Excerpt: ... amended Opposition consistent with this ruling by June 24, 2022. Defendants shall be entitled to file a revised reply on or before July 1, 2022. Defendants City of Los Angeles (“the City”) and Ta'ana Mitchell (“Mitchell”) (collectively “Defendants”) move for summary judgment on the second amended complaint (“SAC”) of Plaintiff James Sharlein (“Plaintiff”). In the alternative, Defendants seek summary adjudication of the 1 st (...

Excerpt: ...e 1, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses to Special Interrogatories, Form Interrogatories, and Demands for Production are granted. Plaintiff's requests for monetary sanctions against Defendant and its prior counsel of record are denied. A. Motion to be Relieved as Counsel Farhad Novian (“Novian”) and Lauren Woodland (“Woodland”) of Novian and Novian LLP (“Firm”) (collectively, “Counsel”) move to be rel...

Excerpt: ...Defendant moves on the grounds its curry powder is exempt from the warning requirements under Proposition 65, and as such, Defendant has a complete defense to the action. (Notice of Motion, pgs. 1-2.) Requests for Judicial Notice Plaintiff's 4/19/22 request for judicial notice is granted as to Nos. 1, 2 and 6 (P-RJN, Exhs. A, B, F.) However, the Court does not take judicial notice of the truth of the matters in the document. Plaintiff's request f...

Excerpt: ...16, in the amount $32,691.69 plus $6,000 in fees incurred in connection with this motion, for a total amount of $38,691.69. (Notice of Motion, pgs. 1-2; C.C.P. §425.16(c)(1); Reply, pgs. 1-2, 8.) In reply, Defendant concedes that fees associated with the pro hac vice motion and the Case Management Conference (“CMC”) are not recoverable, and that fees incurred in connection with these corresponded to $2,922.50 in fees. (Reply, pgs. 1-2.) Defe...

Excerpt: ...s‐Defendants' special motion to strike was “frivolous” or “solely intended to cause unnecessary delay.” C.C.P. §425.16(c)(1). A. Motion for Summary Judgment Plaintiff Zhencai Zhang (“Plaintiff”) moves for summary judgment on his complaint seeking recognition and enforcement of foreign country money judgment in the instant action against Defendant Songtao Luo, now represented by the Estate of Songtao Luo (“Defendant”). (C.C.P. �...

Excerpt: ...and to stay discovery. (Notice re: Reopen Case at pp. 1-2; Notice re: Stay Discovery at pg. 1.) Motion to Reopen Case Background By way of background, on January 5, 2018, the Court granted Defendant Lisa Heiple's (“Defendant”) motion to vacate the default entered against her. (See Court's 1/5/18 Minute Order & Ruling.) Thereafter, on February 5, 2018, the Court granted Defendant's anti-SLAPP motion. Since then Plaintiff has filed multiple cha...

Excerpt: ...ered to provide supplemental responses and produce response documents to RPD Request Nos. 25 and 26 to the extent that they do not contain any privileged communications within 20 days of this order. As to any claim for privilege under Gov. Code § 3253(i), Plaintiff shall also concurrently produce a privilege log. Defendant City of Los Angeles' request for monetary sanctions is denied. Plaintiff's request for monetary sanctions is also denied. De...

Excerpt: ...uary 17, 2023, apprising the Court of the status of the arbitration. Defendants FCA US LLC (“FCA”) and FAB4 LLC d/b/a Russell Westbrook Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Van Nuys (“Service Facility”) (collectively “Defendants”) move for an order compelling arbitration of all claims asserted by Plaintiff Arad Vafaei (“Plaintiff”) and staying the action pending completion of arbitration. (Notice of Motion, pgs. 1-2; 9 U.S.C. §§1 et seq.;...

Excerpt: ...tiff Vanessa Walker (“Plaintiff”) moves for an order approving her March 29, 2022 Private Attorneys General Act Claims Settlement Agreement and Release (“Settlement”) with Defendants Exodus Recovery, Inc. (“Exodus”) and Oasis Outsourcing, Inc. (“Oasis”) (collectively, “Defendants”). (Notice of Motion, pg. 2; Decl. of Bello, Exh. 1 [Settlement].) In connection with requesting the Court's approval of the Settlement, Plaintiff al...

Excerpt: ... th causes of action. Board Members' demurrer to the 5 th, 6 th, and 7 th causes of action is sustained without leave to amend. In addition, Board Members' motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the 8 th and 9th causes of action is granted without leave to amend. Defendants Santa Ana Unified School District (“District”) and its board members Valerie Amezcua (“Amezcua”), John Palacio (“Palacio”), Alfonso Alvarez (“Alvarez”), an...

Excerpt: ...eotha”), Princewill Obinma (“Princewill”), and Eucharia Obinma (“Eucharia”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are barred by res judicata and/or collateral estoppel. In the alternative, Defendant asks that Princewill and Eucharia be struck as plaintiffs and/or that their causes of action be dismissed on the basis of collateral estoppel. (Notice of Motion, pg. 2.) Plaintiff's 3/21/22 request that the Court take judicial notice of the conte...

Excerpt: ...ubmit a joint statement no later than February 14, 2023, apprising the Court of the status of the arbitration. Defendants Volvo Car USA, LLC (“Volvo”) and Galpin Jaguar Lincoln Mercury, Inc. dba Galpin Volvo Cars (“Galpin”) (collectively, “Defendants”) move for an order compelling arbitration of all claims asserted by Plaintiff Shoshana Hason (“Plaintiff”) and staying the action pending completion of arbitration. (Notice of Motion...

