Excerpt: ...cle Sale by Transfer of Title agreement with Defendants Robert Wayne Collins and Michael Robert Collins. He alleges that he paid Michael Robert Collins $28,600 by negotiable instrument and Michael Robert Collins delivered to Plaintiff the keys and possession of a 2019 Chevrolet Colorado model pick- up truck and a written Certificate of Title, executed by Defendants. Plaintiff alleges that Robert Wayne Collins complained to the Simi Valley Police ...

Excerpt: ...NG Defendants The Regents of the University of California and Nasser S. El -Okdi, M.D. Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiffs Jonathan Rapore and Deborah Rapores' Complaint is DENIED. Defendants The Regents of the University of California and Nasser S. El -Okdi, M.D.'s Evidentiary Objections nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, , 7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16,17,18, 19, 20, 21,22, 23, and 24 are Overruled. Objection nos 3, 13, and 14 are SUSTAINED, IN PART, as it ...

Excerpt: ... finds that the parties agreed to abide by AAA's arbitration rules, which include the selection of a AAA arbitrator from the AAA National Roster. As an alternative, if the parties so agree on the record, the Court will select a recently retired Superior Court judge from a local private judging facility such as Steven Kleifield at ADR Services, Inc. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual On January 18, 2024, Plaintiff/Claimant, Steven Barker (“Plaintiff”) f...

Excerpt: ...aintiff is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Roland Whitfield brings this contractual fraud action against Defendants Music Royalty Consulting, Inc., Parviz Omidvar, Oliver Omidvar, and O'Neal Omidvar. Plaintiff's first amended complaint asserts causes of action for: (1) anticipatory breach of contact; (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) fraud in the inducement; (4) specific performance; and (5) declaratory judgment. ...

Excerpt: ... is MOOT. Introduction Plaintiff Roxana Eli (Plaintiff) moved for terminating, issue, or evidentiary sanctions and alternatively for monetary sanctions and an order compelling compliance with the court's discovery orders (dated November 20, 2023 and March 19, 2024) regarding Req uests for Production of Documents, Set One (RPD) against Defendant General Motors LLC (Defendant). Plaintiff's monetary sanctions is for $500/day until Defendant complies...

Excerpt: ...entering default against Millett. Plaintiff also seeks $2,160.00 in monetary sanctions against Millett in addition to previous sanctions. The Court CONTINUES Plaintiff's motion for terminating sanctions to July 2, 2024. If Millett does not comply with all previous discovery orders and sanctions by that time, the Court will issue terminating sanctions. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion for monetary sanctions IN PART. Millett shall pay $1,635.00 ...

Excerpt: ...laintiffs Claudia Mendoza and Salvador Mendoza Maldonado [1] (1) Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendant Ricardo Huete, MD (2) Joinder in Huete Motion for Summary Judgment by Torrance Physicians Network The court considered the moving, opposition and reply papers, although they were filed out of chronological order. RULING Defendant Ricardo Huete's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. Defendant Torrance Physicians Network's Request for Joinder...

Excerpt: ...legedly unstable. Plaintiff alleges claims fo r negligence and premises liability. II. ARGUMENTS Defendant moves for an order adjudicating the complaint in its favor on grounds Plaintiff has not identified a specific employee whose acts or omissions allegedly created a dangerous condition of the property, Defendant is immune from liability involving hazardous recreational activity, and Defendant did not owe a duty to warn Plaintiff who assumed th...

Excerpt: ...TENTATIVE RULING Defendant LAUSD's motion for summary adjudication as to Plaintiff's first and third causes of action are DENIED. Defendant LAUSD's motion for summary adjudication as to Plaintiff's second and fourth causes of action are MOOT. I. BACKGROUND On November 4, 2022, Plaintiff John Doe J .V. ("Plaintiff") filed this action against Defendants Doe 1, a public entity, and Does 2 through 60, inclusive, asserting the following causes...

Excerpt: ...st Defendant QUALEX, INC. (“Defendant”) and DOES 1 to 10. “A motion for summary judgment may be made at any time after the answer is filed upon giving five days notice.” (CCP §1170.7.) “If a party seeks to have a written opposition considered in advance of the hearing, the written opposition must be filed and served on or before the court day before the hearing.” (CRC Rule 3.1351(c).) No written Opposition has been filed as of May 28...

