Excerpt: ...ndants and asking that they provide availability for, among other witnesses, Defendant Victor Daniel Reyes Mendez. (Silver Decl. ¶3; Exhibit B.) From January 6, 2023, to January 23, 2023, Plaintiff's counsel repeatedly requests dates for the depositions of Defendant Victor Daniel Reyes Mendez. (Silver Decl. ¶4; Exhibit C.) On January 24, 2023, counsel for Defendant Reyes Mendez provided March 14, 2023, for Defendant Reyes Mendez. (Silver Decl. ...

Excerpt: ...nc. and Aiden Rafii (3) Defendants Treasure Management Inc., Euphoric Life Inc. and Aiden Rafii Responding Party: Plaintiff Bespoke Financial Inc. Notice: OK Ruling: The Motions to Change Venue are DENIED. 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. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Bespoke Financial Inc. (“Bespoke”) ent...

Excerpt: .... The Court STAYS this action pending the resolution of arbitration. Defendants 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. BACKGROUND This is an employment action. Defendants Joey Restaurant (Los Angeles) Inc. and Joey Restaurant (Woodland Hills) Inc. seek to compel arbitration of this matter based on an arbitration agreeme...

Excerpt: ...murrer is SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. Defendants 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. BACKGROUND This is an action for legal malpractice and breach of contract. Defendants Cynthia Cohen and Brown, White & Osborn, LLP (“Defendants”) demur to the Complaint as to the causes of action for professional malpractice a...

Excerpt: ...uraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 3, 2023, Plaintiff P MW Consulting, LLC filed the operative Complaint for (1) violation of Civ. Code S 2924, et seq., (2) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, (3) negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, (4) cancellation of instruments, (5) quiet title, and (6) declaratory relief. Plaintiff alleges that itwas ...

Excerpt: ...e to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 28, 2023, Plaintiff Chauncey Richmond filed a Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") for (1) breach of fiduciary duty; (2) breach of the covenant of faith and fair dealing; (3) unfair and deceptive business practices; (4) deceit; (5) fraud; (6) fraudulent conveyance; (7) civil conspiracy; (8) violation of Civil Code S 1185; (9) constructive fraud, (10) conversion, (11) declaratory relief, (12) accounting, (13) intent...

Excerpt: ...nsel 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 case arises from an ownership dispute over a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. In essence, plaintiff Jamie Kersey claims defendant Christopher Stark transferred his ownership in Holistic Supplements, L.L.C. (hereafter the LLC) to her in April 2015. Unbeknownst to Kersey and despite th...

Excerpt: ... 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 Marvin Vivas, a pro per litigant, alleges that “[o]n July 9, 2020, Plaintiff presented to Defendant's Dental Center for a tooth extraction performed by Dr. Nam Soo Cho. While in Defendant's care, Defendants negligently allowed a student to perform an anesthe...

Excerpt: ...g: The Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is granted, without leave to amend. 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 December 22, 2020, Plaintiffs Milagro Anaya, Felipe Rosales Picaz, Jessica Pina, and Esperanza Torres filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) against Defendants Ygrene...

Excerpt: ...e tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Plaintiff Rogelio Badajoz seeks to compel further responses to his special interrogatories (“SI”), set one, nos. 14, 25, 40-45 and 57 and requests for production, set one, nos. 1, 3, 9, 17, 31, 37-72, 78, 79, and 82 propounded on Defendant General Motors, LLC. I.Special Interrogatories The Motio...

Excerpt: ...ACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 15, 2023, Plaintiff Rafael Ayala filed the operative Complaint against Defendant LA Rentals Live LLC for (1) violation of Civ. Code § 1942.4, (2) breach of warranty of habitability, (3) nuisance, (4) violation of the UCL, and (5) negligence. Defendant LA Rentals Live LLC now seeks to strike the Complaint's references to punitive damages. Defendant argues that “Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ... the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 9, 2023, Plaintiffs Seth and Erin Grahame-Smith filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) negligence, (2) negligent misrepresentation, (3) breach of written agreement, (4) breach of express warranty, (5) breach of implied warranty, and (6) breach of oral agreement. Defendants Infinity Construct...

