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...

Excerpt: ... April 8, 2021, plaintiff Alexander Daroubakhsh (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Albino Construction, Inc. (“Albino”) and Lorenzo Ortega Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”). Plaintiff asserts causes of action for motor vehicle and general negligence, alleging that on April 9, 2019, he was injured in a motor vehicle collision caused by Gonzalez, who was working in the course of his employment with Albino. On August 27, 2021, Gonzal...

Excerpt: ...a filed this action against defendants One Stop Auto Service (“One Stop Auto”), Johnny Chung (“Chung”), and Doe Driver, alleging he was struck by a vehicle on March 12, 2021, and asserting four causes of action: (1) premises liability, (2) negligence against One Stop Auto and Chung, (3) negligence against Doe Driver, and (4) negligent hiring, retention, and supervision. On March 7, 2022, the Court granted One Stop Auto and Chung's (collec...

Excerpt: ...vanath Capital Management, LLC (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Avanath Northpointe, LP”), Toni Clayton (“Clayton”) and Michelle Hogan (“Hogan”). This case concerns a physical altercation that took place on October 25, 2020, between Plaintiff, who was a tenant in a building owned by Defendant, and Hogan, another tenant in the same building. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for general negligence and negligent infliction of em...

Excerpt: ...ion”) against defendant 99 Cents Only Stores, LLC (“99 Cents”) (erroneously sued as “99 Cent Only Stores, LLC”). Waddington alleges that on July 28, 2019, he was seriously injured by a defective folding step stool. The case was assigned to Judge William A. Crowfoot in Department 27 in the Spring Street Courthouse. On January 18, 2022, 99 Cents filed an action against Ningbo Winpex Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., Ningbo Winpex Import & Export Co....

Excerpt: ... action against defendant Phillip Simon Arroyo Long (“Defendant”) arising from an automobile accident. On December 27, 2021, Plaintiff served Form Interrogatories (Set One) and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) on Defendant. No responses were received. On March 22, 2022, Plaintiff's counsel sent defense counsel a meet and confer letter requesting responses by March 29, 2022. Defense counsel indicated that he had not received the ...

Excerpt: ...rick Costello, and Earline Costello for damages arising out of an automobile accident that occurred on May 30, 2018. Defendants move to compel Plaintiff to sign an authorization releasing Plaintiff's Veteran's Affairs records. The motion to compel Plaintiff to sign the authorization is denied. Defendants provide no relevant authority in support of the motion to compel Plaintiff to sign an authorization. Defendants cite Miranda v. 21st Century Ins...

Excerpt: ...p.m. April 28, 2022 On April 1, 2022, Plaintiff Patricia Ann Knox (“Plaintiff”) filed this unopposed motion to augment her expert witness list. This action involves a fire in an apartment building and expert witnesses will be needed to testify about an electrical arcing condition at the property prior to the fire. Plaintiff seeks to add Larry Beltrame, an electrician, to her expert witness list to offer opinions on what electrical arcing is. ...

Excerpt: ... Insurance Company (“MAIC”) filed this motion to set aside the entry of default entered on August 17, 2021, against its insured, defendant Machtier Clay (“Clay”) (erroneously sued as “Clay Machtier”). MAIC makes this motion pursuant to the Court's equitable authority. This action arises from an automobile accident that occurred on January 8, 2018. Plaintiff filed her Complaint on December 27, 2019. A proof of service of summons reflec...

Excerpt: ...ident involving moving dock plates, loading raps, and a forklift. On April 28, 2020, Plaintiff named Imperial CFS, Inc. (“Defendant”) as Doe 1. On June 4, 2020, Defendant filed an Answer. On April 1, 2022, Defendant filed this Motion seeking leave to file a cross-complaint against Quality Personnel Services dba Power Staff (“Power Staff”). The Motion is unopposed. A party shall file a cross-complaint against any of the parties who filed t...

