Excerpt: ... this action against defendant Candytopia, LLC (“Candytopia”). On March 14, 2022, Plaintiff added Youtopia Entertainment, LLC (“Youtopia”) and ZH Productions, Inc. (“ZHP”) as Doe defendants. On July 27, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed ZHP as a defendant, but on August 16, 2022, Candytopia filed a cross-complaint against ZHP for indemnification, contribution, apportionment of fault, and declaratory relief. ZHP subsequently filed a cross-comp...

Excerpt: ... Ramirez arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 9, 2019. Trial is currently scheduled for December 2, 2022. On October 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date, and all related deadelins, 90 days. The motion is unopposed. II. 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: ...lpractice action against defendants Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“Cedars- Sinai”), Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (“Kerlan-Jobe”), Kenneth S. Jung, M.D. (“Dr. Jung”), and Francis M. Yamazaki, M.D. (“Dr. Yamazaki”). Plaintiff alleges he is an American professional male basketball player and on July 1, 2020, presented himself to Kerlan-Jobe's Orthopedic Center for an arthroscopic partial lateral meniscetomy surgery to his left knee ...

Excerpt: ...ATION ARMY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; COLBY HUDSON PINCKARD, AN INDIVIDUAL, JACKIE ROE TRIPLETT, AN INDIVIDUAL, EDWIN BONILLA, AN INDIVIDUAL; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 20, Defendant(s), ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO.: 21STCV37000 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT THE SALVATION ARMY'S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS' THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. November 22, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On October 7, 2021, Plaintiffs Rich...

Excerpt: ...PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENAS Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. November 18, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On January 23, 2020, Mariam Varosyan and Eliza Makichyan filed this action against defendants Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and Evan William Paul Ramsey (collectively, “Defendants”) arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 4, 2019. On May 22, 2020, Williams Alfredo Alvarez-Molineros (“Williams”), Ma...

Excerpt: ...ndants Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”), Jose Gabriel Martinez (“Martinez”), and Eugene Min Lee, along with the State of California, acting by and through the California Highway Patrol, arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on December 23, 2019. At this time, only Lyft and Martinez remain as defendants in this matter. On October 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to file a first amended complaint. On November 4, 2022, Lyft f...

Excerpt: ...ntiff Silviano Navarro Jr. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Julian William Debaca (“Debaca”) and PLH Constructors, Inc. (“PLH”). Plaintiff alleges he was involved in a motor vehicle collision with Debaca on April 13, 2022. Debaca was allegedly operating a vehicle that was registered to and owned by PLH while in the course and scope of his employment with PLH. On October 19, 2022, PLH filed this motion to quash on the...

Excerpt: ...za (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendants Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Defendant”) and Christopher Garcia arising from a traffic incident that occurred on July 2, 2020. On October 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to submit a tardy expert designation. Plaintiff also moves to continue the trial date to December 2022 because at the time this motion was filed, trial was scheduled for Oct...

Excerpt: ... November 16, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On June 1, 2020, plaintiffs Oscar Reyes Sanchez (“Plaintiff”) and Maria Luiza Perez (“Perez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Candyland Amusements (“Candyland”), Resurrection Catholic Church (“Resurrection”) (erroneously sued as “Resurrection Church”), the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles (“RCALA”), and Archbishop Jose Horacio Gomez (“Gomez�...

Excerpt: ...rk”) and Cameron Louis (“Louis”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“Defendant”) (erroneously named as “State Farm Insurance Claims”) and Theca Ferdinand Winter (“Winter”). Plaintiffs allege they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with Winter on February 27, 2022, while Winter was driving under the influence and fell asleep behind the wheel. On Octob...

Excerpt: ... filed this action against defendants Eduardo Leija, Sherry Middler, Corporate DNA, LLC, and Suitable Staffing Solutions, Inc. On May 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). On May 23, 2022, Plaintiff added moving defendant, 4 What It's Worth, Inc. dba What It's Worth Global Sourcing (“Defendant”) as Doe 1. The action arises from an eye injury sustained by Plaintiff when he was moving a glass tabletop or mi...

Excerpt: ...ARTY ROUZBEH M. MASROUR, DC'S COMPLIANCE WITH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA Dept. 27 1:30 p.m. November 15, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION On November 19, 2020, plaintiff Luis Alcaraz (“Plaintiff”) filed this action arising from a traffic accident on January 26, 2019. Plaintiff named Joshua Coby Herrera and Tina Herrera as Defendants, and then added Round Table Pizza, Inc., Round Table Pizza No. 00137, Ahad Bagherdia, and Marijala Ghannahi as Does 1 through 4. O...

Excerpt: ...s Moses Jr. Rangel (“Defendant”) and Farmers Insurance (“Farmers”) arising from a November 28, 2020, motor vehicle accident. Trial is currently scheduled for December 14, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date, final status conference, and all discovery cut-off dates for a period of at least 90 days to April 17, 2023, or any available date thereafter. On October 31, 2022, Plaintiff filed an opposition brief. II. LEGAL ST...

