Excerpt: ...advanced to this date and granted in part. 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. On August 2, 2023, the Court granted Defendant Total Airport Services, LLC's motions to compel further responses from Plaintiff Maria Lizarraga as to its special interrogatories, set one, nos. 1-2...

Excerpt: ...couraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a habitability matter. Defendant Candelario Flores seeks to enforce his settlement with Plaintiffs Rosa, Juan, and Andrew Mancillas. The settlement agreement requires that Flores tender $67,500 to Plaintiffs. The settlement was entered into on May 22, 2023. On December 6, 2022, a judgment in the amount of $26,575 was entered in case no. 22STUD03693 (u...

Excerpt: ...ice. 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 a habitability matter. Defendant D&A Endeavors, Inc. seeks to exclude or limit the testimony of Plaintiffs' expert, Shilpa Sayana, M.D., because “she intends to opine that [Plaintiff] Roth suffered from a panoply of medical conditions causally related to the mold exposure, including...

Excerpt: ...enied. 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. On August 18, 2023, Plaintiff Stephanie Navarrete filed the operative Complaint for (1) violation of Civ. Code § 1942.4, (2) tortious breach of warranty of habitability, (3) private nuisance, (4) violation of the UCL, (5) negligence, (6) breach of the covenant ...

Excerpt: ...ongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 15, 2021, Plaintiff Rafie Rafiee filed the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants Daniel Dangoor, Iman Eshaghyan, Mina Eshaghyan, Re Broker Group, Inc., Re eBroker Group Inc., Coldwell Banker Realty, Golcheh Family Trust Dated August 3, 2016 (“Trust”), Morad Golcheh, and Nahid Golcheh for (1) intentional misrepresentati...

Excerpt: ...Motion to Compel is granted in part. The Motion to Seal is granted. 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 action in which Plaintiff SK Rosgosstrakh Pao (“RGS”), a Russian insurance company, alleges that Defendant Danil Khachaturov, its former president, embezzled RGS's funds through a fraudu...

Excerpt: ...ce: OK Ruling: The Motions are granted in part. 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 September 20, 2022, Plaintiffs Wei Chen, Weifeng International, Inc., and AIIC 17 YM Culver City, LLC filed the operative First Amended FAC (“FAC”) against Defendants Yalla Acquisition, LLC, Yalla Mediterranean F...

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. BACKGROUND On March 20, 2017, Plaintiffs Praxedes E. Running and the Praxedes E. Running Trust filed the operative Third Amended Complaint against Covina Irrigating Company (“CICO”), City of Azusa (“City”), Azusa Valley Water Company (“AVWC”), San Gabriel River Water Com...

Excerpt: ...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. On November 6, 2023, Plaintiff Meir Siboni filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Frank Menlo, individually and as trustee of the Frank Menlo Trust U/T/L February 22, 1983, and Miracle Mile Properties, LP for (1)-(3) quiet title, (4) declaratory relief, and (...

Excerpt: ...ive 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 a fraudulent transfer action relating to a stipulated judgment in BC457138. Plaintiff Tony Protopappas seeks leave to file a second amended complaint (“SAC”) that (1) adds Tony Protopappas to the caption of this case as he has substituted in for his brother and (2) adds two...

Excerpt: ...by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plaintiff Jila Babazadeh-Shraga seeks a discovery referee in this matter for all purposes because Defendant Gohar Babazadeh has obstructed discovery. Jila particularly points to the deposition of Gohar in which she contends that opposing counsel asserted so many meritless objections that Jila was forced to suspend the deposition. Jila also points to numerous discovery motions p...

Excerpt: ...y LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an interpleader action. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. holds frozen funds that Advance Aircraft Training, LLC claims were fraudulently sent to Ningning Ding. Wells Fargo now seeks an order allowing it to serve Ding via publication. Code Civ. Proc. § 415.50(a) states, “A summons may be served by publication if upon affidavit it appears to the satisfaction of the court in which...

Excerpt: ...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 July 5, 2023, Plaintiff Durant McLeod filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants California Physicians Service, Arshad Haqib, and Sandra Griffin for (1) FEHA discrimination, (2) FEHA harassment, (3) FEHA retaliation, (4) FEHA failure to pr...

Excerpt: ...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 April 24, 2023, Plaintiff Bruce D. Wasserman filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Steven Cary Teitelbaum, Cherie Wendy Teitelbaum, Caitlin Teitelbaum, Michael Teitelbaum, and Jo-Ann Perault for (1)-(3) voidable transaction, (4) elder abuse, (5) undue influence, (6) intentional misrepresentatio...

Excerpt: ...Connect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 28, 2022, Plaintiff Carolyn Williams Stallworth filed the Complaint against Defendant Bruce Stallworth, individually and as trustee of the Fred Stallworth, Jr. Revocable Trust for (1) fraudulent transfer, (2) aiding and abetting, and (3) an accounting. Plaintiff alleges that Fred Stallworth became indebted to Plaintiff through a divorce proceeding, but that he sought to hinder co...

Excerpt: ...gly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law matter. On July 7, 2021, the Court compelled this matter to arbitration. Since that time, Plaintiff Vanessa Isabel Gallegos apparently did not initiate arbitration. Plaintiff now seeks reconsideration of the Court's July 7, 2021, arbitration order on the basis of new law that indicates that a non-signatory manufacturer like Defendant...

Excerpt: ...ving 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 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) breach of the impl...

Excerpt: ...d to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 13, 2021, 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 of contract, (5) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair ...

Excerpt: ...d to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 13, 2021, 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 of contract, (5) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair ...

Excerpt: ...y encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an employment action. Defendant California Physicians' Service seeks to seal paragraph 15 of Plaintiff Durant McLeod's initial Complaint. Defendant contends that this paragraph improperly reveals protected health information in violation of HIPAA and CMIA. Unless confidentiality is required by law, court records are presumed to be open to public r...

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 action in which Plaintiff Babak Zarabian alleges that the Defendants cut him out of a partnership deal relating to the “Zanna” family of corporate entities. On September 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of fiduciary duty...

Excerpt: ...nd Derek Taylor (3) Whitestone Builders, Inc. Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion for Sanctions is denied. The Motion to Compel is denied as moot. The Demurrer is overruled as to the second cause of action, but is sustained as to seventh and eighth causes of action, without leave to amend. The Motion to Strike is granted in part, without leave to amend. Whitestone to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged t...

Excerpt: ...tained, without leave to amend. The Demurrer of the Regents is sustained as to the fifth cause of action, but is overruled as to the thirteenth cause of action. Leave to amend is denied. 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 July 28, 2023, Plaintiff Selim Hoxha filed the operative Second Amended Compl...

Excerpt: ... is granted. 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 a PAGA action. Defendants Rockport Healthcare Support Services, LLC, Rockport Administrative Services, LLC, and Orange Healthcare & Wellness Centre seek to compel arbitration of this matter based on an arbitration agreement purportedly executed by ...

Excerpt: ...uraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 8, 2022, Plaintiffs Carlos Davis and H.D. Doe filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants HOME 2 U 9, LLC and HOMEIIU, LLC for negligence. The allegations of the FAC are as follows. Plaintiffs lived next door to Defendants' adult residential care facility. Steve Golden was a resident at the facility. Golden had been charg...