Excerpt: ...ining order was granted has changed, or that the ends of justice would be served by the modification or dissolution of the injunction or temporary restraining order." (CCP 5533.) The court has inherent power to or dissolve preliminary injunctions. (City of San Marcos v. Coast Waste Management, Inc. (1995) 47 Cal.App.4th 320, 328.) On May 30, 2023, the Court issued the preliminary injunction prohibiting Moving Defendants from instituting or prosec...

Excerpt: ....P. 52025.280(a).) Pursuant to C.C.P. 52025.450(a), where a party fails to appear, without a valid objection, the party giving notice of the deposition may move for an order compelling attendance, testimony, and the production of documents. The motion must show good cause, and be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under C.C.P. 52016.040. (C.C.P. 52025.450(b).) Evaluating whether a "reasonable and faith attempt" to meet and confer was ma...

Excerpt: ... to compel arbitration is filed and accompanied by prima facie evidence of a written agreement to arbitrate the controversy, the court itself must determine whether the agreement exists and, any defense to its enforcement is raised, whether it is enforceable. Because the existence of the agreement is a statutory prerequisite to granting the petition, the petitioner bears the burden of proving its existence by a preponderance of the evidence." A p...

Excerpt: ...oos Fire Protecton (2012) 53 Cal.4th 1244, 1248 [prevailing party may recover attorney's fees only when a statute or contract provides for fee shiftingl.) Accordingly, Plaintiff's request for attorney's fees in the amount of $28,722.72 is denied. Plaintiffs indicate that they continued to pay half the mortgage payment for the Property for 18 months in the total amount of $15,118.92 while Defendant failed to make any payment. The only support for ...

Excerpt: ... court. [See CCP S 1048] The purpose is to enhance trial court efficiency (i.e„ to avoid unnecessary duplication of evidence and procedures); and to avoid the substantial danger of inconsistent adjudications (i.e., different results because tried before different juries, or a judge and jury, etc.). [See Todd-Stenberg v. Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust (1996) 48 CA4th 976, 978-979, 56 CR2d 16, 17- 18] By statute, "(w)hen actions involving a common...

Excerpt: ...oral arguments will be heard 11/29/23). A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to consttute a cause of action. (C.C.P. S 430.10(e).) 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. Regents of University of California (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125.) The court assumes the truth of all material facts which have...

Excerpt: ...to arbitrate the dispute covered by the agreement. (C.C.P. S 1281.2.) There is a strong public policy in favor of arbitration agreements." (Blake v. Ecker (2CM) 93 Cal.App.4th 728, 741.) Upon the petition/moton of a party to an agreement to arbitrate, the court must grant a petition to compel arbitration unless it finds: no written agreement to arbitrate exists; the right to compel arbitration has been waived; grounds exist for rescission of the ...

Excerpt: ...mann, a registered Civil Engineer, particularly on grounds of lack of foundation, hearsay, lack of personal knowledge, speculation and improper bases for opinion. These objections are overruled. Caltrans' objections to Zacheis' evidence Objections to Plaintiff's Documentary Evidence Caltrans makes 11 objections (Objections 1-11) to Plaintiff's evidence, asto Exhibits B, C, D, E H, l, N, P, Q, and T primarily on grounds of no authentication, impro...

Excerpt: ...ut all or any part of any pleading not drawn or filed in conformity with the laws of this state, a court rule, or an order of the court. (CCP S 436.) On a motion to strike, as with a demurrer, "the court treats as true the material facts alleged in the complaint, as well as any facts which may be implied or inferred from those expressly alleged." (Washington Int'l Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1998) 62 Cal. App. 4th 981, 984, n. 2.) A motion to str...

Excerpt: ...to allege in a cross-complaint any related cause of action which (at the time of serving his answer to the complaint) he has against the plaintiff, such party may not thereafter in any other achon assert against the plaintiff the related cause of action not pleaded. A "related cause of action" is defined under CCP S 426.10(c) as, "a cause of action which arises out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences as t...

Excerpt: ...1038 is authorized on the granting of a moton for summary judgment or other dispositive motion at trial. (C.C.P., S 1038(d).) "The plain purpose of section 1038 is to discourage frivolous lawsuits against public entities by providing public entities with an alternative remedy to a constitutionally proscribed action for malicious prosecution." (Gamble v. Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 253, 258—259.) To support an awar...

Excerpt: ... are barred by res judicata, and the Complaint is insuffcient to state a cause of action. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., 5430.10(e).) 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 which judicial notice has been requested and ma...

