Excerpt: ...TATIVE: MPI's petition is denied. Respondents are to give notice. Background This is an action for breach of contract arising out of agreements to produce films between Plaintiff, Tanis International, Inc. (“Tanis”) and Defendant, Millennium Pictures, Inc. (“MPI”) Plaintiff's Complaint alleges that MPI engaged Plaintiff to provide Neil Marshall's (“Marshall”) services to produce the motion picture Hellboy. Thereafter, disputes arose a...

Excerpt: ...is claims against C. Gray. This action is ordered stayed pending completion of arbitration. C. Gray is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff' purchase of a 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (“Subject Vehicle”) from Defendant, Motorcars West, LLC dba The Auto Gallery (“Dealer”). The Complaint alleges that on March 1, 2018, Plaintiff entered into a Delivery Position Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Defendant, Cha...

Excerpt: ...firms the ruling prohibiting applying Penal Code section 496(c) to fraud claims. Lew is to give notice. Background This action arises out of an alleged conspiracy by Defendants to defraud investors in connection with an investment visa program under the United States Government's EB-5 investment visa program. Plaintiffs Zhao Hui Shi (“Shi”) and Jun Lu (“Lu”) seek to bring a class action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situate...

Excerpt: ...mence within 45 days of this date and may take place by videoconference. Defendant is ordered to produce documents responsive to Plaintiff's PMK Notice at the time of deposition. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Gerardo Gomez's (“Plaintiff”) purchase of a 2015 Chevy Cruze (the “Vehicle”) manufactured by defendant, General Motors, LLC (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that the ...

Excerpt: ...45 days of this date and may take place by videoconference. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is granted in the amount of $1,000. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is an action for misappropriation of trade secrets arising in connection with Defendant, Danielle Dean Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”) and Stephany Benitez's (“Benitez”) creating of Defendant, Workforce, LLC. (“Workforce”) Plaintiff, ASAP Staffing, LLC (“Plaintiff”) al...

Excerpt: ...action. The demurrer is otherwise overruled. Plaintiff is granted 30 days leave to amend. BofA is to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with Plaintiff, Atia Group, LLC's (“Plaintiff”) account with Defendant, Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) Plaintiff alleges that it was a customer with BofA prior to September 16, 2016, when it was notified that its account (the “Account”) was being closed and that the funds within ...

Excerpt: ...LY: April 22, 2021 TENTATIVE : Plaintiff's motion is moot. The Casado Law Firm is to give notice. Background This action arises out of an alleged fraudulent scheme to defraud insurance companies. Plaintiffs the People of the State of California ex rel., Allstate Insurance Company; Allstate Indemnity Company; Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company; Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Company...

Excerpt: ...1 TENTATIVE: Defendants' motion is denied as to the fifth cause of action and is otherwise granted. Defendants are to give notice. Background This case arises out of allegations that Defendants, Las Vegas Restaurant, LLC (“LVR”) and Forum Restaurant Venture (“Venture”) wrongfully refused to provide Plaintiff, TGC Restaurants Limited, LP (“TVG”), statements of account and other financial records for their joint venture restaurant named...

Excerpt: ...le the proposed FAC within 10 days of this date. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Kevin Ramirez's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant, Arbib Construction, Inc. (“Arbib Construction”) Plaintiff also brings this action against Defendant, Kevin Arbib (“Arbib”) and alleges that he is a manager and/or supervisor at Arbib Construction. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff was hired by Arbib C...

Excerpt: ...rney fees and costs in the amount of $72,120.17. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Jose Adrian Franco Medina (“Plaintiff”)'s purchase of a 2013 Kia Optima (the “Vehicle”), manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant, Kia Motors America, Inc. (“Kia America”). Plaintiff alleges that he received an express written warranty in connection with purchase of the Vehicle, which provid...

Excerpt: ...ffs are granted 30 days leave to amend. Olivieri to give notice. MOTION: Defendant Cooper's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint, Defendant Cooper's Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint MOVING PARTY: Defendant, Dennis Cooper OPPOSING PARTIES: Plaintiffs, Edil Vazquez and Steve Congalton OPPOSITION: April 16, 2021 REPLY: April 21, 2021 TENTATIVE: Cooper's demurrer is overruled. Cooper's motion to strike is granted as to the pray...

