Excerpt: ...to detective a nd in April 2016 she became the first female in the Inland Empire to become a public bomb safety technician. Plaintiff alleges she routinely received excellent reviews, but was subject to discrimination, harassment and retaliation while on TSU. She was d enied a properly fitted bomb suit, denied training opportunities provided to male members of the team, subjected to sexually charged comments, her desk was vandalized, she was ex...

Excerpt: ...to provide Scruton with caregivers at a rate of $28.50 an hour for a minimum of four hours each visit. Scruton has failed to pay for the services provided. He owes Home Care $48,197.03. The Complaint asserts the following causes of action: (1) breach of written contract, (2) common count for work and services performed, and (3) common count for closed book account. Scruton has filed a Cross - Complaint against Home Care. He alleges that he did n...

Excerpt: ...��Individual Defendants”) are her former supervisors and managers. The DA's office consists of various units which specialize in prosecuting different categories of cases. In 2011, Plaintiff was placed in the Special Prosecutions Unit, White -Collar Crime (“White Crime Unit”), prosecuting auto i nsurance fraud cases. She spent eight years in the White Crime Unit, and became an expert in the field. (Complaint, ¶¶ 16, 24.) In June 2013, Pl...

Excerpt: ... employment action based on alleged disability discrimination. Plaintiff Amy Zeta alleges she was employed by defendant County of Riverside (the “County”) as a Deputy District Attorney (“DDA”) from 2008 to 2023. Defendants John Henry (“Henry”), Melissa Moore (“Moore”), Kelly Catlett (“Catlett”) and Michelle Paradise (“Paradise”) (collectively “Individual Defendants” or “Defendants”) are her former supervisors and m...

Excerpt: ...alifornia (“OCTCSC”) pr ovided BOBS with escrow and title services and BOBS required title insurance through Plaintiff Real Advantage Title Insurance Company (“RATIC”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”). Barker executed an Indemnity Agreement both on behalf of Sunniva, and Barker indiv idually (“2018 Indemnity Agreement”). In 2019, BOBS agreed to loan Sunniva an additional $6 million, and Barker executed an additional indemnity agreement...

Excerpt: ...��), suffers from Brake Defects ("Defects"), and that GM has been unable to repair the Subject Vehicle within a reasonable number of attempts. Plaintiffs further allege that GM knew that the Subject Vehicle suffered from these Defects and knew that it lacked any ability to repair them y et failed to disclose these facts to Plaintiffs at the time of sale, repair, or thereafter. GM thus willfully violated the Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty...

Excerpt: ...enhower Medical Center continued to treat Plaintiff and eventually discharged him with a dislocated hip. Plaintiff returned the day after discharge where he was diagnosed with the dislocation of his hip. Defendant Sinha performed another hip surgery, where he notic ed a new fracture along his femur, requiring additional cabling to secure the fracture. Plaintiff now has a leg length discrepancy that continues with pain. Plaintiff's husband, Plaint...

Excerpt: ... -425.) The County a ssessed the property value as $35,099,925, but Plaintiffs asserted that the value declined to $18,495,000. (AR 423.) A hearing occurred before the Appeals Board on 8/25/21. (AR 46 -187.) On 12/20/21, the Board issued its notice o f d eci si o n . ( AR 16) . O n 2/17/22, the Board issued a final findings of fact. (AR 1 -15.) Pl a i n t i ffs' exp er t , Ben F. Tunnell, III of BTI Appraisal, used both a cost approach and sale...

Excerpt: ...lly (collectivel y, “Plaintiffs”), filed their operative Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) against Defendants American Logistics Company, LLC (“ALC”); AmLogCo, LLC (“AmLogCo”); and Star Patient Transport, LLC (“Star Patient Transport”) (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging (1) Elder Abuse and Neglect ( Welf. & Inst. Code § 15600 et seq.); (2) Negligence; (3) Negligent Hiring, Supervision, or Retention of Employee, and (4)...

Excerpt: ...ce Manager. (Id.) In March 2022, Defendant Sarah Franco (“Ms. Franco”) was appointed Director of Procurement and Fleet. (Id. at ¶ 12.) Under Ms. Franco's leadership, Plaintiff allegedly noticed a negative change in her treatment, as well as that of Procurement Services Officer Lydia Bell (“Ms. Bell”), both of whom are Black women. (Id.) Plaintiff alleges that during her tenure, Ms. Franco treated her and Ms. Bell, the only two Black empl...

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

Excerpt: ...ounty filed a Complaint against Defendants, alleging (1) public nuisance, (2) nuisance per se, and (3) injunctive relief. The County alleged that Defendants' unlawful use of the Property for unpermitted weddings, large events, rentals, and associated activities and improvements, generated noise and traffic issues for the community, causing a public nuisance. (Id. at ¶ 4.) In the Complaint, the County asked the Court to declare that the conditio...

Excerpt: ... Food, Inc. , and Rise of Healthy Choice, Inc. Defendant Nishant Patel, along with his wife, Defendant Radha Patel, holds another 47.5% of each corporation, and Defendant Mili Nikunj Patel holds the remaining 5%. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Nishant Patel has be en improperly removing funds from the corporations for his personal use and benefit, has excluded Plaintiff from the operations, and has failed to allow Plaintiff to inspect and copy...

