Excerpt: ...ntiff John A. Tudal moves, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 473 and 576, for an order granting Plaintiff leave to file the Proposed SAC on grounds that permitting the subject filing will serve the interests of justice. 1 For file management reasons the Court does not permit attachments to become operative pleadings. The moving party failed to include in the notice of this motion proper notce of the Court's tentative ruling system as r...

Excerpt: ...agreement exists and, if any defense to its enforcement is raised, whether the agreement is enforceable. (Rosenthal v. Great Western Financial Sec. Corp. (1996) 14 Cal.4th 394, 413.) The moving party bears the burden of proving the existence of the agreement by a preponderance of the evidence. (Ibid.) This represents Pe
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Excerpt: ...this matter on April 20, 2023" on grounds that the parties agreed to such terms orally at a judicially supervised settlement conference. "If parties to pending litigation stipulate...orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement. If requested by the parties, the court may retain jurisdiction overthe parties to enforce the settlement until pe...

Excerpt: ...intiff ha[s] not pled any facts that support their request for attorney's fees against [GPIA]." (Mohon to Strike at 3:12-15.) Through the SAC, Plaintiff purports to assert claims of (Sixth) Negligent Misrepresentation and (Seventh) Professional Negligence against Defendant GPIA (See SAC at 14:19-16:12.) On these claims Plaintiff prays for, among other relief, "compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial, including attorneys' fees allo...

Excerpt: ...uce to Defendants' counsel of record a further verified, code-compliant response to Form Interrogatory No. 17.1; and (3) pay to Defendants, care of their attorneys of record, monetary sanctons in the amount of $2,160. Defendants Michael L Holcomb and Maria C. Holcomb move, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.300, subdivision (a) and 2033.290, subdivision (a) for an order compelling Plaintiff Joan Traverso (Plaintiff) to provide furt...

Excerpt: ...and that the failure to timely serve such responses was the result of mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect.2 The subject discovery consists of requests for production of documents, requests for admission, and form and special interrogatories propounded by Defendant Valley Rock Foundantion (VRF) and special interrogatories propounded by Defendant Dr. Robert White (Dr. White). (The foregoing discovery is referred to herein as Subject Discove...

Excerpt: ...uired by Gwal Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether or n...

Excerpt: ...Amended Complaint (TAC) the prayer for punitive damages and all references thereto. The Court notes that Defendant Sean Stapleton filed, together with Brad Stapleton and WCPS, an answer in response to the TAC. However, Sean Stapleton does not join in the present motion. (See Notice of Motion.) The Court rules on Defendants' Request for Judicial Notce as follows: Exhs. A and C: GRANTED, but not for the truth of matters alleged in the subject docum...

Excerpt: ...al Examination." Defendants concede that they are required, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2032.310, to obtain leave of Court in order to conduct the desired examination. "The court shall grant a motion for a physical or mental examinaton under Section 2032.310 only for good cause shown." (Code Civ. Proc., S 2032.320, subd. (a).) The Court finds as follows. On February 25, 2022, Plaintiff served Defendants with his Supplemental Respo...

Excerpt: ... demand nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 13, 14, and 15 of Defendants' First Demand for Inspection of Documents (Subject Discovery).2 Defendants move on grounds that OHC has failed, without justification, to comply with its representation that it would produce all responsive documents. Defendants also move, pursuant to sections 2023.030, subdivision (a), 2031.310, subdivision (h) and 2031.320, subdivision (b) for an award of monetary sanctions against OHC in the...

Excerpt: ... call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether or not moving party is present at the hearing. "[A]ny party shall be entitled as a matter of right to c...

Excerpt: ...e ruling system as required by Gwal Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, rega...

Excerpt: ...ndant failed to include in the notice of this motion proper notice of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 2.9. Defendant is therefore directed to immediately provide, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, ...

Excerpt: ...arties' dispute regarding the proper scope of the document requests attached to the deposition subpoena. The reference pursuant to this order is limited to the proper scope of the document requests attached to the deposition subpoena of Aaron Pott, and the deposition notice of Spencer Hoopes which is the subject of the concurrent motion to compel. The parties are directed to meet and confer to select a discovery referee. "If the parties do not ag...