Excerpt: ...“Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Mike Brown Grandstands, Inc. (“Mike Brown Grandstands”) and Scott Northern (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs allege Craig Nelson sustained injuries from a forklift operated by Scott Northern on November 23, 2018, while he was working in the course and scope of his employment with Mike Brown Grandstands to set up a Christmas parade. Defendants filed an answer on April 22, 2020. ...

Excerpt: ... 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On January 6, 2022, plaintiffs Jennalin Medina and Georgina Diaz (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Carlos Mancillas (“Mancillas”) and TForce Freight, Inc. (“TForce”). The action arises from an automobile accident that occurred on April 6, 2020. On January 10, 2022, Plaintiffs filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Mancillas has filed a demurrer in response to the ...

Excerpt: ...ez (“Plaintiff”), a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Janahi Gonzalez-Cruz, filed this action against defendant Valley Presbyterian Hospital (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that Defendant, through its hospital staff and respiratory therapists, negligently managed his neonatal care resulting in a severe hypoxic brain injury. (Compl., ¶ 12.) On May 25, 2021, Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement. On August 30, 2021, the Court ...

Excerpt: ...ecember 21, 2020, plaintiff Reycie Santayana Lord (“Plaintiff”) filed this action arising from the death of her mother, Cleofas Quito Santayana (“Decedent”). Plaintiff named Romani Dilip Joshi (“Joshi”) and Roze Room Hospice of the Valley, Inc., as defendants. Although Plaintiff also named with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Michael H. Albert, M.D., and Ana Luiza Cartmel, M.D., these defendants were dismissed on April 13, 2021. On June ...

Excerpt: ...oks (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Benito Diaz (“Diaz”), Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”), Nika Sibley (“Sibley”), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”), and County of Los Angeles (“County”) arising from an August 2, 2019, motor vehicle collision. On June 28, 2021, County was dismissed from Plaintiff's Complaint. On October 15, 2021, Diaz filed a cross-complaint against S...

Excerpt: ...endants Julia Kang (“Kang”), Uber Technologies, Inc., Rasier, LLC, Rasier-CA, LLC, City of West Hollywood, Christopher Street West Association (“Defendant”), LA Pride, California Department of Transportation, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and State of California. Plaintiff alleges that on June 10, 2018, while she was a pedestrian, she was struck by a vehicle driven by Kang. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for negligence, ...

Excerpt: ...ra (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant Stanton King Wong (“Defendant”) arising from a June 8, 2018, motor vehicle collision. On March 15, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to set the compensation of Plaintiff's treating physician, Michael Hayavi, M.D. (“Dr. Hayavi”), for a deposition. If a party desiring to take the deposition of an expert witness deems that the hourly or daily fee of that expert is unreasonable, that pa...

Excerpt: ...tion against defendants Dermatology Associates of Westlake Village & Malibu (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Dermatology Associates”) and Holly Rausch, M.D. (“Dr. Rausch”). Plaintiff alleges that on December 17, 2019, she was undergoing treatment in a “UV booth.” (Compl., GN-1.) The booth used ultraviolet light and required Plaintiff to wear protective glasses. (Ibid.) During the treatment, an employee told Plaintiff that somet...

Excerpt: ...ollectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Jose Guillermo Quiroz (“Jose”) and Julissa V. Quiroz (“Julissa”). Plaintiffs allege that on January 15, 2020, Jose and Julissa negligently operated a motor vehicle and caused a collision. (Compl., ¶¶ 14-16.) Plaintiffs allege Jose intentionally fled the scene of the accident. (Compl., ¶ 28.) Plaintiffs further allege that Julissa gave Jose express or implied authority ...

Excerpt: ...ary 7, 2022, plaintiffs Neil Piniones Bennett, Anastacio Piniones, Recto Piniones, Wilfredo Piniones, and Jocelyn Ponce (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), individually and as the successors in interest and administrators of the estate of Ruperta Mata Piniones (“Decedent”) filed this action against defendants Skyline Healthcare & Wellness Center, LLC (“Defendant”) asserting causes of action for negligence, elder abuse/willful misconduct, an...

