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2024.01.25 Motion for Trial Preference 317
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2024.01.25
Excerpt: ...try Romanenko, M.D. REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. An Order granting trial preference, setting trial no sooner than six months and no later than nine months from the date of granting the motion and to reset all trial-related cutoffs and deadlines to correspond to the new trial date. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Plaintiffs' motion for trial preference is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On August 30, 2022, Plaintiffs Luna Ruiz-Esquivel, a mi...
2024.01.25 Motion for Attorney Fees 906
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2024.01.25
Excerpt: ...n the amount of $3,427.85. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Attorneys Fees and Costs is GRANTED as follows: a. $28,637.50 in attorneys' fees; b. $2,827.85 in costs. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On February 24, 2022, Plaintiffs Jacqulyn Kemp and Lloyd Dodds (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint against Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Defendant) with two causes of action for: (1) Violation of Song-Beverly Act – Breach of E...
2024.01.11 Demurrer 948
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2024.01.11
Excerpt: ...NG: 1. Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On October 2, 2023, Plaintiff Anita Ogletree (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant A-Sha Foods USA Co. Inc. d/b/a Ashandrynoodle.com with one cause of action for Violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff is a blind individual who utilizes screen reading software to read website content and access the inter...
2024.01.08 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 532
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2024.01.08
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...
2024.01.05 Demurrer 611
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2024.01.05
Excerpt: ...ULING: 1. Demurrer is OVERRULED in its entirety. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On May 23, 2023, Plaintiff Archie Donovan (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Christopher Spencer (Defendant) with one cause of action for [violation] of Civil Code Sec. 1950.5. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff was a tenant at property located at 1489 Stebbins Terrance, Los Angeles, California 90069 (the Property) which Defendant owne...
2024.01.03 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 792
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2024.01.03
Excerpt: .... Demurrer to the Second and Third Causes of Action in the FAC for failure to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action; 3. An Order Striking various portions of the FAC. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the First Cause of Action is OVERRULED; 2. Demurrer to the Second Cause of Action is SUSTAINED without leave to amend; 3. Demurrer to the Third Cause of Action is SUSTAINED with leave to amend; 4. Motion to Strike is GRANTED with lea...
2023.12.20 Demurrer 830
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.20
Excerpt: ...ertainty. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the Complaint is SUSTAINED in its entirety with leave to amend. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On August 8, 2023, Plaintiffs Seung Jin Jwa and Run Rye Lee (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint against Defendant Eung Hee Lee aka Eunghee Lee (Defendant) with six causes of action for: (1) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; (2) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability; (3) Bre...
2023.12.19 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 890
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.19
Excerpt: ... December 12, 2023 REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. Demurrer to the entire First Amended Complaint for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. 2. Motion to Strike various portions of the First Amended Complaint pertaining to punitive damages. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the Third Cause of Action is SUSTAINED without leave to amend; 2. Demurrer to the Fifth Cause of Action is OVERRULED; 3. Motion to Strike is GRANTED. STATEMENT...
2023.12.19 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 440
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.19
Excerpt: ...ate sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action. 2. Motion to Strike Third Cause of Action for Partition because it was added without leave of court. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the First and Second Causes of Action is SUSTAINED without leave to amend; 2. Motion to Strike the Third Cause of Action is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On February 16, 2023, Plaintiffs Jose Guadalupe Cuevas and Maria R. Cuevas (“Pl...
2023.12.15 Motion for Summary Adjudication 169
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.15
Excerpt: ...or Summary Adjudication is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On August 12, 2022, Plaintiffs Laura Pensamiento and Marcelo Fleitas (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Defendant.”) The complaint alleged 3 causes of action: (1) Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability under Song-Beverly Act, (2) Breach of Express Warranty under Song-Beverly Act, and (3) Fraudulent Concealment. Th...
2023.12.14 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 188
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.14
Excerpt: ...mplaint for failure to state sufficient facts[1]; 2. Motion to Strike various portions of the First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the First Cause of Action is OVERRULED as to the March 2019 employment contract; 2. Demurrer to the First Cause of Action is OVERRULED as to the November 25, 2021 Agreement as to Defendant Cohen and SUSTAINED as to Defendant Saxon; 3. Demurrer to the Second and Third Causes of Action is OVERRULED ...