Excerpt: ...t. (CCP S 437c(p)(1); Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 851.) Once the plaintiff has made such a showing, the burden shifts to the defendant to produce admissible evidence showing that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists as to that cause of action or a defense thereto. (CCP S 437c(p)(1); Oldcastle Precast, Inc. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 554, 565.) If the defendant does not mak...

Excerpt: ...All parties and their counsel must regard the date set for trial as certain." Cal Rules of Ct 3.1332(a). In ruling on a moton to continue the trial, the court will look at the factors set forth in Cal Rules of Ct 3.1332(c)—(d). The trial court has wide discretion in deciding whether to grant or deny a continuance, and its decision will be reversed only when an abuse of discretion is clear. Link v Cater (1998) 60 CA4th 1315, 1321. The denial of ...

Excerpt: ... DEMURRER Goldenvoice served and filed its demurrer less than 16 court days prior to the hearing. (C.C.P., S 1005(b).) However, Plaintiff arguably waived any defect in the service and filing by filing a substantive response on the merits. (Alliance Bank v. Murray (1984) 161 Cal.App.3d 1, 7; Carlton v. Quint (20m) 77 Cal.App.4th 690, 697.) Accordingly, the court may give due consideration to the demurrer. MERITS A general demurrer lies where the p...

Excerpt: ... in whose favor a dismissal is entered, a defendant where neither plaintiff nor defendant obtains any relief, and a defendant as against those plaintiffs who do not recover any relief against that defendant. (Emphasis supplied.) under the plain language of the statute, Defendants are prevailing parties. CCP S 1033.5(a) contains a list of items specifically allowed as recoverable costs, and S 1033.5(b) contains a list of items that "are not allowa...

Excerpt: ...th 1324, Kielar v. Su#rior Court (2023) 94 Cal.App.5th 614 and Ngo v. BMW of N. Am. , LLC (9th Cir. 2022) 23 84th 942, 950 is granted. (Evid. Code S 451(a) [mandatory judicial notice of decisional law of this state and of the United States].) EVIDENTIARY OBJECTION Plaintiffs make a single objection to the introduction of the RISC (Exhibit A) by the Michel Declaration on the grounds, among others, that the RISC is not properly authenticated and am...

Excerpt: ...the lease for the Property between the parties. However, the document is only by Plaintiff Taylor and is disputed by Defendant. Thus, the request is denied. Evid. Code S 452. A motion for judgment on the pleadings has the same function as a general demurrer and the same rules govern, except as provided by C.C.P. 5438. (Cloud v. Northrop Grumman Corp. (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 995, 999.) C.C.P. 5438 sets forth the grounds and procedures for the motion...

Excerpt: ... inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect within six months after judgment, dismissal, order, or proceedings has been taken. In the absence of an attorney affidavit of fault, the burden is on the moving party to show that the default could not have been avoided through the exercise of ordinary care. Jackson v. Bank of America (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 55, 58. The court is empowered to relieve a party "upon such terms as may be just... from a judg...

Excerpt: ...t merit or too general. (CCP 52031.310.) Unless notice of the motion is given within 45 days of the service 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...

Excerpt: ...ttorney's fees. Thus, the Court declines to rule on Defendants' evidentiary objections filed in support of their opposition since the objections concern evidence immaterial to the Court's decision on the motion. "under the American rule, each party to a lawsuit ordinarily pays its own attorney fees ... ." (Orozco v. WPV San Jose, LLC (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 375, 406.) "Parties may validly agree that the prevailing party will be awarded attorney fee...

Excerpt: ...ntitled court, to show cause if any, why she should not be adjudged in contempt of court and punished accordingly for wil fully disobeying the (amended) judgment of this Court entered on January 20, 2023 as to the following: "Plaintiff Waud and defendant Dixon are 50 percent owners of Classic 1. Classic 1 shall be partitioned by sale and the next proceeds from the sale shall be divided between plaintiff Waud (50%) and defendant Dixon (50%).... Th...

Excerpt: ...Hyatt (1998) 61 Cal. App. 4th 581, 596.) However, leave to amend may be denied where inexcusable delay and probable prejudice to the opposing party is shown. (Magpali v. Farmers Group (1996) 48 Cal. App. 4th 471, 487.) Pursuantto Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1324(a), a motion to amend a pleading before trial must include a copy of the amended pleading, which must be serially numbered to differentiate from previous pleadings and must state what all...

