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Excerpt: ...VERY SERVICE, LLC dba TEMCO LOGISTICS: Plaintiff began his employment with Defendant in November 2021 as a technician. On his first day (12/7 /21), Plaintiff got in a car accident; Plaintiff was the passenger, and another company employee was the driver. Plaintiff was taken back to the warehouse and treated by “Industrial Athletes.” After weeks of pain, Defendant was put Plaintiff on light duty (e.g., sweeping), but Plaintiff could not endure...

Excerpt: ...ADO: Plaintiff is the owner of two vehicles, a Tesla and Prius. Plaintiff's husband, Antonio Wong (Wong), “gave Delgado an envelope full of titles which were in tended to be the titles of the business vehicles” (Complaint P11) wherein Wong pledged various vehicles as collateral for but Wong inadvertently gave vehicle titles to Plaintiff's two vehicles. Plaintiff asserts that based thereon, Delgado has unlawful possession of the two vehicles. ...

Excerpt: ...inst Defendant Ven- Ghee Koh, an individual DBA Win Way Academy alleging damages of $37,862.48, with interesting continuing to accure on the past due rent. On May 18, 2023, default was entered against Defendant. On July 18, 2023, default judgment was entered against Defendant in the amount of $48,039.08. On January 5, 2024, Defendant filed a motion to set aside default and default judgment, which the court on January 30, 2024, the court denied wi...

Excerpt: ...KNOWN, Claiming Any Legal or Equitable Right, Title, Estate, Lien, or Interest in the Property Described in this Complaint Adverse to Plaintiff's title, or any Cloud upon Plaintiff's Title Thereto; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive for: 1. Breach of Fiduciary 2. Conversion 3. Fraud 4. Quiet Title 5. Common County —Money Lent On July 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Lis Pendens. On August 24, 2022, Defendant filed a Demurrer, which on Octobe...

Excerpt: ...f an insurance claim. On March 18, 2024, Defenant filed the instant motion to strike (MTS) to strike Plaintiff's complaint. On April 26, 2024, Plaintiff filed her opposition. On May 6, 2024, Defendant filed its reply. Discussion The court is inclined to continue the MTS to June 25, 2024 (the date of the CMC). The MTS is largely predicated upon the doctrine of res judicata because a final judgment (dismissal without prejudice) was entered in the c...

Excerpt: ...rred fees and fines from Defendants' alleged illegal and unlicensed activity on the property). [1] On August 29, 2023, default was entered against Edward. On November 30, 2023, default was entered against Reyna. On February 27, 2024, Edward filed the instant motion. [2] On March 11, 2024, Blaney filed his answer. On April 25, 2024, Plaintiff filed its opposition. Legal Standard Edward brings forth the motion pursuant to CCP Section 473(b). Under ...

Excerpt: ...pyre Cosmetics, LLC (the “Company”); Rachel Boese aka Rachel Clinesmith (“Defendant” or “Boese”); and Lisa Malcolm (“Malcolm”): [2] Plaintiff, the COO, and Defendant, founder, have a 37.5% interest in the Company and Malcolm (now resigned) has a 25% interest in the Company. Since joining in 2022, Plaintiff, amongst other actions and responsibilities, made personal loans to the Company, created products, and allowed Defendants to u...

Excerpt: ...s ankle monitor caused him pain. When Plaintiff went to have the ankle monitor removed, Defendants cut and/or punctured Plaintiff's leg. (See Complaint p. 6.) On August 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed suit for: 1. General Negligence 2. Negligent Hiring, Supervision, Training, and Retention On January 12, 2024, the City filed a demurrer. On January 29, 2024, the court held a proceeding re: Failure to File Proof of Service; Case Management Conference (on...

Excerpt: ... the “Driver”) and Vangaurd Construction (the “Corporation”). On January 2, 2024, proof of service (POS) was filed as to Cuevas, indicating that he was served via personal service on 12/29/23. On January 11, 2024, the POS was filed as to the Corporation indicating that it was served via substituted service on 1/4/24 by serving the “personal authorized to accept” on behalf of the agent for service, Billie Sposeto. On January 30, 2024, ...

Excerpt: ...IVIL CODE § 51 et seq (“UCRA”). On November 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed her first amended complaint (FAC). On February 8, 2024, default was entered against Defendant. On March 26, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant application. Discussion The application is denied with prejudice for two reasons. 1. First Defect First, the FAC fails to adhere to California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) section 425.10 subdivision (a), subsection (1), which provid...

Excerpt: ...h 26, 2024, Defendant filed the instant MJOP. On April 23, 2024, Plaintiff filed an opposition. On April 26, 2024, Defendant filed its reply. Discussion In 2019, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 218 (“AB 218”), which took effect January 1, 2020, and made several significant changes to Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1 (“CCP § 340.1”)— the statute of limitations for claims of childhood sex ual abuse. [1] Among other t...

Excerpt: ...ry own evidence concedes that he was demoted, not terminated, such that it fails as a matter of law. Background This is a wrongful termination case. Plaintiff CLARENCE ERVING alleges the following against Defendants SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRAINING CENTER AND WORKSHOP FOR THE HANDICAPPED (the “Center”), a California corporation; VANESSA BESACK: Plaintiff was employed at the Center from June 1, 2001 to November 11, 2019 where he was a production ma...