2023.12.13 Motion for Preliminary Injunction 667
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.13
Excerpt: ...Katja Seib. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Preliminary Injunction is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On April 19, 2023, Plaintiffs Lawrence Molbury and Rebecca Molbury (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint against Defendants Michael Sinkov, Robert Babish, and SM Management LLC (Defendants) with four causes of action for: (1) Harassment; (2) Extortion; (3) Negligence; and (4) Discrimination against the Disabled. On August 17, 202...
2023.12.13 Motion to Compel Arbitration and Dismiss Action 929
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.13
Excerpt: ...dant CVS Pharmacy, Inc. only. 2. The matter is STAYED pending arbitration. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On July 7, 2023, Plaintiff Mark Huard (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and Lew Arlington (Defendants) with eleven causes of action for: (1) Discrimination in Violation of the FEHA; (2) Hostile Work Environment in Violation of the FEHA; (3) Retaliation in Violation of the FEHA; (4) Failure to...
2023.12.13 Motion to Strike or Tax Costs 894
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.13
Excerpt: ...morandum of Costs. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Strike Costs is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On February 26, 2021, Plaintiff Maurilio Wilcox (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendants Molina Healthcare, Inc., Zahrah Green and Does 1 through 20 (“Defendants”). The complaint alleged 13 causes of action: (1) Wrongful Termination in Violation of FEHA, (2) Discrimination in Violation of the CFRA, (3) Retal...
2023.12.12 Motion to Set Aside Default 552
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.12
Excerpt: ...TATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Set Aside Default is GRANTED; 2. Defendant's Proposed Answer attached as Exhibit 1 is deemed filed this day. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On April 5, 2023, Plaintiff Farmand Property LLC (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Healthy Spot 016 LLC (Defendant) for breach of contract. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff owns a commercial building located at 1864 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, ...
2023.12.12 Demurrer 234
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.12
Excerpt: ...stitute a cause of action. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the Complaint is SUSTAINED in its entirety with leave to amend. 2. Plaintiff to file an amended complaint within 14 days of notice of this order. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On June 30, 2023, Plaintiff Deborah Goldberg (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Serve Automation Inc., Benson Tsai, Brian Langone, and James Wahawisan (Defendants) with seven causes ...
2023.12.11 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 010
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.11
Excerpt: ...G PARTY(S): Plaintiffs Victor Aguirre, Claudia Aguirre, Stephen Osterberg, Kenneth Fraser, Jacob Gonzalez, Nicholas Estrada, and Sergio Seanz REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. Summary Adjudication of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Causes of Action because there is no triable issue of fact regarding whether Defendants' owed Plaintiffs a duty as Plaintiffs assumed the risk of harm; 2. Summary Adjudication of the Second Cause of Action because Defendants w...
2023.12.08 Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict 391
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.08
Excerpt: ...rder for New Trial. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict is DENIED; 2. Motion for New Trial is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff Diana Parros (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Kia Motors America, Inc. (Defendant) on June 15, 2018. On October 18, 2018, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On February 19, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint. On July 1, ...
2023.12.06 Motion to Continue Trial Pending Appeal 427
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.06
Excerpt: ...ebruary 13, 2024 trial date pending appeal on dismissal of the cross- claims dismissed on Anti-SLAPP grounds. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Continue Trial Pending Appeal is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On January 20, 2022, Plaintiff Timed Out, LLC (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Chippewa d/b/a Much and House Public Relations and Marketing Management (Defendant) with two causes of action for: (1) Implied...
2023.12.06 Motion to Compel Arbitration 883
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.06
Excerpt: ...onica M, Inc. dba W.I. Simonson REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. Each party has separately moved for an order compelling arbitration; 2. An Order appointing an Arbitrator. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED; 2. Within 10 days of this order, Plaintiff and Defendants are to lodge with the court lists of three arbitrators who handle Song-Beverly actions in the Los Angeles area. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On April 1...
2023.12.06 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 703
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.06
Excerpt: ... Plaintiffs' Failure to Properly Exhaust Administrative Remedies; 2. Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Bonilla's Causes of Action as Barred by her Waiver of Claims Against One Stop, its employees, and assigns; 3. Summary Judgment as to the First through Eleventh and Fifteenth Causes of Action because Moving Defendant did not employ Plaintiffs, had no control over their employment or treatment, and had no relationship with Plaintiffs in any capacit...
