Excerpt: ...ce and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence and negligent entrustment arising from a vehicle collision which took place in September 2021. Plaintiff Gilbert Guerrero filed his Complaint against Defendants Franklin Vladimir Lopez Alas, Taaj Conti Condooll, Ofer Saha, and Manuel Fabian on June 15, 2022. Defendant Alas filed the instant motion to stri...

Excerpt: ...f such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence arising from an accident where Defendant's tools fell on Plaintiff in October 2018. Plaintiff Christopher Fox filed his Complaint against Defendant Dave C. Inc. on October 27, 2020. Defendant filed the instant motion to compel compliance a with deposition subpoena on September 15, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant seeks to compel ...

Excerpt: ...1, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint naming Cedars Sinai Medical Center as a defendant in this action. On February 10, 2022, Cedars Sinai Medical Center was dismissed from this action without prejudice. Defendant filed the instant motion to compel compliance with deposition subpoena on October 24, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Plaintiff seeks an order compelling Cedars Sinai Medical Center's (“Cedars Sinai”) compliance with a subpoen...

Excerpt: ...nting the Guardian Ad Litem. Settlement Claimant Jacob Lopez Verduzco $10,000 Lilia Nila Garcia $250,000 Petitioner Maricela Verduzco $1,000,000 Form Deficiencies MC-350 Item 12: There is a discrepancy in the amount to be paid to Medi-Cal as explained below. Item 17(f): Counsel also represents the two other Plaintiffs in this action. If Counsel expects to receive attorney's fees from them, he must state so here. Petitioner failed to include attac...

Excerpt: ... took place in May 2019. Plaintiff Adel Ruzek filed her Complaint against Defendant Hollywood Burbank Airport on January 10, 2020. On October 16, 2020, Plaintiff filed Doe Amendments naming Zipcar, Inc and Avis Budget Group, Inc. as defendants in this action. Defendants Avis Budget Car Rental and Zipcar, Inc. (“Moving Defendants”) filed the instant motion to compel Plaintiff's expert witness, Dr. Rahavard, to appear for deposition and to set ...

Excerpt: ...fee. Counsel for Plaintiff is ordered to pay $120.00 for two motions not paid/reserved and providing proof of payment prior to the hearing at 1:30 p.m. today. **** All the motions are denied. Defendant Rivas' request for sanctions is granted. Sanctions in the amount of $675 are imposed jointly and severally against Plaintiff and Plaintiff's Counsel of Record. Sanctions are due within 20 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide n...

Excerpt: ...he request for sanctions is denied. The Court notes that it has no record that Defendants have filed an answer to the complaint. Defendants are ordered to file and serve their answer within 10 days after the date of this order. Defendants are ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence, negligent entrustment, and negligent hiring arising fr...

Excerpt: ...t of $1,660 are imposed jointly and severally on Plaintiff and Plaintiff's Counsel of Record. Sanctions are due within 20 days after the date of this order. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence and premises liability arising from a slip and fall incident which took place in November 2018. Plaintiff Tati...

Excerpt: ...ment, assault, battery, negligent use of force, negligent supervision, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from an encounter with police which took place in March 2020. Plaintiff Leticia Vasquez filed her Complaint against Deputy S. Morales, Sgt. Lopez, Deputy Hernandez, Deputy Magdaleno, Los Angeles County, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on June 1, 2021. Defendant ...

Excerpt: ...f Lexi Vanessa Rivas filed her Complaint against Defendant Roman Krause on March 30, 2021. Defendants filed a motion to compel a second independent medical examination (“IME”) of Plaintiff on December 15, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant argues that Plaintiff's physicians, Dr. Andrew Fox and Dr. Parham Yashar, are treating physicians and are thus not entitled to expert witness fees. Additionally, Defendant argues that both physicians'...

Excerpt: ...les filed his Complaint against Alma C. Pulido on December 15, 2020. Defendant filed its motion for summary judgment on October 27, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant argues that she did not owe a duty to protect Plaintiff from the palm tree balls that fell on his driveway because Plaintiff had been in exclusive possession of the subject property and had personal use of the driveway. Defendant also argues that the condition was open and obv...

Excerpt: ...dent where an unknown object fell on Plaintiff while he was on Defendant's premises. Plaintiff Juan A. Urias filed his Complaint against Defendant LKQ Corporation on November 25, 2020. Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking was named as a defendant in this action on April 29, 2021. On October 7, the Court granted Defendant Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking's motion to compel the Plaintiff's deposition. On December 8, 2022, Defendant Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking...

Excerpt: ...endant alleges that Dr. Yoo could only provide two examples of when he received his requested fee from 2018 and 2021. Defendant also offers examples from other physicians with similar qualifications showing that a reasonable fee is between $1,000 and $1,200 per hour. Opposition Arguments Plaintiff argues that Defendant fails to establish that Dr. Yoo's fees are unreasonable because Dr. Yoo provided all the documentation he could on his regular fe...

