Excerpt: ...he Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the Seventh and Tenth causes of action. Plaintiff's demand for monetary damages in paragraph 165 is stricken. The motion to strike is GRANTED as to the demands for punitive damages, civil penalties under LAMC 45.35, and restitution under Business and Professions Code, section 17200, et seq. The motion is DENIED as to the prayer for special damages under Civ. Code, section 1942.4(b)(1). Leave to amend is granted. If ...

Excerpt: ...sive documents and supplemental responses must be produced within 20 days after the date of this order. If any documents are withheld based on a claim of privilege, a privilege log must be produced. This privilege log must also be produced within 20 days after the date of this order. The Court declines to impose sanctions this time. However, this motion was avoidable by both sides. .Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of s...

Excerpt: ... to form interrogatory 12.1. Plaintiff's motion to compel Defendant's further responses to requests for production is DENIED as to request 25 and GRANTED in part as to Requests Nos. 27 and 29. The Court already granted Plaintiff's motion to compel with respect to requests 26 and 28 on December 12, 2023. Within 20 days after the date of this order, Defendant must produce further verified responses and responsive documents as set forth below. Sanct...

Excerpt: ...set forth below. Within 20 days after the date of this order, Defendant must produce further verified responses and responsive documents as set forth below. Sanctions in the amount of $1,350 are imposed jointly and severally on Defendant and Defendant's counsel of record. Sanctions are payable 20 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of t...

Excerpt: ...fendant Lila Patel was dismissed from the case on November 21, 2023. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action to quiet title, for an enforcement of easement, nuisance, and declaratory relief. Plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of a property located at 1525 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041. An easement exists on Defendants' properties in favor of Plaintiff for ingress and egress. The only means vehicles can...

Excerpt: ...GROUND This is an action for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that he was enrolled in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in January 2021. A mutual friend introduced Plaintiff to Defendant Romich in September 2021 because Defendant wanted to meet him. Despite Plaintiff being an openly homosexual man, Defendant aggressively pursued a relationship with Plaintiff. Plaintiff agreed to have lun...

Excerpt: ...ntiff wishes to file a first amended complaint addressing the issues identified with respect to the retaliatory eviction cause of action, Plaintiff must file and serve any first amended complaint with 20 days after the date of this order. Defendant's motion to strike is DENIED. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (“IIED”) and violations of Civ. Code, section 194...

Excerpt: ...t with respect to RFAs 5-7 which are DENIED. Defendant Levin's motion to compel Plaintiff to serve further verified responses to Defendant's Form Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED. Defendant Levin's motion to compel Plaintiff to serve further verified responses to Defendant's Special Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED, except with respect to Requests No. 15 and 16 which are DENIED. Defendant Levin's motion to compel Plaintiff to serve further ...

Excerpt: ...I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for negligence, negligent hiring, negligent failure to warn, sexual battery, and sexual harassment. Plaintiff Brandon David alleges he suffered physical and sexual abuse committed by Doe 5, Brandon David's father, between approximately 1987 and 1991 at their home in Anaheim, California, and later North Hills, California. (David Compl., ¶¶56-57.) Plaintiff was raised as a member of the Fellowship (“TLWF�...

Excerpt: ...e hearing. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is a lemon law action. The Complaint alleges as follows. On October 14, 2016, James Branscromb III (“Plaintiff”) purchased a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 (“subject vehicle”). The subject vehicle contained certain electrical and engine defects. Following a number of attempts, Mercedes...

Excerpt: ...uld be prepared to discuss the issue of leave to amend. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for violations of the Song-Beverly Warranty Act and fraudulent inducement and concealment. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 from Defendant in 2020. The vehicle arrived with defects that Defendant failed to repair despite a reasonable number of opportunities. Plaintiffs allege that Defend...

Excerpt: ...uests for production is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motion is denied with respect to Request No. 9. The motion is denied with respect to Request No. 8, except that documents relating to interviews conducted by the Plaintiff himself must be produced. With respect to Requests 14-15, 45, 48, 50, 52, and 53, the responses are limited to documents from up to five years before the alleged assault and onward. The Court imposes sanctions join...

