Excerpt: ...plaint is not brought against Plaintiff. As it appears that Plaintiff has no standing to bring the instant demurrer, the demurrer is overruled. Motion to strike Papers filed in support of a motion must consist of at least a notice of hearing; the motion itself; and a memorandum in support of the motion. (Calif. Rules of Court, rule 3.1112(a).) The court may construe the absence of a memorandum as an admission that the motion is not meritorious an...

Excerpt: ...he time frame specified under rule 3.1700(a)(1) of the California Rules of Court and should not be considered. California Rules of Court, rule 3.1700(a)(1) provides in pertinent part, “A prevailing party who claims costs must serve and file a memorandum of costs within 15 days after the date of mailing of the notice of entry of judgment or dismissal by the clerk under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.5 or the date of services of written noti...

Excerpt: ...Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 23301. A corporation that has had its powers suspended “lacks legal capacity to prosecute or defend a civil action during its suspension.” (Sade Shoe Co. v. Oschin & Snyder (1990) 217 Cal.App.3d 1509, 1512.) On the other hand, a suspended corporation may be sued and a default judgment may be entered upon its failure to respond. (Grell v. Laci Le Beau Corp. (1999) 73 Cal.App.4th 1300, 1306.) Tabarrejo v. Superior Court...

Excerpt: ... If the person to whom a copy of the summons and of the complaint are mailed pursuant to this section fails to complete and return the acknowledgment form set forth in subdivision (b) within 20 days from the date of such mailing, the party to whom the summons was mailed shall be liable for reasonable expenses thereafter incurred in serving or attempting to serve the party by another method permitted by this chapter, and, except for good cause sho...

Excerpt: ...aint; or to unite with the defendant in resisting the plaintiff's claims; or to demand anything adverse to both parties. (Code Civ. Proc., § 387, subd. (a).) "If any provision of law confers an unconditional right to intervene ... the court shall, upon timely application, permit that person to intervene." (Code Civ. Proc., § 387, subd. (b).) The People, through the Attorney General, have an unconditional right to intervene in the cu...

Excerpt: ...se or defenses before the trial of any other issue in the case, and if the decision of the court, or the verdict of the jury, upon any special defense so tried … is in favor of the defendant pleading the same, judgment for the defendant shall thereupon be entered and no trial of other issues in the action shall be had[.]” (Code Civ. Proc. §597.) Thus, courts have long recognized that where the answer to a complaint raises a statute of limita...

Excerpt: ... the order by the clerk. Explanation: In response to this motion for judgment on the pleadings, plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint, and did not address the merits of the motion as directed at the operative complaint. The Complaint was filed on September 20, 2016, and defendant filed its answer on December 7, 2016. Thereafter, plaintiff needed leave of court to amend the Complaint. (Code Civ. Proc. § 472.) Contrary to plaintiff's implied a...

Excerpt: ...rsuant to section 877.6, the court balances the statute's twin goals of (1) encouragement of settlements, and (2) equitable sharing of costs among the parties at fault. (Tech‐Bilt v. Woodward‐Clyde & Assoc. (1985) 38 Cal.3d 488, 494.) The standard is whether the amount of the settlement is within the “reasonable range” or “ballpark” of the settling tortfeasor's proportional share of comparative liability for the plaintiff's injuries. ...

Excerpt: ... 2d 7, 8, referencing repealed Art. XII, Section 16. Code of Civil Procedure, section 395(a), states (at its pertinent parts): “Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the power of the court to transfer actions or proceedings as provided in this title, the superior court in the county where the defendants or some of them reside at the commencement of the action is the proper court for the trial of the action . . . “Subject to subdi...

Excerpt: ... (5) court days in which to file their pleading. Service is to be perfected in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure. Explanation: (Note‐ as of July 9, no opposition appears in the Court's files.) This is a complex action filed on August 2, 2016. Plaintiffs allege that they were a lender for a purchase of real estate in Contra Costa County on which they foreclosed. The site is allegedly contaminated with vario...

Excerpt: ...) It must contain a statement of facts, a concise statement of the law, evidence and arguments relied on, and a discussion of the statutes, cases, and textbooks cited in support of the position advanced. (Id. at subd. (b).) The Court may construe the absence of any such memorandum as an admission that the motion is not meritorious and cause for its denial. (Id. at subd. (a).) Here, none of Plaintiff's motions complies with California Rules of Cou...

Excerpt: ...ugust 25, 2015, she “was at Selma Hospital waiting to get x‐rays done when the chair she was sitting on broke, causing her to fall to the ground. As a result, Mrs. Vargas was seriously injured.” Plaintiff alleges one cause of action for general negligence, and one for premises liability. Defendant Adventist Medical‐ Center‐Selma (“defendant” or “AMC‐S”) now moves for summary judgment, contending that the one‐ year statute of...