Excerpt: ... 22, 2021 REPLY: No opposition filed. TENTATIVE: DGA's Petition is granted. The Award is confirmed. DGA is to give notice. Background This is a Petition for Confirmation of Arbitration Award for the arbitration between Petitioner, Directors Guide of America, Inc. (“DGA”) and Respondents, Cinema One SPV2 Limited and Cinema One Limited. According to DGA's petition, the underlying arbitration involved a collective bargaining agreement known as t...

Excerpt: ...r sanctions is denied. Defendant is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Fariba Rahnama's (“Plaintiff”) purchase or lease of a 2018 Alpha Romero Giulia (the “Vehicle”), manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant, FCA US, LLC. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that she received an express written warranty in connection with purchase of the Vehicle, which provided that Defendant undertook to p...

Excerpt: ..., 2021 must be filed withing ten days of this hearing. RJ Fire is to give notice. MOTION: Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer OPPOSITION: April 14, 2021 REPLY: April 20, 2021 TENTATIVE: RJ Fire is ordered to file a revised Amended Answer within 10 days of this date without any affirmative defenses not stated in the motion. RJ Fire is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Isaac Toveg's (“Plaintiff”) purchase on th...

Excerpt: ... is granted 30 days leave to amend. John is to give notice. Background This is a family dispute arising in connection with real property located at 336 Flintridge Oaks Drive, La Canada-Flintridge, California, 91011. (the “Property”). Plaintiff, Lucia Early (“Lucia”) [1] allege that she is the sister of Defendant, John D. Early (“John”) and that both, in addition to Elizabeth V. Early (“Elizabeth”) were the surviving children of Ma...

Excerpt: ... is granted. Plaintiff is to file the proposed TAC within 10 days. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises out of real estate development projects in Los Angeles, California concerning properties with assessor parcel numbers 4419‐015‐196, 4419‐015‐907, 4419‐015‐026, 4419‐015‐022 and 4378‐002‐032. (the “Parcels”) Plaintiff, Steven Powers, as trustee under Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for R.E.I. 40...

Excerpt: ...s denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises out of the incarceration of Plaintiff, Korey Wynne. (“Plaintiff”) Plaintiff is an incompetent adult and brings this action through his guardian ad litem, Collette Wynne. Plaintiff alleges that he attempted to commit suicide on August 10, 2016 by hanging himself from a bed sheet in a jail cell located within the Metropolitan Detention Center of the Los Angeles Police Departme...

Excerpt: ...Trustees of the 2009 Michael Manoocher Sabar and Parivash Sabar Revocable Trust Dated 5/18/2009 TRIAL DATE: September 28, 2021 PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Defendant's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint OPPOSITION: April 13, 2021 REPLY: April 19, 2021 TENTATIVE: JR Services' demurrer to the FAC is overruled. Plaintiffs are to give notice. MOTION: Cross-Complainant's Demurrer to the Answer to First Amended Cross Complaint; Cross-Complainants'...

Excerpt: ...audia Powers, an individual TRIAL DATE: None PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Defendant's Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint OPPOSITION: April 12, 2021 REPLY: April 16, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendants' motion is denied. Plaintiffs are to give notice. Background This is an elder abuse action arising out of Plaintiff, Luther Powers' (“Mr. Powers”) residency at Defendant, Driftwood Healthcare & Wellness Center, LLC, dba Driftwood Healthcare Center's ...

Excerpt: ...aka Matthew Liu OPPOSITION: April 14, 2021 REPLY: April 19, 2021 PROOF OF SERVICE: OK TENTATIVE: Lavitex's motion is granted in part as set forth below. The requests for sanctions are denied. Moving party to give notice. MOTION: Motion for Protective Order MOVING PARTY: Cross-Defendant Bin Lun Liu aka Franco Liu OPPOSING PARTIES: Defendant and Cross-Complainant, Lavitex, Inc., Defendants Arte Milano Textile, Inc., Omid Lavi OPPOSITION: April 14, ...

