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Excerpt: ...July 25, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants foreclosed on Plaintiff's home without reviewing her loss mitigation applications or contacting her before recording the Notice of Default. Plaintiff moves for leave to file a First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint is DENIED. This ruling is without prejudice to a procedurally proper motion for leave to file an amended or supplementa...

Excerpt: ...n Patel, and Defendant Miguel Soltero CASE HISTORY : · 01/31/22: Complaint filed. · 03/21/23: Cross-Complaint filed by 360 Capital Ventures and Sachin Patel as to Plaintiffs and as to Cross -Defendant Rosalind Wang · 04/13/23: First Amended Complaint filed. · 07/27/23: First Amended Cross-Complaint filed. · 11/06/23: Cross -Complaint filed by 360 Capital Ventures, Sachin Patel, and Bayside Builders inc. as to Hudson Insurance Co. STATEMENT O...

Excerpt: ...ituted in for Doe Defendant #1 • 08/17/23: Solimar Homeowners Association substituted in for Doe Defendant #2. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a habitability defect action. Plaintiff leased an apartment from Defendants that she alleges contained toxic mold. Defendant Solimar Homeowner's Association demurs to the Complaint and moves to strike the Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Solimar Homeowner's Association's Dem...

Excerpt: ...OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a quiet title action. Plaintiff seeks to rescind a trustee sale that he alleges was improperly executed against his home. Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandria Mujica demur to the first amended complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandria Mujica's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. DISCUSSION : Defendants Miguel Victoria and Alexandr...

Excerpt: ... FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for breach of contract stemming from a commercial banking agreement. Plaintiff moves to quash a series of third- party subpoenas for business records propounded to various financial institutions by Defendant. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion to Quash Third -Party Subpoenas for Business Records is GRANTED. This ruling is conditioned on payment of $300 in filing fees within 10 days of this order. DIS...

Excerpt: ...upplement its responses when new information comes into its possession. ( Biles v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 1315, 1318–1319, 1328.) “[A]bsent unusual circumstances, such as repeated and egregious discovery abuses,” courts will not impose an evidentiary sanction for a failure to disclose unless there has been a “willful” failure to disclose. (Id., at p. 1327.) Here, there has been no showing that any of Defendant's discov...

Excerpt: ... filed by Vahik Haddadian · 11/19/21: Cases ordered consolidated. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for employment discrimination and wrongful termination. Plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to a campaign of harassment by Defendant Alshanti on the basis of her race, national origin, religious beliefs, and marital status, and that she was terminated by Defendant City of Glendale in retaliation for complaining...

Excerpt: ... : (1) No response on eCourt as of 5/8/24; (2) Plaintiff Sharon Rachelle Cano, individually, as successor-in- interest for the Estate of Lorraine E. Cano, and as trustee for the Lorraine E. Cano Trust CASE HISTORY : · 03/02/22: Complaint filed. · 08/28/23: First Amended Complaint filed. · 01/02/24: Second Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a medical malpractice action arising from a botched cardiac...

Excerpt: ...R PROCEEDINGS: This is a PAGA action that was filed on August 18, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants engaged in numerous wage and hour violations against various employees. Defendants move to compel Plaintiff's individual claims to arbitration and stay the remainder of the action pending resolution of arbitration. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants' Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims as a representative of other aggrieved ...

Excerpt: ...st Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff was terminated by the Los Angeles Police Department following a Board of Rights hearing regarding misconduct by Plaintiff. Plaintiff alleges that her termination was in retaliation for whistleblowing regarding misconduct of other police officers . Plaintiff moves for discovery of peace officer personnel records pursuant to Evidence Code section 1043. TENTATIVE R...

