Excerpt: ...t failed to keep the parking lot in a safe condition and failed to properly inspect its property. The complaint asserts a claim for negligence and premises liability. Defendant contends that Plaintiff's claims fail because the hose was open and obvious. Defendant had plac ed a yellow caution sign out because its employee was watering plants. It argues that Plaintiff ignored these signs, its employee, the water on the ground, and the red/orange ho...

Excerpt: ... with 20 days leave to amend. Because the Court is sustaining with leave to amend, the Motion to Strike is moot. Factual/Procedural Context On October 31, 2023, Plaintiff Shirley Hicks (“Decedent”), by and through her Successorin- Interest, Latish Hicks (“Plaintiff s”), filed their operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Mt Rubidouxidence Opco, LLC; Providence Group of Southern California, LLC; Providence Group, ...

Excerpt: ... Santos Guillen Martinez (“Plaintiff”) alleges that on March 6, 2018, he was involved in an automobile collision caused solely by the negligence of third- party Javier Legaspi (“Legaspi”). (Complaint, ¶ 12.) As a result, Plaintiff suffered injuries totaling at least $242,315 as of November 2018. (Id., ¶ 18.) Legaspi's liability insurer, Kemper Insurance, paid the $15,000 policy limit for Plaintiff's injuries, which was insufficient to c...

Excerpt: ...of Undisputed Materia l Fact [“FSS”] ¶ 1.) On October 1, 2012, Fracasse, through his attorneys, recorded an abstract of judgment in the Office of the County Recorder of Riverside County. (Id. at ¶ 2.) That abstract of judgment acted to create a judgment lien on Redmond's real p roperty located at 41750 Avenida Ortega, Temecula, California 92592 (the “Property”). (Id. at ¶ 3.) On or about May 5, 2020, the County of Riverside (the “Cou...

Excerpt: ...lution of the federal action(s). Either party may seek to restore the case back to active status pending the resolution of the federal action. Facts/Procedure On September 14, 2023, Plaintiff Eric Jerome Phillips filed a demurrer against the County of Riverside and several other County officials, as well as against several doctors and his former attorney, alleging numerous civil rights violations, including the Bane Act, Ralph Civil Rights Act, ...

Excerpt: ...ducts li ability, and negligence, and names as defendants (1) Gongco Foods, dba Food 4 Less, the owner of the grocery store and the shopping cart, and (2) The Peggs Company, the company alleged to design and manufacture the shopping cart. The defendants filed answ ers to the original complaint on October 6, 2023 and November 21, 2023; none of them have filed answers to the FAC filed March 13, 2024. There are no crosscomplaints filed nor any D...

Excerpt: ...d confer p rior to filing the demurrer or motion to strike. (CCP §§ 430.41(a), 435.5(a).) The Declaration of Ryan Kay indicates that prior to the filing of the present demurrer and motion to strike, his office attempted to meet and confer telephonically with Plain tiff's counsel to discuss the issues Defendant had with Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, but unfortunately, were unsuccessful in their attempts. Mr. Ryan declares that he sent e...

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: ...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: ...“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: ...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: ...brough t an action for negligence and premises liability against the alleged grocery store owner and the supplier of shopping carts. Plaintiff alleges that, on April 5, 2021, when Plaintiff was less than one year of age, his mother, Cecilia Sanchez took him into the Food4Less grocery store owned and operated by Defendant Gongco Foods and placed Plaintiff inside a shopping cart while still in his car seat. (Complaint, ¶ 8.) However, the shopping ...

Excerpt: ...obert L. Firt h, HH Care, LLC dba Heaven Heights Senior Care, Heaven Heights Senior Care, and Jacqueline Hawk (together “Defendants”) asserting causes of action for: (1) wage theft in violation of Labor Code §§ 1194 and 1454; (2) failure to pay minimum wage in violation of Labor Code §§ 1194 and 1197; (3) breach of written contract; (4) violation of Labor Code § 1194.2; (5) violation of Labor Code §§ 201 and 203; (6) violation of Bus. ...

