Excerpt: ...denied. BACKGROUND On November 5, 2020, John Doe 1 filed a Complaint against Roes 1 and 2. On December 8, 2020, John Doe 1 filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) identifying the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”) and Does 1 to 50 as Defendants and alleging a claim for personal injuries and damages arising from childhood sexual abuse. On February 2, 2022, John Doe 2 also filed a Complaint for personal injuries and d...

Excerpt: ... PROCEEDING: Demurrer with Motion to Strike First Amended Complaint OPPOSITION: 4 October 2023 REPLY: 6 October 2023 TENTATIVE: Defendants' demurrer to the second and third causes of action is sustained with 15 days leave to amend. The demurrer to the fourth cause of action is sustained without leave to amend. Defendants' motion to strike the fourth cause of action is denied as moot, but is otherwise granted without leave to amend. The court sets...

Excerpt: ...endant on August 9, 2023. TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs is granted in the amount of $386,659.14 in fees and $37,950.78 in costs. PROCEEDING: Motion to Tax Costs MOVING PARTY: Defendant Chico's FAS, Inc. OPPOSING PARTY: Plaintiff Shapell Socal Rental Properties OPPOSITION: 22 June 2023 REPLY: 18 July 2023 SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFS: By Plaintiff on July 28, 2023; By Defendant on August 9, 2023. TENTATIVE: Defendant's Motion ...

Excerpt: ...s 45, 52, 61, 78, and 98 as well as Paragraphs 1(b), 2(b), and 4(b) to 8(b) in the prayer for relief will be stricken with leave to amend. BACKGROUND Shanah Richardson (“Plaintiff”) entered into a written lease agreement with Roya Gheytanchi (“Defendant Roya”) for 1610 S. Crest Drive (Guest House), Los Angeles, CA 90035 (the “Property”). She moved into the Property, which Defendant Roya and Yousef Gheytanchi (collectively “Defendant...

Excerpt: ...eventh causes of action of the SAC is sustained with leave to amend. LAUSD's motion to strike is granted with leave to amend. The court sets an OSC re Amended Complaint for November 15, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Defendant to give notice. On May 22, 2023, Jeryl Smith CPIaintiff') filed a Complaint against the Los Angeles Unified School District ("LAUSD" or "Defendant') and Does 1 to 20. The operative Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") alleges seven causes ...

Excerpt: ...2023 TENTATIVE: Defendant TAF's motions for terminating sanctions are denied. Defendant TAF's motion for monetary sanctions in the amount of $2,616.00 against Plaintiff Robin Hammon is granted and denied as to the rest of the Plaintiffs. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Robin Hammond, individually and as the parent of Sydney Hammond and Darryl Todd Hammond, II, and as the successor in interest to Darryl Hammond, deceased and Darryn Hammond (collectively “...

Excerpt: ... Silberstein (“Plaintiff ”), Ðiled a Complaint against MM Products, Inc. (“Defendant”) and Does 1 to 50. On July 3, 2023, Plaintiff Ðiled the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging a single cause of action for strict product liability. On July 25, 2023, Defendant Ðiled a Motion to Strike Plaintiff 's FAC. Plaintiff Ðiled opposing papers on September 19, 2023. Defendant Ðiled a reply on September 26, 2023. EVIDENT...

Excerpt: ...ptember 8, 2022, Plaintiffs Tawanda Honors, et al.[ll (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed the instant breach of habitability action against Defendants 5505 Ackerfield Apts LLC, AJJ2020 LLC, Masuda Investments LLC, and Westar Property Management, Inc. (collectively "Defendants"). On May 11, 2023, Plaintiffs filed the operative First Amended Complaint ("FAC") against Defendants. The FAC asserts six causes of achon for (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Brea...

Excerpt: ...posing papers on 09/14/23 and Defendant Honda Performance Development, Inc. filed a joiner to Manpower's opposition on 09/18/23. REPLY: 09/25/23 TENTATIVE: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a third amended complaint is granted. BACKGROUND On December 5, 2022, Jacob Shaw (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Honda Performance Development, Inc.; Experis US, Inc.; Experis US, LLC; Manpower Group US, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) and ...

Excerpt: ...18,424.62 is granted. BACKGROUND This action arises in connection with the employment of Paula Salvador (“Defendant”) by Gheorghe Firescu and Gabriela Firescu (“Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs allege Defendant acted fraudulently in using an allegedly false identity, committed conversion, defamed Plaintiffs, and caused emotional distress to Plaintiffs. In their Complaint, Plaintiffs reference on several occasions the pending underlying litigation...

Excerpt: ...the 4AC is sustained without leave to amend as to the first through fourth causes of action and sustained with leave to amend as to the fifth through eighth causes of action. Defendant's Motion to strike is denied as moot. BACKGROUND This action arises out of the employment of VJ Hirsch (“Plaintiff”) with Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”) as a math teacher. Plaintiff alleges that LAUSD hired him in November 2003 and ...

Excerpt: ...REPLY: July 11, 2023 TENTATIVE: Defendant RCALA's demurrer is overruled. Defendant is to give notice. Background Allenco Energy, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) formerly operated a facility of oil and gas production in the University Park community of the City of Los Angeles pursuant to an assignment of leases with the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles (“RCALA”), which owns the property. The facility consists of 21 oil and gas production wells....

Excerpt: ...petition to release the mechanic lien placed on her property by Donald L. McDonald (“Respondent.”) After the respondent was served, default was entered against the Respondent on March 6, 2023, and an order voiding and canceling the mechanic lien was entered on May 2, 2023. Petitioner's counsel believed that upon entry of the May 2, 2023 Order, there was nothing left for the court to do. However, Petitioner asserts that the court in error set ...

