2, 2023, Defendant filed its Answer to Plaintiff's SAC. On June 9, 2023, Defendant filed it...

Excerpt: ...ion to Compel Arbitration, and Stay or Dismiss Proceedings. In support of its Motion, Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Memorandum of Points and Authorities; (2) Declaration of Alexander Kappner; (3) Declaration of Rod Mercado; (4) Request for Judicial Notice; (5) Proposed Order; and (6) Proof of Service. On November 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Opposition to the Motion. In support of his Opposition, Plaintiff concurrently filed Declaration of A...

Excerpt: ...trike is DENIED. BACKGROUND: On May 17, 2023, Plaintiffs Andrea Faye Washington and Ezekiel Oliver Taylor filed their Complaint against Defendants DaVita Inc. and P & I Transportation LLC on causes of action arising from the death of a decedent. On June 1, 2023, the Court approved Plaintiffs' amendment to correct the name of Defendant P & I Transportation, Inc. (erroneously sued as P & I Transportation LLC). On June 2, 2023, Plaintiffs amended th...

Excerpt: ... of $4,400.00. BACKGROUND: On September 22, 2022, Plaintiff Angel Luis Barrueta filed his Complaint for Partition of Real Property against Defendant Alexis Barrueta. On October 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed his Recorded Notice of Pending Action (“Lis Pendens”). On January 23, 2023, Defendant filed his Answer to the Complaint. On May 5, 2023, the Court appointed a receiver in this action. On October 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Motion to Compel F...

Excerpt: ...dant Sound Nutrition, Inc.'s Request for Sanctions is DENIED. PRELIMINARY NOTE: The Court orders all Counsel to read and comply with Department 34's rules. The Court also advises Counsel that the Court takes CRC 3.1332(a) seriously. BACKGROUND: On November 3, 2021, Plaintiff Creative Resonance, Inc. filed its Complaint against Defendants Sound Nutrition, Inc., Sound (ABC), LLC, Don Dillon, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on causes of action ...

Excerpt: ... against Defendants Gloria Shulman Hughes and John E. Hughes, Jr. on causes of action of declaratory relief and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. On June 13, 2022, Plaintiff filed its First Amended Complaint (FAC), which added allegations and causes of action. On September 21, 2022, Defendants/Cross-Complainants Gloria Shulman Hughes and John E. Hughes, Jr. filed: (1) Answer to the FAC; and (2) Cross-Complaint against Cross-D...

Excerpt: ... (“Defendant”) filed its Answer to the Complaint. On August 30, 2023, Defendant filed its Motion to Compel Arbitration and Motion to Stay Plaintiff's Complaint for Damages. In support of its Motion, Defendant concurrently filed: (1) Memorandum of Points and Authorities; (2) Declaration of Nolan McCready; (2) Declaration of Judy Chu; and (3) Proposed Order. On October 23, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Opposition to the Motion. In support of her Op...

Excerpt: ...efendant Paradigm Treatment Center, LLC (erroneously sued as Paradigm Treatment Centers, LLC) on causes of action arising from Defendant's termination of Plaintiff's employment. On August 23, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Motion to Vacate Arbitration and to Proceed with an Action in Court and Request for Sanctions. In support of her Motion, Plaintiff concurrently filed: (1) Declaration of Elie Ghodsizadeh; (2) Proposed Order; and (3) Proof of Service...