Excerpt: ...0.00 TO PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. SERVICE OF MOTION: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Action for discrimination on the basis of disability. RELIEF REQUESTED: Deem Requests for Admission, Set One, served on Defendant on January 21, 2021, admitted. Plaintiff should be awarded sanctions of $1,...

Excerpt: ...IS TO FILE AND SERVE THE PROPOSED ANSWER WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THIS ORDER. TRIAL IS SET FOR APRIL 20, 2022 AT 8:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 26 IN THE SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Action for breach of contract. RELIEF REQUESTED: Vacate default and default judgment against Defendant due to mistake,...

Excerpt: ...ice of this order. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is also GRANTED in the amount of $500.00 to be paid by Defendant NBA within thirty (30) days of notice of this order. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: None filed as of October 8, 2021 [ ] Late [X] None REPLY: None filed as of October 8, 2021 [ ] Late [...

Excerpt: ...ely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Action for automobile subrogation. MOTION: Plaintiff moves for judgment on the pleadings with respect to the Complaint. The Answer does not allege any matter that would constitute a valid affirmative defense and the Court granted Plaintiff's Motion to Deem the Requests for Admission (Set One) Admitted against Defe...

Excerpt: ...ND SERVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THIS ORDER. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS: Petition to confirm arbitration award. RELIEF REQUESTED: Enter judgment against Respondent pursuant to the terms of the arbitration award. OPPOSITION: None filed as of October 6, 2021. REPLY: None filed as of October 6, ...

Excerpt: ...OR COLLECTION OF FEES AND REASSIGNMENT OF THE CASE TO AN INDEPENDENT CALENDAR COURT. PLAINTIFF IS TO PAY THE RECLASSIFICATION FEE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF THIS ORDER. SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK BACKGROUND: Action for personal injuries. REQUEST FOR RELIEF: Reclassify action to unlimited jurisdiction court. Plaintiff's future medica...

Excerpt: ...13a) NO [X] 16/21 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) NO SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS: Petition to confirm arbitration award. RELIEF REQUESTED: Enter judgment against Respondents pursuant to the terms of the arbitration award. OPPOSITION: None filed as of October 4, 2021. REPLY: None filed as of October 4, 2021. ANALYSIS: Petitioner Ricky Poon, Esq. (“Petitioner”) filed the instant Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award against Linger Chu, Hsi-Shieh Ch...

Excerpt: ... 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 75/80 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Action for breach of promissory note. REQUEST FOR RELIEF: Grant Plaintiff summary judgment on the grounds that there are no disputed facts as to Defendant's liability for breach of the promissory note. Defendant's partial payments were first made towards interest, leaving unpaid principal and prejudgment interest accruing from the date of the breach. OPPOSITION: ...

Excerpt: ...nthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1788, et seq. and the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1785.25(a). MOTION: Sustain demurrer to the Answer for failure to allege sufficient facts and uncertainty. OPPOSITION: None filed as of October 4, 2021. REPLY: None filed as of October 4, 2021. ANALYSIS: Plaintiff Erica Chappell (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for violations of the Rosen...

Excerpt: .... SERVICE: [X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC 3.1300) OK [X] Correct Address (CCP 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Day Lapse (CCP 12c and 1005 (b)) OK SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT: Collections action. RELIEF REQUESTED: Quash service of the Summons as improper and vacate the default judgment. The papers were served to the wrong post office box and Plaintiff was not the person who signed the receipt of certified mail. Plaintiff did not file a claim of exempti...

Excerpt: ...rsonal injury damages on Plaintiff's behalf. (Compl., ¶11.) The trial date in this matter was continued from June 28, 2021 to May 9, 2021 pursuant to the parties' stipulation. (Stip and Order, filed 06/10/21.) On June 8, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (“the Motion”). Defendant filed an opposition on September 16, 2021 and Plaintiff replied on September 27, 2021. Discussion Leave to amend is permitted un...

Excerpt: ...k Mosesi (“Defendant Mosesi”) and Law Office of Henrik Mosesi (“Defendant Law Office”) on May 5, 2021. Plaintiff also filed a Notice of Related Case with respect to a Small Claims action between the same parties (“LASC Case No. 21PDSC00407”). On June 7, 2021, Defendant Mosesi filed the instant Motion to Compel Arbitration. On June 28, 2021, the Court ruled that this action was not related to the Small Claims case. No opposition has be...

Excerpt: ...ES TO INTERROGATORY NOS. 23, 26, 28 AND 32 WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. NO FURTHER RESPONSE IS REQUIRED FOR INTERROGAORY NO. 5. PLAINTIFF EGAL SHAHBAZ AND FORMER COUNSEL OF RECORD ARE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY ORDERED TO PAY SANCTIONS OF $860.00 TO DEFENSE COUNSEL WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. ANALYSIS: Plaintiff Egal Shahbaz (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for discrimination on the basis of disability against Defendant ...

