Excerpt: ...sed Notice: OK Ruling: The Motions to Quash are denied. The Motions to Seal are granted. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 24, 2021, Plaintiff Simmons Unlimited, LLC filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Dejanee Riley Izydorczyk (“Riley”), Gabriella McNeill, and Deja Riley ...

Excerpt: ...d. Plaintiff to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 19, 2022, Plaintiff Jane Doe filed the operative Complaint against Defendants LAUSD and Does 1 -60 for (1) childhood sexual abuse, (2) intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”), (3) negligent hiring, supervision, and retention, (4) fai lure to...

Excerpt: ...ear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 1, 2022, Plaintiff Diego Mejia Duarte filed the operative Complaint for violations of the PAGA against Defendant Apple, Inc. Defendant now moves for summary judgment on the ground that Duarte does not have standing because he did not suffer any Labor Code violations. Specifically, Defendant argues that “Plaintiff identified the following items that he claims shoul...

Excerpt: ...urtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 15, 2023, the Court entered a terminating sanction for Defendant Bruce Stallworth by striking his answer and entering a default. The reason for this sanction was that Bruce did not appear for his deposition or produce documents after the Court ordered him to do so on October 4, 2023. Bruce now seeks to set aside his default due to excusable neglect, surprise, inadvertence,...

Excerpt: .... Perry to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I.Confirm/Vacate Award Mark Perry seeks to confirm an arbitration award in his favor issued by arbitrator Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.) on January 8, 2024. Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP (“GD”) seeks to vacate this award. The award at issue requires GD to pay Perry $557,371....

Excerpt: ...otice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 7, 2023, a jury entered verdicts in favor of Plaintiffs DONE! Ventures, LLC (“Done!”) and Coastal Laundromat, Inc. (“Coastal”), and against Defendants Jerry Jamgotchian, El Segundo Plaza Associates L.P. (“ESPA”), and Theta Holding IV, Inc. (“Theta”), for Plaintif...

Excerpt: ..., they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 28, 2021, Plaintiff Jeremy Pfau filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Riko Wiemer International, LLC and Riko Wiemer (actually spelled “Weimer”) for (1) violation of Labor Code §§ 1182.12, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, and 1198 (Unpaid Wages); (2) violation of Labor Code §§ 226.7 and 1198 (Failure to Authorize and Permit...

Excerpt: ...ed to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law matter. On November 24, 2020, the Court compelled this matter to arbitration. Since that time, Plaintiff Vladimir Ouzdin did not initiate arbitration. Plaintiff now seeks reconsideration of the Court's November 24, 2020, arbitration order on the basis of new law that indicates that a non-signatory manufacturer like BMW of North America, LLC cann...

Excerpt: ...y: Plaintiff Kathleen Sullivan Notice: OK Ruling: The Demurrer is overruled. The Motions to Strike of Ishaque and Dixon- Peters are denied. The Motion to Strike of Sarcedo -Magruder is granted, without leave to amend. Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an employment action in which Plaintiff Kat...

Excerpt: ... they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 8, 2024, Defendant Michelle Chen Frost filed the operative First Amended Cross - Complaint (“FACC”) against Manuel Gomez, Jr. asserting causes of action for (1) conversion, (2) nuisance, (3) trespass, (4) assault, and (5) intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”). The allegations of the FACC are as follows....

Excerpt: ... encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 13, 2023, Plaintiffs Bak Auto Enterprise Inc. and Ashot Keshishyan filed the operative Complaint against Defendants City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and California Department of Transportation asserting causes of action for (1) dangerous condition of public property and (2) nuisance. The allegations of the Complai...

Excerpt: ...y encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action in which Plaintiff Hennig, Kramer, Ruiz & Singh, LLP, Defendant Wendy Seretan's former attorney, claims that Defendant failed to compensate Plaintiff after Plaintiff was able to settle Defendant's case. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative Complaint asserting claims for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of the implied covena...

Excerpt: ...l do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an employment action. Defendant Performance Team Logistics, LLC, joined by Defendant Jeanie Jenkins, seeks to compel arbitration of this matter based on an arbitration agreement executed by Plaintiff Joshua Domingos as a component of his employment. Plaintiff opposes the Motion, contending that (a)...

