Excerpt: ...FOR MODIFICATION OF ROYALTY INJUNCTION TO PERMIT PAYING ROYALTIES INTO AN INTEREST- BEARING ESCROW ACCOUNT I. BACKGROUND On July 9, 2014, Plaintiff Pine Valley, Inc. (“Pine Valley”) filed a Complaint against Defendants, Ajinomoto North America, Inc., Ajinomoto Frozen Foods, U.S.A, Inc., and Trader Joe's Company, alleging causes of action for (1) breach of written contract, (2) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, (3) ...

Excerpt: ...otice of Settlement of Entire Case. On January 19, 2017, Plaintiff and Defendant Carmiel Cohen entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”). The court dismissed the action pursuant to the Agreement on February 16, 2017. The parties, who have two children together, agreed that Defendant was to make child support payments until the parties' youngest child turned 18 years of age on July 25, 2021, and to pay Plaintiff the sum...

Excerpt: ...cel” or “Plaintiff”) filed these motions to compel Defendant Tigran Petrosyan (“Petrosyan” or “Defendant”) to provide responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and to have Requests for A dmission, Set One, deemed admitted against Petrosyan. Excel also seeks sanctions against Petrosyan and his counsel of record. The motions are unopposed.[1] II. LEGAL STANDARD If a party to whom interrogatories were directed fails to serve a timely...

Excerpt: ...tive. In 2003, Kassan founded the strategic advisory firm MediaLink LLC (“MediaLink”). In 2021, United Talent Agency LLC (“UTA”) MediaLink, and Kassan entered into the Partner Services Agreement (the “PSA”) for UTA's acquisition of MediaLink. The PSA contains restrictive covenants for noncompetition and nonsolicitation. As part of the acquisition, Kassan remained CEO of MediaLink and became a partner at UTA. After joining UTA, allege ...

Excerpt: ...ervices. As relevant here, Sanchez provided gardening services on the property of Defendant Suzanne De Passe (“De Passe” or “Defendan t”) for approximately 18 years. From 2003 through May 2021, Sanchez performed services in the total sum of $36,000. De Passe did not pay the balance owed. On September 8, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendant for (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Fraud, and (3) Common Counts. On March 15, 2024, Plai...

Excerpt: ...�Kull”); and Natasha Nathan (“Nathan”) (collectively “Defendants”), for wrongful termination and violations of the California Labor Code and the FEHA. Plain tiff alleges that Kull and Nathan discriminated against him because of his age. On July 22, 2022, Defendants moved to compel arbitration. The court granted the motion on August 17, 2022. The arbitration proceeded with JAMS. Arbitrator Zela G. Claiborne (Arbitrator Claiborne) issued ...

Excerpt: ...l Ltd., and Rocio Trading Corporation, filed a Petition to Confirm Contractual Arbitration Award against Respondent, RT Features U.S., LLC (“RT Features”). The Petition is redacted. On January 25, 2024, Petitioners filed a Motion to File Portions of Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award Under Seal. The court granted the unopposed motion on April 11, 2024. On April 15, 2024, Petitioners served Respondent with Notice of Hearing for the Petition...

Excerpt: ...roquin, to provide responses to Plaintiff's Requests for Production of Documents, Set One. While the motion was pending, Defendant served responses which i ncluded objections. Neither party apprised the court that responses had been served. On November 30, 2023, the court granted Plaintiff's motion to compel. The court ordered Defendant to provide objection-free responses within 30 days of the date of the court's order. Thereafter, Plaintiff inqu...

Excerpt: ...TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (SET ONE) MOTION FOR ORDER ESTABLISHING ADMISSIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION (SET ONE) AGAINST MERCEDES -BENZ USA, LLC MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Christina Gozy RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC I. INTRODUCTION On March 29, 2024, Plaintiff, Christina Gozy, filed these motions to compel Defendant, Mercedes- Benz USA, LLC, to provide responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Form Interro...

Excerpt: ...ks and Andrew Dinksy I. BACKGROUND This is a construction defect case. David Bilfeld (“Bilfeld”) and his company, 1978, LLC, were in the business of developing and building residential homes. In 2018, Plaintiff Cathy Arkley (“Plaintiff”) entered into an agreement to purchase a residential property located at 462 N. Croft Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90048 (the “Subject Property”) from Bilfeld and his company. Douglas Elliman of Cal...

Excerpt: ...018. Ms. Simone Shah (“Shah”) served as Dwell Management's chief executive officer. Shah later terminated Ackerman's employment. On April 25, 2018, Ackerman filed a claim with the Labor Commissioner to recover unpaid wages and penalties. On November 18, 2021, the Labor Commissioner awarded Ackerman overtime wages of $22,383.38, interest of $8,235.86, and waiting penalties of $5,040.00, for a total of $35,659.24. Dwell Management and Shah (her...

Excerpt: ... at 1619 W. 70 th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90047 (the “Subject Property”). In 2008, Escoto was experiencing financial issues and was close to losing the Subject Property. At the time, Escoto was in a committed relationship with Defendant Cesar Enrique Villafuerte (“Defendant” or “Villafuerte”). Villafuerte offered to help. Escoto eventually agreed to transfer the Subject Property to Villafuerte on a short sale basis through a quit cla...

