Excerpt: ...: November 12, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff PacWest's Motion to compel Further Supplemental Responses to Plaintiff's Special Interrogatories, Set One, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion is GRANTED with respect to Interrogatories numbers 1 and 7; GRANTED IN PART as to Interrogatories numbers 3-4, 8, and 20-21; and DENIED as to Interrogatories 2 and 14-15. Background PacWest Bancorp commenced this suit against David I. Rainer on Decembe...

Excerpt: ...ummary judgment is DENIED. MOVING PARTY: Fitness International, LLC OPPOSING PARTY: Pico Rivera Capital, LLC, et al TRIAL DATE: November 1, 2022 PROOF OF SERVICE: OK PROCEEDING: Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, or Alternatively, Summary Adjudication. OPPOSITION: November 4, 2021. REPLY: November 12, 2021. TENTATIVE: Defendant's motion for summary judgment/adjudication should be DENIED. (CCP § 437c(c).) Background This landlord-tenant act...

Excerpt: ...dant's request for attorney's fees is denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with a contract between Plaintiff, 730 Kingsley LLC (“Plaintiff”) and the Housing Community Investment & Development of Los Angeles (“HCIDLA”) in connection with property located at 730 S. Kingsley Drive, Unit 118, Los Angeles, California. (the “Premises”) Defendant, Yaphet Legesse (“Legesse”) is a tenant at the P...

Excerpt: ...ated good cause for the production of documents requested in the instant motion. An in-camera hearing for the examination of City's requested records is scheduled for 11/29/21. City is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiffs, Edil Vazquez (“Vazquez”) and Steve Congalton's (“Congalton”) employment as police officers with Defendant, the City of Pomona. (“City”) Plaintiffs' Complaint also names as Defendants polic...

Excerpt: ... Marjorie Amaya and Amaya Tire Service, Inc. TRIAL DATE: None PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Plaintiff's Demurrer to Defendants' Answer OPPOSITION: November 8, 2021 REPLY: None as of November 15, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's demurrer is sustained as to the fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and twelfth affirmative defenses of each of the Amaya Defendants' answers. The Amaya Defendants are granted 30 days leave to amend. Plaintiff is to give notic...

Excerpt: ...e notice. Background This action arises in connection with property located at 1549 Lindacrest Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210. (the “Property”) Plaintiff, Adrian Comstock (“Plaintiff”) alleges that he obtained a loan (the “Original Loan”) from Athas Capital Group, Inc. (“Athas”) on July 3, 2018 secured by a deed of trust encumbering the Property. The Original Loan was assigned to Defendant, The Rama Fund, LLC (“Defendant...

Excerpt: ...ntiffs' Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One from NF Capital is granted. Defendant is ordered to serve full and complete responses within 30 days of this date. MOTION: Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One MOVING PARTIES: Plaintiffs, Willie Cailao and Susan Cailao OPPOSING PARTY: Defendant, Westside Capital GP, LLC OPPOSITION: November 2, 2021 REPLY: November 8, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaint...

Excerpt: ...NTATIVE: Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production, Set Two from NF Capital is granted. NF Capital is to serve verified responses and produce documents within 45 days. Plaintiffs are to give notice. MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two MOVING PARTIES: Plaintiffs, Willie Cailao and Susan Cailao OPPOSING PARTY: Defendant, Westside Capital GP, LLC OPPOSITION: October ...

Excerpt: ...led. TENTATIVE: Defendants' motion is granted. Plaintiff Araceli Rios is to serve verified responses without objection within 30 days of this date. Defendants' request for sanctions against Plaintiff Rios is granted in the amount of $410. Defendants are to give notice. Background This habitability action arises in connection with real property located at 335 E. 109th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90061 (the “Premises”) which is allegedly owned by D...

Excerpt: ...ovember 5, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is granted. Plaintiff is to file the proposed FAC within 10 days. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with a Subcontractor Agreement (the “Subcontract”) between Plaintiff, Charles Walter, dba Commerce Air Conditioning Company and Commerce Systems (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant, Sinanian Development, Inc. (“SDI”). Plaintiff alleges that it entered into the ...

Excerpt: ...s denied. Defendant is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Carmen Liza's (“Plaintiff”) employment with a Carl's Jr. Restaurant, “Unit 66”. Defendant, CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (“CKE”), Carl's Jr. Restaurants, LLC (“Carl's Jr.”) and Akash Management, LLC (“Akash”) allegedly own and operate chains of restaurants, including Carl's Jr restaurants. Further, Akash was allegedly an agent, joint employe...

Excerpt: ...Defendant's motion is denied as to the fourth and fifth causes of action and otherwise granted. Defendant is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with Plaintiff, Daniel Fernandez's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant, Nevell Group, Inc. (“Defendant”) Plaintiff alleges that he began working for Defendant as a Plasterer in 2019 and worked at a job site on April 20, 2020. On April 21, 2020, Plaintiff allegedly obse...