Excerpt: ...ence, and premises liability. Plaintiff's claim arises from a dog attack, which took place in December 2021. On August 9, 2022, the Court granted Defendants' motion to strike portions of Plaintiff's Complaint. On October 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On November 15, 2022, Defendants filed the instant motion to strike. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants seek to strike: 1. Paragraph 19 (Page 6, Line 9 through Line 16), which...

Excerpt: ...h notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for professional negligence and loss of consortium arising from a medical procedure performed by Defendant Park in November 2018. Plaintiffs Hae Hyun Park and Danny Yoonshik Park filed their Complaint on November 20, 2019. On October 17, 2022 the Court granted Plaintiffs' ex parte motion to compel Defendant Cheong Soo Han to appear for deposition. On Novemb...

Excerpt: ... Michael and Kendra Slocum filed their Complaint against Defendants Celebrity Casinos, Inc., and American Curvet Investment, LLC on March 16, 2020. Default was entered against American Curvet Investment LLC (“ACI”) on February 20, 2022. On July 29, 2022, ACI filed the instant motion to set aside default. On December 6, 2022, the Court continued the hearing on this matter to allow the parties to file additional briefing. Summary Plaintiff's br...

Excerpt: ...ma McCain filed her Complaint against Defendant The Pig N' Whistle on July 31, 2020. Defendant The Pig N' Whistle filed the instant motion to continue trial and all related dates on October 31, 2022. Defendants filed a second motion to compel a second independent medical examination (“IME”) of Plaintiff on October 31, 2022. Trial is set for May 5, 2023. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant seeks to conduct two IMEs of Plaintiff to evaluate inju...

Excerpt: ...nd Angel Alejandro Rodriguez; the defendants are Kris Kim and BNA Textile, Inc. Defendant Kim filed a motion to compel a second independent medical examination (mental examination) (“IME”) of Plaintiff on December 15, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant argues good cause exists for a psychological evaluation because Plaintiff intends to undergo surgery to implant a spinal cord stimulator to treat his injuries from the subject collision a...

Excerpt: ...ty, and negligent hiring, retention, training, and supervision arising from an altercation between Plaintiff and a security guard which took place in September 2019. Plaintiff filed his Complaint against Anthony Lamar Freeman, Cool-Pak Solutions, LP, Agro Merchants Corporation, Agro Merchants Carson, LLC, and PDF Security Solutions, Inc. on April 24, 2020. On September 24, 2020, PDF Security Solutions, Inc. was dismissed from this action. On Dece...

Excerpt: ...n cutoff date, discovery cutoff date, expert exchange date and all other dates are to comport with a trial date of May 2, 2023. To the extent that the parties wish to participate in mediation, they are ordered to do so prior to the FSC. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence arising from a vehicle collisi...

Excerpt: ...hich took place in December 2020. Plaintiff Ronal Becerra, Jr. filed his Complaint against Defendants Travis Roundtree and Gordon Greer on April 1, 2022. On November 16, 2022, the Court granted Defendant Greer's motion to quash service of summons on the grounds that the Court did not have personal jurisdiction over Defendant Greer. On November 17, 2022, Defendant Roundtree filed the instant motion to quash service of summons. Summary Moving Argum...

Excerpt: ...ut objections within 30 days after the date of this order. The request for sanctions is denied. The Court notes that it has no record that Defendants have filed an answer to the complaint. Defnedants are ordered to file and serve their answer within 10 days aftger the date of this order. Defendants are ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negli...

Excerpt: ... 26, 2022, the Court granted Defendant's motion to compel further responses to requests for production. On December 9, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion for terminating sanctions. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant argues that terminating sanctions are appropriate because Plaintiff failed to obey the Court's October 26, 2022 order by failing to serve responses to Defendant's requests for production without objections. Opposing Arguments Pl...

Excerpt: ...ay 2021. Plaintiff Eve Ohayon filed her Complaint against Defendants Ryan and Sarah Johnson on August 17, 2021. On November 3, 2022, the Court granted Defendants' motion to compel further discovery responses. On November 29, 2022, Defendants filed the instant motion for terminating sanctions. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants argue that terminating sanctions are appropriate because Plaintiff failed to obey the Court's November 3, 2022 order by ...

Excerpt: ...1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Doe Amendment naming No Ordinary Moments, Inc. as a Defendant in this action. On June 14, 2021, No Ordinary Moments filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiff Elise Young. On May 27, 2022, Defendant No Ordinary Moments, Inc. (“NOM”) filed its motion for summary judgment. Summary Moving Arguments NOM moves for summary judgment on the grounds that Defendant Salcedo was not in the course and scope of his employment unde...