2023.12.05 Motion to Quash Service of Summons 984
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.05
Excerpt: ...TIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Quash Service of Summons is GRANTED. 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) Breach of Implied Warranties, and (6) Loss of Consortium. On March 22, 2022, Plai...
2023.12.05 Demurrer to SAC, Motion to Strike 162
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.12.05
Excerpt: ...rious portions of the SAC pertaining to punitive damages. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the second, and ninth cause of action is SUSTAINED; 2. Demurrer to the fifth and sixth cause of action is OVERRULED; 3. Motion to Strike is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On October 11, 2022, Plaintiffs Samantha Rosales and Sergio Benitez (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Defendant Marissa Aguilera (“Defendant.”) The...
2023.11.28 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 286
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.28
Excerpt: ...E RULING: 1. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On October 25, 2022, Plaintiff Jessica Martinez (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) (Defendant) with causes of action for Emotional Distress, Property Damage, Torture, and Discrimination. According to the Complaint, in July 2013, Plaintiff went to a DPSS office to ...
2023.11.28 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 750
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.28
Excerpt: ...t facts to constitute a cause of action. 2. Motion to Strike portions of the FAC pertaining to treble/punitive damages. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the FAC is OVERRULED in its entirety; 2. Motion to Strike is GRANTED as follows: a. The court strikes: Prayer, Page 21: “c) Up to treble damages as against LAUSD pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 240.1(A) AND 340.1(B)(1)(2).” b. The court strikes: Page 20, line 27, “appropri...
2023.11.22 Motion for Leave to File SAC 623
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.22
Excerpt: ... to File a First Amended Complaint is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On March 11, 2021, Plaintiff Jose Ayala (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendants Somatdary, Inc., dba Rapid Plumbing, ADP Total Source FL XVI, Inc., ADP Total Source, Inc., and Abbas Pournahavandi (“Defendants.”) The complaint alleged 18 causes of action, including various labor code violations, fraud, intentional infliction of emotion...
2023.11.21 Motion to Transfer Venue 926
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.21
Excerpt: ...ULING: 1. Motion to Transfer Venue is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On June 1, 2022, Plaintiff American Express National Bank (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Sungmee Chung (Defendant) with two causes of action for: (1) Common Counts: Book Account, Account Stated; and (2) Quantum Meruit – Reasonable Value. This case concerns an American Express Card that Defendant used and has failed to pay over the pas...
2023.11.21 Demurrer, Motion to Strike 220
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.21
Excerpt: ...ilure to state facts sufficient and for uncertainty; 2. Request for attorney's fees and costs; 3. An Order striking various portions of the Cross-Complaint pertaining to punitive damages and attorney's fees. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the First Cause of Action is SUSTAINED as to Mairam and D-MAS with leave to amend but OVERRULED it as to Yagudaev; 2. Demurrer to the Second Cause of Action is SUSTAINED with leave to amend; 3. Demurrer to the...
2023.11.21 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 266
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.21
Excerpt: ...Amended Complaint for failure to state facts sufficient and for uncertainty. 2. An Order striking various portions of the First Amended Complaint. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. The court SUSTAINS the demurrer with leave to amend; 2. The court DENIES the motion to strike as moot. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On February 27, 2023, Plaintiff John Bernard Carlin (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Stephen Copen, Stephen Copen T...
2023.11.17 Anti-SLAPP Motion to Strike, to Compel Further Responses 140
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.17
Excerpt: ... An order striking portions of the First Amended Complaint. FINAL RULING: Special Motion to Strike is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On May 4, 2023, Plaintiff Estate of Etsuko Toguri, by and through Trustee Kathleen "Miki" Toguri ("Plaintiff") filed a first amended complaint (FAC) against Anna Marie Pierott, Peter Pierotti, and Aptco, LLC. ("Defendants." ) The complaint alleged six causes of action: (1) Breach of Fiduciar...
2023.11.13 Demurrer to FAC, Motion to Strike 334
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.13
Excerpt: ...ions of the FAC. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the FAC is OVERRULED in its entirety. 2. Motion to Strike is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On December 19, 2022, Plaintiffs Andrew Stafford and Alexa Greger (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint against Defendant Christine Fadley (Defendant) with nine causes of action for: (1) Private Nuisance, (2) Intentional Influence to Vacate, (3) Termination of Estate, Civil Code § 789.3 (...
