Excerpt: ...ate Farm Mutual Automobile Company (2012) 211 Cal. App. 4th 1, 8—9. The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Request for Judicial Notice. The Court denies the request for oral testimony. California Rules of Court, rule 3.1306(b). Code of Civil Procedure secton 526, subdivision (a)(2), states, "(a) An injunction may be granted in the followng cases: "(1) When it appears by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded, and such relief,...

Excerpt: ...Network, LLC and Platinum Properties Investor Network, Inc. (Platinum) moves for an order staying prosecution of Crosscomplainants ROI Property Group Management, LLC and ROI Property Group 2, LLC (ROI)'s First Amended Cross-complaint. Platinum first argues prosecution of ROI's FACC should be stayed until the Court issues an interlocutory order determining Plaintiff American First Credit Union has the right to interplead funds. On 10-20-2023, the ...

Excerpt: ...p.4th 1, 5-6. General averments the defendants violated the contract are insuffcient and the complaint must allege facts demonstrating breach. ld. Here, the allegations in the first cause of action arise out of the alleged breach of a Digital Services Agreement. (Exhibit A to FACC) Cross-Defendants allege the demurrer should be sustained because the FACC does not allege what specific provisions of the Agreement were breached. For example, the FAC...

Excerpt: ... process by which the parties agree to submit their dispute to binding resolution by one or more impartial third persons. Herman Feil, Inc. v. Design Center of Los Angeles (1988) 204 cal.App.3d 1405, 1414; Air Line Pilots Association v. Miller (1988) 523 U.S. 866, 876. Both state and federal law provide for enforcement of arbitration agreements. Code of 19 Civil Prc„cedure SS 1280 et seq.; 9 U.S.C. SS 1 et seq. While there is a policy in favor ...

Excerpt: ...when the trial court concludes that lesser sanctions would not bring about the compliance of 22 the offending party." R.S. Creative, Inc. v. Creative Cotton, Ltd. (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 486, 496. "The discovery statutes evince an incremental approach to discovery sanctions, starting with monetary sanctions and ending with the ultimate sanction of termination. 'Discovery sanctions "should be appropriate to the dereliction, and should not exceed tha...

Excerpt: ...on or proceeding. Code of Civil Procedure S 437c(a)(1). For purposes of summary judgment, a defendant has met fts burden of showing that a cause of action has no merit if the party has shown that one 35 or more elements of the cause of action, even if not separately pleaded, cannot be established, or that there is a complete defense to the cause of action. Code Civ. Proc. S 437c(p)(2). Once the defendant has met that burden, the burden shifts to ...

Excerpt: ... no triable issue of material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.... There is a triable issue of material fact if, and only if, the evidence would allow a reasonable trier of fact to find the underlying fact in favor of the party opposing the moton in accordance with the applicable standard of prtnf.... Thus, a plaintiff [moving for summary judgment] bears the burden of persuasion that "each element of" the "cause of acti...

Excerpt: ...hout costs, at any time before the answer or demurrer is filed, or after demurrer and before the trial of the issues of law thereon..." Additionally, the failure to oppose the Demurrer may be construed as having abandoned the claims. Herzberg v. County of Plumas (2005) 133 Cal.App.4th 1, 20 ["Plaintiffs did not oppose the County's demurrer to this portion of their seventh cause of achon and have submitted no argument on the issue in their briefs ...

Excerpt: ...t but for Defendants' misconduct, Plaintiff would have obtained a more favorable result. "To prevail in a legal malpractice action, "[s]imply showing the attorney erred is not enough." [citationl The plaintiff must also establish that but for the alleged malpractice, settlement of the underlying lawsuit would have resulted in a better outcome." Filbin v. Fitzgerald (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 154, 156. Here, the Complaint alleges Defendants engaged in...

Excerpt: ...t but for Defendants' 5 misconduct, Plaintiff would have obtained a more favorable result. "To prevail in a legal malpractice action, "[s]imply showing the attorney erred is not enough." [citationl The plaintiff must also establish that but for the alleged malpractice, settlement of the underlying lawsuit would have resulted in a better outcome." Filbin v. Fitzgerald (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 154, 156. Here, the Complaint alleges Defendants engaged ...

Excerpt: ...te Finnegan is the prevailing party and entitled to attorney fees. Plaintiff only disputes the amount of attorneys' fees requested. When authorized by contract, statute or law reasonable attorney fees are "allowable costs." Code of Civil Procedure S 1033.5(a)(10)(A), (8) & (C); Santisas v. Goodin (1998) 17 cal.4th 599, 606; Pacific custom Pools, Inc. v. Turner const. co. (20C0) 79 cal.App.4th 1254, 1268; Harris v. Wachovia Mortgage, FSB (2010) 18...

Excerpt: ...ion. INC'S Evidentiary Objections are OVERRRULED as to Objection Nos. 1-6. On February 3, 2022, the Court granted ROI's Motion to Compel Responses to Post-Judgment Requests for Production of Documents, Set One, and ordered INC to documents and provide responses without objections by February 14, 2022. (ROA 615.) INC served its responses to the request on February 28, 2022, and supplemental responses on March 21, 2022. ROI brought a second motion ...

