Excerpt: ...rive, Hacienda Heights, CA (the “Skyline Drive Property”). On June 14, 2022, Plaintiff Wendy Lin (“Lin” or “Plaintiff”) filed the complaint against BO SUN, an individual (“Sun” or “Defendant”); ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, 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, i...

Excerpt: ...and (2) motor vehicle based upon the allegation that Defendant entered Plaintiff's lane causing the vehicles to collide head on. [1] On May 17, 2023, Defendant filed its answer. On July 19, 2023, Plaintiff named Hankey Investment Company LP (“Hankey Company”) as Doe 1. [2] On August 10, 2023, Hankey Company filed its answer. On November 16, 2023, Defendant Gurrola filed the instant motion. On December 18, 2023, Plaintiff filed her opposition....

Excerpt: ...$1,050. [1] Background [2] This case arises from an unpaid debt. On April 15, 2008, Plaintiff INVESTMENT RETRIEVERS, INC. filed suit against Defendant Scott Lee INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA USA SCOTT LEE. On July 11, 2008, Plaintiff filed its request or entry of default and court judgment. On September 11, 2008, the court entered judgment against Defendant in the sum of $42,751.95 and $1,672.55 in attorney fees, and $11,316.20 in interest, $375.00 in cos...

Excerpt: ...Defendant SIMON DAVID MCPHERSON ("MCPHERSON" or "Defendant"): On October 28, 2019, Heritage was formed with McPherson as the President, Mehserdjian as the Chief Financial Officer, and Harden as the Secretary. (Complaint 1198, 11.) Each share an equal, one-third ownership share, comprising of 33.3% each. (912.) Around May 2023, McPherson allegedly started scheming to form a partnership using Heritage's license. ("20, 21.) Certain acts included tak...

Excerpt: ...ebruary 24, 2021, Plaintiffs filed their third amended complaint (TAC) for: 2. 3. 4. 5. Strict Products Liability —Negligence Strict products liability —failure to warn Strict products liability Surviva [21 Declaratory relief on September 28, 2023, Defendant C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. ("CHRW") filed the instant motion. (The COAS asserted against CHRW are (1) negligence and (2) survival action. As to CHRW, it brokered the subject load of fr...

Excerpt: ...Defendant TROY-CSL Lighting, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Troy”): Plaintiff was hired by Defendant in 2012. Plaintiff was terminated for violating Defendant's sexual harassment policy, which was an excuse 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 Go...

Excerpt: ...y and through Vanessa Toloza, his Guardian Ad Litem alleges the following against Defendants EMANATE HEALTH QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL (the “Hospital”); EMANATE HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER: On January 4, 2022, Plaintiff presented to the Hospital for admission to fix his preexisting ventriculoperitoneal shunt. There were complications with the procedure, requiring Plaintiff's one month stay at the Hospital. (Complaint ¶¶12, 13.) By the time of P...

Excerpt: ...g on the issue will be denied). [1] Background This lawsuit arises out of a July 9, 2017 fatal motor vehicle collision. [2] On March 27, 2019, Plaintiffs, Jaime Valenzuela, individually, and as successor in interest to Irving Valenzuela, deceased, and Tammy Martinez, individually, and as successor in interest to Irving Valenzuela, deceased filed suit. On February 24, 2021, Plaintiffs filed their third amended complaint (TAC) alleging, in pertinen...

Excerpt: ...ice executed a search warrant and seized marijuana. On that basis, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants engaged in illegal commercial marijuana activities at the property. [1] On June 9, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint for the ABATEMENT, INJUNCTION, EQUITABLE RELIEF, AND CIVIL PENALTIES. On December 31, 2020, Plaintiff filed an amendment to complaint naming Shi Chang Chen as Doe 1. On May 12, 2021, Li Defendants filed a cross-complaint against Che...

Excerpt: ...er business relationship to operate a rental car business. Plaintiff provided the initial funding to purchase the vehicles. On or about December 1, 2022, Defendants stopped all profit distributions. (P19.) Despite demands that Defendants return “Plaintiff's vehicle” (P20) and provide immediate accounting, Defendants refuse to do so. On August 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed suit for the following causes of action (COAs): 1. Breach of Contract 2. Co...

Excerpt: ...y (“State Farm” or “Plaintiffs”) allege the following: a heavy mirror in one of Plaintiffs' insured home fell, hitting a gas pipe that then caused an explosion. The explosion also affected the neighbor's vehicle, another of Plaintiffs' insureds. Plaintiffs believe that the explosion, fire and damage originated from the subject mirror and its parts which were manufactured, designed, distributed, inspected, supplied, sold, installed and/or ...

Excerpt: ...injury case. Plaintiff JORGE LOYOLA, an individual, by and through his guardian ad litem, SOLEDAD LOPEZ alleges the following against Defendants POSITIVE BEHAVIOR STEPS CORPORATION(“PBS”); SAN GABRIEL POMONA REGIONAL CENTER (“Pomona Regional”); MICHAEL PENGSON PEDROSA (“Pedrosa”): Plaintiff, who is developmentally disabled, non-verbal, and autistic (FAC ¶3), is a client of Defendants PBS and Pomona Regional. (¶34.) Pedrosa was assig...

