Excerpt: ...gment Interest. Background Plaintiff Chia Ying Lin sued Defendants Keny Chang, Golden Foundation Realty, Inc., Kingstone Capital Properties, Inc., and Does 1-100 pursuant to a December 27, 2019 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Breach of Written Contract, (2) Intentional Misrepresentation, and (3) Negligent Misrepresentation. In turn, Defendant Keny Chang sued Plaintiff Chia Ying Lin and Roes 1 through 20 pursuant to a July 20, 2020 Cross-Complain...

Excerpt: ...DIVIDUAL; BARRY SHY, AN INDIVIDUAL; ERIC SHY, AN INDIVIDUAL; ROMMY SHY, AN INDIVIDUAL; ET AL., AND DOES 1- 100, INCLUSIVE, Defendants. Case No.: 23STCV06541 Hearing Date: 9/25/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff Jayla Taylor's Motion to Strike the Answer in its Entirety, or Alternatively, Portions of Answer to Complaint. Background Pleadings Plaintiff Jayla Taylor brings this habitability action against Defendants 600 Tower, LLC, ...

Excerpt: ...RULING RE: Plaintiff Javier Alarcon Munoz's Motion to Deem as Admitted the Genuineness of Documents and the Truth of Matters Specified in the Requests for Admission (Set 1) Against Defendants Schoolsfirst Insurance Services, LLC and Ivonne Maria Guerrero, and Request for Sanctions. Background Plaintiff Javier Alarcon Munoz sues Defendants Juvenal Alejandro Farias (Farias), Bargain Rent- a-Car dba Lexus of Cerritos (Cerritos Lexus), Schoolsfirst I...

Excerpt: ...es Defendants “Attorney General,” Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and Does 1 to 2 pursuant to a May 12, 2023 First Amended Complaint (FAC) alleging putative claims of: (1) Cal. Civ. Code 52(b)(3); (2) Title VI of Civil Rights Act; (3) 18 USC 242 of Title 18; (4) Cal. Civ. Code 425.16 (a)(b)(2)(c)(a)(e); and (5) Unconstitutional Policing. The FAC is made on Judicial Council form PLD-C-001 and fails to attach papers or provide facts explainin...

Excerpt: ...NTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants Vassal Benford, Ronald M. Lebow, and TBC Group, LLC's Motion to Compel Arbitration o f Complaint and Stay Proceedings. Background Plaintiffs Manbir Dhillon aka Money Mike aka Mikey Dankz (Dankz) and Gold Grizzly Entertainment (Grizzly) sue Defendants Vassal Benford (Benford), The Benford Company (Benford Co.), Ronald M. Lebow (Lebow), TBC Group, LLC (TBC Group), and Does 1 through 50 pursuant to a September 13, 2022...

Excerpt: ...on Builders HC, and Swinerton Incorporated's Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings. Background Plaintiff Alex Amaya, individually and on behalf of all other Aggrieved Employees, sues Defendants Swinerton Incorporated, M D Builders Inc., Doe 1 Swinerton Builders HC, Doe 2 Swinerton Builders, and Does 3 through 50 pursuant to a January 19, 2023 Complaint alleging a single claim of Violation of California Labor Code § 2698, et seq. (Cal...

Excerpt: ...ia limited liability company; KATHY SMITH, an individual; and ROES 1 through 200, inclusive, Cross-Defendants. Case No.: BC701226 Hearing Date: 9/20/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant St. Andrew's Pharmacy, LLC's Motion for Attorney's Fees. Background Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant St. Andrew's Pharmacy, LLC—as owned by Elite 126 Management, LLC and Elite's owner, Mr. Cobby Pourtavosi—sued Defendants St. Andrew's G...

Excerpt: ... RULING RE: Defendant Showtime Networks Inc.'s Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Produce Documents and Further Responses to Requests for Production; and Defendant Showtime Networks Inc.'s Motion to Compel Plaintiff's Further Responses to Special Interrogatories. Background Pleadings Plaintiff Gabriel Rueda sues Defendants Emmanuel Pacquiao, Frederick Roach, Keith M. Davidson, Paramount Global (Paramount; formerly CBS Corporation), Showtime Networks, ...

