Excerpt: ...riana Sinai Sanchez Tinoco (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Sara Rincon (“Defendant”) were involved in a motor vehicle collision. (Complaint pp. 4 –5.) Plaintiff alleges that she thereby sustained injuries. (Id. at p. 5.) On October 13, 2022, Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit by filing a form complaint (the “Complaint”) alleging causes of action for (1) motor vehicle negligence and (2) general negligence. On August 16, 2023, Defendant fil...

Excerpt: ...ness installment loan with plaintiff Citibank, N.A. (“Plaintiff”). ( Complaint p. 2.) Simultaneously, defendant Anna Rshtuni (“Anna” and, together with Consulting, “Defendants” and Defendants, together with Plaintiff, “Parties”) executed a guaranty (the “Guaranty”), guaranteeing Consulting's performance under the Agreement (as defined below). (Id. at p. 4.) On September 1, 2023, Plaintiff approved Consulting for a $110,000 bus...

Excerpt: ...E ABOVE CASE]: (1) Grant; grant sanctions in the reduced amount of $285.00 (2) Grant; grant sanctions in the reduced amount of $285.00 (3) Grant; grant sanctions in the reduced amount of $285.00 (4) Deny; deny sanctions. I. BACKGROUND On October 25, 2021, plaintiff Harris Davis (“Plaintiff”) tripped and fell over a door mat at a restaurant owned by defendants Norms and Norms Restaurants, LLC (“Defendant” and, together with Plaintiff, “P...

Excerpt: ...by a van driven by defendant Dong Hai Le (“Defendant”), an employee of dismissed defendant Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. (“Home Depot”). (Complaint pp. 2 –3.) Plaintiff thereby sustained injuries. (Complaint p. 3.) On November 15, 2022, Plaintiff initiated the instant lawsuit by filing a complaint alleging a cause of action for negligence. On March 20, 2023, Plaintiff's attorney moved to be relieved as counsel, which motion was granted on Apri...

Excerpt: ...the “Complaint”) against defendants Gina Belsito (“Gina”), Joe Belsito (“Joe”), and Gladys Geraldino (“Gladys” and, together with Gina and Joe, “Defendants” and Defendants, together with Plaintiff, “Parties”) alleging a cause of action for fraud. We refer to parties by first name for clarity, not out of familiarity or disrespect. (See In re Marriage of Schaffer (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 801, 803, fn. 2.) Gina is Plaintiff's si...

Excerpt: ...f”) and defendant Terry McElroy (“Defendant” and, together with Plaintiff, “Parties”) entered into an agreement through which Defendant assigned his rights in certain liens on patients to Plaintiff. (Complaint p. 2.) On March 7, 2022, Defendant told Plaintiff that the agreement was not valid. (Ibid.) On August 17, 2022, Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit by filing a complaint alleging a cause of action for breach of contract. On October 2...

Excerpt: ...ecial Interrogatories. [THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE RULING IN THE ABOVE CASE]: BACKGROUND On January 9, 2021, plaintiff Rita Zetino (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Davit Andreasyan (“Defendant”) were involved in a motor vehicle accident in which Defendant's vehicle struck Plaintiff's vehicle. (Complaint p. 5.) Plaintiff thereby sustained injuries. (Ibid.) On January 9, 2023, Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit by filing a complaint alleging cau...

Excerpt: ...otion to Deem Request for Admissions Admitted. [THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE RULING IN THE ABOVE CASE]: BACKGROUND In 2017 and 2018, plaintiff Mid -Century Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) provided defendant Jainson's International, Inc. (“Defendant”) with workers' compensation insurance policies, for which Defendant promised to pay Plaintiff premiums. (Motion p. 3.) Def endant defaulted on its premiums payments and an outstanding balance ...

Excerpt: ...ed vehicle (the “Vehicle”) from defendant Haute, LLC d/b/a Vegas Auto Gallery Lotus Cars Las Vegas (“Defendant”). (Complaint p. 2; Motion p. 3.) Plai ntiff asserts that he later learned that the Vehicle's odometer had been “rolled back” so that it showed significantly lower mileage than it actually possessed. (Id. at p. 3.) According to the Plaintiff, Plaintiff notified Defendant of the odometer “roll back” and demanded that Defen...

Excerpt: ...which production is sought). Granted as to sanctions against Plaintiffs and Plaintiff's counsel in the requested amount of $575.00. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Melania Almonte (“Almonte”) and Gloria Gonzales Almonte (“Gonzales Almonte” and, together with Almonte, “Plaintiffs”) have lived at an apartment since 2002 that is owned or managed by defendants April Moore, as trustee of the Panorama City Separate Property Trust, (“Moore”) an...

Excerpt: ...�Dr. Matian”), during which procedure Plaintiff incurred nerve injuries that later required subsequent surgery to correct. (Complaint p. 3.) On July 21, 2022, Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit by filing a complaint (the “Complaint”) alleging causes of action for medical malpractice and medical battery against Dr. Matian and Fariborz Matian D.D.S., Inc. (“Dr. Matian Inc.” and, together with Dr. M atian, “Defendants” and Defendants, to...

Excerpt: ... “Apartment”), which was owned by defendant Ralph Shaffer (“Ralph”), for which defendant Abrienne Schaffer (“Abrienne”) was the “acting landlord,” which was managed by defendants V ivian Sypien (“Vivian”) and Andrew Sypien (“Andrew” and, together with, Abrienne, and Vivian, “Moving Parties”), and for which defendant Isaac Stewart (“Isaac” and, together with Ralph and Moving Parties, “Defendants”) was “acting ...

