Excerpt: ...he court assumes the truth of all material facts which have been properly pleaded and of facts which may be inferred from those expressly pleaded. (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal.4th 666, 672.) A demurrer, however, does not admit contentions, deductions, or conclusions of fact or law. (Daar v. Yellow Cab Co. (1967) 57 Cal.2d 695, 713.) If the complaint fails to state a cause of action, the court must grant the plaintiff leave Page 4 of 4 to ame...

Excerpt: ...led nursing care facility ("SNF") and a residential care facility for the elderly ("RCFE") (collectively "Leased Premises"). On November 30, 2016, the Lease was assigned to Defendant Corona Post Acute ("CPA") and Corona RCFE, LLC ("RCFE") ("Assignment"). On October 30, 2020, Versacare and CCV entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement through which Versacare sold the leased premises to CCV. The Assignment provided that in the event CPA and Corona...

Excerpt: ...ndants"), as well as Defendants Balcor, LLC and Sam Ostayan (the "Balcor Defendants"), alleging (1) breach of written contract, (2) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (3) promissory fraud, (4) fraud—intentional misrepresentation, (5) fraud—negligent misrepresentation, (6) fraudulent transfer, (7) cancelation of instrument, Civ. Code S 3412, (8) specific performance, (9) intentional interference with contractual relations, ...

Excerpt: .... Plaintiff alleges that Reyna was distracted and driving at an unsafe S#ed for traffc conditions. Plaintiff alleges he sustained serious injuries and damages. Plaintiff filed his Complaint on 7/20/22 alleging two causes of action for motor vehicle and general negligence. *** Plaintiff, Martinez, brings these two discovery motions to compel further responses from Defendant, Lucky Air, Inc. (Lucky) to Form Interrogatories (Set One) [FRI No. 13.1; ...

Excerpt: ...eaded, cannot be established, or that there is a complete defense to that cause of action. (CCP Opposing Party's Burden Once the defendant has met that burden, it shifts to plaintiff to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists as to that cause of action or defense thereto. (CCP S437c(p)(2).) The moving party has its initial burden regardless of whether the opposing party files counterdeclarations. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfi...

Excerpt: ...lief under CCP S 473(b) is applied where the party seeks prompt relief and where there will be no prejudice to the plaintiff. Miller v. City of Hermosa Beach (1993) 13 Cal.App.4th 1118, 1135. "A mistake of fact is when a person understands the facts to be other than they are; a mistake of law is when a person knows the facts as they really are but has a mistaken belief as to the legal consequences of those facts." Hodge Sheet Metal Products v. Pa...

Excerpt: ...y GM. (FAC, 3, 4.) The purchase came with a bumper to bumper warranty and powertrain warranty. (FAC, '14.) GM marketed and sold its new eight-speed automatic transmission as having "word- class performance" "rivaling top performance vehicles, lightning-fast and smooth shifting, along with improved fuel efficiency, among other representation." (FAC, '1 9.) Plaintiff alleges that, prior to purchase, he spoke with dealer sales representative about t...

Excerpt: ...into three construction contracts with general contractor Defendant Watkins Landmark Constructon and Jody James Watkins (collectively "Watkins"). The three agreements include: Work Site Contract, Holiday Inn Contract and Residence Inn Contract. Each contract contained a contract price and set number of calendar days for completion. On June 30, 2017, JL Hotels assigned its interest to Plaintiff Moreno Valley JL, LLC ("Plaintiff" or "MVJL"). In the...

Excerpt: ...ing and/or retention, (4) negligent failure to warn, train, or educate, (5) constructive fraud, (6) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (7) sexual harassment, (8) sexual harassment and abuse in educational setting, (9) breach of fiduciary duty, and (10) public entity liability for failure to perform mandatory duty. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant knew, or should have known, that its teacher was committing the acts complained of by Plai...

Excerpt: ...ce of the response, or any supplemental response, or on or before any specific later date to which the propounding party and the responding party have agreed in writing, the propounding party waives any right to compel a further response. (CCP SS 2031.310(c).) Failure to comply with the discovery deadline "is only 'jurisdictional' in the sense that it renders the court without authority to rule on motions to compel other than to deny them." (Sext...

Excerpt: ... in the City of Moreno Valley (the "City"). Plaintiff alleges the City, Southern California Edison Company ("Edison") and Hillcrest Contracting, Inc. ("Hillcrest" or "Defendant") negligently owned and maintained on the sidewalk where she was injured. Edison owns the property where the manhole cover exists. On September 16, 2021, Plaintiff filed the Complaint alleging 1) general negligence; and 2) premises liability / dangerous condition of public...

Excerpt: ...ilable at uhaul.com/arbitraäon or from my local U-Haul representatives. (Brooks Decl. 2, Ex. A [emphasis addedl.) The U-Haul Arbitration Agreement provides: "'Claims' . shall be decided by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules (http://wwu.adr.org/consumer)...." (ld. at 4, Ex. B.) On August 13, 2020, Plaintiff allegedly picked up the rental truck from UHCA at its...

Excerpt: ...ers v. Cariss (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 905, 908.) The suffciency of the cause of action is tested by presuming all of the material factual allegations in the complaint are true. (Aubry v. Tri-City Hosp. Dist. (1992) 2 Cal.4th 962, 966-967.) The complaint must be construed liberally... with a view to substantial justice between the parties." (CCP S 452; Gressley v. Williams (1951) 193 Cal.App.2d 636, 639.) Ifthe complaint fails to state a cause of ac...