Excerpt: ...he applicable warran ties. Plaintiffs requested the vehicle be repurchased or replaced, but Defendant refused. On 3/16/23, Plaintiffs filed the FAC against Defendant, alleging (1) breach of implied warranty of merchantability under the Song -Beverly Act, (2) breach of express w arranty under the SongBeverly Act, and (3) Violation of Civil Code § 1750 (The Consumer Legal Remedies Act, “CLRA”). Plaintiffs brings this Motion to Defendant to pr...

Excerpt: ...take, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.” The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that at least one of these conditions is met. Hopkins & Carley v. Gens (2011) 200 CA4th 1401, 1410, 135 CR3d 1, 8 –9; Luz v. Lopes (1960) 55 C2d 54, 62, 10 CR 161, 165 –166. a. Mistake Mistake may be one of fact or law. Mistake of fact occurs when a person understands the facts to be other than they are;...

Excerpt: ... court granted Defendants ' four motions to compel and awarded monetary sanctions in the total amount of $1,005. After Plaintiffs failed to appear at two consecutive hearings, the court dismissed the entire action without prejudice on May 31, 2023. Plaintiffs have made repeated a ttempts to sets aside the dismissal and have brought repeated motions for reconsideration. On February 16, 2024, the court granted Defendants unopposed motion for CCP §...

Excerpt: ...ation against Defendant GM alle ging causes of action for: (1) Violation of CC § 1793.2(d); (2) Violation of CC § 1793.2(b); (3) Violation of CC § 1793.2(a)(3); (4) Breach of Express Written Warranty, CC §§ 1791.2(a), 1794; and (5) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability, CC §§ 1791.1; 1794. * * * Plaintiff now moves to compel Defendant GM to designate and produce for deposition the Person Most Qualified (“PMQ”) on all categ...

Excerpt: ...ng Veva' s direct care ne eds (Complaint ¶ 9). Plaintiff alleges that Rod interviewed and hired Plaintiff to care for Veva on 9/23/16 and that Defendant at some unspecified time thereafter promised to provide Plaintiff with free room and board and to pay the Plaintiff a salary in an unspecified amount to care for Veva. (Complaint ¶¶ 10 & 17); Plaintiff alleges Defendant had no intention of fulfilling that promise, and made the promise t...

Excerpt: ... the pandemi c, Decedent Raul Galindo (“Decedent”) was a healthy 40 -year - old who presented to Defendant Corona Regional Medical Center (“Medical Center”) with symptoms of COVID -19. Instead of being prescribed a safe, low -risk “standard treatment” for COVID, Decedent wa s sent home, where his symptoms worsened. Decedent returned to the emergency department of the Medical Center multiple times, but was not informed about the low -r...

Excerpt: ... of the Song Page 2 of 6 Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the “Song Beverly Act”). In the Complaint, Plaintiffs allege that on February 25, 2018, they purchased a 2018 Honda Accord (the “vehicle”), and entered into a bumper to bumper warranty agreement on the vehicle with Defendant. (Complaint at ¶¶ 7, 15.) Defects and nonconformities manifested that impaired the use, value, and safety of the vehicle. (Complaint at ¶ 16.) Plaintiffs fir...

Excerpt: ... complaint fo r: (1) breach of contract; (2) open book account; (3) account stated; (4) restitution; and (5) goods and services rendered. Defendants move for judgment on the pleadings contending that the contract attached to the complaint says that there is an additiona l form, yet no form is attached. Therefore, there is no complete copy of the contract. In opposition, Plaintiff contends that there is no issue with the terms of the contract alle...

Excerpt: ...or various acts of fi nancial elder abuse. The alleged financial elder abuse purportedly resulted in the loss to Plaintiff of several hundred thousand dollars, immediately following the tragic and unexpected passing of Plaintiff's wife, who was his bedrock and who handled the family finances, including a substantial seven figure settlement obtained from Plaintiff's former employer for catastrophic personal injuries arising from an incident wh...

Excerpt: ...�led the underlying action against his real estate agent, Rodriguez and Vanguard Real Estate, and his broker, Herrera who now operates business under Good Life Realtor, for the agent's conduct of secretly refraining from letting the sellers know that another offer was made in addition to the offer made by Bernal. Bernal alleges the agent's conduct was motivated by financial gain as he stood to make more money if sellers accepted Bernal's offer a...

Excerpt: ...ries, inst ead of Eastern Municipal Water District Facilities Corporation who was erroneously sued. Plaintiff alleges, on June 06, 2022, he was injured when he drove his vehicle over an exposed utility hole which was a dangerous condition on the roadway. On or about August 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed a government claim against Eastern Municipal Water District for his injuries. (Declaration of Ramin T. Montakab [“Montakab Decl.”], Ex. 1 [Claim ...

Excerpt: ...th defendant J.B. Hun t Transport, Inc. (“Defendant”). On August 4, 2022, Plaintiff filed the Complaint alleging negligence, negligent entrustment and negligent hiring/supervision/retention. On February 14, 2023, Defendant served its first set of written discovery requests on Plaintiff, including form interrogatories, 29 special interrogatories, and 34 requests for production of documents, to which Plaintiff timely responded. Plaintiff cont...