Excerpt: ...L DATE: None PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint OPPOSITION: April 12, 2021 REPLY: April 16, 2021 TENTATIVE Plaintiffs' motion is denied. Plaintiffs are to give notice. Background This action arises out of a collision between multiple motor vehicles on December 31, 2016 in Los Angeles, California (“Incident”). Plaintiffs, Alan Alexander Irigoyen, by and through his guardian ad litem Rosan...

Excerpt: ...tion is with respect to requests to produce is granted, as limited above., as to requests 10, 11, 16-17, 37-39, 24,-26 and otherwise denied. Defendant is to serve verified, supplemental responses and produce responsive documents within 30 days. Plaintiff is to give notice. MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One OPPOSITION: April 9, 2021 REPLY: April 15, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is deni...

Excerpt: ...pril 15, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendant's demurrer is sustained. Having sustained Defendant's demurrer, Defendant's motion to strike is moot. Plaintiffs are granted 30 days leave to amend. Defendant is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Juan Ocampo's (“Ocampo”) purchase of a 2013 Kia Sorento (the “Vehicle”), manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant, Kia Motors America, Inc. (“Defendant”). Pl...

Excerpt: ...ce. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Darnisha Reddic's (“Plaintiff”) purchase of a 2017 Jeep Renegade (the “Vehicle”) manufactured by Defendant, FCA US, LLC. (“Defendant”) According to the Complaint, Plaintiff received an express warranty with purchase of the Vehicle by which Plaintiff would be able to deliver the Vehicle to Defendant for repair during the warranty period if it developed any defects in u...

Excerpt: ...s' motion is denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff' purchase of a 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (“Subject Vehicle”) from Defendant, Motorcars West, LLC dba The Auto Gallery (“Dealer”). The Complaint alleges that on March 1, 2018, Plaintiff entered into a Delivery Position Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Defendant, Charles Eric Gray (“Gray”) for the purchase of the Subject Vehicle f...

Excerpt: ...EPLY: April 14, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is granted as to requests 9, 13, 25, 96-97, 99 and 101. The motion is otherwise denied. YMCA is ordered to provide verified, supplemental responses, produce a privilege log, and produce responsive documents within 30 days. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Eleanor Ybarra's (“Plaintiff”) employment at Defen...

Excerpt: ... the final judgment in this case. Petition. Chandler is to give notice. Chandler is to give notice. Background This action arises out of real estate investment agreements between Plaintiff, Todd Pratt (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant, Dan MCF Chandler, Jr. (“Chandler”) Plaintiff alleges that on April 30, 2009, he and Chandler formed Defendant, Chandler Pratt Partners, LLC (“CPP”) for the purpose of investing and developing real estate and ...

Excerpt: ...tiff is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Steve Simons Jr.'s (“Plaintiff”) purchase of a 2018 Ford F-150 vehicle (“Vehicle”) from non-party Galpin Motors, Inc. and manufactured by Defendant, Ford Motors Company (“FMC”). Plaintiff alleges that in connection with purchase of the Vehicle from FMC on or about March 27, 2019, Plaintiff received an express warranty from FMC. Subsequently, Plaint...

Excerpt: ...REPLY: April 12, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendant's demurrer to the fourth cause of action in the TAC is sustained without leave to amend. Having sustained the demurrer, the motion to strike is moot. Defendant is to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action which arises in connection with a 2013 Nissan Sentra (the “Subject Vehicle”) that Sergio L. Cazares and Jose de Jesus Cazares (“Plaintiffs”) allegedly purchased on October 20, 2013. ...

Excerpt: ...30, 1976, as amended, and The Robert and Betty Lee 1977 Trust established October 6, 1977 TRIAL DATE: None PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Defendants' Demurrer to the Complaint OPPOSITION: April 6, 2021 REPLY: April 12, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendants' demurrer is sustained. Plaintiff is granted 30 days leave to amend. Defendants are to give notice. Background This is a legal malpractice action. Defendant, Oldman, Cooley, Sallus, Birnberg, Coleman & Gold...

Excerpt: ...ut of Plaintiff, Sose Frankyan's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant, City of Los Angeles. (“Defendant”) Plaintiff alleges that she was employed in the Los Angeles Police Department from March 23, 2015 to May 6, 2015, at which time she was pressured to resign in lieu of termination by her superiors based on false allegations about her character and work performance. After Plaintiff's resignation, she was allegedly subject to negative ...

