Excerpt: ...IKE ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Responding Party: Plaintiff Perry Lazar, Plone Trust Tentative Ruling 1. Defendants First American Title Insurance Company's and First American Title Company's Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED. The court will hear from counsel for Plaintiff as to whether leave to amend is requested, and as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. 2. De...

Excerpt: ...2. Defendant Rude Dog Bar & Grill, Inc.'s MOTION TO QUASH DEFENDANT GREEN KNIGHT SECURITY, INC.'S DEPOSITION SUBPOENAS AND NOTICE OF THIRD PARTY DEPOSITIONS, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REQUEST FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER Responding Party: Defendant, Green Knight Security, Inc. Tentative Ruling 1. Defendant Rude Dog Bar & Grill, Inc.'s Motion to Quash Defendant/Cross-Complainant Green Knight Security, Inc.'s Notice of Deposition of Rude Dog Bar & Grill, Inc....

Excerpt: ... Ruling 1. Counsel for Usman Vakil's (Legis Law, PC) Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel is GRANTED. effective upon the filing of the proof of service showing service of the signed order upon the Client at the Client's last known address. 2. See below. Background Plaintiff Pacific Mercantile Bank (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: Defendant Usman Vakil (“Usman”) executed a written Business Loan Agreement with Plaintiff dated October 16, 2018,...

Excerpt: ... Production of Documents, Set No. One is DENIED in part (i.e., as to Nos. 59-61) and otherwise GRANTED. Defendant is ordered to produce verified, code- compliant responses without objection within 20 days, subject to the limitations contained herein. Background Plaintiff Eduardo Flores Garnica (“Plaintiff”) alleges that, on or about October 10, 2016, Plaintiff purchased a 2015 Ford F-150 VIN #1FTEW1CG7FKD98520 (“subject vehicle”). Plainti...

Excerpt: ...l Estate's Motion is DENIED in part (i.e., as to terminating and evidentiary sanctions) and granted in part (i.e., as to monetary sanctions, in the reduced amount of $336.65.) Background Plaintiff Antonia Salazar and Edward Salazar (“Plaintiffs”) allege as follows: Plaintiffs purchased the residential property located at 1221 Scoville Avenue, Pomona, CA (“subject property”) from Heng Lu (“Lu”) and Sino-American Capital, LLC (“Sino-A...

Excerpt: ...eave to amend is requested, and as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. Background Plaintiff Ih Heen Chang (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: On or around January 25, 2018, Plaintiff entered into a written loan agreement (“Loan”) with Aegis Asset Backed Securities, LLC (“Aegis”), wherein Aegis agreed to loan Plaintiff $50,000.00. The Loan was secured by a Deed of Trust on the Plaintiff's residential pr...

Excerpt: ... for Issuance of Writ of Attachment is GRANTED. The court will issue a writ for $90,325.38 and order an undertaking of $10,000.00. Background Plaintiff La Verne Village, LLC (“Plaintiff”) is the owner of the property located at 2855 Foothill Boulevard, Building B, Suite 101, in La Verne (“subject premises”). On or about August 28, 2018, Plaintiff and Defendants Qi Deng (“Deng”), Jessie Feng (“Feng”), Sumei Zhang aka Salina Zhang (...

Excerpt: ...i Sun 3. Defendants American Everglow Regional Center, LLC, University Campus Hotel Fund, L.P., University Campus Hotel, LLC, Prime Investments International, Inc., Hua Guo, and Steven Qin's DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Responding Party: Plaintiffs, Ling Sun and Li Sun Tentative Ruling 1. Defendants Vanita S. Cheung and Cheung's Law Group's Demurrer to First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED in its entirety. The demurrer is SUSTAINED without ...

Excerpt: ...successor in interest Tianqiu Peng; Tianqiu Peng; Minyi Peng; Feng Xia Lu; Zhang Wu and Pei Weng (“Plaintiffs”) allege as follows: On May 22, 2018, Huanxiao Wu (“Decedent”) was sightseeing near the Horseshow Bend in Coconino County, Arizona, alone with a tour group. While standing near the pick-up and drop-off location for Horseshow Bend, Decedent was struck by a bus. Decedent died of her injuries. On October 11, 2018, Plaintiffs filed an...

Excerpt: ...s MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL Responding Party: None (unopposed, as of 3/5/21, 10:52 a.m.; due 2/26/21) Tentative Ruling 1. Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s Motion to Compel Vehicle Inspection is GRANTED. 2. Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s Motion to Compel Plaintiff's Deposition is GRANTED. 3. Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s unopposed Motion to Continue Trial is GRANTED. Background Plaintiff Christopher Monroy (“Pla...

Excerpt: ...Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED. The court will hear from counsel for Plaintiff as to whether leave to amend is requested, and as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. 2. Defendant Pawan Vermani, M.D.'s Motion to Strike Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is DENIED as MOOT. Background Plaintiff Xiao Chen (“Plaintiff”) alleges that Defendants KND Development 52, LLC dba Kindred Hosp...

Excerpt: ...uling Defendant Emanate Health Medical Center dba Citrus Valley Medical Center Inter- Community Campus' unopposed Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Background This is a medical malpractice case. On October 8, 2019, Plaintiffs Oscar Escobedo, individually and as successor-in-interest to the Estate of Christina Stephenson and Christian Escobedo (“Plaintiffs”) filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), asserting causes of action against ...

