Excerpt: ... Salvador Velazquez (Plaintiff) filed this action. On September 13, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (FAC) against defendants Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital (Queen of the Valley), Kindred Hospital Baldwin Park (Kindred Hospital), Rambod Amani -Yazdi, M.D., Azhar Haq, M.D, Sheri Pham, M.D. (Dr. Pham), Radhika Tulpule, M.D., and Does 1 through 100, alleging causes of action fo r wrongful death and statutory elder ab...

Excerpt: ...s order. BACKGROUND This is a disability rights case. On May 22, 2023, plaintiff Orlando Garcia (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants Wayne Lee, Frances N. Lee (collectively, Defendant Lee),[1] Rayed Abdulnour, and Does 1 through 50, alleging causes of action for v iolations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act. On June 29, 2023, Defendant Lee answered the complaint. On February 21, 2024, Plaintiff move...

Excerpt: ...endant Langer Juice Company, Inc., et al.'s request for monetary sanctions in the reduced amount of $810.00. Defendant Keith Davis must pay said monetary sanctions to counsel for Plaintiff within 30 days of the Court's o rder. Moving Parties are ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a breach of contract case. On March 2, 2022, plaintiff Langer Juice Company, Inc. (Plaintiff) filed...

Excerpt: ... (Set One); and 5. Plaintiff Amilkar Frausto's Motion to Deem the Truth of Matters Specified in Requests for Admissions, Set One, Admitted and Conclusively Established. TENTATIVE RULING The Court GRANTS Plaintiff Amilkar Frausto's motion to compel responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One, Nos. 1 -3, 6- 27, 29 -33, 35- 36, 38-39, 41- 42, 44-45, 47- 48, 50-51, 62- 64, 78, 80, and 82. Defendant Ach Telecom, Inc. must provide verified, code -com...

Excerpt: ... motion to expunge lis pendens. The Court will not require Plaintiff to post a bond. The Court also declines to award attorney's fees and costs. The Court SUSTAINS the demurrer to the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Causes of Action in the Second Amended Cross -Complaint with leave to amend. The Court OVERRULES the demurrer to the Fourth and Fifteenth Causes of Action. Defendants Millner ...

Excerpt: ...orm Interrogatories, Set One. Plaintiff must serve complete and verified responses, without objection, to Defendants' Request for Production and Identification of Documents, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Form Interrogatories, Set One, and produce all responsive documents, within 20 days of the Court's order. The Court GRANTS Defendants' requests for monetary sanctions in the reduced amount of $684.95. Plaintiff and her counsel of...

Excerpt: ...ry 30, 2024, plaintiff Souzan Gendy (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants County of Los Angeles (County), FALCK Mobile Care Corp., FALCK USA, Inc. (collectively, Defendants), and Does 1 through 10, alleg ing causes of action for general negligence and strict liability. On March 19, 2024, County demurred to the complaint. On April 17, 2024, Plaintiff opposed the demurrer. On the same date, Plaintiff dismissed the Second Cause of Action ...

Excerpt: ...arbitration matter. On December 8, 2023, petitioner Swift Financial, LLC, as Servicing Agent for WebBank (Petitioner) filed a petition against respondents Lumenos Technologies, Inc., Matthew Laney (collectively, Respondents) and Does 1 to 10, to confirm an arbitration award issued on July 12, 2023 in the amount of $111,196.02. Respondents did not oppose the petition. LEGAL STANDARD “Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made ma...

Excerpt: ... an amended complaint within 20 days of the Court's order. Alternatively, if Plaintiffs decline to amend and choose to proceed on the remaining causes of action, Defendants must file and serve an answer within 30 days of the Court's order. The Court GRANTS the motion to strike to the following portions of the First Amended Complaint: 1. Paragraph 7, page 3 line 4, “jointly and severally”; 2. Paragraph 49, “emotional distress, mental anguish...

Excerpt: ... Judgment and to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of the Court's order. BACKGROUND This is a real property dispute. On February 14, 2018, Plaintiffs Bharat Patel (Bharat) and Dinesh Patel (Dinesh) (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action (KC070042) against Dr. Prakash Patel and Does 1 through 10, alleging causes of action for breach of settlement agreement and fraud. On March 16, 2020, Prakash Patel (Prakash...

Excerpt: ...on/Fraud. The Court GRANTS the motion to strike as to request nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. The Court DENIES the motion to strike as to request nos. 1, 2, 3 and 9. Given the number and nature of allegations stricken, the Court orders Plaintiffs to file and serve a Fourth Amended Complaint within 10 days of the Court's order, solely removing all of the allegations stricken in this Motion to strike by Georges and Prager, as wel...

Excerpt: ...NTS the motion for summary adjudication as to the Second Cause of Action for declaratory relief. Defendant Great New World Equity LLC is ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a breach of contract action. On September 26, 2022, plaintiff Zhou's Investment & Management, Inc. dba The Noodle (Plaintiff) filed this action. On October 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended...