Excerpt: ...m an automobile accident on or about May 21, 2018. On July 18, 2022, the Court denied Defendants' first motion to compel Plaintiff's second IME, Defendants filed a second motion to compel a second independent medical examination of Plaintiff on October 5, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants argue that good cause exists to conduct a second independent medical examination because Defendants did not know an examination from the perspective of ...

Excerpt: ...laintiff Merlita Moreno filed her Complaint against Miguel Perez on April 7, 2021. On October 12, 2022, the Court granted Defendant's motion to compel discovery. On November 30, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion to dismiss. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant moves for terminating sanctions on the grounds that Plaintiff failed to obey the Court's October 12, 2022 order compelling discovery responses by failing to serve responses and pay san...

Excerpt: ...oduction (Set One). Defendant is deemed to have admitted Plaintiff's Request for Admission (Set One). The requests for sanctions are granted. Sanctions in the total amount of $1,170 are imposed jointly and severally against Defendant and Defendant's Counsel of Record. Sanctions are due within 30 days after the date of this order. Moving party is to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of...

Excerpt: ...vila, the Tom Malloy Corporation, Trench Shoring Company, and Jessica Fernandez on August 10, 2021. On October 7, 2022, default was entered against Defendant Francisco Avila. On November 14, 2022, Avila filed the instant motions to set aside default and quash service of summons. Summary Moving Arguments Avila moves to set aside default and quash service of summons on the grounds that he did not have actual notice of the action in time to defend a...

Excerpt: ... Defendant and Defendant's Attorney of Record. Sanctions are due within 25 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. Background This is an action for negligence arising from a vehicle collision which took place in January 2018. Plaintiff Annette Belair filed her Complaint against Defendants IDC Logistics, Inc., Next Trucking, I...

Excerpt: ...e granted. The RFAs are deemed admitted. Defendant is ordered to serve verified responses without objections to the SROGs within 25 days after the date of this order. The request for sanctions is denied with respect to the SROGs but granted with respect to the RFAs. Sanctions in the amount of $960 are imposed jointly and severally against Defendant and Defendant's counsel. Sanctions are due within 25 days after the date of this order. Moving part...

Excerpt: ... Gomez on September 14, 2020. On November 17, 2022, David and Fanny Gomez filed the instant demurrer to Plaintiff's Doe Amendment Complaint. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants demur to Plaintiff's Doe Amendment Complaint on the grounds that the Complaint is barred by the statute of limitations. Defendants argue that the statute of limitations under Code Civ. Proc., section 355.1 expired on March 13, 2021 and Plaintiff did not file the Doe Amendm...

Excerpt: ... from a slip and fall incident which took place in April 2021. Plaintiff Kenona Tillman filed her Complaint against Defendants Walmart, Inc. and Silvia Doe on January 26, 2022. On October 26, 2022, Plaintiff filed a notice of change of handling attorney. On November 29, 2022, Plaintiff filed this motion. Summary Moving Arguments Plaintiff seeks an order setting aside the waiver of the deadline to compel a further response to her written discovery...

Excerpt: ...anced and vacated. Trial is set for March 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 30. FSC is set for March 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 30. An OSC Re: Dismissal for Failure to File Proof of Service/Enter Default with respect to the Cross- Complaint filed by Edith Raya is also set for March 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Motion cutoff date, discovery cutoff date, expert exchange date and all other dates are to comport with a trial date of March 21, 2023...

Excerpt: ...s after the date of this order, Background This is an action for strict liability and negligence arising from a dog attack which took place in August 2020. Plaintiff Ruby Won filed her Complaint against Theona Taat Zhordania, Mojtaba Taat, and Maryam Taat on August 19, 2022. On November 10, 2022, Defendant Theona Taat Zhordania filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiff Ruby Won. On November 17, 2022, Defendants Theona Taat Zhordania and Mojtaba T...

Excerpt: ...o serve verified responses without objections to Special Interrogatories (Set Two) and Request for Production (Set Two) within 30 days after the date of this order. Sanctions are denied with respect to these two motions. Defendants' Request for Admission (Set One) are deemed admitted by Plaintiff. Sanctions are granted with respect to the RFA motion jointly and severally against Plaintiff and Plaintiff's Counsel in the amount of $375. Sanctions a...

Excerpt: ...ent in December 2018 where Plaintiff was injured after part of a ceiling fell on her head and body. Plaintiff Celida Hernandez filed her Complaint against Sunset International, Inc. and Tacos Mexico, Inc. on December 15, 2020. On February 11, 2021, Defendant Tacos Mexico, Inc. filed a Cross-Complaint against Roes 1-50 On February 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On August 27, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint. O...