Excerpt: ...he present motion. Importantly — and as discussed below — the court may determine for itself the reasonableness of the fees demanded. Accordingly, the court declines to rule on the evidentiary objections. under Civ. Code 51794(d), "[i]f the buyer prevails in an acton under [the Song-Beverly Act], the buyer shall be allowed by the court to recover as part of the judgment a sum equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses, including atto...

Excerpt: ... demurrer, a court may not consider declarations, matters not subject to judicial notice, or documents not accepted for the truth of their contents].) Defendant's evidentiary objections are sustained. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (CCP S 430.10(e).) A demurrer can be used only to challenge defects that appear on the face of the pleading under attack, or from matters out...

Excerpt: ...party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion. (Aguilarv. Atlantic Richfield Company (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 855.) When a plaintiff is the moving party, the plaintiff has the burden to produce admissible evidence on each element of a cause of action entitling him to judgment. (CCP The plaintiff does not have the burden to disprove affirmative defenses. (ld.) At that point, the burden shifts to the defendant to show that a triabl...

Excerpt: ...e matters are indisputably true. (Evid. Code, 5452(d) [judicial notice may be taken of records of any court of this state]; See Sosinsky v. Grant (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1548, 1564-1569.) "Granting or denying an injunction is within the sound discretion of the trial court and will be upheld on appeal absent an abuse of discretion." (Jessen v. Keystone Savings & Loan Assn. (1983) 142 Cal.App.3d 454, 458.) The burden is on plaintiff to show all elemen...

Excerpt: ...d (page 13, lines 2 through 5, and page 14, line 15). DEMURRER A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (CCP S 430.10(e).) 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. (Minre v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125.) The court assumes the truth of all material facts ...

Excerpt: ...efendants and that his derivative claims cannot survive in light of this buyout. Plaintiff does not oppose the motion as to the "derivative causes of actions." (Opposition, 2:3-10.) However, Plaintiff's position differs from Defendants in that the buyout renders moot only the 2nd through 9th and the 11th causes of action. Therefore, the causes of achon which are the subject of the parties' dispute in this matter are the 1st, 10th, 12th, 14th, and...

Excerpt: ...tual notice to a party in time to defend the action and a default or default judgment has been entered against him or her in the action, he or she may serve and file a notice of motion to set aside the default or default judgment and for leave to defend the action." (CCP S 473.5(a).) "This section is designed to provide relief where there has been proper service of summons (e.g., by substitute service or by publication) but defendant nevertheless...

Excerpt: ...to comply that is incomplete or evasive. (CCP 52031.310(a).) Here, Defendant responded to Plaintiff's demand to inspect the property with an assertion that his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures prohibited such an inspection. Although no showing of cause is required for the inspection demand, the demanding party must make such a showing if the demand is refused. To establish "gtnd cause," the burden is on th...

Excerpt: ...aised by special demurrer." (Johnson v. Mead (1987) 191 Cal.App.3d 156, 160.) 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 which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal.4th 665, 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit contentions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law (D...

Excerpt: ...AC. Accordingly, battery is irrelevant and Defendant failed to actually address medical negligence—other than the general argument of PREP. Second, the function of a demurrer is to test the legal sufficiency of a pleading, but not the truthfulness of the allegations. (Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2W4) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994.) In a demurrer proceeding, the defects must be apparent on the face of the pleading or via proper judicial notice. (...

Excerpt: ...'S EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS: As to objection #'s 2, 3, 4, 7, and 11, they are sustained. As to the rest, the objections asserted were not determinative to the analysis and outcome of this motion, and they are therefore overruled. (See Reid v. Gingle, Inc. (2010) Cal.4th 512, 532 ["motion for summary judgment" l.) The burden is on plaintiff to show all elements necessary to support issuance of a preliminary injunction. (See O'Connell v. Superior Cou...

Excerpt: ...atter is embraced in or affected by the appealed judgment or order within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure secton 916, subdivision (a) only trial court proceedings on the matter would affect the effectiveness of the appeal." (Henry M. Lee Law Corp. v. Superior Court (2012) 204 Cal.App.4th 1375, 1383.) As a general rule, an award of attorney's fees is a collateral matter. (Bankes v. Lucas (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 365, 369.) As such, there is no ...

Excerpt: ...(C.C.P., S 437c; Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 850.) A defendant may alternatively move for summary adjudication as to a cause of action, but a moton for summary adjudication can only be granted if it completely disposes of the cause of action to which it is directed. (C.C.P., S 437c(f)(1).) Although summary judgment/adjudicaton is no longer considered a "disfavored" procedure, the rule continues that the moving party's...

