Excerpt: ...mplaint against Cross- Defendants Airdraulics, Inc. and Does 1-25 for equitable indemnity, partial equitable indemnity, implied indemnity, and declaratory relief. On July 7, 2023, Defendant filed motions to compel Plaintiff's responses to special interrogatories, set one, and form interrogatories, set one. Defendant also requested monetary sanctions. The motions were set for hearing on December 6, 2023. Plaintiff did not file oppositions. PARTY'S...

Excerpt: ...ss- complaint against Cross-Defendants Caliber and Roes 1-20 for equitable indemnity, express indemnity, apportionment of fault, breach of contract, and declaratory relief. On May 27, 2022, Caliber filed an answer. On May 6, 2022, Plaintiff amended the complaint to include Defendants MCK Asset Management, Inc. (“MCK”) as Doe 1 and GRG Management Services (“GRG”) as Doe 2. On October 10, 2022, MCK and GRG filed an answer and MCK filed a cr...

Excerpt: ...ent Doe. On December 9, 2020, Walmart filed an answer. On November 3, 2023, Walmart filed a motion for terminating sanctions to be heard on December 6, 2023. On November 21, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition. On November 29, 2023, Walmart filed a reply. The trial is currently scheduled to begin on January 8, 2024. PARTIES' REQUESTS Walmart requests that the Court issue terminating sanctions against Plaintiff and dismiss the case. Plaintiff requ...

Excerpt: ...ubstituted service of the summons, complaint, and other documents on Defendant on July 15, 2021. On December 20, 2021, the clerk entered Defendant's default. On September 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for Court judgment against Defendant to be heard on November 20, 2023. The Court continued the hearing to December 5, 2023. On October 2, 2023, the Court dismissed the Doe defendants without prejudice at Plaintiff's request. PARTY'S REQUEST Pl...

Excerpt: ...aintiff filed a proof of service showing personal service on Defendant of the summons, complaint, statement of damages, and other documents on February 24, 2023. On April 17, 2023, the clerk entered Defendant's default. On August 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for Court judgment to be heard on October 12, 2023. The Court continued the hearing to December 5, 2023. PARTY'S REQUEST Plaintiff Jacob Ali requests that the Court enter a default jud...

Excerpt: ...ainants Club DB Lounge (also referred to as Downey's Billiard LLC dfba Club db Lounge) and Hayk Gevorkyan (also referred to as Hayk Geborkyan) filed a general denial and a cross-complaint against Cross-Defendants Frontline and Roes 1-100 for indemnity. On February 14, 2020, the clerk entered Frontline's default on Plaintiff's complaint. On January 18, 2023, the Court set aside Frontline's default. On January 19, 2023, Frontline filed a general de...

Excerpt: ... Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as Doe 1. On January 6, 2023, Plaintiff amended the complaint to include Defendant Edison Power Constructors, Inc. (“Edison Power”) as Doe 2. On January 12, 2023, Plaintiff amended the complaint to include Defendant PLH Group as Doe 3. On March 8, 2023, Campbell filed an answer. On May 5, 2023, Campbell filed another answer. On April 3, 2023, the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Los Ang...

Excerpt: ...iled a proof of service showing substituted service of the summons, complaint, and other documents on Carrillo on December 2, 2021. On February 23, 2022, the clerk entered Carrillo's default. On April 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed a proof of service showing personal service of an amended summons, amendment to complaint, complaint, statement of damages, and other documents on Figueroa on April 23, 2023. On October 4, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request fo...

Excerpt: ...sonal service on Walters, at an address in Los Angeles, of the summons, complaint, and other documents on November 28, 2022. On January 12, 2023, Plaintiff filed a proof of service showing personal service on Walters, at an address in Los Angeles, of a statement of damages on January 8, 2023. On February 23, 2023, the clerk entered Walters's default. On March 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed another proof of service showing service on Walters of the sum...

Excerpt: ...Wine Warehouse(“Warehouse”) as Doe 1. On January 4, 2023, Warehouse filed an answer. On June 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel Warehouse's responses to special interrogatories, set one, and for sanctions, to be heard on November 30, 2023. On November 16, 2023, Warehouse filed an opposition. On November 20, 2023, Plaintiff filed a response to the opposition. Trial is currently scheduled for April 10, 2024. PARTIES' REQUESTS Plaintif...

Excerpt: ... Wine Warehouse (“Warehouse”) as Doe 1. On January 4, 2023, Warehouse filed an answer. On June 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed motions (1) to compel Warehouse's responses to request for production and identification of documents and things, set one, and for sanctions, (2) to compel Warehouse's responses to form interrogatories, set one, and for sanctions, and (3) to deem admitted the truth of matters specified in requests for admission, set one, se...

Excerpt: ...out prejudice. On May 30, 2023, the Court vacated the dismissal. On September 11, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for court judgment to be heard on September 18, 2023. The Court continued the hearing to November 30, 2023. PARTY'S REQUEST Plaintiff requests that the Court enter a default judgment against Defendant Abraham Dominguez and award Plaintiff $376,586.85, consisting of $176,586.85 in special damages, $200,000.00 in general damages, $0.00 ...

Excerpt: ...out prejudice. On May 30, 2023, the Court vacated the dismissal. On September 11, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for court judgment to be heard on September 18, 2023. The Court continued the hearing to November 30, 2023. PARTY'S REQUEST Plaintiff requests that the Court enter a default judgment against Defendant Abraham Dominguez and award Plaintiff $376,586.85, consisting of $176,586.85 in special damages, $200,000.00 in general damages, $0.00 ...