Excerpt: ...uraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID -19 pandemic. BACKGROUND This action arises from the alleged breach of a lease agreement concerning residential real property located at 4077 W. 3rd Street, #230, Los Angeles, CA 90020 (the “Premises”). On May 19, 2023, Plaintiff Omninet Kipling, L.P. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complai nt for Damages for Breach of Written Lease against Defendants Asha M. Graves, Wendell ...

Excerpt: ...uire T/R : PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS IS DENIED. PLAINTIFFS TO NOTICE. If the parties wish to submit on the tentative, please email the courtroom at [email protected] with notice to opposing counsel (or self -represented party) before 8:00 am on the day of the hearing. The Court considers the moving papers, opposition, and reply. CCP § 128.7(b) provides that by signing and filing a pleading, an attorney “is certifying that to the bes...

Excerpt: ...ler, Tom R. Lamphere, Jan S. Richey, Caltex Millennium, LLC, and Keller Williams Realty, Inc., alleging: (1) intention al interference with prospective business advantage; (2) negligent interference with prospective business advantage; and (3) unfair competition. On 4/2/2024, Defendants Gary Keller, CalTex Millennium, LLC, and Keller Williams Realty (collectively, Defendants) moved to compel Plaintiff to arbitrate this action, and stay proceeding...

Excerpt: ...dants Tamar House; Ryan House; Southern California Property Management Company, Inc.; Team House Real Estate, Inc.; and Cornerstone Realty Advisors, Inc.'s motion for sanctions in the amount of $12,550.00 against Plaintiffs Steffanie Stelnick; Todd Stelnick and Southern California Real Estate Management, Inc. and their counsel, Marsha Berkowitz, pursuant to CCP 128.7, in connection with their (Third) Application for Writ of Attachment and Right t...

Excerpt: ...y Plaintiff WILLIAM LUI (“Plaintiff”) on September 7, 2023. Plaintiff alleges that he was a longstanding member of the FIRST EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY CHURCH (“Defendant” or “FECC”). In response to the FECC”s decision to withdraw from the First Evangelical Church Association, Plaintiff sent a written demand, via electronic mail, for inspection of Defendant FIRST EVALGELICAL COMMUNITY CHURCH (“Defendant” or “FECC”) books and reco...

Excerpt: ...ainst defendants San Gabriel Transit Inc. (“SGT”), Access Services (“Access”), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Steve Ly (“Ly”) and Does 1 through 50 for injuries arising from falling off an alleged moving or malfunctioning vehicle ramp on October 13, 2021. Access, SGT, and Ly (collectively, “Defendants”) now move for a protective order to prevent to preclude them from providing any further responses to Pl...

Excerpt: ...�) to add allegations regarding the cause of the fire, allegations supporting the negligence cause of action against TripAdvisor LLC, FlipKey LLC, and Holi day Lettings Limited based on the cause of the fire, to add trespass and conversion causes of action, and to remove Jairo Amaru Rodriques -Quispe as a defendant. The court may grant leave to amend the pleadings at any stage of the action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 473, subd. (a).) A party may disco...

Excerpt: ... Guardian Ad Litem Melida Viera (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed this action agamst defendants Devin Rudy Espinosa, Rury Espinoza, and Does 1-25 for damages arising a motor vehicle collision. Devin Rudy Espinosa and Ruw Espinoza (collectively, "Defendants") filed their Answer to Plamtiffs' complaint on February 2, 2022. Trial is currently set for September 26, 2024. Defendants now seek leave to file a cross-complaint agamst Plaintiff Arias for ...

Excerpt: ...as a security guard when he was physically assaulted by Defendant Fermin Antonio Mazariego Jr. (“Defendant”) On August 19, 2021, default was entered against Defendant. On February 23, 2022, Defendant Cartage West Inc.'s demurrer to the fourth and fifth causes of action was sustained with leave to amend. On March 15, 2022, Plaintiff filed the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) asserting the same causes of action. On February 5, 2024...

Excerpt: ...d Does 2 through 10. Plaintiffs Martin Ruiz and Graciela Ruiz are the surviving biological father and mother of the decedent, respectively. (FAC ¶¶ 1, 2.) Plaintiffs are suing for the loss of their adult son, decedent Edgar Ruiz. Decedent was killed during a forklift incident on January 18, 2022. (Forouzan Decl., ¶ 2.) Since the filing of Plaintiffs' original complaint, a related case has been filed by Nico Ruiz against Defendants FCC and CSI ...