2023.11.09 Motion to Quash Service of Summons 984
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.09
Excerpt: ...TIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Quash Service of Summons is GRANTED. 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) Breach of Implied Warranties, and (6) Loss of Consortium. On March 22, 2022, Plai...
2023.11.08 Motion to Strike FAC 016
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.08
Excerpt: .... Background On August 29, 2022, Plaintiff Anahitasadat Abolghasemi (Plaintiff ) initiated this action by Ðiling a Complaint alleging eight claims against Defendants 99 Cents Only Stores, LLC, Bargain Wholesale, and Does 1 to 100: (1) General Negligence; (2) Gross Negligence; (3) Product Liability/Failure to Warn; (4) Negligence/Product Liability; (5) Negligent Hiring, Supervision, and Retention of Employee; (6) Strict Products Liability; (7) B...
2023.11.08 Motion to Compel Arbitration 834
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.08
Excerpt: ...e Action Pending Arbitration. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Compel Arbitration is DENIED; 2. Motion requesting dismissal or stay pending arbitration is DENIED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On July 28, 2023, Plaintiff Stephanie Abundis (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Comprehensive Surgical Solutions, LLC and Nick Philpott (Defendants) with seven causes of action for: (1) Discrimination on the Basis of Sex/Gende...
2023.11.08 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 841
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.08
Excerpt: ...erest, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs, as allowed under the subject lease and guaranty of lease; 2. Summary Adjudication of the First Cause of Action for Breach of Written Lease against Defendant Tahaira; 3. Summary Adjudication of the Second Cause of Action for Breach of Written Guaranty of Lease against Defendants Kali Christina Young Burns and Elvir Hukic. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MAT...
2023.11.08 Demurrer to FAC 881
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.08
Excerpt: ...Demurrer to the Fourth Cause of Action for failure to state facts sufficient and for uncertainty. (CCP §§ 430.10(e) and 430.10(f).) TENTATIVE RULING: 1. The court SUSTAINS Defendant Trevino's Demurrer with leave to amend. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On December 14, 2022, Plaintiff Arthur Ross Allen (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Jaime A. Calderon and Raul Trevino. On December 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Not...
2023.11.02 Demurrer to FAC 213
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.02
Excerpt: ...tion for breach of contract for failure to state facts sufficient. CCP § 430.10(e). 2. Demurrer as to the second cause of action for breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing for failure to state facts sufficient. CCP § 430.10(e). TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer is SUSTAINED in its entirety with leave to amend. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiffs Jem Community Center and BSD Properties, LLC (Plaintiffs) filed a comp...
2023.11.02 Motion to Compel Arbitration 097
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.02
Excerpt: ...AYED pending Arbitration. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On May 16, 2023, Plaintiff Adi Dweck (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. (Defendant) with four causes of action for: (1) Violation of Civil Code §1793.2(d); (2) Violation of Civil Code §1793.2(b); (3) Violation of Civil Code §1793.2(a)(3); and (4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability. According to the Complaint, this claim conc...
2023.11.02 Motion to Compel Arbitration 885
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.02
Excerpt: .... Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED. 2. Matter is STAYED pending arbitration. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On July 7, 2023, Plaintiff Vicky Garcia (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Macy's, Inc., Macy's West Stores, Inc., Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC, and Karina Vasquez with thirteen causes of action for: (1) Discrimination in Violation of Gov't Code §§ 12940 et seq.; (2) Retaliation in Violation of Gov't C...
2023.11.02 Motion to Quash Service of Summons or to Set Aside Default 307
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.11.02
Excerpt: ...d complaint or, in the alternative, an order setting aside the default entered on DATE. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint is DENIED; 2. Motion to Set Aside Default is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On April 3, 2023, Plaintiff Saul Marroquin (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant Jorge Luis Ravelo requesting a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, and a permane...
2023.10.31 Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award 975
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.31
Excerpt: ...T OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On May 10, 2023, Arbitrator Constance Ellen Bouidis (the Arbitrator) with FINRA Dispute Resolution Services issued an Arbitration Award in favor of Petitioner Jordan Varela (Petitioner) and against Respondent Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network (WFAN). The Award requires the expungement of all references to Occurrence Number 2094046 from the registration records maintained by the CRD for Petitioner. The ...