Excerpt: ... Inc. (“ABSS”), Sunset Ladder Co., Inc. (“Sunset”), and Santa Clarita Studios Corp. (“SCS”) (erroneously sued as “Santa Clarita Studios Corp.”), claiming that he was injured when the rung on a ladder broke, causing him to fall and sustain physical injuries. Plaintiff asserts causes of action for negligence against SCS and products liability against ABSS and Sunset. On January 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to file...

Excerpt: ... Lauren Friedman (“Defendant”) for medical malpractice. Plaintiff alleges that treatment received from 2017 to 2019 caused her to lose her teeth and suffer various ailments. (Compl., 1:21-24.) On March 9, 2022, Defendant filed a demurrer and motion to strike. Defendant demurs to the entire complaint on the grounds that it is barred by the statute of limitations. Defendant also moves to strike Plaintiff's request for punitive damages and other...

Excerpt: ...ction against defendants Michael Kim, Luxi Optometry, Inc., and Italee Optometric Center, Inc. (“Defendant”). Plaintiff asserts causes of action for: (1) optometry malpractice, (2) loss of income, and (3) intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”). On November 29, 2021, Plaintiff filed the operative amended complaint (“FAC”) asserting the same causes of action. On February 4, 2022, defense counsel filed a declaration for an...

Excerpt: ...ebecca Melchione (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Benjamin Rotman, Robert Snider, and Martha Snider (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a November 25, 2016, motor vehicle collision. On March 17, 2022, Defendants filed this motion for an order compelling Plaintiff to submit to three examinations by a clinical and forensic psychiatrist, an orthopedist, and gastroenterologist. The examinations are currently noticed fo...

Excerpt: ... Limon (“Limon”) and Jenevieve B. Hegedus (“Defendant”) arising from the death of Tracy E. Adams (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs allege that Decedent was riding her bicycle on September 6, 2017, when Limon hit her with his vehicle and drove away without rendering assistance. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant then hit Decedent a second time with her vehicle and also drove away without rendering assistance. On January 18, 2019, Defendant filed ...

Excerpt: ...gia Karanikolis (“Defendant”) and Raytheon Technologies Incorporated (“Raytheon”) arising from a September 20, 2021, motorcycle collision. (Compl., ¶ 6.) Plaintiff alleges Defendant was driving a rental vehicle while in the course and scope of her employment with Raytheon and on a work call. (Comp., ¶¶ 6-7.) On March 8, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to strike Plaintiff's prayer for punitive damages and related allegations in Paragr...

Excerpt: ...no, and Sapphire Avalos filed this action against defendants Golden State Sea Food, Inc. (“Defendant”) and Nazaret Ovakyan (“Ovakyan”) arising from a September 26, 2018, motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff seeks to quash Defendant's subpoena to the Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) and requests monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,260. A deposition subpoena may request (1) only the attendance and testimony of a deponent, (2) only ...

Excerpt: ...30 p.m. April 7, 2022 On January 28, 2020, plaintiff Jamie Lynn Cano (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant ICO Development, LLC (“ICO”) arising from a May 18, 2019, trip and fall in a hotel room at The Mayfair Hotel. Plaintiff alleges that while she was staying at The Mayfair Hotel, she tripped over a step near the window which caused her to fall and strike her face. (Compl., GN-1.) She additionally alleges that she tripped on...

Excerpt: ...led this action against defendant Romeo Molina Mariano (“Defendant”) arising from a February 4, 2017, motor vehicle collision. On December 7, 2021, Defendant's sister, Francisca Trent (“Trent”) filed an application seeking to be appointed as Defendant's guardian ad litem. On December 28, 2021, the electronic filing was rejected because no telephone number was provided and because there was no proof of Defendant's incompetency. On January ...

