Excerpt: ...ON TO COMPEL INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION (CCP § 2032.210, et seq.) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Efrain Navarro's Motion for an Order Compelling Plaintiff's Compliance with Demand for Physical Examination is CONTINUED TO MARCH 15, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. in department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, both parties must file and serve supplemental papers addressing the deficiencies noted he...

Excerpt: ...0, et seq.) TENTATIVE RULING: Cross-Defendants Time of Swiss, Inc. and Farzad Sharim's Demurrer to the First Amended Cross-Complaint is PLACED OFF CALENDAR. Because this Court does not have jurisdiction to issue permanent injunctive relief as prayed for in the First Amended Cross-Complaint, the action is RECLASSIFIED as an unlimited jurisdiction case and is transferred to the transfer/reclassification desk for collection of fees and reassignment....

Excerpt: ...H SERVICE OF SUMMONS (CCP §§ 418.10; 473(b); 473.5) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Margaux Viera's Motion to Set Aside Default and Default Judgment and to Quash Service of Summons is CONTINUED TO MARCH 3, 2021 AT 10:00 A.M. in Department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, Defendant must file and serve supplemental papers addressing the deficiencies noted herein. Failure to do so may result...

Excerpt: ...n pro per DEMURRER WITH MOTION TO STRIKE (CCP §§ 430.10, et seq.; 435) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Moss Management Services, Inc.'s Demurrer is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND as to the first cause of action. However, the Demurrer is SUSTAINED WITH 20 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT as to the second cause of action. Finally, the Motion to Strike is DENIED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address ...

Excerpt: ...ion Authority RESP. PARTY: Plaintiff Freddie Beverly MOTION TO DEEM REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION ADMITTED; REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS (CCP § 2033.280) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Motion for an Order Establishing Admissions Against Plaintiff is GRANTED. Defendant's request for sanctions is also GRANTED in the amount of $435.50 against Plaintiff only. Plaintiff is to pay sanctions within thirty (30) ...

Excerpt: ...CP § 2023.030) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Maria Lopez's Motion for Terminating Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Failure to Respond to Court-Ordered Discovery is DENIED. However, Plaintiff is ordered to comply with the Court's January 21, 2020 Order within thirty (30) days of this order. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)...

Excerpt: ...IVE RULING: Defendant Carollo Engineers, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on January 5, 2021 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: None filed as of January 14, 2021 [ ] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On September 4, 2019, Plaintiff La Loma Development Company (“Plaintiff”) f...

Excerpt: ... Inc. MOTION TO QUASH SERVICE OF SUMMONS (CCP § 418.10) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants' Motion to Quash Service of Summons is GRANTED. However, Defendants' request for sanctions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5 is DENIED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on December 30, 2020 [ ] Lat...

Excerpt: ...P § 430.10, et seq.; § 435) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Lone Oak Fund, LLC's Demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint is SUSTAINED. Plaintiff is GRANTED 20 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CAUSES OF ACTION. However, Defendant Lone Oak's Motion to Strike is DENIED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK Demurre...

Excerpt: ... is DENIED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK OPPOSITION: None filed as of January 5, 2021 [ ] Late [X] None REPLY: None filed as of January 5, 2021 [ ] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On March 16, 2018, Plaintiff Carla Shaw De Heras (“Plaintiff”) filed an action for breach of contract and common counts against Defendant Brend...

Excerpt: ...RER (CCP § 430.10, et seq.) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants' Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED. Plaintiff is GRANTED 20 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND THE FIRST AND SECOND CAUSES OF ACTION. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on December 21, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: None filed as o...

Excerpt: ...endants Good OEL, Inc. and Charles Stilphen's Motion to Set Aside Default and Vacate Default Judgment is CONTINUED TO FEB 22, 2021 AT 11:00 A.M. in Department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, Defendants must file and serve supplemental papers addressing the deficiencies noted herein. Failure to do so may result in the Motion being placed off calendar or denied. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Ser...

Excerpt: ...TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Brian Whitaker's Motion for Summary Judgment is CONTINUED TO FEB 11, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, Defendants must file supplemental papers as requested herein. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed ...

Excerpt: ...econd Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND AS TO THE FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION AND SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND AS TO THE SECOND AND THIRD CAUSES OF ACTION. PLAINTIFF IS GRANTED 20 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND THE SECOND AND THIRD CAUSES OF ACTION. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on December...

Excerpt: ...laintiff has not filed any supplemental papers, he is ordered to appear at the hearing to discuss his status as an indigent person as well as the reasons any alternatives to the appointment of counsel identified herein are insufficient. If, at the hearing, Plaintiff demonstrates he is indigent and that the alternatives to the appointment of counsel are insufficient, then the Court will consider granting the Motion for the Appointment of Counsel. ...

Excerpt: ...Cross-Defendants' Demurrer to the Cross-Complaint is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND as to the third and fourth causes of action, and SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND as to the first and second causes of action. Cross-Complainant is GRANTED 20 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND the first and second causes of action. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§...

Excerpt: ...s Demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint is SUSTAINED. Plaintiff is granted 20 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on May 11, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: Filed on July 8, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On December 23, 2019, Plaintiff Laron Young (“Pla...

Excerpt: ...ING: Defendant Westlake Services, LLC's Motion to Consolidate Related Cases is GRANTED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on Sept. 22, 2020 [X] Late [ ] None 2ND OPPOSITION: Filed on October 27, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: Filed on November 4, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On Sept...

Excerpt: ...MALDO CASTILLO TO RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET ONE, AND REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS MOVING PARTY: Defendant Norylie Desalesa RESP. PARTY: None MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (CCP §§ 2030.290; 2031.300) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Norylie Desalesa's (1) Motion for Order Compelling Plaintiff Rumaldo Castillo to Answer Form and Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for...

Excerpt: ...X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: None filed as of November 30, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None REPLY: None filed as of November 30, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On July 27, 2020, arbitrators Cherie S. Lewis, Maureen Weston, and Michael Lawrence Chappell (the “Arbitrators”) with the FINRA Dispute Resol...

Excerpt: ...CTIONS MOVING PARTY: Defendant Office Depot, Inc. RESP. PARTY: None MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS; REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION; MOTION FOR TERMINATING SANCTIONS (CCP §§ 2030.300; 2031.310) TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's (1) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories and (2) Motion to Compel a Further Response to Request for Production of Documents, No. 3, are GRANTED...

Excerpt: ...FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SUMMARY ADJUDICATION (CCP § 437c) TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Hanmi Bank's request for summary adjudication is DENIED as to the first and fourth causes of action but is GRANTED as to the second cause of action. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on March 23, 2020 [ ] Late [ ...

Excerpt: ... (CCP § 437c) TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Universal Executive Group, Inc. dba International Real Estate Services' Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on October 20, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: None filed as of October 30, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On August 1...

Excerpt: ...UMMARY ADJUDICATION (CCP § 437c) TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Delta Ridge Homeowners Association's Motion is GRANTED as to the first, second, and fourth causes of action but DENIED as to the third cause of action. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK OPPOSITION: None filed as of October 29, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None REPLY: None filed as of Oc...

Excerpt: ...) TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Gregory Randolph's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED. Plaintiff's amended complaint is to be filed within ten (10) days of this order. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on October 20, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: Filed on October 26, 2020 [ ]...