Excerpt: ...s L. Duban (“Defendant”) arising from a July 12, 2017, dog bite by a dog named Huxley. On August 30, 2021, the clerk entered default against Mathews. On April 1, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for summary judgment. The motion is unopposed. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Defendant has continuously owned the residence located at 667 Lorraine Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90005 (“the residence”) since May 5, 1999. (Defendant's Undisputed Mate...

Excerpt: ...ed this action against ICO Development, LLC (“ICO”) arising from a May 18, 2019, trip and fall in a hotel room at The Mayfair Hotel. On December 1, 2020, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add Mayfair Lofts, LLC and Mayfair Lofts Master Tenant LLC (collectively, the “Mayfair Defendants”), and Crescent Hotel Management Services, LLC (“Crescent”) as Does 1 through 3. On May 23, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to quash subpoenas direct...

Excerpt: ...dants SFII Lankershim, LLC, Swift Realty Partners, LLC, and Tiarna Real Estate Services (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a January 10, 2018 fall down a set of stairs. On August 12, 2020, Tiarna Real Estate Services filed a cross-complaint naming SP Plus Corp. (“Moving Cross- Defendant”). Moving Cross-Defendant filed its own cross-complaint naming ABM Janitorial Services (“ABM”). Trial is currently set for August 2, 2022. Howe...

Excerpt: ...ed this action against Vardan Tokmajyan (“Tokmajyan”), USA Tobacco & Vape Shop, Inc. (“USA Tobacco”), and Triplejs Jade Vermont (“TJV”). Plaintiffs allege their grandson Jai Malik Carter (“Decedent”) was killed by USA Tobacco's employee, Tokmajyan on May 10, 2018. Tokmajyan allegedly locked Decedent in USA Tobacco's shop and fatally stabbed Decedent. TJV is USA Tobacco's landlord and owns the shopping plaza where USA Tobacco had i...

Excerpt: ...vid Cerwonka (“Cerwonka”). Plaintiff also named Rebecca Kuhlman-Taylor and David Kuhlman-Taylor (collectively, “Defendants”) as defendants. Plaintiff alleges he was bitten by a dog owned by Cerwonka on February 27, 2020, and that Defendants knew or should have known about the dog's propensity to bite or attack humans and let the dog roam freely unattended. Plaintiff prays for punitive damages, which Defendants move to strike. The motion i...

Excerpt: ...Defendant”), Jasmin Ruiz, Juan Gonzalez, and Ilario Ruiz. On May 23, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to continue the trial date, which is currently set for July 8, 2022. The motion is unopposed. I. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a).) Continuances are thus generally disfavored. (See id. rule 3.1332(b).) Nevertheless, the trial court has discretion to continue t...

Excerpt: ...inal Stores, Inc. (“Smart & Final”) and Morehart Land Co. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on July 10, 2017, she tripped and fell on an uneven and unsafe walkway outside a Smart & Final store. Plaintiff asserts two causes of action for general negligence and premises liability. On March 8, 2021, Plaintiff named Sunrise Landscaping, Enrique Silva, Barney Reid, and Oak Construction as additional Doe defendants. On January 21, 2022, Def...

Excerpt: ...Henley Pacific LA, LLC dba Valvoline Instant Oil Change (“HPLA”) (erroneously sued as “Valvoline Instant Oil Change”) as well as FCA US LLC dba Jeep (“Jeep”), Enterprise Rent‐A‐Car Co of San Francisco, LLC and Enterprise Car Sales (collectively, “Enterprise”), Complete Automotive Systems (“CAS”), Ceja Quality Tires (“Ceja”), and Nancy Wender (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on December 3, 2021, she was involve...

Excerpt: ... “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Mohawk Alley Animal Hospital (“Mohawk Alley”) and Ruby Jong, DVM (“Dr. Jong”) (erroneously sued as Ruby Jung) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from veterinary care provided to their dog, Disco. Plaintiffs assert nine causes of action for: (1) fraudulent concealment, (2) intentional misrepresentation, (3) negligent misrepresentation, (4) violation of California Civil Code sect...