Excerpt: ...ly protected Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and Sixth Amendment rights under the Federal Constitution and Defendant's corresponding state rights under the California Constitution." (Notice of Motion at 1:22-2:3.) The case arises out of allegations of injury stemming from a motor vehicle collision between vehicles driven, respectively, by Defendant and Plaintiff Gurdip Singh Malhi. The alleged collision is also the subject of th...

Excerpt: ...s, without objections, and documents in compliance with the Court's April 18, 2023 discovery order within 15 calendar days of service of notce of entry of order. This represents Defendant's second motion to compel the subject discovery. On May 24, 2023, the Court granted each of Defendant's respective motions to compel Plaintiff to to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, and requests for production of documents. The Court further ordere...

Excerpt: ...equests a new trial on the issue of non-economic damages, or in the alternative, for additur. The court may grant a new trial on the grounds of irregularity in the proceedings that: deprived the party of a fair trial; was based on insufficient evidence to justify the verdict or the verdict was against law; or where there was error in law occurring at trial, or excessive damages. of Civ. Proc 5657) When presented with a motion for a new trial, the...

Excerpt: ...ses...." (Notice of Motion at 2:8-10.) The moving party failed to include in the notice of this motion proper notce of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requ...

Excerpt: ...h the probable validity of any real property claim asserted therein by a of the evidence. (See Notice of Motion.) The moving party failed to include in the notice of this motion proper notce of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under...

Excerpt: ...e, Special Interrogatories — Set One, and Form Interrogatories — Set One. The order to produce responses is STAYED pending resolution of the Motion for Order Relieving Responding Party from Waiver of Objections currently set for hearing on August 8, 2023. The truth of the matters specified in Defendants' Request for Admission, propounded on Plaintiff, is hereby deemed admitted by Plaintiff. Finally, Plaintiff is ordered to pay to Defendants, ...

Excerpt: ...ended Cross-complaint in substantially the same form (though in final non-redlined form) as that attached as Exhibit F to the Declaration of Lisa Lin Garcia. Sutter Home's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. Sutter Home Winery, Inc. (Sutter Home) moves for an order granting Defendant leave to file a Second Amended Answer to Plaintiffs Complaint and a Second Amended Cross- Complaint. The Court may, "at any tme before or after commencement of t...

Excerpt: ...equired by Local Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately provide, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of 1 hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether...

Excerpt: ... notice explicitly required by Local Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately provide, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardles...

Excerpt: ...t. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether or not moving party is present at the hearing. Cypress Insurance Company, as administered by Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies ("BHHC") moves for an order granting leave to intervene in this action on grounds that the moving party "is entitled to in...

Excerpt: ...ff's original memorandum, any matters discussed through Plaintiff's supplemental memorandum, and/or any of the matters discussed below. That portion of the Court's March 14, 2023 Order restraining and enjoining "Defendants, their employees, agents and/or any other person or entity acting with them or on their behalf...from conducting the Trustee's Sale of the Property located at 17 San Francisco Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150" is hereby exten...

Excerpt: ..., subd. (b).) The Court therefore exercises its discretion and orders these portions stricken from the 4th AC. (See id.) Defendant Towpath Village, LLC (Towpath) demurs, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivision (d), to the purported sixth (violaton of Civil Code S 1950.5 (Section 1950.5 Claim)) and seventh (Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED Claim)) causes of action asserted through Plaintiffs' Fourth Amende...

Excerpt: ...effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether or not moving party is present at the hearing. 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.App.3d 393, 399.) A petition ...

Excerpt: ...DENIED as to Defendant Joseph Cherry, but without prejudice to Defendant Cherry's right to move to strike such prayer from any subsequent iteraton of the complaint. A. PRELIMINARY MATTERS Defendants County of Napa and Napa County Adult Protective Services Worker Joseph Cherry (Moving Defendants) "demurrer to and move to strike" the Third Amended Complaint on grounds that: (1) Plaintiff fails to allege that Defendant County of Napa owes her a stat...