Excerpt: ...nths (3 years) o r 36,000 miles; Drivetrain/Powertrain Warranty for the earlier of 72 months (6 years) or 60,000 miles; and Emissions Warranty for the earlier of 7 years or 70,000 miles. (Id. at ¶ 7.) During the applicable express warranty period, the subject vehicle dev eloped defects and nonconformities to warranty. (Id. at ¶ 16.) Plaintiffs delivered the subject vehicle to GM's authorized repair facility for repair, but GM was unable to conf...

Excerpt: ...ames Hodges for vario us acts of financial elder abuse. The alleged financial elder abuse purportedly resulted in the loss to Plaintiff of several hundred thousand dollars, immediately following the tragic and unexpected passing of Plaintiff's wife, who was his bedrock and who handled the family finances, including a substantial seven figure settlement obtained from Plaintiff's former employer for catastrophic personal injuries arising from a...

Excerpt: ...intiff alleges that ser ious defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested within the applicable warranty period, which NNA's authorized facility was unable to repair. (Complaint, ¶¶ 15, 16, 54.) The Complaint sets forth four causes of action: (1) Violation of Song -Beverly Act – Breach of Express Warranty; (2) Violation of Song -Beverly Act – Breach of Implied Warranty; (3) Violation of Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200; and (4) Negligent Re...

Excerpt: ...nd (3) vicarious liability un der Gov. Code § 815 et seq (On 2/24/2024, Plaintiffs filed a Request for Dismissal of Defendant State of California from this action without prejudice, which was granted by the Clerk that same day.) On April 28, 2022, Sullivan, while in the course and sc ope of her employment with the District, was operating a motor vehicle owned by the District. (Compl. 6.) Plaintiffs allege that Sullivan negligently operated the ...

Excerpt: ...di (“Michael”) (Be cause multiple people share a last name, they are referred to “by their first names to avoid any confusion. No disrespect is intended.” (Rouland v. Pacific Specialty Ins. Co. (2013) 220 Cal. App. 4th 280, 283.)) and Pasquale Justin Baldi (“Pasquale”) for: (1) conversion; (2) money had and received; (3) violation of Penal Code § 496; (4) breach of fiduciary duty; (5) breach of the duty of loyalty; (6) fraud; and ...

Excerpt: ...10.) On November 13, 2018 , Plaintiff was criminally charged with vehicular manslaughter, Case No. INM1807905 (“criminal case”). (Id., ¶ 11.) Thereafter, Plaintiff retained Defendants to defend him in the criminal case. (Id., ¶¶ 12, 13.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendants mishandl ed and mismanaged the underlying criminal case, resulting in a criminal restitution order in excess of $400,000, notwithstanding his payment of $1.5 million to se...

Excerpt: ...ts Complaint. Plaintiff assert s four causes of action for: (1) Open Book Account; (2) Account Stated; (3) Reasonable Value for Services Rendered; and (4) Unjust Enrichment. The Complaint initially named Vacation Pools & Spas, Inc. as defendant. However, a Doe amendment was filed on Feb ruary 11, 2020 naming VPI. In September 2020, the parties, by and through their respective principles, Jonathan Reiss for Kajon and Gerald Hampton for VPI, enter...

Excerpt: ...complaint for pre mises liability and general negligence against Defendant Cardenas Markets, Inc. for a slip and fall on 11/4/21 at Defendant's Moreno Valley store. On 10/2/23, Plaintiff filed a doe amendment naming Cardenas Markets, LLC as Doe 1. Plaintiff moves to comp el the depositions of the PMQs for both Defendants, contending that Defendants have failed to provide alternative dates and Defendants have refused to appear. Plaintiff requests...

Excerpt: ...rovision authorizing recovery of fees incurred in connection with the enforcement of a prior judgment (Code Civ. Proc., § 685.040). It appears the merger rule does apply, and therefore, HOA cannot establish a basis for recovery of fees under the contractual fee provision of the Performance Deed of Trust as the entry of the judgment in the prior action is said to have absolved the defendant of further contractual obligations as the judgment repla...

Excerpt: ..., set one, nos . 1-70. He contends Defendant provided boilerplate objections, and refused to produce any documents related to repurchase policies, or knowledge of the defect. He argues the claim are relevant to Song -Beverly penalties and fraud claim. He requests sanctions of $3,220.00. Defendant opposes the motion on the grounds that this is a basic lemon law case and is not entitled to information other than Plaintiff's vehicle. It argues Plain...

Excerpt: ...usiness with their brother def endant Mazen Jawdat Hantuli (“Mazen”) for thirty years at 6111 Quail Valley Court (“property”) in Riverside and that they each own equal shares of the property and inventory. The business they conducted was car business and there are numerous cars remainin g on the property, along with related tools, car lift, spare parts, compressors, and a pressure washer. The business is now closed and plaintiffs allege t...

Excerpt: ...se where in Plaintiff alleges that he rendered $260,000 worth of plumbing services on a construction project for Defendants who also requested Plaintiff to spend an additional $ 117,000 on materials. Plaintiff alleges Defendants have refused to pay him for his services and the materials. The second amended complaint (“SAC”), is the operative pleading and asserts the following causes of action: 1. Breach of Oral Contract; 2. Work, Labor and Ma...

