Excerpt: ...l, Inc. RESPONDING PARTIES: IC Funding, Inc., Nadav Ibi, Einat Rozenbaum, and Carmiel Cohen Demurrer to First Amended Cross‐Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this demurrer. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Pacifica Reliable Funding, LLC (“Pacifica”) filed the operative Second Amended Complaint in this action against defendants IC Funding, Inc., Nadav Ibi, Einat Rozenbaum, and Carmiel Cohen ...

Excerpt: ... Defendants County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; (3) Defendant City of Santa Monica; and (4) Defendant City of Beverly Hills Motion for Relief from Filing Government Claims The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE The court grants defendant City of Santa Monica's request for judicial notice. (Evid. Code, § 452, subd. (c); Gong v. ...

Excerpt: ...ON TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT MOVING PARTIES: Defendants Paul J. Dougherty, M.D., Paul J. Dougherty, MD, Inc., Dougherty Laser Vision, DLV Vision, DLV Vision Management, LLC, DLV Vision ASC, LLC, and Sharmini Asha Balakrishnan, M.D. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Shahnaz Bahadori (1) Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint (2) Motion to Strike Portions of Second Amended Complaint MOVING PARTY: Defendant Houman Vosoghi, M.D. RESPONDI...

Excerpt: ...DANT'S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES ) DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS MOVING PARTY: Defendant Wells Fargo Bank N.A. RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed (1) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents (2) Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories MOVING PARTY: Defendant Wells Fargo Bank N.A. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff John Christian ...

Excerpt: ...lub RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Onnik Kazanchian Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court rules on plaintiff Onnik Kazanchian's evidentiary objections to the declaration of Kevin Lane, filed on August 23, 2023, as follows: The court overrules Objections Nos. 1-7. The court rules on pl...

Excerpt: ...o Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court rules on defendant Famers Insurance Exchange's evidentiary objections, filed on June 9, 2023, as follows: The court sustains Objections Nos. 1-6. LEGAL STANDARD The purpose of a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication “is to pro...

Excerpt: ...a, LLC, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, and South Bay Motors, LLC Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Plaintiffs Michael Model and Soheila Model (“Plaintiffs”) move the court for an order permitting them to file a Second Amended Complaint to (1) strike (i) the 10th cause of action for negligent failure to r...

Excerpt: ...intiff 1718 Vine Street, LLC (1) Motion to Vacate and Set Aside Judgment (2) Ex Parte Application for Order Staying Execution and Shortening Time The court considered the moving and opposition papers filed in connection with the motion and ex parte application. No reply papers were filed. BACKGROUND Plaintiff 1718 Vine Street, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed this unlawful detainer action on June 9, 2023, against defendant Karla Aleman (“Defendant�...

Excerpt: ...cluding Expert Witness from Testifying at Trial The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Plaintiff Agavni Sagryan (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order excluding the expert witness James Oaks (“Oaks”) designated by defendant General Motors, LLC (“Defendant”) from testifying at trial. Alternatively, Plaintiff moves the court for an order compelling Oaks to appea...

Excerpt: ...grew Aircraft Components, Inc. Motion to Compel Production of Documents in Response to First Amended Notice of Deposition The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Plaintiff David Maijala (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order (1) compelling defendant Mulgrew Aircraft Components, Inc. (“Defendant”) to produce documents in response to Plaintiff's Requests for Producti...

Excerpt: ...rofessional Corporation RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed Motion to Compel Person(s) Most Knowledgeable for Statewide Services Inc. to Appear for Deposition The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition papers were filed. DISCUSSION Plaintiff Jason J. Emer, MD, Professional Corporation (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order (1) compelling the person(s) most knowledgeable for defendant and plaintiff S...

Excerpt: ... Unopposed Motion to Compel Deposition of Defendant's Person Most Knowledgeable and Production of Documents The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition papers were filed. DISCUSSION Plaintiff Todd Richard Cole (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order (1) compelling defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“Defendant”) to produce for deposition its person(s) most qualified to testify on ...

Excerpt: ...n Motion for Summary Adjudication The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court declines to rule on the evidentiary objections filed by the parties because the objections are directed to evidence that is not material to the court's disposition of this motion. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (q).) LEGAL STANDARD The purpose of a motion for summary judgment or s...

