Excerpt: ...ult and default judgment. Defendant's answer was filed the same day. No further action is reflected on this case's docket. On March 5, 2024, Plaintiff Adel Tanious filed a motion to set the case for trial for a date before August 1, 2024. According to Plaintiff, because he filed this action on August 1, 2019, trial must be set before August 1, 2024 to avoid dismissal. (Motion at p. 4; see Code Civ. Proc., § 583.310.) Defendant argues that “Pla...

Excerpt: ...f's purchase of an allegedly defective vehicle. On December 4, 2023, Defendant filed a demurrer and motion to strike. DEMURRER Defendant demurs to the first, second, and third causes of action. A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action. ( Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) When considering demurrers, courts read the allegations liberally and in context, accepting the alleged facts as true. (Nolte...

Excerpt: ...Lands Nathanson for various items in Request For Production, Set One and Request For Production, Set Two. A. Defendant Must Pay One Additional Filing Fee. Defendant's single motion seeks to compel production pursuant to two different sets of RFPs. Each category of discovery should have been filed as a separate motion, with separate filing fees and hearing reservations. Despite being scheduled as only one motion and one hearing, the total substanc...

Excerpt: ...f Noemi Ceja for Form Interrogatories and Special Interrogatories (Reservation ID 042773476684); (2) a motion to compel further response s from Plaintiff Carlos Figueroa for Form Interrogatories and Special Interrogatories (Reservation ID 678564236875); and (3) a motion to compel further responses from Plaintiff Dominique Santana for Form Interrogatories and Special Interrogatories (Reservation ID 994477943824). Each motion also requests sanction...

Excerpt: ...onal injury action. Plaintiff later identified Defendant Doe 1 as Jamison Services Inc. (“Jamison Services”), Doe 2 as Central Plaza LLC (“Central Plaza”), and Doe 3 as Jamison Realty Advisors LLC (“JRA”). On July 24, 2023, JRA filed a motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication. On November 30, 2023, Jamison Services and Central Plaza filed a motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adj...

Excerpt: .... The Court entered judgment on May 8, 2023. On July 7, 2023, Defendant filed a motion for attorney fees. Defendant seeks $184,251.00 in attorney fees. A. The Motion is Not Premature. Plaintiff argues that the motion is premature because an appeal is pending. (Opposition at pp. 4- 5.) However, “the filing of a notice of appeal does not deprive the trial court of jurisdiction to award attorney fees as costs post trial. Although a prevailing part...

Excerpt: ...Living Berryman Avenue LLC, and others. On January 11, 2024, Family Living Vineyard Avenue LLC, Family Living Avenue 53 LLC, and Family Living Berryman Avenue LLC (collectively, “Cross -Complainants”) filed a first amended cross -complaint (“FACC”) against Lindon Shiao, Cohaus LLC, Young Min Chun, and Sung Ki Min (collectively, “Cross -Defendants”). On February 9, 2024, Cross -Defendants filed a demurrer. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE C...

Excerpt: ...opez. On February 14, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication. Defendants did not file any oppositions. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Plaintiff's request for judicial notice of Debtor's Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Chapter 13 Case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California – Riverside Division, In Re Yoel Lopez and Lucia Yaneisis Ruizaday, Debtor...

Excerpt: ...ATIVE] ORDER DENYING WITH PREJUDICE MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS Dept. 48 8:30 a.m. May 7, 2024 On June 1, 2023, Plaintiff Dylan Scott Perry (“Plaintiff” or “Perry”) filed this action against Defendant Walt Disney Company dba Twentieth Century Studios (“Defendant” or “Disney”), relating to alleged death threats through their show “American Dad!”, stalki ng, and breaking into his phone a...

Excerpt: ...nt Walt Disney Company dba Twentieth Century Studios (“Disney”), alleging a violation of his Civil Rights, as outlined in the Declaration of Independence, including his ri ght to Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. On September 8, 2023, Defendant Disney filed a demurrer. DEMURRER A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint states a cause of action. (Hahn v. Mirda (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 740, 747.) When considering demurrers, court...

Excerpt: ...23 Dept. 48 8:30 a.m. May 7, 2024 On May 22, 2023, Plaintiff Dylan Scott Perry (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant Walt Disney Company (“Defendant”). On June 1, 2023, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint titled as “Petition for Threats made by The Walt Disney Company.” The Complaint alleges that The Walt Disney Company used its show “American Dad!” to threaten to murder him, his father, and his girlfriend. On Ju...

Excerpt: ...nesthesia deposed Raymond Ghermezian, the principal of Defendant Raymond Ghermezian APLC. On December 29, 2023, Defendant filed a motion for protective order. Defendant seeks an order that Plaintiff retain and pay for a discovery referee at any future depositions. On January 17, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel further answers and production of documents. Plaintiff seeks an order for the further deposition of Raymond Ghermezian and for a ...

Excerpt: ...ateen. On February 13, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint that would cure the defects in identifying the causes of action on the caption page. On February 14, 2024, Defendants filed a motion for summary adjudication. On February 20, 2024, Plaintiff filed a fourth amended complaint (“4AC”). CAUSES OF ACTION The TAC's caption page—and Defendants' motion—identify the causes of action as (1) disa...