Excerpt: ...Park, LLC and Jeff Kwatinetz (hereafter, “Plaintiffs”), filed this motion to (1) compel Defendant and Cross - Complainant Azealia Banks (“Banks”) to appear at deposition for seven additional ho urs, (2) appointment of a discovery referee at Banks's expense, and (3) imposition of monetary sanctions against Banks in an amount not less than $10,000. The motion is unopposed.[1] II. DISCUSSION & LEGAL STANDARD a. Further Deposition Plaintiffs ...

Excerpt: ...tudio Enterprises, Inc. (“WB Studio”) as Manager of Food Service Operations in July 2021. Plaintiff's supervisor was Director of Food Services Steve Caloca (“Caloca”). In February 2022, Plaintiff complained to human resources that Caloca was creating a hostile work environment. After making the complaint, Caloca undermined Plaintiff's relationships with the rest of the staff, ignored her ideas, excluded her from important discussions, gav...

Excerpt: ...on against the City of Los Angeles (sued as the “Los Angeles Police Department”) (hereafter, the “City”).¿ On March 25, 2022, the court sustained the City's demurrer, in part, without leave to amend as to Plaintiff's First Cause of Action for Willful Perjuries, the Serious Violation of the Federal Laws. On January 5, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”).¿ The FAC alleges causes of action for (1) Willfu...

Excerpt: ...rated a medical practice out of a building he owned on San Vicente Boulevard. Plaintiff alleges that beginning in early 2022, “a tent city was erected around Dr. Wright's medical practice.” (FAC, ¶ 11.) The encampment presented health and safety risks. On February 4, 2023, a fire broke out at the encampment which damaged Dr. Wright's building and surrounding properties. Prior to the fire, Dr. Wright and his staff c alled the Los Angeles Poli...

Excerpt: ...n (“Arbitrator Burstein”) issued an arbitration award in favor Petitioner Directors Guild of America, Inc. (“Petitioner”) and against Respondents Bontempo Productions, LLC (“Bontempo”), Cayman Filing Holdings Lim ited (“Cayman”), CAPCO Group, LLC (“CAPCO”), and Capitol Films Limited (“Capitol”) (collectively, “Respondent”) in the principal sum of $62,686.06 ($37,511.25 in residuals and $25,174.71 in late charges). The ...

Excerpt: ... Complaint against Defendant Leonard Fenton (“Fenton” and “Defendant”) for (1) Harassment [Gov. Code § 12940(j)], (2) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy, ( 3) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, (4) Misclassification as Independent Contractor, (5) Failure to Compensate for All Hours Worked, (6) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages, (7) Unpaid Minimum Wages, and (8) Failure to Provide Breaks. This action arises from Pla...

Excerpt: ... action arises from the deterioration of a business relationship between Jeff Kwatinetz (“Kwatinetz”), founder and manager of music production company, Prospect Park, LLC, and Azealia Banks (“Banks”), a recording artist and rapper. On September 20, 2021, Kwatinetz and Prospect Park, LLC (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed a Complaint against Banks and Lasagna Girl, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”). The Complaint alleged the causes...

Excerpt: ...Oasis”) for the use of medical cannabis growth operations. The parties entered into a written contract. Thereafter, Oasis defaulted on the rent and facility fee payments. Alprop attempted to resolve the dispute without resorting to arbitration. Oasis did not respond. Alprop later opened an arbitration case with JAMS as provided under the partie s' agreement. However, Oasis did not respond to any notice or correspondence from JAMS to participate...

Excerpt: ...iff Kimberly Echeverria (“Echeverria” or “Plaintiff”) began working for Elite Veterinary Corporation (“Elite Veterinary”) in July 2021. Echeverria later became pregnant. During her pregnancy, Echeverria suffered extreme morning illness which forced her to miss work or caused her to begin work later than her scheduled shift. Because of her need for intermittent pregnancy leave and modest accommodation, Elite Veterinary reduced her hour...

Excerpt: ...efendants, Joshua Driskell, Primuth Driskell & Terzian LLP, and Lagerlof LLP, in November 2018 to represent Plaintiff in the underlying probate action filed as 18STPB11264 in the County of Los Angeles. On July 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative Third Amended Complaint (TAC) alleging causes of action for (1) Legal Malpractice/Negligence, (2) Breach of Fiduciary Duties, (3) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and (4) Intenti...

Excerpt: ...n, counsel for Plaintiff, Fredrick Smith, filed a Motion to be Relieved as Counsel. The court granted the motion on January 5, 2024. As such, Plaintiff is currently self- represented. On October 12, 2023, Defendant, Clearpath Federal Credit Union, filed these motions to compel Plaintiff's verifications and further responses to Requests for Production, Set One, Nos. 13, 14, 18, 19, 25, and 28- 30, and to compel Plaintiff's verifications to Form In...

Excerpt: ...ed Plaintiff through staff agency Partners Personnel – Management Services (“PPMS”). While employed with WePackItAll, Aguilera suffered various hand injuries which required accommodations. After the first injury, WePackItAll did not accommodate Aguilera. He continued working in the same manner and fashion prior to the injury. As a result, Aguilera suffered a second hand injury. WePackItAll did not offer Aguilera an y alternative light duty ...

Excerpt: ...e Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, filed a Complaint against Defendants, Ahmad Martin (“Martin”) and John Ruffin (“Ruffin”) for subrogation recovery in the sum of $26,155.80. On April 5, 2021, Ruffin was dismissed from this action. On June 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed the parties' Stipulation for Settlement and Entry of Judgment (“Stipulation”). On the same day, the court dismissed the case without prejudice and retained jurisdi...