Excerpt: ...iness and Professions Code § 17200 [use of deceptive practices]; (3) Breach of Contract and (4) Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. Plaintiff alleges that on August 10, 2023, Plaintiff hired Defendants to installed below listed parts, which the parties agreed would repair his semi -truck. (Complaint, ¶6.) Plaintiff paid the collective Defendants the agreed amount of $25,169 immediately. (Id., ¶¶ 7 -16.) Plaintiff in ess...

Excerpt: ...ause of action for re stitution of money paid “pursuant to the Agreement” (Cross -Complaint ¶ 12). The basis of the Cross -Complaint is that The Altum Group is not a licensed contractor and that a contractor's license was required in order to lawfully perform the construction ser vices at issue in the Agreement. (Cross- Complaint ¶¶ 4, 5, 9, 12.) The Altum Group demurrers arguing that both causes of action are uncertain or insufficiently p...

Excerpt: ...480 E. 2nd Street, Beaumont, California. (UMF ## 3-4, 7, 14.) The facts herein are based upon the allegations of the Complaint and the undisputed facts reflected in Plaintiff's response to Defendant's Separate Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (“Separate Statement”). The incident occurred between 10 and 11 a.m., it was sunny outside, and Plaintiff was wearing sunglasses. (UMF ## 6, 18.) According to Plaintiff's deposition testimony, she...

Excerpt: ...tha Coro na, Alfred Corona, and Maria De Jesus Rosas Lopez, allege that on 12/26/22, Defendants, Eloy Figueroa Trucking, Inc. (Figueroa Trucking); Francisco Castillo -Cendejas; Bagdasarian Farms, LLC; and Bloom to Box Crop Care, Inc., negligently owned, operated, en trusted the Freightliner so as to cause a collision with Plaintiffs' vehicle causing them to sustain severe injuries and damages. Plaintiff, Maria Corona was the driver of her vehicle...

Excerpt: ...oth parties reside in Georgia, but travelled to California, including Napa Valley and Riverside County, where Plaintiff alleges some of the violence occurred. This action was initially filed in Napa County on November 26, 2019 and subsequently transferred to Riversid e County by stipulation, following Plaintiff's successful appeal of a ruling granting Defendant's motion to quash service of summons. The Complaint alleges causes of action for dome...

Excerpt: ...tion for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, respectively. Defendant is ordered to file an answer to the First Amended Complaint within 20 days of this order becoming final. Plaintiff to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019 .5. This action involves a dispute over misrepresentations allegedly made to an owner of a commercial property by a general contractor who submitted documentations seeking payment for...

Excerpt: ...ey Middle Sc hool Modernization, Phase 3B, Increment 2, New Classroom Buildings BP 15 HVAC” (Project). Plaintiff alleges that the District breached its contract in numerous ways (e.g., failing to timely pay for work performed, failing to execute valid change order requ ests.) Plaintiff filed its Complaint on 12/21/22 alleging a single cause of action for breach of contract. On 1/16/24, the District filed a Cross- Complaint alleging two causes...

Excerpt: ...CCP § 430.50 p rovides that a demurrer to an answer may be taken in whole or to one or more of the defenses. In evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of its parts in their context. (Moore v. Reg ents 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 fro...

Excerpt: ...ys leav e to amend. The motions to strike filed on behalf of all defendants is taken off calendar as moot. Factual/Procedural Context This is an action for wrongful death. Plaintiffs Harindarpal Gill aka Harry Gill, as individually and as Successor Trustee of the Gill Trust; Harminder Gill, beneficiary of the Gill Trust; and Tajinder Gill, individually and as Successor Trustee of the Gill Trust (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are the children ...

Excerpt: ...tely at the commencement of the action, without waiting for trial. (See CCP § 512.010 et seq.; Am. Mach. & Foundy Co. v. Pitchess (1968) 262 Cal.App.2d 490, 493.) To obtain a writ of possession, the plaintiff must file an application under oath and must include all of the following: (1) the basis of the plaintiff's claim that it is entitled to possession; (2) a showing that the property is wrongfully detained and of the manner in which defendan...

Excerpt: ...bined co ntract and tort in this claim against Defendants as such it is uncertain. Plaintiffs allege they entered into a contract with Defendants to provide physical therapy services, Plaintiffs agreed to pay for the services, but Defendants failed to perform as p romised as the therapist abused NJ instead of providing therapy. (SAC, ¶¶ 42 -46.) However, Page 2 of 3 Plaintiffs have not alleged damages as a result of the breach of contract, inst...

Excerpt: ...s Dustin a ttacked him, grabbed and punched him and violently threw him to the ground, resulting in serious bodily injury. Plaintiff has filed this case against Defendants Riverside Unified School District, Dustin Watts and his parents David and Nicole Watts. Defenda nt RUSD now files this Motion seeking leave to file a cross- complaint for indemnity, apportionment and equitable relief against Defendants Dustin, David and Nicole Watts. Page 8...

Excerpt: ...larations showing why the “interests of justice” will be served by granting the preference request. (CCP §36(e).) The decision to grant or deny a preferential trial setting under CCP §36(e) “rests at all times in the sound discretion of the trial court in light of the tot ality of the circumstances.” (Salas v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (1986) 42 Cal.3d 342, 344.) In general, “judges are reluctant to grant preferential trial setting. With t...

Excerpt: ...blish that Defendant's conduct was extreme or outrageous, or that Plaintiff sustained severe emotional distress as a result of Defendant's conduct. For NIED, Shannon argues that there is no independent tort of NIED, but rather a negligence claim, and Plaintiff cannot establis h any duty owed by Shannon to her, cannot establish any breach of any duty, and cannot establish that his conduct caused her to suffer severe emotional distress. Sixth Cause...

Excerpt: ...n of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the “Song Beverly Act”). In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on October 17, 2021, he purchased a 2021 Forest River Puma (the “RV”) from Beaumont RV. (Complaint at ¶ 4.) In connection with the sale, Forest River provided an express limited warran ty on the RV. (Complaint at ¶ 5.) Beaumont RV sold the RV to Plaintiff with defects in materials and workmanship. (Complaint at ¶ 7.) During th...

Excerpt: ...“Hannahs”). The plaintiff, Team 1 Restoration, Inc. (“Team 1”), alleges that it performed construction work on the home to restore the property to its condition before the fire. Team 1 alleges the Hannahs failed to pay $31,103.24 of the $122,141.17 they had agreed to pay. Team 1 filed the original complaint on September 2, 2021 and the First Amended Complaint on August 11, 2022, alleging breach of contract, quantum meruit, foreclosure o...

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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ... 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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...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...