Excerpt: ...d. Defendant is ordered to provide verified responses, without objection, to Special Interrogatories, Set Six, Nos. 180-181, 189-195, 197-198, and 201-203 within 30 days of this date. Defendant is ordered to pay Plaintiff $76.93 in sanctions. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is an elder abuse action arising out of alleged abuse committed against Daniel B. Udall (“Mr. Udall”). Plaintiff, Carolyn Pateman, a self-represented litigant...

Excerpt: ...ments OPPOSITION: March 7, 2022 REPLY: March 8, 2022 TENTATIVE : Plaintiff's motion is denied. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is also denied. Plaintiff to give notice. Background This is an elder abuse action arising out of Plaintiff, Antonio Guerrero's (“decedent”) residency at Defendant, Bakersfield Healthcare and Wellness Centre, LLC. (“Facility”) Decedent brings this action through his successor in interest, Carlos Guerrero. (“Mr...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is granted. Plaintiff to give notice. Counsel should be prepared to discuss the proposed terms of the injunction to be issued. Background This case involves alleged gang activity at the property located at 4509 Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90062 (“property”). Defendant Freddie Jackson owns the property and allegedly lives there with his son, Defendant Tamajon Jackson. Plaintiffs, the People of the Sta...

Excerpt: ...ection 1281.4, this action is stayed pending the completion of arbitration or further order of the court. The court sets an OSC re status of commencement of the arbitration for April 18, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Defendant's motion to seal is granted. Background Jane Doe (“Plaintiff”) is purportedly a well‐known swimsuit model, who entered into an agreement with Unruly Agency LLC (“Defendant”) on or around August of 2020, in order to enhance h...

Excerpt: ...iscovery of Peace Officer Personnel Records (Pitchess Motion) is granted in part. The custodian of records of the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department is directed to bring to court, all records identified in Plaintiff's Notice of Motion except that, under Category 4, the custodian of records shall not produce any records of proposed or imposed disciplinary action against defendant Ashraf Hanna that arises out of complaints or rep...

Excerpt: ... Demurrer to Plaintiff's first, fourth, and fifth causes of action is SUSTAINED. Plaintiff is granted 30 days leave to amend. Defendant is to give notice. Background This action arises from the denial of a life insurance policy purchased by Arman Mekikian (“Decedent”). Ayda Mekikian and Michelle Mekikian (“Plaintiffs”) are the daughters of Decedent. Prior to Decedent's death, Decedent purchased a life insurance policy (“Policy”) from ...

Excerpt: ...TENTATIVE: Defendant is ordered to serve supplemental responses 13 and 15 and to produce any responsive documents within 15 days of this date. Plaintiff's motion is otherwise denied. Defendant's counsel is ordered to pay sanctions in the amount of $1,000. Background Plaintiff Antoinette Alvarez (hereinafter, “Plaintiff") filed her Complaint on October 20, 2016, alleging 12 causes of action, the primary basis of which arises under the provisions...

Excerpt: ...intiff's motion for reconsideration is DENIED. Defendants are to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff, Valerie Haney (“Plaintiff”)'s former tenure as a member of the Church of Scientology International (“CSI”). Plaintiff also brings this action against Religious Technology Center (“RTC”) and David Miscavige (“Miscavige”), who is alleged to be the “Chairman of the Board” and leader of “The Church of Sci...

Excerpt: ...eph Amirian's demurrer is sustained as to each cause of action raised in the Complaint. Plaintiffs are granted 30 days leave to amend. Movant to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with Defendant, Joseph W. Amirian's (“Joseph Amirian”) alleged “financial crimes and other wrongdoings” against Plaintiffs through his physical therapy practice, Joseph Amirian Physical Therapy (“JA Therapy”) and JA Services, Inc. (“J...

Excerpt: ...monetary sanctions against Direct Models and its counsel OPPOSITION: March 1, 2022 REPLY: March 7, 2022 TENTATIVE: Doe's motion is granted in part. Direct Models is to serve verified, supplemental responses and produce documents in compliance with the court's November 8, 2021 order within 10 days of this date. Doe's request for monetary sanctions is granted in the amount of $1,661.65 against Direct Models' counsel only. All other relief, i.e., te...

Excerpt: ... dba McDonald's Store No. 10920's Motion to Bifurcate is GRANTED. Defendant to give notice. Background This action arises out of Plaintiff Daniel Sanchez's former employment with Defendant R&B Sanchez dba McDonald's Store No. 10920 (“R&B”). Plaintiff alleges that he was employed with Defendant from approximately 1994 to 2006 and again from 2010 through his alleged wrongful termination on or about January 31, 2018. Plaintiff alleges that durin...

Excerpt: ...l Credit Union's Records is granted. Background This action arises in connection with Plaintiffs, Jeremy Rosenberg and Joanna Cohen's (“Plaintiffs”) landlord-tenant relationship with Defendants, Autumn Lorenz (“Lorenz”), Nina Plotner (“Plotner”), Bob Herrera (“Herrera”), and Pres.Now, Inc. dba Professional Real Estate Services (“Pres.Now”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs filed their operative Second Amended Compla...