Excerpt: ...ed default against Defendant on June 7, 2022. On July 29, 2022 and April 11, 2023 the Court denied Plaintiff's requests for entry of default judgment without prejudice. The April 11, 2023 Order also stated: “If the Plaintiff is unable to obtain a Default Judgment, the Court may Dismiss the action. (See Code of Civil Procedure §§583.410, 583.420, subd.[a][2][B]; California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1340[a].)” On September 19, 2023, the Court ag...

Excerpt: ...nd Joshua Sawicki filed this action against Defendants James S. Bekhor Insurance Services Inc. d/b/a Active Insurance and JSB Holdings LLC On December 12, 2024, Plaintiff Joshua Sawicki filed a motion for summary adjudication. At the March 15, 2024 hearing, the Court ordered the parties to file an amended separate statement and supplemental briefing, and it continued the hearing. FACTUAL BACKGROUND All of the Amended Separate Statement's material...

Excerpt: ...nd Joshua Sawicki filed this action against Defendants James S. Bekhor Insurance Services Inc. d/b/a Active Insurance and JSB Holdings LLC On December 12, 2024, Plaintiff Joshua Sawicki filed a motion for summary adjudication. At the March 15, 2024 hearing, the Court ordered the parties to file an amended separate statement and supplemental briefing, and it continued the hearing. FACTUAL BACKGROUND All of the Amended Separate Statement's material...

Excerpt: ...of the Christine O'Donovan Trust, and Frank McHugh- O'Donovan Foundation Inc. On November 6, 2023, Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc. (“Defendant”) filed a demurrer. Plaintiffs did not file a timely opposition. At the February 26, 2024 hearing, the Court continued the hearing. Later, Plaintiffs filed an opposition. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Defendant asks the Court to take judicial notice of (1) a July 16, 2008 grant deed conveying the ...

Excerpt: ...rom childhood sexual abuse. On August 17, 2023, Defendant filed a demurrer and a motion to strike. DEMURRER The parties' requests for judicial notice of trial court orders in other cases are denied. These orders are unpublished and nonprecedential. (See Santa Ana Hospital Medical Center v. Belshe (1997) 56 Cal.App.4th 819, 831 [“a written trial court ruling has no precedential value”].) A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint s...

Excerpt: ...rom childhood sexual abuse. On August 25, 2023, Defendant filed a demurrer and a motion to strike. DEMURRER The parties' requests for judicial notice of trial court orders in other cases are denied. These orders are unpublished and nonprecedential. (See Santa Ana Hospital Medical Center v. Belshe (1997) 56 Cal.App.4th 819, 831 [“a written trial court ruling has no precedential value”].) A demurrer for sufficiency tests whether the complaint s...

Excerpt: ...deh's motion for terminating sanctions and entered default against Defendant Schuster Land Corp. The Court found willful discovery abuse when prior evidentiary and monetary sanctions were ineffective, and Defendant did not submit any pretrial documents for the Final Status Conference. On March 12, 2024, Defendant filed a motion to set aside/vacate default with a motion to seal. On March 15, 2024, Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default jud...

Excerpt: ...istian Arturo Llamas. On March 25, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for protective order for the depositions of Plaintiff's principals (Jessica Llamas and Claudia Llamas) and the production of documents at the depositions. Upon a showing of good cause, the Court may issue a protective order to protect a party or deponent from unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden and expense. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.420, subd. (b).) Th...

Excerpt: ...on and against Defendant Verb Technology Company, Inc. On February 23, 2024, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Extension of Time to File Attorney Fee Motion and Cost Memorandum. Plaintiff seeks relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b) and the Rules of Court. A memorandum of costs must be filed on or before the earliest of (A) 15 days after a written Notice of Entry of Judgment, or (B) or within 180 days after entry of judgment...

Excerpt: ...erties Inc. and Cassandra Chase, and on August 3, 2023, it filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”). On November 13, 2023, Defendants filed a demurrer, and on November 15, 2023, they filed a motion to strike. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Defendants ask the Court to take judicial notice of the records of 2633 Manning Cheviot Hills LLC v. Cassandra Chase and Chase N' Properties Inc. (Case No. 19LBSC03130). The request is granted. Plaintiff asks t...

Excerpt: ...C filed this action (Case No. 22STCV28077) against Green Court Investors LP, Infinity Plumbing Inc., Marco Marquez, and Maria Carmen Marquez. On July 20, 2023, Infinity Plumbing Inc. and Marco Marquez filed a first amended cross - complaint (“FACC”) against Green Court Investors LP, KLS Financial LLC, and Kim Shapiro. On August 2, 2023, Green Court Investors LP, KLS Financial LLC, and Kim Shapiro filed a demurrer and motion to strike Infinity...

Excerpt: ...tion against Defendant BMW of North America LLC, and on September 25, 2023, he filed a first amended complaint. Plaintiff propounded discovery on November 20, 2023. (Pascal Decl. ¶ 3.) Defendant did not timely respond by December 20, 2023. (Pascal Decl. ¶ 4.) Plaintiff's counsel met and conferred with Defendant's counsel, but Defendant never provided responses. (Pascal Decl. ¶¶ 5- 9.) On January 29, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel De...