Excerpt: ...stay of discovery shall remain in effect until notice of entry of the order ruling on the motion. The court, on noticed motion and for cause shown, may order that specified discovery be conducted notwithstanding this subdivision." "If the plaintiff makes a timely and proper show-ng in response to the motion to strike, that a defendant or witness possesses evidence needed by plaintiff to establish a prima facie case, the plaintiff must be given th...

Excerpt: ...tract in the First Amended Cross-complaint (FACC) and granted as to the second cause of action for bad faith in the FACC. Plaintiff's request for judicial notice of documents filed in the County Recorder's Office and this Court is granted. The request for judicial notice of such documents by Defendants/crosscomplainants Asset Development, LLC (AD) and Lunar Maria Operations, Inc. (LM) (collectively "Defendants") is also granted. 25 Defendants' ob...

Excerpt: ...es of action: (1) Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Relations (By All Cross-complainants Against Cross-Defendants Debra Scalice, David Tsai, Michael Tsai, David Jeranko); (2) Negligent Interference with Prospective Economic Relations (By All Cross-complainants Against CrossDefendants Debra Scalice, David Tsai, Michael Tsai, David Jeranko); (3) Interference with Contractual Relations (By All Cross-complainants Against Cross-Defend...

Excerpt: ...ponse, the following rules apply: (a) The party to whom the interrogatories are directed waives any right to exercise the option to produce writings under Section 2030.230, as well as any objection to the interrogatories, including one based on privilege or on the protection for work product under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010). The court, on motion, may relieve that party from this waiver on its determination that both of the follo...

Excerpt: ...hom the interrogatories are directed waives any right to exercise the option to writings under Section 2030.230, as well as any objection to the interrogatories, including one based on privilege 29 or on the protection for work product under Chapter 4 (commencing with Secton (b) The party propounding the interrogatories may move for an order compelling response to the interrogatories. [q] (c) The court shall impose a monetary sanction under Chapt...

Excerpt: ...l issues in dispute, however, this court must assume the truth not only of all facts properly pled, but also of those facts that may be implied or inferred from those expressly alleged in the complaint. [Citations.)" City of Atascadero v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (1998) 68 Cal.App.4th 445, 459. Code of Civil Procedure section 452, states, "In the construction of a pleading, for the purpose of determining its effect, its allegat...

Excerpt: ...stile Work Environment This cause of action has been dismissed. (ROA 17.) The demurrer is MOOT. Fifth Cause of Acton - Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress To state a cause of action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ("IIED"), the plaintiff must 5 allege: (1) outrageous conduct by the defendant; (2) the defendant's intention of causing or reckless disregard of the probability of causing emotional distress; (3) the plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...xtension to April 6, 2023. (96 of Moniz Declaration and Exhibit 5 thereto.) Likewise, the motion is adequately supported by efforts to meet and confer, as required by Code of Civil Procedure secton subdivision (b)(l). (96-97 of Moniz Declaration and Exhibits 5 and 6 thereto.) On the merits, the separate statement sought further responses as to Form Interrogatories Nos. 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 4.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 17.1 and 50.1. (See ROA No. 21.) Per the De...

Excerpt: ... Contempt against Monarch Law Group APC; (4) to report the finding of contempt against Monarch Law Group APC to the State Bar; (5) for an order to pay any and all unpaid sanctions owed to MVP Trial Lawyers; (5) for reasonable attorney's fees, expenses and costs of preparation of this motion; and (6) for punitive and other damages the Court deems suitable. On 5/8/23, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff Bahadini sanctions in the amount of ...

Excerpt: ...acts/issues which Defendant denied. Plaintiffs contend Defendant unreasonably denied the following requests : Request No. 10: Admit that the elevated planter you constructed, or had constructed, was done without obta-ning permits. Request No. 12: Admit that the elevated planter you constructed, or had constructed, was done without obtaining the approval of the Trinidad Island Homeowner's Associaton. Request No. 15: Admit that you negligently cons...

Excerpt: ...erve and file a notice of motion to set aside the default or default judgment and for leave to defend the action. The notice of motion shall be served and filed within a reasonable time, but in no event exceeding the earlier of: (i) two years after entry of a default judgment against him or her; or (ii) 180 days after service on him or her of a written notice that the default or default judgment has been entered. 'l (b) A notice of moton to set a...

Excerpt: ...e with Prospective Advantage; and 4. Intentional Misrepresentation This action arose from a commercial lease of property located at 13692 Harbor Blvd. #C in 15 Garden Grove, California. (91, 94 and 97 of Complaint.) Specifically, the action references a Lease Agreement executed on or around April 1, 2020. (97 of Complaint.) The relevant agreement is attached as Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Defendant Vinh Nguyen. (91 -92 of Nguyen Declaration a...

Excerpt: ...As such, the only issue involved in a demurrer hearing is whether the complaint, unconnected with extraneous matters, states a cause of action. McKenney v. Purepac Pharmaceutical Co. (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 72, 77. If the complaint fails to state a cause of action, the court must grant the plaintiff leave to amend there is a reasonable possibility the defect can be cured by amendment. Blank, supra, at 318. On the other hand, "a trial court does no...