Excerpt: ...efendant Hensel Phelps Construction Company and Hensel Phelps, Inc. (collectively, “Hensel Phelps”) for injuries sustained on April 6, 2018 at a construction project. Plaintiff was working in the course and scope of his employment with City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports (“City”) when a vehicle contacted an unfilled water-fillable plastic barrier and caused it to collide with Plaintiff's person. Plaintiff alleges that Hensel P...

Excerpt: ...against defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”) and the Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia. Trial is currently scheduled for November 23, 2022. On October 14, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date and all related discovery cut-off dates. On October 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed an opposition brief. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of civil cases. (Cal. Rules of Court, ...

Excerpt: ...s action against defendants Ernesto Hernandez Galindo (“Galindo”) and Avis Rent A Car Systems, LLC (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Budget Rent A Car System, Inc.”). Trial is currently scheduled for December 19, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date, final status conference, and motion and discovery cut-off deadlines. The motion is unopposed. II. LEGAL STANDARD Trial dates are firm to ensure prompt disposition of...

Excerpt: ...Soraya Bayat (“Plaintiff”) filed this wrongful death action against defendant Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. dba Sherman Oaks Hospital (“Defendant”) (erroneously sued as “Sherman Oaks Hospital”), as well as Anthony Vierra, M.D., Marianna Dichigrikian N.P., Rodernick Yasuda, M.D., and Judeen Camacho, N.P., arising from medical care provided to Fatemah Tafti (“Decedent”). On September 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First A...

Excerpt: ... Fred Wai Hung Yue and Tzu-Fei Chu (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants PC Palaces Inc. (“PC Palaces”), Xuong Ha (“Ha”), Ruben Esparza (“Esparza”), Phu Mang Phang (“Phang”), David Aguilar (“Aguilar”), and William Tom and Gertrude Tom, as trustees of the Tom Family Trust. Plaintiffs allege they were patrons of a restaurant when an argument occurred and Ha began to shoot a firearm within the prem...

Excerpt: ... against defendants SP Plus Corporation and SP Plus Management, Inc. arising from a slip and fall in a parking lot on April 24, 2018. On September 30, 2021, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add moving defendant, Universal Protection Service, LP (“Defendant”), as Doe 1. Trial is currently scheduled for February 6, 2023. On October 13, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date and all related dates. The motion i...

Excerpt: ...arrish (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against defendant BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (“Defendant”) asserting causes of action for general negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff alleges that on June 11, 2019, Defendant negligently allowed a dangerous condition to exist, “specifically a greasy and slippery floor in the walkway of [its] premises,” which caused her to slip and fall. On August 23, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for sum...

Excerpt: ... action against defendant Sandra Moran (“Defendant”) arising from a collision between a car and a motorized scooter that occurred on June 7, 2021. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant turned her motor vehicle into Plaintiff's lane of travel and collided into her. (FAC, ¶ 11.) Plaintiff swerved and was ejected from the scooter, causing her to strike her head and face into the rear of another vehicle on the street. (Ibid.) On September 13, 2022, P...

Excerpt: ... this action against Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. and SR Partners, LLC. Plaintiff amended the Complaint on December 27, 2019 to add S&R Partners, LLC as Doe 1. On August 31, 2020, Plaintiff amended the Complaint to add moving party WFM Facilities Management, Inc. (“Defendant”) as Doe 2. Trial is currently scheduled for January 11, 2023. On October 11, 2022, Defendant filed this motion for an order continuing the trial date to November 10, 202...

Excerpt: ...nt”) (erroneously sued as “Kenaya Wilson”). On December 2, 2021, Plaintiff named Postmates as Doe 1. On March 22, 2022, Defendant filed an answer to the Complaint. Trial is currently scheduled for December 14, 2022. Defendant seeks an order continuing the trial date to at least June 14, 2023, or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the Court and all parties. Defendant also requests that the final status conference, and all related discov...

Excerpt: ...Andrade (“Andrade”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed this action against defendants Deborah Jean Dix (“Defendant”) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs allege that on November 8, 2017, they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with Defendant while Defendant was employed by Uber. On August 3, 2020, Defendant answered the Complaint. On August 18, 2022, with leave of Court, Defenda...

Excerpt: ... Vanessa Cupido ("Cupido”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a wrongful death action against City of Los Angeles (“City”), Yesenia Garcia, and Santos Garcia. The Complaint, which identified Plaintiffs as “successors-in-interest”, asserted causes of action for premises liability, negligence, and wrongful death. Plaintiffs alleged that on May 15, 2021, their mother, Alicia Flores (“Decedent”), was moving in a wheelchair on the si...