Excerpt: ....S.A., Inc. (“Defendant”) for damages arising from Plaintiff's trip and fall inside Defendant's store. Plaintiff alleges that a pallet jack was improperly left in the middle of a shopping aisle such that it caused Plaintiff to trip and fall. The complaint alleges causes of action for negligence and premises liability. Defendant now moves for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. 2. Motion for Summary Jud...

Excerpt: ...erroneously sued and served as Antonio Regla, an individual, and Antonio's Trucking, Inc., a corporation, (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants move for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing his complaint because of Plaintiff's misuse of the discovery process by failing to comply with the Court's March 14, 2022 and August 16, 2022 orders compelling Plaintiff to ap...

Excerpt: ...(“Sand Materials”), Janis M. Pusic (“Pusic”), and Jason Robert Preece (“Preece”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained when Preece allegedly attacked and battered Plaintiff while Preece was in the course and scope of his employment for Sand Materials. Trial is currently set for December 15, 2022. Defendants Sand Materials and Pusic (collectively, “Defendants”) now move to continue the current trial date at least six months. No oppositi...

Excerpt: ...nt”) for injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained when he was shopping at Defendant's store. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant's security guard or employee attacked Plaintiff and struck him in the back of the head with an object. Defendant claims that Plaintiff actually got into an altercation with another customer. Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint for failing to comply with the Court's A...

Excerpt: ... damages relating to the wrongful death of Decedent Grace Ho (“Decedent”). Plaintiff alleges that on or about May 15, 2020, Decedent fell into an uncovered automotive repair pit located at defendants' premises that caused Decedent's death. The complaint alleges causes of action for (1) premises liability and (2) negligence/negligence per se. Defendants #1 Auto Service, Hui Li, and Tom Chau (collectively, “Defendants”) now demur to the com...

Excerpt: ... this action against Defendants Livonia & Pickford Hit & Run Driver 3/9/18 7:24 PM and Livonia & Pickford Hit & Run Vehicle Owner 3/9/18 7:24 PM (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from an alleged motor vehicle vs. pedestrian hit and run incident. Plaintiff provides that she fictitiously named Defendants when she filed her complaint because she is unaware of their true names. To date, Plaintiff has not filed proof of service of t...

Excerpt: ...efendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff, at this time, moves to quash Defendant's (1) deposition subpoena served on “PMK @ LAUSD Headquarters” and (2) Notice of Taking Deposition of The Person Most Knowledgeable (‘PMK') at LAUSD Headquarters Re: The Employment Records of Plaintiff.” Defendant opposes the motion, and Plaintiff filed a reply. Plaintiff contends that the subpoena is invalid on its face becau...

Excerpt: ...itakis (“Defendant”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of his misuse of the discovery process by failing to serve responses to initial discovery and failing to comply with the Court's September 13, 2022 order pertaining to Defendant's motion to compel initial responses to the subject discovery. Alternatively, Defendant moves...

Excerpt: ...eeve Trucking Company, Inc. (“collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants seek relief from waiver of their objections to the following discovery requests: 1) Request for Production, Set One to Defendant Ricky Atkinson; 2) Request for Admission, Set One to Defendant Ricky Atkinson; 3) Form Interrogatories, Set One to Defendant Ricky Atkinson; 4) Special Interrogatories, Set One to D...

Excerpt: ...of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”) for damages relating Plaintiff's trip and fall on a sidewalk. The complaint purports to allege causes of action for (1) dangerous condition of public property pursuant to Government Code § 835, (2) vicarious liability for wrongful acts or omissions by public entity employees, (3) premises liability, and (4) negligence. Defendant LACMTA now demurs to the c...

Excerpt: ...nterrogatories, request for admissions (“RFAs”), and request for production of documents (“RPDs”), all set one, on Plaintiff Celedonio Alabat (“Plaintiff”) on March 9, 2022. To date, despite attempts to meet and confer, Plaintiff has not served responses. Defendant therefore seeks an order compelling Plaintiff to respond, without objections, to the outstanding interrogatories and RPDs, deeming the RFAs admitted, and imposing sanctions...

Excerpt: ...ntiffs”) filed this action against Defendant Barry Hoaire (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Pursuant to a stipulation by the parties signed and filed April 20, 2022, the Final Status Conference (“FSC”) in this matter was set for July 29, 2022, and trial was set for August 12, 2022. On July 29, 2022, the FSC was continued to August 5, 2022, pursuant to Defendant's request. At the FSC on August 5, 2022, ther...