Excerpt: ...iff Solutech Pharmaceuticals, LLC CASE HISTORY: • 02/19/19: Complaint filed [lead case]. • 03/04/19: Cross-Complaint filed [lead case]. • 03/15/19: First Amended Complaint filed [lead case]. • 04/25/19: First Amended Cross-Complaint filed by Blaine Laboratories as to Paul Edalat et al. [lead case]. • 05/10/19: Second Amended Complaint filed [lead case]. • 06/05/19: Complaint filed [19STCV19489]. • 09/24/19: Cross-Complaint filed by ...

Excerpt: ...AL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort action alleging that Plaintiff Melendez -Murillo developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Plaintiffs move for leave to file a First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint is GRANTED conditioned on the revision...

Excerpt: ... for Plaintiff. TENTATIVE RULING: GRANTED. While Plaintiff's motion is broad, evidence of any potential effects of a verdict on Defendants would be irrelevant and potentially excluded under Evidence Code § 352. Plaintiff's MIL #4 : Withdrawn. Plaintiff's MIL #5 : seeking exclusion of written warnings given in 2012 and 2015 and testimony about those warnings and the underlying circumstance. TENTATIVE RULING: GRANTED. Defendants oppose the motion ...

Excerpt: ...n or speculation. First, they assert the tautology that testimony based solely on speculation or improper extrapolation is inadmissible. Because the motion fails to identify specific damage calculations or opinions and describe the underlying facts or records and/or statistical methods used to reach those calculations or opinions, any order granting such a motion would a mount to a “ruling[ ] which would merely be declaratory of existing law or...

Excerpt: ... transmission system which is alleged to have a series of known defects causing hesitation, shuddering, and shifting issues. Defendant Ford Motor Company demurs to the third cause of action for violation of Civil Code section 1793.2(a)(3) and the fifth cause of action for fraudulent concealment. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED. DISCUSSION: Defendant Ford Motor Company demurs to the third cause of action for vi...

Excerpt: ...t Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for partition of a parcel of real property and for fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant induced him to loan money for the purchase of the property to operate it as a dispensary. Plaintiff moves for terminating sanctions. Plaintiff also moves for summary judgment. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Termina...

Excerpt: ...sion that was filed on August 22, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant's principal misappropriated confidential and sensitive personal information belonging to Plaintiff's claimants. Plaintiff moves for entry of default judgment and for a permanent injunction. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction is CONTINUED for hearing on June 3, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Plaintiff is directed to submit at least ...

Excerpt: ...laint filed. • 12/28/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Lowe's Home Centers, LLC • 12/29/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Jacobe Enterprises, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort action alleging that Plaintiff Montoya -Bautista developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Defendant Dal -Til...

Excerpt: ...12/28/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Lowe's Home Centers, LLC • 12/29/23: Cross-Complaint filed by Jacobe Enterprises, Inc. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a toxic tort action alleging that Plaintiff Montoya -Bautista developed silicosis and consequential injuries by breathing in dust from Defendants' stone products generated by his work as a fabricator and polisher of stone countertops. Defendant Dal -Tile Distribution, I...

Excerpt: ...t Amended Complaint filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an action for partition of a parcel of real property and for fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant induced him to loan money for the purchase of the property to operate it as a dispensary. Plaintiff moves for terminating sanctions. Plaintiff also moves for summary judgment. TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff's Motion for Termina...

Excerpt: ...iled. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is an uninsured motorist action. Petitioner sustained injuries to her sternum and wrists in a car accident. Petitioner's claim proceeded to arbitration, in which the arbitrator awarded Petitioner damages in the amount of $189,000. Petitioner seeks an order confirming the arbitration award and an order awarding costs of proof on three requests for admissions. TENTATIVE RULING: Petition to ...

Excerpt: ...t filed. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: This is a breach of contract case. Plaintiffs purchased a property from Defendant which Plaintiffs allege was subject to a PACE loan. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant agreed to pay off the loan through escrow, such that the property would be transferred to Plaintiffs clear of any lien and failed to do so, despite receiving money in an amount equal to the balance on the loan, from escrow. Cr...