Excerpt: ... Soon Han, and Does 1 to 20 on December 28, 2021. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on August 29, 2022. Defendant Jung Soon Han filed his first demurrer on September 12, 2022 which was sustained with leave to amend on November 3, 2022. On November 3, 2022, Plaintiff filed his Second Amended Complaint “SAC”. On November 22, 2022, Defendant Jong Soon Han filed his demurrer to Plaintiff's SAC. Summary Moving Arguments Defenda...

Excerpt: ... date, discovery cutoff date, expert exchange date and all other dates are to comport with a trial date of January 12, 2024. To the extent that the parties wish to participate in mediation, they are ordered to do so prior to the FSC. The parties should not anticipate any further continuances. This is a firm trial date and the parties should be prepared to proceed. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such noti...

Excerpt: ...ing party to provide notice. Background This is an action for negligence arising from an incident where Plaintiff's car fell into a large sinkhole in July 2018. Plaintiff Tony Maiden filed his Complaint against Defendants the City of Inglewood, the County of Los Angeles, and the California Department of Transportation on June 6, 2019. On September 19, 2019, Plaintiff dismissed the County of Los Angeles from this action. On October 8, 2019, Plaint...

Excerpt: ...flecting the income and other benefits earned by Plaintiff. With respect to medical records, the subpoenas are limited to ten years prior to the accident and to the body parts involved in the instant case. The records requested may include liens, write-offs, and amounts billed Sanctions are not imposed here. Moving party to provide notice. Background This action for negligence arising from an accident in August 2019 where a car lift fell on Plain...

Excerpt: ...ntiff Stacey Babbitt filed her Complaint against Defendants Teri Hertz, Lisa Dick, and Caronlynn Properties, LLC. on November 15, 2019. On September 14, 2022, the Court granted Defendants' motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff filed the instant motion to tax costs on November 4, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Plaintiff moves to strike, or in the alternative, tax the Memorandum of Costs. Plaintiff argues that Defendants' request for payment of se...

Excerpt: ...District, and Does 1 through 250. Plaintiff brings a cause of action for governmental tort liability, alleging she tripped and fell on a sidewalk in South Gate, California in 2019. Plaintiff filed the instant motion to reopen discovery on November 28, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Plaintiff argues that good cause exists to reopen discovery because Plaintiff requires more time to depose Defendant City of South Gate's (“City”) person most know...

Excerpt: ...t 8:30 a.m. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background On June 12, 2019, Plaintiff Jeffrey David Ryan (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendants Henkels & McCoy, Inc. and Martin Lopez Martinez. Plaintiff alleges general and motor vehicle negligence in the complaint arising from an automobile collision that occurred on October 12, 2017. On J...

Excerpt: ... mediate, they are ordered to do so prior to the FSC. The parties should not anticipate any further continuances. The trial date is firm and the parties must be prepared to proceed. Background This is an action for negligence arising from a vehicle-pedestrian collision which took place in July 2020. Plaintiff Eduardo Jr. Sandoval filed his Complaint against Defendants Samuel and Nicole Minkow on July 21, 2021. Defendants Samuel and Nicole Minkow ...

Excerpt: ...N The parties are ordered to appear at the hearing. Background This is an action for negligence arising from a vehicle collision which took place in January 2019. Plaintiff Francisco Chavez filed his Complaint against Defendants Isidro Gonzalez Granados and Gale/Triangle, Inc. (“Gale/Triangle”). Plaintiff filed the instant motions to compel Defendant Gale/Triangle's responses to written discovery and to deem RFAs admitted on August 11, 2022. ...

Excerpt: ...took place in August 2019. Plaintiff Roger Robles filed his Complaint against Defendants South Bay Center SPE, LLC, South Bay Associates SPE, LLC, QIC US Management, Inc., and Federal Building Services, LLC on August 11, 2021. On March 10, 2022, Plaintiff filed a substitution of attorney. Plaintiff is currently representing himself. Defendants Federal Building Services, Inc. and South Bay Center SPE, LLC (erroneously sued as South Bay Associates ...

Excerpt: ...t took place in February 2021. Plaintiff Jianna Bonomi filed her Complaint against Defendants Turo, Inc. and Grant Kazarian on August 8, 2022. Defendants filed and served their answers on October 26, 2022. Plaintiff filed the instant demurrers to Defendants' Answers on November 16, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Plaintiff demurs to all the affirmative defenses in Defendants' Answers on the grounds that they consist of boilerplate language that do...

Excerpt: ...ival action damages arising from a vehicle collision which took place in April 2019 which resulted in the death of Irene Gloria Courselle. On August 22, 2022, the Court deemed this case related to 22STLC02479. Defendant James Martin Johnson filed the instant motion to consolidate on November 9, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant moves to consolidate this case with Mercury Insurance Company v. James Martin Johnson 22STLC02479 on the grounds ...