Excerpt: ...ctively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendant Conair Corporation dba Cuisinart (“Defendant”). Plaintiffs assert seven causes of action including strict products liability, negligent products liability, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, violation of Proposition 65, and bad faith insurance claim. On May 18, 2022, Defendant f...

Excerpt: ...”) filed an action against Raymond Jules Marcogliese (“Marcogliese”) and Top Notch Fence, Inc. (“Top Notch”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a trip and fall over metal wires protruding from a gate. On April 10, 2020, Insurance Company of the West (“ICOW”) filed a complaint against Top Notch to recover the amounts paid to Creet on behalf of Creet's employer, Total Education Solutions, Inc. (“TES”) as workers' compen...

Excerpt: ...r Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), Raiser, LLC (“Rasier”), Rasier-CA, LLC (“Rasier- CA”), and Gary Edward Mijangos (“Mijangos”) arising from a July 30, 2019, motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision. Plaintiff seeks to quash Uber's subpoena to his employer, Capstone Logistics (“Capstone”), served on May 10, 2022. A deposition subpoena may request (1) only the attendance and testimony of a deponent, (2) only the production of busi...

Excerpt: ...opher Kuffman (“Defendant”) for damages arising from a January 6, 2020, motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for motor vehicle, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”). Plaintiff alleges as part of her negligence and IIED claim that Defendant violated California Vehicle Code section 20001 by committing a “hit- and-run.” Defendant moves to strike Plaintiff's claim for punitive damages...

Excerpt: ...ah Anibal Lopez (“Lopez”) arising from an April 2, 2019, motor vehicle collision. On April 2, 2020, Plaintiff added Julio Camero and Camero Glass & Glazing (collectively, “Camero”) as Doe defendants. Trial is currently scheduled for July 29, 2022. On May 16, 2022, Lopez and Camero (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion for an order continuing trial to November 2, 2022. The motion is unopposed. I. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are...

Excerpt: ...nified School District (“Defendant”). Trial is currently scheduled for August 22, 2022. On May 16, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to continue the trial date to a date after January 25, 2023. I. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a).) Continuances are thus generally disfavored. (See id. rule 3.1332(b).) Nevertheless, the trial court has discretion to continue tr...

Excerpt: ...ant”). Trial is currently scheduled for July 11, 2022. On May 10, 2022, Defendant filed this motion requesting for the trial date to be continued or for a stay of civil proceedings in order to preserve his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The motion is unopposed. I. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a).) Continuances are thus generally disfavored. ...

Excerpt: ...m”) filed this action against defendants Mark Myronowicz (“Defendant”) and Harbor Rail Services of California (“Harbor Rail”) for injuries arising from an August 24, 2018, dog bite by a Doberman Pinscher named Major. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant owned Major and that Major attacked and bit Plaintiff when she was on Defendant's property at Defendant's invitation. Plaintiff asserts causes of action against Defendant for: (1) strict lia...

Excerpt: ...yan filed this action against Defendant The Hertz Corporation for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. Defendant moves for judgment on the pleadings on the grounds that this court lacks jurisdiction. II. LEGAL STANDARD “A motion for judgment on the pleadings performs the same function as a general demurrer, and hence attacks only defects disclosed on the face of the pleadings or by matters that can be judicially noticed. [Citations....

Excerpt: ...defendant Andrew Prado (“Defendant”) arising from September 8, 2018, motor vehicle collision. On October 12, 2021, Plaintiff served Special Interrogatories (Set One), and Requests for Admission (Set One) on Defendant. Despite an extension, no responses were received. Plaintiff filed their motions on May 13, 2022, for an order compelling Defendant's discovery responses and deeming admitted the requests for admission. Plaintiff also requests mo...

Excerpt: ... “Defendants”) arising from a February 26, 2020, motor vehicle collision. As Defendants share the same last name, the Court will refer to each defendant by their first name (no disrespect is intended). Plaintiff alleges that Plaintiff's vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle operated by Brittne and that Kimberly and Willie negligently entrusted the vehicle to Brittne. Defendants filed a joint answer on September 8, 2021, and Kimberly and Willie ...

