Excerpt: ...out of an auto accident on January 9, 2020. On May 10, 2023, plaintiffs Linda Marie Aversa, individually and as the successor-in-interest to the Estate of Jeremy Richard Olivas (Aversa) and Ricardo Olivas (Olivas) filed this action (Case Number 21STCV17487) against defendants Ford Motor Company, LTD, Will Tiesiera Ford, Inc., Kaj Wendall Faaborg (Faaborg), and Does 1 through 50, alleging causes of action for strict product liability, negligent pr...

Excerpt: ...of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and negligent hiring, supervision and retention. On December 18, 2023, the Court struck Defendant's answer to the complaint and entered default against Defendant for failure to retain counsel. On January 23, 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 failed to timely respo...

Excerpt: ...in five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a wrongful death and elder abuse action. On October 16, 2023, plaintiff Patricia Nagle (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants Storm Haven, Inc., Harvienia Williams, Ian Sebastian Williams, Lee Frances Porter (collectively, Defendants) and Does 1 through 50, alleging causes of action for wrongful death and civil elder abuse and neglect. On January 8, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion f...

Excerpt: ... order. BACKGROUND This is a business dispute. On March 13, 2023, Plaintiffs Bin Xu (Xu), individually and derivatively on behalf of X-Planet LLC, and Shenzhen Famo Technology Co., Ltd (Famo) (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against Defendants TMD Shops LLC (TMD), Yuan Zhou (Zhou), Xiaoyu Li (Li) (collectively, Moving Parties), X-Planet LLC (X-Planet), and Does 1 through 25. On November 9, 2023, the operative First Amended Complaint (...

Excerpt: ...gire and Gladys Moraa Ndugire (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against defendants Tulio Cardona, Cardona Realty, Emporium Financial Group, Franklin Ramirez, and Does 1 through 10, alleging causes of action for non-disclosure of material facts, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, negligence, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. On July 1, 2020, default was entered against defendants Tul...

Excerpt: ...e to amend should be granted. The Court DENIES the motion to strike as moot. Defendant is ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling and file a proof of service of same within five calendar days of the Court's order. BACKGROUND This is an elder abuse case. On November 2, 2022, Plaintiff Kung Alan Chang (Plaintiff), by and through her guardian ad litem, Kelly Chang, filed this action. On November 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative Second Am...

Excerpt: ...me of Defendant All Good Escrow, Inc.'s demurrer, which is currently set for hearing on February 21, 2024, before setting the deadline for Plaintiff to file an amended complaint. The Court DENIES the motion to strike. Defendants Bolun Zhang and Taikoo Supply Chain, Inc. are ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a real property dispute. On August 14, 2023, Plaintiff Weijun Zhang (P...

Excerpt: ...ugust 20, 2020, Plaintiff Steven Anthony Montoya (Plaintiff) filed this action against Defendants San Dimas Community Hospital, Ralph E. Conner, D.O., Emergent Medical Associates, Dr. Hakak, Crunch Fitness, County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and Does 1 through 200, alleging causes of action for medical negligence, negligence, false imprisonment depravation [sic] of right under color of state law, depravation [sic] of ...

Excerpt: ...a lemon law case. On September 8, 2023, plaintiffs Joe Casanova and Blanca Ramirez (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against defendants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW), Covina Volkswagen (collectively, Defendants), and Does 1 through 10, alleging causes of action for violation of subdivisions (D), (B), and (A)(3) of Civil Code section 1793.2, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, and negligent repair. On November 13...

Excerpt: ...ling Plaintiff Mohamad Tavana to [sic] Verified Objection Free Responses to Request for Production of Documents Set One TENTATIVE RULING The Court GRANTS Defendant's motions to compel responses to Form Interrogatories Set One, Specially Prepared Interrogatories Set One, and Request for Production of Documents Set One. Plaintiff must serve complete and verified responses to Defendant's discovery requests, without objections, within 20 days of the ...

Excerpt: ...ND This is a California Public Records Act dispute. On September 26, 2022, Petitioners Insider, Inc. (Insider) and Matt Drange (Drange) (collectively, Petitioners) filed a verified petition for writ of mandate against Respondent El Monte Union High School District (Respondent) to compel compliance with the California Public Records Act (CPRA) in connection with two CPRA requests. On November 28, 2022, Respondent answered the petition. On November...

Excerpt: ... this action against Defendants Jesus E Espinoza, Pamela Witrago (Defendants), and Does 1 through 15, alleging one cause of action for breach of contract. Default was entered against Defendants on September 27, 2023. Following a denial of Plaintiff's prior default judgment package, Plaintiff resubmitted a default judgment package on November 17, 2023. LEGAL STANDARD Code of Civil Procedure section 585 permits entry of a default judgment after a p...