Excerpt: ...vehicle accident t hat allegedly occurred on April 9, 2022. It is alleged that Defendants Lopez and Hernandez negligently made a lane change and struck Plaintiff's vehicle causing Plaintiff to sustain damages. On December 20, 2023, Defendants/Cross -Complainants (“Cross -Co mplainants,” for purposes of this motion) filed a Cross - Complaint against Cross -Defendant Charleen Caye Anne Perez (“Cross -Defendant”) alleging causes of action f...

Excerpt: ...us injuries as a resul t of the collision. On September 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Complaint, which asserts one cause of action for personal injuries. Defendant now moves to strike the prayer for punitive damages and any references in support of the claim for punitive damage s. Defendant argues that the Complaint contains no facts showing malice and the conclusory allegation are insufficient. Defendant argues that he did not intend to cause t...

Excerpt: ...he Rules of Court, and while the Court could simply deny the motions, the Court's preference is to hear these issues on the merits. Therefore, the Court orders Moving Parties to submit a brief that comports with the Rules of Court no later April 15, 2024. Plaintiff may file an opposition no later than April 23, 2024, and the motion shall be heard on May 1, 2024 at 8:30am. The Court will accept no further briefing. The Court notes there is also ...

Excerpt: ...edural C ontext: Plaintiff Zachary Sarmiento, a minor by and through his guardian ad litem Stephanie Winters, alleges that while attending Riverside Unified School District's Martin Luther King High School, another student, Dustin Watts, assaulted him. Plaintiff alleges that the District failed to take appropriate safety and security measures. On 1/17/23, Plaintiff filed his complaint for damages. On 4/21/23, Plaintiff added as doe Defendants D...

Excerpt: ...nal appearan ce next week, regardless whether either side requests oral argument on the motion, the Court shall order the parties to appear to address the TSC. Factual / Procedural Context: This is a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident that o ccurred on January 13, 2022. Jonathon Lee Byrd (“Plaintiff”) alleges that he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by defendant Mark Hansen (“Defendant”). While driving eastb...

Excerpt: ...in 5 court days. Overall Factual/Procedural Context On February 26, 2007, Plaintiffs Martha Clohecy and Darcy L. Clohecy (“Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint against multiple Defendants, including Marlene Z. Robertson (“Robertson”), alleging (1) Dependent Adult Abuse, (2) Negligence (Custodial Care), (3) Fraud (Misrepresentation and Concealment), and (4) Violation of Patients' Rights (Health & Safety Code § 1430). On March 13, 2009, the Cou...

Excerpt: ...igin/religious hara ssment; (2) discrimination based on religion/national origin; (3) retaliation in violation of Gov. Code § 12940; and (4) retaliation in violation of Labor Code § 1102.5, arising out of his employment with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. Page 3 of 5 On December 19, 2023, Defendants served their first sets of discovery on Plaintiff, including general form interrogatories (“FROGs”), employment law form interrogatori...

Excerpt: ...vehicle, w hich was manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant. (Compl. ¶ 6.) The subject vehicle came with various warranties, including but not limited to the bumper -to - bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, emission warranty, etc. (Id.) During the warranty perio d, the subject vehicle contained or developed serious defects and nonconformities to warranty including, but not limited to engine defects, transmission defects, electrical defect...

Excerpt: ...ator from January 27, 2019 to the present, and was subjected to numerous Labor Code violations. On May 18, 2023, Plaintiff filed this action for individual wage and hour claims and asserted a Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) claim. On February 8, 2024, Plaintiff file d his operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging class allegations and asserting the following causes of action: 1) Failure to Pay Wages; 2) Failure to Provide...

Excerpt: ...each of fiduciary duty, 4) unjust enrichment, 5) labor law violations, 6) declaratory relief, and 7) conversion. Defendants move to quash the service of summons on the grounds that there was defective service of process as to all three defendants. The proofs of s ervice reflect personal service on Gretel/Manager, Plaintiff's sister and an employee of the “Romp -o -R ama” business, but the Scheins did not give Gretel Castillo authority to ac...