Excerpt: ... & BOYLE AS PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. April 21, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On January 4, 2022, plaintiffs Ali Dhanani, individually and as the successor-in-interest to the estate of Noorbanoo Dhanani (“Decedent”), Asif Dhanani, and Ambreen Lalani (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Shawn Cyrus Massoudi and Shawn Massoudi. Plaintiffs assert four causes of action for: (1) negligence (wrongful death & sur...

Excerpt: ...collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Cedars Sinai Medical Center”), Russell A. Hubert, M.D. (“Dr. Hubert”), and Complete Care Community Health Center, Inc. (“Complete Care”). The action arises from the death of Plaintiffs' baby daughter, Callisto, on July 5, 2019, after receiving treatment from Defendant's emergency department on July 4...

Excerpt: ...ODUCTION On July 26, 2021, Plaintiff Allison Paige Edwards (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Advanced Pain Medical Group, Inc., Advanced Pain Surgical Center, and Goonjan Shah, M.D. (“Dr. Shah”) for injuries arising from a series of steroid injections. On May 12, 2022, Advanced Pain Medical Group, Inc. and Advanced Pain Surgical Center (collectively, “Advanced Pain”), along with Dr. Shah, filed this motion for judgmen...

Excerpt: ...endant Jontai Joshua Jeter (“Defendant”). Plaintiff asserts a cause of action for premises liability and alleges that on October 22, 2019, he was a presumed employee of Defendant under Labor Code section 2750.5 when he fell off or through the roof of a carport that he was repairing it at Defendant's request. On April 19, 2022, Defendant filed this demurrer arguing that the Complaint is uncertain and fails to state sufficient facts to constitu...

Excerpt: ...nts Fujitec America, Inc. (“Defendant”) and Boston Properties for injuries arising from a September 11, 2019, incident inside an elevator. On February 16, 2022, the Court granted Defendant's motion to have its requests for admission deemed admitted after Plaintiff failed to serve responses. On March 23, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for summary judgment, or, in the alternative, summary adjudication based on those deemed admissions. The mo...

Excerpt: ...iled this action against defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”) alleging he sustained injuries when his bicycle's front tire fell into an uncovered pullbox on the sidewalk, which catapulted him forward into the sidewalk. Plaintiff alleges the open electrical pullbox should have been covered and constituted a dangerous condition of public property. On May 6, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for terminating, issue, and monetary sanctions....

Excerpt: ...nesto Garcia (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a June 27, 2019 motor vehicle collision. On May 5, 2022, the Court granted Defendants' ex parte application to continue trial. Trial was continued from May 10, 2022, to August 31, 2022. Discovery remained closed. On May 12, 2022, Defendants filed this noticed motion for an order reopening discovery to correspond with the new trial date. On motion of any party, the court may grant leave to...

Excerpt: ...ndants Rochelle Sterling, as trustee of the Sterling Family Trust and Beverly Hills Properties, LLC (erroneously sued as “Beverly Hills Properties aka Lindley House Towers”) arising from an April 5, 2018 slip and fall. Trial is currently scheduled for September 28, 2022. On May 3, 2022, Plaintiff filed this unopposed motion for a four-month trial continuance. A stipulation between the parties to continue trial has also been filed. I. LEGAL ST...

Excerpt: ...018, plaintiff Julia Rodriguez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants City of Bell Gardens and John William Slevcove (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a May 11, 2016, motor vehicle collision. On May 2, 2022, Defendants filed this motion to compel Plaintiff's deposition and to continue trial. I. LEGAL STANDARD Motion to Compel Deposition Any party may obtain discovery, subject to restrictions, by taking the oral deposit...

Excerpt: ...tant action against Defendant Department of Public Health of State of California (“Defendant”) on February 24, 2021. Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint on March 25, 2021. On February 25, 2022, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the alternative, Summary Adjudication. Defendant filed an opposition on May 12, 2022. Discussion This action is brought to challenge a citation issued, and penalty proposed, against ...

