Excerpt: ...lure of defendants County of Los Angeles ("Defendant County') and Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services' ("Defendant Hathaway*' ) failure to remove Cuatro from his parents' custody. This action is brought by A.C„ E.C., R.C. ("minor Plaintiffs"), siblings of Noah, and Evangelia Hernandez ("Hernandez"), grandmother of Noah and guardian ad litem of minor Plaintiffs. The initial complaint was filed on July 1, 2020. After multiple demurrers a...

Excerpt: ... the ninth cause of action as to both Defendants and the seventh and eighth cause of action as to Stewart III and OVERRULED as to the seventh and eighth causes of action as to Stewart II. 3. Defendant Carl W. Stewart 11 and Carl W. Stewart Ill's MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT is GRANTED with leave to amend. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Reliance Development and Construction, Inc. ("Plaintiff") alleges as follows: In or about August 2...

Excerpt: ...located at 2226 Calle Lista, San Dimas, CA 91773 ("subject property'). On May 24, 2021, Plaintiffs, as landlords, entered into a one-year residential lease agreement ("Lease") peftaming to the subject property beginning June 1, 2021 with Defendants Nicholas Simmons ("Nicholas") and Cathy Simmons ("Cathy"), as tenants. Per the Lease, Prager Metis CPAs ("Pragen, including Gentrix Gorges ("Gorges"), was to serve as the property- manager. After the L...

Excerpt: ...all Faaborg's Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One from Plaintiff Ricardo Olivas is GRANTED. Plaintiff is to provide verified responses, without objections, to Faaborg's Request for Production of Documents, Set No. One, within 30 days from the date of the notice of ruling. Sanctions are awarded in the reduced amount of $400.00 and are payable within 30 days of the date of the notice of ruling. 3. Defendants F...

Excerpt: ...d Complaint, asserting causes of action against MT, Mike Tian (“Mike”), Chris Tian (“Chris”) and Does 1-50 for: 1. Breach of Contract 2. Common Counts 3. Fraud 4. Intentional Tort 5. Violation of California Penal Code section 496(c) On October 18, 2022, MT filed a cross-complaint, asserting causes of action against Glorious Sky, Ke Gao (“Gao”) and Roes 1-10 for: 1. Breach of Contract 2. Breach of Fiduciary Duty 3. Fraud On December 12...

Excerpt: ...s to Prakash. The total amount of these loans, which were secured by a deed of trust on Prakash's personal residence, was $1,095,000.00, with an additional $983,978.25 in interest owed as of July 2016. On July 6, 2015, a “Judgment Based on Sister-State Judgment” and a “Corrected Judgment Based on Sister-State Judgment” were entered in favor of First National Bank (“FNB”) and against Prakash in case styled First National Bank v. Sachin...

Excerpt: ... as follows: Overruled as to Exhibit 3 to the Declaration of Alfred Shaumyan (“Shaumyan”) and Overruled as to Exhibits 1-3 to the Declaration of Aileen M. Hunter (“Hunter”). Merits The court has previously determined that CTA is entitled to attorney's fees under the Settlement Agreement. The following discussion, then, is limited to the issue of reasonableness of fees: “[T]rial courts have broad discretion in determining the amount of a...

Excerpt: ...fotainment system and HVAC, which FMC has failed to adequately repair. On January 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Defendant and Does 1-10 for: 1. Violation of Subdivision (d) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 2. Violation of Subdivision (b) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 3. Violation of Subdivision (a)(3) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 4. Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability (Civil Code §§ 1791.1, 17...

Excerpt: ...California 91765 (the “Premises”). On or about June 30, 2018, Plaintiff and P.L. Bakery Café, LLC (“P.L. Bakery”) entered into a written Retail Shop Lease (“Lease”), wherein P.L. leased the Premises from Plaintiff for a term of 52 months. Lian Liu (“Liu”) and Laiping Bai (“Bai”) executed a Guaranty of Lease. On or about August 27, 2019, P.L. assigned the Lease to Qinjm, Inc. (“Qinjm”) pursuant to a written “First Amendm...

Excerpt: ...., Glendora, CA 91741 (“subject property”). On or about September 27, 2021, Plaintiff entered into a Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (“Sale Agreement”) with Defendant Opendoor Property Acquisition LLC (“OD-Acquisition”), wherein Plaintiff agreed to sell the subject property to OD-Acquisition or its assignee for $1,077,600.00. The Sale Agreement provided for a close of escrow on October 8, 2021. Plaintiff a...

Excerpt: ...��Security Agreement” with Gordes for the transfer of ownership of Hamilton's Steakhouse (“Hamilton”) from Gordes, as seller, to Plaintiffs, as buyers. On June 18, 2020, LVGEM Hotel Corporation (“LVGEM”), through Huang, and Shamloo, with Abhari serving as a silent partner of Shamloo, entered into a “Lease Agreement” for the lease of the property upon which Hamilton is located. Gordes, LVGEM and Huang have refused to transfer the exi...

Excerpt: ... December 1, 2014 and terminating October 31, 2017) (“Lease for Unit B”). Acosta signed a guaranty. On or about January 9, 2018, Plaintiff and Acosta signed a “Lease Extension/Amendment Agreement” (“Extension Agreement”), extending the term of the Lease for Unit B to December 31, 2020 and substituting Defendant Medical Grade Farms BP, Inc. (“Medical Grade”) in as lessee. The Extension Agreement incorporated the guaranty Acosta pre...

Excerpt: ...ons Corp. (“All Ambitions”) and Closet Depot, Inc. (“Closet Depot”). Tang became good friends with Hsieh and Cai. Hsieh and Cai began to pitch a business investment venture with Tang, which Tang discussed with her parents. In or about February 2011, Plaintiffs and Defendants entered into a verbal agreement, wherein it was agreed that Plaintiffs would invest $500,000.00 into Closet Depo, that Tang and her husband would be entitled to work ...