Excerpt: ...ir First Amended Complaint on August 26, 2021. Defendant Pevehouse filed the instant motion for summary adjudication on September 16, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant moves for summary adjudication on the grounds that there are no triable issues of material fact as to negligent entrustment or as to Plaintiffs' demand for punitive damages. Opposing Arguments Plaintiffs argue in opposition that they never brought a claim for negligent entru...

Excerpt: ...l of Record pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 2032.410 in the amount of $4,145. These sanctions are payable within ten days after the date of this order. Plaintiff's motion for a protective order is denied. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence arising from a vehicle collision which took place in January ...

Excerpt: ... party to provide notice. Discussion An order appointing a Guardian Ad Litem has been entered. Settlement Claimant Farayol Olywafemi $15,000 Petitioner Andrea Ojo $15,000 Form Deficiencies MC-350 Item number 11(4) must be checked because Petitioner is receiving money from the settlement. Item number 17(f): Counsel represented both Petitioner and Claimant. Petitioner is to receive money from the settlement. If Counsel also expects to receive attor...

Excerpt: ...ate. Moving party to provide notice. Discussion A Guardian Ad Litem has been approved. Settlement Claimant Chandler Johnson $140,000 On October 3, 2022, the Court continued the hearing on this matter to allow Petitioner to correct deficiencies identified with the petition. Petitioner filed new papers on November 18, 2022 and addressed all previously identified form deficiencies. However, Petitioner failed to address how the UCLA emergency room wa...

Excerpt: ...plaint against Defendants Celebrity Casinos, Inc., and American Curvet Investment, LLC on March 16, 2020. Default was entered against American Curvet Investment LLC (“ACI”) on February 20, 2022. On July 29, 2022, ACI filed the instant motion to set aside default judgment. Summary Moving Arguments ACI moves to set aside default on the grounds that Plaintiffs served a John Doe at its office while the office was closed due to the COVID-19 pandem...

Excerpt: ... objections within 30 days after the date of this order. The Request for Admissions (Set One) are deemed admitted as to Defendant Matthew Lhullier. Sanctions are denied with respect to the motion to compel responses to the request for production and granted with respect to the motion to deem request for admission admitted. Sanctions in the amount of $511.65 are awarded against Defendant Matthew Lhullier. These sanctions are payable within 30 days...

Excerpt: ...ear 8501 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90003. Summary Moving Arguments Omid moves for summary judgment on the grounds that there are no triable issues of material fact with respect to Plaintiff's causes of action for premises liability and negligence. Omid argues that Plaintiff's cause of action for premises liability fails because he never had notice of any dangerous condition on the premises. He argues that her cause of action for negligence...

Excerpt: ...ed their Complaint against Defendant Zoila Rose Gutierrez on August 14, 2019. Plaintiffs filed a separate Complaint against Amandine Patisserie Café, Young Cho, and Crown Eddie Plaza, LLC on August 8, 2020. On January 4, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a Doe Amendment naming Kimberly and Robert Yoon as Defendants in this action. Defendant Zoila Rose Gutierrez filed the instant motion to determine good faith settlement on August 10, 2022. Summary Moving A...

Excerpt: ...overy is denied as moot. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiffs Eric Lee and Jasmine Lee allege that Defendant James J. Jaber attacked them in an apartment elevator vestibule after Eric Lee asked Jaber to wear a ma...

Excerpt: ...tiff must do so within 35 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. Background This is an action for assault, battery, negligent supervision, and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from an altercation between Plaintiff Charlie Milam and an individual identified only as Doe 1 in the complaint. The complaint was...

Excerpt: ...after the date of this order. Background This is an action for general negligence and premises liability arising from a trip and fall incident which took place in May 2021. Plaintiff Edna Fuentes filed her Complaint against Defendants Melusine Enterprises, LLC, By the Way Burger, LLC, By the Way Burger, Cyrill Bonnan, Robert Bonnan, Barbara Bonnan, Omar Monroy, Mathilde Melusine Ruspoli, Saban Theater, Temple of the Arts, and 8442 Wilshire Boulev...

Excerpt: ... October 25, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion for terminating sanctions against Plaintiff. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant argues terminating sanctions are appropriate because Plaintiff has not engaged in discovery and Plaintiff's Counsel has lost contact with Plaintiff. Opposing Arguments Plaintiff argues that the motion for terminating sanctions should be denied because there is no evidence that Plaintiff willfully misused the discov...

Excerpt: ...ed. The current trial and FSC dates are advanced and vacated. Trial is set for August 24, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 30. FSC is set for August 10, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 30. Motion cutoff date, discovery cutoff date, expert exchange date and all other dates are to comport with a trial date of August 24, 2023. To the extent that the parties wish to participate in mediation, they are ordered to do so prior to the FSC. The parties sho...

