Excerpt: ...f Action in the SAC is for Breach of Contract/Specific Performance against Long. (SAC at 15:8‐9.) The Prayer for Relief requests “[s]pecific performance of the BVK Purchase Agreement.” (SAC, Prayer at ¶ 1.) Pursuant to the BVK Purchase Agreement, dated November 15, 2007, Long agreed to sell, assign, transfer and deliver to BVK, and BVK agreed to purchase from Long all of the right, title and interest of Long in and to all of the following ...

Excerpt: ...nst Long and his counsel, Charles J. Smith, is GRANTED. Long and Mr. Smith are ordered to pay $2,010 payable to BVK's counsel within 10 calendar days of service of notice of entry of order. BVK moves, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.300 et seq. and section 2030.290 et seq., for an order compelling Long to provide complete, verified, and substantive responses without objection to BVK's fifth set of special interrogatories without ...

Excerpt: ...the moving party/counsel shall appear at the hearing, by Zoom, unless it is confirmed that no party requests oral argument. Defendant Dumican Mosey Architects, P.C. (DMA) moves the Court, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 877 and 877.6 and California Rules of Court, rule 3.1382, for an order finding that the settlement entered into between DMA and non‐party Galleron Properties, LLC (“Galleron”) is made in good faith. Galleron is ...

Excerpt: ...cial notice. Plus, Defendants are offering the exhibit to establish the truth of its content, i.e., that Mr. Morris passed away in January 2021. However, a Court cannot take judicial notice of the facts contained within the exhibits. (See Zelig v. County of Los Angeles (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1112, 1141, fn. 6 (citing Mangini v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 1057, 1064).) B. Introduction Defendants Bryant Morris, Dierdre Morris, and Bryan...

Excerpt: ... 38 Cal.3d 488 (Tech‐Bilt), for an order finding that the confidential settlement entered into between Plaintiffs and W.M. Barr is made in good faith. The amount of the proposed settlement is the central fact in the Court's analysis. “[T]he intent and policies underlying section 877.6 require that a number of factors be taken into account including a rough approximation of plaintiffs' total recovery and the settlor's proportionate liability, ...

Excerpt: ...the burden of persuasion that there is no triable issue of material fact. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 850 (Aguilar).) “‘Material facts' are facts that relate to the cause of action, claim for damages, issue of duty, or affirmative defense that is the subject of the motion and that could make a difference in the disposition of the motion.” (Rules of Court, rule 3.1350, subd. (a)(2).) The moving party also bears ...

Excerpt: .... Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in Local Rule 2.9, the moving party/counsel shall appear at the hearing, by Zoom, unless it is confirmed that no party requests oral argument. Moving Defendants concede that the deposition testimony would be admissible if they had had the right and opportunity to cross‐examine the decedent. (See Reply at 3:5‐27; see also Evid. Code, §1291, subd. (a)(2).) Through their opposition papers, Plaintiffs s...

Excerpt: ...covery is not allowed in this administrative mandamus action “absent a threshold showing by [Real Party] of a right to engage therein....” (Motion at 2:13‐16.) Importantly, this is the only grounds identified by Petitioner in its notice of motion and argued through the supporting memorandum (Support Memo). As an initial matter, the Court rejects Respondent's argument that the motion is untimely. The Court finds that the filing of the motion...

Excerpt: ...ro a “used 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500,” citing to Castro's complaint at paragraphs 6‐7. This is not accurate. Nor is a demurrer the time to assert purported undisputed facts. Paragraph 6 alleges a “new 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500” entered the stream of commerce. According to paragraphs 7 and 8, in 1 The Court construes the demurrer as being made on the ground of failure to state sufficient facts by GM's citation to Code of Civil Pr...

Excerpt: ...such evidence, a “good faith” determination is an abuse of discretion. Moreover, the declaration needs to address the factors set forth in Tech‐Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward‐ Clyde & Associates (1985) 38 Cal.3d 488, 499. The supporting declarations do not contain substantial evidence regarding the Tech‐Bilt factors. In addition, the Court understands the settlement is between various parties and Ledcor now is asking for an order determining th...

Excerpt: ...1 paragraph the nature of the order being sought and the grounds for issuance of the order”]; see also People v. American Sur. Ins. Co. (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 719, 726.) Moreover, the notice of motion does not provide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 2.9. Moving party/counsel is directed to contact the opposing party/ies forthwith and advise of Local Rule 2.9 and the Court's tentative ruling procedure. Notw...

Excerpt: ... Procedure section 430.10, subdivisions (e) and (f) to the Second Cause of Action asserted through Plaintiff's Complaint on the grounds that the Complaint fails to allege facts sufficient to support the cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty and further that the cause of action is uncertain. The notice of motion does not provide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 2.9. Moving party/counsel is directed to ...

