Excerpt: ...sublease agreement (the “Sublease”) with Plaintiff Flynt Management Group, LLC (“Landlord”) for property located at 8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 850C, Beverly Hills, California (the “Property”). (Undisputed Material Facts (“UMF”) Nos. 1-2.) The Sublease requires Tenant to pay monthly rent in the sum of $10,771.70 for the period of time from February 2020 through January 2021. (UMF No. 3.) Tenant failed to pay monthly rent in the sum ...

Excerpt: ...n. Plaintiff Aurice Veloso was employed by Defendant Leo David as a caregiver for his wife. Plaintiff alleges that David asked her to sleep with him in exchange for improved working conditions and other financial incentives including a house, car and tuition. David also allegedly made offensive remarks about Plaintiff's menstrual period, personal hygiene and sexual activity. Plaintiff further alleges that despite her working around the clock, she...

Excerpt: ... Hamilton-Heinberg alleges she was wrongfully terminated by Defendant Alpargatas USA, Inc. because of her medical condition and her requests for medical leave. Plaintiff claims Defendant failed to engage in the interactive process to assess what accommodations Plaintiff would require and thus did not reasonably accommodate Plaintiff. On October 16, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff's former counsel's motion to be relieved as counsel. Plaintiff is...

Excerpt: ...intiff Parter Medical Products, Inc.'s manufacturing department. Defendant Dominguez Firm LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of Flores against Plaintiff. Flores' complaint included claims for violations of Gov't Code §12940 et seq. : (1) discrimination, (2) retaliation, (3) failure to prevent discrimination/retaliation, (4) failure to provide reasonable accommodation, (5) failure to engage in a good faith interactive process, and (6) wrongful termina...

Excerpt: ...ro. As Plaintiff descended the stairs from the rooftop seating area of the bus, Villatoro is alleged to have suddenly and without warning, abruptly stopped the bus, causing injury to Plaintiff. On July 14, 2023, Plaintiff failed to appear at a case management conference (“CMC”). The Court noted Plaintiff had not submitted any filings including proof of service on Defendant. The Court therefore set an Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) re: Dismis...

Excerpt: ...ju Devgan, allege that employees of the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) were negligent in their response to Manju's 911 call, reporting that Baldev had fallen and hit his head on the bathtub in an upstairs bathroom in their home. (Compl. ¶¶ 12-13.) Plaintiffs allege City employees (unnamed EMTs and Firefighters, the Doe Defendants) failed to stabilize Baldev's neck or take other cervical spine precautions while moving him from the bathroo...

Excerpt: ...s Vargas and TNMC Group, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Leigh Collier BACKGROUND This action arises from a contemplated business venture which never materialized. Plaintiff Leigh Collier alleges that in 2014 she “pioneered the concept of a new media production company whereby a network of local, physical production companies would effectively be rolled up under the auspices of a single entity to develop and create programming in local and ofte...

Excerpt: ...is is a trip and fall case. Plaintiff Linda Ghermezian alleges that she tripped and fell on a sidewalk at or near 8631 W. 3 rd Street, West Hollywood, California. Plaintiff claims Defendants City of Los Angeles, City of West Hollywood, County of Los Angeles, State of California and The LSMD Fund LA LLC owned, managed, maintained and inspected the sidewalk and caused it to be in a “dangerous condition” so as to cause Plaintiff to trip and fall...

Excerpt: ...N FAVOR OF CROSS DEFENDANT/PLAINTIFF RICHARD S. LEE AND AGAINST CROSS- COMPLAINANTS/DFEFENDANTS BAGRAM MARDIROSSIAN AND SUSANNA MARDIROSSIAN BACKGROUND This case involves a dispute over parking spaces. Plaintiffs Toni Kopek and Richard Lee live in a condominium building in Pacific Palisades and claim ownership of two parking spaces, G114 and G116. They contend Defendants Bagram and Susanna Mardirossian are illegally occupying the spaces. They hav...

Excerpt: ...aintiff Guzy Regev is an Israeli immigrant studying to be a nurse. (Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) ¶8.) Defendant Niv Levy is a lawyer and solo practitioner. (Id., ¶¶8, 13.) Regev alleges Levy schemed to make her completely dependent on him, so that he could more easily manipulate and control her. ( Id. , ¶14.) The SAC alleges that Levy pressured Regev to move in with him, which she eventually agreed to do after Levy proposed. ( Id. , �...

Excerpt: ...LEASE AND REDILVERY OF SEIZED PROPERTY, FOR DAMAGES AND INTEREST, AND FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS BACKGROUND This case arises from a dispute among shareholders of a closely held corporation called Wholesale Direct Metals (“WDM”). Damon Geller formed WDM. Defendant Niloofar Maashfegh Geller (“Lili”) is Damon's wife. WDM sells precious metals in coins and bullion form to the public. It advertises its offerings primarily on the Internet. W...

Excerpt: ...of Shamsam Irrevocable Trust BACKGROUND The action arises from alleged fraudulent transfers. In 2006, East West Bank made a $5.3 million loan. Behnam Rafalian and his brother Behrooz Rafalian gave East West Bank two deeds of trusts to secure commercial guarantees given by the brothers. The deeds of trust encumbered the properties that are the subject of this action. (Compl. ¶¶ 4, 25, 26, 47; Exs. A, B to Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”)....

Excerpt: ...ntiff 7 th Street Associates Inc., as General Partner of Lance Jay Robbins Paloma Partnership BACKGROUND This case arises from the alleged breach of a partnership agreement. Plaintiff 7 th Associates Inc. is the general partner of Lance Jay Robbins Paloma Partnership (“the Partnership”). (Compl. ¶7.) Defendants Duane Weaver and Negative Asset L.P. are each limited partners of the Partnership. ( Id. ) The sole asset of the partnership is a 58...