Excerpt: ...ejudice. The entire action is dismissed. Explanation: The Court has considered both the conduct being sanctioned and its effect on the party seeking discovery. There is evidence that plaintiff has engaged in misuse of the discovery process. The harm caused by the withheld discovery and the refusal to participate in discovery is a complete inability to prepare for trial. There is no evidence that any lesser sanction will result in plaintiff partic...

Excerpt: ...hearing or a memorandum of points and authorities, as required by California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1112, subdivision (a) (1) and (3). At best, it bears the title of “motion” and the second page includes some elements required for the motion itself: it identifies who is bringing the motion (plaintiff), the relief requested (to be allowed to file a Second Amended Complaint) and the basis for the relief sought (“due to more information found ...

Excerpt: ...conomy and efficiency of handling the litigation would be promoted thereby, on motion of a party, after notice and hearing, make an order…that the trial of any issue or any part thereof shall precede the trial of any other issue or any part thereof in the case. …” (Code Civ. Proc. § 598.) Similarly, Code of Civil Procedure section 1048 specifies the court's discretion in regard to bifurcating issues for separate trial: “The court, in fur...

Excerpt: ...ainst minors who voluntarily dismiss their case without prejudice, through their guardian ad litem. (See e.g. Jacquelyn Fries, a minor, etc. v. Rite Aid Corp. (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 182; see also Fields v. Napa Mill Co. (1958) 164 Cal.App.2d 442.) In the alternative, Plaintiff moves to tax the following costs: (1) deposition costs for Anila Thampy, M.D. ($290); (2) exhibits used for depositions ($42.05); (3) subpoenas for health care providers ($...

Excerpt: ...anation: California Rules of Court, rule 3.350(a)(1) requires that notice of a motion to consolidate be filed in each case sought to be consolidated. Here, the moving party failed to file notice of the instant motion in case no. 16CECG04000. Accordingly, the motion is denied without prejudice. Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312(a) and Code of Civil Procedure §1019.5(a), no further written order is necessary. The minute order adop...

Excerpt: ...t plaintiff Fred Garza, Jr.'s motion to compel defendant Margarita Garza, aka Margarita Macias, to provide initial verified responses to form interrogatories, set one, special interrogatories, set one, and request for production of documents, set one. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, subd. (b) and 2031.300, subd. (b).) Defendant Margarita Garza, aka Margarita Macias, to provide complete verified responses to all discovery set out above, without o...

Excerpt: ...fendant American Matar International, Inc., dba Statewide Commercial Insurance Brokers is ordered to serve verified responses without objections to the First Set of Special Interrogatories and the First Set of Form Interrogatories within ten (10) court days of this order. Plaintiffs are awarded sanctions in the amount of $660.00 against American Matar International, Inc., dba Statewide Commercial Insurance Brokers for each motion, for a total of ...

Excerpt: ...for admissions, Plaintiff responded that she "can neither admit nor deny" the request. These admissions includedcritical contentions about having any evidence to support plaintiff's claims. In her concurrently served responses to form interrogatories, plaintiff responded to interrogatory 17.1 for all of the above requests for admissions by stating "Responding Party lacks sufficient information to respond to this request at this time, ...

Excerpt: ...n indirect contempt proceeding, “an affidavit must be presented to the court stating the facts constituting the contempt, an order to show cause must be issued, and hearing on the facts must be held by the judge.” (Arthur v. Superior Court (1965) 62 Cal.2d 494, 407‐08.) The affidavit in support of the request for the OSC must cover each element of the commission of the contempt; it serves as the “complaint” in the indirect contempt proc...

Excerpt: ...rder. New allegations shall be in boldface type font. To grant the motion to file a cross‐complaint. The cross‐ complaint shall be filed and served within 10 days of the clerk's service of this minute order. Explanation: Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint “The court may, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, allow a party to amend any pleading.” (Code Civ. Proc. § 473; see also, Code Civ. Proc. § 576.) T...

Excerpt: ...is subject to service of process and whose joinder will not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action shall be joined as a party in the action if (1) in his absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties or (2) he claims an interest relating to the subject of the action and is so situated that the disposition of the action in his absence may (i) as a practical matter impair or impede his abili...

Excerpt: ...all cross‐defendants' demurrers to the third cause of action without leave to amend. To sustain all cross‐defendants' general demurrers to the second, fourth and seventh causes of action with leave to amend. To overrule the general demurrers to the fifth and six causes of action. To grant motion to strike as prayed for with leave to amend. An amended crosscomplaint shall be filed and served within 10 days of the clerk's service of this minute...

Excerpt: ... is subject to” the demurrer or motion to strike. (Code Civ. Proc. §§ 430.41(a), 435.5(a).) The self‐represented litigant “is held to the same restrictive rules of procedure as an attorney.” (Burnete v. La Casa Dana Apartments (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 1262, 1267, internal citations and quotation marks omitted.) In the instant case, moving party failed to meet and confer with Defendant prior to filing the instant motions. Parties are requi...