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Excerpt: ...aud · Third Cause of Action for Concealment · Fourth Cause of Action for Negligence · Fifth Cause of Action for Wrongful Imprisonment · Sixth Cause of Action for Personal Injury · Seventh Cause of Action for Emotional Stress and Duress · Eighth Cause of Action for Loss of Personal Property · Ninth Cause of Action for Loss of Income · Tenth Cause of Action for Loss of Time Div. 50 Program · Eleventh Cause of Action for Loss of Record Corr...

Excerpt: ...the Bahamas. The plane was in route from Long Island, Bahamas, to New Providence, Bahamas, when it crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was owned by and operated with the implied and express consen t of Defendant Roya Mohammadi (Defendant). Defendant also selected and approved the pilot that was flying on the day of the accident. Defendant is a resident of Los Angeles County, California, and the aircraft is registered in the United States....

Excerpt: ...MARY OF ACTION AND ANALYSIS Plaintiffs Frankie Fuentes and Melquiades Martinez (Plaintiffs) move for an order approving the settlement agreement between them and Defendant Design Masonry, Inc. (Defendant). This is an employment law case that stems from Defendant's alleged failure to pay minimum wages, overtime wagers, to provide rest periods, to provide meal periods, to pay all wages earned, to indemnify, and to furnish accurate itemized wage sta...

Excerpt: ...fendant's Demurrer. RULING: Motion for reconsideration is denied. SUMMARY OF ACTION Cross -Complainants Maurice Starrantino and Karen G. Starrantino (the Starrantinos or Cross - Complainants) are alleging that Cross-Defendant Triscenic Production Services, Inc. (Triscenic or Cross -Defendant) breached its lease agreement with Cross -Complainants. Cross - Complainants alleged that Triscenic breached the lease agreement by sub -letting property bel...

Excerpt: ...Chicago Title Company (CTC) was the escrow company. Plaintiff Serge Vershinin (Vershinin) was the intended buyer of land in Los Angeles. Defendant Jane Cohen (Cohen) was the intended seller. Cross -Defendant Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Company (Coldwell) was the real estate company that represented both the buyer and the seller, and Cross -Defendant Willaim Anthony (Anthony) was the real estate agent employed by Coldwell and was ha ndli...

Excerpt: ...F ACTION On September 5, 2023, Cross -Defendant Golden Hammer Ops, LLC (Golden Hammer) filed the complaint that began this action. Golden Hammer filed that complaint against Cross- Complainant JETNET, LLC (JETNET) and two other Defendants. Golden Hammer alleged causes of action for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations, and Violation of California Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against JETNET. On Oct...

Excerpt: ...OF ACTION Between March 17, 2023 and March 30, 2023, Plaintiff Sherry Goldsmith (Plaintiff) propounded a set of form interrogatories on Defendants Valentine Goelz, Mark Goelz, Jan Mason, Roy & Val Tool Grinding, and Electropath (Defendants). Defendants were afforded several extensions to serve their responses. (See Castellanos Decl. ¶¶ 5 -11.) By July 23, 2023, Defendants served their responses, and Plaintiff found them to be deficient. ( Id. a...

Excerpt: ...ntrol RULING : The Court overrules in part and sustains in part. The Court overrules the demurrer as to the Negligence and Premises Liability causes of action. However, the Court sustains with leave to amend the demurrer as to the Negligent Exercise of Retained Control c ause of action. Plaintiff has 20 days to file the First Amended Complaint. SUMMARY OF ACTION On September 28, 2023, Plaintiff Richard Wander (“Plaintiff”) filed the Complaint...

Excerpt: ...d-party Capital One RULING : Motion is denied. SUMMARY OF ACTION Plaintiffs Abel Gonzalez, Albert Gonzalez, Jr., and Albert Gonzalez (Plaintiffs) were shareholders of Pueblo Restaurant, Inc., with Defendant Daniel Torres (Defendant). Plaintiffs have alleged that Defendant took control of the business and paid out funds to himself and failed to pay the other shareholders. Plaintiffs discovered that Defendant submitted, approved, and authorized cre...

Excerpt: ...d Lisa Konorosky, individually RELIEF REQUESTED Defendants are requesting that the Court compel the case to arbitration and stay the action. RULING : Petition is denied without prejudice due to lack of evidentiary support. Alternatively, the petition is denied because Defendants have failed to demonstrate that an agreement exists. SUMMARY OF ACTION Plaintiffs filed this action against Defendants on October 24, 2023. Individual Plaintiffs are the ...

Excerpt: ...On February 22, 2019, Plaintiff Richard Bundy (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Lashon Bundy- Lawrence (“Defendant”) and Does 1 to 10, asserting causes of action for (1) financial elder abuse, (2) quiet title, (3) ejectment, and (4) cancell ation of instrument. According to the Complaint, this action concerns the real property commonly known as 15156 Kingsbury Street, Mission Hills, CA 91345. (Compl., ¶ 2.) Plaintiff and...

