Excerpt: ...the Defendants engaged in fraud in their business dealings with him. The Defendants, Damien Perillo and Fiji Rentals, Inc., filed a Cross- Complaint for indemnity to claim that Robert Keller has a duty to indemnify Mr. Perillo because Mr. Keller engaged in the wrongful conduct that injured the Plaintiff. Trial is set for July 16, 2018. This hearing concerns the motion of Cross-Complainants, Damien Perillo and Fiji Rentals, Inc., for leave to file...

Excerpt: ...oan agreement by failing to pay amounts due. On December 18, 2017, the Plaintiff appeared with an application to obtain a writ of possession by which he sought to obtain possession of a store at 1827 E. Villa St., Paadena, CA. Further, the Plaintiff sought a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Defendant from destroying, concealing, or removing the personal property at the store pending a hearing on the application for the writ of possessi...

Excerpt: ...u. Under the contract, the Plaintiff provided payroll services for his company. The Defendant then submitted employment, tax, and payroll records to identify his purported employees. Also presented a money order for <004b004800510003005300 00530044005c00550052>ll checks to the Defendant so that he could pay his employees. On April 26, 2016, the Plaintiff was notified that the money order was invalid. After an investigation, the Plaintiff then dis...

Excerpt: ... representation of the Plaintiff DISCUSSION: This case arises from the Plaintiff's claim that he suffered personal injuries because he was subjected to a strip search and a drug test and he was deprived of his cell phone and medications when he sought psychiatric treatment from the Defendants. No trial is set. At this hearing, the Plaintiff, Gabriel Green, requests that the Court reconsider the November 3, 2017 order that granted leave to Gary Br...

Excerpt: ...ses. The Plaintiff suffered injuries when he used the chemicals. As a result, the Plaintiff brought this action to seek damages. CAUSES OF ACTION IN FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT: 1) Negligence 2) Peculiar Risk 3) Ultrahazardous Activity 4) Breach of Contract RELIEF REQUESTED: Demurrer to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th causes of action. Strike Claim for Punitive Damages DISCUSSION: This hearing concerns the Defendant's demurrer to the second, third, and fourth caus...

Excerpt: ...thy, contained a water damaged carpet, had dangerous gaps in the floor of the parking garage, unsanitary laundry rooms, structural weaknesses in the ceiling and walls, leaking ceiling and walls, faulty plumbing, broken appliances, unhealthy odors emanating from pipes, mold, bugs, roaches, and inadequate security. The Plaintiff made complaints about the conditions, but they were not repaired. When the Plaintiff reported the condition of the premis...

Excerpt: ...t allegations regarding the Defendant, John Strength ALLEGATIONS IN FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT: The Defendants engaged in fraud when they induced the Plaintiff to invest $250,000 into oil and gas wells. CAUSES OF ACTION IN FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT: 1) Breach of Fiduciary Duty 2) Professional Negligence 3) Negligent Omissions 4) Negligent Misrepresentation 5) Common Counts 6) Rescission 7) Unfair Business Practices 8) Sale of Unregistered Securities <...

Excerpt: ...ement under CCP section 877.6. <0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003> DISCUSSION: This case arises from the Plaintiffs' claim that the Defendants induced the Plaintiffs into a lease agreement by making false statements about the parking, about when contractors would be finished, and about a guarantee of the lease. In addition, the Plaintiffs claim that the Defendants induced the Plaintiff into purchasing a QuickMart license or franchise wi...

Excerpt: ...a partition and sale of real property. The Plaintiff and the Defendant were co-owners in property at 12361 Miranda St., Valley Village, CA. After a trial, the Court ordered a partition by sale and an apportionment of the proceeds. Further, the Court ordered that $20,000 be held from the net proceeds pending resolution of judgment and a motion for attorney's fees. This hearing concerns the Plaintiff's motion for an apportionment of costs and attor...

Excerpt: ...ff's claim that the Defendants are liable for the losses he <0003004900550052005000 00480051004700440051>ts was burglarized. Trial is set for April 19, 2018. At this hearing, the Defendants seek an order imposing terminating sanctions on the Plaintiff because the Plaintiff did not comply with the Court's April 7, 2017 order directing the Plaintiff to serve verified responses to the Defendants' form interrogatories within 20 days. The Defendants' ...

Excerpt: ...are and engaged in elder abuse. The case was transferred from Department 97 on October 25, 2017. This hearing concerns the Defendants' motion to compel arbitration of the dispute and to stay the action. The hearing was continued by a stipulation of the parties from December 15, 2017. CCP section 1281.2 permits a party to file a petition to request that the Court order the parties to arbitrate a controversy. CCP section 1281.2 permits a party to f...