Excerpt: ... for sanctions are denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is a toxic tort action arising out of decent, Raul Guadalupe Benitez's (“decedent”) employment with Prudential Cleanroom Service (“Prudential”). Plaintiffs Carla Benitez and Margarita Benitez, individually and as successor-in-interest to decedent (“Plaintiffs”), bring this action against various doe defendants alleging that decedent's exposure to toxic chemicals d...

Excerpt: ...cross- complaint within 10 days. Defendant is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with the sale of real property located at 3943 Fredonia Drive, Los Angeles, California. (the “Property”) Plaintiff, Vadim Levotman (“Plaintiff”) alleges that Defendant, Alexander Tishelman (“Defendant”) failed to perform on an Option Agreement dated August 16, 2019 (the “Agreement”) by failing to put the Property on the market...

Excerpt: ...: November 22, 2022 PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Cross-Defendant's Demurrer to Cross-Complaint OPPOSITION: October 27, 2021 REPLY: November 2, 2021 TENTATIVE: TWE's demurrer is sustained as to the second, third, fourth, seventh and eighth causes of action. The demurrer is otherwise overruled. Cross- Complainants are granted 30 days leave to amend. TWE is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with property located at 11711 We...

Excerpt: ...ff's motion is denied. Jaguar is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising in connection with Plaintiff, Krysti L. Randall's (“Plaintiff”) purchase of a 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (the “Vehicle”) on August 4, 2019. Plaintiff alleges that express warranties accompanied the purchase of the Vehicle by which Defendant, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (“Jaguar”) undertook to preserve or matain the utility o...

Excerpt: ...tober 29, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendants' motion is granted as to the fourth, sixth and seventh causes of action against. Defendants are to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Astine Suleimanyan's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant, UTLA dba United Teachers of Los Angeles. (“UTLA”) Plaintiff also brings this action against Defendant, Brian McNamara (“McNamara”), who was allegedly the “Field and Organizing D...

Excerpt: ...OF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings OPPOSITION: October 21, 2021 REPLY: October 27, 2021 TENTATIVE: Moving Defendants' motion is granted as to the fourth cause of action and otherwise denied. Plaintiff is granted 30 days leave to amend. Moving Defendants are to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with property located at 11711 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90064. (the “P...

Excerpt: ...ant's request for attorney's fees is denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with a contract between Plaintiff, 730 Kingsley LLC (“Plaintiff”) and the Housing Community Investment & Development of Los Angeles (“HCIDLA”) in connection with property located at 730 S. Kingsley Drive, Unit 118, Los Angeles, California. (the “Premises”) Defendant, Yaphet Legesse (“Legesse”) is a tenant at the Pr...

Excerpt: ...ogatories, Set One; Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One; Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production, Set One OPPOSITION: October 20, 2021 REPLY: October 26, 2021 TENTATIVE: Doe 4's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admission, Set One, Genuineness of Documents is granted. Doe's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admission, Set One is granted. Doe's Motion to Com...

Excerpt: ...26-29. The motion is otherwise denied. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is denied. Defendant is to serve verified, supplemental responses within 30 days of this date. Plaintiff is to give notice. MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set Two, 15.1 – Neglect OPPOSITION: October 20, 2021 REPLY: October 26, 2021 TENTATIVE : Plaintiff's motion is moot. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is denied. Defendant...

Excerpt: ...nts' demurrer is sustained. Plaintiff is granted 30 days leave to amend. Defendants are to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with property located at 4111 Lafayette Place, Culver City, California. (the “Property”) Plaintiff, Belinda Corpuz (“Plaintiff”) alleges that she resided in and owned the Property at all times relevant to this action. On February 27, 2007, Plaintiff obtained a mortgage loan on the Property in ...

Excerpt: ...TION: October 19, 2021 REPLY: October 25, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendants' motion is continued to January 26, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. in order for the parties to engage in a meaningful meet and confer. MOTION: Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Admission, Set Two MOVING PARTIES: Plaintiffs, Willie Cailao and Susan Cailao OPPOSING PARTY: Defendant, NF Capital Finance, LP OPPOSITION: October 19, 2021 REPLY: October 25, 2021 TENTATIVE: Pla...

Excerpt: ...o give notice. Background This is a class action Complaint brought by Plaintiff, Antonio Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) against Defendant, Target Precision, Inc. (“Defendant”) on behalf of himself and the class of other “similarly situated current and former employees” (the “Class”) pursuant to Labor Code sections 201-204, 226, 226.7, 227.3, 510, 512, 1194 and Business and Professions Code section 17200. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant fa...

Excerpt: ...omplaint; Defendants' Motion to Strike Portions of the Second Amended Complaint OPPOSITION: None as of October 25, 2021 REPLY: No opposition filed. TENTATIVE: The Vernazza Defendants' demurrer is overruled. The Vernazza Defendants' motion is denied. The Vernazza Defendants are to give notice. Background This action arises out of agreements between Plaintiff, David Settani and Defendants, William Kevin Morris (“Mr. Morris”), Alvaro Jose Mejia ...