Excerpt: ...er to Show Cause re: Non-Appearance for Deposition, and Request for Monetary Sanctions; and Defendants OneUnited Bank and Kevin Cohee's Motion for a Protective Order re: the Taking of Defendant OneUnited Bank's In-House General Counsel Robert Cooper, and Request for Sanctions. Background Plaintiff Danny Bakewell, Sr. sues Defendants OneUnited Bank (the Bank), Kevin Cohee (Chairman and CEO of the Bank), and Does 1 to 20 pursuant to an April 15, 20...

Excerpt: ... Good Samaritan Hospital (the Hospital) pursuant to a January 30, 2023 handwritten Complaint. Unconnected to any stated cause of action, the Complaint alleges that staff at the Hospital received and released Plaintiff Jessica Martinez's partner, who later died. More specifically and among other things, the Complaint alleges that the staff at the Hospital admitted Plaintiff Martinez's partner for COVID-19, that the staff acted disdainfully in mock...

Excerpt: ... Motion to Compel Further Response to Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents, Set Two, Number 79, and Request for Monetary Sanctions. Background Pleadings Plaintiff Maria Leon sues Defendant Fathers of St. Charles dba Villa Scalabrini Retirement Center & Special Care Unit (allegedly erroneously sued as Villa Scalabrini, Villa Scalabrini Council, and Villa Scalabrini (9682); collectively referred to hereafter as Employer Defendants), Arde...

Excerpt: ...N; DENNIS TREADAWAY; REGINA JASINKSI; and DOES I through 20, inclusive, Defendants. Case No.: 21STCV20276 Hearing Date: 9/18/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendant Pacific Urban Investors' Demurrer to Complaint; and Defendant Pacific Urban Investors' Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint. Background Plaintiffs Marisela Vasquez, Anthony Ixta, Anabelle Ixta, Luna Vasquez, and Manuel Vasquez (the latter four Plaintiffs being minors) su...

Excerpt: ... Laboratory Products, Inc. to Further Respond to Plaintiff's Requests for Production, Set One, and Request for Sanctions; and Plaintiff Gloria Franklin's Motion to Compel Defendant Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc. to Further Respond to Plaintiff's Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Sanctions. Background Plaintiff Gloria Franklin sues Defendant Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc. (Spectrum Labs), Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corp. (Spec...

Excerpt: ...mpliance Applications Corporation's Demurrer to Complaint. Background Plaintiffs High Heals Kitchen, Inc. (High Heals) and Michelle Mangione sue Defendant Global Cannabis Compliance Applications Corporation (GCAC) and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a December 6, 2022 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Breach of Contract and (2) Fraud. The claims arise from allegations that High Heals has a proprietary interest in a cannabis dosing technology that re...

Excerpt: ...ories – General, Set One, and Request for Sanctions. Background Plaintiff Anselmo Morales sues KNJ Restaurants, Inc. dba Denny's (KNJ) and Does 1 through 50 pursuant to a November 2, 2021 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Failure to Pay All Wages Upon Separation Under [Labor Code § 201], (2) Failure to Provide Minimum Wage Compensation [Labor Code § 1197; § 1194, 1194.2 (a)], (3) Failure to Provide Overtime Compensation [Labor Code § 510, 11...

Excerpt: ...otnick, and Mary Jones's Motion to Compel Deposition Attendance and Production of Documents by Defendant BMW of North America, LLC's Person Most Knowledgeable. Background Plaintiffs Ian Zachary Botnick, Candy Michelle Botnick, and Mary Jones sue Defendants BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to an October 29, 2022 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Violation of Song-Beverly Act – Breach of Express Warranty, (2) Violatio...

Excerpt: ...gatories, Set One, and Request for Sanctions. Background Plaintiff Anselmo Morales sues KNJ Restaurants, Inc. dba Denny's (KNJ) and Does 1 through 50 pursuant to a November 2, 2021 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Failure to Pay All Wages Upon Separation Under [Labor Code § 201], (2) Failure to Provide Minimum Wage Compensation [Labor Code § 1197; § 1194, 1194.2 (a)]; (3) Failure to Provide Overtime Compensation [Labor Code § 510, 1194], (4) ...