Excerpt: ... School District Bond Measure Election 8, 2016. 2. January 12, 2017, Staff Report to RUSD School Board, Part of Meeting Agenda Packet. 3. June 7, 2017, Citizens' Oversight Committee Report. 4. Minutes of the June 29, 2017, RUSD School Board Meeting. 5. September 18, 2017, Staff Report to RUSD School Board, Part of Meeting Agenda Packet. Defendant argues each is an official records of a public entity, RUSD, as such judicial notice is proper. (Evid...

Excerpt: ...quired to be given, evidence is required to be taken, and discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or officer." (C.C.P. 51094.5(a).) An agency's decision can be only challenged on the grounds that: (1) the agency without or in excess of its jurisdiction; (2) the agency' did not conducta fair trial; (3) the agency did not proceed in the manner required by aw; (4) the decision is not supported...

Excerpt: ...r, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of its parts in their context. (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 which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken. (Crowley v. Katlem...

Excerpt: ..., 25, 28, 29, it is denied. All other RFAs are moot. As to sanctions, it is denied. Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses from the Regents to form interrogatories sets one —three is granted; as to subpart (b) to form interrogatory no. 15.1 and order Regents to provide the contact information for the witness within 30 days. All other interrogatories are Sanctions awarded to Plaintiff and against Defendants and their counsel of record in...

Excerpt: ...d a supplemental response following the filing of the Motion on September 26, 2023. (If Plaintiff believes the supplemental responses remain deficient, he must file new motions to compel after meeting and conferring.) As to Sanctions, Plaintiff is awarded a reduced reasonable amount of $810 (2 x $375 plus filing fee $60). The Motion to Compel Further Responses to RFPs is granted in part and denied in part. Defendant is ordered to provide further ...

Excerpt: ...er 14 years of age unless the court finds that the party does not have a substantial interest in the case as a whole. Code of Civil Procedure section 36, subdivision (f) further provides: upon the granting of such a motion for preference, the court shall set the matter for trial not more than 120 days from that date and there shall be no contnuance beyond 120 days from the granting of the motion for preference except for physical disability of a ...

Excerpt: ...r, where the moving papers are served by email, as in the present case, the 16-day period of notice before the hearing shall be increased by two court days. (CCP S 1010.6(a)(3)(B).) In the present case, the present motion to compel was served by electronic service on September 14, 2021 — just fourteen days before the scheduled hearing (4 days to late). Accordingly, the motion is denied on the ground of defective service. Moreover, under CCP S 2...

Excerpt: ...lemental responses to the request for production of documents at issue. While the parties have continued to debate the merits of the original responses, the proper recourse is for the parties to meet and confer over the supplemental responses and file another motion to compel further responses, if necessary. See CCP S 2031.310(c). under CCP 52031.310(h), the court is required to impose sanctions against the opposing party that is unsuccessful, un...

Excerpt: ...r restraining and preventing any expenditure of funds received by a school district through the sale of bonds authorized by [Proposition 391." (Ed. Code, S 15284(a).) "An action brought pursuant to this section shall take special precedence over all civil matters on the calendar of the court except those matters granted equal precedence by law." (Ed. Code, S 15284(b).) Here, the parties appear to agree that under Educ. Code S 15284(b) the case is...

Excerpt: ...er, or proceedings has been taken. In the absence of an attorney affidavit of fault, the burden is on the moving party to show that the default could not have been avoided through the exercise of ordinary care. Jackson v. Bank of America (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 55, 58. A motion under this section must be accompanied by a proposed pleading. C.C.P. S473(b). A mistake of law or fact can be the basis of relief under C.C.P. S 473(b), but it must be a re...

Excerpt: ...2023-24 Adopted Budget. (Listed in RJN as 2nd Request Number 2.) 4) Ballot materials relating to Riverside unified School District Measure O, including the measure's full text, the impartial analysis, and argument in support of the measure. 5) RUSD's June 14, 2023 report to the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee. 6) RUSD's April 10, 2018 report tothe Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee. 7) RUSD's June 14, 2023 presentation to the Citizens' Bond Ov...

Excerpt: ... contended that the action has no merit or that there is no defense to the achon or proceeding. (Cal Code Civ Proc S 437c(a).) "A defendant's motion for summary judgment should be granted if no triable issue exists as to any material fact and the defendant is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." (Kahn v. East Side Union High School Dist. (2003) 31 Cal. 4th 990, 1002-1003.) "The moving party bears the burden of production to make a prima fa...