Excerpt: ...as to 1 st and 5 th COAs). Leave to amend is DENIED as Plaintiff has had ample opportunity to amend the complaint(s). Background This case pertains to a foreclosure. Plaintiff Jerome Kern alleges that Defendants “repeatedly mishandled Plaintiff's mortgage. For approximately two and a half years, Defendant Ocwen attempted to collect thousands of dollars in unlawful fees that supposedly accrued when Plaintiff did not even own or occupy the proper...

Excerpt: ...ion for renovations on her home. Despite paying 70% of the total contract price, Elhanani and Vision tore up Plaintiff's home and have since abandoned the project. The bonding company, American Contractors, has refused to either complete the job or compensate Plaintiff. On May 1, 2023, Plaintiff filed suit for: 1. Unlawful business practices (as to Elhanani and Vision) 2. Common counts (as to Elhanani and Vision) 3. Breach of contract, (against a...

Excerpt: ...ODE § 51 et seq (“UCRA”). On April 19, 2023, default was entered against Defendant. On October 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed the instant application. Discussion The application is denied with prejudice for two reasons. 1. First Defect First, the complaint fails to adhere to California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) section 425.10 subdivision (a), subsection (1), which provides that a complaint “shall contain . . . [a] statement of the facts con...

Excerpt: ... to Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq. On January 4, 2023, a notice of related case was filed. [1] On March 28, 2023, Defendant filed the instant motion. On September 18, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation to continue the hearing. On September 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition. On September 28, 2023, Defendant filed its Reply. On October 5, 2023, the court issued the following minute order (in 22STCV28338): Plaintiff Counsel's oral moti...

Excerpt: ... to Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq. On January 4, 2023, a notice of related case was filed. [1] On March 28, 2023, Defendant filed the instant motion. On September 18, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation to continue the hearing. On September 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition. On September 28, 2023, Defendant filed its Reply. On October 5, 2023, the court issued the following minute order (in 22STCV28338): Plaintiff Counsel's oral moti...

Excerpt: .... Discussion Overview of UCRA California's UCRA provides: ‘All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and equal and no matter what their…. disability… are entitled to the full and equal¿accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of every kind whatsoever. (Civ. Code, § 51(b).) A violation of any individual right under the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)...

Excerpt: ...n of this state are free and equal and no matter what their…. disability… are entitled to the full and equal¿accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of every kind whatsoever. (Civ. Code, § 51(b).) A violation of any individual right under the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is also a violation of California's Unruh Act. (Civ. Code §¿51(f).) Under the ADA, “[n]o i...

Excerpt: ...endants JIANG XU, an individual; UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC., a Corporation; ANTONIO PEREZ, an individual for negligence. (Plaintiff was the passenger in an Uber vehicle operated by Defendant Xu when Defendant Xu's and Perez's vehicles collided.) On February 22, 2023, Uber filed its answer. On March 14, 2023, Defendant Perez filed his answer and a cross-complaint against Xu, Romero, and Uber for indemnity (total and implied), declaratory relief, and a...

Excerpt: ...ED COMPLAINT is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part and TBD in part. The court continues the hearing Monday, January 8, 2023 at 10 AM. Plaintiffs are to provide their supplemental brief by Thursday, November 30, 2023 and the County is to provide its supplemental brief by Friday, December 15, 2023. Background This case arises from the death of NOAH CUATRO (“Noah”). Plaintiffs EVANGELINA HERNANDEZ (“Eva”), individually and as Successor in In...

Excerpt: ...ON, INC. (“CU”) and LARRY ORTEGA [1] : The Commission initiated an investigation to determine whether Defendant CU implemented the California's One Million New Internet Users Coalition program in accordance with the terms of approval granted by the Commission. In 2021, the Commission issued its decision finding that CU was in violation and ordered that CU return the $162,109 it unlawfully received and held Ortega personally liable (pierced th...

Excerpt: ...for necessary business expenditures On June 1, 2021, Plaintiff RICARDO REAL filed suit against Defendant EL SUSHI LOCO, INC. On October 12, 2023, the minute order indicates that there were no appearances by any party at the Status Conference Re: Settlement. On October 20, 2023, the instant motion was filed. (Proposed order is provided.) Legal Standard Labor Code section 2699, subdivision (l)(2) states: “The superior court shall review and appro...

Excerpt: ...udgment Claim of Right of Possession.' On April 18, 2022, the court conducted a non-jury trial. According to the minute order, “Court orders judgment entered for Plaintiff Lee & Lee, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company against Defendant IFC Fulfillment Company, Inc., a California Corporation and Defendant HeavenStone Corporation on the Complaint filed by Lee & Lee, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company on 07/30/2021 for past rent ...

Excerpt: ...FENDANT HUSSEIN ABIDALI, D.O.'S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT is GRANTED with leave to amend. (5) DEFENDANT HUSSEIN ABIDALI, D.O.'S DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. Background This is an elder abuse case. Plaintiff EVANGELINE MUNOZ (“decedent” or “Ms. Munoz”), in and through her Successor-In-Interest, Jenny Macias, and JENNY MACIAS allege the following against Defenda...