Excerpt: ...Sanctions. Background Pleadings Plaintiff Pat La Torre sues Defendants Sowers Construction, Inc., Robert John Sowers, and Does 1 through 50 pursuant to a March 4, 2020 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Breach of Oral Contract, (2) Open Book Account, (3) Account Stated, (4) Goods and Services Rendered, and (5) Quantum Meruit. The claims arise from allegations that Defendants Sowers Construction and Robert John Sowers failed to pay Plaintiff La Torr...

Excerpt: ... Lawrence's Motion to Consolidate or Alternatively Stay Arbitration Proceeding; and Defendant James Raza Lawrence's Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action. Background Pleadings Plaintiffs Allison Margolin and Margolin & Lawrence sue Defendant James Raza Lawrence, Erez Gargir, Gargir Financial Services, and Does 1-50 pursuant to a June 7, 2023 Complaint alleging claims of (1) Conversion, (2) Constructive Fraud, and (3) Common Counts against ...

Excerpt: ...Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (SBA, also known as the lemon law) against Defendant FCA US LLC (FCA) and Does 1 through 50. The claims arose from allegations that Plaintiff purchased a 2015 Dodge Journey truck (Vehicle) pursuant to SBA warranties from FCA, in which defects arose during the warranty period—e.g., a defective engine, defective electrical system, and a defective transmission system—which FCA and its representatives were not able t...

Excerpt: ...DIVIDUAL; BARRY SHY, AN INDIVIDUAL; ERIC SHY, AN INDIVIDUAL; ROMMY SHY, AN INDIVIDUAL; ET AL., AND DOES 1- 100, INCLUSIVE, Defendants. Case No.: 23STCV06541 Hearing Date: 9/11/23 Trial Date: N/A [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Defendants Greystar California, Inc. and Lea Kim's Demurrer to Complaint; and Defendants Greystar California, Inc. and Lea Kim's Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint. Background Plaintiff Jayla Taylor brings this habitability acti...

Excerpt: ...inistrator of the estate of Edna Kuffour and acting in pro per, sues Defendants Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS) and Does 1 through 10 pursuant to a May 22, 2023 First Amended Complaint alleging claims of (1) Violation of California Civil Code § 2923.6, (2) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and (3) Violation of California Business & Professions Code §§ 17200 and 17500. The claims arise from allegations that Ms. Edna ...

Excerpt: ...DSC”) pursuant to claims pleaded in its Second Amended Complaint, including breach of contract and misrepresentation claims. DSC filed a Cross-Complaint against AMI alleging (1) Declaratory Judgment as to the monies owed to AMI for work performed, (2) Declaratory Judgment as to AMI's entitlement to the milestone award, and (3) Declaratory Judgment relating to alleged fraud by DSC to AMI. The Court entered judgment after cross motions for summar...

Excerpt: ..., and Monetary Sanctions. Background Pleadings Plaintiff Karyna Myres brings this habitability suit against Defendants (1) Ernst Hacker, (2) Kape Property Management, Inc. (Kape Property), (3) Doe 1 Tamir Hacker, as Successor Co-Trustee of the Survivor's Trust established under The Hacker Family Trust dated March 24, 1988, and as Successor Trustee of Survivor's Trust established under the Ernst Hacker and Bila Hacker Trust, restated March 16, 201...

Excerpt: ...Date: 2/20/24 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff Guadalupe Maxey's Motion to Compel Further Responses by Defendant KND Real Estate 40, LLC to Plaintiff's Requests for Production, Set Two, and Request for Sanctions. Background Plaintiff Guadalupe Maxey sues Defendants KND Real Estate 40, LLC (Kindred Paramount), KND SNF Real Estate Holdings, LLC (since dismissed), KND Real Estate Holdings, LLC (since dismissed), Kindred Healthcare Operating, LLC (KH...