Excerpt: ...of ruling. Plaintiff Randell Young is ORDERED to pay to Defendants Seabreeze Management Company, Inc., Estela Alday, Heidi Speare, Eric James, Fred Olsen, and Todd Hunter sanctions in the amount of $925 (5 hours x $185 per hour in reasonable attorney's fees) within 30 days of service of the notice of ruling. Defendants Seabreeze Management Company, Inc.; Estela Alday; Heidi Speare; Eric James; Fred Olsen; and Todd Hunter are ORDERED to serve all ...

Excerpt: ...s required by the San Deigo County Superior Court. Plaintiffs HTL Hotel Advisors, Inc. and Yatish Natraj are ORDERED to pay to Defendants Shivam Patel and Kherva, LLC sanctions in the amount of $2,760 (6 hours x $450 per hour in reasonable attorney's fees and $60 in motion filing fees) within 60 days of service of the notice of ruling. Plaintiffs' counsel is ordered to pay sanctions of $2,360 (5 hours at $450 per hour + $60 filing fee and $50 t...

Excerpt: ...Summary A djudication “Summary judgment shall be granted if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (c).) In addi tion, “[a] party may move for summary adjudication as to one or more causes of action within an action, one or more affirmative defenses, one or more claims for damages, or one or...

Excerpt: ...al Notice in Support of Demurrer to First Amended Complaint of Plaintiff Barbara Travers is GRANTED as to Exhibits 1 – 3. Defendant Mark Andrew Lockwood demurs to the 1st Cause of Action of the First Amended Complaint (FAC) filed by Plaintiff Barbara Travers. Standard for Demurrer A demurrer challenges only the legal sufficiency of the affected pleading, not the truth of the factual allegations in the pleading or the pleader's ability to prove...

Excerpt: ... Cleland Sales Corp., Blizzard Beer Systems, James Cleland, and Adam Cleland demur to the 1st through 13th Causes of Action of the First Amended Complaint (FAC) filed by Plaintiff Cecilio Losoya. Standard for Demurrer A demurrer challenges only the legal sufficie ncy of the affected pleading, not the truth of the factual allegations in the pleading or the pleader's ability to prove those allegations. (Cundiff v. GTE Cal., Inc. (2002) 101 Cal.App...

Excerpt: ...aint filed by Plaintiff Angelica Espinoza. Standard for Demurrer A demurrer challenges only the legal sufficiency of the affected pleading, not the truth of the factual allegations in the pleading or the pleader's ability to prove those allegations. (Cundiff v. GTE Cal., Inc. (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 1395, 1404- 05.) For this reason, the court will not decide questions of fact on demurrer. (See Berryman v. Merit Prop. Mgmt., Inc. (2007) 152 Cal.Ap...

Excerpt: ...e Amended Complaint of Plaintiff, Randell Young is CONTINUED to May 13, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in Department N15. Defendants Seabreeze Management Company, Inc.; Estela Alday; Heidi Speare; Eric James; Fred Olsen; and Todd Hunter are ORDERED to serve all demurrer and mo tion to strike moving papers and reply papers upon Plaintiff Randell Young properly by mail service on or before April 16, 2024, and file a proof of service on or before April 19, 202...

Excerpt: ...dgment on the plea dings with respect to the Second Amended Complaint (SAC) filed by Plaintiff Jane Doe 7030. Standard for Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings A defendant may make a motion for judgment on the pleadings on the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against that defendant. (Code Civ. Proc., § 438, subd. (c)(1)(B)(ii); Stevenson Real Estate Servs., Inc. v. CB Richard Ellis Real E...

Excerpt: ...dgment on the plea dings with respect to the Second Amended Complaint (SAC) filed by Plaintiff Jane Doe 7030. Standard for Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings A defendant may make a motion for judgment on the pleadings on the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against that defendant. (Code Civ. Proc., § 438, subd. (c)(1)(B)(ii); Stevenson Real Estate Servs., Inc. v. CB Richard Ellis Real E...

Excerpt: ...gwick is ORDERED to se rve the Complaint-In -Intervention upon all parties within 30 days of filing the Complaint -In -Intervention. Proposed Plaintiff -In -Intervention Sedgwick moves for leave to file a Complaint -In -Intervention. Standard for Intervention A non- party, who is referred to as an “intervenor,” may become a party to an action or proceeding between other persons by: (1) Joining a plaintiff in claiming what is sought by the c...

Excerpt: ...the exchange of information and documents which may be subject to confidentiality limitations on disclosure due to federal laws, state laws, and privacy rights. Standard for Motion for Protective Order Civil Procedure Code section 2030.090 provides that: (b) The co urt, for good cause shown, may make any order that justice requires to protect any party or other natural person or organization from unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, or oppressi...

Excerpt: ...the exchange of information and documents which may be subject to confidentiality limitations on disclosure due to federal laws, state laws, and privacy rights. Standard for Motion for Protective Order Civil Procedure Code section 2030.090 provides that: (b) The co urt, for good cause shown, may make any order that justice requires to protect any party or other natural person or organization from unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, or oppressi...

Excerpt: ...ez -Bass mov es for terminating sanctions and monetary sanctions against Defendant Roberto Francisco Gallegos (Defendant Gallegos). Standard for Monetary and Non- Monetary Discovery Sanctions The court may impose monetary, issue, evidence, terminating, or contempt san ctions against any person engaging in any misuse of the discovery process. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.030, subds. (a) -(e).) Misuse of the discovery process includes, but is not ...

