Excerpt: ...nt in the amount of the outstanding balance under the settlement agreement, $12,250. The motion to enforce settlement agreement pursuant to CCP §664.6 is granted. The dismissal entered on July 29, 2021 is set aside and judgment shall be entered in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendant in the amount of $12,250. Plaintiffs shall prepare the judgment. Background Plaintiffs Lorenza and Fernando Salvatierra were residential tenants of Defendant T...

Excerpt: ...r”) (collectively, “Cross-Defendants”) to provide responsive documents to CJ Concrete's Requests for Production of Documents (“RFP”) Nos. 3 and 4. Defendants' motion is GRANTED. Cross-Defendants shall produce the requested documents within 30 days. Background Plaintiff filed this action on March 3, 2021 against Defendants CJ Concrete and John C. Sarno (collectively, “Defendants”), stating claims for (1) wrongful termination in viola...

Excerpt: ...in the amount of $19,408.61, comprised of S18,900 in attorney's fees and $508.61 in costs. Plamtiff shall pay this amount to Cohen's counsel within 30 days. Background On September 21, 2023, the Court granted Cohen's special motion to strike pursuant to the anti- SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, striking all causes of action in Plaintiff's operative complamt against Cohen. In that order, the Court determined that Cohen was e...

Excerpt: ...s to strike the TAC's request for punitive damages. Defendant's demurrer is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. Defendant's motion for sanctions is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall pay directly to Defendant's counsel $15,000 in attorney's fees within 30 days of this order. Background In 2019, Plaintiff suffered an adverse ruling in an arbitration against Defendant and Defendant's owner, Robert Hayman (“Hayman”). Defendant was ordered to pay $539,491 to...

Excerpt: ... and cross-plaintiff Swmg House Stages, Inc. Oenant") and cross-plaintiff Genoveva Winsen (collectively, the "Tenant Parties"). The Landlord parties seek to compel further responses to the followmg discovery served on Tenant: Landlord's Requests for Production ("RFP"), Set One, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-14, 16-19; Landlord's RFPs SetTwo, Nos. 20-26, 57, 65; Tavitian's RFPs, Set One, Nos. 1-6, 12. The Landlord parties seek to compel further responses to ...

Excerpt: ...Court GRANTS Defendants' motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings. The Court sets a status conference re arbitration for June 5, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Defendants to give notice. Background This litigation concerns a number of transactions regarding real property located at 11000 Chalon Road in Los Angeles (the “Property”). In February 2020, Plaintiff Leeor 26 LLC (“Plaintiff ”) entered into a series of written agreements with Defenda...

Excerpt: ...iff Brent Foster Beardmore (“Plaintiff”). Defendants the City and the Individual Defendants (collectively, “Defendants”) also move to strike certain allegations from the SAC. The Court (a) SUSTAINS Defendants' demurrer to the Third Cause of Action with 20 days' leave to amend; (b) OVERRULES Defendants' demurrer to the Fourth Cause of Action; and (c) DENIES Defendants' motion to strike. Defendants shall give notice. Background Plaintiff fi...

Excerpt: ...his action pending the outcome of arbitration. Defendants' motion to compel arbitration and stay this action is DENIED. Background Plaintiffs purchased a 2017 Hyundai Tucson vehicle (the 'Vehicle") from Keyes Hyundai of Van Nuys ("Keyes"). (Ameripour Decl„ Exh. 2.) (Complaint 5-6.) On that day, Plaintiffs signed a Retail Installment Sale Contract ("RISC"), which included an arbitration agreement. (Ameripour Decl„ Exh. 2.) Defendant, the Vehic...

Excerpt: ...s”). As set out in this order, Royal's demurrer is OVERRULED. Background From February 1, 2017 to October 27, 2020, Plaintiffs lived at 5937 S. Avalon Boulevard, Unit 6, Los Angeles, CA 90003 (the “Property”). Plaintiffs rented the property from Royal. Plaintiffs allege that Royal failed to maintain the property, resulting in a number of conditions including plumbing problems, lack of hot water, lack of working heating facilities, pest issu...

Excerpt: ...ors LLC (“Defendant”). Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to RFP Nos. 13-16 and 34-35 is GRANTED as set forth below. Defendant shall produce within 30 days further written responses and documents in accordance with the Court's guidelines for production set forth below. Plaintiff 's request for sanctions is GRANTED in the amount of $2004.15. Defendant shall pay the attorney's fees directly to Plaintiff 's counsel within 30 days. Ba...

Excerpt: ...ronment and failure to prevent harassment, discrimmation, and retaliation; SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND with respect to Plaintiffs wrongful termination in violation of FEHA claim, on the grounds that it is duplicative of another cause of action, and SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND with respect to all other claims. Background On August 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed her FAC against Saks and Alicia Garcia (collectively, "Defendants"). Saks was Plainti...

Excerpt: ... protective order regarding the post-examination handling of test contents, raw data, and the audio recording of the examination. Defendant City's motion is GRANTED. The details relating to the neuropsychological examination and related Court orders are set forth below. Background On October 22, 2020, Plaintiffs Salvador Barrios and Elena Barrios (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Defendants Healthy Start-East LA, Inc., Daniel Tercero N...

Excerpt: ...ion pending the outcome of arbitration. Kaiser's motion to compel arbitration is DENIED. Background Plaintiff has health insurance with Kaiser through an HMO plan issued to her husband, Michael Saltzman ("Michael"). Both Plaintiff and Michael were enrolled in Kaisers health insurance through Gold Coast Joint Benefit Trust ("Gold Coast"). Gold Coast had an agreement (the "EOC") with Kaiser under which Kaiser provided healthcare services for benefi...

