Excerpt: ... the Pleadings The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Andres Manzo and Eva Mora (“Plaintiffs”) filed this lemon law action against defendant Hyundai Motor America (“Defendant”) on December 3, 2018, alleging three causes of action for (1) violation of Song-Beverly Act—breach of express warranty, (2) violation of Song-Beverly Act—breach of implied warrant...

Excerpt: ...ervices Corporation Motion to Vacate Order Compelling Case to Arbitration The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE The court grants plaintiff Olivia Yanez de Herbert's request for judicial notice. (Evid. Code, § 452, subd. (d).) DISCUSSION Plaintiff Olivia Yanez de Herbert (“Plaintiff”) filed this wrongful termination action against defendant Altamed Healt...

Excerpt: ...ONDING PARTIES: Defendants and cross-complainants Quincy Lee King and Reginald Dowdley (1) Demurrer to Cross‐Complaint (2) Motion to Strike Punitive Damages from Cross‐Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with the demurrer and motion to strike. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Anchor General Insurance Company (“Anchor General”) filed this action on September 16, 2021, against defendants Quincy Le...

Excerpt: ...ARTY: Defendant Simple Bar, Inc. (joined by defendant Adroit Private Security, Inc. on December 21, 2022) Motion to Quash or Modify Subpoenas The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Plaintiff David Dallakian (“Plaintiff”) filed his operative First Amended Complaint in this action April 9, 2020, against defendants Simple Bar, Inc. and Adroit Private Security, Inc., based on...

Excerpt: ...ARTY: Defendant/Cross-Complainant Reseda Saticoy Auto Body and Paint, Inc. Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication The court considered the moving and opposition papers filed in connection with this motion. No reply papers were filed. EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court rules on defendant and cross-complainant Reseda Saticoy Auto Body and Paint, Inc.'s evidentiary objections, filed on November 28, 2022, as follows: O...

Excerpt: ...fendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc. RESPONDING PARTIES: Plaintiffs Nely Alejandra Correa Flores and Elvia Flores Pena (1) Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings (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. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Nely Alejandra Correa Flores and Elvia Flores Pena (“Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...idered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Arin Yaghoubi (“Plaintiff”) filed this lemon law action against defendant Ford Motor Company on August 19, 2019. Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint against defendants Ford Motor Company and Star Ford Lincoln on March 21, 2022, alleging 10 causes of action for (1) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability; (2) ...

Excerpt: ...PARTY: Plaintiff Robert Zettlemoyer RESPONDING PARTY: n/a Motion for Approval of Settlement and Entry of Judgment The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition to the motion was filed. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Robert Zettlemoyer (“Plaintiff”) seeks an order approving the settlement of his claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Labor Code, § 2698, et seq.) (“PAGA”) set fo...

Excerpt: ...opposed Plaintiff's Motion for Issue, Evidentiary, Terminating, and/or Monetary Sanctions The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition papers were filed. BACKGROUND On February 25, 2021, plaintiff Ali Mohsen Saleh (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants CHC Builders, Inc., Abraham Gottlieb, and Zvi Yizhak Kora, alleging five causes of action for (1) breach of contract; (2) fraud; (3) ne...

Excerpt: ...idered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford (“Plaintiff”) filed this declaratory relief action against defendants Donald J. Trump and Essential Consultants on March 6, 2018. Defendant Essential Consultants filed a Notice of Removal on March 16, 2018, advising the court that this action was removed to federal court. On March 26, 2018, Plaintiff filed the operativ...

Excerpt: ...TIES: Plaintiffs Addison Marchese and Michelle Marchese Motion to Bifurcate Trial on Statute of Limitations Defense The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. DISCUSSION Defendants Wellman & Warren, LLP, Scott W. Wellman, and Christopher Wellman (“Defendants”) move the court for an order bifurcating trial to try Defendants' affirmative defense of statute of limitations prior to trying t...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff Tamara Renee Hemphill (1) Demurrer to First Amended Complaint (2) Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with the demurrer and motion to strike. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Tamara Renee Hemphill (“Plaintiff”) filed this lemon law action against Kia Motors America, Inc. (“Defendant”) on May 1, 2020. Plaintiff filed the operative ...

Excerpt: ...y Wimmer Presents, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant AEG Presents Productions, LLC Motion to Vacate Trial Date, Hearings on Motions for Summary Adjudication and Hearings on Discovery Motions The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff AEG Presents Productions, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on November 29, 2018 against defendant Danny Wimmer Pr...