Excerpt: ... et al., filed this action against defendants Benito Leon- Cazarez (“Leon-Cazarez”) and Prestige Home Improvements, Inc. (“Prestige Home”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Plaintiff moves to compel further responses to form interrogatories, set one, request for production of documents (“RPDs”), set one, and request for admissions (“RFAs”), set one, against defendant Prestige Home. In addition, Pla...

Excerpt: ...�Yeung”), and Ka Sing Chiang (“Chiang”) for injuries Plaintiff sustained after Lee attacked him with a knife and “attempted to kill Plaintiff.” (Compl. at p. 4.) Plaintiff alleges he was a tenant at the property located at 16037 Sigman Street, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745, of which Yeung was the landlord and Chiang is the owner. Plaintiff alleges that Yeung and Chiang allowed Lee to occupy the garage at the property and failed to prevent ...

Excerpt: ..., et al., filed this action against defendants Benito Leon- Cazarez (“Leon-Cazarez”) and Prestige Home Improvements, Inc. (“Prestige Home”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Plaintiff moves to compel further responses to form interrogatories, set one, request for production of documents (“RPDs”), set one, and request for admissions (“RFAs”), set one, against defendant Leon-Cazarez. In addition, Pla...

Excerpt: ...nc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants move for an order under CCP § 1030 requiring Plaintiff to file an undertaking of $50,000 to secure costs that may be awarded. Plaintiff opposes the motion. No reply has been received. 2. Motion to Require Undertaking In an action or special proceeding brought by a nonresident plaintiff, the defendant may at any time move for an order ...

Excerpt: ...intana (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of Plaintiff's misuse of the discovery process by failing to serve responses to discovery and failing to comply with Court's order compelling Plaintiff to respond to Defendant's supplemental form interrogatories, supplemental request for production of documents (“RPDs”...

Excerpt: ...nst Defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”), et al. for injuries he sustained when the wheel of an electric scooter he was riding “caught on a[n] elevated portion of the sidewalk that was dangerously and defectively raised over two (2) inches of concrete, which created an extremely unsafe and dangerous condition for those travelling upon it, causing Plaintiff to forcefully, and violently fall to the ground, and resulting in severe injur...

Excerpt: ...orporation, Emilio Almanza, and Francisco Almanza (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging causes of action for premises liability and negligence. The complaint alleges that Defendants invited Plaintiff onto their property where Plaintiff encountered a dangerous condition that caused Plaintiff to fall. (Compl. at p. 4.) The complaint includes a prayer for punitive damages. Defendants, at this time, move to strike the prayer for punitive damages ...

Excerpt: ...�Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. On October 18, 2022, Plaintiff filed the instant motion to continue trial seeking to continue the then trial date of November 10, 2022, for three months. Plaintiff provided that she was still treating for injuries caused by the accident, specifically having injections in her knee, that would take approximately three months to complete, and that Plaintiff's counsel was engaged in tr...

Excerpt: ...fs”) filed this action against Sam Estakhri (“Estakhri”), Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), Raiser, Inc. (“Raiser”), and Raiser-CA, LLC (“Raiser-CA”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiffs allege that on August 22, 2020, Plaintiffs “obtained an Uber ride from Uber Driver, Sam Estakhri.” (Compl. at p. 5.) Plaintiffs allege that Estakhri negligently caused an accident while Plaintiffs were his passenge...

Excerpt: ...gainst Defendant City of West Covina (“Defendant”) for damages Plaintiff sustained when Plaintiff's vehicle was struck by an entrance gate to the Maverick Field and Ridge Ridgers Arena in West Covina. The operative First Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for premises liability and general negligence. The premises liability claim includes counts for negligence (count one), willful failure to warn (count two), and dangerous condition o...

Excerpt: ...nts Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), Rasier LLC (“Rasier”), Rasier-Ca LLC (“Rasier-Ca”), Brian Barrington Ortiz (“Ortiz”), Elder Donato Escobar (“Escobar”), Antonio T. Tzampop, PV Holding Corp for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 14, 2021. [1] Plaintiff alleges that on the date of the accident, he was a passenger in Ortiz's vehicle, who was acting as an employee of Uber, Rasier, and Rasier-...

Excerpt: ...lectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Edwin Antonio Manuel Espinoza and C & W Facility Services, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendants move for an order granting leave to augment their expert witness list to add the name of Jacqueline Bloink (“Bloink”), MBA, CFE, a medical billing expert as a retained expert. Defendants assert they timely...

Excerpt: ...laintiffs”) filed this action against Defendants California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) and Martin Lopez (“Lopez”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that Lopez, while in the course of his employment for CHP and while operating CHP's vehicle, caused a collision with Plaintiffs' vehicle. The FAC asserts causes of action for motor vehicle and gener...