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: ...ction against defendants Haven House Addiction Treatment, Inc., Jeremy K. Stanton, and Drew Mottinger, MFT alleging that after Plaintiff checked into a facility for addiction treatment, an addiction counselor began an inappropriate relationship with Plaintiff causing her emotion distress and negatively impacting her recovery. On April 21, 2022, Defendants Haven House Addiction Treatment, Inc.'s and Jeremy K. Stanton's (collectively, “Defendants...

Excerpt: ...mes”) and Lou Ann Foley (“Lou Ann”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“SEA”), Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd, Airtouch Cellular, Inc., and Verizon Wireless Telecom, Inc. for injuries related to cellular phone exploding and catching fire. The complaint alleges that a cellphone Plaintiffs purchased exploded suddenly while on a nightstand and injured James, who was readi...

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...

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: ...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: ...on against Defendant Marc Gottesman (“Defendant”) for subrogation damages paid to Plaintiff's insured relating to a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff filed proof of service of summons on May 18, 2022, alleging Defendant was served by substituted service. [1] At this time, Defendant moves to quash service of summons and complaint. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. 2. Motion to Quash Service of Summons CCP § 415.20(b) ...

Excerpt: ...bella Steele, filed this action against Defendants Regents of the University of California and Patrick Yaffee, M.D. (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of the alleged medical malpractice and wrongful death of Decedent Maria Isabella Steele (“Decedent”), who was Plaintiff's wife. At this time, Defendants move for an order compelling joinder of a necessary party. Specifically, Defendants move to compel the joinder of Decede...

Excerpt: ...aintiff”), filed this action against Defendants Andrew Casian and Ruben Casian (collectively, “Defendants”) for reimbursement of workers' compensation benefits paid to Plaintiff's insured's employee. The complaint alleges Defendants assaulted and battered the employee while he was in the course and scope of his employment with Plaintiff's insured, and that as a result, Plaintiff paid medical expenses and other compensation benefits to the e...

Excerpt: ...iet Ansumana (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendant, Rochelle Sterling (“Defendant”) for damages 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. Defendant answered on November 22, 2021. Trial is set for March 24, 2023. At this time, Plaintiff seeks leave to file a First Amended Complaint to assert causes of action for neg...

Excerpt: ...endant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Defendant”) for injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained when Plaintiff was riding Defendant's bus and a door closed on Plaintiff's right hand. The complaint alleges claims for public employee negligence and negligence by common carrier. At this time, Defendant moves for judgment on the pleadings as to Plaintiff's complaint. The motion is unopposed. Defendant avers that Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...lectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Ton moves to compel responses to Ton's form interrogatories, set one, special interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents (“RPDs”), sets one and two, served on Plaintiff. [1] Defendant Ton propounded form interrogatories, set one, special interrogatories, set one, and RPDs, set one, on Plaintiff on July 29, 2021. Additionally, T...

Excerpt: ...ant 99 Cents Only Stores (“Defendant”) for damages arising out of a slip and fall. Plaintiff provides the action has been settled for $50,000.00. At this time, Plaintiff moves to reduce the Department of Health Care Services' (the “Department”) claim for reimbursement pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code § 14124.76. The court has not received any opposition to the motion. Plaintiff asserts that his overall damages because of Defenda...

Excerpt: ...s, City of Los Angeles, the People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation (erroneously sued as State of California, Caltrans), and Thrifty Oil Co. for injuries relating to Plaintiff's trip and fall on June 11, 2019, on a sidewalk adjacent to the property located at 11540 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 (the “Property”). Defendant the People of the State of California, acting by and through...

Excerpt: ...or damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. At this time, Defendant moves for monetary sanctions of $2,120.00 against Plaintiff's counsel, Hess Panah (“Panah”). Any opposition was due on or before June 29, 2022; as of July 7, 2022, no opposition or objections have been filed. Defendant avers that Panah signed a declaration under penalty of perjury knowing that the information stated in the declaration was false. In particular, Defendant...

Excerpt: ...ames H. Liu, M.D., La Palma Intercommunity Hospital, Prime Healthcare, Inc. for damages relating to the alleged wrongful death of Decedent Kyong Su Kim (“Decedent”) in connection with defendants' medical care and treatment of Decedent. The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that defendants were negligent in following emergency cardiac protocols and procedures within the applicable standards of care, which would have prevent...

Excerpt: ...Defendants Sharon and Lawrence Welch (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising out of an automobile accident. Plaintiff James Henry (“Henry” or “Plaintiff”), at this time, move to quash Defendants' deposition subpoenas served on Enterprise Rent-A-Car (“Enterprise”) seeking Plaintiff's employment records. Defendants oppose the motion, and Plaintiff filed a reply. 2. Analysis The subpoena served on Enterprise demands: Any and...