Excerpt: ...nd presented undated exhibits in court proceedings. On November 8, 2022, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action against Brown and Does 1-25 for: 1. Elderly Abuse of a Two Wars Veteran 2. Abuse of the Mentally Challenged 3. Perjury, Suborning Perjury A Case Management Conference is set for April 20, 2023. On April 12, 2023, Plaintiff hand filed a “Notice of Objection to Motion and Special Motion to Stirke Pursuant to CCP 425.16 ...

Excerpt: ...operating an automotive repair and services in El Monte for customers in the community and under a contract with Enterprise- Rent-A-Car (“Enterprise”). Albert Garcia (“Albert”) is Company's majority member and holds a 60% interest in same; Albert's brother, Andrew Garcia (“Andrew”), and Plaintiff each hold a 20% interest. Albert has been using Company funds to pay his own personal expenses, has failed and refused to purchase Worker's ...

Excerpt: ... of $361.65 and are payable within 30 days of the date of the notice of ruling. 2. Defendant Darla Marquis, individually and as Trustee for the Darla J. Marquis Trust Dated August 5, 2015's Motion to Compel Plaintiff Ross Kennedy to Respond to Request for Identification and Production of Documents and Produce Documents is GRANTED. Plaintiff is to provide verified responses, without objections, to Marquis' Request for Identification and Production...

Excerpt: ...(“Blanca”) is Susan's sister and a California State Assemblyperson. Defendant Maria Morales (“Maria”) is a former El Monte City Council member. Defendant Alma Martinez (“Alma”) is the City Manager of El Monte. Susan filed a request for a three-year domestic violence restraining order (“DVRO”) against Plaintiff on April 13, 2016, which the court granted on July 1, 2016. The DVRO was renewed by Susan on January 17, 2020 for an addit...

Excerpt: ... and Aldo Manuel Perez Martinez (“Perez”), acting as unlicensed agents for Danneco Construction (“Danneco”), came to Hernandez's home located at 569 La Seda Road, La Puente, California 91744 (the “Property”) and represented to Hernandez that they could build an extra dwelling unit on same for $55,000.00, that they could help her obtain a loan for the project, that the loan would not take the form of a lien, that she would not have to ...

Excerpt: ...ly on their own sales of Andorra products, but on the sales of people recruited by them, called “down-lines,” and on sales of people recruited by the “down-lines” as well. On or about April 15, 2017, Plaintiff's “down-lines” were transferred to other agents, which caused Plaintiff to lose compensation. Andorra's business and goodwill was subsequently shifted to Wayal Health Sciences USA, Inc. (“Wayal”). On February 26, 2021, Wayal...

Excerpt: ...n dba Lanterprise Constriction (“Lanterprise”), would build an ADU for Plaintiff in Plaintiff's backyard. Plaintiff advised Li and Zhen that he intended to move into the ADU and wanted the ADU to have a separate and independent water, gas and electric meters. The parties thereafter entered into a contract and Plaintiff paid $170,000.00 towards the $180,000.00 projected costs as construction progressed. On August 15, 2019, Li prepared a change...

Excerpt: ...er Lien ("Lien") and Luxuty Construction, Inc. ("LCI") and TZ Global Inc. ("TZ") (together, "Lien Entities"), wherein Lien and Lien Entities agreed to perform various construction improvements ("project') on Plaintiffs property located at 18321 Handah Ct„ Rowland Heights, CA 91748 ("subject property') in exchange for Plaintiffs payment of $110,000.00. Defendant loe Mun Yan Chou dba Impact Construction Company ("Chou") is a licensed contractor w...

Excerpt: ...ernational, Inc. ("Kennedy Capital"), to purportedly fund the production oftelevlsion and film projects. Plaintiff has not been repaid. On December 16, 2021, Plaintiff filed a complaint, asserting causes of action agamst D. Kennedy, Chung, Diana Yi Wei Cheng ("Cheng"), Rosemary Kennedy ("R Kennedy'), Vanessa Yao Guo ("Guo"), Hongmei Jin ("Jin"), Kennedy Capital, Gosdom Inc„ Gosdom Entertainment Inc., Gosdom Entertainment LLC, Gosdom Entertainme...

Excerpt: ..., Rowland Heights, CA 91748 ("subject property"). In or about 2012 and 2013, the parties agreed to have Zhou advance $70,000 to pay for repair and installation of common space walkway and an oil tank, and that U.N .T. would later reimburse Zhou, with interest Defendant Great New World Equity LLC ("GNWE") is U .N.T.'s successor-in-interest In March 2021, Zhou noticed that the subject propertvs roof was leaking. Zhou has asked that the roofbe repai...

Excerpt: ...e On September 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed bvo "Amendment[s] to Complaint," wherein Francisco Jesus Arrieran ("Ameran") was named in lieu of Doe 1 and Maria Sanchez ("Sanchez") was named in lieu of Doe 2. On February 16, 2022, the court granted A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.'s motion for leave to file an answer-in-intervention. On May 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed an "Amendment to Complaint" wherein TRAC Intermodal Holding Corp. (...

Excerpt: ...nd as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. 2. Defendant Hyung Su Ryu aka Alex Ryu's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint of Plaintiff Teehee Socks, Inc. is SUSTAINED. The court will hear from counsel for TSI as to whether leave to amend is requested, and as to which cause(s) of action, and will require an offer of proof if so. 3. Defendant Hyung Su Ryu aka Alex Ryu's Motion to Strike Portions of the First Amen...