Excerpt: ... and its in dividual physicians for engaging in an alleged “scheme that involved the filing of false and defamatory internal complaints” against Plaintiff and “summarily suspending Plaintiff's admitting privileges under false pretenses.” Plaintiff alleges such acts w ere intended to destroy his professional reputation and to unfairly compete with him to take away his patients, causing him to suffer emotional distress and economic harm. P...

Excerpt: ...n that th e pleadings are not at -issue, the Court shall continue the Case Management Conference hearing to June 25, 2024 at 8:30am. Factual / Procedural Context On October 26, 2023, Plaintiff, Sergio Gonzalez Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant , General Motors, LLC (“Defendant” or “GM”) for: (1) breach of express warranty in violation of the Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“Song Beverly Act”); (2) bre...

Excerpt: ...warranted by Defendant General Motors, LLC. Plaintiff filed the Complaint on March 8, 2023, alleging breach of express and implied warranty. On January 24, 2024, Plaintiff served a notice of deposition of Defendant's person(s) most qualified (“PMQ”) on four (4) categories of examination with six (6) requests for production of documents. Defendant served written objections and failed to produce a PMQ for deposition. Plaintiff now moves to co...

Excerpt: ...ural C ontext On August 19, 2021, Petitioner Jason Threedouble (“Petitioner”) was insured by Respondent Progressive West Insurance Company (“Progressive”) and was involved in an automobile accident where the at -fault driver only carried minimum statutory state li mits of $15,000 (“First Accident”). On April 25, 2022, Petitioner was insured by Respondent Infinity Select Insurance Company (“Infinity”) and was also involved in an ...

Excerpt: ...future strok es. Decedent received home health care services by defendant Equanimity Hospice & Palliative Care (“Equanimity”), where lead care was designated to defendant David Fukada, M.D. (“Dr. Fukada”). Decedent ran out of Xarelto, and Defendants had failed to deliv er a refill despite repeated requests for a refill. Decedent suffered a massive stroke and died on December 28, 2018. Plaintiffs allege the failure to provide necessary m...

Excerpt: ...ar ended another vehicle. Her husband, Plaintiff Nathan Joseph Drake (“Drake”) was asleep in the passenger seat. After this collision, a semi- truck owned by Defendant Barrillas Trucking, Inc. (“BTI”) and driven by Defendant Jose Luis Cuellar Beltran (“Beltran”) collide d with Manthey's car forcing it into the adjacent lane where it collided with a vehicle driven by Defendant Daniel Armand Padilla (“Padilla”). Manthey and Drake (c...

Excerpt: ...s stayed pending the resolution of CVPS2200167. With respect to Moving Party's request to issue an OSC re contempt against the City and its officials, the Court denies the request. Given that there is no injunction to enforce and the Ordinance at issue has been re pealed, the Court finds no good cause to issue a hearing for a contempt order. CVPS2200167 With respect to the Writ Petition concerning Ordinance 1189, the Court orders the parties to ...

Excerpt: ... Advanced Frami ng Structure, Inc. (“Advanced Framing”) and Jose Rodarte (“Rodarte”) (collectively “Defendants”) as a fulltime non -exempt carpenter. He contends that while employed by Defendants, he was not paid for all the hours he worked and he was not provided with res t breaks. He asserts that after suffering a back, waist, and spinal injury, his medical provider placed him under work restrictions limiting his driving distances t...

Excerpt: ...Procedural Context This is an employment dispute. On April 17, 2023, Plaintiff Amanda Surdow (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants CCFI Companies, LLC (“CCFI”) and Check Into Cash of California, Inc. (“CIC”) (collectively, “Defendants”),1 alleging (1 ) wrongful constructive termination in violation of public policy, (2) disability discrimination, (3) disability harassment, (4) failure to accommodate, (5) failure to e...

