Excerpt: ...ndants business when he was allegedly attacked by Defendant's bouncers. On October 3, 2022, Plaintiff filed proof of service of the summons and complaint on Defendant alleging Defendant was served via substitute service on September 20, 2022, at an address located at 2208 S Victoria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016, by serving "Game Sports Bar & Grill Inc. [II] Attn: Tyrei Lacy" by leaving the documents with a Sylvia Lacy. On October 20, 2022, Defendan...

Excerpt: ...2 Plaintiff provides that on May 13, 2022, Defendant served unverified responses to the RFAs, but as of the filing of this motion, Defendant had not served verified responses. Plaintiff therefore sought an order deeming the RFAs admitted and imposing sanctions. On February 28, 2023, Defendant filed an opposition to the motion to deem RFAs admitted. Defendant asserts that he timely served objections to the RFAs on May 13, 2022, and that he served ...

Excerpt: ...for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendant moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to submit to a mental examination with Dr. Philip K. Stenquist, PhD. ABCN, Neuropsychologist[ll The motion is unopposed. 2. Motion to Compel Defense Mental Examination of the Plaintiff Except for defense physicals in personal injury cases (in which one examination is permitted as a matter of course) and exams arranged by stipulation,...

Excerpt: ...ainst Defendant, George Anderson (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. On June 10, 2020, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add Defendant Karo Vartanian. At this time, both Defendants move to compel Plaintiff's deposition and order Plaintiff to produce the documents requested in the Notice of Deposition. Any opposition to this motion was due by March 1, 2023. As of March 8, 2023, no opposition has been filed. 2. Mot...

Excerpt: ...Carry, and Does 1-20 for damages relating to Plaintiff's slip and fall while entering defendants' store. Plaintiff has filed an Amendment to Complaint naming RD America, LLC a Doe 1. The operative First Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for negligence and premises liability against defendants. Defendant RD America, LLC (“Defendant”) now moves for an order compelling arbitration of Plaintiff's claims. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and...

Excerpt: ...ges arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 24, 2017. Plaintiff has filed Amendments to Complaint naming Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Panda”) as Doe 1 and Phuc Doan (“Doan”) as Doe 2 on November 16, 2021, and on October 20, 2022, respectively. Trial is currently set for July 21, 2023. At this time, Doan moves to quash service of summons on the grounds that complaint against him is barred by the statute of limita...

Excerpt: ...ound Plaintiff Fabian Sanchez, a minor individual by and through his guardian ad litem, Juliana Luevano, filed this action against defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”), Olive Vista Middle School, Janelle Branning (“Branning”), Jona Than Ochoa (“Ochoa”), and Filiberto Alaniz (“Alaniz”) for damages relating to a dog attack that occurred at Olive Vista Middle School, which is within the Los Angeles Unified School D...

Excerpt: ...(“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Following the granting with leave to amend of Defendant's motion to strike portions of the complaint, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging causes of action for motor vehicle and general negligence and includes a prayer for punitive damages. Defendant now moves to strike the punitive damages and portions of the FAC. Any opposition to the moti...

Excerpt: ...efendants City of Long Beach (the “City”), Long Beach Police Department, and Gabriela Michelle Rodriguez for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. The City now moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to appear for a mental examination with the City's retained expert, Nicholas Thaler, Ph.D., ABPP-CN (“Dr. Thaler”). Further, the City moves for a protective order regarding all raw data, testing data, and audio-recordings taken at th...

Excerpt: ...ing Company, Inc. (“Vista”) and Arturo Orozco Torres (“Torres”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiffs allege that Torres was acting in the course and scope of his employment with Vista at the time of the accident. Vista propounded its request for admissions (“RFAs”), set one, on Plaintiff Adam Glick (“Plaintiff”) on September 18, 2020. After Plaintiffs failed to respond to the RFAs, Vista moved for an order...

Excerpt: ...n action against Defendants Juan R. Bautista (“Bautista”) and Gisela Ramirez (“Ramirez”) (collectively, “Defendants”) to recover for damages paid to Plaintiff's insured. On August 24, 2018, Plaintiff filed a Request for Dismissal dismissing the entire action “pursuant to the stipulation of the parties.” No stipulation was attached to the Request for Dismissal. At this time, Plaintiff moves for relief from its voluntary dismissal p...

Excerpt: ...tion against Defendant David Ramirez for damages arising out of an automobile accident. At this time, Defendant moves to compel each of Orijulu's and Iheaka's physical examination. Defendant also seeks an order imposing sanctions against Orijulu and Iheaka. Defendant seeks to compel the exams per CCP § 2032.240. The motions are unopposed. 2. Motions to Compel Physical Examination CCP § 2032.220 states: (a) In any case in which a plaintiff is se...

