Excerpt: ...cate the premises after being served with three-day notices in June 2023. Plainti
¯ owns a condo in the area known as Alamo Bridge. Plainti
¯ rented out the condo to the defendants in July 2018 and the lease was renewed at least two times after that. Defendants signed a Lease Agreement which speciÞcally referenced the Alamo Bridge Home Owners Association's (HOA) CC&Rs and its rules. The defendants signed the lease and acknowledged the requirem...

Excerpt: ... and Fair Dealing (Second Cause of Action), 3) Retaliation/Wrongful Termination (Third Cause of Action), 4) Disability Harassment (Fourth Cause of Action) and 5) Intentional Interference with a Contract or Prospective Economic Advantage (Seventh Cause of Action). Miller concedes that she cannot maintain her claim for disability harassment but opposes the motion as to the remaining causes of action. Millers request for judicial notice is granted ...

Excerpt: ...s Motion or Reconsideration o the Court's (1) November 9, 2023 Order Denying Motion or Order Granting Leave to File a First Amended Complaint and (2) November 9, 2023 Order Granting Motion to Seal and Issue a Protective Order is denied. Background The court heard argument on Plainti
¯'s Deborah Johnson's Motion or Leave to File a Þrst Amended Complaint and Deendant's Northgate Homeowner Association's Motion to Seal and Issue a Protective O...

Excerpt: ...ublic easement (referred to as the "CutThrough") over a portion of a residential property located at 2354 Alameda Diablo in Diablo to which defendant U.S. Bank obtained title by foreclosing on its deed of trust secured by that property (the "US Bank Property"). Defendant Bart Wooten is the owner of an undeveloped lot ("Wooten Property") adjacent to the US Bank Property. (Compl. ¶ 4.) They allege the Cut-Through is an easement over a strip of lan...

Excerpt: ...ars, Kela Spears, Olajuwon Spears, Shante Ray Jackson, LaShanda Ray, and Latondiwe Hasty (collectively, the “BeneÞciaries”), in a Wills and Trust case Þled in Contra Costa County (Case no. P21-00824). (¶ 10.) The matter pertained to a Trust established by the parents/grandparents of the BeneÞciaries – Willie L. Spears St. and Bobbie Jean Spears. (Ibid.) In accordance with the BeneÞciaries engagement agreement with Plainti
¯ (the “Ag...

Excerpt: ...adjudication (the “Motion”). The Motion is directed toward Defendant and Cross-Complainant John W. Elkins (“Cross-Complainant” or “Elkins”)'s Cross-Complaint for Declaratory Relief. Cross-Defendant moves for summary judgment on the grounds that there are no genuine issues of material fact as to Borrower's declaratory relief cause of action, and US Bank as Trustee is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. As a threshold issue, the Co...

Excerpt: ...ests for judicial notice must comply with Rule 3.1306(c), which provides that any party requesting judicial notice “must provide the court and each party with a copy of the material.” (Cal. R. Ct. 3.1306(c).) Defendant failed to comply with this requirement. In addition, “[o]nly relevant material is a proper subject of judicial notice, even where the Evidence Code provides in mandatory terms that matters be judicially noticed.” (Hayward A...

Excerpt: ...i
¯ has leave to amend and shall Þle and serve any amended complaint by February 15, 2024. A. Background Plainti
¯, Homeport Insurance Company, Þled this medical negligence action “for itself and as assignee of Veronica McRae […].” The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges a single cause of action for medical negligence against San Ramon Regional Medical Center (“SRRMC”), Narendra Malani, M.D. (“Malani”), and Nirja P. Shah...

Excerpt: ...d Thompson (“Plainti
¯” or “Thompson”)s First Amended Complaint for (1) violations of California Civil Code § 2923.6; (2) violations of Civil Code § 2923.7; and (3) violation of Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq. Defendant demurs to Plainti
¯s causes of action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) § 430.10(e) and (g) on several grounds. For the following reasons, the Demurrer is sustained, with leave to amend. Legal Stan...

Excerpt: ... who move to set aside a stipulated judgment between Je
¯ Mini and others who are the plainti
¯s in a complaint in intervention (“Intervenors”) and defendant U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2007-2 Mortgage Pass-Through CertiÞcates, Series 2007-2 (“US Bank”) entered by the Court on November 3, 2023. The motion is supported by a memorandum of points and authorities and a request for j...

Excerpt: ...murrer p. 1: 25-26.) For the following reasons, the demurrer is overruled. Meet and Confer Requirement Defendant satisÞed his meet and confer requirement regarding their demurrer in detailing their meet and conger e
¯orts with Plainti
¯'s counsel in the Declaration of James J. Astuno Jr. Defendant's counsel detailed their communications with Plainti
¯'s counsel from November 3 through November 7, 2023, mentioning exchanges of e-mail and phone...

Excerpt: ...eek the Court's approval of it as a good-faith settlement. Defendant Taylor Morrison has belatedly Þled an objection to the good- faith settlement. Taylor Morrison's basic argument is that although the settlement motions say the settlement releases plainti
¯'s claims against everyone – including Taylor Morrison – for all claims relating to the sub-soil work, Taylor Morrison raises doubts about whether the release e
¯ectively being provided...