Excerpt: ...roneously sued as Mercury Insurance) Motion to Strike Portions of Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED. Background Plaintiff Bonnie Anne Mitchell (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: On October 1, 2019, Plaintiff discovered that her 2011 Chevrolet Volt (“vehicle”) had been stolen from her driveway. Plaintiff reported the missing vehicle to the San Dimas Sheriff's Department and to her insurer. Within several days, Plaintiff was contacted by A...

Excerpt: ...dgment is DENIED. Valdez's joinder is DENIED. Background Case No. 19PSCV00746 Plaintiff Ilene Hansen, Administrator of Détente Escrow Target Benefit Plan (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: On or about January 13, 2005, Annette Hernandez (“Hernandez”) borrowed the principal sum of $80,000.00 from Plaintiff, as evidenced by a promissory note dated January 12, 2005 (“Note”). The Note was originally secured by a Deed of Trust recorded on ...

Excerpt: ...Cheng Yang's Motion for An Order Awarding Attorney's Fees is GRANTED in the amount of $225.00. 2. Defendant JTNA Enterprises, LLC's Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED in part (i.e., as to the first and third through ninth causes of action). The court will hear from counsel for Plaintiff as to whether leave to amend is requested, and as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. Plaintiff's sec...

Excerpt: ...ation for Determination of Good Faith Settlement Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 877.6 is GRANTED. Background Plaintiff J. Yuan Corp. (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: On or about August 2, 2012, Plaintiff entered into a written lease-to-own contract with Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. (“WF”) for the purchase of a bus. On or about July 22, 2019, Plaintiff wrote a check on his Bank of the West (“BOTW”) business checking acc...

Excerpt: ...EFENDANT ZHIGANG YANG Responding Party: None (unopposed, as of 2/26/21, 8:25 a.m.; due 1/13/21) 3. Plaintiff Yan Li's MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE, FOR DEFENDANT ZHIGANG YANG Responding Party: None (unopposed, as of 2/26/21, 8:25 a.m.; due 1/13/21) 4. Plaintiff Yan Li's MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE, FOR DEFENDANT ZHIGANG YANG Responding Party: None (unopposed, as of 2...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED in part (i.e., as to the first cause of action) and OVERRULED in part (i.e., as to the second cause of action). The court will hear from counsel for Plaintiffs as to whether leave to amend is requested and will require an offer of proof if so. 2. Defendant IDJ Corp.'s Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint is GRANTED in part (i.e., as to 6:7-10) and DENIED in part (i.e., ...

Excerpt: ...Alsaleh Project Management, Inc.; Defendant/Cross-Complainant/Cross-Defendant G&Y General Contractors, Inc.; Defendant/Cross-Defendant Royal Construction Corp. 2. Defendant/Cross-Complainant/Cross Defendant The Nazerian Group's MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AUGMENT EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION Responding Party: Defendant, El Monte City School District; Plaintiff, Guadalupe M. Lopez, a minor, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Patricia Diaz 3. Defendant/Cr...

Excerpt: ...rejudice. Background Plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) seeks subrogation against Defendants Rigoberto Vega Avila and Lilia Avila (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages its insured, Gabriela and Walter Goya, sustained in a July 17, 2008 motor vehicle accident. On February 18, 2010, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendants and Does 1-20 for: 1. General Negligence 2. Mo...

Excerpt: ... Cross- Complaint is SUSTAINED, without leave to amend. Background Plaintiff United Seagull Foods, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: Plaintiff owns and operates a market at 18313 Colima Road in Rowland Heights (“Market”). In or around June 2019, Plaintiff contracted with Ample Construction & Development, Inc. (“Ample”) and Daniel Sun (“Sun”) to install new flooring at the Market. Plaintiff purchased approximately 525 boxes of...

Excerpt: ...LLC's Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED. The court defers the issue of arbitrability to the arbitrator. Background Plaintiff Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London Syndicate Lib 4472, Underwriting Insurance Policy No. B0750RNAFG1503274 (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: Plaintiff issued a commercial general liability policy (“Policy”) to name insureds, Horizon Tire, Inc. and Horizon Tire NJ LLC (hereinafter, “Horizon”), with an ...

Excerpt: ...gional Hospital's Chief Nursing Officer, Gudrun Moll, R.N. is DENIED as MOOT. Background Medical malpractice. On April 27, 2016, Plaintiff Juan Palma, Guardian of Misty Blackmon, Personally, and the Estate of Misty Blackmon (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (“KFHPI”), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“KFH”), Southern California Permanente Medical Group (“S...

Excerpt: ...ition of Amanda Clay, R.N. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 2025.610(b) is GRANTED. Background Medical malpractice. On April 27, 2016, Plaintiff Juan Palma, Guardian of Misty Blackmon, Personally, and the Estate of Misty Blackmon (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (“KFHPI”), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“KFH”), Southern California Permanente Medical...

Excerpt: ...uling Plaintiff Logistics Cargo Concept Inc.'s Motion for Issuance of an Immunity Order is DENIED. Plaintiff's alternative request for an order precluding He from testifying at trial to matters where the privilege against self-incrimination has been asserted is DENIED without prejudice as premature. Background Plaintiff Logistics Cargo Concept Inc. (“Plaintiff”) alleges as follows: In around September 2015, Defendant Daryl Wen He aka Wen Da H...