Excerpt: ...of the Law Offices of Danialpour & Associates (“Counsel”) moves to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff Public Health & Safety Advocates (“Plaintiff”) in the instant action. (CRC Rule 3.1362.) Counsel filed a Notice and Motion (Form MC-051), Amended Declaration (Form MC-052), and Proposed Order (Form MC-053). Counsel also filed proofs of service indicating these were served on all parties to the action. On March 14, 2022, Shabnam Elyaszad...

Excerpt: ... February 8, 2022, apprising the Court of the status of the arbitration. Defendants TAP Worldwide, LLC (“TAP Worldwide”), Polaris Inc., erroneously sued as Polaris Industries, Inc., (“Polaris”), TAP Delaware Corp. (as the surviving successor of Transamerican Auto Parts Company, Inc.) (“TAP Corp”), and Esteban Alonso (“Alonso”) (collectively “Defendants”) petition for an order compelling arbitration of claims asserted by Plaint...

Excerpt: ...nied as to Paragraphs 12 and 13 and granted as to Paragraphs 1‐5, 18, 23‐27, 29(i)‐(ix) [lines 6‐14], 38‐39, 68, 69(c) [line 16], 69(g) [lines 27‐28], and 70 [lines 4‐5] in the SAC. The motion to strike Paragraphs 63, 111, 116, 62 [lines 14‐15], and 115(i),(ii),(iii),(iv),(v), is moot. A. Demurrer Defendant Hilton & Hyland Real Estate, Inc. (“Defendant”) demurs to the 5 th (violation of Penal Code §502(c)) cause of action ass...

Excerpt: ...judication of the 1 st (violation of the FEHA Gov. Code §12955 – race discrimination) and 2 nd (violation of the Unruh Act, Civil Code §51 – race discrimination) causes of action as asserted by Plaintiff Misael Vargas (“Vargas”) in the complaint filed by Vargas and Plaintiff Francisca Lopez (“Lopez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Defendants move for summary adjudication on the grounds that Vargas cannot establish a prima facie c...

Excerpt: ...d accordingly, not filed. Cross‐Defendants' demurrer to the first amended complaint, as asserted by Cross‐Complainants WWC Holdings LLC and Jonathan Clark, is sustained without leave to amend. Cross‐Defendants' demurrer to the first amended complaint, as asserted by WWC Corp, is sustained with 20 days leave to amend. Cross-Defendants Raymond Wang (“Raymond”), Victor Wang (“Victor”), and SRS Infrastructure, LLC (“SRS”) (collectiv...

Excerpt: ...and Joe Willard (“Joe”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) on the complaint. Specifically, KFH moves for summary judgment on the following grounds: (1) KFH did not have an employment/agency relationship with any of physician providers and thus cannot be held vicariously liable for any alleged acts or omissions at issue; (2) Plaintiff cannot establish that KFH's non- physician staff, including nursing and clerical staff, did not meet the standard...

Excerpt: ... of attorneys' fees in the amount of $29,391.27 against Defendant Kamran Broukhim (“Defendant”). (Notice of Motion, pgs. 1-2; Motion pg. 8.) [The Court notes the Court has already awarded costs against Defendant in the amount of $1,851 at the time judgment was entered.] Background On March 3, 2020, Plaintiff filed its complaint in the instant action against Defendant and Defendant Integrated Healthcare Medical (“Borrower”) (collectively, ...

Excerpt: ... Accordingly, the motion for summary adjudication is denied as to the 1 st cause of action based on the VCA Loans and granted as to the 1 st (Cambodian Entities Loans and JV Agreement), 5 th, 7 th, and 8 th causes of action. The Court does not reach Issues Nos. 17, 20, or 21. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a fourth amended complaint is continued to April 19, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. A. Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication Defendant VolumeCocom...

Excerpt: ...endant Ardas Yanik (“Defendant”). Plaintiff moves on the grounds that there are no triable issues of material fact. (Notice of Motion, pgs. 1-2.) Procedural Issues Defendant's opposition to the motion for summary judgment does not comply with the rules of court. California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1350(e)(1) provides that the opposition to a motion must include “[Opposing party's] memorandum in opposition to [moving party's] motion for summar...

Excerpt: ...Stipulation and Agreement for PAGA Representative Action Settlement (“Settlement”) with Defendant SSB Insurance Services, Inc. (“Defendant”). Specifically, Plaintiff requests the Court issue an order: (1) approving the parties' Settlement of claims brought by Plaintiff pursuant to the PAGA in the total Gross Settlement Amount of $230,000; (2) appointing CPT Group, Inc. as the third-party settlement administrator (“Administrator”) and ...

Excerpt: ...oves for terminating sanctions against Defendants Jose Luis Nazar (“Nazar”) and Land of the Free, L.P. (“LOTF”) (collectively, “Defendants”) by striking their answer. In the alternative, Plaintiff requests the Court allow Defendants 14 days to appear for their deposition prior to striking their answer and entering default against them. Plaintiff also requests the Court sanction Defendants in the amount of $1,000 per day for each day t...

Excerpt: ... narrow down the parameters for the ESI searches consistent with this order. Further responses and production are to be provided within 30 days. Any documents withheld on the basis of attorney‐client privilege are to be identified in a privilege log. The parties' requests for monetary sanctions are denied. Plaintiff's motion to compel Arconic to provide further responses to Special Interrogatories is continued to April 28, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. The...

Excerpt: ... is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants Vito Jacobellis (“Vito”), George Jacobellis (“George”), and Tony Jacobellis (“Tony”) (collectively, “Cross-Defendants”) move to strike the second amended cross- complaint (“SACC”) of Cross-Complainants/Defendants Sammy Jacobellis (“Sammy”), Carmella Jacobellis (“Carmella”), and The Sammy Jacobellis and Carmella Jacobellis Family Trust (“The Trust”)...