Excerpt: ...ounty filed a Complaint against Defendants, alleging (1) public nuisance, (2) nuisance per se, and (3) injunctive relief. The County alleged that Defendants' unlawful use of the Property for unpermitted weddings, large events, rentals, and associated activities and improvements, generated noise and traffic issues for the community, causing a public nuisance. (Id. at ¶ 4.) In the Complaint, the County asked the Court to declare that the conditio...

Excerpt: ...ntiary and/or terminating sanctions. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.030(a) -(d).) The court has discretion to issue a terminating sanction in response to a misuse of the discovery process. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2023.030(d), 2030.300(e).) Terminating sanctions can take the form of (1) striking out the party's pleading or part thereof; (2) staying further proceedings by that party until he or she obeys the court order; (3) dismissing that party's actio...

Excerpt: ...ssage En v y. Pl aintiff alleges sh e was termin ated af ter s h e protested unsafe instructions to personally engage with clientele, and to contact them directly to solicit their business on an unrecorded line. Plaintiff filed the original complaint on July 17, 2023 and the operative First Amended Complaint on November 2, 2023 (“FAC”), alleging 1) whistleblower retaliation (Labor Code §§ 1102.5 et. seq.), and 2) wrongful termination in vi...

Excerpt: ... are prop erly joined as parties to this action, or, alternatively, an order that the case should be dismissed due to the absence of an indispensable party. Code of Civil Procedure §§367 and 389(b). This motion is made on the grounds that: 1) the current Plaintiffs lack standing and are not the real parties in interest; 2) there has been a misjoinder/nonjoinder of parties. Plaintiff Ludmila Andreeva is the Decedent's mother. Defense counsel...

Excerpt: ...ined a h ead injury and concussion. She was driving her vehicle at the time of the accident with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. She was arrested at the scene by police officers from Cathedral City. Although she had a head injury, she was not taken to a hospital nor examined by medical personnel. Instead, she was booked at the Riverside County John Benoit Detention Center, and did not receive medical care at the jail. The next mornin...

Excerpt: ... On September 6, 20 23, Defendant moved for summary judgment on the grounds that there were no triable issues of material fact that Defendant did not create any hazard that caused Plaintiff's fall or that they had a reasonable time to discover and correct any hazard. On November 17, 2023, Defendant filed a notice of non- opposition. On November 20, 2023, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application, seeking relief under CCP § 437c(h) for continuanc...

Excerpt: ...k directly next to the racetrack constitutes gross negligence. Additionally, there are triable issues as to whether this truck increased the inherent risks of go -kart racing for the purpose of the doctrine of primary assumption of risk. The motion for summary judgeme nt is granted as to American Indoor Speedway and Robert Peterson as there is no evidence that American Indoor Speedway or Robert Peterson owned, operated, managed or controlled the ...

Excerpt: ...acate afte r being served with a 60-Day Notice to Quit, failing to pay rent due on 2/1/22, taking all of the furnishings/personal property of Plaintiff when they vacated the premises; and fraudulently delaying legal proceedings to harm Plaintiff knowing he intended t o sell the property. Plaintiff filed his operative Second Amended Complaint (SAC) on 12/22/22 alleging four causes of action: 1) breach of contract; 2) common counts; 3) conversion;...

Excerpt: ...l distress. Plaintiff argues that this motion should be denied because the arbitration agreement is unconscionable is prohibited under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 401, 402. The Court agrees and denies the motion. The parties agree that the agreement at issue is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, which favors enforcement of arbitration provision in any contract “evidencing a tran...

Excerpt: ...erica, Inc. (“Volkswagen”) and SHAYCO, Inc. dba Ontario Volkswagen (together “Defendants”) for: (1) breach of express warranty in violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the “Song Beverly Act”); (2) violation of § 1793.2 of the Song Beverly Act; and ( 3) negligent repair. In his Complaint, he alleged that the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 that he purchased on 9/18/22 had defects and nonconformities that substantially impaired its...

Excerpt: ...l be perm itted. This is a lemon law case stemming from Plaintiffs Jose and Stacy Espinoza's (“Plaintiffs”) purchase of a 2020 GMC Sierra (the “Vehicle”). The Vehicle was manufactured and warranted by Defendant General Motors, LLC (“GM”). Along with the purchase of the Vehicle, GM's warranty contract contained various warranties including bumper -to -bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, emission warranty, etc. (FAC ¶ 8.) Shortly aft...

Excerpt: ... Food, Inc. , and Rise of Healthy Choice, Inc. Defendant Nishant Patel, along with his wife, Defendant Radha Patel, holds another 47.5% of each corporation, and Defendant Mili Nikunj Patel holds the remaining 5%. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Nishant Patel has be en improperly removing funds from the corporations for his personal use and benefit, has excluded Plaintiff from the operations, and has failed to allow Plaintiff to inspect and copy...

Excerpt: ...e the January 8 , 2024 Notice of Motion is untimely. However, the order of dismissal was entered on December 8, 2023. Also, there is technically no “judgment” of dismissal. So, this motion is seeking relief from a judgment that does not exist. (See below). Nonetheless, a motion to vacate under CCP § 663 is the wrong procedural mechanism for Plaintiff to seek redress. A ‘judgment' is defined as “the final determination of the rights of ...