Excerpt: ...itigation is p roposed to be filed, pursuant to Civil Procedure Code section 391.7. The court ORDERS that Petitioner Daniel Escamilla furnish security in the amount of $25,000.00 within 30 days of notice of this ruling, without prejudice to Respondents requesting an inc rease in the security at a later date. Petitioner Daniel Escamilla's Application for Permission to File A Longer Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Prefiling Ord...

Excerpt: ...itigation is p roposed to be filed, pursuant to Civil Procedure Code section 391.7. The court ORDERS that Petitioner Daniel Escamilla furnish security in the amount of $25,000.00 within 30 days of notice of this ruling, without prejudice to Respondents requesting an inc rease in the security at a later date. Petitioner Daniel Escamilla's Application for Permission to File A Longer Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Prefiling Ord...

Excerpt: ...itigation is p roposed to be filed, pursuant to Civil Procedure Code section 391.7. The court ORDERS that Petitioner Daniel Escamilla furnish security in the amount of $30,000.00 within 30 days of notice of this ruling, without prejudice to Respondents requesting an inc rease in the security at a later date. Petitioner Daniel Escamilla's Application for Permission to File A Longer Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Prefiling Ord...

Excerpt: ...esponses t o Form Interrogatories – General, Set One, Number 17.1 within 21 days of service of the notice of ruling. Defendant Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP is ORDERED to serve full, complete, and verified responses to Special Interrogatories from Special Interrogato ries from Defendant Daniel Perales to Defendant Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP, Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 21, and 23, as amended, within 21 days of service of the notice of ruling. Def...

Excerpt: ...e to Requests for Production of Documents (Set Three) is GRANTED. Defendant Capital Managers, LLC is ORDERED to serve full, complete, and verified responses and responsive documents to Cardflex Inc.'s Requests for Production to Capital Managers, LLC, Set 3, without ob jections, within 10 days of this ruling. Defendant Eventus Holdings, LLC is ORDERED to serve full, complete, and verified responses and responsive documents to Requests for Produ...

Excerpt: ...-42, 55 -56 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendant General Motors, LLC is ORDERED to serve full, complete, and verified responses to Form Interrogatories – General, Set One, Interrogatories Numbers 12.1 and 15.1 within 30 days of service of the notice of r uling. Defendant General Motors, LLC is ORDERED to serve full, complete, and verified responses to Plaintiff's Special Interrogatories to Defendant General Motors, LLC, Set One, I...

Excerpt: ... Deputy Mica h Sulham, Deputy Adam Copeland, Deputy Frank Deleo, Deputy Susan Orellana and Deputy Mark Odom. Service of Process and Opposition Plaintiff served the instant motion on Defendants' Counsel to four electronic mail addresses, all with domain name “ccmslaw. com.” Specifically, Plaintiff served the motion on “[email protected]”, “[email protected]”, “[email protected]”, and “[email protected]”. However, Defenda...

Excerpt: ...e of the no tice of ruling. Plaintiff Keisha Lee seeks an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $19,249 and costs in the amount of $1,425.54 from Defendant Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC and Defendant Jaguar Land Rover Newport Beach pursuant to the SongBeve rly Consumer Warranty Act. Basis for Award of Attorney's Fees The Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (SongBeverly Act), Civil Code section 1790 et seq., states that “[i]f the buye...

Excerpt: ...rt ORDERS that the version of the Declaration of Jemma E. Dunn in Support of Plaintiff Jane Doe 7030's Opposition to NewportMesa Unified School District's Motion for Summary Judgment that does not redact Plaintiff's true name, (ROA #144), shall not be made available to the public without court order. The court ORDERS that the version of the Declaration of Jemma E. Dunn in Support of Plaintiff Jane Doe 7030's Opposition to NewportMesa Unified Sc...

Excerpt: ...ent Reques ts 1-5. Non -Party Avalon Laboratory Services, LLC is ORDERED to serve full, complete, and verified responses and responsive documents to Document Requests 6 and 7 of the Deposition Subpoena for Production of Business Records Served on Nonparty Avalon Labo ratory Services, LLC, within 30 days of service of the notice of ruling. Defendant Integritox Laboratories, LLC (Defendant Integritox) and Defendant Laboratory Services, MSO, LLC (D...

Excerpt: ...and First A mended Complaint (FAC) for lack of personal jurisdiction due to defective service. Standard to Quash Service of Process A court lacks jurisdiction over a defendant if there has not been proper service of process upon that defendant.  (See Ruttenberg v. Ruttenberg (1997) 53 Cal.App.4th 801, 808.) Therefore, “[a] defendant, on or before the last day of his or her time to plead or within any further time that the court may for good c...

Excerpt: ...hard moves to dismiss the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Causes of Action of the Complaint for Property Damages, Breach of Contract, Fraud and Punitive Damages filed by Plaintiff Daniel Escamilla. 1st Cause of Action (Willful Misconduct Resulting in Property Damage) The crux of Plaintiff's claim is that Defendant rented a 2018 Ford F- 150 Lariat vehicle and caused damage to it when he had a duty not to do to so. Defendant argues that Plaintiff lacks standing...