Excerpt: ...uary 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed suit against Defendants COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (“Costco” or “Defendant Costco”), XAVIER SOLIS (“Defendant Solis”), JOHN FONTAINE (“Defendant Fontaine”), and JOSHUA SNOOK (“Defendant Snook”). On June 26, 2023, Costco filed a demurrer (to the Unruh Civil Rights Act COA, Sexual Harassment COA, and Gender Violence COA). On August 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed a FAC asserting the following COAs: 1. ...

Excerpt: ... a California resident was not killed, as the accident did not happen with the borders of California nor on California roads, and the accident did not happen because of a tire purchased or manufactured in California (see Ford, infra), the motions are granted and the request for jurisdictional discovery is denied. Background This case arises from a June 4, 2020 car accident that happened in Virginia wherein the subject tire separated from the vehi...

Excerpt: ...of Objections. Evidentiary Objections : Overruled . Defendant objects to the following portions of Andrew V. Jablon's Declaration: OBJECTION NO. 1: Paragraph 5, page 10, lines 21 -22: “Upon receiving the RFAs and Form Interrogatories (collectively, the ‘Discovery'), it was forwarded to a legal assistant for calendaring, as is the custom and practice of RPB.” Lack of persona l knowledge (Evid. Code § 702(a)) OBJECTION NO. 2: Paragraph 6, pa...

Excerpt: ...nded Complaint is OVERRULED as to the first through fifth causes of action for money had and received, conversion, unjust enrichment, violation of Penal Code §496, and breach of fiduciary dut y and SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND as to the sixth cause of action for professional negligence. Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice of the Civil Cover Sheet and Complaint filed in BSI Group LLC, et al. v. EZ Banc Corp, et al. , Case No. 3:23-CV -012...

Excerpt: ...another student while on campus. [2] On December 28, 2023, Plaintiff Y.O., a minor, and by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Beatriz P. filed suit against Defendants WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (“District”); SUSAN ARZOLA (the “Principal”). On January 30, 2024, Plaintiff filed her first amended complaint (FAC) against the same Defendants for: 1. Negligent Supervision Of Students [Gov. C. §§ 815.2, 815.6, And 820]; 2. Negligent...

Excerpt: ...rnia Design”): Plaintiffs hired Defendant to do re- modeling work in Plaintiffs' home. As part of the remodel, Defendant's employee relocated Plaintiffs' Viking refrigerator to Plaintiffs' garage so that Plaintiffs could continue to use the Viking during the remodel, but in the process, Defendant failed to properly secure the Viking in its place. When Plaintiff Candy went to open the Viking, the entire refrigerator began to fall on ...

Excerpt: ...arises out of allegations of childhood sexual abuse. Plaintiffs SALUD GONZALEZ (“Salud”) and JOANA DIAZ (“Joana”) allege the following against Defendants INTERNATIONAL CHURCHES OF CHRIST, INC. (“ICOC”); THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC. (“ ICC”); CITY OF ANGELS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH (“City of Angeles Church”); THOMAS (“KIP”) McKEAN; FERNANDO SANCHEZ (“Sanchez”); SELINA ANN BOQUET (“Selina”); RICARDO...

Excerpt: ...ign Proposal Agreements' (“Agreements”) wherein Defendant was to provide architectural services for the design and permit approval for the construction of certain apartment units to the preparation of civil engineering plans (such as grading, drainage, and street improvements), and conceptual drawings of the units, to preparing and applying for permits. [1] Defendant, however, failed to timely seek an extension to the conductional use permits...

Excerpt: ... to terminate Plaintiff for making various complaints to Human Resources (HR) about workplace harassment. On March 25, 2021, Plaintiff filed suit for: 1. Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy 2. Breach Of Contract and Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing 3. Retaliation In Violation of Labor Code §§ 98.6 & 1102.5 On July 26, 2022, Defendant filed an MSJ. The hearing was on 6/20/23, after which the court took the MSJ under submiss...

Excerpt: ...une 24, 2021, the court denied the petition without prejudice. On October 20, 2021, the court denied the amended petition without prejudice. On August 31, 2021, Petitioner filed the instant third petition to confirm the arbitration award. On October 31, 2023, Pratella filed a Response to the third petition. On May 3, 2023, the court issued the followed minute regarding the status conference: “Supplemental briefs are allowed but not required. Br...

Excerpt: ..., “Defendants”): On March 23, 2021, Plaintiff received a final judgment in case no. 19PSCV01164 entitled OR CONSTRUCTION, INC. vs EMAN TANAGHO . [1] However, to prevent Plaintiff's from collecting their claim, Eman transferred certain real property to her children, Jamil and Michael. [2] On February 9, 2023, Plaintiff filed suit asserting the following causes of action (COAs): 1. Set Aside Fraudulent Transfer 2. Conspiracy On October 19, 2023...

Excerpt: ...eclarations (that they provided receipts but now claim they paid in cash), raise serious concerns about the credibility of their claims. As for general damages, Plaintiffs are afforded one more attempt. Background This case arises from an alleged medical scam. Plaintiffs Yiming Chen, Helen Liu, Yan Yan, Peiyu Chen, Dingzhi Chen, Phoebe Noor (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) allege as follows: Between 2017 and the present, Defendant Hourong Zhang (...