Excerpt: ...nd they are entitled to it via case law, and seek leave to amend. The court grants the motion with 30 days leave to amend. In order to plead punitive damages, a plaintiff must plead allegations of fraud, malice, or oppression with sufficient particularity. (Hilliard v. AH Robbins Co. (1983) 148 Cal.App.3d 374, 392.) Generally, claims for pun-tive damages must be pleaded with particularity as to the facts constituting the alleged egregious conduct...

Excerpt: ...ly to avoid the necessity of a formal order. (Stewart v. Colonial Western Agency, Inc. (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th 1005, 1016.) Whether a "reasonable and good faith attempt" was made requires an "evaluation of whether, from the perspective of a reasonable person in the position of the discovering party, additional effort appears likely to bear fruit." (Clementv. Alegra (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 1277, 1294.) Here, the parties exchanged a few meet and confe...

Excerpt: ...otor Co., Inc. ("Honda"). Decedent purchased the Subject Vehicle in 2003 from Robertson Honda, which transferred all assets to Defendant Victory Automotive Group, Inc. dba Ocean Honda of North Hollywood ("Victory") (collectively with Honda "Defendants"). The Subject Vehicle was equipped with an airbag and seatbelt. On February 13, 2020, Decedent was front seat passenger in the Subject Vehicle, which was driven by her husband, when the vehicle was...

Excerpt: ...o Cardoza ("decedent") died on October 3, 2021, and Plaintiff first learned of his death in March 2022. Plaintiff's counsel thereafter made efforts to determine the status of decedent's estate and placed defense counsel on notice that any transfer of assets would be fraudulent in light of the pending lawsuit. On August 3, 2022, decedent's wife, Maria Lidia Cardoza ("Cardoza"), secured an order from Probate Court transferring decedent's property t...

Excerpt: ... Court (2002) 95 Cal. App.4th 92, 98.) The Discovery Act requires a meet and confer declaration under CCP S 2016.040 be submitted with the moton. The declaration must "state facts showing a reasonable and good faith attempt at an informal resolution of each issue presented by the moton. (CCP S 2016.040.) Form Interrogatories Initially, Defendants assert the responses by Plaintiffs to form interrogatory 17.1 are incomplete as Plaintiffs failed to ...

Excerpt: ...ay, Decedent was struck by a delivery truck driven by Defendant Andrew Thomas Gomez ("Gomez"), who was driving in the scope of his employment with Defendants Jat Trucking ("Jat") 50 60 Heaven ("Heaven") and/or Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc. ("Fedex"). Plaintiffs allege that Gomez was driving negligently at the time of the incident. Plaintiffs further allege that Defendant County of Riverside failed to maintain the roadway and access alley in ...

Excerpt: ... 826, 850.) Defendant, as the moving party, has the burden to show either that one or more elements of the cause of achon cannot be established or that there is a complete defense to that cause of action. (CCP Defendant can meet their burden by showng either: (1) affirmative evidence that shows an element of the claim cannot be established; or (2) showing an absence of evidence on a critical element of Plaintiff's claim. Once the moving party has...

Excerpt: ...that he sustained injuries due to the City of Perris' ("Defendant") conduct. Plaintiff's complaint asserts a cause of action for premises liability and two causes of action for negligence (one asserted against Defendant and the other against Doe defendants.) Defendant demurs to the second cause of action on the grounds that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. It argues that this cause of action fails because it doe...

Excerpt: ...n January 6, 2022, Defendant served a 998 offer on Plaintiffs which proposed that 1) Defendant would pay $650,000 to Plaintiffs, 2) Defendant would refrain from using the long drive-thru path, 3) Defendant's easements include the right to queue on the Central Avenue Protected Drive, and 4) Defendant's employee parking and customer parking rights shall remain as indicated in the Lease and the Easement Agreement. A jury trial was conducted and the ...

Excerpt: ...le warranty period, developed other serious defects and nonconformities to warranty, which Defendants were unable to repair. (Complaint 10.) The Complaint sets forth four causes of acton: (1) Violation of Song-Beverly- Breach of Express Warranty; (2) Violation of Song-Beverly- Breach of Implied Warranty; and (3) Violation of Song Beverly section 1793.2. * * * Defendant now moves to compel Plaintiff to arbitrate hi claims under the Retail Installm...

Excerpt: ...nts have been dumping trash and green waste over the boundary fences, encroaching new fences over his property and vandalizing sprinkler systems. Plaintiff alleges he has been an "absent homeowner or occupant" as he has been providing care to his paraplegic wife. Plaintiff alleges he and Edward R. Cardoosl and Denis R. Cardoos2 entered into a stipulated settlement judgment in case numbers RIC 1818179 and RIC 1824892 in January 2022, but Defendant...

Excerpt: ...unds exist for the revocation of the agreement; or (c) A party to the arbitration agreement is also a party to a pending court action or special proceeding with a third party, arising out of the same transaction or series of related transactions and there is a possibility of conflicting rulings on a common issue of law or fact. A proceeding to compel arbitration is in essence a suit in equity to compel specific performance of a contract. (Freeman...