Excerpt: ...on for breach of retainer agreement and quantum meruit against Defendants Houshang Pavehzadeh (“Defendant Pavehzadeh”) and Mona Soleimani (“Defendant Soleimani”) on July 5, 2019. Defendant Pavehzadeh filed an Answer on August 15, 2019, but Plaintiff ultimately sought to serve Defendant Soleimani by publication. Proof of service of the Summons and Complaint on Defendant Soleimani by publication was filed on Defendant 26, 2019. Following De...

Excerpt: ...urchill (“Petitioner”) and against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“Respondent”). Petitioner filed the instant Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (the “Petition”) on May 21, 2021. Respondent filed a Response on August 30, 2021 and Petitioner replied on September 17, 2021. Legal Standard “Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petition the court to confirm, correct or vacate the award. The ...

Excerpt: ...tiff”) filed the instant action for automobile subrogation against Defendants Yuliana Alvarenga (“Defendant”) and Jose A. Medina (“Medina”) on August 2, 2016. Medina was dismissed on May 31, 2019. On January 24, 2020, Plaintiff filed a copy of the parties' settlement agreement with a request for dismissal and retention of jurisdiction under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.4. (Stip and Order for Entry of Judgment, filed 01/24/20.) Th...

Excerpt: ...on of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (“the Unruh Act”) against Defendants Hayrapt Gregorian, individually and as trustee of the Gregorian Living Trust, under declaration dated June 3, 2004, and Ziba Gregorian, individually and as trustee of the Gregorian Living Trust, under declaration dated June 3, 2004 (“Defendants”) on May 7, 2021. Defendants filed the instant Motion for Sanctions Per Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7 against Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...iation (“Judgment Creditor”) and against Amelia Roberta Espinosa (“Judgment Debtor”). Pursuant to the Application for Entry of Sister State Judgment filed in this Court on July 11, 2018, this Court entered judgment against Judgment Debtor in the amount of $6,021.29 on the same date. On February 26, 2020, the Court granted Judgment Creditor's first motion for attorney's fees and costs. (Minute Order, 02/26/20.) On June 3, 2021, Judgment Cr...

Excerpt: ...e instant Demurrer to the Complaint on September 2, 2021. No opposition has been filed to date. Discussion The Demurrer is accompanied by a meet and confer declaration as required by Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41. (Motion, Gardner Decl., ¶2 and Exh. A.) Defendant Chase Bank demurs on the grounds of res judicata and asks the Court to take judicial notice of the records in a Small Claim action filed by Plaintiff, as follows: 1. Plaintiff'...

Excerpt: ...19, 2021, an Arbitration Award was issued in favor of Budget Uniform Rental, Inc. (“Petitioner”) and against B & R Road Service, Inc. (“Respondent”). Petitioner filed the instant Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (the “Petition”) on May 25, 2021. Petitioner filed a proof of service of the Summons, Petition and Notice of Hearing on June 4, 2021. To date, no response has been filed. Legal Standard “Any party to an arbitration in w...

Excerpt: ...rcamo (“Defendant”) on July 7, 2020. Following Defendant's failure to file a responsive pleading, the Court entered default on October 19, 2020 and default judgment on October 28, 2020. Defendant filed the instant Motion to Vacate Default and Default Judgment on August 24, 2021. Plaintiff filed an opposition on September 1, 2021. Discussion Defendant moves for relief from the default and default judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, s...

Excerpt: ...iff”) filed an action for breach of contract and common counts against Defendants Garri Chernyavskiy and Polina Chernyavskiy (“Defendants”). Prior to filing this action, Plaintiff had brought an unlawful detainer case against Defendants in Ahdoot v. Chernyavskiy, et al., LASC Case No. 19STCV07772 (“the Unlawful Detainer action”) on March 6, 2019. On January 31, 2020, the Chernyavskiys filed an Answer and a Cross-Complaint for malicious ...

Excerpt: ... 28, 2021, the Court sustained Defendant's demurrer to the Complaint with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint on July 29, 2021, alleging (1) violation of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1788, et seq.; (2) Violation of the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1785.25(a); and (3) Breach of California Business and Professions Code § 17200. Defendant filed th...

Excerpt: ...t, common counts, negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of emotional distress against Defendant Bell Cab Company (“Defendant”). On August 2, 2019, the Court entered Defendant's default, after which Plaintiff made numerous attempts to enter default judgment. On September 18, 2020, the Court struck the form Complaint with 20 days' leave to amend due to Plaintiff's failure to attach causes of action. (Minute Order...

Excerpt: ...ANT IS TO FILE AN ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF THIS ORDER. ANALYSIS: On June 30, 2020, Plaintiff Marc Ghoukassian (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for breach of contract, common counts, and medical negligence against Defendant Ryan Osborne, M.D. The action arises out of Plaintiff's retention of Defendant in or around May 2017 for removal of a stone near Plaintiff's salivary gland. (Compl., p. 3, ¶5.) On June 14, 2021...