Excerpt: ...�), and the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. Plaintiff alleges that on July 23, 2021, Lily was operating a motor vehicle owned by Dylan, with Dylan's permission, and struck Plaintiff while Plaintiff was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk. Plaintiff alleges the City failed to maintain the crosswalk and created a dangerous condition of public property. Plaintiff provides ...

Excerpt: ...“Hernandez”) filed this action against Defendant Ruzanna Demirtchyan (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendant moves for an order compelling Hernandez to submit to a neurological examination with George Chow, M.D. (“Dr. Chow”). The motion is unopposed. Defendant provides that on May 31, 2022, Hernandez appeared for an orthopedic exam with Richard Rosenberg, M.D. (“Dr. Rosenberg”). Def...

Excerpt: ...��), et al. damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Specially appearing Defendant now moves to quash service of the summons and complaint arguing that they were not properly served on him. [1] Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. Defendant asserts that he is an Australian citizen and was in Australia when Plaintiff attempted to effect service of process on him. Defendant contends, however, that Plaintiff failed to com...

Excerpt: ... filed this action against defendants the Salvation Army and Emily Doe (“Emily”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained when she was allegedly assaulted and physically attacked by Emily while at the Salvation Army's store. Plaintiff alleges that Emily was the Salvation Army's employee and was acting within the scope of her employment at the time of the incident. The Complaint alleges causes of action for (1) assault against Emily, (2) battery again...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff sustained when he was riding his bicycle and ran into a pothole in the road that resulted in him crashing. The First Amended Complaint alleges a single cause of action for dangerous condition of public property. Trial is currently set for May 24, 2023. Defendant now moves to continue the current trial date to April 29, 2024, or to a date thereafter so that Defendant's motion for summary judgment can be heard prior to trial. Although con...

Excerpt: ...V Transportation, Inc., and City of Los Angeles (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident vs. pedestrian accident. Defendants, at this time, move for an order compelling Plaintiff to appear for a mental examination. Additionally, Defendants seek a protective order directing the examination to move forward “under the ethical restrictions of neuropsychologists—limiting the dissemination of testing materi...

Excerpt: ...ornia (the “State”) and City of Santa Monica (the “City”) alleging a single cause of action for dangerous condition of public property. Plaintiff alleges that she came into contact with a “cracked and misleveled” pavement on the sidewalk that caused Plaintiff to trip and fall. On December 15, 2022, the City filed the instant motion seeking an order granting summary judgment in the City's and the State's favor against Plaintiff. [1] An...

Excerpt: ...dant”) for injuries relating to Plaintiff's alleged slip and fall in Defendant's store on June 15, 2019. This action was previously set for trial for March 9, 2023. On January 18, 2023, Defendant's ex parte application to continue trial was granted and the March 9, 2023 trial date was continued to June 27, 2023. Only the expert discovery deadline was continued with the new trial date. All fact discovery remained related to the March 9, 2023 dat...

Excerpt: ...nez d.b.a. LAF Trucking (“LAF Trucking”) and Jose F Escobar Martinez (“Martinez”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Plaintiff moves to compel the deposition of each of Martinez and LAF Trucking's person most knowledgeable (“PMK”). Defendants oppose both motions. To date, no replies have been filed. CCP § 2025.450(a) provides, “If, after service of a deposition notice...

Excerpt: ...�Defendant”) alleging that Defendant physically assaulted and beat Plaintiff in a public parking lot. Plaintiff alleges she was walking with a group of people near Defendant's husband when Defendant ran toward Plaintiff, screaming insults at Plaintiff, and punched Plaintiff in the face multiple times. The operative Second Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotion distress. Plaintiff n...

Excerpt: ...“Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants Tingting You (“You”), the Cheng Living Trust Dated April 16, 1991 (“Cheng”), and EAN Holdings, LLC, dba Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company (“EAN Holdings”) for damages relating to the alleged wrongful death of Plaintiffs' minor child, Sarah Zhou (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs allege that they were tenants at the same condominium property, and that on August 18, 2021, after Zhang and You ...

Excerpt: ...ctively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants Hamilton Maxwell and Michelle Rappino (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants move for an order setting a reasonable rate for the expert witness fees for Plaintiff's retained expert Stepan Kasimian, M.D. (“Dr. Kasimian”). Plaintiff opposes the motion. Any reply was due on or before February 15, 2023. As of Febru...

Excerpt: ...fs Chinyere Duru, Iheaka Ezieme, and Orijulu Ezieme filed this action against Defendant David Ramirez for damages arising out of an automobile accident. At this time, Defendant moves to compel each of Chinyere Duru's (“Duru”) and Iheaka Ezieme's (“Ezieme”) physical examination. Defendant also seeks an order imposing sanctions against Duru and Ezieme. Defendant seeks to compel the exams per CCP § 2032.240. No opposition was filed to the m...

