Excerpt: ...the possession, custody, or control of the party on whom the demand is made.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.010(b).) The demanding party may move for an order compelling further response to the demand if the demanding party deems that (1) a statement of compliance with the demand is incomplete, (2) a representation of inability to comply is inadequate, incomplete, or evasive, or (3) an objection in the response is without merit or too general. (Cod...

Excerpt: ... Tehra Bailey (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint on March 22, 2023, alleging FEHA claims for discrimination, failure to prevent discrimination, retaliation, harassment, as well as wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and negligent supervision and hiring, and retaliation pursuant to Labor Code section against her former employer, Defendant Universal Protection Service, LP doing business as Allied Universal Security Services (Defendant). ...

Excerpt: ...nted. BACKGROUND This is action for alleged violations of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA). Plaintiffs Sahil Desai, Arnold Baek, Sean Coughlin, Christopher Dziubak, Morgan Callahan, Luis Lopez, Ra Moeun and James Turner (Plaintiffs) allege that Defendant Reliant Real Estate Management, Inc. (Defendant) failed to provide copies of the investigative reports to Plaintiffs during their application for tenancy. Plaintiffs asse...

Excerpt: ...ss-Defendants PM Andy's Liquor Inc., Harbinder Singh, and Melissa Aurora Singh Responding Party: (1.) Cross-Complainant Jane Tran-Bresler (2.) Cross-Complainant Eric Nhan Tran Tentative Ruling: The Demurrer to Jane Suong Tran-Bresler's Cross-Complaint is sustained in its entirety. The Motion to Strike Jane Suong Tran- Bresler's Cross-Complaint is granted. The Demurrer to Eric Nhan Tran's First Amended Cross-Complaint is sustained in its entirety....

Excerpt: ...ssgren) was a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP (Fox). In May 2017, he joined DLA Piper LLP (DLA). (Compl., ¶¶ 8, 12.) When Wassgren joined DLA, he brought EquiAlt with him as a client. (Compl., at p. 1.)[1] To raise capital to fund its business, EquiAlt created six investment funds. The first four were “debenture” funds; these four funds were created by Wassgren while he was a partner at Fox. They are called EquiAlt Fund, LLC (Fund 1), EquiAlt...

Excerpt: ...operative First Amended Complaint (FAC) alleging causes of action for (1) FEHA discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, (2) FEHA harassment on the basis of pregnancy, (3) FEHA retaliation for complaining of discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of pregnancy, (4) FEHA discrimination on the basis of taking CFRA leave, (5) FEHA harassment on the basis of taking CFRA leave, (6) FEHA retaliation for taking CFRA leave, and (7) FEHA harassment ...

Excerpt: ... Centers, LLC and L.A. Ice Venture Company, LLC Tentative Ruling: Plaintiffs/Cross‐Defendants' motion for summary judgment is denied. This action alleges wage and hour claims by Plaintiff, Nicholas La Roche (LaRoche), an ice-skating instructor, against Defendants American Skating Entertainment Centers, LLC (ASEC) and L.A. Ice Venture Company, LLC (LA Ice) (Defendants). The Second Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for (1.) Violation of ...

Excerpt: ...ontract. Plaintiff Zizi Attia (Attia) alleges that he gave $50,000 to Defendant Ehab Khela (Khela) to locate and purchase real property on Plaintiff's behalf; Defendant failed to perform. On May 12, 2023, Plaintiff Zizi Attia filed a Complaint for (1.) breach of contract, (2.) fraud, (3.) breach of constructive trust, and (4.) elder abuse. On November 13, 2023, Defendant/Cross-Complainant Ehab Khela filed a Cross- Complaint for (1.) breach of ora...

Excerpt: ...mbing for a 33-unit apartment complex. Defendant started and then abandoned this project. (Compl., ¶¶ 11-12.) The Complaint alleges, based on information and belief, Plaintiff was overbilled by $200,000 and is entitled to restitution in the sum of $26,787.90. (Compl., ¶¶ 29, 32.) On August 23, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed Defendant National Western National Mutual Insurance Company. On September 30, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed Defendant Wells Farg...

Excerpt: ... not have leave to amend. This case arises from a landlord-tenant dispute. On June 29, 2023, Plaintiffs Lehrer- Graiwer and Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer (Plaintiffs) filed a Complaint against Defendant Jasmin Shokrian (Defendant). On July 11, 2023, the Court in Department 53 denied Defendant's request that this matter be deemed related to LASC Case No. BC685351 (BC Action). On November 28, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint alleging (1.) fr...

Excerpt: ...ars, he has been subjected to a pervasive harassment and defamation campaign consisting of dozens of false online reviews that were intended to inflict emotional and monetary damage on him. On October 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to conduct early discovery under Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.210, subdivision (b). No opposition was filed.[1] The motion for leave to conduct discovery under Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.210 is gr...

Excerpt: ...leging FEHA claims for discrimination, hostile work environment, as well as retaliation, and whistleblower claims against their employers, Defendants Barlow Respiratory Hospital and Alberto Gomez. On December 6, 2023, Plaintiff Diego Yoque filed a redacted motion to compel further responses to Special Interrogatories (Set One). On December 11, 2023, Diego Yoque filed an application to file under seal the unredacted version of his Motion to Compel...

