Excerpt: ...REPLY: Timely filed on October 21, 2019. RECOMMENDATION: The Court GRANT Defendants' motion to compel arbitration and stay this action. Background This legal malpractice action arises from allegations that Defendants Bond Sanchez-Gordon LLP, erroneously sued as Bond and Taylor, and Jacoby & Meyers Lawyers LLP, erroneously sued as Jacoby & Myers (collectively “Defendants”) committed legal malpractice in their legal representation of Plaintiffs...

Excerpt: ...requested letter rogatory. Counsel for Plaintiff to give notice. Background This slander case arises from allegations that Defendant Joseph Raymond Francis (“Francis”) made false defamatory statements that Plaintiff Stephen A. Wynn (“Wynn”) had threatened to kill Francis, hit him in the back of the head with a shovel, and bury him in the desert. In the complaint, filed on June 1, 2010, Wynn alleges two causes of action for slander. On Aug...

Excerpt: ...N: Timely filed on October 9, 2019. REPLY: None filed as of October 21, 2019.) TENTATIVE: The Court continues Defendants' summary judgment motion to November 26, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. for the reasons set forth below. Defendant to give notice. Background This employment action arises from allegations that Defendants Stater Bros. Markets (“Stater Bros.”) and Alicia Campos (“Campos”) (collectively “Defendants”) discriminated against Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...PPOSITION: October 9, 2019 --Untimely filed, but the Court granted an ex parte on October 17, 2019 relieving counsel of this mistake. REPLY: October 15, 2019--Timely filed. TENTATIVE: The Court GRANTS APD's motion, but DENIES the parties' competing requests for monetary sanctions. Background This is a breach of contract case concerning a general business and consulting services agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) between Plaintiff American...

Excerpt: ...oval of Representative Action Settlement OPPOSITION: No Opposition REPLY: No Reply TENTATIVE: The motion for approval of representative action settlement is denied without prejudice. Background On September 18, 2018, Plaintiff Ryan Walters, an individual, on behalf of the State of California, as private attorney general (“Plaintiff”), filed a representative action against Defendants U.S. Concepts, LLC and MKTG, Inc. (collectively “Defendant...

Excerpt: ... Complaint is SUSTAINED with 20 days leave to amend. The motion to strike is therefore moot. Counsel for the Defendants to give notice. BACKGROUND On December 13, 2018, Theresa Veronica Natty (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action against Howard Fisher; David K. Dorenfeld; Stacey Dorenfeld; Katii Remele (erroneously sued as Katti Remele); Michael D. Margolin; Dorenfeld Law, LLC, and Dorenfeld Law Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) by filing a...

Excerpt: ...LY: Filed October 9, 2019 TENTATIVE: The motion to compel to responses is GRANTED. Plaintiff is ordered to serve responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Demand for Production and Inspection Demands within 20 days. The motion for monetary sanctions is DENIED. Counsel for the moving party to provide notice. BACKGROUND On October 24, 2018, Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action against Vega Textile, Inc. (“Defendan...

Excerpt: ... 15, 2019 (late) REPLY: N/a TENTATIVE: The motion to compel and the request for monetary sanctions are DENIED. Counsel for the moving party to provide notice. BACKGROUND On October 24, 2018, Hoang Nguyen (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action against Water Planet, Inc., Polycera, Inc., Simon Marshall, Tom Flynn, and Does 1-50 (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that on November 11, 2015, he was offered and accepted a full-time po...

Excerpt: ...idence St. John's Health Clinic, Providence St John's Hospital, Providence St John's Health Center and St John's Providence Health Systems) OPPOSING PARTY: Plaintiff Katy M. Setoodeh MOTION: Filed September 17, 2019 OPPOSITION: Filed October 3, 2019 REPLY: Filed October 9, 2019 TENTATIVE: The demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED. Counsel for the demurring parties to give notice. BACKGROUND On May 2, 2019, Katy M. Setoodeh (“Plai...

Excerpt: ...2005300 00030052004900030032[ctober 8, 2019 <0003000300030003000300 030003003100120044[ <0003000300270048004900 0052005200510003002b[o Kim's unopposed motion for summary adjudication is GRANTED. Counsel for the moving party to give notice. BACKGROUND This action arises from Defendant The Joong-Ang Daily News California Inc. (dba JMNet USA, Joongang Media Network USA, Korea Daily, Korea Daily Inc. ("Korea Daily"))'s publication of an a...

Excerpt: ...[ <0050004500480055000300 [ <0003003200460057005200 00130014001c[ <0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003[<0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003[ <0048005500030057005200 00560057000300460044[use of action for breach of contract is OVERRULED. Counsel for the demurring party to give notice. <0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003[<0003000300030003000300 00030003000300030003[ BACKGROUND Plaintiff Reynaldo Spalding (“Spalding”) al...

Excerpt: ...0300030003000300 030003003100120044[ <0003000300030037004b00 00030049005200550003[judgment on the pleadings is DENIED. Counsel for the moving party to give notice. BACKGROUND This action arises from Defendants JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase,” erroneously sued as JPMorgan Chase Bank); Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (“SPS”) and Quality Loan Service Corp. (“Quality Loan”)'s alleged wrongful foreclosure and sale of certain real prope...

Excerpt: ...SUSTAINS the demurrer to the second and third cause of action with twenty days leave to amend. Defendant's counsel to give notice. Background This action case arises in connection to a series of written agreements between Plaintiff and Defendant concerning the exchange of money for cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Etherium (SAC at ¶¶ 14-22.). Plaintiff alleges that starting on December 14, 2017, Plaintiff paid Defendant certain sums of cas...