Excerpt: ... ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a lemon law case. On February 9, 2024, plaintiff Pedro Gonzalez (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendant General Motors, LLC (Defendant) and Does 1 through 50, alleging causes of action for violation of subdivision (d) of Civil Code section 1793.2, violation of subdivision (b) of Civil Code section 1793.2, violation of subdivision (a)(...

Excerpt: ...Defendant Tucker Lincoln's motion to strike as moot. Defendant Tucker Lincoln is ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling and file proof of service of same within five days of the Court's order. BACKGROUND This is a nuisance action relating to illegal sales of cannabis. On March 16, 2022, plaintiff City of El Monte (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants Lino James Ibarra (Ibarra), Michael Atencio, Manuel Aquino, Joseph Hernandez, Ju...

Excerpt: ...rm Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, and Requests for Production. The Court DENIES Plaintiff's requests for monetary sanctions. Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a partition action. On October 27, 2023, plaintiff Lawrence Elmer Barkley, Jr. (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendant Judy Ann Drebert (Defendant) and Does 1 through 10, alleging one caus...

Excerpt: ...ain orders Plaintiff to provide verified responses, without objections, to Defendant's Requests for Production of Documents, Set One, and Form Interrogator ies, Set One, within 20 days of the Court's order. Defendant is ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order and file proof of service of the same. BACKGROUND This is a business dispute case. On May 17, 2022, plaintiff California Home Solar Technology, I...

Excerpt: ...al malpractice action. On September 7, 2021, plaintiff Jennifer Alcox, individually and as successor in interest to decedent Yvonne Alcox (Plaintiff), filed this action. On September 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Com plaint against defendants Emanate Health Medical Center dba Queen of the Valley Hospital (Queen of the Valley), Augen Batou, D.O. (Dr. Batou), Adel Sandouk, M.D. (Dr. Sandouk), and Does 1 through 100, allegin...

Excerpt: ... ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a family business dispute. On November 15, 2023, plaintiffs Jesse Hirezi (Jesse), an individual and as Trustee of the J & R Hirezi Family Trust of April 20, 2015, Randa Hirezi (Randa), an individual and as Trustee of the J & R Hirezi Family Trust o f April 20, 2015 (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against defendants Hanna Bishara ...

Excerpt: ... and Ho Seong Lee (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against defendants Nicholas Simmons (Nicholas), Cathy Simmons (Cathy) (collectively, Moving Parties), Prager Metis, CPAs (Prager), Genitrix Georges (Georges), and Does 1 to 10. On September 29, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint (SAC), alleging causes of action for injury to real property, breach of contract (Nicholas and Cathy Simmons), intentional misreprese ntation/f...

Excerpt: ...ments; and 4. Plaintiff Holly Robin Garcia's Motion to Compel Defendant Michael Antonio Diaz to Respond to Requests for Admissions. TENTATIVE RULING The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motions to compel Defendant Michael Antonio Diaz to respond to special interrogatories, form interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admissions. The truth of the matters specified in Requests for Admissions, Set One, is deemed and conclusiv...

Excerpt: ...a Motor Co., Inc. (Defendant) and Does 1 through 10, alleging causes of action for Violation of Song -Beverly Act – Breach of Express Warranty, Violation of Song- Beverly Act – Breach of Implied Warranty, and Violation of the Song -Beverly Act Section 1793.2. On February 21, 2024, Defendant moved to compel binding arbitration. On April 3, 2024, Plaintiff opposed the motion. On April 9, 2024, Defendant replied. LEGAL STANDARD Parties may be co...

Excerpt: ... (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendant Lemonshark, LLC (Defendant) and Does 1 to 10, alleging one cause of action for violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. On January 11, 2024, the Court struck Defendant's answer to the complaint and entered its default. On March 12, 2024, Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default judgment. LEGAL STANDARD Code of Civil Procedure section 585 permits entry of a default judgment after a party has ...

Excerpt: ...o 20, alleging causes of action for breach of contract, fraud, common count, conversion, constructive trust, restitution/unjust enrichment, and civil conspiracy. Default was entered against Gong on May 18, 2023. Default was later entered against Fu and Xu on June 23, 2023. On October 18, 2023, Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default judgment, which was denied without prejudice. On February 27, 2024, Plaintiff refiled a request for entry of...

Excerpt: .... On October 12, 20 23, default was entered against Defendant. On March 4, 2024, Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default judgment.[1] LEGAL STANDARD Code of Civil Procedure section 585 permits entry of a default judgment after a party has failed to timely respond or appear. (Code Civ. Proc., § 585.) A party seeking judgment on the default by the court must file a Request for Court Judgment, and: (1) a brief summary of the case; (2) declar...

Excerpt: ...Andrew's Son Trading, Inc. (Andrew's Son Trading), Jiazheng Lu aka Andrew Lu (Lu), and Does 1 through 50 (collectively, Defen dants). Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint on August 17, 2022, alleging causes of action against the same Defendants for breach of written contract, common counts, open book account, fraud, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fa ir dealing, and unfair business practices. On May 27, 2022, Andrew'...