Excerpt: ... Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Appeals Board and collective Respondents) to set aside their decisions in the administrative proceedings titled Ashley Boydston V. Bandera/Hillstone Restaurant Group and assigned case number 6475610 and Appeals Board number AO—207980, Decision No. 6475610. “The motion is made on the grounds that the agencies' decisions are unsupported by factual and legal findings and record evidence.” (Notice of Motio...

Excerpt: ...erved initial responses that are in substantial compliance with Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.210, 2030.220, 2030.230, 2030.240, 2033.210, 2033.220, and 2033.230, and plaintiffs' failure to serve timely responses was the result of mistake and inadvertence. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, subd. (a), 2033.280, subd. (a).) Plaintiffs' counsel made a calendaring mistake as to when to serve the discovery responses. Although the Court understa...

Excerpt: ...EFENDANT W.M. BARR & COMPANY, INC.'S MOTION TO SEAL SETTLEMENT AMOUNT TENTATIVE RULING: The motion to seal is DENIED. Defendant W.M. Barr & Company, Inc. moves, pursuant to Rules of Court, rules 2.550 and 2.551, for an order sealing the settlement amount between Plaintiffs and W.M. Barr identified in the Declaration of Lauren O. Miller in support of W.M. Barr's Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement filed on September 13, 2021. The mot...

Excerpt: ... harass and burden defendant. The Court agrees. This action involves a single vehicle that had only two repairs performed while plaintiff owned it under warranty. Although very broad, the right to discovery is not absolute. One of the important things for the Court to consider is whether the information sought is “relevant to the subject matter” and either itself admissible or “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible ev...

Excerpt: ...t to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivision (e), to the first cause of action purportedly asserted against NVP through Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (FAC) on the grounds that the FAC fails to allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action. The notice of motion does not provide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 2.9. Moving party/counsel is directed to contact the opposing party/ies forth...

Excerpt: ...ora defendants) interfered with BVK's rights pursuant to a 2007 asset purchase agreement entered into between BVK and defendant Timothy J. Long for the purchase of a cardroom by entering into another agreement for the purchase of the cardroom with Long and for having Blonien send a letter to the Bureau of Gambling Control to request that it cease its review of the first purchase agreement between BVK and Long. As a result of these allegations, th...

Excerpt: ... that the same is a binding and enforceable agreement requiring the parties to arbitrate all of the claims asserted in this action. California law strongly favors arbitration. (Prima Donna Development Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2019) 42 Cal.App.5th 22, 35 (Prima Donna).) A proceeding to compel arbitration is, in essence, a suit in equity to compel specific performance of a contract. (California Teachers Assn. v. Governing Bd. (1984) 161 Cal...

Excerpt: ...UDGMENT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SUMMARY ADJUDICATION TENTATIVE RULING: The motions are DENIED. In their notices of motion, defendants Rafael Lupercio, M.D., Sriram Sambasivan, M.D., Bruce Bartlow, M.D., and Shasta Critical Care Specialists Medical Clinic, Inc. move for “summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff cannot establish any triable issue of material fact, and that plaintiff [sic] causes of action for (1) elder abuse and (2) wrongfu...

Excerpt: ...overnment Code section 815.2, which imposes upon public entities vicarious liability for the tortious acts or omissions of their employees. Plaintiff also brings the claim under Government Code section 820, which delineates the liability of public employees. However, “public entity liability for property defects is not governed by the general rule of vicarious liability provided in section 815.2, but instead by the specific provisions set forth...

Excerpt: ...s sufficient to support its claims. The notice of motion does not provide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 2.9. Moving party/counsel is directed to contact the opposing party/ies forthwith and advise of Local Rule 2.9 and the Court's tentative ruling procedure. Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in Local Rule 2.9, the moving party/counsel shall appear at the hearing, by Zoom, unless it is confirmed tha...

Excerpt: ...t the Subject Regulation “was promulgated arbitrarily and capriciously, without proper consideration of alternatives, without consultation with residents of the [Veterans] Home, and without following the statutory procedure.” (See FAVP at ¶ 2.) Respondents' request for judicial notice is GRANTED. B. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The Federal Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (FASFRA) bars federal funds from being used “to...

Excerpt: ...0, 2021, because the Court learned from defendants' counsel that their separate statement in opposition to the motion was not in the court's case management system, even though it had been served on plaintiff. Per the Court's (Hon. Wood) instruction, JNS filed the document to correct the issue and additionally filed a declaration, which apparently was also missing. The Court further ordered the parties to meet and confer to see if a compromise co...

Excerpt: ...the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 2.9. Moving party/counsel is directed to contact the opposing party/ies forthwith and advise of Local Rule 2.9 and the Court's tentative ruling procedure. Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in Local Rule 2.9, the moving party/counsel shall appear at the hearing, by Zoom, unless it is confirmed that no party requests oral argument. Defendant Auberge Resorts, LLC (Auberge) demurs, ...