Excerpt: ...) filed this action against defendant Zofia Wiaceck (“Defendant”), individually and as the trustee of The Wiacek Family Trust (“Trust”). Plaintiff also named the City of Los Angeles (“City”) and the County of Los Angeles (“County”). The action arises from a trip and fall on a sidewalk that occurred on August 15, 2018. Plaintiff asserted both claims for premises liability and dangerous condition of public property. City filed an an...

Excerpt: ...ainst defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), Raiser, LLC (“Rasier”), Rasier-CA, LLC (“Rasier-CA”), and Gary Edward Mijangos (“Mijangos”) arising from a July 30, 2019, motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision. On May 4, 2022, Uber, Rasier, and Rasier-CA (collectively, “Uber”) filed this motion for leave to take a neuropsychological examination of Plaintiff. The proposed examination will be conducted by Dr. Roert M. Bilde...

Excerpt: ...ndant Virginio Ramos Naranjo (“Defendant”) arising from a December 26, 2017, motor vehicle collision. On June 25, 2020, Express FTC, Inc. was added to the action as Doe 1. On April 28, 2021, the Court dismissed Mullen from this action. On April 6, 2022, Plaintiff named Fargo Trucking Company, Inc. as Doe 11. On April 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to quash Defendant's subpoenas issued to Interinsurance Exchange of Automobile Club (“I...

Excerpt: ...ies, LLC (“Defendant”). On April 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for terminating or evidentiary sanctions based on their inability to depose Defendant's experts, Mark Blanchette, PhD and Robert M. Wilson, M.D. Plaintiff cites to several statutes from the Code of Civil Procedure which provides the Court with the power to impose sanctions for misuses of discovery. Specifically, Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.030 authorizes the court...

Excerpt: ...eles Film Schools, LLC (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as Los Angeles Film School, LLC”), The Los Angeles Film School, and 6363 Partners, LLC. On April 22, 2022, Plaintiff did not appear at the hearing and the Court issued an order granting Defendant's motion for terminating sanctions after Plaintiff failed to comply with the Court's order dated March 15, 2022, which directed Plaintiff to sit for his deposition. On April 25, 2022, Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...(“Perez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Francisco Cadena, Brian Monterroso, and Adriana Dela Cruz arising from an April 10, 2021, motor vehicle collision. On May 27, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint which added Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company as defendants. On September 16, 2021, Plaintiffs added Jose Albert Pavon, Gabriela Pavon, and Pavon Enterprises, Inc. dba Al's Towi...

Excerpt: ...”) filed this action against defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”), Ronald Scott Robinson, and Maven Drive, LLC arising from a December 17, 2017 motor vehicle collision. On August 10, 2020, Maven Drive, LLC was dismissed from the action. Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to compel the deposition of Defendant's person most qualified (“PMQ”) and the production of documents. Plaintiff also requests monetary sanctions. Any p...

Excerpt: ...nd Shannon Larison (“Larison”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendant Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Defendant”). Trial is currently set for June 7, 2022 and Defendant seeks a continuance in order to depose a treating physician based in Kentucky, Victor Cooper, D.C. (“Dr. Cooper”). Defendant claims the deposition will need to be conducted in-person and video-taped, and that its experts will need to ...

Excerpt: ...ants Alpha Beta Company dba Ralph's (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Ralphs Grocery Company”) and American Guard Services, Inc. (“AGS”). Plaintiff alleges that on October 1, 2020, guards from AGS verbally bullied her and ordered her to leave her canvas bag at the front of the store. (Compl., GN-1.) Plaintiff alleges a guard had a holstered gun and stood two feet away from her with his hand on his gun in a threatening manner. (Ibid....

Excerpt: ...o Lopez (“Lopez”) filed this action against Defendants Keenan Uzoho (“Uzoho”) and Sixt Rent a Car LLC (“Sixt”) arising from a June 26, 2020, motor vehicle collision. Sixt filed an Answer on September 2, 2021, and was subsequently dismissed with prejudice on November 18, 2021. Uzoho filed an answer to the complaint on November 17, 2021. On April 26, 2022, Uzoho filed this Motion seeking leave to file a cross- complaint against Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...plaintiff James M. Jones (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”) and Doe Driver (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff asserts a negligence claim and a violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. Plaintiff alleges that on May 4, 2019, he ordered an UberPool ride and was given a pickup location with no option to change it. (Compl., ¶¶ 6-8.) Because the pickup location was in a dangerous ...