Excerpt: ...edina), and Katherine Whatley RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Romina Zerpa Demurrer to First Amended Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this demurrer. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Romina Zerpa (“Plaintiff”) filed the operative First Amended Complaint in this action on March 24, 2023, against defendants Walmart, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Tiffani Khuu-Medina, and Ka...

Excerpt: ... Associates, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed the operative First Amended Complaint in this action on June 15, 2022, against defendants Eric Bruget; JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association; Bank of America Corporation, National Association; and Wendy Bruget. On April 21, 2023, defendant Eric Bruget (“Defendant”) filed an answer to the First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff filed the pending demurrer to Defendant's answer on May 3, 2023. On May 31,...

Excerpt: ...aintiff Levon Guyumjan RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant State Farm General Insurance Company (1) Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena to East West Bank (2) Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena to Midland Mortgage Investors Trust The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with each motion. MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA TO EAST WEST BANK Plaintiff Levon Guyumjan (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order qu...

Excerpt: ...e moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition papers were filed. DISCUSSION Defendant Donald J. Trump (“Defendant”) moves the court for an order offsetting the $54,436.25 in attorney's fees awarded by the court to plaintiff Stephanie Clifford (“Plaintiff”) in its November 16, 2022 order against the attorney's fees awarded to Defendant in the case Clifford v. Trump, filed in United States District Court for the Centra...

Excerpt: ... F. Wright, individually and as trustee of the Michael F. Wright Individual Retirement Account RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant George W. Carroll Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Plaintiff Michael F. Wright, individually and as trustee of the Michael F. Wright Individual Retirement Account (“Plaintiff”) moves the...

Excerpt: ...plainant Smart Resources Nursing Registry Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Angela Brown and Ana Gonzalez, on behalf of themselves and other aggrieved employees, filed this representative action pursuant to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Lab. Code, § 2699, et seq.) on January 17, 2023, against defend...

Excerpt: ...torney's Fees The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. The court also considered the supplemental brief filed in support of this motion by cross- defendant Steve Milner. No supplemental opposition papers were filed. BACKGROUND Roger Manlin (“Manlin”) [1] filed this action on March 8, 2019, by filing his Complaint against Steve Milner (“Milner”). On May 28, 2019, Milner and eight l...

Excerpt: ...c., and Amber Oliver RESPONDING PARTIES: Plaintiffs Karen Bang and Linda Agajanian Otey (1) Demurrer to First Amended Complaint (2) Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with the demurrer and motion to strike. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE The court denies plaintiffs Karen Bang and Linda Agajanian Otey's request for judicial notice because (1) the court...

Excerpt: ...sidered the moving, opposition, and reply [1] papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Plaintiff Felisa Dee Richards (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order (1) reconsidering its order dated August 2, 2022 granting the motion to expunge notice of pendency of action filed by defendant Paladar Capital Investments, LP (“Defendant”), and (2) revoking, amending, or modifying the August 2, 2022 order to allow additional eviden...

Excerpt: ...IES: Plaintiffs Kazem Sanikhatam, by and through his successor-in-interest Mitra Azizi, and Mitra Azizi RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant Persian-American Adult Day Health Care Center, Inc., d/b/a Forever Young Adult Day Health Care Center Demurrer to Answer The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this demurrer. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Kazem Sanikhatam, by and through his successor-in-interest Mitra Azizi, a...

Excerpt: ...�Plaintiff”) has filed a request that the court enter a judgment by default against defendant Benjamin Cantey (“Defendant”) in the total amount of $4,441,786.34, consisting of (1) $4,114,471.25 in damages, (2) $235,084.22 in interest, (3) $7,071.44 in costs, and (4) $85,159.43 in attorney's fees. The court denies Plaintiff's request for court judgment by default for the following reasons. Plaintiff filed his original complaint in this actio...

Excerpt: ...iff Madeline Moore, individually and as successor trustee ofthe Moore Family Trust dated June 1, 1983 Motion for Summary Judgment The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court rules on plaintiff Madeline Moore's evidentiary objections, filed on February 23, 2023, as follows: The court overrules Objections Nos. 1 and 17. The court declmes to rule on plaintiff Madeline M...