Excerpt: ...vidence" standards are applied liberally. Any doubt is generally resolved in favor of permitting discovery, particularly where the precise issues in the case are not yet clearly established. (Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. Sup. Ct. (1982) 31 Cal.3d 785, 790, fns. 7-8.) For discovery, admissibility at trial is not required. Rather, the test is whether the information sought might reasonably lead to other evidence that would be admissible. (Code ...

Excerpt: ...ermits judicial notice of official acts of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government of any state. (See 640 Tenth LP v. Newsom (2022) 78 Cal. App. 5th 840, 850, FN 4, granting judicial notice of pandemic emergency orders.) The City also requests judicial notice of the California Secretary of State Roster of Public Agencies, May 2020 and May 2021 excerpts. Judicial notice of the Roster of Public Agencies is granted. (Elmore v....

Excerpt: ... 6th Causes of Acton, the Demurrer is sustained without leave to amend. Mohon to Strike is moot. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (CCP, S 430.10(e).) 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. Regents of University of California (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125.) The ...

Excerpt: ...pecial Interrogatories 2, 18 and 27, and denied as to Special Interrogatories 13. Page 3 of 8 Any party may obtain discovery by propounding to any other party written interrogatories. (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 52030.010(a).) The party to whom interrogatories have been propounded shall respond in writing under oath to each interrogatory by: (1) an answer containing the information sought to be discovered; (2) an exercise of the party's option to produ...

Excerpt: ...ng a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of its parts in their context. (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 which judicial notce has been requested and may be taken. (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal. 4th 666, 672.)...

Excerpt: ... the declaration; that he is familiar with PSLQ's employment forms and policies, including the Arbitration Agreement; and that he has personal knowledge of PSLQs personnel policies and arbitration agreements. Thus, Mr. Perez has established a sufficient foundation for these paragraphs, which are relevant and do not contain inadmissible hearsay. To the extent Plaintiff argues that Mr. Perez, as the Controller for PSLQ, cannot establish foundation ...

Excerpt: ...or create conflicting rulings on common issues. (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. S 1281.2.) Arbitration of disputes is favored and "when there is doubt as to the meaning and construction of an agreement for mediation and/or arbitration, that doubt should be resolved in favor of those processes." (Bono v. David (2007) 147 Cal. App. 4th 1055, 1062.) The moving party bears the burden of proving the existence of a valid arbitration agreement, which can be met b...

Excerpt: ...site procedure: "[W]hen a petition to compel arbitration is filed and accompanied by prima facie evidence of a written agreement to arbitrate the controversy, the court itself must determine whether the agreement exists and, if any defense to its enforcement is raised, whether it is enforceable. Because the existence of the agreement is a statutory prerequisite to granting the petition, the petitioner bears the burden of proving its existence by ...

Excerpt: ...emonstrated that no triable issues of material fact exist as to the existence of a "dangerous condition" on its property and that Defendant had no actual notice of the challenged dangerous condition. Once the burden shifted to Plaintiff to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exist as to the cause of action, Plaintiff failed to present controverting evidence. A motion for summary judgment shall be granted when no triable issue ...

Excerpt: ...general demurrer. (Richardson-Tunnell v. School Ins. Program for Employees (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 1056, 1061.) The grounds for a motion for judgment on the pleadings must appear on the face of the complaint or from a matter of which the court may take judicial notice. (ld.) As to the Government Claims Act, a plaintiff must file a claim against a local public entity before a plaintiff may file an action for money or damages against the entity. (Go...

Excerpt: ... OTHER REAL PROPERTY (OVER $25,000) OF PEYMAN HEIDARY CVR123w938 HEIDARY VS JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JOINDER TO SELECT PORTFO 10 SERVICING INC'S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT CVR12300938 HEIDARY VS JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.m JOINDER TO SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING INC'S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT CVR12300938 HEIDARY VS JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA. JOINDER TO CLEAR RECON CORP DEMURRER Tentative Ruling: Defendants S...

Excerpt: ...05.20 of Title 4.5, Chapter 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides in part that: "A party to an action who asserts a real property claim may record a notce of pendency of action in which that real property claim is alleged. The notce may be recorded in the office of the recorder of each count in which all or part of the real property is situated." (Code Civ. Proc., 5405.20.) "As a practical matter, the filing of a lis pendens usually clouds th...

Excerpt: ... Motion to compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Nos. 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 without objection is granted. Defendant's Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admission Nos. 1, 3, 6 and 8 is granted. Request for monetary sanctions against Plaintiff and his counsel of record in the amount of $1,460 is granted and payable within 30 days. Page 7 of 10 A party may bring a moton to compel further responses to interrogatories i...