Excerpt: ...f modular homes. He work ed at Skyline's jobsite, located at 499 W. Esplanade Avenue, San Jacinto, California (the “jobsite”). Skyline contracted with Defendants Atlas Copco Compressors, LLC and Atlas Copco Compressors (collectively “Atlas”), as well as Buds Air Compressor Company (“Buds Air”) (collectively with Atlas “Defendants”), for the purchase and installation of products, including an air tank, to be used at the jobsite. Pl...

Excerpt: ...that express and implied warranties accompanied the lease, the subject vehicle had defects and nonconformities that could not be repaired by Hoehn. On August 24, 2020, Plaintiffs filed their complaint alleging a single cause of action for Violation of Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act — B reach of Express & Implied Warranty. On S eptember 9, 2021, Defendants served a C.C.P., § 998 offer to Plaintiffs under which Defendants offered to “pay...

Excerpt: ...standard treatment” for C OVID, Decedent was sent home, where his symptoms worsened. Decedent returned to the emergency department of the Medical Center multiple times, but was not informed of the standard treatment. Eventually, Decedent was admitted to the Medical Center. Defendan ts Ramin Akhavan, MD, Ali Varasteh, MD, Taral Patel, MD, and Aimee French, MD (collectively “Physician Defendants”) concealed the “standard treatment” and in...

Excerpt: ...pped on a greasy piz za box and fell at least six stairs causing serious injuries. On October 10, 2023, Plaintiff filed her Complaint against the Garage and the City of Riverside (“City”). She asserts two cause of action for: (1) Negligence —Premises Liability; and (2) Acts and Omission of Public Employees within the Scope of Employment. The City now demurs to the second cause of action against it. The City argues that a pizza box is not a...

Excerpt: ...ity should b e retained. The attractiveness of consolidation varies widely, depending on the characteristics of the actions involved. Accordingly, there are no fixed rules on when permissive consolidation is desirable. The principal statute regulating permissive cons olidation, CCP §1048(a), specifies only one factor to be considered: whether the actions proposed to be consolidated involve "a common question of law or fact." Therefore,...

Excerpt: ...from nonconformities, which could not be fixed despite providing GM and its representatives sufficient opportunity to repair the vehicle. (Complaint, ¶¶ 10, 12.) The nonconformities Plaintiff complains of include defects of the engine, check engine light, lifters, cylinder s, and other defects. (Complaint, ¶ 10.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant and its representatives failed to conform the vehicle to the applicable warranties, but failed to ...

Excerpt: ...ptr. 766 (3d Dist. 1 990); Wolf v. Walt Disney Pictures & Television, 162 Cal. App. 4th 1107, 1138, 76 Cal. Rptr. 3d 585 (2d Dist. 2008)) The motion may be made by any party or the court sua sponte, and allows the court to grant judgment in favor of the party against whom the jury has rendered a verdict whenever a motion for nonsuit or directed verdict should have been granted if such a motion had been made. (CCP § 629) A motion for JNOV is esse...

Excerpt: ...w brings a moti on to exclude Defendant's designated expert witness, James Oaks, at trial as it has not produced him for deposition despite attempts to meet and confer. In the alternative, Plaintiff requests that Defendant be ordered to provide dates for deposition to occ ur immediately. In Opposition, Defendant contends that Plaintiff did not meet and confer. In addition, it asserts the categories and document requests are overbroad and its obje...

Excerpt: ...es of actio n for: (1) private nuisance; (2) public nuisance; (3) intentional interference with prospective economic relations; (4) preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, and (5) declaratory judgment. Plaintiff alleges in its verified Complaint that, since the early morning of November 1, 2023, Defendant union, its agents, officers, and employees, and persons acting in concert with it (e.g., picketers), have intentionally blocked access to...

Excerpt: ...tained the real property of 5302 Mission Boulevard, Jurupa Valley, California 92509 (the “Property”) as a public nuisance, in violation of California law and the Jurupa Valley Municipal Code (the “Municipal Code”). In the Complaint, the City prayed for payment of its costs and a ttorney's fees. (Complaint, page 22; Civil Code § 3496(c).) On July 3, 2023, the Court entered a Judgment for Permanent Injunction (the “Judgment”) against D...

Excerpt: ...Code §§ 1601 and 1602. In the FA C, Plaintiff alleges that, at all times relevant to his claims, he was a director (CEO) and 12.195% shareholder in Fleetwood. (FAC at ¶¶ 1, 7, 21.) Although the board of directors of Fleetwood attempted to remove him as a director on February 11, 2022, Fle etwood filed its Statement of Information with the Secretary of State on July 7, 2022, and identified him as a director at that time. (FAC at ¶ 8, Ex. A....

Excerpt: ...ed by the econ omic loss rule. However, the court sustained, with leave to amend, as to the fraud cause of action on the grounds that the Complaint did not plead with specificity, but rather only conclusory statements. As the concealment was based on providing false or i ncomplete statements, the court found that the pleading must at least set forth the substance of the statements at issue, which it did not. Defendant Ford Motor once again demur...

Excerpt: ...FMC), (2) Violation of Civ. Co de § 1793.2(b) of Song-Beverly Act (against FMC); (3) Violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(a)(3) of Song -Beverly Act (against FMC); (4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability (against FMC); (5) Fraudulent Inducement – Concealment (against FMC); and ( 6) Negligent Repair (against Palm). Plaintiff alleges that, on March 28, 2023, he entered into a warranty contract regarding a 2023 Ford F150, which was manu...