Excerpt: ...against defendant Lovi's Delicatessen, Inc. (erroneously named as “Lovi's Deli”). Plaintiff alleges she slipped on wet tile and tripped on a rug on February 17, 2017. On March 4, 2022, Defendant filed this motion to quash a subpoena issued by Plaintiff. Plaintiff's subpoena is directed to nonparty Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) and demands the production of Defendant's insurance records from January 1, 2016, to the pre...

Excerpt: ...t Mansourian and Akop Akopyan (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a December 17, 2018, motor vehicle collision. On January 14, 2022, Maureen Olivar dismissed her complaint. On January 19, 2022, the Court granted Defendants' motions to compel Plaintiff's responses to written discovery. The Court ordered Plaintiff to serve verified responses without objections and pay monetary sanctions within 20 days. On March 2, 2022, Defendants filed t...

Excerpt: ...Wail Bushara (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on November 4, 2018, she was involved in a motor vehicle collision and sustained injuries while she was a passenger in Defendant's vehicle. On January 6, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for an order quashing Defendant's subpoena to her treating physician, Solemon Hakimi, M.D., or, in the alternative, for a protective order. Defendant filed an opposition brief on February 15, 2022. The notice o...

Excerpt: ...n October 20, 2021, plaintiff Rene Ramirez filed this action against defendants Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) and Rasier, LLC (“Rasier”) (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from an October 29, 2019, motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants employed the persons who negligently operated a motor vehicle and caused his injuries and damages, and asserts a claim for negligent hiring, supervision, and retention. On Dece...

Excerpt: ...fs”) filed this action against defendants EAN Holdings, LLC (“Defendant”), Sabrina Nicole Hicks (“Hicks”), Rashida Isoke Lenard, and Darlene Moka. Plaintiffs assert causes of action for negligence, negligence per se, and negligent entrustment arising from a multi-vehicle collision that occurred on or around June 28, 2020. Plaintiffs allege Defendant was the registered owner of the vehicle driven by Hicks and negligently entrusted the ve...

Excerpt: ...��Wilson”), Jim Palmer Trucking (“Jim Palmer,” collectively with Wilson, the “Settling Defendants”), and Pepe's Inc. (“Pepe's”). On January 29, 2020, Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint. On January 19, 2021, Plaintiff named Interstate Truck Center, Inc. (“ITC”) as Doe 1. On March 10, 2021, Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint. Plaintiff's action arises from a roadside trucking collision. Plaintiff alleg...

Excerpt: ...Margarita Mendoza, Jose Gutierrez, and the Gutierrez Family Trust for negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) and strict liability arising from an August 6, 2018, dog bite by a pit bull named Mercy. On April 30, 2021, Plaintiff amended the complaint to add Hailey Kristich (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Hailey Kristisch”) as Doe 1 and Juan Mendoza, Jr. as Doe 2. The parties then signed a stipulation allow...

Excerpt: ...��Faisal”), Amal Dakhil (“Amal”), Yousef Awaida (“Yousef”), and Vera Awaida (“Vera”) filed this wrongful death and survival action as the surviving heirs and successors-in-interest of Raihan Awaida (“Raihan”), Joseph Awaida (“Joseph”), and Omar Awaida (“Omar”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs allege that defendant Syntyche Amor Potestades Amacio (“Syntyche”) is the holder of a liquor license and the sole ...

Excerpt: ...ed this action against defendant Elizabeth Lane arising from a November 21, 2019, motor vehicle collision. On March 2, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order compelling Plaintiff's attendance and testimony at deposition. Defendant also requests monetary sanctions against Plaintiff and Plaintiff's counsel of record. Any party may obtain discovery, subject to restrictions, by taking the oral deposition of any person, including any party to ...

Excerpt: ...ntiff Lajune Shannel Newborn filed this action against defendants City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”), City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, and State of California. Plaintiff alleges that on December 19, 2018, she was traveling northbound on State Route 14 when her vehicle collided with an object ejected off of the roadway. On July 15, 2020, Plaintiff dismissed the City of Santa Clarita from this action. On July 28, 2020, Plaintiff dis...