Excerpt: ...03 Trust, and Oakville Hills Cellar, Inc., their employees and agents, and persons acting on their behalf or in concert with them from conducting unlawful tours and tastings at Dalla Valle winery, located at 7776 Silverado Trail in Napa, California, pending either: (1) trial of this achon or (2) a final determination by Napa County modifying Dalla Valle winery's use permit to authorize tours and tastings. Defendants so-move on grounds that Plaint...

Excerpt: ...t recognizes that the parties seriously dispute whether Kelham Vineyards has fully complied with the Writ. At this juncture, the Court is unable to ascertain the veracity of the parties' countering contentions which are purely argument at this point. Thus, the Court finds that an evidentiary hearing is appropriate. The Court does not elect to exercise its discretion to grant a jury trial on the issue, as requested by Petitioner, where an evidenti...

Excerpt: ...q„ "to stay, quash, and/or for a protective order regarding the insurance broker depositions of (1) Martha Carruth and (2) Brad Clark." (Notice of Motion at 3:3-7.) Plaintiffs so-move "on the basis that Plaintiffs have objected and sought to limit the depositions of Ms. Carruth and Mr. Clark, who are both insurance brokers, in accordance with the Court's May 2, 2023 Order Which addressed similar issues." (ld. at 3:8-10.) On May 15, 2023, the Co...

Excerpt: ...on and is uncertain. (Notice of Demurrer at 3:5-8.) A complaint must contain "facts constituting the cause of action." (Code Civ. Proc., S 425.10, subd. (a)(l).) "The party against whom a complaint or cross-complaint has been filed may object, by demurrer or answer as provided in Section 430.30, to the pleading on any one or more of the following grounds: ... (e) The pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of The pleading i...

Excerpt: ...endant California Department of State Hospitals ("DSH") demurs to each cause of action asserted through the First Amended Complaint (FAC) by Plaintiff Rosela Lee ("Plaintiff"), an individual and as Successor-in-Interest to Victoria Jarvis, an individual, deceased ("Decedent"). DSH demurs on grounds that "Plaintiff lacks standing to assert causes of action one through four" and that Plaintiff's fifth cause of action for intentional infliction of e...

Excerpt: ...t to show a reasonable probability that they will prevail on the merits of their claims, they will be ordered to furnish a security in the amount of $72,395 m, no later than 15 court days' following notice of entry of the Court's ruling on the motion. (S 391.3, subd. (a).) The stay of proceedings pending outcome of the present motion shall continue "until 10 days after the required security has been furnished and Defendants have given written not...

Excerpt: ...s, Set One; and Request for Production of Documents, Set One. Plaintiff is further directed to pay to Defendant, care of Defendant's counsel of record in the action, no later than 10 calendar days after notice of entry of the present ruling, monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,460.00. Defendant Robert Jordan moves for an order compelling Plaintiff Orlando Ricardo Sanchez dba El Dorado Roofing to respond to Jordan's Form Interrogatories, Set On...

Excerpt: ...uant to Health & Safety Code section 1430 pending the outcome of such arbitration. The matter is set for a Review Hearing re: Arbitration on December 8, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. B. l. PRELIMINARY MATTERS Defendants Providence Group, Inc. and NAPAIDENCE OPCO, LLC move, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2, to compel arbitration and stay the action "based on the parties' written agreement to arbitrate." (Notice of Motion at 1:25-27...

Excerpt: ...nd/or for a protective order regarding the insurance broker depositions of (1) Martha Carruth and (2) Brad Clark." (Notice of Motion at 3:3-7.) Plaintiffs so-move "on the basis that Plaintiffs have objected and sought to limit the depositions of Ms. Carruth and Mr. Clark, who are both insurance brokers, in accordance with the Court's May 2, 2023 Order Which addressed similar issues." (ld. at 3:8-10.) On May 15, 2023, the Court granted Defendant L...

Excerpt: ...intiff Elsa Espinosa. "A party may move for summary judgment in an action or proceeding if it is contended that the action has no merit...." (Code Civ. Proc„ S 437c, subd. The party moving for summary judgment and/or summary adjudication bears the burden of persuasion that there is no triable issue of material fact. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 825, 850.) A defendant meets this burden by showing that one or more elements...