Excerpt: ...t in any action or proceeding if it is contended that the action has no merit or that there is no defense to the action or proceeding. (C.C.P., S 437c(a).) "A defendant's motion for summary judgment should be granted if no triable issue exists as to any material fact and the defendant is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." (Kahn v. East Side Union High School Dist. (2003) 31 Cal. 4th 990, 1002-1003.) "The moving party bears the burden of ...

Excerpt: ... constitute a cause of action. (CCP S 430.10(e).) In evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of fts parts in their context. (Moore v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125.) The 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,...

Excerpt: ...he Demurrer is overruled. As to the third and fifth causes of action, the Demurrer is sustained without leave to amend. SCW"s motion to strike is denied. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of acton. C.C.P. S 430.10(e). In evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of parts in their context. Moore v. Regents of univer...

Excerpt: ...de, S 9000(a) defines a creditor's claim as follows: "Claim" means a demand for payment for any of the following, whether due, not due, accrued or not accrued, or contingent, and whether liquidated or unliquidated: (1) Liability of the decedent, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise. (2) Liability for taxes incurred before the decedent's death, whether assessed before or after the decedent's death, other than property taxes and assessme...

Excerpt: ...th leave to amend within 20 days; as to the Second Cause of Action, the Demurrer is overruled; as to the Fourth Cause of Acton, the Demurrer is sustained without leave to amend; the Demurrer to the Fifth Cause of Action is sustained. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. C.C.P. S 430.10(e). In evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by re...

Excerpt: ... following grounds: (1) lack of jurisdiction; (2) inconvenient forum; or (3) dismissal pursuant to a delay in prosecution. Without valid service of summons, the court never acquires jurisdiction cwer defendant. (C.C.P., S 418.10(a)(1); see Kremerman v. White (2021) 71 Cal.App.5th 358, 371 ["compliance with the statutory procedures for service of process is essential to establish personal jurisdiction. Thus, a default judgment entered against a de...

Excerpt: ... prospective economic advantage, and (4) negligent interference with prospective economic advantage. Accordingly, the Motion to Strike is granted as no breach of fiduciary duty has been stated and no underlying tort cause of action has been stated on which to claim punitive damages under Civil Code 53294. As to Evidentiary Objections: "A demurrer is a pleading used to challenge the legal sufficiency of an pleading based on defects that appear eit...

Excerpt: ...alifornia Courts of Appeal, 4th Appellate District Division 2: Banning Police Management Association, et al. v. City of Banning, et al. (Case No. E08404.) OBJECTIONS The City makes five (5) evidentiary objections to the declaration of Kelly Aviles filed in support of the Petition. Specifically, the City objects to Exhibits B, G, H, J, and M for lack of foundation and lack of authentication. Exhibit B: ERMA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from ...

Excerpt: ...S 1033.5(c)(2) & (3).) Items specifically disallowed are set forth in CCP S 1033.5(b). An item neither specifically allowable nor prohibited may nevertheless be recoverable in the court's discretion if reasonable in amount and reasonably necessary to the conduct of litigation rather than merely convenient or beneficial to its preparation. (CCP S 1033.5(c)(2)-(4); Ladas v. California State Auto Ass'n (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 761, 773- 774).) The losi...

Excerpt: ...er has expired. (CCP S 438(c).) Thus, a motion for judgment on the pleadings attacks only defects disclosed on the face of the pleading or by matters that can be judicially noticed. (Cloud v. Northrop Gruman Corp. (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 995, 999.) All facts alleged in the complaint are deemed admitted and the complaint is given a reasonable interpretation. (Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. v. Republic Indemnity Co. (1996) 44 Cal.App.4th 194, 198.)...

Excerpt: ...t him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect." 1 The court's discretion, however, "may be exercised only after the party seeking relief has shown that there is a proper ground for relief, and that the party has raised that ground in a procedurally proper manner, within any applicable time limits." 2 (Cruz v. Fagor America, Inc. (2005) 146 Cal.App.4th 488, 495). CCP S 473(b) further provides that an applicat...

Excerpt: ... hours at $400/hour + $13.70 in electronic filing fees). , payable within 30 days. Under CCP S473(b), the court has broad discretion to relieve a party "upon any terms as may be just...from a judgment, dismissal, order or other proceeding taken against him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect." CCP S 473(b) notably provides fortwo distinct types of relief— "discretionary" and "mandatory." (Luri v. Green...