Excerpt: ...N. MONTOYA TRUCKING, INC. Dept. 31 1:30 p.m. Februar y 21, 2023 Plaintiff Juan Jose Oreallana (“Plaintiff”) filed this against Defendants Jose Ivan Canales Valladares (“Valladares”) and N. Montoya Trucking, Inc. (“Montoya Trucking”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Plaintiff moves to compel responses to special interrogatories, set one, form interrogatories, set one, and...

Excerpt: ...N. MONTOYA TRUCKING, INC. Dept. 31 1:30 p.m. Februar y 21, 2023 Plaintiff Juan Jose Oreallana (“Plaintiff”) filed this against Defendants Jose Ivan Canales Valladares (“Valladares”) and N. Montoya Trucking, Inc. (“Montoya Trucking”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Plaintiff moves to compel responses to special interrogatories, set one, form interrogatories, set one, and...

Excerpt: ... Corporation, Samuel Davila Aguilar (“Aguilar”), FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express Corporation, and Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. (“Budget”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff alleges that Aguilar while in the course and scope of Aguilar's employment with the other defendants caused a collision with Plaintiff. Plaintiff further alleges that the other defendants entrusted the motor vehicle to Aguilar, that Aguilar...

Excerpt: ... filed this action against defendants Ontrac, California Overnight, Inc., Express Messenger Systems, Inc., and Felix Ortega Dominguez (“Dominguez”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident vs bicycle accident. Plaintiff has filed an amendment to complaint naming Zion Delivery Service, Inc. (“Zion”) as Doe 1. As relevant to this proceeding, on May 5, 2022, defense counsel, Robert T. Mackey (“Mackey”), filed an answer to Plaint...

Excerpt: ...t Neutron Holdings, Inc. (“Defendant”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained while riding a scooter she rented from Defendant. Plaintiff alleges that the scooter's brakes failed while she was riding it, which resulted in Plaintiff falling backwards off the scooter. On July 31, 2020, the Court signed a stipulation to binding arbitration prepared and filed by Defendant. The stipulation confirmed that Plaintiff had entered into a binding user agreeme...

Excerpt: ...ainst Defendant Jorge Ochoa (“Defendant”) for damages relating to a motor vehicle accident. On December 13, 2022, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging causes of action for (1) negligence, (2) intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”), (3) assault, and (4) battery. The FAC alleges that after Defendant negligently caused the accident, “Defendant was angry about the occurrence and without exiting his...

Excerpt: ...ion against defendants Edwin Antonio Manuel Espinoza and C & W Facility Services, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently set for March 16, 2023. At this time, Plaintiffs move for a protective order quashing Defendants' demand for exchange of expert witnesses served December 28, 2022. Plaintiff opposes the motion. Any reply was due on or before February 7, 2023. As of February ...

Excerpt: ...the “County”) for damages relating to an alleged dangerous condition of public property pursuant to Government Code § 835. Plaintiff alleges that on October 3, 2021, Plaintiff was traveling on a street on a “rideshare scooter” when he lost his balance and fell on broken, split, and uneven concrete. (Compl. ¶ 2.) Plaintiff has dismissed the Complaint against the County, with prejudice, and filed an Amendment to Complaint naming the City ...

Excerpt: ...on- Cazarez and Prestige Home Improvements, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Defendants, at this time, move for an order compelling Plaintiff to appear for and produce documents at her deposition. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendants filed a reply. Defendants assert that they served a deposition notice on Plaintiff on November 2, 2021, setting Plaintiff's in-person deposition for D...

Excerpt: ...��Christopher”) and Lou Ann Brine (“Lou Ann”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages relating to a motor vehicle accident. Defendants move for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of Plaintiff's misuse of the discovery process by failing to serve responses to initial discovery served by Defendants and failing to comply with the Court's November 8, 2022 order pertaining to Defendant Christoph...

Excerpt: ... damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendant moves for a protective order requiring that the discovery deposition of expert Dr. Peyman Gravori, D.O. (“Dr. Gravori”) be conducted before Plaintiff's video recorded deposition of Dr. Gravori be taken for use at trial. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. Defendant provides that on December 19, 2022, Plaintiff served an expert designation naming D...

Excerpt: ...nts G.T.O. Auto Glass Corporation (“G.T.O. Auto Glass”), Emilio Almanza, and Francisco Almanza (collectively, “Defendants”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained after he was allegedly invited to and encountered a dangerous condition on Defendants' property. Plaintiff alleges that as a result of encountering the dangerous condition, Plaintiff fell and landed with great force. Following the granting of Defendants' motion to strike, Plaintiff fi...

