Excerpt: ...l. asserting causes of action for negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff alleges he was working within the course and scope of his employment installing and/or performing maintenance on a heating A/C unit at defendants' warehouse. Plaintiff was allegedly utilizing scaffolding to reach the unit, but the scaffolding collapsed while Plaintiff was on it and suffered serious injury. On February 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed proof of service of summon...

Excerpt: ...Holdings, Inc. (“Defendant”) for damages relating to Plaintiff's trip and fall on Defendant's property on or about April 17, 2018. Plaintiff, at this time, moves to quash Defendant's deposition subpoenas served on Valenzuela & Ginzburg Law and on BCS Systems AKA Bosler Klein Legal Billing Services seeking Plaintiff's records. Defendant opposes the motion, and Plaintiff filed a reply. Plaintiff contends that through the subpoenas, Defendant is...

Excerpt: ...roneously sued as Wells Fargo & Company, for negligence and premises liability relating to Plaintiff's trip and fall on a sidewalk. On March 30, 2022, Plaintiff filed an Amendment to Complaint naming DGL Associates (“DGL”) as Doe 1. On March 17, 2022, Wells Fargo's motion for judgment on the pleadings as to Plaintiff's was granted based on Plaintiff's deemed admissions via request for admissions (“RFAs”) served on Plaintiff admitted that ...

Excerpt: ...ndez and Armando Reyes for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. On March 24, 2022, Defendant Christian Menendez (“Defendants”) filed the instant motion to compel further responses to written discovery against Plaintiff Shahnazi Faezeh (“Plaintiff”). Defendant scheduled an Informal Discovery Conference (“IDC”) for the parties to discuss the issues for July 14, 2022, but there was no appearance or contact by Plaintiff at the I...

Excerpt: ... for medical negligence. Plaintiff alleges he sought dental treatment from Defendant, wherein Defendant performed a tooth extraction. (Compl. ¶ 6.) Plaintiff's inner cheek and lip were lacerated during the tooth extraction performed by Defendant, which caused Plaintiff to require stitches and additional medical care. Defendant now moves for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. 2. Motion for Summary Judgmen...

Excerpt: ...”) and Darrin Williams for injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained on August 25, 2019, while at Walmart's store when a Walmart associate bumped into Plaintiff with a cart while Plaintiff was checking out. At this time, Defendant moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to undergo a second medical examination because Plaintiff alleges that she developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”). Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed ...

Excerpt: ...a”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants Tiger Tinting Studio (“Tiger Tinting”) and Dong Li aka Tiger Lee (“Li”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages relating to an alleged physical attack by Li, the owner and manager of Tiger Tinting, on Junning in the presence of his spouse, Nadia. Plaintiffs allege that after Defendants installed window tint on Plaintiffs' vehicle, and Plaintiffs informed Defe...

Excerpt: ...guardian ad litem, Patricia Nathali, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants, Con-Way Freight Inc., XPO Logistics Freight (“XPO”), and Jose Nunez Hernandez (“Hernandez”) for damages arising from a collision between a train and tractor trailer that occurred on or about September 1, 2015. XPO Logistics and Hernandez have filed a First Amended Cross-Complaint against Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Paci...

Excerpt: ..., “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Tiffany Sot (“Sot”) and Sam Or for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiffs attest that defendant Sot has served a subpoena on Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., (“Kaiser”) requesting business records pertaining to both Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs now move to quash the subject subpoenas served on Kaiser. The court has not received an opposition. 2. Motion to Quash As a...

Excerpt: ...na Kotlarenko (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a dog bite incident. On April 12, 202, Defendants filed the instant motion to compel further responses to form interrogatories, set one, against Plaintiff. The parties then participated in an Informal Discovery Conference on July 7, 2022, where after the court conferred with Plaintiff's and Defendants' counsel about the discovery issues, the parties were ordered to file a joi...

Excerpt: ...sportation Authority (“LACMTA”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained while a passenger on LACMTA's bus. On January 31, 2018, Plaintiff filed an Amendment to Complaint naming Donald Sanders (“Sanders”) as Doe 1. Plaintiff alleges Sanders was operating LACMTA's bus at the time of the accident. LACMTA now moves for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and LACMTA filed a reply. LACMTA argues that Plaintiff's action against it ...

Excerpt: ...utomobile accident. At this time, Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff. Defendant requests terminating sanctions dismissing Plaintiff's complaint based on Plaintiff's failure to comply with the court's October 15, 2021, and January 27, 2022 Orders compelling Plaintiff to (1) meet and confer with a handling partner to prepare a written discovery plan by February 10, 2022; (2) submit a written discovery plan to the Court by F...

Excerpt: ...fendants Caroline Lilly Clark (“Caroline”) and Kenneth S. Clark (“Kenneth”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for reimbursement of workers' compensation benefits paid to Plaintiff's insured and employee following a motor vehicle accident involving Defendants. Plaintiff allegedly served Defendants with the summons and complaint by personal and substituted service on February 16, 2021. On September 17, 2021, Plaintiff obtained Kenneth's defa...