Excerpt: ...ect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unlawful detainer matter. On February 5, 2024, the Court entered a default judgment in the amount of $33,162.81 against Defendant Samantha Clark. Defendant Clark, a pro per litigant, now seeks to set aside her default and default judgment under Code Civ. Proc. §§ 473(b) -(d), 473.5. Clark contends that “[t]he Proof of Service filed by Plaintiff indicates that she was served su...

Excerpt: ...ect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an employment action. Plaintiff Gena Persons seeks to compel further responses from Defendant City of Pasadena as to her requests for production, set four, nos. 107- 110. The requests at issue seek documents from the employment personnel file of Commander Kelly Evans. Plaintiff alleges that she had PTSD and that Evans, her supervisor, “who had it out for plaintiff because she had c...

Excerpt: ...ect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an employment action. On February 16, 2024, Defendant Jobsource Downey, Inc. filed a motion to withdraw its admissions to Plaintiff Jasson Reyes Lopez's requests for admission nos. 2, 4, 6, 12, 14- 16, and 19-22. In that Motion, Defendant's agents , Carmen Ruiz and Stephany Torres, indicate that they incorrectly admitted these requests. Their declarations state that “The responses ...

Excerpt: ...ather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law matter. Defendant Ford Motor Company demurs to the Complaint's sixth cause of action for concealment for failure to state sufficient facts. When considering demurrers, courts read the allegations liberally and in context, and “treat the demurrer as admitting all material facts properly pleaded, but not contentions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law.” ( Serrano v. Pr...

Excerpt: ...ice: OK Ruling: The Motions to Quash are denied. The Motion to Seal is granted. Moving parties to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 24, 2021, Plaintiff Simmons Unlimited, LLC filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Dejanee Riley Izydorczyk (“Riley”), Gabriella McNeill, and Deja Riley Athletics...

Excerpt: ...ct rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action arising from a fist -fight during Halloween trick -or -treating. On November 8, 2022, Justin Gimelstob filed a Fourth Amended Cross -Complaint (“4ACC”) against Randall Kaplan and Madison Kaplan for (1) assault, (2) battery, (3) equitable indemnity, (4) tort in essence, (5) intentional interference with contractual relations , (6) intentional interference with prospective...

Excerpt: ..., they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 21STCV18469 and 21STCV18241 are related cases. In 21STCV18241, Plaintiff Brendan Schulz filed a First Amended Complaint against Defendants Pitzer College (“Pitzer”), Janet Schwing, Nigel Boyle, and Melvin Oliver for (1) violation of the Unruh Act, (2) attempted extortion, (3) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (4) breach o...

Excerpt: ...o give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 16, 2019, Plaintiffs Brian Yang and Jerry Xu filed a Complaint against Defendants Michel Amar, Alec Amar, Bit.Management, LLC, NYAM, LLC and Multiple Application Technology, LLC for (1) breach of fiduciary duty, (2) breach of contract, (3) breac h of the implied covenant ...

Excerpt: ...o give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID -19 pandemic. On March 18, 2021, Plaintiff D&M Restaurant Group, Inc. filed the operative First Amended Complaint for (1) negligence, (2) breach of contract, and (3) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Plaintiff's primary allegations are as follows. Plaintiff owned a s...

Excerpt: ...t rather than in person due to the COVID -19 pandemic. Plaintiff Delia Alvino seeks leave to file a first amended complaint. Plaintiff states that “[t]he proposed FAC differs from the Complaint in three primary aspects. First, the FAC adds Plaintiff's husband, Alfred Alvino, as a plaintiff. Defendants Sunrun Inc. and Sunrun Installation Services Inc. (collectively, ‘Sunrun') prompted the addition of Mr. Alvino to this case by way of Sunrun's ...

Excerpt: ...give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID -19 pandemic. On February 7, 2023, a jury entered verdicts in favor of Plaintiffs DONE! Ventures, LLC (“Done!”) and Coastal Laundromat, Inc. (“Coastal”), and against Defendants Jerry Jamgotchian, El Segundo Plaza Associates L.P. (“ESPA”), and Theta Holding IV, Inc. (“Theta”), for P...

Excerpt: ...e strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID -19 pandemic. Plaintiff Massamilano Valladares seeks to strike the Answer of Defendants Black Executive Security Inc. and George Flaviu Pop because they are unrepresented litigants. Motions to strike are used to challenge defects in the pleadings not subject to demurrer. Any party may move to strike the whole or any part of a pleading within the time allotted...