Excerpt: ...sus Toro (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Fox Rent A Car Inc. (“Fox”), Andrea De La Vega, Adam De La Vega for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently set for July 11, 2023. At this time, Fox seeks leave to file a First Amended Answer (“FAA”) to assert the Graves Amendment as an affirmative defense under 49 U.S.C. § 30106. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Fox filed a reply....

Excerpt: ...dant”) Person Most Knowledgeable's (“PMK”) deposition and request for production of documents. Plaintiff provides she has noticed Defendant's PMK's deposition three times, but the deposition has not gone forward because each time Defendant asserted meritless objections. Plaintiff attests that most recently, on November 10, 2021, she noticed Defendant's PMK's deposition for December 10, 2021. Plaintiff asserts that Defendant again objected t...

Excerpt: ...this action against Defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”) alleging a single cause of action for dangerous condition of public property. The complaint alleges that Plaintiffs were involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of 76th Street and Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California. Plaintiffs allege they proceeded through the intersection facing a green light, while another vehicle facing a flashing yellow ...

Excerpt: ...iled this action against Defendant Jorge Ochoa (“Defendant”) for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The complaint alleges a single cause of action for motor vehicle negligence. Trial is currently set for November 9, 2022. On September 16, 2022, Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was heard and denied without prejudice. The motion for leave to amend was procedurally defective and was being h...

Excerpt: ...juries Plaintiff sustained after Plaintiff's front bicycle tire got stuck in a non-cross hatched vertical grate, which caused Plaintiff to fall from her bicycle. Trial is currently set for May 24, 2023. Defendant now moves to continue the current trial date to October 30, 2023, or a date thereafter. Plaintiff has filed a notice of non-opposition, and no opposition to the motion has otherwise been received. Although continuances of trials are disf...

Excerpt: ...ctice. On January 23, 2020, Plaintiff filed an Amendment to Complaint naming Daniel Leo Moon, M.D. (“Moon”) as Doe 3. Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleges that on or about September 14, 2015, Moon “performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy on Plaintiff to remove Plaintiff's normal gallbladder,” and that during the surgery, Moon inserted titanium clips in Plaintiff, which remained in Plaintiff after the procedure was com...

Excerpt: ...echnologies, Inc., Raiser-CA, Andrew Hu, Evan Omar Nunez, and Jose Nunez for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently set for January 20, 2023. Defendant Andrew Hu (“Defendant”) now moves to continue the current trial date. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. Although continuances of trials are disfavored, each request for a continuance must be considered on its own merits. (CRC Rule 3.1332(c)...

Excerpt: ... 1. Background Plaintiff Juan Galicia (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants DS Services of America, Inc. (“DS Services”) and Louis Pulido (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Defendants filed the instant motions to compel further responses to DS Services' form interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents (“RPDs”), set one, on March 11, 2022. The parties p...

Excerpt: ...hew Goldstein and Diane Goldstein (collectively, “Defendants”) for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. Defendants assert that Plaintiff sought medical care and treatment with Keck Hospital of USC (“USC”) for the accident. Defendants provide they served a deposition subpoena on USC's custodian of records for the medical billing records of Plaintiff, but USC did not produce the billing records. Further, Defendants assert that the...

Excerpt: ...(“Defendant”), et al. for damages arising from a trip and fall on a sidewalk on September 10, 2018. Plaintiff alleges she tripped and fell because of an elevated and uneven sidewalk. The first amended complaint alleges causes of action for negligence and premises liability, including a count based on a dangerous condition of public property. Defendant now moves for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. 2...

Excerpt: ...University of California (“Defendant”) for damages relating to Defendant's care and treatment of Plaintiff, including a spinal surgery. The complaint alleges a single cause of action for medical negligence against Defendant. Defendant now moves for summary judgment on the complaint. The motion is unopposed. 2. Motion for Summary Judgment a. Moving Argument Defendant argues it is entitled to summary judgment because its care and treatment of P...

Excerpt: ...., and the Vons Companies, Inc. for damages relating to Plaintiff's slip and fall in defendants' grocery store. Plaintiff's operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges a single cause of action for premises liability. (FAC ¶ 10.) Plaintiff alleges that she slipped and fell on liquid soap on the floor of the subject store. Further, Plaintiff alleges that the defendants' employees caused the soap to be on the floor by damaging or slicing ...

Excerpt: ...he Stinking Rose (“Defendant”) for injuries relating to Plaintiff's trip and fall on stairs at Defendant's restaurant. The complaint alleges causes of action for negligence and premises liability. At this time, Defendant moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to sign authorizations for her out of state medical records from certain medical providers. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. 2. Motion to Compel Signed Authori...