Excerpt: ...quest for sanctions is DENIED. FPI Management, Inc. (FPI) moves, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure secton 2030.300, for an order compelling Plaintiff Elisabeth Wetzel to produce further responses to Form Interrogatory Nos. 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 8.4, 8.7, 50.1 and 50.2 (Subject Interrogatories).l FPI 1 All subsequent statutory references herein are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless otherwise noted. further moves, pursuant to section 2030.3(L subdiv...

Excerpt: ...her ordered to pay to Judgment Creditor Amulet Estate LLC care of its attorneys of record monetary sanctions in the amount of $2,045 within 30 calendar days of notce of entry of entry of the present order. Plaintiff and Judgment Creditor Amulet Estate LLC moves, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 708.030, subdivision (a) and 2031.310, for an order compelling Beckstoffer to prov-de full and complete responses, and produce responsive docu...

Excerpt: ...covery, without objection, and remit payment in the amount of $540 as monetary sanctions to Defendants, care of their attorneys of record, within 10 calendar days of notice of entry of the present order. The moving party failed to include in the notice of this motion proper notce of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Gwal Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the miss...

Excerpt: ...gument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether or not moving party is present at the hearing. Defendant FCA US LLC (FCA) moves for an order compelling arbitration and staying the action, "based on the Arbitration Provision included in the Sales Contract agre...

Excerpt: ...llege facts sufficient to state a claim and further fails to plead standing to assert the claims against Defendant. Defendant demurred to the original complaint on these same grounds. The Court sustained that demurrer by Minute Order of February 1, 2023 (2/1 Order). Thereafter Plaintiff filed the FAC. As with the first demurrer, while Defendant— through the Notice — suggests two independent grounds for demurrer, the arguments advanced through...

Excerpt: ... in the notice of this motion proper notce of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Gwal Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party ...

Excerpt: ..."If a subpoena requires the attendance of a witness or the production of books, documents, electronically stored information, or other things before a court, or at the trial of an issue therein...the court, upon motion reasonably made by [a party]...after giving counsel notice and an opportunity to be heard, may make an order quashing the subpoena entirely, modifying it, or directing compliance with it upon those terms or conditions as the court ...

Excerpt: ...ined against them. Defendants so move on grounds that the Court lacks jurisdiction over Defendants because the substituted service was not properly effectuated which resulted in Defendants lacking actual notice of the action. In the event that the Court finds that substituted service was properly effectuated, Defendants alternatively move for the Courtto exercise its equitable powers and set aside the default and default judgment on grounds that ...

Excerpt: ...e of this motion proper notce of the Court's tentative ruling system as required by Gwal Rule 2.9. The moving party is therefore directed to immediately prov-de, by telephone call AND email, the missing notice to opposing party/ies forthwith. The requirements for requesting oral argument under Local Rule 2.9 remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represent...

Excerpt: ...to produce responsive documents and to serve supplemental and/or amended responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set 2 (Subject Discovery)l . Czap so moves on grounds that Plaintiffs have failed to serve proper responses to the Subject Discovery. Finally, Czap moves, pursuant to sections 2023.010, 2023.030, and 2031.320, for an award of monetary sanctions against Wang in the sum of $13,487.50. The moving party failed to include in the n...

Excerpt: ...edure, section 430.41, subdivision (b); and whether they may assert a novel argument in support of their demurrer to the sixth cause of action for wrongful death, as discussed below. Plaintiff is granted leave to serve and file, no later than June 8, 2023, a supplemental opposition addressing the same issues and/or DSH's arguments thereon. A. PRELIMINARY MATTERS Defendant California Department of State Hospitals ("DSH") demurs to each cause of ac...

Excerpt: ... remain in effect. However, the Court may grant belated requests for oral argument or continuance of hearing, made by any party who represents it did not timely receive the required notice, regardless of whether or not moving party is present at the hearing. Defendants Gino Bartalotti and Christopher Bartalotti move for an order setting aside judgments entered in fawr of Plaintiff Gordon Flesch Company in this action on the grounds of "improper a...