Excerpt: ...eement”) with Def endant Rene Delgado Hernandez (“Defendant”) pursuant to which Plaintiff, as the sole shareholder of Ultimate Tint & Wheel, Inc. (“Corporation”) agreed to sell her 10,000 shares in the Corporation to Defendant for $600,000. Under the terms of the Agreement, Defendant was to transfer interest in real property valued at $100,000 to Plaintiff on the date of execution of the Agreement, and thereafter make monthly payments o...

Excerpt: ....76 acre s and located in a W-2 zone. Municipal Code §9.205.020 provides 42 exceptions to the general low -density requirements with either a Site Development Permit or Conditional Use Permit (CUP). One acceptable exception is a CUP for a mobile home park developed under §9.260.030. Plaintiff applied for a CUP to develop a mobile home park, in which City's Planning Director, Thomas Merrell, refused to accept the application until Plaintiff obta...

Excerpt: ...express limited w arranty and implied warranty of merchantability. Plaintiff alleges the vehicle came equipped with material defects that Kia's authorized repair facility was unable to repair, and Kia refused to buyback or replace the vehicle. Plaintiff filed the Complaint on February 10, 2023, alleging 1) violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act; and 2) violation of the Magnuson- Moss Consumer Warranty Act. Defendants now move for ju...

Excerpt: ...February 2, 2023, this court heard and sustained all three causes of action in Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint alleging for 1) cancelation of written instruments, 2) quiet title, and 3) declaratory relief and granted Plaintiff leave to amend. Page 4 of 8 Thereafter on February 16, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint alleging the same three causes of action for 1) cancellation of written instructions, 2) quiet title, and 3) decla...

Excerpt: ...ocedural Context Plaintiff, Gavin Ferreira, a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Joseph Ferreira, alleges that on 8/28/22, when he was eight years old, he was at Defendant, Barnes Ventures, LLC dba Jump N Jammin in Moreno Valley, which is an indoor c hildren's amusement center. Plaintiff was playing in the jungle gym when he fell forward and struck his mouth on an exposed beam of the play structure sustaining severe injuries to his mout...

Excerpt: ... 8:30am. A ll sides are ordered to file an updated CMC statement prior to the next hearing. Factual / Procedural Context Plaintiff Zohair Mesrizadeh dba VIP Style Constructions (“VIP Style”) filed the original complaint in this action on February 23, 2023 and the first amended complaint (“FAC”) on July 20, 2023 against defendants Abdallah Nazmi Abu -Samrah (“Abdallah”) and Reham Shaath (“Shaath”) (together, “Defendants”). T...

Excerpt: ... Belinda Addo (“Addo”) and BAWJ Medical Services, Inc. (“BAWJ”), as nominal defendant, in a related case (Case No. CVRI2202879), alleging judicial dissolution, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, conversion, embezzlement, and cancellation of instrument (hereinafter “Addo matter”). On October 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the instant action against Defendants Jean La Fontant (“Fontant”), BGM Medical Services,...

Excerpt: ...al/Proced ural Context On August 9, 2023, Plaintiffs Gregory Franklin Hearn and Pamela Sue Hearn (“Plaintiffs”) filed their initial Complaint against Defendants Ford Motor Company (“FMC”) and Palm Springs Motors Inc. (“Palm”) (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging (1) violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(d) of Song -Beverly Act (against FMC), (2) violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(b) of Song -Beverly Act (against FMC); (3) violation of...

Excerpt: .... Factua l / Procedural Context Plaintiff Analia Lenchantin (“Plaintiff”) filed her initial Complaint against Defendant Revive Contractors Group, LLC on January 12, 2023, and her operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on March 28, 2023, against Defendants Reviv e Contractors Group, LLC (“RCG”), Victor Trejo (“Mr. Trejo”), and Victor Staforelli (“Mr. Staforelli”), alleging fraud, negligence, and breach of contract. On June ...

