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: ...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: ... / 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: ...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: ... 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: .... 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: ...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...

Excerpt: ...ke is moot . Factual / Procedural Context: On September 19, 2022, Plaintiff, Luqman Barber (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants, All In Auto Group (“All In Auto”) and Westlake Services, LLC dba Westlake Financial Services (“Westlake”) (together “Defen dants”). On September 1, 2023 Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserting causes of action for (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Fraud, (3) Conversion, ...

Excerpt: ...lled nur sing facility. Under Defendants' care, Plaintiff allegedly developed a stage IV bone -exposing bedsore on her coccyx/sacrum requiring hospitalization and several painful debridement procedures. On October 26, 2023, this Court granted Defendants' petition to compel arbitration and stayed this action. The Court subsequently vacated Plaintiff's motion for preferential trial setting. Plaintiff subsequently filed a claim with Judicate West, ...

Excerpt: ... to the motions to compel: The Court grants the motion to compel further responses to Requests for Admissions, Set One, Nos. Requests for Admissions (“RFA”), Set One, Nos. 1 -5, 8 and 9. Plaintiff is to submit responses in 30 days. The Court grants the motion to compel further responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, No. 17.1, as to RFA Nos. 1 -5, 8 -9, and 14 -16, but denies as to RFA Nos. 6 -7, 10 -11. The Court denies Defendant's reques...

Excerpt: ...uest number s 37-41. Supplemental responses to be produced in 30 days. The Court denies Plaintiff's request for sanctions. Facts/Procedural Summary: Plaintiff purchased a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado manufactured and warranted by Defendant GM. (Complaint ¶11.) Plaintiff alleges that the purchase of the vehicle was accompanied by warranties by which Defendant undertook to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the vehicle or to provide com...

Excerpt: ... their ident ities. The Court shall adopt the Plaintiff's proposed order. Factual / Procedural Context: This is an action for elder abuse brought on behalf of decedent Barbara Krosky by plaintiffs Corrine Krosky and Kenneth Krosky Jr. Plaintiffs allege that deceden t was admitted to Vineyard Place, a residential and custodial care facility operated by defendant Anthem Murrieta Management, LLC in December of 2017. As alleged in the complaint, dece...