Excerpt: ...nded Complaint (the “FAC”) on September 1, 2021. In the FAC, Plaintiffs assert a variety of causes of action against Jones and numerous other defendants. On November 23, 2023, three of the Defendants – Brian Williams, Ronald Williams, and Cash Money Records, Inc. (the “Settling Defendants”) – reached a settlement agreement. On January 10, 2024, the Settling Defendants filed a motion for a determination of good faith settlement. That m...

Excerpt: ...ty from a slip and fall occurring on November 3, 2020. On February 5, 2024, Defendant filed this motion for terminating sanctions, and monetary sanctions. Plaintiff filed her opposition on February 23, 2024. Defendant filed its reply on February 29, 2024. Legal Standard When a party “fails to obey an order compelling further response to interrogatories, the court may make those orders that are just, including the imposition of an issue sanction...

Excerpt: ...chair for the exiting from her flight on September 21, 2020. On February 13, 2024, Plaintiff and Defendant (collectively “the Parties”) jointly filed this motion to continue. Legal Standard Code Civ. Proc. § 128(a)(8) provides that the court has the power to amend and control its process and orders so as to make them conform to law and justice. “The power to determine when a continuance should be granted is within the discretion of the tri...

Excerpt: ...ce and General Negligence arising from an automobile accident on October 8, 2019. February 7, 2024, Defendant filed this motion to bifurcate. Plaintiffs filed their opposition on February 22, 2024. Defendant filed a reply on February 26, 2024. Legal Standard “The court, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice, or when separate trials will be conducive to expedition and economy, may order a separate trial of any cause of action … o...

Excerpt: .... On September 13, 2023, the motion came on for hearing. The Court granted the motion in part, continuing the trial date because of the serious health iss ues of Plaintiff's counsel and also extending the expert discovery deadlines. The Court denied Plaintiff's request to extend the deadlines for fact discovery, however, reasoning that case had been at issue for approximately two years and “Plaintiff has had plenty of time to conduct discovery....

Excerpt: ...tion of Defendant Brandon Cabot Clause (“Defendant”) for April 28, 2023. (Liberatore Decl., ¶ 6.) Defendant objected to the date, and the deposition was taken off calendar, but not alternative dates wer e provided. (Id. , ¶¶ 6 -8.) On September 1, 2023, Plaintiff served a second notice of deposition of Defendant for October 5, 2023. ( Id., ¶ 9.) Defendant objected again; Defendant again stated that alternative dates would be provided but ...

Excerpt: ...aintiff”) filed the Complaint in this action against Defendants 25 Art, L.P., Frederick Leeds, David Oved, and Does 1 through 50, asserting causes of action for negligence and premises liability. Plaintiff alleges that he was seriously injured when he fell down a flight of stairs on a fire escape attached to a building on South Hobart Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, that is owned, operated, managed, or controlled by defendants. On March 2...

Excerpt: ... front passenger seat of the moto r vehicle owned and driven by Defendant when Defendant suddenly and without warning, negligently veered right, off US -395, across the asphalt shoulder, down an embankment, striking a metal fence. On October 12, 2023, Defendant served Plaintiff with a notice of deposition, setting her deposition for October 23, 2023. (Mendoza Decl., ¶ 3 & Exh. A.) On October 17, Defendant advised that the deposition needed to be...

Excerpt: ...d Does 1 through 20 asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general neg ligence. Uber and Gomillion filed their answers on January 3 and January 11, 2022. On November 9, 2022, the Court signed an order, based upon the stipulation of the parties, continuing trial from December 2, 2022 to April 10, 2023. On February 24, 2023, the Court signed an order, based upon the stipulation of the parties, continuing trial to January 2, 202...

Excerpt: ...filed the complaint in this matter against Defendants Yongun Park (“Defendant”) and Does 1 through 50, asserting causes of action for general negligence and motor vehicle negligence. On May 24, 2023, Defendant filed an answer. On that same day (May 24), Defendant served Plaintiff with discovery requests, including Form Interrogatories (Set One) and Requests for Production (Set One). (Daryanavard Decls., ¶ 4 & Exhs. 1.) Plaintiff never served...

Excerpt: ...s ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc, Jon Eric Sohegian (collectively, “Defendants”), and Does 1 through 20, asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligen ce and general negligence. On December 20, 2022, Defendants filed their answer. On October 27, 2023, Plaintiff served discovery on Defendants, including Form Interrogatories (Set One) to each Defendant; Requests for Production (Set One) to each Defendant; and Requests for Admission (Sets ...

Excerpt: ...Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD” or “Defendant”): (1) premises liability and (2) violation of Government Code Section 835: liability for injury caused by a dangerous condition of its property. On February 1, 2024, Defendant filed this motion to bifurcate. Plaintiff filed his opposition on February 13, 2024. Defendants filed its reply on February 20, 2024. Legal Standard “The court, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid preju...

Excerpt: ...eral negligence, and loss of consortium against Defendant Ampac Logistics LLC and Does 1 to 100. On November 1, 2021, Plaintiffs amended the complaint to name Rush Truck Leasing, Inc. (“Rush”) as Doe 1 and Ampak Logistics Inc. as Doe 2. On December 17, 2021, Plaintiff amended the complaint to name 3Power Logistics Management (“3Power”) as Doe 3. On January 5, 2022, Rush filed its answer and a cross-complaint against Ampak Logistics, Inc. ...