Excerpt: ...contribution from her, however she soon after abandoned Plaintiff and ran away with her new boyfriend. Plaintiff alleges Defendant used her “woman's charm” to get her name on title. Plaintiff also alleges he entered into three (3) separate oral agreements with Defendant: 1) in 2018 to loan her $8,000 to pay for the burial of her son in law who was murdered by gang members; 2) in August 2019 to loan her $7,600 to pay off her credit card; and 3...

Excerpt: ...ase”) with defendant Maham Corp. to rent property located at 12860 Perris Blvd., Unit D -7 in Moreno Valley, where Trapp had lived for 24 years prior. The Lease contained two options to purchase the property. Trapp exercised both options to purchase the property, the first in 2018 for $110,000 and then a second in 2019 for $169,000, both of which Maham breached. Trapp filed a civil lawsuit seeking specific performance for the sale of the pro...

Excerpt: ...nder the rules currentl y applied by the Department, they are auto -assigned rates exceeding 70 percent in Riverside County and 60 percent in San Bernardino County. They allege that the Department unveiled a new auto -assignment algorithm that will result in Defendants receiving fa r fewer Medi -Cal members. They argue that these changes were not made pursuant to the requirements in the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). The complaint asse...

Excerpt: ...al interest to be ser ved or some particular right to be preserved or protected over and above the interest held in common with the public at large.'” (Holmes v. California Nat. Guard (2001) 90 Page 6 of 13 Cal.App.4th 297, 315.) “This interest must be concrete and actual, and must not be conjectural or hypothetical.” (Iglesia Evangelica Latina, Inc. v. S. Pac. Latin Am. Dist. Of the Assemblies of God (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 420, 445; Associ...

Excerpt: ... this case. After a trial in this case, on December 12, 2023, this Court Page 3 of 7 issued a Final Statement of Decision in favor of Plaintiff Association. Plaintiff Association is the present assignee of the interest in a 2007 Performance Deed of Trust encumbering the golfcourse. (Final Statement of Decision, pg. 1.) In 2015, a judgment was entered in the prior case in favor of Association that it is entitled to the remedy of foreclosure on its...

Excerpt: ... problems with the vehic le. Plaintiffs presented the vehicle for repair, but Defendant was unable to conform the vehicle to the applicable warranties. Plaintiffs requested the vehicle be repurchased or replaced, but Defendant refused. On 3/16/23, Plaintiffs filed the FAC against Defendant, alleging (1) breach of implied warranty of merchantability under the Song -Beverly Act, (2) breach of express warranty under the SongBeverly Act, and (3) Vio...

Excerpt: ...sign and manufacturing def ect; strict liability – failure to warn; and res ipsa loquitor. In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges he was employed by Champion Home Builders, Inc. dba Skyline Homes (“Skyline”), a manufacturer of modular homes. (Complaint at ¶ 11.) He worked at Skyline's jobsite, located at 499 W. Esplanade Avenue, San Jacinto, California (the “jobsite”). (Complaint at ¶ 11.) Skyline contracted with Defendants for the purch...

Excerpt: ... 22, 2023 (the “Policy”). Plaintiffs filed the original complaint on August 2, 2023 and the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on October 13, 2023. The Resolution bans “Critical Race Theory or other similar frameworks” in the classroom. In particular, the Resolution bans te aching of the following five elements of Critical Race Theory (“CRT”): 1. Racism is racial prejudice plus power, a concept that is often used to argue...

Excerpt: ...efendant City of Riverside to lease and develop portions of the Riverside Municipal Airport. In 2013, City approved RASI's development and construction of a new executive hanger to replace a dilapidated T Hanger. RASI owned the T Hanger as City abandoned it; RASI decided to scrap the building as the cost to refurbish was substantial. In 2014, Plaintiff, Airport Director Mark Ripley and RASI principal Chad Davies agreed that if Plaintiff relocated...

Excerpt: ...ailure to timely file proof of service on complaint pursuant to CRC 3.110(b & f). A motion to set aside a dismissal is generally governed by California Code of Civil Procedure §473(b). A motion to set aside a dismissal under CCP §473(b) must be based on either: declara tions or other evidence showing “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect” (in which event, relief is discretionary), or an attorney affidavit of fault (in whic...

Excerpt: ... property to t he south. Brown and his wife have resided on their property since 1990, and with the Sanchezes' property being vacant. The Browns have been using the vacant lot since they resided. When the Sanchezes purchased the property, they indicated that they inte nded to develop the lot. A survey revealed a discrepancy between the original survey and the location of the monuments set by the City/County. The engineer installed new monuments o...

Excerpt: ...ention to resign or retire” (SAC ¶ 12) The SAC alleges sometime that day, DeSantis struck a “secret deal” with former Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez (Gutierrez) and thenAssistant City Attorney Paul Early (Early) that resulted in a “settlement agreement” to pay DeSantis “an enhanced settlement package worth over $300,000” (SAC ¶ 13) After the closed session, Early “reported out of closed session defendant DESANTIS' notice of resigna...