Excerpt: ...ant”). Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses to RFP Nos. 16-21 is GRANTED as set forth below. Defendant shall produce within 30 days further written responses and documents in accordance with the Court's guidelines for production set forth below. Plaintiff shall give notice. Background Plaintiffs purchased a 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 on October 15, 2021. Plaintiff alleges the car suffered from a defective engine system, safety system, t...

Excerpt: ...art Four, LLC (“Part Four”). Cross-Defendants also move to strike the punitive damages claim from the cross-complaint. Cross-Defendants' Demurrer is OVERRULED and the Motion to Strike is DENIED. Cross-Defendants shall file an answer in 20 days. Background The operative Second Amended Complaint in this action involves claims by Dortch and Sly Spectrum as plaintiffs against Joshua Golsen, Barry Golsen, Rebel Bass, LLC, GOL Capital LLC and Part ...

Excerpt: ...G SANG ERIC TAK, an individual; and THE ONE1 ENTERTAINEMENT, INC., a California Corporation. Plaintiff 12 ALBANY, LLC's request for entry of default judgment against Defendants OG FARMZ, INC., a California Corporation; CHONG SANG ERIC TAK, an individual; and THE ONE1 ENTERTAINEMENT, INC., a California Corporation is CONTINUED to November 22, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. to allow Plaintiff to file a new declaration in support of attorney fees with the correc...

Excerpt: ...ents and move for monetary sanctions against Defendant BeautyCon Media ABC Trust (the “Trust”) and its counsel that was filed on June 16, 2023, and set for hearing on October 24, 2023. Plaintiffs' motion to compel responses to Request for Production, Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, and Production of Documents is GRANTED. The Trust shall provide responses without objection and any additional documents within 30 days. The Court a...

Excerpt: ...nia Arbitration Act. The motion of SPS to compel arbitration is GRANTED. The Court stays this case pending the outcome of the arbitration. Background This action arises out of an employment dispute. Plaintiff Jose Nunez (“Plaintiff”) brings this action against Defendants SPS Technologies, LLC (“SPS”), Precision Castparts Corp. (“Precision”), Alex Morris (“Morris”) and Maile Ashdown (“Ashdown”). Plaintiff worked for SPS and Pre...

Excerpt: ...s action concerns Plaintiffs' claims that the duplex residence at which they lived, located at 6810 S. Van Ness Avenue in Los Angeles, was not habitable. Defendant Irene Terrell (“Defendant”) owns the building, which is managed by her family members. On August 31, 2022, Plaintiffs filed Nickiah Sims v. Irene Terrell, et al., case number 22STCV28503 assigned to Department 12 of the Los Angeles Superior Court (the “Earlier Action”). The Ear...

Excerpt: ...ces to CalECPA should be excluded from trial. At a minimum, the statute provides relevant background information, including as to Plaintiff's expectation of privacy. 2. Defendants' Motion In Limine No. 2: Granted. The testimony of Ramiro Durazo, Jesus Gomez and Edward Rice shall be excluded. As with any other motion in limine, to the extent that Plaintiff believes that the evidence of these witnesses becomes relevant and admissible, she shall bri...

Excerpt: ...nt Luzelba Lozano Mansour (“Defendant Luzelba”) Answer to the First Amended Complaint. The Court uses the first names of defendants for clarity. No disrespect is intended. Plaintiffs' demurrer is SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to Defendant Zaki's fifth, twelfth, sixteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-third affirmative defenses. Defendant Zaki shall amend the answer within 10 days. Plaintiffs' demurrer is OVERRULED as to Defendant Zaki...

Excerpt: ... provide further responses and responsive documents to Plaintiff's Requests For Production of Documents 13-16 and 34-35 within 30 days in accordance with the guidelines set forth below. Plaintiff's request for sanction is GRANTED. Defendant shall pay Plaintiff's counsel $1,761.65 within 30 days. Background - In 2022, Ma Guadalupe Alvarez-Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) purchased a 2022 Chevrolet Trax (“Vehicle”) from General Motors LLC (“Defendan...

Excerpt: ...a Flowers's (“Plaintiff”) race harassment claim. The motion is opposed. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Background Plaintiff brought this wrongful termination action against Defendants, alleging two causes of action for (1) race harassment in violation of Gov't Code §§12940 et seq. and (2) race discrimination in violation of Gov't Code §§12940 et seq. However, on March 20, 2023, the Court entered the parties' joint stip...

Excerpt: ...tion for a protective order is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall give notice. Background Plaintiffs Salvador Barrios and Elena Barrios bring this action against Healthy Start- East LA, Inc., Daniel Tercero Neri, County of Los Angeles, City of Commerce, Karapet Dzheragyan, Henry Loaiza, Anait Krgatbashyan, Lusine Krgatbashyan, Siranush Krgatbashyan, and Casa de Angeles Cal. Corp. Plaintiffs allege causes of action for: (1) negligence (motor vehicle collisi...

Excerpt: ...fth cause of action with leave to amend. Plaintiffs shall amend the twelfth cause of action within five days. Defendants' Motion to Strike is DENIED. Defendants shall give notice. Background - This action arises out of allegations of uninhabitable renal units. Hamid Mirghambari and several plaintiffs (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed suit against Peyman Jacob Yadegar, Tarzana Five Properties LLC, Sergio Romero, Tarzana Five LLC, and Fachoy L...