Excerpt: ...tion is granted. SUMMARY OF ACTION In this case, the Plaintiffs, including Plaintiff Angela Karapetyan (Angela), were teachers and other employees at Defendant Granada Hills Charter (GHC). Plaintiffs were terminated because they refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine as required by LAUSD. Ange la, in refusing to get the vaccine, claimed a religious exemption. After Plaintiffs were terminated, they filed this case on April 22, 2022. From September 9,...

Excerpt: ...l further responses to special interrogatories is granted for Special Interrogatory No. 6 and the verification of responses. SUMMARY OF ACTION Plaintiff Justine Amanda Cruz Echavez (Plaintiff) filed this action against Defendant California Institute of the Arts (Defendant) on April 18, 2023. On July 7, 2023, Plaintiff served Defendant with Plaintiff's Special Interrogatories, Set One. On September 19, 2023, Defendant served Plaintiff with objecti...

Excerpt: ...ON Plaintiffs Alexa and Kim Gallegos (Gallegos Plaintiffs) and Plaintiff Angel Sanchez (Sanchez) are requesting an order from the Court to consolidate LASC Case Nos. 21STCV41026 (hereinafter “Gallegos Matter”) and 21STCV42588 (hereinafter “Sanchez Matter”). The two cases arise from a single motor vehicle collision on November 20, 2019. Sebastien Gallegos (Decedent) and Angel Sanchez were passengers in a vehicle driven by Eugene Oh. The ve...

Excerpt: ...lment Motion to Strike · Punitive damages request and allegations (Page 14, lines 5 -7; Page 18, line 10) RULING : Demurred is sustained with leave to amend; motion to strike is granted. SUMMARY OF ACTION On July 15, 2019, Plaintiff William Holmquist (Plaintiff) purchased a 2019 Ford F -150. (FAC, ¶ 9.) Plaintiff received various warranties in connection with the purchase of the vehicle from Defendant Ford Motor Company (Defendant). (FAC, ¶¶ ...

Excerpt: ...N On May 22, 2023, Plaintiff Ana I. Rodrguez (Plaintiff) filed her complaint against Defendants Zoraida Rodriguez and Carlos Castro -Almedia (Defendants). Carlos was personally served with the complaint on June 28, 2023. Zoraida was personally served with the complaint on June 30, 2023. Defendants had 30 days to respond to the complaint. On July 31, 2023, Jonathan Leavitt from the law firm Grant Shenon contacted Plaintiff's counsel on behalf of Z...

Excerpt: ...has moved for an order disqualifying the counsel of Defendants Henry Martinez and Veronica Martinez. Plaintiff argues that Defendants' counsel, Randall M. Awad, should be disqualified from representing Defend ants' because Awad is ineligible to practice law in the State of California. Plaintiff's counsel sent a letter to Awad on January 19, 2024, notifying him that Plaintiff's counsel had discovered that Awad was no longer eligible to practice la...

Excerpt: ... to compel arbitration is granted and the action stayed. SUMMARY OF ACTION On January 30, 2018, Defendant RAF Development LLC (RAF), the Seller of the property at issue in this case, entered into a Residential Purchase Agreement with Plaintiffs Shawn Thursby -Palmer and Benjamin Thursday (Plaintiffs). Around the time of the sale o f the property, RAF, Defendant Horizon Underpinning (Horizon), and Glenn E. Farmer (Farmer) had just completed extens...

Excerpt: ...n September 26, 2023. He alleges that Defendant Exeter Finance LLC (Defendant), as his auto -finance lender, wrongfully repossessed and sold his vehicle despite his timely payments on his auto -loan. Plaintiff's complaint alleges three causes of action against Defendant for negligence, fraud, and conversion. On February 8, 2024, Defendant filed this motion to compel arbitration based on the arbitration clause in a Retail Installment Sale Contract...

Excerpt: ... as sanctions. RULING : Motion to compel further responses to request for production is granted for the verification of the responses. SUMMARY OF ACTION Plaintiff Justine Amanda Cruz Echavez (Plaintiff) filed this action against Defendant California Institute of the Arts (Defendant) on April 18, 2023. On July 7, 2023, Plaintiff served Defendant with Plaintiff's Requests for Production of Documents, Set One . On September 19, 2023, Defendant serve...

Excerpt: ... Action for Violation of Business and Professions Code § 17200 · 4th Cause of Action for Violation of Business and Professions Code § 17500 · 5th Cause of Action for Violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act RULING : Demurrer sustained without leave to amend for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Causes of Action. SUMMARY OF ACTION On September 6, 2019, Plaintiff Hakop Jack Minassian (Plaintiff) visited Defendant Valencia BMW's (...

Excerpt: ... Motion is granted. SUMMARY OF ACTION Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Mina Kateb (Kateb) filed this motion to compel compliance with deposition subpoena of business records after serving the subpoena on Doug Bend, Esq., (Bend) on December 5, 2023. Bend was involved in transactions relating to Mo nocent and drafting documents for Monocent, the company that Kateb claims to be a shareholder for. Kateb's subpoena sought non -privileged documents and co...