Excerpt: ...issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." (CCP S 437c(c).) "In determining if the papers show that there is no triable issue as to any material fact, the court shall consider all of the evidence set forth in the papers, except the evidence to which objections have been made and sustained by the court, and all inferences reasonably deducible from the evidence, except summary judgement sh...

Excerpt: ...rial facts which have been properly pleaded, of facts which may be inferred from those expressly pleaded, and of any material facts of which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal.4th 666, 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit contentions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law (Daar v. Yel ow Cab Company (1967) 57 Cal. 2d 695, 713.) If the complaint fails to state a cause of action, the court m...

Excerpt: ...to the request for prejudgment merits, but not to the request for attorneys' fees. The request for prejudgment interest is untmely. It was untimely when Plaintiff's first motion was filed. The fact that a party is entitled to prejudgment interest does not make an award automatc. North Oakland Medical Clinic v. Rogers (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 824, 829. The request must be made before entry of judgment or via a motion for new trial. ld. at 831. Prejud...

Excerpt: ...App.4th 913, 928-29). Page 3 of 12 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE: Defendants ask the Court to take judicial notice of the following documents in support of their demurrer: • Exhibit A Certified Copy of Imperial County Complaint, Case No. ECU002433 • Exhibit B — Application for Determination of Good Faith Settlement of Defendants Sonrisa Villa, Inc., Kourosh Shirazi, Kamran Shirazi, Blossom Valley Investors LLC (Doe 1), and Holtville Project L...

Excerpt: ...(e); 2031.310(i).)1 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 action, or any part thereof; or (4) rendering default judgment against that party. (CCP S 2023.030(d).) Terminating sanctions are appropriate where there is a willful violation "preceded by a history of abuse, and the e...

Excerpt: ...or evasive, or an objection in the response is without merit or too general. (CCP S 2031.310(a).) In a motion to compel a further response as to document requests, the moving party must state facts demonstrating good cause justifying the discovery sought by demonstrating relevance and specific facts justifying discovery. (CCP The burden to show good cause for production "is met simply by a fact-specific showing of relevance." (Tbg Ins. Servs. Cor...

Excerpt: ...ts burden of showing it did not create the dangerous condition of public property and/or that it had no notice of the dangerous condition. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Defendant's unopposed request for judicial notice of the Second Amended Complaint and ruling on the Demurrer is granted. (Evid. Code S 452(d).) EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS CCP S 437c(q) states: "In granting or denying a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication, the court need ...

Excerpt: ...t 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 which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken. (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal.4th 666, 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit contentions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law. (Daar v. Yellow Cab Company (1967) 67 Cal.2d 695, 713.) Facts appearing in exhibits at...

Excerpt: ...t is ambiguous or uncertain...must be raised by special demurrer." (Johnson v. Mead (1987) 191 Cal.App.3d 156, 150.) 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 which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal.4th 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit contentions, deduction...

Excerpt: ...s no basis to take judicial notice of "the results of the California League of Cities's survey of cites and counties with utility users' taxes." The City seeks judicial notice under Evidence Code secton 452(h), which provides that a court may take judicial notce of "[flacts and propositions that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy." ...

Excerpt: ...e granted. (Evid. Code S 451(a) [mandatory judicial notice of decisional law of this state and of the united States].) upon the petition/moton of a party to an agreement to arbitrate, the court must grant a petition to compel arbitration unless it finds: no written agreement to arbitrate exists; the right to compel arbitration has been waived; grounds exist for revocation of the agreement; or litigation is pending that may render the arbitration ...

Excerpt: ...udgment affirming the granting of Motion for Summary Judgment in the matter of In Re Estate of Betty Carter Gibson (Exhibit 2); and (3) Order Admitting Will to Probate in Solemn Form in the matter of In Re Estate of Betty Carter Gibson, Estate No. 2019-0847 (Exhibit 3). (Def.'s Request for Judicial Notice ["RJN"] 1—3.) Plaintiff also asks the Court to take judicial notice of the Court's Ruling on Hearing Re Motion to Quash Demurrer, in Case No....

Excerpt: ...of the action. The court, after notice to the adverse party, shall grant, upon such terms as may be just to the parties, leave to amend the pleading, or to file the cross-complaint, to assert such case if the party who failed to plead the cause acted in good faith. This subdivision shall be liberally construed to avoid forfeiture of causes of action. Page 3 of 7 In addition, CCP 5426.30 provides: Unless otherwise prov-ded by statute, if a party a...