Excerpt: ...th leave to amend as to defendant Steven Thomas. Plainti
¯ is given to February 23 in which to Þle and serve a second amended complaint. If it elects not to do so, Steven Thomas will be dismissed as a defendant, as the FAC's other cause of action is not asserted against him. Defendants request judicial notice of the FAC. The Court does not need judicial notice for a pleading in its own case docket. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COU...

Excerpt: ...rd Code of Civil Procedure § 437c(o)(1) and (p)(2) provides the relevant legal standard for deciding the MSJ. Section 437c(o)(1) provides, in relevant part: A cause of action has no merit if one or more of the elements of the cause of action cannot be separately established, even if that element is separately pleaded. Section 437c(p)(2) provides, in relevant part: A defendant or cross-defendant has met his or her burden of showing that a cause o...

Excerpt: ...n clean and rentable condition. Defendants propounded routine written discovery to plainti
¯, to which plainti
¯ has not timely responded. This motion for a protective order does not dispute the content or form of the discovery. The motion contends only that “plainti
¯” should be granted a protective order, of undeÞned duration, due to “plainti
¯'s” inability to respond to discovery for medical reasons. “Plainti
¯” is said to be...

Excerpt: ...orting to show service on November 8, 2023. The Þrst motion to quash (Line 10) is granted. As to the second motion (Line 11), plainti
¯ and counsel to appear (Zoom okay) to discuss whether or not plainti
¯ has belatedly complied with the requirement of mailing. This case arises from a car loan and repossession. In plainti
¯'s c u r r e n t pleading, his Þrst amended complaint, there are only two defendants. Simple Cash Loans, Inc. (dba Monta...

Excerpt: ... and has health problems which could prejudice her interests in the litigation should preference not be granted. Defendant, Chateau Pleasant Hill dba Carlton Senior Living Pleasant Hill-Martinez (hereinafter “Carlton”), opposes the motion. Based on the evidence provided by plainti
¯, the Court Þnds that preference is warranted. The Court grants the motion and will set trial date within 120 days. Code of Civil Procedure, § 36(a) states that...

Excerpt: ...arch 4, 1972,” and their eighth cause of action for Declaratory Relief. Plainti
¯s' unopposed Request for Judicial Notice is granted. (Cal. Evid. Code § 452 (c), (d), (h).) Plainti
¯s' motion for summary adjudication is denied for the reasons set forth below. Factual Background Briones Regional Park (“Briones”) is a 6,000+ acre open space area within the Easy Bay Regional Park District. Property identiÞed as 3506 Echo Springs Road, in L...

Excerpt: ...ing uncertain, ambiguous and unintelligible, and for failure to allege sufficient facts to state a claim. (Code Civ. Proc. SS 430.10(e) and 430.10(f).) For the following reasons, the Demurrer is sustained with leave to amend. Meet and Confer Requirement Defendants satisfy their meet and confer requirement regarding their demurrer in detailing their efforts in reaching out to Plaintiff's counsel on September 15, 2023, by email and September 29, 20...

Excerpt: ...mended complaint by February 5, 2024. Defendant's time to answer shall run from that date. l. Requests for Judicial Notice In support of both the demurrer and moton to strike, defendant requests judicial notice of the February 24, 2021, Proposed Statement of Dec:ision in the underlying suit. The request is granted. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 18 JUDICIAL OFFICER: DANIELLE K DOUGLAS HEARING DATE: 01/26...

Excerpt: ...ion petition, and recommends that the coordination proceedings be SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MARTINEZ, CA DEPARTMENT 12 JUDICIAL OFFICER: CHARLES S TREAT HEARING DATE: 01/25/2024 11 assigned to San Francisco Superior Court. Coordination All parties are in agreement that these cases are complex under California Rule of Court 3.502. They are likewise in unanimous agreement that these actions should be coordinated, proceeding ...

Excerpt: ...violation of Labor Code SS 1194 and 510; (3) violation of Labor Code S 2802; (4) violation of Labor Code S 226; (5) violation of Labor Code SS 201-204; (6) violation of Labor Code S 2598 et seq.; and (7) Business and Professions Code S 17200 et seq. Defendant moves pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act to compel Plaintiff to submit all individual claims and non-representatve PAGA claims asserted in his FAC to arbitration. Defendant also moves o...

Excerpt: ... packets were returned by the post office. Follow up resulted in 14 new addresses, leaving 3 nondeliverable. No objections or requests to opt out have been received. The motion is granted. A. Background and Settlement Terms Defendant is a financial services company offering a variety of services. Plaintiff was employed there in a non-exempt offce position. The original complaint was filed on August 31, 2021 as a class action. PAGA claims were add...

Excerpt: ...emailed to corrected addresses, leaving 2 undeliverable. There have been no objections or requests for exclusion. The motion is granted, subject to clarification as to the proposed dates of payment (see below). Counsel are to appear (Zoom okay) to clear this point up. A. Background and Settlement Terms Defendant operates two car washes located in Concord and Fremont. Plaintiff has been employed there as a car washer since the mid-2000s. The origi...

Excerpt: ...issolution of partnership) or seventh cause of action (declaratory relief). The Court notes that it does not appear that anpne in this case contends that there is any partnership to be dissolved, however, so count 3 may be moot. The Court further notes that the SAC as filed had two plaintiffs, namely Olivarez personally and JR National Floral Network, LLC (referred to by all parties as "JR LLC"). Plaintiff has since filed a dismissal with prejudi...