Excerpt: ...E RULING: 1. The Petition to Vacate the Contractual Arbitration Award is DENIED; STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On September 8, 2021, Plaintiff Serena Serrano (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Core Community Organized Relief Effort, Ann Young, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department, and Jamie Lesinki (Defendants) with nine causes of action f or (1) Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment (2) Gender Vio...

Excerpt: ...ird cause of action. 2. An order striking various portions. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Defendant Bing Crosby Bautista's Demurrer is OVERRULED. 2. Defendant Josefina Bautista's Demurrer is OVERRULED. 3. Defendants are ordered to file their Answers to the Complaint within 20 days STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On May 9, 2023, Plaintiff National Asian American Coalition (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Faith Bautista...

Excerpt: ...CEEDINGS: On December 7, 2022, Plaintiff D.L. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants DOE 1, a New York Corporation, and DOE 2, a California nonprofit corporation (Defendants) for the following causes of action: (1) Negligent Hiring, Supervision, and Retention; (2) Negligent Supervision of a Minor, and (3) Negligence. On August 7, 2023, Defendant DOE 1 filed a motion to strike portions of the Complaint. On August 8, 2023, Defendant...

Excerpt: ...facts to revive Plaintiff's claims; 2. Demurrer to the Ninth Cause of Action for Negligence because the Complaint is barred by the statute of limitations and for failure to state sufficient facts to revive Plaintiff's claims; 3. Demurrer to the Eleventh Cause of Action for Aiding and Abetting because the Complaint is barred by the statute of limitations and for failure to state sufficient facts to revive Plaintiff's claims and plead that Liquid T...

Excerpt: ..., summary adjudication of all causes of action. TENTATIVE RULING : Summary judgment is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On June 23, 2022, Plaintiffs Win Pont Investment, Inc. (“Win”), Excelsior Pre -School, LLC (“EPS”), and Excelsior Online Tutoring (“EOT”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) has brought suit against Defendant Scott Balanda (“Defendant” or “Balanda”) for (1) breach of confidentiality agree...

Excerpt: ...t, 47 U.S.C. § 230; 2. Demurrer to the entire Second Amended Complaint on the grounds it is barred by the First Amendment of the United Stated Constitution; and 3. Demurrer to the entire Second Amended Complaint for failure to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action against Reddit. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the SAC is SUSTAINED in its entirety without leave to amend. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On June 2...

Excerpt: ...alleged valid causes of action for breach of contract and promissory estoppel against either Defendant. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Braidi and Ortanca's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED without leave to amend. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff sold an eighty percent (80%) interest in Defendant Door Number Six, LLC to Defendants Sholom Goodman, Freddy Braidi and Kerim Ortanca. As part of the purchase and sal...

Excerpt: ...VE RULING: 1. Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED; 2. The court ORDERS this action STAYED pending arbitration. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On July 20, 2023, Plaintiff Shane Lichterman (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Baxter of California, LLC and Ambi Enterprises Inc. (Defendants) with three causes of action for: (1) Retaliation in Violation of Labor Code §98.6, (2) Retaliatio n in Violation of Labor Code ...

Excerpt: ...tion. TENTATIVE RULING : Summary judgment is DENIED. Summary Adjudication is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff John Doe (“Plaintiff”) has brought a suit for the alleged dissemination of his HIV status by Dr. Joshua Rice while he was a patient at the hospital. Specifically, while a colleague and friend were visiting, Dr. Rice and Good Samaritan staff walked into the room with all three, including Plaintiff, and ...

Excerpt: ...Mark Ghaly; California Department of Public Health (CDPH); CDPH Director Dr. Tomá s Aragón; California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS); DHCS Director Michelle Baass; and Attorney General Rob Bonta RESPONDING PARTY(S) : Plaintiffs Mary Matthias, Chris Lugatiman, Toni Johnson, and A Voice for Choice, Inc. REQUESTED RELIEF : Sustain demurrer without leave to amend. TENTATIVE RULING : Demurrer is SUSTAINED, without leave to amend. STATEME...

Excerpt: ...ng the time and scope of the subpoenas TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Eric Weinberg and Guitar and Pen Productions, Inc.'s motion to quash subpoenas on Blue Tiger Recovery; Omar Minwalla, Ph.D at the Institute for Sexual Health; Marilyn Ruman, Ph.D.; and Sharon O'Hara, MFT is GRANTED . STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On September 12, 2023, Plaintiff S.T. (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendants Eric Weinberg (“Wei...

Excerpt: ...amily Trust a/r, dated June 11, 2019 and as trustee of the Buttwinick Family Trust, dated May 4, 1990; Jill Buttwinick Zweier, as trustee of the Buttwinick Family Trust, dated May 4, 1990; and Karen Buttwinick, as trustee of the Buttwinick Family Trust, dated May 4, 1990. RESPONDING PARTY(S): Plaintiff Cubosfera, LLC REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. Demurrer to the Fourth Cause of Action for failure to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action a...