Excerpt: ...rom a series of incidents surrounding the romantic relationship between Plaintiff Sofia Jamora and Defendant Jaxson Hayes. Plaintiff filed her Complaint against Defendant on March 25, 2022. Defendant filed the instant motion to stay proceedings and to strike portions of Plaintiff's Complaint on May 23, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant requests a stay of proceedings pursuant to Pacers, Inc. v. Superior Court, (1984) 162 Cal. App. 3d 686, E...

Excerpt: ...ctober 4, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion to compel undertaking. On November 2, 2022, the Court continued the hearing on this matter to allow Plaintiff to file additional briefing on the subject of her indigency. The Court also ordered counsel for Defendant to file a briefing in response to Plaintiff's briefing by November 21, 2022. Plaintiff filed her briefing as ordered on November 14, 2022. Defendant did not file a responsive briefing...

Excerpt: ...accident.” (Motion at pg. 2.) In Defendant Kim's motion, Defendant Kim requests that the court “grant summary adjudication as to the issue that Kim was in the course and scope of her employment and/or agency for Defendant and Cross-Defendant, BNA, at the time of the subject accident.” (Motion at pg. 9.) A legal issue may be determined via summary adjudication if the parties so stipulate. (CCP Section 437c(t)(1)(A)(i).) Here, there is no sti...

Excerpt: ... at 8:30 a.m. in Department 30. FSC is set for September 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 30. Motion cutoff date, discovery cutoff date, expert exchange date and all other dates are to comport with a trial date of September 6, 2023. To the extent that the parties wish to participate in mediation, they are ordered to do so prior to the FSC. The parties should not anticipate any further continuances. This is a firm trial date and the parties sho...

Excerpt: ...parties wish to participate in mediation, they are ordered to do so prior to the Final Status Conference date. The parties should not anticipate any further trial continuances. The 05/05/2023 is a firm trial date and the parties should be prepared and ready to proceed with trial on said date. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This i...

Excerpt: ...ress Messenger Systems, Inc. dba OnTrac on November 1, 2019. On December 2, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Doe Amendment naming Ground Runners Express as a Defendant in this action. On December 2, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Doe Amendment naming Sylvia Duval as a Defendant in this action. On October 20, 2020, Express Messenger Systems filed a Cross Complaint against Cross-Defendants Nahun Eucebio Murillo, Ground Runners Express, and Sylvia Duval. On Septemb...

Excerpt: ...tor vehicle negligence arising from a vehicle collision that took place in January 2020. Plaintiff Deanna Marie Marks filed her Complaint against Defendants Michael Delgado, C.R. England, Inc. and Walmart Inc. on October 6, 2020. Defendants Michael Delgado and C.R. England (“Moving Defendants”) filed a motion to compel production of Plaintiff's records from Premier Forensic Psychology on July 6, 2022 which was granted on October 27, 2022. Mov...

Excerpt: ...8:30 a.m. Counsel for Defendant is ordered to serve and electronically file a Report Re: Status of Defendant's Criminal Proceedings 5-court days prior to 02/14/2023. Moving party to provide notice. Background This is an action for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence arising from a home invasion which took place in August 2022. Plaintiff Miryam Jannol filed her Complaint against Dillon Anthony Klincke on ...

Excerpt: ...ction for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence arising from a vehicle collision which took place in February 2019. Plaintiff Derrick Mingo was a passenger in a vehicle which Defendant Gabriel Arthur Sanchez allegedly struck when making a U-turn. Plaintiff filed his complaint on February 17, 2021. On May 13, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Doe Amendment naming the Hertz Corporation as a Defendant in this action. Plaintiff served Uber Technologi...

Excerpt: ...ncidents involving Defendants' dogs between July 2021 and May 2022. Plaintiffs Maily and Paul Ho filed their Complaint against Martin Hernandez and Marina Melendez. On September 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). Defendants filed the instant demurrer and motion to strike on October 21, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants demur to Plaintiffs' cause of action for IIED on the grounds that the FAC fails to state fa...

Excerpt: ...Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for negligence and premises liability arising from a trip and fall incident which took place in August 2019. Plaintiff April Anice Maynard filed her Complaint against Defendants City of Long Beach (“City”) and County of Los Angeles on August 25, 2020. Plaintiff served City on August 26, 2022. O...

Excerpt: ...emotional distress, and negligence arising from a home invasion which took place in August 2022. Plaintiff Miryam Jannol filed her Complaint against Dillon Anthony Klincke on August 26, 2022. Defendant filed the instant motion to quash subpoena on October 19, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant seeks to quash the subpoena served on Alexis Golling Sledge on the grounds that the subpoena seeks Defendant's asset information, seeks information t...