Excerpt: ...2, plaintiff Michael Mizrachi (“Plaintiff”) entered a lease (the “Lease”) to rent residential real property (the “Property”) from defendants John Kyle Rosen (“John”), Layne M. Rosen (“Layne”), and JKLMRO Trust (the “JKLMRO” and, together with John and Layne, “Defendants”). (Complaint p. 1.) Two days later, Plaintiff paid Defendants $72,000, half of which was a security deposit and half of which was two months' worth of...

Excerpt: ... Corsa, LLC (“Plaintiff”) leased a commercial real property (the “Premises”) to defendant S & K Health Services, Inc. (“Defendant” and, together with Plaintiff, “Parties”). (Complaint p. 2.) On October 23, 2023, Plaintiff served Defendant with a thirty -day Notice to Cure Covenant or Quit (the “First Cure -or -Quit”), which lists several complaints Plaintiff had received from neighbors about noise from the Premises over the pr...

Excerpt: ...A. Factual The following factual background is drawn from the Complaint (as defined below). On February 1, 2019, plaintiff Ani Yapunjyan (“Plaintiff”) was involved in a motor vehicle collision with another driver, Maria Martinez (“Martinez”). At the time, Plaintiff carried an automobile insurance policy issued by defendant Wawanesa General Insurance Company (“Defendant” and, together with Plaintiff, “Parties”). Plaintiff reported ...

Excerpt: ...efined below). On April 18, 2023, plaintiff Cecillia Hailey (“Plaintiff”) was served a three-day pay -or -quit notice by her residential landlord. Plaintiff alleges that, on May 3, 2023, Plaintiff entered into a retainer agreement with defendant Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (“Defendant”), a private non -profit legal services provider, in which parties agreed Defendant would provid e legal services to Plaintiff related...

Excerpt: ... Interrogatories, and (3) Motion to Compel Responses to Requests for Production of Documents [THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE RULING IN THE ABOVE CASE:] The Motions to Compel are GRANTED. Teresita's request for sanctions against Mahesh is GRANTED in the reduced amount of $992.00. BACKGROUND I. Factual The following factual background is drawn from the Complaint (as defined below.) Plaintiff Mahesh C. Sood (“Mahesh”) and defendant Teresita N. Soo...

Excerpt: ...A. Factual The following factual background is drawn from the Complaint (as defined below). On February 1, 2019, plaintiff Ani Yapunjyan (“Plaintiff”) was involved in a motor vehicle collision with another driver, Maria Martinez (“Martinez”). At the time, Plaintiff carried an automobile insurance policy issued by defendant Wawanesa General Insurance Company (“Defendant” and, together with Plaintiff, “Parties”). Plaintiff reported ...

Excerpt: ...ompel are GRANTED. Plaintiff's requests for attorney's fees and costs in the reduced amount of $3,300.00 is GRANTED. BACKGROUND 1. Factual Background Defendant Valley Grace Home, Inc. (“Valley Grace”), which is owned by defendant Gregory Mikitarian (“Mikitarian” and, together with Valley Grace, “Defendants”), is a 15 -bed residential nursing facility to which plaintiff Sharon Whitfield Wright (“Plaintiff ” and, together with Defen...

Excerpt: ...ual The following facts are drawn from the First Amended Complaint (as defined below). On September 26, 2017, Parvaneh Azmoon (“Plaintiff”) obtained a home equity line of credit (the “Mortgage”) on her residential real property (the “Property”) from MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (“MUFG”), of which U.S. Bank National Association (“Defendant”) became the successor by merger. The Mortgage was secured by a Deed of Trust, which was recorde...

Excerpt: ...of Possession are GRANTED. Procedural History On November 28, 2023, Plaintiff Transport Funding, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed this breach of contract action (the “Complaint”) against Defendants LHC Trucking Inc. (“Buyer”) and Tigran Ghukasyan (“Ghukasyan” and, together with Buyer, “Defendants”) relating to the sale of 3 Volvos. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to make installment payments and are in possession of the vehicl...

Excerpt: ...round is drawn from the FAC (as defined below). Plaintiff Antranig Khatchig Ohannessian (“Plaintiff”) is the lessee and resident of a unit in a residential apartment complex (the “Premises”) owned and/or managed by the defendants, Legacy Partners, LLC (“Legacy Partners”), 6041 Variel, LLC (“6041 Variel”), 6041 Variel Managing Member, LLC (“Managing Member” and, collectively with Legacy Partners and 6041 Variel, the “Answerin...

Excerpt: ...California v. Alfred Igbokwe Obichukwu, case no. LA096033 (Cal. Super. Ct. filed Dec. 21, 2021). Background On August 28, 2021, Plaintiff Maribel Greenidge (“Plaintiff”) and Alfred Igbokwe Obichukwu (“Defendant”) were involved in a motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff alleges she suffered property damage and bodily injuries as a result of the accident. Plaintiff further alleges that immediately after the motor vehicle collision described ab...

Excerpt: ...nty) is GRANTED with 15 days' leave to amend. The Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to the second cause of action (breach of implied warranty) is DENIED. Background This case is a lemon law action filed by Plaintiff Thovmas Gabrielian against Defendant Mercedes- Benz U.S.A., LLC (“MBUSA”). On April 27, 2021, Plaintiff leased a 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE63 (the “Subject Vehicle”) manufactured by MBUSA pursuant to a motor vehicle lease ag...

Excerpt: ...ion; sustain, with leave to amend as to the fifth cause of action (2) Motion to Strike- Granted. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual The following facts are drawn from the First Amended Complaint (as defined below). On July 15, 2020, plaintiff Jane JK Doe (“Plaintiff”) was admitted to a hospital with a small bowel obstruction and underwent emergency surgery. Plaintiff remained at the hospital recovering from the surgery for a few days. On July 18, 2020,...