Excerpt: ...ility – failure to warn; and res ipsa loquitor. In the Complaint, Plainti
¯ alleges he was employed by Champion Home Builders, Inc. dba Skyline Homes (“Skyline”), a manufacturer of modular homes. (Complaint at ¶ 11.) He worked at Skylines jobsite, located at 499 W. Esplanade Avenue, San Jacinto, California (the “jobsite”). (Complaint at ¶ 11.) Skyline contracted with Defendants for the purchase and installation of products at the jo...

Excerpt: ...co San Diego, and Randall Hoover • CVRI2306261: Plainti
¯s Michael Manzanarez and Keith Koko; Defendants Sysco Corporation and Sysco Riverside, Inc The causes of action in CVRI2203227 are: 1 Violation of Labor Code §11025 (all plainti
¯s) 2 Wrongful constructive termination in violation of public policy (all plainti
¯s) 3 Negligent hiring, supervision, and retention (all plainti
¯s) 4 Age discrimination (all plainti
¯s) 5 Associati...

Excerpt: ...acility Act (Bus & Pro Code §§ 21700) and (2) violation o the Unlawul, Unair or Fraudulent Business Acts and Practices (Bus & Pro Code §§ 17200 et seq) On 5/31/2023, the Court dismissed the entire action without prejudice (Order o Dismissal was Þled by the Court on 6/5/2023) Plainti
¯s had ailed to appear at two consecutive hearings ater having been given notice On 8/10/2023, Plainti
¯s Þled a Motion to Set Aside the dismi...

Excerpt: ... CRYSTAL GALO Tentative Ruling: Motions by Plainti
¯ to Compel Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set One and to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories Set One were Þled on 12/21/23. Notice was given by electronic mail on 12/21/2023 regarding the motion and hearing date. Any response would need to be Þled and served 9 court days prior to the hearing (CCP 1005). The Court has not received any opposition to these motions. Accord...

Excerpt: ...inti
¯ alleges that during the warranty period, the Subject Vehicle developed nonconformities, including a transmission defect which causes the vehicle to experience hesitation, delayed acceleration, harsh or hard shifting, jerking, shuddering and/or juddering (“Transmission Defect”). Plainti
¯ asserts that, despite its inability to repair the Subject Vehicle, Defendant refuse to repurchase the vehicle in violation of the Song Beverly Consu...

Excerpt: ...ndants' unlawful use of the Property for unpermitted weddings, large events, rentals, and associated activities and improvements, generated noise and tra
¯ic issues for the community, causing a public nuisance. (Id. at ¶ 4.) On September 25, 2023, the County Þled a Complaint against Defendants, alleging (1) public nuisance, (2) nuisance per se, and (3) injunctive relief. The County asked the Court to declare that the condition at the Property ...

Excerpt: ...Defendants”), alleging (1) violation of the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act (Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 21700) and (2) violation of the Unlawful, Unfair or Fraudulent Business Acts and Practices (Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200 et seq.). On 5/31/2023, the Court dismissed the entire action without prejudice (Order of Dismissal was Þled by the Court on 6/5/2023). Plainti
¯s had failed to appear at two consecutive hearings after having bee...

Excerpt: ... Blvd. in Perris (“property”). On June 15, 2019, Plainti
¯'s predecessor, 420 Harley Knox, LLC, a California LLC (“Prior Landlord”), entered into a lease with Defendant COTC Management, LLC (“COTC”) for the property. On July 27, 2021, Prior Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain First Amendment to Lease (“First Amendment”), whereby Defendants 420-1, LLC (“420-1”) and 420-3, LLC (“4203) were added as additional tenant...

Excerpt: ...48,197.03. The Complaint asserts the following causes of action: (1) breach of written contract, (2) common count for work and services performed, and (3) common count for closed book account. Scruton has Þled a Cross-Complaint against Home Care. In his original cross-complaint he alleged that he could not be released from his rehabilitation center without proof of 24-hour care. Home Care represented that it could provide said care and it would ...

Excerpt: ...�'s vehicle. Defendant Patricia Solis is alleged to own the vehicle operated by Analley Solis (“Solis Defendants”). Plainti
¯ Þled the complaint on November 10, 2022, alleging 1) motor vehicle negligence; and 2) general negligence. On July 20, 2023, the Solis Defendants Þled a Notice of Settlement and simultaneously Þled an Application for Determination of Good Faith Settlement. Plainti
¯ Þled an Objection to the Notice of Settlement on...

Excerpt: ...various warranties, including a 4-year/50,000-mile express bumper to bumper warranty, a 4-year/50,000-mile powertrain warranty. Plainti
¯ asserts that during the warranty period, the Subject Vehicle developed defects and non-conformities, including engine, emission, steering, electrical and suspension defects. Plainti
¯ delivered the Subject Vehicle to authorized repair facilities on four occasions, but Defendant and its agents were unable to r...

Excerpt: ...igence; and 2) premises liability Page 3 of 11 Defendant Forge Partners LLC (“Defendant”) (owner of the property) now moves for summary judgment on the ground there is no issue of material fact as the allegedly unsafe condition was “open and obvious” and there was no necessity that Plainti
¯ encounter the allegedly unsafe condition Defendant argues Plainti
¯ was leaving her daughter's apartment in the afternoon and stepped o
¯ the co...