Excerpt: ...ry 28, 2021. On September 13, 2022, Plaintiff filed the instant motion for relief from waiver of objections pursuant to Code Civ. Proc., section 2032.230(a). Summary Moving Arguments Plaintiff seeks relief from waiver of objections to Defendant's demand for physical examination of Plaintiff served on Plaintiff's previous counsel on August 8, 2022. Plaintiff argues that Plaintiff's counsel did not know there was a demand for physical examination o...

Excerpt: ...ositions. To the extent that Respondent American Family Connect Insurance is claiming that documents are privileged, Respondent must provide a privilege log containing sufficient information for Petitioner to conduct discovery regarding the existence of the privilege and to challenge the existence of the privilege asserted. The log must “identify with particularity each document that responding party claims is protected from disclosure by a pri...

Excerpt: ...ound This is an action for negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff Yan Shalomov alleges he suffered injuries after falling out of a hot tub at a vacation rental property. Plaintiff filed his Complaint against Defendant Grace Cho on March 9, 2021. On July 18, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Doe Amendment naming Brad Klopman as a Defendant in this action. On September 7, 2022, Klopman filed a demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint. Summary Moving Arguments...

Excerpt: ...stibule after Eric Lee asked Jaber to wear a mask. Plaintiffs filed their complaint against Defendant on June 1, 2021. Defendant filed the instant motion to strike exemplary damages from Plaintiffs' Complaint on October 24, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant moves to strike Plaintiffs' demand for punitive damages from their Complaint on the grounds that the Complaint fails to plead requisite facts showing malice and the evidence shows that ...

Excerpt: ...ng party to provide notice. Background This is an action for trespass to personal property and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from a dog attack which resulted in the death of Plaintiff's dog, Brooklyn. Plaintiff Daphne Pierre Bishop filed her Complaint against Defendants Carla and Bruce Lee Crowder on August 29, 2022. Defendants filed the instant demurrer and motion to strike on September 27, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments D...

Excerpt: ...e and general negligence arising from a vehicle collision which took place in September 2018. Plaintiff Jun Li filed his Complaint against Defendant Andrew Jimenez on September 14, 2020. On July 21, 2022, Proposed Intervenor, Loya Casualty Insurance Company, filed the instant motion to intervene. Summary Moving Arguments Proposed Intervenor argues its motion should be granted because it is Jimenez's insurer and has a direct and immediate interest...

Excerpt: ...le and serve a Second Amended Complaint. Moving party to provide notice. Background This is an action for assault, battery, wrongful death, and negligence arising from an altercation that resulted in the death of Decedent Dean Joseph Dowling. Plaintiffs Valentina Dowling, Melissa Dowling, and James Dowling filed their Complaint against Defendants Nabel G. Hawara, LST Stop LLC, and Young's Market & Liquor (“Young's”) on May 13, 2022. On Septem...

Excerpt: ...new party depriving the new party (or other parties) from conducting discovery and preparing for trial; (3) “excused inability to obtain essential testimony, documents, or other material evidence despite diligent efforts”; or (4) “[a] significant, unanticipated change in the status of the case” preventing it from being ready for trial. (Id., Rule 3.1332(c).) Other relevant considerations may include: “(1) The proximity of the trial date...

Excerpt: ...independent medical examination of Plaintiff on October 19, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant seeks to compel Plaintiff to submit to a second medical examination on the grounds that (1) Plaintiff resumed medical treatment for her injuries from the subject accident in 2021, (2) Plaintiff's medical condition rapidly and substantially deteriorated between December 2020 and September 2021, and (3) Plaintiff claimed an increase in symptoms in t...

Excerpt: ...ve court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for premises liability arising from a trip and fall incident which took place in June 2019. Plaintiff Valena Mitchell filed her Complaint against Pickford Investment Group, LLC on December 1, 2020. Defendant filed its motion for an order compelling Plaintiff's healthcare providers to produce her psychology records on July 19, 2022. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant argues o...

Excerpt: ...d at the time of the injury. Plaintiff contends that she was injured from metal debris that came from work being performed at the house of her next door neighbors, Defendants Daniel Adams and Michelle Page. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants seek summary judgment on the grounds that there are no triable issues of material fact over whether there is a causal link between Defendants' conduct and Plaintiffs' injuries. Specifically, there is no evid...

Excerpt: ...ts Westfield, LLC, Westfield, LLC – The Village, Helmsman Management Services, LLC, Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”), West Valley Owner, LLC, and West Valley REIT 1, LLC on February 11, 2021. On August 26, 2021, Westfield LLC (erroneously sued as Westfield, LLC – The Village), Helmsman Management Services, West Valley Reit 1, and Westfield LLC were dismissed from this action. Costco and West Valley Owner, LLC remain as Defendants i...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff and a security guard which took place in September 2019. Summary Moving Arguments CitiStaff Solutions, Inc. (“Citistaff”) seeks to strike the portions of Plaintiff's SAC which demand punitive damages, including in paragraphs 74, 75, 78-81, and paragraph h of the Prayer for Relief. CitiStaff argues Plaintiff's SAC does not allege it had advance knowledge of Defendant Freeman's unfitness or employed him with a conscious disregard for ...