Excerpt: ...enkrupp Elevator Corp. for damages arising out of injuries sustained in an elevator on May 9, 2016. Plaintiff has filed an Amendment to Complaint naming ABM Industry Groups, LLC (“ABM”) as Doe 1. At this time, ABM moves to compel non-party the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (“LASD”) to produce personnel records pertaining to Plaintiff. LASD opposes the motion, and ABM filed a reply. ABM provides that it determined that Plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ...�Maria”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants the Pasha Group, Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P., Patriot Environmental Services, Daniel Beck, and California Asbestos Consultants for injuries allegedly sustained by Francisco in a workplace accident. The complaint alleges causes of action for negligence and loss of consortium. At this time, Defendants Patriot Environmental Services, Daniel Beck dba California As...

Excerpt: ...��Defendant”) for injuries relating to a trip and fall in defendants' store. Trial is currently set for February 8, 2023. Defendant Ikea North America Services, LLC (“Defendant”) now moves for an order specially setting Defendant's motion for summary judgment for hearing, or alternatively, to continue the current trial date to accommodate Defendant's motion for summary judgment set for hearing on September 29, 2023. Plaintiff opposes the mo...

Excerpt: ...t L.A. Arena Company, LLC (“Defendant”), et al. for injuries relating to a slip and fall on defendant's property. Trial in this matter is currently set for February 17, 2023. Defendant now moves to continue the current trial date so that its motion for summary judgment, which is set for hearing on September 12, 2023, can be heard prior to trial. Plaintiffs oppose the motion, and ABM filed a reply. [1] Although continuances of trials are disfa...

Excerpt: ... damages arising from an accident involving a motor vehicle and bicycle. Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of her failure to comply with the Court's July 5, 2022 order compelling Plaintiff to appear for her deposition. Defendant further requests monetary sanctions of $372.75 against Plaintiff, who is in pro per. The motion is unopposed. 2. Motion for Terminating Sanctions Code of ...

Excerpt: ...fendant”) for injuries relating to Plaintiff's slip and fall at a hostel owned by Defendant. Trial is currently set for January 12, 2023. At this time, Plaintiff moves for relief from Plaintiff's waiver of a jury trial. Defendant opposes the motion, and Plaintiff filed a reply. Plaintiff asserts that the complaint requested a jury trial, and that she filed a notice of posting jury fees on January 19, 2022, and paid the fees. Plaintiff asserts t...

Excerpt: ...olden, M.D., Nicole Kristen Williams, M.D., and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for medical malpractice and loss of consortium arising out of Defendants' care and treatment of Robert Freedman (“Robert” or “Plaintiff”) in connection with total knee arthroplasty surgery. At this time, Plaintiff moves for an order overruling Defendant Nicole Kristen Williams, M.D.'s (“Defendant”) objection to Plaintiff's designation of experts, or alternativ...

Excerpt: ...rough her guardian ad litem, Niloofar Rabbani, filed this action against defendants, Encino Place, LP and Encino Place, LLC, Elevators Etc., Inc., and Elevators Etc. Gs Inc. for injuries Plaintiff sustained when her left hand became entrapped inside an escalator. The complaint alleges that Encino Place, LP and Encino Place, LLC owned the property where the incident occurred, and that Elevators Etc., Inc., and Elevators Etc. Gs Inc. were contracte...

Excerpt: ...ds (“Defendant”) for damages arising out Defendant's alleged physical attacks on Plaintiff. The complaint alleges causes of action for battery and negligence. As relevant to this proceeding, Plaintiff obtained an Order for Publication on December 14, 2021, allowing Plaintiff to serve Defendant with the summons and complaint by publication in the Spokesman- Review, a newspaper of general circulation in Spokane, Washington. On May 6, 2022, Plai...

Excerpt: ...Hill Association (“Defendant”) for damages relating to Plaintiff's alleged slip and fall on Defendant's property. Defendant, at this time, moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of her failure to comply with the Court's August 18, 2022 order compelling Plaintiff to provide verified further responses to Defendant's form interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents, set on...

Excerpt: ...Co. Inc.(“Defendant”) for damages relating to a trip and fall on Defendant's property. Defendant moves for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff dismissing Plaintiff's complaint because of her failure to comply with the Court's August 12, 2022 order compelling Plaintiff to appear for her deposition. Defendant further requests monetary sanctions of $645.00 against Plaintiff, who is in pro per. The motion is unopposed. 2. Motion for Terminati...

Excerpt: ...or premises liability and negligence. Plaintiff alleges she was injured by a bathroom door that struck Plaintiff as it was closing behind her. On August 3, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant motion to compel further responses to requests for admissions (“RFAs”), set one, and form interrogatories, set two, against Defendant. Defendant filed an opposition, and Plaintiff filed a reply. At the prior hearing on this matter on March 10, 2022, the pa...