Excerpt: .... The action stems from the construction and replacement of a fence on the property line located between 721 30th Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (“Plaintiff's Property”) and 723 30th Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (“Defendants' Property”). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants trespassed on his property, created a nuisance, and interfered with Plaintiff's contractual relations on the construction of Plaintiff's house. Plaintiff alleges the ...

Excerpt: ...Stay Entire Action is moot, in part, and denied, in part. Ford Motor Company and Airport Marina Ford's Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay Action is denied. Background Plaintiff filed the Complaint on November 10, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff alleges that her 2020 Ford Explorer suffers from transmission, engine, brake, and electrical defects. Plaintiff sets forth causes of action under the Song-Beverly Act as well a...

Excerpt: ... is continued. Background Petitioner filed the instant petition on August 18, 2022. Petitioner and respondent were parties to two purchase agreements relating to two adjoining parcels or real property. Each party to the arbitration demanded release of the two $25,000.00 deposits to themselves. Petitioner prevailed at arbitration. Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award The procedure by which a prevailing party obtains an enforceable judgment, upon ...

Excerpt: ...kground Plaintiffs filed their initial Complaint on January 11, 2017. The First Amended Complaint was filed on March 3, 2017. A Cross-Complaint was filed on May 4, 2017. Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit against Defendants Mike Horusicky Construction, Inc. (“HCI”) and Mike Horusicky personally, alleging each entered into the contract for the construction of the Project. Plaintiffs contend that the pool, spa, waterfall, barbeque area, and deck wer...

Excerpt: ...o Amend Judgment is granted. Background Petitioner filed its petition on August 25, 2021. Petitioner alleges the following facts. Respondents breached their obligations pursuant to a written loan agreement. The parties proceeded via arbitration and Petitioner prevailed by obtaining an arbitration award in its favor. Petitioner's petition to confirm arbitration award was granted on March 8, 2022. On March 24, 2022, judgment was entered against Def...

Excerpt: ...Complaint on August 19, 2019. Plaintiffs allege the following facts. Plaintiffs were the lessee of real property. Defendant was the lessor. Defendant failed to properly treat toxic mold inside of the apartment unit leased from Defendant. Defendant failed to take appropriate remedial measures allowing the condition to persist. Plaintiffs allege the following cause of action: 1. Negligence; 2. Premises Liability; 3. Intentional Infliction of Emotio...

Excerpt: ... Complaint TENTATIVE RULING Charles Tsai's Motion for Relief is granted. Charles Tsai's Demurrer to Complaint is overruled. Charles Tsai's Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint is denied. Background Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on May 23, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff and Defendant own neighboring properties in the Palos Verdes Estates. Defendant refuses to abide by homeowners' association's covenants, conditions, and...

Excerpt: ...'s Motion to Set Aside Default and Default Judgment is granted, in part. The motion to set aside entry of default is granted. The request to set aside a default judgment is moot because no default judgment has been entered. Background Plaintiff filed the Complaint on March 8, 2022, and the First Amended Complaint on March 16, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff is the court appointed conservator for Fujiko Nakano. Defendant is ...

Excerpt: ...und Plaintiff filed the Complaint on May 24, 2022, and the First Amended Complaint on September 26, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Defendant Torrance Carwash, Inc. employed Mario Flores from January 2013 to March 11, 2019. Flores filed an administrative claim against Torrance Carwash, Inc. at the Labor Commissioner's office on August 16, 2019. The Labor Commissioner notified Defendant Torrance Carwash, Inc. of the claim and held a s...

Excerpt: ...andate and Prohibition TENTATIVE RULING Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District's Demurrer to Third Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate and Prohibition is overruled, in part, and sustained without leave to amend, in part. Los Angeles County Department of Health's Demurrer to Third Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate and Prohibition is overruled, in part, and sustained without leave to amend, in part. Background Petitioner filed the Petit...

Excerpt: ...at Deposition and to Produce Identified Documents, and Request for Sanctions is moot, in part, and granted, in part. Background Plaintiff filed the Complaint on July 21, 2021. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. The action involves the parties' purchase of real property located at 10203 South Dixon Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90303. The subject purchase was intended by Plaintiff and Defendant Williams to be a joint investment. Plaintiff would live i...

Excerpt: ...Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint TENTATIVE RULING Ocean Surgery Center, LLC's Demurrer to First Amended Complaint is sustained with 20 days leave to amend. Ocean Surgery Center, LLC's Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint is moot, in part, and granted with 20 days leave to amend, in part. Background Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on June 30, 2022, and the First Amended Complaint was filed on September 22, 2022....