Excerpt: ...ts Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association, Inc., et al. for injuries Plaintiff sustained while at a funeral on defendants' property on July 7, 2018. Plaintiff alleges that during the funeral, he was struck on the ankle by a “loose covering” that caused him to trip and fall while he was negotiating his way around the burial site. (Compl. at p. 4.) The complaint alleges a single cause of action for premises liability. Defendants Forest Lawn Memo...

Excerpt: ...oria Brianna Plancarte (“Plancarte”) and Natalie Priscilla Barr (“Barr”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) and Ayalnesh Tessema (“Tessema”), et al. for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Following the sustaining of Tessema's demurrer to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs filed the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleging that Plaintiffs...

Excerpt: ...t Youshei Haroonian (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. On November 10, 2022, the parties participated in an Informal Discovery Conference (“IDC”) concerning Plaintiff's special interrogatories, set two, and requests for production of documents (“RPDs”), set two. The issues were not deemed resolved at the IDC, and on December 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed the instant motions to compel further response to speci...

Excerpt: ... (“Defendant”) for damages Plaintiff sustained when he was riding his bicycle and encountered an alleged dangerous condition of public property. Plaintiff alleges that “as Plaintiff was riding his bicycle on the Subject Street, at the Subject Location, the tire(s) of the Plaintiff's bicycle fell into, got caught by, got stuck in, was affected by and/or became wedged in the Subject Fissures/Gaps/Cracks, causing Plaintiff to fly off of his bi...

Excerpt: ...a (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant Rochelle Sterling (“Defendant”), as Trustee of the Sterling Family Trust and dba Beverly Hills Properties, for injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained as a result of an incident that occurred in Defendant's elevator located at 120 South Reno Street in Los Angeles, California, on December 17, 2019. At this time, Defendant moves for an order imposing issue and evidentiary sanctions against ...

Excerpt: ...inst Defendant Ross Dress for Less, Inc., sued and served as Ross Stores, Inc., (“Defendant”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained when she struck her forehead on a metal pole in Defendant's store. The complaint alleges causes of action for negligence and premises liability against Defendant. At this time, Defendant moves for an order to reclassify this action as a limited jurisdiction case. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a rep...

Excerpt: ...ff's alleged slip and fall on defendant's premises. Trial is currently set for May 1, 2023. Defendant Hong Holdings, LLC dba Conico Management (“Defendant”) currently has a motion for summary judgment set for hearing on August 3, 2023. Defendant now moves to specially set the hearing date for the summary judgment motion for March 31, 2023. Alternatively, Defendant requests the current trial date be continued to September 4, 2023, or a date th...

Excerpt: ...- Cazarez and Prestige Home Improvements, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Defendants, at this time, move for an order compelling Plaintiff to appear for and produce documents at her deposition. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendants filed a reply. Defendants assert that they served a deposition notice on Plaintiff on November 2, 2021, setting Plaintiff's in-person deposition for Dec...

Excerpt: ...khail Cheban (“Defendant”) on August 19, 2022. Plaintiff provides that Defendant served unverified responses October 4, 2022, and indicated verifications were to follow. [1] Plaintiff asserts that to date, Defendant has not served verifications. Plaintiff therefore seeks an order compelling Defendant to provide verifications to the outstanding discovery and to pay sanctions. In opposition, Defendant's counsel currently asserts that Defendant ...

Excerpt: ...t Defendants, Diana G. Toumah and Dalal Toumah (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants move for an order compelling Plaintiff to appear for a physical examination with Ronald S. Kvitne, M.D. and for an order imposing sanctions on Plaintiff. Any opposition to the motion was due on or before January 24, 2023. To date, no opposition has been filed. 2. Motion to Compel Plaintiff t...

Excerpt: ...gainst Defendants Ronaldo Belk and Secure Sheet Metal, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants move for an order compelling Plaintiff to submit to a neurologic medical examination on February 22, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. with Dr. Barry Ludwig, M.D. at 12811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 508, Santa Monica, CA 90403, and to pay sanctions in the amount of $1,460.00 for bringing this motion. ...

Excerpt: ...Target Brands, Inc. (“Defendant”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained when she slipped on a pool of liquid in Defendant's store and fell. Plaintiff served Defendant with Plaintiff's request for production of documents (“RPDs”), set two, on October 27, 2022, with responses being due on November 30, 2022. Defendant asserts that because of a calendaring error, it did not serve responses until December 6, 2022. Defendant now moves for relief fro...

Excerpt: ...r injuries Plaintiff sustained for a slip and fall at Defendant's golf course. Defendant propounded form interrogatories, set one, special interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents, set one, on April 7, 2021. On November 29 and December 3, 2021, the Court entered an order granting Defendant's motion to compel responses to the outstanding discovery, ordering Plaintiff to serve responses to the discovery within 10 days. On F...