Excerpt: ...ship Group (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on July 17, 2021, she was at Defendant's meeting when Riggio tripped over the threshold of the sliding glass door, lost his balance, and fell onto Plaintiff, causing her to fall to the floor and sustain injuries. On April 4, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for trial preference under Code of Civil Procedure section 36(a). Trial is currently scheduled for April 3, 2023. A party who is over 70 y...

Excerpt: ...inst defendant City of Beverly Hills (“Defendant”) arising from a trip and fall on the sidewalk. Plaintiff also sued Feriel Z Posner, Zomorodi Trust, Diana Guy, and Diana Guy Children Trust, who are the homeowners that owned the property adjacent to her trip and fall. Against Defendant, Plaintiff claims the sidewalk was a dangerous condition of public property under Gov't Code § 835 and nuisance under Civil Code § 3479 et seq. On March 1, 2...

Excerpt: ...inst defendant City of Long Beach (“Defendant”) and Klassic Engineering & Construction, Inc. (“Klassic”). Plaintiff alleges he was injured while on a construction site when he stepped over a hole and landed on concrete that was raised but not marked, causing him to trip and fall. On April 18, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for judgment on the pleadings, arguing that Plaintiff fails to state sufficient facts to plead a cause of action. ...

Excerpt: ...ant Edwin Ernesto Garcia and Jet Speed Plumbing, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a June 27, 2019, multi-vehicle automobile collision. On April 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to strike Defendants' supplemental expert designation served on April 7, 2022, which identified Agnes Grogan (“Grogan”), Dr. Lawrence P. Harter (“Dr. Harter”), and Dr. Tony Feuerman (“Dr. Feuerman”) as additional experts. Plaintiff argues...

Excerpt: ...y Lee Cunningham arising from injuries sustained when her vehicle was repossessed. On October 30, 2020, Plaintiff named Kimberly Sanchez as a Doe defendant. On April 11, 2022, Morgan Recovery Corporation, Jaime Sanchez, Rodney Henry Lee Cunningham, and Kimberly Sanchez (collectively, “Defendants”) filed this motion to reclassify this action. Defendants argue that Plaintiff is unable to show that her damages exceed $25,000. A motion to reclass...

Excerpt: ...ants I.T. Nella, Inc. (“I.T. Nella”), Kamran Akbari (“Akbari”), and Vaheh Ghazarian (“Ghazarian”) arising from an October 28, 2016, motor vehicle collision. Akbari was driving the vehicle owned by Ghazarian; both Akbari and Ghazarian are employees of I.T. Nella. On March 9, 2020, the case was transferred to Judge Lawrence Cho for trial. On March 11 and 13, 2020, Judge Cho issued orders dismissing Ghazarian and Akbari from the action w...

Excerpt: ...gainst defendant Panda Express Inc. (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.”), and SR Partners, LLC arising from a March 2, 2019, slip and fall. On April 11, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to compel a second deposition session of Plaintiff and to compel her answers to certain questions at deposition. Defendant also requests sanctions in the amount of $1,725 but does not identify the person or party against whom...

Excerpt: ...g from a May 18, 2019, trip and fall in a hotel room at The Mayfair Hotel. On December 1, 2020, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add Mayfair Lofts, LLC and Mayfair Lofts Master Tenant LLC (collectively, the “Mayfair Defendants”), and Crescent Hotel Management Services, LLC (“Crescent”) as Does 1 through 3. On April 6, 2022, ICO, the Mayfair Defendants, and Crescent filed this motion to compel Plaintiff's attendance at multiple medical e...

Excerpt: ...ndant”). Defendant filed this motion on April 1, 2022, requesting a trial continuance. Trial is currently scheduled for July 6, 2022, and Defendant requests that it be continued to March 13, 2023 based on the unavailability of trial counsel, Heather M. Roth (“Ms. Roth”). The motion is unopposed. I. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(a).) Continuances are thus ge...