Excerpt: ...s' motion to deem requests for admission as the genuineness of documents, Set One admitted is granted as to Defendant Antonio Castillo. Plaintiff's motion to deem requests for admission, Set One admitted is granted as to Defendant Antonio Castillo. Plaintiffs' motion to compel Defendant Antonio Castillo's responses to (1) Form Interrogatories, Set One: (2) Form Interrogatories, Set Two; (3) Special Interrogatories, Set One; (4) Special Interrogat...

Excerpt: ...nation, harassment, retaliation, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, failure to engage in the interactive process, failure to prevent discrimination, breach of contract, negligent hiring, wrongful termination, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that she was employed at EWB Bank (“EWB”). Plaintiff was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in October 2017 and went on disability leave to receive treatment. I...

Excerpt: ...ithout leave to amend. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for breaches of covenants, conditions, and restrictions; enforcement of equitable servitudes; private nuisance; an accounting; breach of fiduciary duty; and elder abuse arising from a burst pipe which damaged Plaintiffs' residence. Plaintiffs allege that a water...

Excerpt: ... LF Assoc, Inc. dba Keller Williams Realty-Los Feliz (“KW”), Darren Hubert, and Joseph Cloninger is GRANTED. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for breach of contract, fraud in inducement, negligent misrepresentation, intentional misrepresentation, and negligence. Plaintiffs allege that in December 2020, Plaintiffs...

Excerpt: ...employed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office as a Head Deputy District Attorney. In November 2020, George Gascon was elected to the office of the District Attorney. Gascon released directives that substantially changed the way crimes were to be prosecuted. The directives abolished prosecutors' ability to file crimes against juveniles if the crime also qualified as a strike, prohibited prosecutors from charging juveniles for more ...

Excerpt: ...ses to Special Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED. Defendant is ordered to serve verified responses without objections within 10 days after the date of this order. Sanctions in the amount of $2,310 are imposed against Defendant. Sanctions are payable within 10 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This i...

Excerpt: .... With respect to the ninth cause of action it is GRANTED in part, specifically it is granted with respect to the part of the cause of action based upon the filing of the Interpleader Action. The Director Defendants' motion is DENIED with respect to all causes of action except for the ninth cause of action. With respect to the ninth cause of action it is GRANTED in part, specifically it is granted with respect to the part of the cause of action b...

Excerpt: ...th Services is granted. The request for sanctions is denied. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for breach of warranty of habitability, negligence, nuisance, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, fraud, and housing discrimination. Plaintiff alleges that she leased an apartment from Defendants which Defendants failed to maintain. Plaintiff alle...

Excerpt: ... for breach of contract. Plaintiff alleges that in May 2017, it entered into an ATM Machine placement agreement to place an ATM at Defendant's business and pay Defendant $1.00 per transaction. (Compl., ¶¶7-9.) The contract term was five years, which would automatically renew for an additional term unless written notice was given at least one month prior to expiration of the previous term. (Id.) Plaintiff alleges it never received termination of...

Excerpt: ...rporation is GRANTED as to the first cause of action and DENIED as to the second, seventh, and ninth causes of action, as well as with respect to the demand for punitive damages. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for employment discrimination and wrongful termination. The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiff Jayne Montarbo (“Plaintiff”) was employed by Defendant Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”) for...

Excerpt: ...prevent discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Plaintiff, an engineer employed by the City of Monrovia Fire Department (“CMFD”), alleges that during a party attended by CMFD employees in December 2021, his image was used in a game of pin the tail on the donkey. (FAC ¶7.) Plaintiff reported the misconduct and agreed not to go through a formal investigation in exchange for departmental training on sexual harassment. (FAC ¶¶11-17.) The t...

Excerpt: ...NTED as to Defendant Duball. Defendant Duball is ordered to serve verified responses without objections to the FROGs within 30 days after the date of this order. Trial in this matter is set for January 27, 2025 at 9:30 a.m., final status conference is set for January 13, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. and post mediation status conference/general status conference is set for May 10, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Moving party to provide notice to all parties in the litigat...

Excerpt: ...tions to the Special Interrogatories (Set One); Form Interrogatories (Set One) and Requests for Production (Set One) within 15 days after the date of this order. Sanctions in the amount of $2,164.23 are imposed jointly and severally on Sang Chun and Chun's attorney of record. Sanctions are payable within 15 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after th...