Excerpt: ... Collision Repair of South Bay, Inc. RESP. PARTY: Defendants Western Heritage Insurance and West Coast Classics, LLC TENTATIVE RULING Plaintiff's motion granted in part and denied in part. Defendant's motion granted in part and denied in part. Defendants Western Heritage Insurance and West Coast Classics, LLC are ordered to produce the documents sought in Request for Production of Documents, Nos. 7-8, except for WH's correspondence with its attor...

Excerpt: ...SITION: Filed on June 29, 2021 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: Filed on July 19, 2021 [ ] Late [ ] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On December 21, 2020, Plaintiff Orlando Garcia (“Plaintiff”) filed an action against Donel Investments, LLC (“Donel”) and HG Tobacco Mart, Inc. (“HG Tobacco”). Defendant Donel filed an Answer on March 10, 2021. Defendant HG Tobacco filed the instant Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Complaint (the “Motion”) on Februa...

Excerpt: ...rez Tapia filed the instant action for motor vehicle negligence against Defendant Vanessa Marie Montano Ventura (“Defendant”) on February 25, 2019. Tapia was dismissed from the action on December 3, 2020. On January 12, 2021, the Court granted Defendant's motion to compel Plaintiff's responses to request for production of documents. (Minute Order, 01/12/21.) The Court ordered Plaintiff to serve responses to the discovery and pay monetary sanc...

Excerpt: ... Anthony Robinson (“Defendants”) on November 19, 2020. Following the filing of Defendants' Demurrer to the Complaint, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint on April 13, 2021. Defendant filed the instant Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint on July 13, 2021. Plaintiff filed an opposition on July 19, 2021. Discussion The Demurrer is accompanied by a meet and confer declaration as required by Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41. (Dem...

Excerpt: ...INTIFF IS TO PAY THE RECLASSIFICATION FEE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS. ANALYSIS: Plaintiff Noah N., by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Nonyelum Nwuwa (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for personal injuries against Defendant Leap and Bound Child Development Center (“Defendant”) on September 15, 2020. The Complaint alleges causes of action for various types of negligence. Plaintiff filed the instant Motion to Reclassify Action on June 23, 2...

Excerpt: ...s, Set One, and for Monetary Sanctions are GRANTED. DEFENDANT JMS AIR CONDITIONING AND APPLIANCE SERVICE, INC. IS TO SERVE VERIFIED RESPONSES TO THE SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES WITHOUT OBJECTION WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. DEFENDANT JMS AIR CONDITIONING AND APPLIANCE SERVICE, INC. IS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY SANCTIONS OF $310.00 TO PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. THE COURT MAKES NO ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO COMP...

Excerpt: ...young Oh, Rebekah Rife, and Jeffrey Young (“Plaintiffs”) filed the instant action for violation of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (“ICRAA”) against Defendant FF Properties II, L.P. (“Defendant”) on November 13, 2020. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint on December 17, 2020. On March 2, 2021, Defendant filed the instant Motion to Strike Portions of the First Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs filed an opposition on ...

Excerpt: ...mithee and Michael Yanez (“Plaintiffs”) filed the instant action for violation of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (“ICRAA”) against Defendant FF Properties II, L.P. (“Defendant”) on November 12, 2020. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint on December 17, 2020. On March 2, 2021, Defendant filed the instant Motion to Strike Portions of the First Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs filed an opposition on July 16, 2021. De...

Excerpt: ...instant Demurrer to the Complaint on July 2, 2021. Plaintiff filed an opposition on July 9, 2021 and Defendant replied on July 21, 2021. Discussion The Court finds that the Demurrer is accompanied by a meet and confer declaration as required by Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41. (Demurrer, Flynn Decl., ¶¶3-9 and Exh. B.) Defendant demurs to the sole cause of action of the Complaint for failure to allege facts to state a cause of action. (C...

Excerpt: ...and Barbara Jones (“Defendants”) on August 24, 2017. On August 7, 2018, Plaintiff filed a copy of its settlement agreement with Defendants with a request for dismissal of the action and the Court to retain jurisdiction under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.4. The Court dismissed the action pursuant to the stipulation on the same date. (Minute Order, 08/07/18.) On February 4, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion to Vacate Dismissal, En...

Excerpt: ...EPOSITION AT A DATE AND TIME DETERMINED BY PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL, WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. DEFENDANT IS TO PAY SANCTIONS OF $1,159.10 TO DEFENSE COUNSEL WITHIN 20 DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. ANALYSIS: On June 12, 2017, Plaintiff Katherine Torres (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, violation of Cal. Bus. & Profs. Code §...

Excerpt: ...was designated a collections case and assigned to the Chatsworth Courthouse. On February 9, 2017, Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint in pro per. Both parties appeared for the original trial date on February 9, 2018, which was then continued to April 17, 2018. On April 16, 2018, Defendant filed a trial brief and the trial was again continued to August 15, 2018. The trial was continued several more times until July 24, 2019, at which time t...

Excerpt: ... OF THIS ORDER. ANALYSIS: Pro Se Plaintiff Nicole Jackson (“Plaintiff”) filed the Complaint in this action for intentional tort and general negligence against Defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Defendant”) on July 22, 2020. Proof of service of the Summons and Complaint was not filed until February 22, 2021. On April 27, 2021, the Court sustained Defendant's Demurrer to the Complaint with leave to amend an...