Excerpt: ...strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 25, 2023, Plaintiff Rosa Maria Espinoza filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for (1) FEHA age discrimination, (2), FEHA failure to prevent discrimination, (3) declaratory judgment, and (4) wrongful termination. Defendants Kellwood Apparel, LLC and Kellwood Corporation, LLC demur to the FAC for failure to state sufficient f...

Excerpt: ...ties 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. Plaintiffs Irene Young and Jesse Chang seek to compel further response from Defendant Pacific Plaza Elite-Alhambra Homeowners Association as to their requests for admission, set one, nos. 7 and 15. Request no. 7 states, “Admit that YOU did not provide any documents to YOUNG ...

Excerpt: ...ey are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law matter. Plaintiff Francisco Valencia-Mendoza seeks to compel further responses to his requests for production, set one, nos. 16-21 propounded on Defendant General Motors, LLC. The Motion is granted as to request no. 16, which seeks documents pertaining to Defendant's internal investigation into any transmission defect in ...

Excerpt: ...ue to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action arising from a fist fight during Halloween trick-or-treating. On February 27, 2023, the Court ordered that non-party Celeste Pete produce “invoices showing the amounts Gimelstob paid for Pete to be represented by counsel; text message Facebook and Instagram and other social media communications between Pete and Gimelstob; and all communications between Pete and Gimelstob's former attorneys, Shawn H...

Excerpt: ...ive, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Plaintiff Francisco Valencia-Mendoza seeks to compel the deposition of Defendant General Motors, LLC's PMK. There are 19 categories of testimony and 35 requests for production at issue. As to testimony, Defendant will produce a PMK for category nos. 1-4, 7, and 10. The Motion is, therefore, denied as moot w...

Excerpt: ...ve 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. Defendants Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., Megan Holt, and Lissette Carrillo seek to compel arbitration of this matter based on an arbitration agreement Plaintiff Erlinda Delgado purportedly executed as a component of her employment. Plaintiff argues th...

Excerpt: ...' Fees is denied. Petitioner 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 Award Petitioner Victor Saavdera seeks to confirm an arbitration award in his favor issued by arbitrator Rex Heeseman on June 29, 2023. Code Civ. Proc. § 1285 provides in relevant part, “Any party to an arbitration in which an award has bee...

Excerpt: ...ear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 9, 2023, Plaintiff Kendra Pasker filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants 9th St. 1738, LLC and Pan American Properties, Inc. for (1) negligence, (2) breach of contract, (3) tortious breach of the warranty of habitability, and (4) violation of Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.56.020. Defendant Pan American Properties, Inc. now seeks...

Excerpt: ... Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion 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 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 Franch...

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 LP. ("ESPA"), and Theta Holding IV, Inc. ("Theta"), for Plaintiffs' claims for i...

Excerpt: ...ouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a dispute relating to renovations to a duplex. On February 20, 2020, Whitestone Builders, Inc. (“Whitestone”) filed a Complaint against Valerie Taylor and Derek Taylor for (1) breach of contract, (2) account stated, (3) common count, (4) unjust enrichment, and (5) foreclosure on mechanic's lien. On July 6, 2022, Valerie Taylor and Derek Taylor file...

Excerpt: ...es 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 Babak Zarabian alleges the Defendants cut him out of a partnership deal relating to the “Zanna” family of corporate entities. On July 7, 2021, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended Complaint for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of fiduciar...

Excerpt: ...nect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 22, 2023, the Court entered judgment confirming an arbitration award issued by the Hon. John P. Shook on August 16, 2022. Defendant Jiin M. Kim seeks to vacate the Court's judgment due to fraud, undue means, positive misconduct, and attorney abandonment. The Motion seeks relief under Code Civ. Proc. §§ 128(a)(8), 473(d), 1286.2(a), 1286.2(d). Defendant's contentions are as fol...