Excerpt: ...iled a complaint against defendant Alpamani Holdings, LLC for (1) violation of Civil Code section 1942.4, (2) tortuous breach of the warranty of habitability, (3) negligence, (4) unfair competition, and (5) negligence. On December 27, 2017, petitioner Jorge Alfredo Lopez‐de la Barra for claimant Audry Estrella Lopez filed this unopposed petition to approve a minor's compromise. The Court considered the petition and rules as follows. SUMMARY OF ...

Excerpt: ...clusively for plaintiff, by selling furniture to plaintiff's competitor New Spec. On December 20, 2016, plaintiff filed a complaint, on May 22, 2017, a first amended complaint, and on September 25, 2017, the operative second amended complaint for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of contract, (3) intentional misrepresentation, (4) fraudulent concealment, (5) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, (6) intentional interferen...

Excerpt: ...bused, stole money from, and flirted with Heller. Zarcal worked as Heller and her late husband's live‐in caretaker. On June 16, 2017, plaintiff filed a complaint asserting 11 causes of action, including Labor Code violations, defamation, wrongful termination, and related claims. On September 5, 2017, defendants filed a cross‐complaint and on September 11, 2017, the operative first amended cross‐complaint against plaintiff for (1) elder abus...

Excerpt: ...ppropriation and related claims. Plaintiff alleges that it designed and obtained FDA clearances for two medical devices. In summer 2015, Glassmand, Llevat, and Carmi (Thibiant, SC Skincare, and True North principals) approached plaintiff to propose a joint venture to market the devices when plaintiff was seeking a partner to do so. As an incentive to partner with them, defendants offered plaintiff's chief technology officer, Feak, a consulting ag...

Excerpt: ...m meruit (regarding plaintiff's work at CHP), (3) breach of oral support contract, and (4) breach of implied pooling contract. On July 14, 2017, the Court sustained defendants' demurrer to the first cause of action without leave as duplicative and overruled the balance. On August 4, 2017, defendants filed an answer. On October 26, 2017, defendants filed this opposed motion for leave to file a cross‐complaint. The Court considered the moving, op...

Excerpt: ...he Court (Judge Hogue) denied plaintiff's writ of possession application. On August 16, 2017, plaintiff dismissed the Doe defendants. The same day, the Court rejected plaintiff's default judgment package, finding numerous procedural and substantive defects. Plaintiff now requests a court judgment against defendants in the principal amount of $99,621.46 plus $14,155.88, plus interest and costs for a total of $125,156.47. Plaintiff waives attorneys...

Excerpt: ...periods, (4) unfair business practices, (5) failure to provide accurate wage statements, and (6) waiting time penalties. On May 17, 2017, plaintiffs dismissed Gregory Raco. On June 26, 2017, plaintiffs dismissed Jose Castro. On July 7, 2017, plaintiffs dismissed Paquita Raco. The only remaining defendant is Raca Enterprises against whom, on May 18, 2017, default was entered against the Raca entity. Plaintiffs request a court judgment against Raca...

Excerpt: ...llegations. Nejadpour was an attorney and principal of L.A. Law, Inc. Haghighi was a paralegal. On May 4, 2017, Fouladinejad, via Nejadpour, Haghighi, and L.A. Law, Inc., filed a lawsuit for breach of contract based on the promissory note against Fathi. Nejadpour knowingly permitted Haghighi to engage in the unauthorized practice of law by delegating full responsibility for the lawsuit. Nejadpour failed to supervise Haghighi and failed to review ...

Excerpt: ...commenced this action. On September 21, 2016, plaintiff filed the operative second amended complaint for (1) negligence, (2) assault, (3) battery, and (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress. On September 26, 2017, plaintiff filed a Doe amendment not specifying a particular Doe and asserting a true name as “Blue Shield LA protection And OR Ixchel Castellon.” The same day, plaintiff filed a proos of service of summons on “Carlos Esc...

Excerpt: ...m meruit (regarding plaintiff's work at CHP), (3) breach of oral support contract, and (4) breach of implied pooling contract. On July 14, 2017, the Court sustained defendants' demurrer to the first cause of action without leave as duplicative and overruled the balance. On August 4, 2017, defendants filed an answer. On October 26, 2017, defendants filed this opposed motion for leave to file a cross‐complaint. The Court considered the moving, op...

Excerpt: ...ber 21, 2017, plaintiffs' counsel, Law Offices of Lerner & Weiss, APC, filed these two unopposed motions to be relieved as counsel. Analysis: The motions satisfy the procedural requirements. The notices of motion and motions, and declarations are directed to the clients and are on the appropriate Judicial Council forms. CRC, rule 3.1362(a), (c), (e). Counsel mail served the clients and confirmed their addresses by people search on Westlaw Next, c...

Excerpt: ...t, (2) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (3) wrongful termination in violation of public policy, (4) violation of California Constitution, (5) violation of Government Code section 12900, et seq., (6) violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200, (7) fraud, (8) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (9) violation of Civil Code section 51, et seq., (10) violation of Labor Code – rest, meal period, (11) viol...

Excerpt: ...ent Filing Fees: Defendant improperly combined these two motions. One motion addresses Alvez's responses; the other, Souza's responses. Defendant filed two separate statements. The Court intends to order defendant to pay an additional $60 filing fee. Analysis: There is no dispute that the motions are procedurally proper. Defendant seeks further responses to Nos. 1 through 8, 10, and 12 through 16. There is no dispute that plaintiff served supplem...

Excerpt: ... FEHA, wage and hour law violations, and related claims. On November 7, 2017, defendants' counsel filed these two unopposed motions to be relieved as counsel. Analysis: The motions satisfy the procedural requirements. The notices of motion and motions, declarations, and proposed orders are directed to the clients and are on the appropriate Judicial Council forms. CRC, rule 3.1362(a), (c), (e). Counsel mail served the clients and confirmed their a...

Excerpt: ... subdivision (f), clause (4), “If there is a settlement of an action brought by a person in the public interest under subdivision (d), the plaintiff shall submit the settlement … to the court for approval upon noticed motion, and the court may approve the settlement only if the court makes all of the following findings: (A) Any warning that is required by the settlement complies with this chapter. (B) Any award of attorney's fees is reasonabl...