Excerpt: ...NT ON 2ND AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR OTHER COMPLAINT (OVER $25,000) OF JASON HUNTER Tentative Ruling: This action for recovery under the California False Claims Act (“CFCA”) at Government Code, § 12650, et seq. has been brought by Plainti
¯ Jason Hunter in a representative capacity on behalf of the public. The Second Amended Complaint (SAC) revolves around a City Council closed session meeting that occurred on 12/10/19 when former City Manager T...

Excerpt: ...ong-Beverly Act (against VWGoA); (3) Violation o Civ. Code § 1793.2(a)(3) o Song-Beverly Act (against VWGoA); (4) Breach o the Implied Warranty o Merchantability (against VWGoA); (5) Negligent Repair (against Moss); and (6) Violation o the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (against all Deendants). Plainti
¯ alleges that, on July 25, 2020, she entered into a warranty contract with VWGoA regarding a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. (Compl. ¶ 8.) The warra...

Excerpt: ...eges causes of action for (1) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(D); (2) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(B); (3) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(A)(3); (4) Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability (Civil Code §§ 1791.1, 1794, and 1795.5.) SpeciÞcally, Plainti
¯ alleges that his 2021 GMC Yukon Denali, which was manufactured and distributed by Defendant, su
¯ers from widespread defects—including the Electrical Defects—and that Defe...

Excerpt: ... Street – LLC, American R.V. and Boat Storage and Richard Fell dba Fell Capital Management (collectively, “Defendants”). On January 31, 2023, the court granted Defendants' four motions to compel and awarded monetary sanctions in the total amount of $1,005. After Plainti
¯s failed to appear at two consecutive hearings, the court dismissed the entire action without prejudice on May 31, 2023. The court subsequently denied Plainti
¯s' motion ...

Excerpt: ...ant David Orozco Pliego, an employee of the City of Riverside (“O
¯icer Pliego”), was operating a vehicle traveling on Central Avenue in the same direction ahead of Plainti
¯'s vehicle in the number two (2) lane, the lane next to Plainti
¯ P l a i n t i
¯ alleges that O
¯icer Pliego suddenly, and without warning, made a U-turn from the number two (2) lane, causing Plainti
¯ to collide with O
¯icer Pliego's vehicle Plainti
¯ alleges ...

Excerpt: ...nd Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. made claims against the bond which exceed the sum of the bond. On January 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed its limited complaint in interpleader. On March 29, 2023, N&J, LLC ("N&J") filed a cross complaint alleging it is the owner of the property where the construction services were performed that are the subject of the bond claims. N&J alleges the following eight (8) causes of acton: 1) breach of written contract; 2) breach of ...

Excerpt: ...ded Care), is alleged to be a licensed 24-hour skilled nursing facility (SNF) located at 8171 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside. Plaintiffs allege that Decedent was over 65 years of age with physical and mental limitations that restricted her ability to carry out normal activities. She was admitted to Extended Care on 7/21/22, which was to provide care or services to Decedent as her "care custodians" in a trust and fiduciary relationship. Decedent was...

Excerpt: ...fendant in addition to the current Defendant, Robin Shea. On 5/5/22, the Court sustained Desiree's Demurrer without leave to amend based on the same analysis included below. Plaintiff appealed and the remittitur issued on 11/27/23 after denying Plaintiffs request to vacate the dismissal of the appeal. As such, what follows below is almost identical analysis to the demurrer based on the same arguments. A defendant's motion for judgment on the plea...

Excerpt: ...d Eric Flores, individually ("Flores") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), filed their operative Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") against Defendants American Logistics Company, LLC; AmLogCo, LLC; and Star Patient Transport, LLC (collectively, "Defendants"), alleging (1) Elder Abuse and Neglect (Welt & Inst. Code S 15600 et seq.); (2) Negligence; (3) Negligent Hiring, Supervision, or Retention of Employee, and (4) Wrongful Death. The SAC alleges that, o...

Excerpt: ...dants asserting causes of action for (1) quiet title, (2) fraud, and (3) conversion. Defendants demurred to the FAC, and on October 27, 2023, the Court sustained the demurrer with 30 days leave to amend. Plaintiff did not file a Second Amended Complaint ("SAC"). On December 5, 2023, Defendants filed a request for dismissal of the achon as to them for failure to file an amended complaint, pursuant to C.C.P. S 581(f)(2). On December 20, 2023, the C...

Excerpt: ... that the vehicle developed certain defects during the warranty period that substantially impaired the use, value, or safety of the vehicle, but AHM failed to conform the vehicle to the terms of the express warranty after a reasonable number of repair attempts. (FAC, 11-14.) The nonconformities Plaintiff complains of include, but are not limited to: transmission defects; infotainment defects; engine defects; electrical defects, among other defect...

Excerpt: ...mental declaration that includes billing statements to reflect the Page 3 of 4 work completed since October 17, 2021. In response to the court's order, the HOA submitted the Supplemental Declaration of Rian W. Jones ("Supp. Jones Decl."), which includes counsel's billing records as Exhibit A. As reflected in the declaration and billing records, counsel's lodestar is $124,290, which is based upon 267.20 hours at $450/hour plus an additional 9 hour...