Excerpt: ... DAYS' OF THIS ORDER. ANALYSIS: Plaintiff Atkinson-Baker, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for breach of oral contract for court reporting services and common counts against Defendant Un Hui F. Nam dba Law Offices of Dr. Un Hui Nam (“Defendant”) on August 17, 2020. Defendant filed the instant Motion to Transfer Action and for Award of Attorney's Fees (“the Motion”) on November 30, 2020. The Motion initially came for hearing...

Excerpt: ...ing Pacific Credit Exchange (“Judgment Assignee”) as the judgment assignee. The judgment was renewed on July 23, 2020 and the Notice of Renewal of Judgment was served on Defendant on December 10, 2020. (Proof of Service, filed 01/27/21.) Defendant filed the instant Motion to Vacate Default (“the Motion”) on April 26, 2021. No opposition has been filed to date. Discussion Defendant moves to vacate the judgment entered against him pursuant ...

Excerpt: ... (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on December 28, 2020 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: None filed as of July 15, 2021 [ ] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On January 13, 2020, Plaintiff Law Firm of Harold Greenberg (“Plaintiff”) filed an action for breach of contract and common counts against Defendant David Shenky (“Defendant”). Following Defendant's failure to respond to th...

Excerpt: ...each contract, breach of guaranty and common counts against Defendants A Top Line Charter, LLC and Didar Singh (“Defendants”) on December 22, 2020. In response to the Complaint, Defendants filed the instant Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action. No opposition to the Motion has been filed to date. Legal Standard “On petition of a party to an arbitration agreement alleging the existence of a written agreement to arbitrate a controversy...

Excerpt: ...013, 1013a) OK [X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK OPPOSITION: Filed on July 7, 2021 [ ] Late [ ] None REPLY: None filed as of July 15, 2021 [ ] Late [X] None ANALYSIS: I. Background On May 8, 2019, Plaintiff Bolun Allen Deng (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint for rescission of contract and money had and received against Defendants JSL Plaza Puente Hills, LLC (“JSL”), JTNA Management, Inc. (“JTNA”), and Joseph Liu (“...

Excerpt: ...6, 2020. Following Defendant Robinson's failure to file a responsive pleading, the Court entered his default on December 11, 2020 and default judgment on January 26, 2021. Defendant Robinson filed the instant Motion to Vacate Default and Default Judgment on June 11, 2021. Plaintiff filed an opposition on July 8, 2021. The Court will not consider the opposition, which is grossly untimely, unless Defendant Robinson waives the defective service. The...

Excerpt: ...20.) On April 19, 2006, Plaintiff filed a Certificate of Costs in the amount of $14,091.28 and in an order entered on June 27, 2006, the Supreme Court of California, en banc, accepted the Review Department's recommendation. (Id. at Exh. B.) On February 5, 2016, Plaintiff The State Bar of California (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action for Request for Entry of Judgment against Defendant Alan Schuchman (“Defendant”). Judgment was entered ...

Excerpt: ...Deliver Certificate of Ownership. The action pertains to the sale of a used 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (“the Vehicle”). On October 13, 2020, the Court sustained Defendant's demurrer to the Complaint with leave to amend. (Minute Order, 10/13/20.) Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint on November 2, 2020. The First Amended Complaint added causes of action as follows: (1) Negligence Per Se, Violation of Veh. Code § 4456; (2) Negligence...

Excerpt: ... FROM ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS AND GRANTING MOTION TO TAX COSTS (CCP § 473(b)) TENTATIVE RULING: Petitioner Merle's Manor II, LLC's Motion For Relief From Order Denying Motion For Award Of Attorney's Fees And Costs As Untimely, And Granting Motion To Tax Costs is GRANTED. Petitioner is awarded $7,621.50 in attorney fees and $839.11 in costs. Respondent is awarded fees of $2,500.00 under Code of Civil Procedure section 4...

Excerpt: ...ERVE CODE- COMPLIANT RESPONSES WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. Defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority's Motion for Order Compelling Plaintiff Nicole Jackson's Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One is GRANTED. PLAINTIFF IS TO SERVE CODE- COMPLIANT RESPONSES WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS' SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. THE COURT MAKES NO ORDER REGARDING THE REQUEST TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INT...

Excerpt: ... and Complaint has been filed for either Defendant, but Defendant Uber answered on September 27, 2019. On September 2, 2020, Plaintiff filed a substitution of attorney with new counsel. The Court's denied Plaintiff's ex parte application to reclassify the action to a court of limited jurisdiction on December 4, 2020. On January 28, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant motion to reclassify. Defendant Uber filed an opposition on June 18, 2021. Discuss...

Excerpt: ... Joyner aka Stephen Dwayne Joyner, Jr aka Steven Joyner (“Defendant”), based on purported breach of an indemnity agreement signed pursuant to the issuance of Contractors License Bond, No. 100210692. (Compl., ¶¶3-8 and Exh. A.) The Bond was issued to S Joyner Electric as principal. (Id. at ¶5.) Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint on November 10, 2020. On April 8, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Summary Judgment, or in th...