Excerpt: ...n May 1, 2023, Defendant Dignity Community Care dba Northridge Hospital Medical Center (erroneously sued as Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Dignity Health) (“Defendant”) filed its answer. On January 29, 2024, Defendant filed its motion for summary judgment. The hearing is set for January 27, 2025. On January 30, 2024, Defendant filed this motion to continue trial or, in the alternative, to advance the date on the summary judgment motio...

Excerpt: ... out of a motor vehicle accident on December 15, 2019, near the intersection of Burbank Boulevard and Hayvenhurst Avenue in Los Angeles. On November 24, 2021, Plaintiffs Raul Perez, Miguel Perez, and Patricio Morales (collectively “Plaintiffs') filed the Complaint in this action asserting causes of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence against Postal Delivery Systems, L LC (“Postal Delivery”), Thomas Garro (“Garro”)...

Excerpt: ..., and Survival Action On February 1, 2024, Plaintiff filed this motion to reopen discovery. Defendant First Southern Baptist Church of Sylmar (“Defendant”) filed its opposition on February 14, 2024. Plaintiff filed her reply on February 20, 2024. LEGAL STANDARD “On motion of any party, the court may grant leave to complete discovery proceedings, or to have a motion concerning discovery heard, closer to the initial trial date, or to reopen d...

Excerpt: ...on February 3, 2022. The parties exchanged expert witness information on December 5, 2023. Defendant disclosed one retained expert witness, SangDo Park. M.D. (Nalbandyan Decl., Exh. B.) Defendant described the substance of Dr. Park's anticipated testimony to include (in part) “an opinion as to the course of treatment prescribed for the Plaintiff and the reasonableness and necessity of each treatment.” (Ibid.) Plaintiff disclosed three retaine...

Excerpt: ...ff alleged sustained on October 6, 2021. On October 19, 2022, Defendant Alpha Beta Company dba Food 4 Less (erroneously sued as Food 4 Less of California Inc., dba Food 4 Less) (“Defendant”) filed its answer. On that same day, Defendant served Plaintiff with Form Interrogatories (Set One.) (Breitburg Decl., Exh. A.) On June 16, 2023, the Court granted the motion of Plaintiff's attorney of record to be relieved as counsel. Plaintiff did not re...

Excerpt: ...Ana Rodriguez, and Nathaly Rodriguez filed a complaint on June 28, 2021, asserting causes of action for negligence and negligence per se against Defendant Angelica Biana Diaz (“Diaz”) and Does 1 through 25. Diaz filed her answer on August 20, 2021. In Case No. 21STCV24492 (the “Smith Action”), Plaintiff Lloyd Smith filed a complaint on July 1, 2021, asserting a cause of action for negligence against Defendants Diaz, Luis Rodriguez, and Do...

Excerpt: ...net Baker (“Plaintiff”) filed the Complaint in this action against Defendants City of Culver City (“City”), Michael English (“English”), and Does 1 through 25 asserting one cause of action for motor vehicle negligence. On December 16, 2021, Defendants City and English (collectively, “Defendants”) filed their Answer to the Complaint. Currently before the Court are two motions to compel depositions. Plaintiff initially noticed the d...

Excerpt: ...vember 13, 2023, Defendants Federal Express Corporation and Toananton Manh Nguyen (collectively “Defendants”) filed this motion to bifurcate. Plaintiff filed her opposition on February 7, 2024. Defendants filed their reply on February 15, 2024. Legal Standard “The court, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice, or when separate trials will be conducive to expedition and economy, may order a separate trial of any cause of action ...

Excerpt: ...hnston and Greg Johnston (“Plaintiffs”) filed the Complaint in this action against Defendant City of Los Angeles (“Defendant”) and Does 1 through 50, alleging causes of action for a dangerous condition of government property under Government Code section 835 and for loss of consortium. Plaintiffs verified their complaint. On December 6, 2023, Defendant filed its Answer to the Complaint. The Answer contains a general denial and affirmative...

Excerpt: ...t Code § 815.2, (3) Breach of Mandatory Duty under Government Code § 815.6, (4) Dangerous Condition of Public Property, and (5) Negligence, arising from an alleged sexual assault and battery occurring on April 28, 2022. On January 16, 2024, Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (“Defendant”) filed its motion for summary judgment. On January 26, 2024, Defendant filed this motion to continue trial. No opposition has been filed. Legal ...

Excerpt: ...e Porter, and Does 1 through 50, asserting a cause of action for negligence/negligence per se. On September 15, Defendant Gustavo Aldana Lopez (erroneously sued as Gustavo Adolfo Aldana) (“Aldana”) filed an answer to the complaint. On October 2, Defendants Dwayne Porter (“Porter”) and Eleather Fay Rhinehart (“Rhinehart”) filed an answer to the complaint and a cross-complaint for indemnity against Lyft, Inc., Aldana, and Roes 1 through...

Excerpt: ..., Johnson Electric, Kenneth Johnson, TGNPM, and Does 1 to 100, asserting causes of action or premis es liability and general negligence. Defendants Brian R. Stalker and Elizabeth H. Stalker (collectively, the “Stalkers”) filed their answer on September 15, 2023. On October 6, 2023, Defendant Johnson Electric and Kenneth Johnson (collectively, the “Johnson Defendants”) filed a motion to strike certain allegations in the complaint. On Novem...