Excerpt: ...onvalescent Hospital & Retirement Center, Inc.; 1100 South Alvarado Street, LLC; San Fernando Subacute Rehabilitation Center, LLC, RG Legacy I, LLC; Two Palms Skilled Care, LLC; and Sylmar Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (collectively “Plaintiffs”) Defendants AK Development & Consulting, Inc.; Genstar Labs Management LLC; Sharpline Healthcare; Estrella “Star” Choy; and Avigdor Kessler (collectively “Genstar Defendants”). TRIAL DA...

Excerpt: ...tained with leave to amend. Defendants' motion to strike is granted without leave to amend as to Paragraph 51, granted with leave to amend as to Paragraph 76, and denied as to Paragraphs 39, 62, and 76 in the Prayer for Relief. BACKGROUND On April 27, 2023, Plaintiff Steve Tyler filed a Complaint against Reid Bruton a/k/a Shawn Kravich as an individual and trustee of the SK2022 Trust dated February 16, 2022, Figure 8 Realty, Inc. (collectively �...

Excerpt: ...e to amend. The First Amended Petition is dismissed with prejudice. Defendant to give notice. BACKGROUND On December 12, 2019, Petitioner Robert Garber (“Garber”) in pro per sought a writ of administrative mandate compelling Respondents County of Los Angeles (“County”) and Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to reinstate him to the CalFresh program and pay him monthly benefits withheld from January 2020 to October 2022. On March 9, ...

Excerpt: ...aintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint is overruled. Defendant P.W. Gillibrand Co. Inc.'s Motion to Strike is granted in part. Defendant's P.W. Gillibrand Co. Inc.'s request to strike Paragraphs 94, 113, and 345 and Paragraph 7 in the Prayer for Relief is denied and granted as Paragraphs 76, 92, 111, 343, 427, and Paragraph 1 in the Prayer for Relief. BACKGROUND This action arises out of the alleged exposure to chemicals of Shawn Michael Dolmage (“...

Excerpt: ... Defendant's motion to strike is denied as moot. This case is dismissed with prejudice. Defendant to give notice. BACKGROUND This action arises out of the representation of Joseph L. Shalant ("Plaintiff") by David H. Pierce ("Defendant") in the appeal of the underlying case of Joseph Shalant v. Robert Mackston, LASC SC116968 ("Mackston") in March 2020. The Mackston case was filed on May 8, 2012, and proceeded to a jury trial on October 29, 2019. ...

Excerpt: ...s, Inc., formerly known as B.A.S. Recycling, Inc.'s (“HSB”) demurrer to the seventh cause of action is overruled. Defendant HSB's Motion to Strike is granted in part. The Court also denies HSB's request to strike the following: · Paragraph 92, lines 1-7 · Paragraph 94, lines 18-22 · Paragraph 112, lines 4-20 · Paragraph 113, lines 21-25 · Paragraph 405, lines 24-28 · Prayer for Relief, Paragraph 7, line 17 The court grants Defendant HSB...

Excerpt: ...nal Basketball Association (“NBA”); Warner Brothers Studio; the Walt Disney Company; and American Broadcasting Company for Reparations. On January 11, 2023, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). May 8, 2023, Defendants the Walt Disney Company and American Broadcasting Company (“TWDC”) filed a demurrer to Plaintiff's FAC. On June 5, 2023, the demurrer was sustained with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Comp...

Excerpt: ...ut leave to amend. BACKGROUND On February 23, 2022, Plaintiff Arthur Lopez filed a Complaint against the California Department of Motor Vehicles and Steven Gordon. On March 28, 2023, the court granted Plaintiff leave to file a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). The SAC added new Defendants including the City of Newport Beach. The SAC alleges causes of action for: 1) Deprivation of Civil Rights, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985; 2) Violation of the A...

Excerpt: ...12. Plaintiffs' request for attorney's fees is granted in the amount of $1,732.50. BACKGROUND This is a lemon law action arising out of the purchase by Cesar Blanco, on behalf of Three Stars Builders, Inc. (“Plaintiffs”) of a new 2014 Dodge Ram (the “Vehicle”) manufactured by Defendant, FCA US, LLC (“FCA”). Plaintiffs allege that the Vehicle was delivered with defects and nonconformities to warranty, including engine and electrical de...

Excerpt: ...SITION: None Ðiled REPLY: None Ðiled TENTATIVE: Defendants' Motion for Orders for Sale of Interest is granted. The court orders the sale of: 1) The 40% Membership interest of Wael H.H. Awad in IMP Energy Solutions LLC; and 2) 50% interest of Wael H.H. Awad in the partnership with Harry Nadjarian described in paragraph 31 and the Tenth Cause of Action of the Plaintiffs' Complaint. BACKGROUND This action arises in connection with the sale of Ca...

Excerpt: ...r OPPOSITION: 27 July 2023 REPLY: 02 August 2023 RECOMMENDATION: Defendants' demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint is sustained without leave to amend. BACKGROUND On August 1, 2022, McKinley Michael Robinson (“Plaintiff ”) Ðiled a Complaint against Defendants National Basketball Association (“NBA”); Warner Brothers Studio; the Walt Disney Company; and American Broadcasting Company for Reparations. On January 11, 2023, Plaintiff Ðil...

Excerpt: ...tores LLC's Cross-Complaint is sustained. The court grants Plaintiff 20 days leave to amend, and schedules an Order to Show Cause Re: Amended Complaint for September 27, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Cross- Defendant PRA to give notice. BACKGROUND This action rises out of an alleged trip and fall incident that occurred on or about March 1, 2021, at a commercial property located at 1746-1790 E. Main Street in El Cajon, CA (the “property”). Plaintiff Char...