Excerpt: ... to give notice. Background Discussion I. Legal Standard Actions in which the amount in controversy is $25,000 or less are classified as limited jurisdiction cases. (Code Civ. Proc. § 86, subd. (a)(1).) California Code of Civil Procedure section 403.040 provides, in relevant part: “(a) The defendant . . . may file a motion for reclassification within the time allowed for that party to respond to the initial pleading. . . . The court shall gran...

Excerpt: ...________. Moving Defendant to give notice. Background This action arises out of Defendants' unfair business practices relating to home improvements. Plaintiff Jose Vilchis alleges that, in or around August 2017, he was approached by a representative, who was acting within the scope of his employment with Defendants Aleman Electric/Eco Solar Plus LLC (“Eco Solar”) and Max and Son, Inc. (“M&S”) (collectively “Contractor”) and as a solic...

Excerpt: ...he total amount of $31,815 in attorney fees. As Defendant did not contest the costs, the court awards the amount requested of s $3,260.86. Plaintiff to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action which arises from Defendant FCA US LLC's (“Defendant”) alleged breach of warranties by failing to repair Plaintiff, Krista M. Lesa's (“Plaintiff”) 2011 Jeep Patriot (“Vehicle”) when it began exhibiting defects. Plaintiff and Defendant ...

Excerpt: ...h 1, 2022. TENTATIVE: Defendant's motion to strike is GRANTED with 30 days leave to amend. Moving party is ordered to give notice. Background This is a breach of warranty of habitability action arising out of Plaintiff Elias Jimenez's (“Plaintiff”) tenancy at the residential rental property located at 3317 Hamilton Way, Los Angeles, California 90026 (“Premises”) from on or about September 1, 2003 to on or about June 1, 2021. On November 1...

Excerpt: ...ses out of a watercraft versus watercraft collision which occurred on May 25, 2015 near Big Bend State Park in Laughlin, Arizona. In connection with this collision, Plaintiffs, Michael Thabet , Kathy Thabet and Georget Thabet as successors in interest to Magdy Thabet (“Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (“YMUS”), Yamaha Motor Company, LTD (“YMLTD”), Watercraft Adventures Rentals, LLC (“Watercraft...

Excerpt: ...s to both causes of action separately are DENIED. Summary adjudication as to the first cause of action for violation of the express warranty pursuant Song- Beverly Consumer Warranty Act is GRANTED. Summary adjudication as to the second cause of action for breach of the implied warranty of merchantability is DENIED. Moving party to give notice. Background This is a lemon law action arising out of Plaintiff, Steve Simons Jr.'s (“Plaintiff”) pur...

Excerpt: ...nd. Newell is to give notice. Background This is a legal malpractice action brought by Plaintiff Carl Gordon (“Plaintiff”) against his former attorney Defendant Felton Thomas Newell Jr. (“Newell”) and his law firm, The Newell Law Firm (“Newell Firm”). Plaintiff is self-represented in this action. On November 21, 2019, Plaintiff filed his complaint against Newell, Newell Firm, and Does 1 to 10 for: (1) legal malpractice; (2) elder abus...

Excerpt: ...way Electric, LLC, Tamarelo, Inc., and Kevin C. Fail (collectively “Defendants”). On May 17, 2018, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserting eight causes of action against Defendants relating to Plaintiff's employment with them and the wrongful termination by Defendants. On June 15, 2018, Defendants filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiff. On September 12, 2018, Defendants filed the First Amended Cross-Complaint (“...

Excerpt: ...o Reply was received by 1:15 p.m. on March 4, 2022 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's Motion to Enforce Settlement and Enter Judgment is DENIED. Background This action arises out of Plaintiffs, Juan Barragan (“Barragan”) and Fernando Cardona's (“Cardona”) (“Plaintiffs”) employment with Defendant, Airgas USA, LLC. (“Airgas”) Plaintiff alleges that they were supervised by defendants, Ronald Rydzewski (“Rydzewski”), Sulma Garcia (“Garcia�...

Excerpt: ...laintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One, Nos. 25-26 OPPOSITION: Filed February 22, 2022 REPLY: Filed February 28, 2022 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses is GRANTED IN PART. Defendant is to serve a further response to SROG No. 26 within 30 days. All other requested relief is denied. Plaintiff is to give notice. Background This is an elder abuse action arising out of Luther Davis Pow...

Excerpt: ...2022, at 10:00 a.m. The final status conference is continued to October 11, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. in this department. All deadlines based on the initial trial date shall be based on the new trial date. Moving party to give notice. Background Plaintiff Jaia Tyler Wilson (“Plaintiff”) is a former tenant of Bunker Hill Towers. This matter arises out of a construction and renovation project at Bunker Hill Towers, which Plaintiff alleges caused her i...

Excerpt: ...February 25, 2022 TENTATIVE: The motion for summary judgment is DENIED. LAUSD to give notice. BACKGROUND This is a case arising from Plaintiff Jane VS Doe's (“Plaintiff”) allegations that her high school wrestling coach sexually abused, harassed, and molested her. On March 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendants Los Angeles Unified School District, Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley, Terry Terrell Gillard (the gym coa...

Excerpt: ...s-Complaint is denied. Moving party to give notice. Background This action arises in connection with property located at 4628 Kingswell Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90027 (the “Property”). Plaintiffs, Anait Akopyan and Vartan Akopyan (“Plaintiffs”) bring this action seeking to redress for “fraudulent and wrongfully recorded deeds of trust” and other documents on the Property. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased the Property by w...