Excerpt: ...003002400 51004a0048004f00480056> RELIEF REQUESTED: 1. Defendants, Paseo Colorado Holdings, LLC, DDR Corp, and Michael Ian de Leon a) Order compelling City of Los Angeles to comply with subpoena for Plaintiff's personnel records b) Order authorizing discovery of the Plaintiff's personnel records held by the City of Los Angeles 2. Plaintiff, Lilia Velasco Order quashing Defendants' subpoena for personnel records directed at the City of Los Angeles...

Excerpt: ... serve further responses to Defendant's special interrogatories; order imposing monetary sanctions. 3. Order compelling Plaintiff to serve further responses to Defendant's requests for production; order imposing monetary sanctions. DISCUSSION: This case arises from the Plaintiff's claim that he suffered personal injuries when he slipped and fell on the Defendant's premises. Trial is set for June 4, 2018. This hearing concerns the Defendant's thre...

Excerpt: ... Defendants engaged in wrongful conduct by barring the Plaintiff, Lourdes Vasquez, from using a ticket to travel on a cruise boat due to her pregnancy. No trial is set because a default was entered against the Defendant on November 16, 2017. A default prove up is set for January 26, 2018. At this hearing, the Defendant requests that the Court set aside the default on the ground that it was entered due to the neglect of its attorney. CCP section 4...

Excerpt: ...CUSSION: This case arises from the Plaintiff's claim that the Defendants breached an agreement to provide immigration services to the Plaintiff when the Defendants failed to prepare immigration petitions. The Plaintiff also claims that the Defendants breached an agreement to transfer 51% interest in the Defendants' LLC to the Plaintiff because after the Plaintiff paid $218,000, the Defendants did not transfer the interest. On April 27, 2017, the ...

Excerpt: ...vailing party on the Cross-Complaint DISCUSSION: <00490056000f0003002f00 004b0048005600030044>nd Matthew Hughes, filed a Complaint to allege that the Defendant had breached a lease agreement by failing to pay amounts due and by making false statements that he had made repairs in order to deduct the amounts of repairs from his rent. In addition, the Plaintiffs claimed that when the Defendant vacated the premises, the Defendant converted the person...

Excerpt: ... agreement with the Plaintiff, but that the agreement should be reformed because it does not reflect the intent of the parties. This hearing concerns the motion of the Defendant, Jose Torres, to set aside the default entered against him on March 7, 2017. CCP section 473(b) permits the Court to set aside a default entered through the mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect of a party or the mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or neglect...

Excerpt: ... Preliminary Injunction, Summary Judgment, Default Judgment, Entry of Evidence and Documents, Dismissal of Demurrer, and Amendment of Record DISCUSSION: This case arises from the Plaintiffs' claim that when he went to the Defendant's store to obtain asthma medication and ice cream, the manager engaged in a hate crime by making offensive comments about the Plaintiff based on his religion, Judaism, and by threatening to “put him in the ground”....

Excerpt: ... and against the Defendant, 3PL Global LLC, in the amount of $43,684.52. This hearing concerns the Plaintiffs' motion to amend the judgment to change the name of the judgment debtor to indicate it is a corporation. CCP section 187 grants the Court the power to use all means to carry its jurisdiction into effect. This includes the power to amend a judgment to add additional judgment debtors. McClellan v. Northridge Park Townhome Owners Association...

Excerpt: ...Harrell, and Roxanne Lamar-Reed, assaulted and battered the Plaintiff near the Plaintiff's apartment at the Sierra Monterey Apartments. In addition, the Plaintiffs claim that the apartment's owners, Defendants, Ronald Staebler and Jacqueline Staebler, and their managing agent, the Defendant, Aurelio Holguin, wrongfully evicted the Plaintiffs. This hearing concerns the Defendants' motion for terminating sanctions on the Plaintiff because the Plain...

Excerpt: ... responses to form interrogatories b) Order compelling Plaintiff to serve further responses to special interrogatories c) Order compelling Plaintiff to serve further responses to requests for production d) Order compelling Plaintiff to serve further responses to requests for admission e) Order imposing monetary sanctions on Plaintiff. CHRONOLOGY: <0003000300030030004400 00130014001a> <0003000300030024005300 001500130014001a0003>(untimely and unve...

Excerpt: ...claim for punitive damages against Defendants, Perry Liu, Pacific Aesthetic Institute, Inc., Alfonso Barragan, Bertha Gonzalez, Bertha A. Gonzalez, D.O., Inc., and Young Tran DISCUSSION: This case arises from the Plaintiff's claim that the Defendants induced the Plaintiff to undergo prophylactic mastectomies by making false statements about her medical condition The Plaintiff claims that she suffered personal injuries as a result of the Defendant...

Excerpt: ...7> $25,000,000.00 in damages. CAUSES OF ACTION IN COMPLAINT: None RELIEF REQUESTED: 1. Defendant, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Demurrer to pleadings 2. Defendant, City of Alhambra Demurrer to pleadings DISCUSSION: This hearing concerns the demurrers of the Defendants, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the City of Alhambra. The Defendants argue that the Plaintiff did not plead any claim. A review of the Complaint reveals it la...