Excerpt: ...rty: assessor's parcel numbers 5867 -011-035 (parcel 35) and 5867-011-036 (parcel 36). Parcel 35 is a strip of land along the north side of Ridgepine Drive. Parcel 36 is two non -contiguous portions of land: 3.0 acres north of parcel 36 and 4.34 acres south of Ridgepine Drive. The first grand deed conveyed property from Bruce R. Cook and William E. Devin III to the Pandazoses, recorded on December 9, 2003, as instrument No. 03 3707014. (SACC, Ex....

Excerpt: ...endant requests that the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings be granted without Leave to Amend. __________________ TENTATIVE RULING : Defendant First Iemelif Church in Duarte's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED . BACKGROUND On November 15, 2023, Adriel Garcia, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem Saul Garcia (Plaintiff), filed a Complaint against three separate entities: (1) Church of the Foothill Methodist; (2) Foothills ...

Excerpt: ...ice 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 cause of action for partition. Defendant was served with the Summons and Complaint on November 13, 2023. Defendant has not filed any responsive pleading, although she has a...

Excerpt: ...ongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Defendant Mercedes- Benz USA, LLC seeks to compel arbitration based on an arbitration provision found in the purchase agreement between Plaintiff and the dealer. As a non- signatory, Defendant bases its Motion on equitable estoppel and third - party beneficiary status. The subject arbitration provision is as follows: Any c...

Excerpt: ...their answer on March 17, 2023. On April 24, 2023, a stipulation was filed setting aside default against Defendants. As it relates to the matter currently before the Court and set for hearing on May 30, Defendants initially noticed the deposition of Plaintiff Fatima Adauta (“Plaintiff”) for October 5, 2023. (Messina Decl., ¶ 4.) The deposition was taken off calendar at Plaintiff's request. ( Id. , ¶ 5.) Plaintiff indicated that she was avai...

Excerpt: ...il Procedure section 425.16 on the grounds that Plaintiffs' claims arise fro m acts in furtherance of rights of petition and free speech, as the claims are based on Defendant's privileged statements in a letter sent to Plaintiffs' real estate agents concerning an issue that is still pending before the Malibu City Council and is a matter of public interest, and Plaintiffs cannot succeed on their claims. Plaintiffs ask the Court to deny the motion ...

Excerpt: ...g ba throom sink metal. On August 16, 2019, Plaintiff amended the complaint to name Burbank Town Center as Doe 1. On December 7, 2020, Plaintiff filed the complaint to name CAPREF Burbank LLC (“CAPREF”) as Doe 2. CAPREF filed an answer on March 9, 2021. On December 28, 2020, the Court, at the request of Plaintiff, dismissed without prejudice all causes of action in the complaint against Burbank Mall Associates, LLC. On October 25, 2023, Plain...

Excerpt: ...t Dated May 10, 1988 (“Defendant”) RESPONDING PARTY: Plaintiff Ajim Baksh (“Plaintiff”) The Court has considered the moving, opposition and reply papers. BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint (the “Complaint”) on January 12, 2024 against Defendant, alleging causes of action for: 1) malicious prosecution; and 2) civil harassment. As alleged in the Complaint, Defendant owns the real property located at 5105 Pa...

Excerpt: ...ately move for an awa rd of attorneys' fees and costs. Defendants Estrella Radio Broadcasting of California LLC and Estrella Media, Inc. (collectively, “EMI”) (collectively, “Defendants”) move for a special motion to strike the 3rd cause of action for retaliation in Plaintiff Miriam Motta's (“Motta”) (“Plaintiff”) Complaint alleged against them. (Notice of Motion, pgs. 2 -3; C.C.P. §425.16.) Defendants also move to recover their ...

Excerpt: ...AUSE. ANALYSIS: On January 12, 2024, Petitioner Shawn Liu (“Petitioner”) filed the instant Petition to Correct Arbitration Award against Respondent Lach Tach (“Respondent”). Respondent filed a response in the form of a Petition to Correct and Confirm Arbitration Award, an d Cross-Complaint on May 9, 2024. Discussion Before the Court can reach the merits of the Petitions, several procedural matters must be addressed. First, the Petition to...

Excerpt: ... decision. A. Statement of the Case 1. Petition Petitioner Dennis commenced this lawsuit on November 2, 2023, against Respondents Tseng, Snapwize, Inc., dba Tote&Carry, and Totencarry Inc. The First Amended Petition (“FAP”), filed on January 26, 2024, is the operative pleading and seeks mandamus to compel inspection of corporate records. The FAP alleges in pertinent part as follows. This action is necessary because Respondents' co -founder Ts...