Excerpt: ...nts Texas Loosey's Chili Parlor & Saloon, River Diego Investment Corp., and Grey Wolf Properties, LLC for injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained from defendants' employee while at a restaurant. The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that while Plaintiff was at the restaurant, a fight or altercation erupted and suddenly and without warning an employee of defendants violently grabbed and lifted Plaintiff. (FAC ¶ 13.) The FAC ass...

Excerpt: ...strict (“Defendant”) for (1) dangerous condition on public property and (2) res ipsa loquitur and general negligence. Plaintiff alleges Defendant's employee improperly secured or placed a defective mullion in a doorway, and Plaintiff was a student walking to class when the mullion fell on her head. At this time, Defendant moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to submit to the following medical and mental examinations: 1. A neuropsychologica...

Excerpt: ... 21, 2022 1. Background Plaintiff Dejvid Hoxha (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Southern California Gas Company and Eduardo Padilla (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. On April 5, 2022, Defendants filed the instant Motions to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, set one, and to Request for Production of Documents, set two, against Plaintiff. Plaintiff opposed, a...

Excerpt: ...roup, Inc. (“Defendant”) for damages relating to a slip and fall allegedly caused by Defendant Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of her misuse of the discovery process by failing to serve responses to initial discovery and failing to comply with the court's April 28, 2022 Order granting Defendant's motion to compel initial responses to the subject discovery. Further, Defendant...

Excerpt: ...dant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Defendant”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained on August 25, 2016, when he was attacked and robbed at gun point at the Los Angeles Avalon Metro Stop. The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleges that Plaintiff was attacked when he used the station elevator and was beaten unconscious. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed to maintain the premises and to provide prope...

Excerpt: ...ilippo Marchino (“Defendant”) for damages relating to a dog bite incident. At this time, Defendant moves for evidentiary sanctions pursuant to Evidence Code § 2023.030. Plaintiffs oppose the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. Defendant asserts that Plaintiffs have misused the discovery process by video recording remote depositions of witnesses- Plaintiffs Ik Hoon Choi and Hannah Choi and an animal control officer, William Van Stratlen- wit...

Excerpt: ...(“American Claims Management”), filed this action against defendants Memo's Scaffolding Norwalk, Inc. and Bernard's Construction Group, Inc. for damages arising out of a workplace accident that injured Jose Luis Guzman. Jose Luiz Guzman (“Guzman”), as plaintiff in intervention, brought claims against Memo's Scaffolding Norwalk, Inc., Bernard's Construction Group, Inc., and Selma and Vine North Hollywood LLC for damages arising out of the ...

Excerpt: ...y Valenzuela (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. On May 26, 2022, Defendant served deposition subpoenas on the following nonparties seeking Plaintiff's medical records: (a) Care Ambulance Service, (b) Greater El Monte Community Hospital- for medical and billing records, (c) Greater El Monte Community Hospital-Film, (d) Advanced Pain Specialists of Southern California, (e) Pacific Health Billing Services Inc., (f) ...

Excerpt: ...s arising from a motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently set for September 19, 2022. Defendant now moves to continue the current trial date to a date at least six months after Defendant's pending motion for summary judgment, which is currently set for March 21, 2023. No opposition to this motion has been received. Although continuances of trials are disfavored, each request for a continuance must be considered on its own merits. (CRC Rule 3.13...

Excerpt: ...ry Service, Inc. and Irwin Anthony Rivera (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of an automobile accident. Plaintiff Carmelo M. Campos (“Plaintiff”) now moves to quash Defendants' deposition subpoena served on Infinity Insurance Company (“Infinity”) for Plaintiff's insurance records. The motion is unopposed. [1] 2. Motion to Quash The court may, upon noticed motion and opportunity to be heard, make an order quashing or ...

Excerpt: ...ctively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendant Elain Munoz (“Defendant”) for (1) motor vehicle negligence and (2) general negligence. On January 19, 2022, Defendant's motion to enforce settlement pursuant to CCP § 664.6 was granted. Judgment was entered against Defendant in the total amount of $65,000.00 as a full and final settlement of all claims against all defendants, with $40,000.00 to Sajjad Takallou and $25,000.00 to M...

Excerpt: ...staurant Group, Inc., dba Samba Brazilian Steakhouse and Mark Berglund for damages relating to an alleged slip and fall in a restaurant. At this time, Plaintiff moves to amend the complaint pursuant to CCP § 377.31 so that the action can be continued by the Estate of Ana Raymundo through Plaintiff's personal representative, Ana Ostorga (“Ostorga”). Defendant South Bay Restaurant Group, Inc., dba Samba Brazilian Steakhouse (“Defendant”) o...