Excerpt: ... and 3rd Causes of Action, the demurrer is overruled. Motion to Strike is denied. Motion for a protective order is moot. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. CCCP, 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) 5...

Excerpt: ... noticeable. (Blank vs. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318.) In evaluating a complaint under these standards, if there is any valid cause of action stated, even if not the one intended, the complaint is sufficient. (Saunders v. Cariss (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 905, 908.) The sufficiency 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 952, 95...

Excerpt: ...sts for Production ("RFPs"). Plaintiff timely opposed all three motions but failed to request oral argument after the court posted fts tentative ruling. On November 17, 2023, the court adopted its tentative ruling and granted all three motions and imposed sanctions against Plaintiff in the total amount of $4,205. Plaintiff now moves to set aside the order granting the motions to compel and imposing sanctions. Plaintiff argues that she is entitled...

Excerpt: ...arly morning of November 1, 2023, Defendant union, its agents, officers, and employees, and persons acting in concert with it (e.g., picketers), have intentionally blocked access to, ingress to and egress from, the distribution center, which has led to violence and threats of violence. (Complaint, '1 1.) The allegedly unlawful conducts include using human blockades consisting of 20-40 union picketers and traffic cones to blocking the only availab...

Excerpt: ...ng injuries. Plaintiff is also suing the store manager (DOE 1) alleging he is responsible for maintenance of the store at the time of the incident including ensuring a policy was in place, and that employees were properly trained and tasked with maintenance. Plaintiff filed his Complaint on 9/25/23 alleging two causes of action for general negligence and premises liability. *** Defendant, Costco, brings this moton to disqualify Plaintiff's counse...

Excerpt: ...ng this lawsuit, leading Plaintiff to dismiss her claims against him, and consequently, there is no cause of action against Perpetrator. The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff was sexually assaulted and battered by Gonzales from 1977 to 1981. Plaintiff alleges that her initial contact with Gonzales and his family stemmed from her father and Gonzales attending the sheriff academy together. (Complaint 15.) The Complaint alleges that during the period...

Excerpt: ...e secton 41600 et seq. and that officers where compared to one another based on the average number of citations. Plaintiff alleges that the Department retaliated against those officers refusing to participate in and/or reported the unlawful citation and arrest quota. Plaintiff alleges he reported the illegality of the citaton quota system to his superiors and suffered numerous, negative job consequences as a result. Plaintiff filed his Complaint ...

Excerpt: ...uthorized repair facility, defendant Ford of upland ("Upland"), was unable to repair within a reasonable number of attempts, and Ford refused to repurchase or replace the vehicle. Plaintiff filed the Complaint on June 27, 2023, and the operative First Amended Complaint ("FAC") alleging four causes of action for breach of express and implied warranty under the Song Beverly Act against Ford, a fifth cause of action for fraudulent inducement — con...

Excerpt: ...ns to rent their property as an STR without a thirty-day minimum stay requirement. Petitioners' property is located within two CIDs. The first, the Fairway Tennis Maintenance Association ("Tennis HOA"), is a CID that allows its members to rent their individual properties without a minimum night stay restriction, as stated in the HOA's governing documents. (AR 1498- 1592.) Petitioners' property is also located within the Eldorado Barranca Property...

Excerpt: ...the parties, must make the request for a continuance by a noticed motion or an ex parte application with supporting declarations (CRC 3.1332(b)). Continuances of trials are disfawred. The court may grant a continuance only on an affirmative showing of good cause requiring the continuance (CRC 3.1332(c)). A stipulation that good cause exists does not constitute good cause. Good cause may exist for a continuance of trial on the grounds of the failu...

Excerpt: ... the demurrer (CCP 1005). The Court has not received any opposition to this Demurrer. Accordingly, the Demurrer is granted without leave to amend. The United States Supreme Court established the rule that judges are immune from civil suits arising out of the exercise of their judicial functions. (Mireles v. Waco (1991) 502 U.S. 9, 11.) "[l]t is the general principle of the highest importance to the proper administration of justice that a judicial...

Excerpt: ...f is mandatory). Under CCP S473(b), the court is required to vacate any default or dismissal "whenever an application for relief is made no more than six months after entry of judgment (or dismissal), is in proper form, and is accompanied by an attorney's sworn affidavit attesting to his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or neglect." CCP S473(b) grants the trial court discretion to vacate a dismissal on the basis of "mistake, inadvertence, ...

Excerpt: ...'s offce from December 5, 2016 to September 10, 2021. (Second Amended Complaint, 1.) Plaintiff, among other things, alleges that the stress from having her probation extended without a reason and being forced to work with her harasser (Daniel DeLimon) caused Plaintiff to have a miscarriage. Plaintiff now moves to compel deposition attendance of the District Attorney, Mike Hestrin. Plaintiff contends that D.A. Hestrin's deposition is sought becaus...

Excerpt: ...pert designation by adding Minho Yu, M.D., who was the attending physician of Plaintiff from the date of his stroke. (Declaration of Jeff Grotke ["Grotke Decl."l, 4.) Plaintiff's motion is accompanied by the declaration of his counsel, Jeff Grotke, who explains that Minho Yu, M.D. was retained by Plaintiff since submitting his expert witness list to give his expert opinion at trial. (Ibid.) Counsel also explains that, for reasons unknown, at the ...