Excerpt: ... December 26, 2023, Defendant Commerce Hyundai Inc dba Commerce Mitsubishi served Plaintiff Roula Oglii aka Roula Aljabban with Request for Production (Set One), Interrogatories (Set One), Special Interrogatories (Set One); and First Set of Requests for Admission. (Mayville Decl. ¶ 2.) Plaintiff did not provide timely responses, and Defendant agreed to extend the deadline to April 17, 2024. (Mayville Decl. ¶¶ 4 -12.) Plaintiff still did not se...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff Keyman Pittman (Plaintiff) leased from Defendant De Soto Pacific Owner 1 LLC (Defendant). On 1/18/24, Plaintiff filed this action against Defendant for: (1) Tortuous Breach of Warranty of Habitability, (2) Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment, (3) Nuisance, (4) Civil Code 1942.4, (5) Negligence and (6) Anti -Harassment Ordinance. After meet and confer efforts failed to resolve the issues Defendant had with the complaint, on 4/15/24, De...

Excerpt: ...SMUSD. Cheung was also an employee for defendant River Way Ranch Camp, an overnight camping facility in Sanger, California. Beginning in sixth grade in 2000- 2001, a friendly relationship between Plaintiff and Cheung began, which placed the two alone together in various location. The continued contact provided Cheung opportunities to sexually molest Plaintiff, including at River Way Ranch Camp. Plaintiff alleges SUMSD faculty and staff saw the in...

Excerpt: ... Drive in Malibu. Defendants Pacific Shangrila LLC and ILU LLC's request for judicial notice of the grant deeds for the properties, Exhs. A and B, are GRANTED, as it is a court document under Evidence Code 452(g). The court does admit the documents for their truth. Defendants' objections #1- 2 are SUSTAINED as the declarant lacks personal knowledge of the statements. Any party or a non-party having an interest in the property affected by a notice...

Excerpt: ...for an award of Interest and Attorney's Fees is GRANTED. Defendant Michael Hakim is ordered to pay the remaining Settlement Agreement principal amount of $9,237.02, plus attorney's fees of $6,900.75 ($3,362.00 initial work to enforce settlement + $3,120 to bring this motion [6 hrs. @ $280 + 4 hrs. @ $360]), plus $1,923.34 in prejudgment interest, totaling $18,061.11 pursuant to the 8 -7- 23 Settlement Agreement and CCP § 664.6. “Code of Civil ...

Excerpt: ...ourt will set a Status Conference re Representation of the Corpora te Defendants at the hearing on this motion. Plaintiffs are 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, and Randa Hirezi (Randa), an individual and as Trustee ...

Excerpt: ...sional negligence against Pedram Sooferi, D.D.S., Sean Sooferian, D.D.S., and Does 1 through 50, based on events occurring during a visit to Defendants' dental office on March 18, 2021. The named defendants filed their answers on September 7 and 19, 2023. On February 21, 2024, Defendant Pedram Sooferi (“Defendant”) served discovery on Plaintiff, including Requests for Admission (Set One) and Form Interrogatories (Set Two). (Hertzog Decls., ¶...

Excerpt: ...intiff”) NOTICE: OK RELIEF REQUESTED: Orders compelling Plaintiff's responses to Defendant's first set of Requests for Production of Documents (“RFPs”); Form Interrogatories; and Special Interrogatories. Defendant further requests monetary sanctions against Plaintiff and/or her counsel in the total amount of $1,384.95. TENTATIVE RULING: The unopposed motions are granted. Plaintiff is ordered to provide objection -free responses to Defendant...

Excerpt: ...e “Option to Purchase License Agreement.” The agreement provided 1041 Wall Street the right to purchase a certain interest in a marijuana business owned by Melrose Quality Pain Relief, Inc. The agreement includes a certain payment schedule for the 12 month option period. Plaintiff maintains that Defendant Robert Cazarin paid the $100,000 initial deposit, but defaulted on either three or five of the $45,000 monthly installments. On February 23...

Excerpt: ...hicle accident on May 26, 2023, at or near the intersection of Broadway and Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles. On August 24, 2023, in Case No. 23STCV20355, Francisco Hitabarada filed a complaint for negligence against Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (“LACMTA”), E. Cuchilla, and Does 1 through 25. LACMTA filed an answer on October 10, 2023. On October 4, 2023, in Case No. 23STCV24175, Noah Williams (“Williams”) filed a ...

