Excerpt: ...”) and Ignacio Gonzalez, for wage and hour violations. On November 14, 2022, Plaintiff served Quik Tow with the first set of discovery, including Request for Production of Documents. Quik Tow did not serve responses. After meeting and conferring with defense counsel about the overdue responses, Plaintiff filed motions to compel on February 21, 2023. The motions were heard and granted on June 22, 2023. In particular, Quik Tow was ordered to serv...

Excerpt: ...elpit, and Charles S. Clark, for wrongful eviction. The Complaint was partially handwritten and included exhibits that were not clearly referenced in the allegations. Plaintiff was self-represented at the time of the filing of the Complaint. On September 5, 2023, Plaintiff filed this motion for leave to file the proposed First Amended Complaint (FAC). The motion was heard on November 28, 2023. Defendant B. Ruth Allen correctly pointed out that th...

Excerpt: ...de § 1790, et seq. Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint on February 16, 2022. On May 19, 2023, Defendant served, and Plaintiff accepted, an Offer to Compromise and Acceptance Under Code of Civil Procedure section 998. Plaintiff filed a Notice of Settlement on May 22, 2023. On December 7, 2023, Plaintiff filed this Motion for Attorney's Fees. Defendant filed an opposition. Plaintiff replied. II. DISCUSSION Evidentiary Objections Defendant o...

Excerpt: ...fendant, California Physicians' Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California, alleging that Defendant intentionally cancelled Plaintiff's health insurance policy. As a result, Plaintiff suffered emotional and physical distress, as well as monetary damages. The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was filed on July 13, 2023. Plaintiff is self-represented. On September 8, 2023, Defendant filed this Demurrer and Motion to Strike portions of the ...

Excerpt: ...dants, First American Title Insurance Co. (“First American”) and Urbana Bonnie Footte (“Footte”), for taking a loan out on the residence at 1250 King Lake Dr., Diamond Bar, California 91765 (the “Subject Property”) without Plaintiff's consent. On July 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), alleging causes of action for (1) Negligence and (2) Intentional Tort. The FAC adds JP Morgan Chase Bank (“...

Excerpt: ...Villa, et al. RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC I. INTRODUCTION On August 23, 2023, Plaintiffs, Adam Luna Villa, Monica Jasmine Villa, and Jasmin Estrella Villa, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Adam Luna Villa, filed these motions to compel Defendant, Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, to provide responses to Plaintiffs' Form Interrogatories, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Production of Documents, Sets O...

Excerpt: ...ers ("Peeters") and Money Tax Group, Inc., alleging causes of action for (1) Violation of the Tax Preparation Act (Bus. & Prof. Code SS 22250 et seq.), (2) Fraud, (3) Violation of Penal Code S 496, and (4) Unfair Competition. On December 30, 2022, Plaintiff served Peeters with a Notice of Deposition for January 19, 2023. The Notice did not include a request for documents. Peeters timely served a written objection to the deposition on the grounds ...

Excerpt: ... Ignacio Gonzalez, for wage and hour violations. On November 14, 2022, Plaintiff served Quik Tow with Form Interrogatories— Employment Law, Set One. On June 13, 2023, Quik Tow served responses. Plaintiff took issue with the responses and sent a meet and confer letter. Defendant provided Plaintiff with extensions to file a motion to compel further in exchange for an extension to respond to the meet and confer letter. On October 26, 2023, after s...

Excerpt: ...nd wrongful termination action against Defendant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. On December 5, 2022, Defendant served Plaintiff with a Notce of Deposition which also included requests for production of documents. Plaintiff timely served a written objection to the deposition stating that Plaintiff would not appear on the grounds the deposition date "was unilaterally selected and is inconvenient to Plaintiff's counsel." The objection was not interpo...

Excerpt: ...nt, against Defendants, First American Title Insurance Co. (“First American”) and Urbana Bonnie Footte (“Footte”), for taking a loan out on the residence at 1250 King Lake Dr., Diamond Bar, California 91765 (the “Subject Property”) without Plaintiff's consent. On July 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), alleging causes of action for (1) Negligence and (2) Intentional Tort. The FAC adds JP Morga...

Excerpt: ...ught by prospective tenants of various rental properties regarding alleged violations of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA). On February 14, 2023, Plaintiffs[2], Or Vardi (“Vardi”), Joseph Schuetz (“Schuetz”), Chaninthon Thammasan (“Thammasan”), and Stephanie Steiner (“Steiner”), filed a Complaint, against Defendants, Equity Residential Management, LLC (“ERM”) and TransUnion Rental Screening Solutions, I...

Excerpt: ...��Pham”) and Hollywood Investments, LLC filed a Complaint against Defendants, Jackson Leroy Underwood (“Underwood”), Gay Hilliard (“Hilliard”), Essa Rassool, Joe Boudre (“Boudre”), Keller Williams Realty Santa Barbara (“Keller Williams”), Mohammad Asraf Azdoi, and Elite REO Brokers, alleging five causes of action for: (1) breach of contract; (2) fraudulent concealment; (3) negligence; (4) negligent misrepresentation; and (5) dec...