Excerpt: ...of consortium. On February 3, 2022, Plaintiffs amended the complaint to include Defendants Ketter Construction, Inc. (“Ketter Construction”) as Doe 1. On April 11, 2022, Ketter Construction and Mariposa filed an answer. On May 13, 2022, Plaintiffs amended the complaint to include Defendant “Bolivar Levi Ramirez an individual doing business as Cal-Crete Construction Co.” as Doe 2. On May 16, 2023, Plaintiffs amended the complaint to includ...

Excerpt: ...023. On September 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition. On November 17, 2023, Defendant filed a reply. The trial is currently set for February 5, 2024. PARTIES' REQUESTS Defendant requests that the Court issue terminating sanctions against Plaintiff and dismiss the complaint. Plaintiff requests that the Court deny the motion. LEGAL STANDARD Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.030 provides in part: “To the extent authorized by the chapter go...

Excerpt: ... a first amended complaint against Escape Revolution, Melrose, Soleiman Hakakian, Refoua, Shahla Hakakian (“Shahla Hakahian”), Lux Air Heating & Air Conditioning (“Lux”), Zaven Simonyan (“Simonyan”), and Does 1-25 for loss of consortium. On September 15, 2023, Escape Revolution, Melrose, Soleiman Hakakian, Shahla Hakakian, and Refouna filed an answer and a cross- complaint against Lux, Simonyan, and Roes 1-20 for equitable indemnity, ...

Excerpt: ...os Angeles County Sheriff's Department) (“County”) and Keith filed an answer. On October 5, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to quash the County's subpoenas for records to be heard on November 22, 2023. On November 8, 2023, the County and Keith (“Defendants”) filed an opposition. On November 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed a reply. Trial is currently scheduled for March 8, 2024. PARTIES' REQUESTS Plaintiff requests that the Court quash or modify ...

Excerpt: ...f damages, and other documents. On July 13, 2023, the clerk entered Ramos's default. On September 7, 2023, Plaintiff submitted a JUD-100 Judicial Council form proposed default judgment against Ramos, supporting declarations, and a summary of the case. PARTY'S REQUEST Plaintiff Jameelah El-Shabazz requests that the Court enter default judgment against Defendant Maria Lucila Ramos and award Plaintiff $12,510.00, consisting of $12,000.00 in damages ...

Excerpt: ...2021, the Court dismissed Trinity Worldwide Reprographics, Inc. without prejudice. On May 18, 2022, the Court set aside the dismissal. On October 23, 2023, Alvarado and Trinity Worldwide Reprographics, Inc. (“Moving Defendants”) filed a motion to compel Plaintiff's deposition and for sanctions to be heard on November 21, 2023. Plaintiff has not filed an opposition. Trial is currently scheduled for January 30, 2024. PARTY'S REQUESTS Moving Def...

Excerpt: ...gence and negligence per se. There is a substantial procedural history in this case, which the Court will not attempt to summarize here. As is pertinent to the pending motion, on March 21, 2023, the Court granted the Defendant's motion to compel the mental examination of Plaintiff; on April 13, 2023, Dr. George Henry conducted the examination of Plaintiff; and on August 10, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion and ordered Dr. Henry to provi...

Excerpt: ...Judge Ellis. Other than in public court proceedings, Judge Ellis has never had any contact with Dr. Obeng. Judge Ellis has determined that his role in other public court proceedings involving Dr. Obeng does not disqualify him from presiding over this action, but of course if any party wishes to be heard on this issue, the Court will hear from them. Background On October 2, 2019, Plaintiff Karina Mena (Plaintiff) filed a complaint against Defendan...

Excerpt: ...ons, complaint, statement of damages, and other documents on Defendant on May 6, 2022. On October 4, 2022, the clerk entered Defendant's default. On June 16, 2023, and October 13, 2023, the Court dismissed the Doe defendants without prejudice at Plaintiff's request. On October 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for court judgment against Defendant to be heard on November 17, 2023. PARTY'S REQUEST Plaintiff requests that the Court enter default j...

Excerpt: ... 2023. On June 29, 2023, Defendant filed a motion to quash service of the summons and complaint, to be heard on November 17, 2023. On November 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition. No trial date is currently set. PARTIES' REQUESTS Defendant requests that the Court quash service of the summons and complaint. Plaintiff requests that the Court deny the motion. LEGAL STANDARD “A defendant, on or before the last day of his or her time to plead or ...

Excerpt: ...udice at Plaintiff's request. On March 15, 2022, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint, which included Defendant Theresa Nicolas as well as the other previously-named defendants. On June 15, 2022, Defendant Karabel & Sons Investments filed an answer. On December 1, 2022, the Court dismissed Defendant Karabel & Sons Investments with prejudice at Plaintiff's request. On June 15, 2023, Defendants 1000 Palms Associates Group, 59th Equity Investor...

Excerpt: ...d as trustee of the Sutherlin Family Trust (“Brett Sutherlin”), Karen Sutherlin, individually and as trustee of the Sutherlin Family Trust (“Karen Sutherlin”), and Does 1-50 for general negligence and premises liability. On January 20, 2023, Palisades, Academy, and Wamble filed an answer and a cross-complaint against Cross-Defendants Brett Sutherlin, Karen Sutherlin, and Roes 1-20 for indemnity and contribution. On July 18, 2023, Karen Su...