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: ...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: ...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: ...�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...

Excerpt: ...The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court rules on defendant Ford Motor Company/ s objections to the declaration of Isaac Kohen as follows: Objection No. 1 is sustained. Objection Nos. 2-11 are overruled. DISCUSSION Plamtiff Cory Maran ("Plaintiff) filed this lemon law action agamst defendant Ford Motor Company ("Defendant") on April 1, 2021. Plaintiff filed a Noti...

Excerpt: ...nt Katherine Whatley) Unopposed (1) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings MOVING PARTY: Defendant Tiffani Medina-Khuu RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed (2) Demurrer to Complaint The court considered the moving and reply papers filed in connection with the motion for judgment on the pleadings and demurrer. No opposition papers were filed. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE The court grants defendants Walmart Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc„ Wal-Mart Associates, In...

Excerpt: ...os Demurrer to Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this demurrer. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Cindy Ramos (“Plaintiff”) filed this wrongful termination and retaliation action on May 19, 2022, against defendants Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., Ryder Systems, Inc., and Jennifer Levenhagen (“Levenhagen”) (collectively, “Defendants”). The Complaint alleges four causes of action for (...

Excerpt: ... motion in limine no. 1 on the grounds that (1) evidence of provider costs or profits is not relevant to the issue of the reasonable value of plaintiff's services (Children's Hospital Central California v Blue Cross of California (2014) 226 Cal.App.4 th 1260, 1278 [“under quantum meruit, the costs of the services provided are not relevant to a determination of reasonable value”], and (2) the court exercises its discretion to exclude such evid...

Excerpt: ...Evidentiary, and Monetary Sanctions The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Defendant”) moves the court for an order (1) issuing terminating, or, alternatively, issue and evidence sanctions against plaintiff Steven Munoz (“Plaintiff”), and (2) awarding monetary sanctions in favor of Defendant and against Plaintiff in the amount of $3,260....

Excerpt: ...The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with the demurrer and motion to strike. No opposition papers were filed. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Austin Hammesfahr (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Tiffany Summer Kjenstad and Luke Miller-Kjenstad on February 7, 2022, alleging seven causes of action for (1) fraudulent misrepresentation; (2) negligent misrepresentation; (3) conversion; (4) fraudulent concealment; (5) bre...

Excerpt: ...nd Rajan Anejo RESPONDING PARTIES: Plaintiffs Eric Martin and Gissell Acevedo Motion to Strike Portions of First Amended Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Eric Martin and Gissell Acevedo (“Plaintiffs”) filed this breach of warranty of habitability action on March 29, 2021. Plaintiffs filed their operative First Amended Complaint on June 3, 2022, ...

Excerpt: ...c. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Marquis Mejia-Hill (1) Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings MOVING PARTY: Defendant Citiguard, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed (2) Demurrer to Complaint (3) Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with the motion to compel arbitration. [1] MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION Plaintiff Marquis Mejia Hill (“Plaintiff”) filed th...

Excerpt: ...ING PARTIES: Defendants Screamline Investment Corporation, Kamrouz Farhadi, and Starline Tours of Hollywood, Inc. 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 Defendants' evidentiary objections to the declaration of Matt Hotchkiss, filed on October 31, 2022, as follows: The court...

Excerpt: ...y papers filed in connection with this demurrer. No opposition papers were filed. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Francisco Montiel (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on June 3, 2022, against defendants Western Progressive, LLC, Planet Home Lending, LLC, and all persons claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property adverse to Plaintiff's title, or any cloud on Plaintiff's title thereto located at 2726 West Pendleto...