Excerpt: ... Baboli, “Defendants”) which then contracted with Plaintiff to perform IT services. Baboli informed Plaintiff that the Entity Defendants would contract with Plaintiff as an independent contractor, servicing Plaintiff's clients, while also servicing the Entity Defendants' own clients as well. Plaintiff claims Defendants misappropriated its trade secrets to poach Plaintiff's clients for their competitive business. Plaintiff also claims Baboli b...

Excerpt: ...: Defendant Casa Gateway Homeowners Association BACKGROUND This case involves a dispute over parking spaces. Plaintiffs George C. Kopek, Toni Kopek and Richard Lee live in a condominium building in Pacific Palisades and claim ownership of two parking spaces, G114 and G116. They contend Defendants Bagram and Susanna Mardirossian are illegally occupying the spaces. They have also sued their homeowners association, Casa Gateway Homeowners Associatio...

Excerpt: ...each of contract action. Plaintiff David Godley filed a form complaint, asserting a single claim for breach of contract against Defendants Jonathan Bodnar and Apollo Eleven, Inc. The form provides no details about the nature of the contract or the breach. Plaintiff is appearing in pro per. Defendant Jonathan Bodnar is the sole shareholder and CEO of Defendant Apollo Eleven, Inc. (Undisputed Material Fact (“UMF”) No. 9.) Bodnar attests there i...

Excerpt: ...rive, Beverly Hills, California 90210 (the “Bral Property”). Defendants Khosrow Shoumer and Fariba Shoumer, individually and as trustees of the Shoumer Trust, own the property next door, located at 1211 Beverly Estates Drive, Beverly Hills California 90210 (the “Shoumer Property”). In 2020, Defendants began construction on the Shoumer Property. During construction, Defendants' contractors entered into the Bral Property and destroyed Plain...

Excerpt: ...ARTY: Plaintiff Leon Krous Drilling, Inc. BACKGROUND Treetop Development owns real property located at 9650 Cedarbrook Drive, Beverly Hills, California (“the Property”). Treetop contracted with Aram Madzhinyan and Aram G. Construction, Inc. (collectively “the Aram Defendants”), to perform concrete work on the Property. The Aram Defendants in turn contracted with Plaintiff Leon Krous Drilling, Inc. (“Krous”) to perform drilling and rel...

Excerpt: ...$1 million so that Defendant could buy out his business partner and become the sole owner of a business entity, DTA II. (FAC ¶ 7.) Defendant promised that he would return the $1 million if the investment was successful and generated sufficient carried interest. (FAC ¶ 9.) In addition, Defendant promised that he would pay Plaintiff the net proceeds from 10% of all carried interest payments that Defendant receives from DTA II. (FAC ¶ 9.) Plainti...

Excerpt: ...dlord”) is the owner of 10000 Santa Monica Blvd, Unit 2801, Los Angeles California (the “Premises”). (Browne Decl. ¶5.) Plaintiff entered into a written lease with Defendant Jakob Andersen (“Tenant”) to lease the Premises (the “Lease”). (Ex. 1 to Browne Decl.) The Lease was for 12 months at a monthly rate of $14,500 payable on the first day of each month. (Ex. 1 to Browne Decl., page 1, section (K).) Tenant failed to pay rent. (Bro...

Excerpt: ...udy Choothesa (“Tenant”) rented residential real property from Defendant Canyon Native Rental Properties, LLC (“Landlord”) located at 502 Fernwood Pacific Dr., Topanga, California (the “Premises”). Tenant claims several habitability defects including foul odor from leaking septic water, electrical issues with the wiring, noises from the septic system, a retaining wall that fell in the kitchen, infestation of ants and spiders, insuffic...

Excerpt: ...NDING PARTY: Plaintiffs The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (“MCLM”) and Renai v. Clayton, Jr. BACKGROUND This case arises from a dispute over ownership and control of a collection of African American books, films and other works of art. The collection is owned by Plaintiff The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (“MCLM”), and Plaintiff Renai Clayton, Jr. is one of MCLM's directors. MCLM had a one dollar a year lease with LA County, a...

Excerpt: ...of medical negligence. Plaintiff Charlesey Morgan suffered an allergic reaction to neurotoxin injections performed by Defendant Dr. Laser MedSpa, PC. Plaintiff alleges she did not consent to the use of an off-brand injection and thought she was receiving Botox. The operative complaint alleges claims for medical negligence and battery. On August 22, 2022, Defendant served its Requests for Production of Documents, Set One. (Singh Decl. ¶ 2.) Respo...

Excerpt: ...ute arises from a car accident. Defendant Sidney Gale Gathrid rear-ended Plaintiff Rose Mary Benvie. Plaintiff alleges Defendant was traveling at an unsafe speed, failed to maintain a safe stopping distance and was inattentive to road conditions. Defendant Michele Gathrid owns the car that Sidney Gale Gathrid was driving (collectively “Defendants”). The operative complaint alleges claims for negligence and negligent entrustment. The answer to...

Excerpt: ...AITH SETTLEMENT DETERMINATION BACKGROUND This is a construction defect case. Plaintiff Tracie Calfee Dalton owns a home located at 1619 San Ysidro Drive, Beverly Hills, California (the “Property”). She purchased the Property from Defendants Pamela Becker and Ocean Santa Barbara Investments, LLC (“Ocean SB”). She alleges that when the Property was delivered to her, it was defective and unfit for its intended purposes. She alleges numerous,...