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,...

Excerpt: ...f must file a summary of the case. 2. None of the filed documents explain how the damages being sought ($160,000) is calculated. Per the Complaint, Plaintiff paid $7,450 to Defendants for services not rendered in breach of the contract. As for the other $152,550, Plaintiff pleads “substantial monetary damage,” impliedly from lost expected business growth but not expressly stated. (Complaint ¶¶ 14–15, 20, 27.) 3. Interest calculation is mi...

Excerpt: ...November 20, 2023 Plaintiff Parviz (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh, an individual and Law Offices of Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh, a Professional Law Corporation and Does 1 through 25 alleging the following causes of action: 1. Legal Malpractice; 2. Breach of Contract; 3. Breach of Fiduciary Duty; 4. Financial Elder Abuse; 5. Fraud; 6. Constructive Fraud; and 7. Restitution Plaintiff's action arises from the ...

Excerpt: ... automobile collision case. On November 15, 2022, Plaintiff Patricia Ann Mendez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Dong Hai Le (“Le”), Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (“Home Depot”), and Does 1 to 50, inclusive, asserting one cause of action for negligence. The Complaint alleges the following. On or about November 24, 2020, Plaintiff was driving a motor vehicle on the I-405 Freeway near Seal Beach, California, when Defendant L...

Excerpt: ...NG IN THE ABOVE CASE]: [Tentative] Ruling: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Further Responses from Defendant Mirko Pavlovich to Requests for Production Nos. 5 and 6 (Set One) is GRANTED. Pavlovich is ordered to serve further responses to RFP Nos. 5 and 6 within 20 days. Pavlovich and counsel Sina are ordered to pay sanctions in the amount of $2060 within 20 days. Plaintiff Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. to give notice. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is suin...

Excerpt: ...d a writ of attachment. Plaintiff, A & E Construction & Painting, Inc., seeks right to attach order and a writ of attachment against Defendant Santos Vasquez in the amount of $88,484.70. Allegations in the Complaint Plaintiff A&E Construction & Painting, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on December 8, 2023, against Santos Vasquez (“Vasquez”), SMC Pools & General Construction, Inc. (“SMC”), and Does 1-10...

Excerpt: ...D/B/A KYOTO SUSHI AND REQUESTS FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,825.00 [THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE RULING IN THE ABOVE CASE]: [Tentative] Ruling:  Plaintiff's Motion to Deem the Truth of Matters in Requests for Admission Set Two Admitted as to Defendant Chunil Park is DENIED.  Plaintiff's Motion to Deem the Truth of Matters in Requests for Admission Set Two Admitted as to Defendant Soo Sung Nam is GRANTED.  Plaintiff's reques...

Excerpt: ... with LEAVE TO AMEND – as to the seventh cause of action. I. BACKGROUND On October 10, 2022, Plaintiffs Rachel Rabizadeh, individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem for Asher Rabizadeh (“Plaintiffs”), filed this action against Defendants GMP Associates, Inc., Gabriel Martin Perez, High-definition Glass Inc., and Adan Negrete, for seven causes of action: (1) negligence, (2) negligent infliction of emotional distress, (3) breach of contract, (4) ...

Excerpt: ...�Plaintiff”) filed this action, alleging tortious conduct involving conversion of funds through the deposit of Plaintiff's checks into a bank account not associated with Plaintiff, against Defendants Trywys Logistics, Inc., Orho Systems, Inc. dba Ovation Medical, Bank of America National Association, Rafael Jimenez, and Does 1 through 10. Plaintiff alleges the following causes of action: (1) fraudulent concealment, (2) conversion by embezzlemen...

Excerpt: ...ative] Ruling The Court GRANTS Defendant Home Depot's: (1) motion to compel Plaintiff's responses to Defendant Home Depot's Special Interrogatories, Set One (the “Special Interrogatories Motion”); (2) motion to compel Plaintiff's responses to Defendant Home Depot's Form Interrogatories, Set One (the “Form Interrogatories Motion”) and (3) motion to compel Plaintiff's responses to Set One of Defendant Home Depot's Request for Production of ...

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: ...D, and judgment is entered for Plaintiff and against Defendant The Better Baking Company for $45,000.00 BACKGROUND On September 1, 2022, Plaintiff Ararat Minasmaaihi (“Plaintiff”) commenced this employment action against multiple defendants, including The Better Baking Company (“Defendant”). The operative complaint is the First Amended Complaint filed on October 11, 2022. Plaintiff alleged the following six causes of action against Defend...

Excerpt: ...uary 22, 2024, 2024, at 8:30 AM, Dept. 107, Van Nuys Courthouse West. Defendant American Express National Bank (erroneously sued as American Express Company) is ordered to file and serve a supplemental declaration at least ten (10) court days before the next hearing. Plaintiffs Charles Bronson and Boulevard Motorcar Company are ordered to file and serve any opposition to the supplemental declaration at least five (5) court days before the next he...

Excerpt: ...and against Defendant for $11,720.81, plus costs according to a detailed memorandum to be produced by Plaintiff. BACKGROUND On April 25, 2023, Plaintiff Benyamin Cabir (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action against multiple defendants, including Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Defendant”), alleging negligent repair and causes of action under the Song-Beverly Act. On June 15, 2023, Defendant extended a repurchase offer to Plaintiff through Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...GRANTS Defendant Home Depot's: (1) motion to compel Plaintiff's responses to Defendant Home Depot's Special Interrogatories, Set One (the “Special Interrogatories Motion”); and (2) motion to compel Plaintiff's responses to Set One of Defendant Home Depot's Request for Production of Documents (the “RPD Motion”) (collectively, the “Motions”). Plaintiff is ordered to provide verified, complete, and code-compliant responses, without objec...

Excerpt: ...23. Defendant Dobrin was subsequently dismissed from the action, leaving The Testing Company as the sole defendant (“Defendant”). The operative complaint is the First Amended Complaint filed on December 8, 2023 (“FAC”). The Complaint was filed using Form UD-100. Plaintiff alleges unlawful detainer and requests $113,737.00 in past-due rent, as well as reasonable attorney fees. Plaintiff is the owner of a commercial property in Calabasas, w...

Excerpt: ...intiff's First Amended Complaint is Sustained with leave to amend as to Causes of Action Two and Four; 2. Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is Overruled as to the Third Cause of Action BACKGROUND Plaintiff Darryl MacDonald filed this First Amended Complaint on September 1, 2023, arising from a contract dispute for a hard money loan against Defendants Precision Escrow, Inc., Legions Capital, Inc., Isaac Nouri, and Does 1 through 10. ...

Excerpt: ...ls Jr. (“Plaintiff”) was employed as a security officer by Reel Security California, Inc (“Defendant”) when various employment disputes arose. (Complaint ¶1.) Plaintiff alleges that he began his employment on January 15, 2022, with Defendant on a part-time basis. (Complaint ¶12.) Plaintiff told Defendant about his availability constraints due to his other employment. (Id.) Defendant did not raise any objections but rather made promises ...

Excerpt: ...to reclassify to a limited civil action. ANALYSIS I. Background Plaintiff, PMI Carabella LLC, (“Plaintiff”) owns the real property located at 6300 Variel Avenue, Unit 445, Woodland Hills, California 91367 in the County of Los Angeles (“Subject Property”). On or about September 6, 2020, Plaintiff entered into a written lease agreement with Defendants Brian Minor and Sade Minor, (collectively, “Defendants”) where Plaintiff agreed to ren...