Excerpt: ... judgment in the trial court — must be served and filed within the time for filing a notice of appeal under rules 8.104 and 8.108 in an unlimited civil case or under rules 8.822 and 8.823 in a limited civil case." (CRC 3.1702(b)(1).) under CRC 8.104(a), a notice of appeal must be filed on or before the earliest of: (i) 50 days after the court clerk serves on the party filing the notice of appeal a document called "Notice of Entry"; (ii) 60 days...

Excerpt: ...pleading or via proper judicial notice. (ld.) "[T]he complaint need only allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action; each evidentiary fact that might eventually form part of the plaintiffs proof need not be alleged." (C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School Dist. (2012) 53 Cal.4th 861, 872.) "In order to state a cause of achon for negligence, the complaint must allege facts suffcient to show a legal duty on the part of the defendant to ...

Excerpt: ...fendant Richards and that no appearance was made by Plaintiff or Defendant Michael Allison. The parties were ordered to comply with Local Rule 34011. On March 10, 2023, the Court dismissed the achon without prejudice for the parties' lack of compliance with Local Rule 3401.2 Despite the action being dismissed, Defendant Richards filed the instant motion, seeking an order to release the deposited funds to her. Thereafter, Global filed its motion f...

Excerpt: ...stating what application was made before, what judge heard the matter, what orders were made, and what new or different facts, circumstances, or law are claimed to be shown. CCP S 1008(a). The motion for reconsideration must be made to the same judge who heard the original motion. CCP S 1008(a). "An established exception to the general rule limiting reconsiderations is that where the judge who made the initial ruling is unavailable to reconsider ...

Excerpt: ...y. Pursuant to CCP S128(a) provides that the court shall have the power (3) "To provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it, or its offcers." (5) "To control in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other person in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it, in every matter Page 4 of 5 pertaining thereto." (8) "To amend and control its process and orders so as to make them conform ...

Excerpt: ... A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (CCP S 430.10(e).) 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. 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 ma...

Excerpt: ...nt, thus, the request is denied. (Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (1998) 18 Cal.4th 739, 748, fn. 6; Appel v. Superior Court (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 329, 342, fn. 6.) A party may propound to another party any interrogatories that are relevant to the subject matter of the pending action. (CCP S 2030.030(a)(2).) The party to whom interrogatories have been propounded shall respond by: (1) an answer containing the information...

Excerpt: ...without merit or too general. (CCP S 2030.300(a).) A party can claim an inability to respond if they do not have personal knowledge sufficient to respond to an interrogatory, but they must make a "reasonable and good faith attempt to obtain the information." (CCP 52030.220(c).) In a motion for an order compelling further response to ROGs, the burden is on the responding party to justify any objection or failure to answer the interrogatories fully...

Excerpt: ...egations or the plaintiff's ability to prove those allegations. (Picton v. Anderson Union High Sch. Dist. (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 726, 732.) The court must treat as true all of the complaint's material factual allegations, but not contentions, deductions or conclusions offact or law, and may consider exhibits attached to the complaint. (ld. at 732-33; Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp. (2016) 62 Cal.4th 919, 924.) Specific factual allegations mo...

Excerpt: ...t. (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 which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken. (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal. 4th 666, 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit contentions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law. ...

Excerpt: ... incomplete, or evasive, or an objection in the response is without merit or too general), that party may file a motion compelling further responses. (CCP S 2030.300, S 2033.290.) The motion must be filed and served within 45 days after verified responses were served. (CCP S 2030.300(c), S 2033.290(c).) upon a timely motion to compel further responses, the responding party has the burden to justify any objection or failure to fully respond to the...

Excerpt: ...f action within 20 days. Cross- Defendant's Motion to Strike as to the attorney's fees is denied. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. C.C.P. S 430.10(e). 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. Regents of university of California (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125. The c...

Excerpt: ...n terms it deems proper, "[s]trike out any irrelevant, false, or improper matter inserted in any pleading." (CCP S 436(a).) An immaterial or irrelevant allegation is one that "is not essential to the statement of a claim or defense"; "is neither pertinent to nor supported by an otherwise sufficient claim or defense"; or "[al demand for judgment requesting relief not supported by the allegations of the complaint[.]" (CCP S 431.10(b).) As with a de...

Excerpt: ...t is granted. Judicial notice may be taken of "[flacts and proposition that are not reasonably subject to dispute and are capable of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy." (Evid. Code, 5452(h).) Such facts and proposition may include documents referenced in the pleading. For instance, judicial notice has been taken of media release and a related letter upon request by the demurring party, w...