Excerpt: ...y judgment in Defendant Balenciaga's favor for the entire Complaint; 2. An Order granting summary adjudication in Defendant Balenciaga's favor as to the first cause of action because Plaintiff was not subjected to intolerable or aggravated working conditions and a reasonable person in Plaintiff's position would not have resign ed; 3. An Order granting summary adjudication in Defendant Balenciaga's favor as to the first cause of action because Pla...

Excerpt: ...is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On December 6, 2023, Arbitrator Lizbeth Hasse (the Arbitrator) issued an Arbitration Award in favor of Respondent The Lobster, LLC and against Claimant Chris Prell, with no fees or costs awarded to Respondent. The Final Award finds that Respondent did not discriminate against Claimant due to age or disability, did not deny him any entitlement to accommodation or interactive process due to...

Excerpt: ...ACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff Chris Cowart (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action on August 23, 2021. He filed a First Amended Complaint on January 20, 2022, a Second Amended Complaint on June 2, 2022, and a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) on October 11, 2023. The TAC has one ca use of action for Wrongful Termination in Retaliation. Defendant LAC Metro (“Defendant”) filed an Answer to the TAC on December 12, 2023. Plaintiff alleges ...

Excerpt: ... to (1) serve responses without objections to Judgment Creditors Jeanne Haworth, Success Trustee of the McGinty Family Revocable Trust D ated September 7, 2006 and Kathleen McGinty, an Individual Interrogatories to Judgment Debtor Andrew J. Stern (Set One); (2) serve responses without objections to Judgment Creditors Jeanne Haworth, Success Trustee of the McGinty Family Revocable Trust Dated September 7, 2006 and Kathleen McGinty, an Individual R...

Excerpt: ... Service of Summons on Specially- Appearing Defendant Cosentino Group, S.A. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On September 23, 2021, Plaintiffs Victor Gonzalez and Ana Gonzalez (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint with six causes of action for: (1) Negligence, (2) Strict Liability – Warning Defect, (3) Strict Liability – Design Defect, (4) Fraudulent Concealment, (5) Br each o...

Excerpt: ...nting leave to serve the Summons and Cross -Complaint upon Hey Jackpot LLC by serving the California Secretary of State. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for an Order Granting leave to serve the Summons and Cross -Complaint upon Hey Jackpot LLC by serving the California Secretary of State is DENIED without prejudice or continued. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On November 1, 2021, Plaintiff Jackie Subeck (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint ...

Excerpt: ...tate sufficient facts constituting a cause of action. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. The court SUSTAINS Defendants' demurrer in its entirety. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On November 16, 2023, Plaintiffs David Kagan, Judith Kagan, Frank Revere, and Rachel K. Revere (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint against Defendants Gavin Newsom in his official capacity as the Governor of the State of California (Newsom); State of California [1] ; and Gust...

Excerpt: ...ent facts constituting a cause of action. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Defendant's Demurrer to the Verified Complaint is SUSTAINED in its entirety. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On August 2, 2023, Plaintiff Alec Alexander (Plaintiff) filed a Verified Complaint against Defendant Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (Defendant) with nine causes of action for: (1) Breach of Contract; (2) Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; (3 ) Est...

Excerpt: ...a Fay, LLC, Trustee of the VWH Trust UDT 6/12/15 TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Amend Judgment is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiffs Joshua Feshbach and David Bowden (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint on December 9, 2021 against VWH Trust aka VWH Trust UDT 6/12/15; Anna Fay, LLC, Eden Darwish, David Darwish, as Trustees of VWH Trust aka VWH Trust UDT 6/12/15, and DOES 1 through 5 0. [1] The Complaint has two causes of...

Excerpt: ...0, 2024. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Default Judgment is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On March 16, 2022, Plaintiff Cal26 Property Group, LLC (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Kambiz Barzi Tehrani (Defendant) with causes of action for: (1) Intentional Tort (Conversion), and (2) General Negligence. According to the Complaint, Defendants used a locksmith to break into Plaintiff's premises ...

Excerpt: ...ntiff and Defendant Yunhee Min. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On December 8, 2020, Plaintiff City of Los Angeles, Acting by and through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Yunhee Min with three causes of action for: (1) Account Stated, (2) Book Account, and (3 ) Goods and Services Rendered....

Excerpt: ...ixth Causes of Action in the Second Amended Complaint for failure to state facts sufficient and for uncertainty. 2. An Order striking various portions of the Second Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. The court SUSTAINS the demurrer as to the Third Cause of Action and the Fourth Cause of Action with/without leave to amend; 2. The court SUSTAINS the demurrer as to the Sixth Cause of Action. Plaintiff must seek leave of court to amend. 3. The c...

Excerpt: ...nk REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. An Order striking Plaintiff's Complaint and for reasonable attorneys' fees; 2. Demurrer to the entire Complaint for failure to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Defendants' Special Motion to Strike is GRANTED; 2. Defendants' Demurrer is OVERRULED as moot. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On December 4, 2023, Plaintiff Selma Blunk (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint agains...