Excerpt: ... the requ est for sanctions. Factual / Procedural Context On January 8, 2021, Plaintiffs Constantino Martinez and Ana Verdin (“Plaintiffs”) entered into a warranty agreement with Defendant General Motors, LLC (“Defendant” or “GM”) in connected with the purchase of a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (“Subject Vehicle”), which was manufactured by GM. Plaintiffs allege that nonconformities and defects manifested during the warranty peri...

Excerpt: ...rumed”), Lubrizol Life Science, Inc., The Lubrizol Corporation, and Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. (“Defendants”) for: (1) discrimination; (2) retaliation; (3) failure to provide reasonable accommodations; (4) failure to participate in the interactive process; (5) violation of the California Family Rights Act; (6) failure to prevent discrimination; (7) wrongful termination; and (8) breach of the implied contract not to terminate without ...

Excerpt: ... / Proced ural Context This action arises out of the parties' dispute regarding the ownership of real property located at 13139 Acacia Avenue in Moreno Valley, California (the “Property”). On April 6, 2023, Plaintiff Mario Castillo (“Plaintiff”) filed his First Ame nded Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendant David Gomez (“Defendant”), alleging (1) breach of contract, (2) promissory estoppel, (3) declaratory relief, and (4) unjust en...

Excerpt: ...tion. Plaintiff Jarrett Scott alleges that on November 21, 2005, he obtained a mortgage loan from Chase Bank USA, N.A. in the principal amount of $150,000, secured by a Deed of Trust (“DOT”) against real property located at 241110 Macfie Road in Homeland, Califo rnia. (Complaint, ¶¶ 1, 10, Ex. A.) The DOT was assigned several times, with the last assignment to defendant Towd Mortgage Trust 2018 -6, U.S. Bank National Bank Association, as I...

Excerpt: ...City) 6/1 5/21 decision to approve the MoVal 2040 Project, which consists of the 2021 General Plan update (GPU) including a Housing Element Update, a Climate Action Plan (CAP), and associated zoning amendments, and to certify an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project, which provides for large increases in industrial and commercial development within the City. The Project is intended to replace the existing 2006 General Plan (2006 GP) a...

Excerpt: ...Balestrac ci (“Plaintiff” of “Madison”), by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Katie Balestracci (“Katie”), alleges that Defendants Debra Kay Lebo, D.O. (“Dr. Lebo”), Joseph E. Glaser, M.D. (Dr. Glaser”) and Temecula Valley Ob/Gyn Medical Associates (“TV Ob/Gyn”), a s well as Loma Linda University Health and Loma Lind University Medical Center – Murrieta, negligently managed Katie's prenatal care, labor, delivery and post-...

Excerpt: ...(“Alicia”) (toget her “Plaintiffs”) filed their original complaint in this action against Defendant Lending Bee, Inc. (“Lending Bee”) on December 22, 2022. On June 8, 2023, they filed a verified First Amended Complaint (FAC) that asserts the following causes of action: (1) wrongful foreclosure; (2) money had and received; (3) fraud by intentional misrepresentation; (4) slander of title; (5) cancellation of instruments; (6) violatio...

Excerpt: ...ry 15 , 2024, shortly before trial was set to commence, Plaintiff discovered an Invoice that showed an accounting relative to the Lamerson project, as well as a copy of the transmittal email to Lamerson on October 29, 2019. (Trial Exhibit no. 99.) All sides agr ee that limited discovery should be reopened to allow Lamerson to inquire as to the accounting of Exhibit 99, including any invoices Plaintiff has to support their document. The issue, how...

Excerpt: ...purchased the Prope rty for $555,000 with cash and a private loan of $450,000 secured by a deed of trust (“2015 Deed of Trust”). (Id. at ¶ 11.) Plaintiff David Lonsdale (“David”), an unmarried man, allegedly performed numerous repairs to the Property using his personal money and labor, and therefore, alleges an interest in the Property. (Id.) Defendant Karen Sue Massey (“Massey”) was Plaintiffs' real estate agent and real estate brok...