Excerpt: ...194.30. This is an action under the Song-Beverly Act in which Jerome Fein (Plaintiff) alleged defects in a 2017 Mercedes S550 (Vehicle). Plaintiff sued Keyes European, LLC and Mercedes- Benz, LLC (Defendant) for breach of express and implied warranties. The parties settled this Song-Beverly matter except as to the issues of attorneys' fees and costs. Plaintiff now argues that, as the prevailing party, he is entitled to fees and costs under Civil ...

Excerpt: ...tion, Plaintiff Eddie Jones (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint on July 11, 2023, alleging racial discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodations, failure to engage in the interactive process, and hostile work environment, as well as wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and other claims against his former employer, Defendant Tesla, Inc., Tesla Motors, Inc., Tesla Warehouse, and Jacki Charlberg. On September 15, 2023, Defenda...

Excerpt: ...ally and on behalf of other aggrieved employees, filed a class and representative action complaint against Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Defendant). The Complaint alleges violations of the Labor Code for failure to pay minimum wages, provide meal and rest periods, indemnify business expenses, timely pay final wages upon termination, provide accurate wage statements and civil penalties under the Private Attorney's General Act of 2004 (PAGA). O...

Excerpt: ... The Motion for Leave to File the Second Amended Complaint is granted. Plaintiffs are ordered to file the Second Amended Complaint on or before January 23, 2024. This case arises out of an alleged breach of an oral joint venture agreement to purchase real estate. Plaintiffs Morad Ben Neman and Lancaster Eagle, LLC (Plaintiffs) sued Defendants Payam Bahari, Freydoon “Fred” Bahari Moghadam, Haim Bahari, Tal Bahari, and three entities: (1) 114 G...

Excerpt: ... This is an action under the Song-Beverly Act in which Arman Arakelian and Siranush Arakelian (Plaintiffs) alleged defects in a 2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris (Vehicle). Plaintiffs sued Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills (Defendants or Mercedes) for breach of express and implied warranties. The parties settled this Song-Beverly matter except as to the issues of attorney fees and costs. Plaintiffs now move for an award of attorne...

Excerpt: ...Act action, Plaintiff Dayna Campbell (Plaintiff) alleged two causes of action: (1) breach of express warranty; and (2) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability. Prior to trial, Defendant BMW of North America, LLC (Defendant or BMW) served an offer of compromise upon Plaintiff under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 (998 Offer). Following trial, the jury found no breach of the express warranty, but did find a breach of the implied warra...

Excerpt: ..., LLC and L.A. Ice Venture Company, LLC Opposing Party: (1.) Defendants American Skating Entertainment Centers, LLC and L.A. Ice Venture Company, LLC (2.) Plaintiff Rosendo Gonzalez, as Bankruptcy Trustee of the Estate of Nicholas Roche Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff's motion for summary adjudication is denied in its entirety. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is denied; Defendants' motion for summary adjudication is granted as to Issues Nos. ...

Excerpt: .... (Defendant). Thereafter, Design Holdings allegedly invaded Plaintiff's right to privacy without her consent by aiding a third-party company, Salesforce, to secretly eavesdrop, record, and harvest data from Plaintiff's interaction with Design Holdings' chat box on its website. The Complaint alleges causes of action for (1.) Violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and (2.) Violations of the California Unauthorized Access to C...

Excerpt: ...bandeh Masihi (Plaintiff) alleges that Defendants solicited a $400,000 loan from Plaintiff, representing that the funds would be used to develop a “proven cure” for Coronavirus/COVID-19 and that the loan would be repaid with interest (for a total $500,000) by a due date of April 1, 2021. Defendants never provided written loan documents and never repaid any of the funds, despite repeated promises. On November 30, 2021, a Complaint was filed ag...

Excerpt: ...or Code. Defendant moves to strike Paragraph 6 of the Complaint, lines 12-13, and issue an order reducing the PAGA period by 245 days. Plaintiff opposes the motion. The motion to strike is denied. Legal Standard “The court may, upon a motion made pursuant to Section 435, or at any time in its discretion, and upon terms it deems proper: (a) Strike out any irrelevant, false, or improper matter inserted in any pleading. (b) Strike out all or any p...

Excerpt: .... In this employment action, Plaintiff Mariela Garcia (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint on September 19, 2023, alleging FEHA claims for wrongful termination, disability discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodations, failure to engage in the interactive process, and hostile work environment, as well as wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and unfair competition against her former employer, Defendant Public Health Foundati...

Excerpt: ...efendant Stylenquaza LLC. This is a personal injury action alleging injury from exposure to toxic silica, metals, and other fibrogenic substances. Plaintiff Oscar Alvarado Ortiz (Plaintiff) sued Defendant Stylenquaza LLC (Stylenquaza) and 48 other defendants for injuries allegedly sustained while working “in Los Angeles County, cutting, grinding, drilling, edging, and polishing granite, marble, [and] other natural stone and artificial stone cou...

Excerpt: ...aintiff Elizabeth Rowen (Plaintiff) sues Defendants Mr. Build Home Improvement and David Asulin (Defendants), alleging that Defendants' renovations to Plaintiff's residence were defectively performed. On August 16, 2023, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint alleging causes of action for (1.) fraud, (2.) fraudulent concealment, (3.) false promise, (4.) negligent misrepresentations, (5.) breach of contract, (6.) breach of contract, (7.) breach...