Excerpt: ...s, Set One, and Request for Sanctions (Last Four Numbers of Res. # 6097) 2. Sanford Jossen, et al.'s s Motion to Deem Admissions Propounded to Defendant Ramey Law, P.C. Admitted or Alternatively, to Compel Responses to Plaintiff's Requests for Admissions, Set No. One, and Request for Sanctions (Last Four Numbers of Res. # 1122) TENTATIVE RULING Sanford Jossen, et al.'s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set...

Excerpt: ... the Complaint on February 19, 2019. Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint was filed on June 22, 2020. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. This case involves the alleged defective construction of Plaintiff's multi-million-dollar home located at 38 Saddleback Road in Rolling Hills, California. The project consisted of the construction of an approximately 9,500 square foot single family residence as well as appurtenances, including hardscape, a s...

Excerpt: ... and Complaint TENTATIVE RULING Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 Health Care Plan's Demurrer to Complaint is overruled. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.'s Demurrer to Complaint is moot. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.'s Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint is granted. Background Plaintiff filed its Complaint on April 11, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff is an out-of-network medical prov...

Excerpt: ...NG Charles Tsai's Demurrer to Complaint is overruled. Charles Tsai's Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint is denied. Background Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on May 23, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff and Defendant own neighboring properties in the Palos Verdes Estates. Defendant refuses to abide by homeowners' association's covenants, conditions, and restrictions. Defendant fails to properly maintain the tress on his p...

Excerpt: ...rst Amended Complaint TENTATIVE RULING City of Torrance's Demurrer to First Amended Complaint is sustained with 20 days leave to amend. City of Torrance's Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint is moot. Background Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on January 28, 2022. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint was filed on September 9, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff is a firefighter paramedic for Defendant City of Tor...

Excerpt: ... filed on September 9, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiffs allege that her 2022 Tesla Model Y, which was manufactured and distributed by Defendant, was advertised, represented, and leased to Plaintiff as a new vehicle with a clean repair history with no prior damage. However, in fact, the vehicle was not new and not safe. The vehicle was previously damaged and had prior body damage and repairs of $8,677.40 that were not disclo...

Excerpt: ...LING Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, et al.'s Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint is granted with 20 days leave to amend. Background Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on May 2, 2022. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint was filed on June 27, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. On July 2, 2020, Plaintiff received a loaner car for use from Defendants. The loaner vehicle's sunroof exploded as Plaintiff was driving on the freeway. Plai...

Excerpt: ...plaint on August 19, 2022. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint was filed on September 26, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant MK Consultants, Inc., a suspended corporation, conducted a Trustee's sale of Plaintiff's former property. Plaintiff alleges that Mary Wendel is the President of MK Consultants, Inc. Plaintiff alleges a sole cause of action for Fraud in the Procurement of Foreclosure Decree. Meet an...

Excerpt: ...omplaint TENTATIVE RULING ACS Logistics GMBH & Company KG's Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Cross- Complaint is granted. Background Stevens Global Logistics, Inc. (“Stevens”) filed its Complaint, in Case Number 19TRCV00370, on April 19, 2019. Stevens alleges the following facts. Stevens is a freight forwarding company which arranges for the transportation of cargo for its customers. Texas Aviation Group, LLC (“Texas”) and Summit Sk...

Excerpt: ....'s Application to be Admitted as Counsel Pro Hac Vice is continued. Background Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on May 31, 2018. Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint was filed on October 15, 2018. Plaintiffs allege the following facts. From 1982 to 2000, Plaintiff Dan O' Leary worked for The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) as an electrical journeyman at Boeing. (First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶ 20.) Plaintiffs allege that, during this time, Dan O'Le...

Excerpt: ...ugh his guardian ad litem Jules Laird, filed his Complaint on January 21, 2020. Plaintiff's operative Third Amended Complaint was filed on January 18, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Minor Plaintiff, L.O., who has a disability, alleges that an instructional aide (“(Debra) Jane Doe”) employed at Jonas Salk Elementary School (“Salk”), a school within the Hawthorne Unified School District (“HUSD”), committed acts of physical...

Excerpt: .... Natasha Amaral's Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs is granted. Background Plaintiff filed her Complaint on September 24, 2020. Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint on August 5, 2022. Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Plaintiff is a former employee of Defendant. Plaintiff filed the instant Private Attorney General Act of 2004 ("PAGA") action on behalf of all current and former California-based hourly-paid or non- exempt employees ...

Excerpt: ...to Strike Portions of Second Amended Complaint TENTATIVE RULING Amen Pest Control, Inc.'s Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint is sustained without leave to amend. Amen Pest Control, Inc.'s Motion to Strike Portions of Second Amended Complaint is moot, in part, and granted without leave to amend, in part. Background Plaintiffs' Complaint was filed on May 3, 2021. Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint was filed on June 10, 2022. Plaintiffs allege t...