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: ...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: ...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: ...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...

Excerpt: ... COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action arising from a fist fight during Halloween trick-or-treating. Randall Kaplan now seeks to quash a subpoena for appearance and production issued to his psychiatrist, Winston Drew Alt. Randall claims that the subpoena seeks irrelevant information as Randall is not asserting emotional distress damages. Randall argues that the documents at issue are subject to privacy, privilege, and confidentiality rights. Code ...

Excerpt: ...ounsel 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 medical malpractice action. Defendants Matthew Longacre and White Memorial Medical Center (“White”) seek a determination that their settlements with Plaintiffs Ana and Luis Cordova were made in good faith pursuant to Code Civ. Proc. § 877.6. Because no oppositions were filed, the Motion...

Excerpt: ... Notice: OK Ruling: The Motion for Attorneys' Fees is granted in part. The Motion to Tax Costs is granted in part. 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 April 6, 2021, Plaintiff La'Terra Veal filed the Third Amended Complaint against Defendants California Department of Veterans Affairs (“CalVet”), Elvi...

Excerpt: .... 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 Energy Fund California, LLC, Energy Efficient Equity, Inc, and Does 1-100 for...

Excerpt: ...s 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 January 10, 2023, Plaintiff Raha Lakes Enterprises, LLC filed the operative Complaint against Defendants Rarehouse, Rarehouse, LLC, Jamal Spencer Donaldson, Muhammad Hamid, Israel Enrique Lopez, Steve Hamlin, and Kerry Gordon for (1) negligence, (2) brea...

Excerpt: ...unsel 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 anesthesia in...

Excerpt: ...tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a wage and hour suit. Plaintiffs Dan Bret Bushey and Brianna Molden seek to quash the business record subpoenas issued by Defendants 534 East Foothill LLC, Hamid Hamedi, and Lili Hamedi upon their former/subsequent employers, (1) Pabst Kinney & Associates (2) Career Strategies (3) James Williams Contracting (4) Oliva Ren...

Excerpt: ...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 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...

Excerpt: ... appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 8, 2022, Plaintiff Tatum Tatum filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC (“SLS”), 7866 Fareholm Drive, LLC, and NBS Default Services, LLC for (1) assault, (2) battery, (3) conversion, (4) violation of Civil Code § 789.3, (5) violation of Civil Code § 1954, (6) violation of Civil Code § 1940.2, (7) p...

Excerpt: ...nnect 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 9th St. 1738, LLC now seeks to strike the FAC's referen...