Excerpt: ...nstant action is ordered stayed pending completion of the Reliant Appeal or further order of the court . The court sets a status conference re the status of the appeal for December 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in this department. LKP is to give notice. Background This is an action for professional negligence arising out of Sean Michaels' (“Michaels”) retention of Defendant, LKP Global Law. (“LKP”) Michaels alleges that he executed a retainer agr...

Excerpt: ...tion filed. TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is granted. Bakti is to serve verified, supplemental responses and to produce responsive documents within 30 days. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is an action for breach of contract arising out of Plaintiff, Daho International, Inc., doing business as Filofil's (“Plaintiff”) contract with Defendant Nicole Bakti, Inc. (“Bakti”) for the purchase of fabric. According to the Complaint, t...

Excerpt: ... April 1, 2021 REPLY: April 8, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendant's demurrer is overruled. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is a Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) action arising out of Plaintiff, Eric Trepp's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant, Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. (“Defendant”) Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of himself and on behalf of all other aggrieved employees of Defendant. Plaintiff alleges that he...

Excerpt: ... Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Sarah Emily Likes' (“Plaintiff”) purchase of a 2016 Land Rover LR 4. (the “Vehicle”) The Vehicle was purchased from Defendant, Jones BH Acquisition, LLC dba Audi Beverly Hills (“ABH”) and manufactured by Defendant Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. (“Jaguar”) According to the Complaint, Plaintiff received express written warranties in connection with her purchase ...

Excerpt: ... Second Amended Cross-Complaint OPPOSITION: April 1, 2021 REPLY: April 7, 2021 TENTATIVE: Cross-Complainants' motion is denied. Plaintiffs are to give notice. Background This action arises out of a Strategic Alliance Agreement (“Agreement”) between Plaintiff, Genesis Media, LLC (“Genesis”) and Defendant, Ownzones Media Network, Inc. (“Ownzones”). Plaintiff's Complaint alleges that Genesis and Ownzones entered into the Agreement to for...

Excerpt: ... April 1, 2021 TENTATIVE: Lombardi LLC's motion is granted and the court finds the settlement was entered into in good faith, which bars any other joint tortfeasor or co-obligor from any further claims against Lombardi LLC for equitable comparative contribution, or partial or comparative indemnity, based on comparative negligence or comparative fault.” (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 877.6, subd. (c).) . Lombardi LLC is to give notice. Background This...

Excerpt: ...il 5, 2021 TENTATIVE: Park's motion to quash subpoena to American Honda Finance Corporation is moot. Plaintiffs' request for sanctions is denied. Plaintiffs are to give notice. MOTION: Defendant's Motion to Quash Subpoena to Bank of Hope OPPOSITION: March 19, 2021 REPLY: April 5, 2021 TENTATIVE: Park's motion to quash subpoena to Bank of Hope is denied. Plaintiffs' request for sanctions is denied. Plaintiffs are to give notice. MOTION: Defendant'...

Excerpt: ...s moot as to interrogatory 16.6, 16.10 and 20.2. Ms. Vazquez' motion is granted as to interrogatories 2.6 and 15.1, and otherwise denied. Ms. Vazquez's request for sanctions is denied. Jonas is to serve verified, supplemental responses to interrogatories 2.6 and 15.1 within 30 days. Ms. Vazquez is to give notice. Background This action arises out of an automobile collision which took place on May 15, 2018 on the northbound state route 55 in the C...

Excerpt: ...h 26, 2021 REPLY: April 2, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is granted. YMCA is to provide verified, supplemental responses within 30 days. Plaintiff's request for sanction is denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One OPPOSITION: March 24, 2021 REPLY: March 30, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is denied as to interrogatories 35-38 and 42. The motion is other...