Excerpt: ...NG PARTY: Plaintiff Rick Foster aka Eric Rubenstein Order to Show Cause Why the Court Should Not, on Its Own Motion, Grant a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings The court considered the Response of Plaintiff re Court's Motion re Judgment on the Pleadings, filed by Plaintiff on October 7, 2022. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Rick Foster aka Eric Rubenstein (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant Laura Rubenstein-Meadows, individually, as trus...

Excerpt: ...S: Plaintiffs Greg Mooradian and Debra A. Mooradian Motion for Order Staying Proceedings The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Greg Mooradian and Debra A. Mooradian, individually and in their capacaties as trustees of the Greg and Debra Mooradian Family Trust (“Plaintiffs”), filed this action on May 26, 2017. Plaintiffs filed their operative First Amended Comp...

Excerpt: ...otion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. JUDICIAL NOTICE The court grants Plaintiff's request for judicial notice. (Evid. Code, § 452, subd. (d).) DISCUSSION Plaintiff Curtis Dothard (“Plaintiff”) filed this lemon law action against defendants Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) and Santa Monica Ford Lincoln (“Santa Monica Ford”) (coll...

Excerpt: ...f Haryati T.S. Sentoso RESPONDING PARTIES: Defendants Keiko Hasegawa and Philip Sentoso, as personal representatives of the Estates of Mulyadi Tirto Susielo Sentoso (1) Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Haryati T.S. Sentoso RESPONDING PARTIES: Defendants Keiko Hasegawa and Philip Sentoso, as personal representatives of the Estates of Mulyadi Tirto Susielo Sentoso (2) Ex Parte Application to Continue Hearing ...

Excerpt: ...ration, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Brian W. Crane Motion to Set Aside and Vacate Judgment The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS The court overrules Brian W. Crane's July 15, 2022 evidentiary objections. DISCUSSION Defendant and Cross-Complainant R.R. Crane Investment Corporation (“RRCIC”) moves the court for an order (1) setting asid...

Excerpt: ...laintiff Ivan Mendoza RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed (1) Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Ivan Mendoza RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed (2) Motion to Compel Responses to Special Interrogatories MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Ivan Mendoza RESPONDING PARTY: Unopposed (3) Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with each motion. No opposition...

Excerpt: ...o Complaint MOVING PARTIES: Defendants Oren Gold, Nataly Gold, and Gold Aesthetic, Inc. RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Micro Art, Inc. (2) Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with the demurrer and motion to strike. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Micro Art, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Oren Gold (“Oren”), Nataly Gold (“Nataly”), and Gold ...

Excerpt: ... with the demurrer. BACKGROUND On July 27, 2021, plaintiff Christopher Nice (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against defendant Apple, Inc. (“Defendant”)alleging causes of action for (1) discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, (2) harassment, (3) negligent supervision, hiring, and retention (4) failure to prevent discrimination and retaliation, (5) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (6) retaliation, (7) wrongful termin...

Excerpt: ...Motion for Leave to File First Amended Answer The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition has been filed. DISCUSSION AND ORDER Defendants Wellman & Warren, LLP, Scott W. Wellman, and Christopher Wellman (“Defendants”) move the court for an order granting Defendants leave to file a First Amended Answer in response to the Complaint filed by plaintiffs Addison Marchese and Michelle Marchese (“Plai...

Excerpt: ...ition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Bonnie Duboff, on behalf of herself and all other limited partners of 245 Spalding Partners, L.P. (“Plaintiff”), filed this action on April 21, 2016, against defendant Linda Schermer, individually, as trustee of the Surviving Trustor's Trust under the Schermer Family Trust, as trustee of the Deceased Trustor's Trust under the Schermer Family Trust, and as trust...

Excerpt: ...2 COAST FUNDING GROUP, INC. (5) DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT MOVING PARTIES: Defendants Jason Eugene Burt and Ladera Lending, LLC RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Mary Jane Pardo 1. Demurrer to First Amended Complaint MOVING PARTIES: Defendants FortiFi Financial, Inc. and California Municipal Finance Authority RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Mary Jane Pardo 1. Demurrer to First Amended Complaint MOVING PARTY: Defendant NewRez, LLC RESPONDING PARTY:...

Excerpt: ..., John Morris, and Gloria Tibbets RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Roya Ranjbari 1. Demurrer to Complaint MOVING PARTIES: Plaintiff Roya Ranjbari RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 1. Petition to Vacate or Set Aside Arbitration Award MOVING PARTIES: Defendants Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, John Morris, and Gloria Tibbets RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Roya Ranjbari 1. Motion for Stay of Proceedings The court considered ...