Excerpt: ...LA), LTD filed this action against defendants Arbor CPA, APC, Hui Heidi Liu, CPA, (collectively, Defendants) and Does 1 through 50. On May 9, 2023, Lightking America Technology (L.A.) LTD. And Lightking American (L.A.), LTD (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed the operative First Amended Complaint against Defendants, alleging causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. On Novemb...

Excerpt: ...ontract and fraud action. On October 31, 2023, plaintiffs Lei Song, Cheng Yang, Zihang Zhou, and Wanxiang Lu (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against defendants Yunliang Li, Dandan Li, LSY Food, Inc. (collectively, Defendants) and Does 1 to 50, alleging causes of action for breach of contract, common count – open book account, common count – account stated, fraud – false promise, fraud – intentional misrepresentation, fraud �...

Excerpt: ...ered to file their Answer to Complaint within 5 calendar days. Defendants are ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is an unlawful detainer action. On August 21, 2023, plaintiff Gold River Holding LLC (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants Haitao Wu, Ying Lu (collectively, Defendants) and Does 1 through 10 for unlawful detainer. On September 12, 2023, default was entered ag...

Excerpt: ...to 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. LEGAL STANDARD Code of Civil Procedure section 585 permits entry of a default judgment after a pa...

Excerpt: ...s a lemon law case. On September 30, 2022, plaintiff Eva Lopez (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota), D. Longo, LLC (Longo) (collectively, Defendants), and Does 1 through 100, alleging causes of action for violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, and conversion. On February 16, 2023, Defendants filed a motion to compel binding arbitration. On...

Excerpt: ...case. On August 19, 2022, plaintiffs Shelly Serrato and Peter M. Serrato (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against defendants Ford Motor Company (Ford), Colley Ford (Colley), and Does 1 through 10, alleging causes of action for violations of subdivision (d), (b), and (a)(3) of Civil Code section 1793.2, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, and negligent repair. On December 23, 2022, Ford and Colley filed a motion to compe...

Excerpt: ...for indemnification and apportionment of fault against Four Seasons Gardening & Tree Service (the “Motion”). BACKGROUND This action arises from a slip and fall at an apartment complex that occurred on August 21, 2022. On December 19, 2022, Plaintiff Stanislav Polyvyan (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Jones & Jones Management Group, Inc. dba Jones & Jones Communities (“Defendant”) and Does 1 to 20, alleging a cause of...

Excerpt: ...of service of same within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a habitability case. On June 1, 2023, Plaintiffs Alan Aguilar and Karina Cervantes Ruiz (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed this action against Defendant Thong H Pham (Defendant) and Does 1 through 100, alleging causes of action for violation of Civil Code section 1942.4, tortious breach of the warranty of habitability, private nuisance, Business and Professions Code sect...

Excerpt: ...y (LA), LTD filed this action against defendants Arbor CPA, APC, Hui Heidi Liu, CPA, (collectively, Defendants) and Does 1 through 50. On May 9, 2023, Lightking America Technology (L.A.) LTD. And Lightking American (L.A.), LTD (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed the operative First Amended Complaint against Defendants, alleging causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. On Dec...

Excerpt: ...tion/Fraud with 30 days leave to amend and OVERRULES the demurrer to the Fourth Cause of Action for Breach of Contract. The Court GRANTS Defendants Genitrix Georges and Prager Metis CPAs' motion to strike portions of Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint with leave to amend and strikes Item Number 4 from the Prayer for Relief of the SAC, located on page 13. For the sake of clarity, the stricken language is granted only as to Defendants Genitrix Ge...

Excerpt: ...tes that although the document submitted with the motion is entitled proposed “Complaint-In-Intervention” it is actually an “Answer-In-Intervention” and should be titled appropriately as such. Moving party is ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is an auto accident case. On April 14, 2023, plaintiff Feng Ning (Plaintiff) filed this action against defendants Juan Hernandez, A...

Excerpt: ...line. If Plaintiff elects not to amend the Fourth Cause of Action and does not file and serve such an amended pleading within 10 days of the Court's order, Defendants must file and serve an Answer to the First, Second and Third Causes of Action in the First Amended Complaint within 30 days of the Court's order. Defendants are ordered to give notice of the Court's ruling within five calendar days of this order. BACKGROUND This is a cat bite case. ...

Excerpt: ...to Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) to Defendant Mercado Latino, Inc. and Defendant Grosac, Inc., respectively. Mercado Latino, Inc. must serve verified, complete code-compliant responses, without objection, on Plaintiff within 30 days of the Court's order. Grosac, Inc. must also serve verified, complete code-compliant responses, without objection, on Plaintiff within 30 days of the Court's order. Michael Leight, counsel for Mercado...