Excerpt: ...ts On November 19, 2015, Plaintiff Treshunda Juddine (“Plaintiff”), by and through her guardian ad litem, Krishawnna A. Barker, filed this action against Defendants Does 1 through 100 for medical negligence. On March 5, 2021, an Order to Show Cause re: Dismissal for Failure to File Petition for Compromise Re Dependent Adult (the “OSC”) was held, and after there was no appearance or contact by Plaintiff or Plaintiff's counsel, Plaintiff's ...

Excerpt: ...t”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently set for November 3, 2022. Defendant, at this time, moves to strike Plaintiff's expert designation served on April 18, 2022, and preclude Plaintiff from presenting any expert testimony. Any opposition was due on or before June 28, 2022; as of July 6, 2022, no opposition has been received. Defendant states that Plaintiff's counsel, Hess Panah (“Panah”), falsely declared...

Excerpt: ...guardian ad litem, Jane Gauthier (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendant Lydia Asrat (“Defendant”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The file indicates that on or about August 28, 2019, Defendant made an ex parte application to continue a trial date of December 13, 2019, so that Defendant could conduct written discovery, percipient witness and party depositions, and expert discovery. (Decl. in S...

Excerpt: ...m, Tehila Moeinzadeh, Joshua Kohan, and Tehila Moeinzadeh (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Nicholas Rogers, M.D. Michael Cogan, M.D., and Ogechukwu A. Offorjebe, M.D. for medical malpractice. Trial is currently set for October 11, 2022. Defendant Michael Cogan, M.D. (“Cogan” or “Defendant”) now moves to continue the current trial date to September 14, 2023, so that C...

Excerpt: ...nt”) for damages relating to a trip and fall on Defendant's property. Defendant now moves to compel Plaintiff's deposition. Defendant asserts it has noticed Plaintiff's deposition multiple times. Most recently, Defendant noticed Plaintiff's deposition for February 25, 2022. However, Plaintiff failed to appear for her deposition, and an affidavit of non-appearance was taken. (Mot. Exh. B.) CCP § 2025.450(a) provides, “If, after service of a d...

Excerpt: ...) and Barakat- Allah Management (“Barakat”) for injuries Azab sustained from a fire in his apartment. Sepulveda filed Case No. 20STCV29899 against Azab alleging Azab negligently caused the fire. The cases have been deemed related and are pending in Department 31. (Min. Order Jan. 24, 2022.) At this time, Sepulveda moves to consolidate the two actions arguing that the actions involve the same issues and facts concerning a single structure fire...

Excerpt: ...fendants Jeffrey Elliot Boyer, David Tharp, and Rhonda Tharp for damages arising from a four-car accident. Plaintiffs have filed an Amendment to Complaint naming On Board Entertainment, Inc. as Doe 1. Trial is currently set for July 13, 2022. At this time, Defendants Jeffrey Elliot Boyer, David Tharp, and Rhonda Tharp (collectively, “Defendants”) move to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint for Plaintiffs' failure to prosecute. On Board Entertainmen...

Excerpt: ... (“Lyft”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. The First Amend Complaint (“FAC”) alleges Drust was employed as a rideshare by Lyft, and that Plaintiff was a passenger in Drust's vehicle when the accident occurred. At this time, Lyft moves to compel a mental examination of Plaintiff by James Rosenberg, M.D. at at 21900 Burbank Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Additionally, Lyft contends that although Plaintiff's home stat...

Excerpt: ...Pedro Alonso Santiago Flores (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Hubly dismissing Hubly's claims because of his misuse of the discovery process by failing to serve responses to Defendant's supplemental interrogatories and supplemental request for production of documents and failing to comply with the court's March 1, 2022 Order compelling responses to the subject d...

Excerpt: ...��) filed this action against defendants Pacific BMW, Finchey Corporation of California, and Brand Plaza Development LLC for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. The complaint alleges that on September 3, 2020, an unidentified third party walked on defendants' premises where defendants' vehicle was left unattended with the keys. The third party then took the vehicle and drove it off the property. (Compl. ¶ 10.) On September 12, 2020, N...

Excerpt: ...d Candler Trucking (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. The complaint alleges causes of action for motor vehicle and general negligence. Defendants have filed a cross-complaint against Plaintiff alleging claims for (1) breach of contract and (2) declaratory relief. Plaintiff now demurs to the cross-complaint arguing the first and second causes of action fail to state facts sufficient to constitute a ...

Excerpt: ...��City”) and Officer Ramirez (“Ramirez”) for (1) negligence and (2) assault and battery. The complaint alleges that Ramirez, who works for the Los Angeles Police Department, detained Plaintiff in a forceful manner, accused Plaintiff of breaking into a certain property, and handcuffed Plaintiff without any evidence of such. The complaint alleges Ramirez had no reason for the detention and unlawful search of Plaintiff, and that Plaintiff suff...