2023.10.31 Motion to Compel Arbitration 724
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.31
Excerpt: ...aintiff's pending action. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On February 7, 2022, Plaintiff Valerie Lynn Smith (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants The Buffalo Club Limited Partnership and Brayner Ferry (Defendants) with seven causes of action for: (1) sexual battery; (2) sexual harassment; (3) sex discrimination; (4) failure to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment and disc...
2023.10.30 Demurrer 576
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.30
Excerpt: ... Francis Chao and Steven Francis Chao [1] and Cross-Complainant Herair Garboushian. REQUESTED RELIEF: 1. Demurrer to the fourth cause of action in the First Amended Cross-Complaint for Declaratory Relief for failure to state a claim. (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. (CCP) § 430.10(e).) TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Demurrer to the fourth cause of action is OVERRULED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On March 28, 2022, Plaintiffs Reed L. Harman and Na...
2023.10.25 Motion to Compel Arbitration 061
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.25
Excerpt: ...RULING: 1. Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED; 2. The action is STAYED pending arbitration. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: On March 30, 2023, Plaintiff William Velis (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Pacific Bell Telephone Co. and AT&T Services, Inc. (Defendants). The Complaint has eight causes of action for: 1. Disability Discrimination in Violation of FEHA; 2. Retaliation for Requesting a Reasonable Accommod...
2023.10.24 Motion for Leave to File Compulsory Cross-Complaint 381
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.24
Excerpt: ...-West, Ltd., Allen Gage, Larry Johnson, Dave White, and ROES 1 through 50, inclusive. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Motion for Leave to File Cross-Complaint is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff Tri-West filed the Complaint on September 26, 2022, against Defendants Kolay Flooring International, LLC (Kolay), MODM Kolay Manufacturing, LLC (Modm), and Daniel Mitchell (Mitchell) alleging (1) breach of contract, (2) fraud, (3) c...
2023.10.23 Motion to Strike 736
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.23
Excerpt: ...otion to Strike is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff Daisy Gomez (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendant The Illumination Foundation (Defendant) on May 12, 2023 with nine causes of action for: 1. Discrimination in Violation of Gov't Code §§ 12940 et seq.; 2. Retaliation in Violation of Gov't Code §§ 12940 et seq.; 3. Failure to Prevent Discrimination and Retaliation in Violation of Gov't Code § 12940(...
2023.10.20 Motion for Summary Judgment 907
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.20
Excerpt: ... for Fraudulent Inducement – Intentional Misrepresentation. 2. Summary Adjudication of Plaintiffs' Prayer for Punitive Damages. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Defendant's motion for summary adjudication as to Plaintiffs' Fourth Cause of Action for Fraudulent Inducement – Intentional Misrepresentation is GRANTED. 2. Defendant's motion for summary adjudication as to Plaintiffs' Prayer for Punitive Damages is GRANTED. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PR...
2023.10.19 Motion for Protective Order 343
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.19
Excerpt: ...y Defendant in this action. TENTATIVE RULING: 1. Defendant's Motion to Protective Order is GRANTED as to its Internal Testing Documents already produced to Plaintiffs and any additional Internal Testing Documents that Defendant subsequently produces in discovery. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiffs Doroteo Gonzales Jr. and Terry Gonzales (Plaintiffs) filed a Wrongful Death Complaint against Defendants Kido Sports Co., Ltd.,...
2023.10.18 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 724
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.18
Excerpt: ...STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff Rhayeka C. Stewart (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint on July 21, 2023 against Defendant Eric Robbins, an individual and Successor Trustee of the Barbara Jean Powell Trust, Dated March 22, 2007 (Defendant). The Complaint has seven causes of action for: (1) Order Invalidating Purported Amendment to Trust Based on Lack of Capacity, Undue Influence, and Fraud; (2) Elder Abuse; (3) Conversion; (4) ...
2023.10.18 Motion to Compel Arbitration 545
Location: Los Angeles
Judge: Kalra, Upinder S
Hearing Date: 2023.10.18
Excerpt: ...TIVE RULING: 1. Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED as to Defendant Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation only. 2. Motion to Stay Proceedings is GRANTED as to Defendant Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation only. STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS: Plaintiff David Miller (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint against Defendants Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, Trinet Group, Inc., and Trinet HR, III, Inc. on January 10, 2023 with seven causes ...

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