Excerpt: ...as Cody Araghachi, Uber Technologies (Doe 1), Raiser LLC (Doe 2), and Raiser -CA LLC (Doe 3), for damages arising from an automobile collision. Uber Technologies (Doe 1), Raiser LLC (Doe 2), and Raiser -CA LLC (Doe 3) (collectively, “Uber”) move for an order compelling Plaintiff to appear for a mental examination with Howard J. Friedman, Ph.D. (“Dr. Friedman”) on April 22, 2024 at 8:30 a.m., at 185 5 San Miguel Drive, Suite 23, Walnut Cre...

Excerpt: ...nts' Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One against Plaintiff, Clara Ramirez (3) Defendants' Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents, Set One against Plaintiff, Clara Ramirez (4) Defendants' Motion to Compel Responses to Requests that Plaintiff appear and give her Fingerprints against Plaintiff, Clara Ramirez (5) Motion to Deem Requests for Admission as Admitted against Plaintiff,...

Excerpt: ...(2) Motion for Contempt of Cour t Tentative Rulings: (1) Deny as to Document Categories 1 -5; Grant as to Assessor's Failure to Produce a PMK on Category 6 at the deposition. As to Categories 7 and 8, Argue but it appears to the Court that the Tax Collector, not the Assessor, would be the Correct Deponent. As to Deposition Questions numbered in Plaintiff's Separate Statement, the Court tentatively Grants the motion to compel further deposition as...

Excerpt: ...na Collection, LLC RESPONDING PARTY : Defendant Pasadena Collection West Property Owners' Association SERVICE: Filed February 27, 2024 OPPOSITION: Filed May 16, 2024 REPLY: Filed May 23, 2024 RELIEF REQUESTED Plaintiff moves for an order compelling Defendant to provide, without objection, further responses to Plaintiff's Requests for Production, Set Two. BACKGROUND This case arises out of Plaintiff Pref Pasadena Collection, LLC's (“Plaintiff”...

Excerpt: ...ndant. (Hakhamzadeh Decl. ¶ 8, Exh. B.) Defendant served responses on February 2, 2024. (Id. ¶ 9, Exh. C.) The parties met and conferred and participated in an informal discovery conference (“IDC”) on April 17, 2024. On March 14, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant motion to compel further responses to Form Interrogatories, Set Two, numbers 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.9, 16.10, and 17.1 on the basis that the responses are evasive, and th...

Excerpt: ...d this action agamst defendants California Parking Systems Incu Juan Ramon Mejia Hernandez and Does 1 to 50 for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident Defendants California Parking Systems Inc. and Juan Ramon Mejia (collectively, "Defendants") move the Court for an order compelling Liyuan Chang ("Plaintiff Chano and Yuanyuan Zhou ("Plaintiff Zhou") to provide further responses to Defendants' set one of form interrogatories, special interro...

Excerpt: ... “Defendants”) NOTICE: ok RELIEF REQUESTED: An order compelling Defendants' further responses to Plaintiff's Form Interrogatories, Set One, Nos. 13.1 and 13.2 within 10 days. Plaintiff also requests monetary sanctions against Defendants and/or their counsel in the total amount of $5,898.30. TENTATIVE RULING: The motions are granted. Defendants are ordered to serve further code- compliant responses to Plaintiff's Form Interrogatories, Set One,...

Excerpt: ...023, Plaintiff Juan Gonzalez Perez (Plaintiff) filed this lemon law case against Defendant FCA US LLC (Defendant). Defendant propounded discovery on Plaintiff on August 18, 2023. On September 18, 2023, Plaintiff served responses to Defendant's requests for production. On October 18, 2023, Defendant's counsel sent Plaintiff's counsel a meet and confer letter regarding P laintiff's response to Request for Production No. 20. After some back and fort...

Excerpt: ...NG TO LAW IS SET FOR JANUARY 28, 2025 AT 8:30 AM IN DEPARTMENT 26 IN THE SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. ANALYSIS: On August 1, 2023, Plaintiff Ticor Title Company of California (“Plaintiff”) initiated this interpleader action against Defendants Willowbrook Restaurant, LLC and Xen Restaurant, LLC (“Defendants”). Following their failure to file responsive pleadings, def ault was entered against both Defendants on February 26, 2024. Plaintiff fil...