Excerpt: ...una Villa, et al. RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant Los Angeles Dodgers, LLC I. INTRODUCTION On August 23, 2023, Plaintiffs, Adam Luna Villa, Monica Jasmine Villa, and Jasmin Estrella Villa, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Adam Luna Villa, filed these motions to compel Defendant, Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, to provide responses to Plaintiffs' Form Interrogatories, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Production of Documents, Se...

Excerpt: ...ng that she purchased a defective 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe (the “Vehicle”) which Defendant's failed to conform to the Vehicle's express warranties. On July 20, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserting causes of action for: 1. Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability under the Song-Beverly Act 2. Breach of Express Warranty under the Song-Beverly Act 3. Breach of Express Warranty under California Commer...

Excerpt: ...this action against Defendants, Shahco, Inc. (“Shahco”) and Shahram Saba (“Saba”), alleging causes of action for (1) Public Nuisance, (2) Public Nuisance Per Se, (3) Abatement of Public Nuisance, (4) Private Nuisance, (5) Private Nuisance Per Se, and (6) Negligence. The Complaint alleges as follows: Plaintiffs are the owners and residents of real property at 1545 Cambria Street, Los Angeles, California 90017. Shahco, a corporation, is the...

Excerpt: ...021, Plaintiff, Veronica Yameleth Bonilla, filed a Complaint against Defendant, Numero Uno Acquisitions, LLC, alleging causes of action for: (1) Retaliation in Violation of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) (2) Discrimination in Violation of the CFRA (3) Disability Discrimination in Violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (4) Failure to Engage in a Good Faith Interactive Process in Violation of the FEHA (5) Failure to Provid...

Excerpt: ...ants, First American Title Insurance Co. and Urbana Bonnie Footte, for taking a loan out on the residence at 1250 King Lake Dr., Diamond Bar, California 91765 (the “Subject Property”) without Plaintiff's consent. On July 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), alleging causes of action for (1) Negligence and (2) Intentional Tort. The FAC adds JP Morgan Chase Bank (“Chase”) as a defendant. On October 13...

Excerpt: ... Ignacio Gonzalez, for wage and hour violations. ¿ On November 14, 2022, Plaintiff served Quik Tow with Special Interrogatories, Set One. ¿On June 13, 2023, Quik Tow served responses. Plaintiff took issue with the responses and sent a meet and confer letter. Defendant provided Plaintiff with extensions to file a motion to compel further in exchange for an extension to respond to the meet and confer letter. On October 26, 2023, after several ext...

Excerpt: ...fendants, Ronald S. MacDonald (“MacDonald”) and Monica K. Kramer (“Kramer”), asserting a cause of action for motor vehicle negligence. Kramer was dismissed from this action on May 11, 2021. On February 24, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) to add new defendants and causes of action. On October 2, 2023, after taking the matter under submission, the Court denied the motion for leave to am...

Excerpt: ...ages. On March 2, 2023, Plaintiff, Arami Cheyenne Walker, 1 filed a Complaint against Defendant, The Regents of the University of California (erroneously sued as Board of Regents, University of California), alleging causes of action for: (1) Appropriation (Civil Code section 3344); (2) Breach of Contract; and (3) Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress.¿¿Plaintiff alleges that, on May 28, 2015, she was approached by a photographer at Univers...

Excerpt: ...iff, John Cadusale, filed these motions to compel Defendants, Alameda Restaurant LLC, Noypitz Bar & Grill LLC, Lauro Calonzo, and Wokcano Cerritos, LLC, to provide responses to Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents, Set One. Plaintiff seeks sanctions against Defendants. Defendants filed Oppositions.[1] Plaintiff filed Replies. II. LEGAL STANDARD TO COMPEL DISCOVERY RESPONSES If a party to whom inspection demands were directed fails to s...

Excerpt: ...legal malpractice action against Defendants, Arthur Goldberg, Kurt E. Bier, Kenneth Skipper- Dotta, an Working People's Law Center. On September 21, 2023, Plaintiff served Defendant Goldberg with a Notice of Deposition which also included requests for production of documents. The deposition was noticed for October 6, 2023. Defendant Goldberg agreed to appear. On September 27, 2023, defense counsel notified Plaintiff that Defendant Goldberg had be...

Excerpt: ...ruary 26, 2021, Plaintiff, Dawn Marie Fisher, initiated this action against Defendants, Adam F. Goldberg Productions, Inc.[1], Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc (“SP Entertainment”), and Does 1-25, for injuries and damages arising from a trip and fall on the property of SP Entertainment. Plaintiff later amended the Complaint to name Sony Pictures Television, Inc. (“SP Television”) as Doe 1, Lot, Inc. as Doe 2, and Sony Pictures Studios, In...

Excerpt: .... On July 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed the first amended complaint (FAC) against Defendants Alameda Restaurant LLC, Noypitz Bar & Grill LLC, Lauro Calonzo, and Wokcano Cerritos, LLC, alleging seven causes of action for: (1) failure to provide meal breaks; (2) failure to provide rest breaks; (3) failure to pay wages; (4) failure to pay overtime; (5) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements; (6) violation of Business and Professions Code s...

Excerpt: ...res screen reading software to read website content and access the content. Defendant, Johnny Was, LLC, owns and operates clothing store locations in California, including a store in Manhattan Beach, California. Defendant has a public website which provides access to Defendant's array of services, including a location locator, description of its products, and amenities, among other things. Plaintiff claims the website is maintained in such a way ...