Excerpt: ...he applicable warran ties. Plaintiffs requested the vehicle be repurchased or replaced, but Defendant refused. On 3/16/23, Plaintiffs filed the FAC against Defendant, alleging (1) breach of implied warranty of merchantability under the Song -Beverly Act, (2) breach of express w arranty under the SongBeverly Act, and (3) Violation of Civil Code § 1750 (The Consumer Legal Remedies Act, “CLRA”). Plaintiffs brings this Motion to Defendant to pr...

Excerpt: ... court granted Defendants ' four motions to compel and awarded monetary sanctions in the total amount of $1,005. After Plaintiffs failed to appear at two consecutive hearings, the court dismissed the entire action without prejudice on May 31, 2023. Plaintiffs have made repeated a ttempts to sets aside the dismissal and have brought repeated motions for reconsideration. On February 16, 2024, the court granted Defendants unopposed motion for CCP §...

Excerpt: ...red a mortgage in both of their names. In November 2008, while still married, Defendant represented that he would be able to refinance the mortgage and obtain a loan with better terms if Plaintiff temporarily transferred her interest in the property to him via an Interspousal Transfer Grant Deed. Defendant represented Plaintiff would continue to own her 50% interest in the property despite the transfer and the property was the marital residence....

Excerpt: ...their conte xt. (Moore v. Regents of University of California (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125.) The court assumes the truth of all material facts which have been properly pleaded, of facts which may be inferred from those expressly pleaded, and of any material facts of wh ich judicial notice has been requested and may be taken. (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal. 4th 666, 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit Page 2 of 5 contentions, deductions or co...

Excerpt: ...by Blue Cross of California (“Blue Cross”). Prior to having procedures performed, Plaintiff contacted PDS and Blue Cross and received information that Aquino had insurance coverage. Based on the information provided, Plaintiff provided services to Aquino. When it submitt ed claims to Blue Cross and PDS, it was reimbursed at a significantly lower rate. The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) asserts the following seven (7) causes o...

Excerpt: ...take, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.” The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that at least one of these conditions is met. Hopkins & Carley v. Gens (2011) 200 CA4th 1401, 1410, 135 CR3d 1, 8 –9; Luz v. Lopes (1960) 55 C2d 54, 62, 10 CR 161, 165 –166. a. Mistake Mistake may be one of fact or law. Mistake of fact occurs when a person understands the facts to be other than they are;...

Excerpt: ...re of Person . DENY Defendant Kevin Carpenter's Motion for Summary Adjudication as to the Second Cause of Action for Violation of Fourth Amendment Rights – Excessive Force and Punitive Damages Claim against Defendant Kevin Carpenter. SUSTAIN Defendants' Evidentiary Ob jections as to Exhibit D and Gibson Decl. ¶¶ 3, 6 and 22; OVERRULE as to Gibson Decl. ¶¶ 7, 8, 12 –18, 19 and 21. SET OSC on April 15, 2024, re: Plaintiff's failure to file...

Excerpt: ... Co., Inc. (“AHM”). (Id .) Plaintiff alleges that serious defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested within the applicable warranty period, which AHM and its representative were unable to repair. (Compl. ¶¶ 11, 32.) On December 30, 2022, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action against AHM, alleging (1) violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(d); (2) violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(b); (3) Civ. Code § 1793.2(a)(3); (4) breach of the...

Excerpt: ... was inoperabl e. Plaintiff alleges that the air conditioning in the truck did not work, Page 5 of 14 causing him to suffer during extreme temperatures. Plaintiff also alleges that he was denied meal and rest breaks and was forced to urinate in the truck. He claims that he was harassed after complaining to his supervisor about working the unsafe and unlawful working conditions. Plaintiff, who is Latino, alleges that CR&R provided better trucks to...

Excerpt: ...) Kim dis missed her Complaint in this action. On 6/1/22, the Estate of Frances Marsh (Estate) dismissed its First Amended Joint Verified Cross -Complaint (the “FACC”). On 8/1/22, Kim along with Mark Wynne (Plaintiffs) filed the Complaint in Wynne v. Wynne, CVRI 2203209, against defendants James P. Wynne (James), Timothy P. Wynne (Timothy), and A. Scott Kalkwarf (Kalkwarf), the personal representative of the Estate, asserting claims based o...

Excerpt: ...n Devitt (“De cedent”) was admitted to Orange Treeidence Opco, LLC dba Riverwalk Post -Acute Care (“Riverwalk”) skilled nursing facility on 8/12/22, due to lower body weakness. It is alleged that due to said issues, she was dependent on Riverwalk, Providence Group of Sou thern California, LLC; Providence Group, Inc,; and Providence Administrative Consulting Services, Inc. (collectively “Facility Defendants”) for physical assistance wi...

Excerpt: ...796 n.4.) The elements of NIED are: (1) legal duty to use due care; (2) breach of such duty: (3) damages and injury; (4) cause of the resulting damage or injury. (Huggins v. Longs Drug Store (1993) 6 Cal. 4th 124, 129.) Negligent infliction of emotional distress is divided into two claims, direct victim claims or bystander claims. (Smith v. Pust (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 263, 273.) “[A] plaintiff may recover damages for emotional distress caused b...