Excerpt: ...is granted. Plaintiff is to file and serve the proposed FAC within ten days. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is a breach of contract action arising out of a contract between Defendant, David I. Rainer (“Defendant”) and Plaintiff, PacWest Bancorp. (“Plaintiff”) (the “Agreement”) Plaintiff alleges that it entered into a consulting agreement with Defendant on April 25, 2017 which named Defendant as a consultant to Plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ... filed. TENTATIVE: Carisk Partners and Concordia Behavioral Health's motion is granted. Carisk Partners and Concordia Health are to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Yukio Taira's (“Plaintiff”) employment with Defendant, Honeywell International, Inc. (“Honeywell”) Plaintiff alleges that he was hired by Honeywell on or about November 1, 2011 as its Marketing Manager for Turbo-by-Garrett, an after-market automobil...

Excerpt: ...st Clifford Opara, and Clifford Opara, individually TRIAL DATE: None PROOF OF SERVICE: OK MOTION: Defendant's Petition to Compel Arbitration OPPOSITION: March 23, 2021 REPLY: March 29, 2021 TENTATIVE: Defendants' petition is denied. Plaintiffs are to give notice. Background This is an elder abuse action arising out of Plaintiff, Dorothy Chikwem (“Ms. Chikwem”) who is deceased and brings the first through third causes of action by and through ...

Excerpt: ... moot as to form interrogatory 17.1 pertaining to requests 1, 8-11, 127-129, 130 and 135. The motion is granted with respect to form interrogatory 17.1 pertaining to requests 100- 102, 103-126, 132-133, 134, 136-137 and otherwise denied. Both parties requests for sanctions are denied. Lavitex is to give notice. Background This action arises out of business transactions between Plaintiff, Formosa Fabric, Inc. (“Formosa”), and Defendants, Lavit...

Excerpt: ... is denied. Both parties' requests for sanctions are denied. TFI is to give notice. MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production, Set One OPPOSITION: February 22, 2021 REPLY: None as of April 1, 2021 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion is denied. Both parties' requests for sanctions are denied. TFI is to give notice. MOTION: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One OPPOSITION: ...

Excerpt: ...oldberg is quashed. Goldberg is to give notice. MOTION: Motion to Quash Service of Summons of Complaint MOVING PARTY: Defendant, Julie Ann Goldberg RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff, Curtis Morrison OPPOSITION: None as of March 30, 2021 REPLY: No opposition filed. TENTATIVE: Goldberg's motion to quash the April 29, 2020 service of summons on Goldberg is quashed. Goldberg is to give notice. MOTION: Motion to Quash Service of Summons of Complaint MOVING ...

Excerpt: ...iu, Tzu0an Liu aka Andrew Liu and Tzu Ching Liu aka Matthew Liu OPPOSITION: March 24, 2021 REPLY: None as of March 30, 2021 TENTATIVE: Lavitex and Lavi's motion is granted in part as set forth below. Both parties' request for sanctions are denied. Lavitex to give notice. MOTION: Defendants' Motion for Protective Order MOVING PARTIES: Defendants Omid Lavi and Arte Milano Textile, Inc. OPPOSING PARTIES: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Formosa Fabric, Inc...

Excerpt: ...st 1 and denied as to request 2. Mr. Rodriguez's request for sanctions is granted in the amount of $4,300. Mr. Rodriguez is to give notice. Background The following factual background is common to both motions before the court. This action arises from Defendant, Angel Garcia's (“Defendant”) employment with Plaintiff, C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. (“Plaintiff”) Plaintiff alleges that beginning in 2018, it began experiencing “mass defections”...

Excerpt: ...ed attorney fees of $98,456.95. Defendant is to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, David Frith-Smith (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant, Frank Cornell (“Cornell”)'s general partnership, California Investors I (“CII”) Plaintiff contends that he is a limited partner of the partnership and that Cornell is a general partner. Plaintiff contends that Cornell has breached his duties as a general partner by failing to wind-...

Excerpt: ...ENTATIVE: Plaintiffs' motion is granted. Defendants are to serve verified, supplemental responses within 30 days. Plaintiffs request for sanctions is granted in the amount of $2,800. Plaintiffs are to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with a Piper PA_32RT-300T aircraft (the “Aircraft”). Plaintiffs' Complaint alleges that in or about early 2020, Plaintiff, N428RA, LLC (“N428RA”) hired Defendant, Mather Aviation, LLC ...