Excerpt: ...�) arising from a July 23, 2019, slip and fall. On February 15, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion to quash 18 subpoenas issued by Defendant to 10 of her medical providers requesting Plaintiff's medical, billing, radiological, and health insurance records: 1. West Coast Urgent Care; 2. Pasadena Physicians Medical Group; 3. Patel, MD; 4. Imaging Specialists of Pasadena; 5. West Star Physical Therapy; 6. HAAS Spine & Orthopaedics; 7. Body System Wel...

Excerpt: ...t Authority arising from a May 14, 2018, motor vehicle collision. On September 12, 2019, Defendant filed an answer. On February 2, 2022, the Court granted Defendant's motion to compel Plaintiff's discovery responses and to deem admitted the truth of the matters within its requests for admission. The Court ordered Plaintiff to serve verified responses, without objections, to Defendant's Form Interrogatories (Set Two) within 20 days, and to pay san...

Excerpt: ...y Insurance Company (“CCIC”), Lorne Currie, Jr. (“Currie”), Priscilla Currie (“Defendant”), and Carl B. (Beau) Brown (“Brown”) arising from a June 15, 2017, motor vehicle collision. On March 1, 2021, CCIC was dismissed from the action. On June 18, 2021, Brown was dismissed from the action. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint on October 1, 2020, which was stricken. On July 9, 2021, he filed the operative second amended compla...

Excerpt: ...ntiff”) filed this action against defendants Park La Brea LLC and Universal Protection Service LP (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Allied Universal”). In his original complaint, Plaintiff asserted a cause of action for premises liability. On June 18, 2021, Defendant filed a demurrer with motion to strike. On July 30, 2021, the Court sustained Defendant's demurrer to the entire complaint with 20 days' leave to amend. On December 7, 20...

Excerpt: ...endant Folarin Jolayemi (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Fola Jolayemi”). Plaintiff alleges that on January 19, 2017, she was a pedestrian walking in a crosswalk she when hit by Defendant's vehicle. On December 6, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint adding causes of action for fraudulent transfer and constructive trust, as well as naming Defendant's spouse, Michael O. Jolayemi, as a defendant. On January 7, 2022, Defendant...

Excerpt: ...y, “Plaintiffs”) filed this wrongful death action against defendants Fox Auto Parks, Inc. (“Defendant”) and Mirna Sanchez Degutierrez (“Degutierrez”) arising from the deaths of Tarun Katara (“Decedent Tarun”) and Rohan Katara (“Decedent Rohan”). Plaintiffs allege that on June 15, 2018, and the six days before, their vehicle was parked with Defendant's valet parking lot which served the Los Angeles International Airport. Plaint...

Excerpt: ...��) by and through her guardian ad litem, Ricardo Rios, filed this action against defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that September 13, 2018, she fell from the monkey bars on the school playground as a result of Defendant's improper and insufficient supervision. She asserts causes of action for negligence and premises liability, including counts for negligence and dangerous condition of public prope...

Excerpt: ...a and Trina Herrera arising from a January 26, 2019, motor vehicle collision. On March 16, 2021, Plaintiff named Round Table Pizza, Inc. as Doe 1. On June 21, 2021, Plaintiff named Round Table Pizza No. 00137 as Doe 2. Plaintiff also named Ahad Bagherdia as Doe 3 and Marijala Ghannahi as Doe 4, and dismissed Round Table Pizza, Inc. from the action without prejudice. On August 10, 2021, Plaintiff dismissed Trina Herrera from the action without pre...

Excerpt: ... Trimark USA, LLC (“Defendant”). Plaintiff alleges that on November 27, 2019, she was injured when a wheel broke off of a mobile food cart, resulting in hot liquid falling and burning her foot. (Compl.,¶ 14.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant manufactured the mobile food cart, and asserts causes of action based on negligence and strict liability. Specifically, Plaintiff asserts her first cause of action for negligence – design defect, fourt...