Excerpt: ... The motions are granted. The requests for sanctions are denied. Plaintiff is to serve verified responses without objections within 25 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. Background This is an action for premises liability arising from an incident where Plaintiff alleges that she was struck on the head by a bin of nuts in...

Excerpt: ...e schedule of expert depositions, the Court intended that retained expert discovery would be closed, except for completion of the depositions of previously identified retained experts. To this extent, the Court's order of October 12, 2002 is amended. Moving party to provide notice. Background This is an action for negligence arising from a vehicle collision that took place in August 2017. Plaintiffs Elizabeth Nichole Clements and Elizabeth Esther...

Excerpt: ...o provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for medical negligence arising from the placement of a urethral catheter. Plaintiff Ross Cataldi filed his Complaint against Cedars Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital on November 15, 2019. On October 7, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion to compel undertaking. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant moves to c...

Excerpt: ...State of California – California Highway Patrol (“CHP”), the State of California – Department of Transportation, and Does 1 through 20 on January 10, 2019. Plaintiff alleges he crashed his motorcycle after running over the lid to an attenuator that was struck in an earlier hit and run vehicle collision and ended up in the middle of a lane of the highway. On April 29, 2019, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. The Complaint states on...

Excerpt: ...usly as Juanita G. Massie in place of Doe 1). Defendant Juanita H. or G. Massie's daughter, Juanita L. Massie, was previously dismissed from the action. This action arose out of a car accident that occurred on April 29, 2017 in which Defendant David Massie, operating a 2003 Toyota Corolla while under the influence of alcohol and with an expired license, caused the death of Alexa Chambers, the daughter of Plaintiffs. Defendant David Massie did not...

Excerpt: ...thony Lyons filed their Complaint against Jeffrey Charles Hawkins, and Diversified Thermal Services, Inc. On August 2, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint. On April 21, 2022, Cross-Complainants Traejan Reed, David Reed, and Kim Reed filed their Cross-Complaint. On April 26, 2022, the Court granted Diversified Thermal Services' notice of related case. Cross-Complainants filed the instant motion to consolidate on September 29, 2022. Su...

Excerpt: ...d for Production of Documents (Set One) and Request for Sanctions filed by Defendant Saul Remigio -Motion to Continue Trial and Discovery Cut Off Dates filed by Defendant Saul Remigio DECISION All four motions are granted. The requests for sanctions are denied. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses without objections within 30 days after the date of this order. The current trial and FSC dates are advanced and vacated. Trial is set for ...

Excerpt: ...nts are Kris Kim and BNA Textile, Inc. On October 10, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion to compel Charles Nichols to provide further responses at deposition. Summary Moving Arguments Defendant seeks to compel Charles Nichols, an office assistant working for Plaintiff's physician to answer questions about his office's lien practice and the necessity and reasonableness of the spine surgery performed on Plaintiff. Opposition Arguments Nichols...

Excerpt: ...intiffs and their Counsel of Records. Sanctions are due within 30 days after the date of this order. Moving party is ordered to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence arising from a car accident which took place in 2020. Plaintiffs allege Defendant made an unsafe turn while driving a motor vehic...

Excerpt: ...he 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. Background This is an action for motor vehicle negligence arising from a vehicle collision that took place in January 2017. Plaintiff Aimee Mutia filed her Complaint against Defendant Jennine Matthias on January 20, 2019. On July 15, 2022, Defendant filed the instant motion to compel Plaintiff's de...

Excerpt: ...an action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence arising from a vehicle collision that took place in March 2019. Plaintiff Sonia Guadalupe Santos Flores filed her Complaint against Defendants Tim and Alice Salles on March 22, 2021. Defendants filed the instant motion to transfer on September 30, 2022. Defendants have not filed an answer. Summary Moving Arguments Defendants argue that Los Angeles County is not the proper venue for thi...

Excerpt: ...ide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. Background This is an action for strict liability and negligence arising from a dog bite incident which took place in December 2019. Plaintiff Chul Hee Lim filed his Complaint against Defendants Kung Soon Han, Jong Soon Han, and Does 1 to 20 on December 28, 2021. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on August 29, 2022. Defe...

Excerpt: ...Background This is an action for liability for a dangerous condition on public property, vicarious liability, premises liability, and negligence arising from a trip and fall incident which took place on August 1, 2022. Plaintiff Roohi Cohanim filed his Complaint against Defendants City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and West LA Farmer's Market on July 22, 2022. On September 26, 2022, Defendant City of Los Angeles (“City”) filed the in...