Excerpt: ... objections are without merit or too general. In a motion to compel further responses as to document requests, the moving party must state specific facts demonstrating good cause justifying the discovery sought. (CCP §2031.310(b)(1).) To establish good cause, the moving party must demonstrate relevance and specific facts justifying discovery. (Kirkland v. Superior Court (Guess? Inc.) (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 92, 98.) The burden to show good cause...

Excerpt: ...t Centers, I nc. For its part, Banning RV claims that Horgan had misappropriated funds. In the cross- complaint, Horgan alleges that, in the wake of lay -offs during the COVID -19 pandemic, he was given monthly bonuses as compensation for the additional work he was being required to do. In his crosscomplaint Horgan alleges causes of action for intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and p...

Excerpt: ...1) 91 Cal.App.4th 875, 881.) “It is not sufficient that the complaint might be barred.” (Roman v. County of Los Angeles (2000) 85 Cal.App.4th 316, 324.) Fraud is subject to a 3 -year statute of limitations from the date of discovery. (C.C.P., §338(d).) “The discovery rule provides that the accrual date of a cause of action is delayed until the plaintiff is aware of her injury and its negligent cause.” (Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co. (1988) 44 ...

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: ...ed a ne w 2022 Ford F-150 from Fritts Ford. (Complaint, ¶ 13.) Plaintiffs allege that, the subject vehicle was delivered to Plaintiffs with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty and developed other serious defects and nonconformities to warranty includi ng, “screen blacking out, the speakers not working, a crackling noise coming from the passenger speakers, the Vehicle veering side to side when in cruise control, the rear axle hub br...

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: ...xt. (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: ...“IIED”); 6th Caus e of Action for Violation of the Ralph Act [California Civil Code §51.7]; and 7th Cause of Action for Gender Violence in Violation of California Civil Code § 52.4 “[A]n employer is vicariously liable for the torts of its employees committed within the sco pe of the employment.” (Lisa M. v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital (1995) 12 Cal.4th 291, 296 (Lisa M.).) An employer's vicarious liability may extend to an empl...

Excerpt: ...��led must file a cross-complaint before or at the same time as the answer to the complaint or cross -complaint filed against him. (Code Civ. Proc., §428.50(a).) Thereafter, it may only be done by permission of the court. (Code Civ Proc., §428.50(c).) A cross- complaint is either permissive or compulsory. (See K.R.L. Partnership v. Superior Court (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 490, 498.) Code of Civil Procedure section 428.10, subdivision (a) provide...

Excerpt: ...Amended Comp laint (FAC) for negligence that after Riverside County sheriff deputies arrived at the scene of a murder, they dragged decedent's body behind a police vehicle, and in the process of dragging the body, decedent's pants slid down, exposing his genitals. Plai ntiff alleges that decedent's body lay with the genitals exposed for eight hours while the deputies and other law enforcement personnel continued to investigate the shooting. Plain...

Excerpt: ...ll 4/19/24 discovery motions: Plaintiffs purchased a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Limited, manufactured by General Motors, LLC (“GM”). They contend the vehicle has defects and nonconformities. They contend that they brought the vehicle to Dutton Motor Company (“Dutton”) nu merous times and it failed to properly repair the vehicle, failed to tow the vehicle to its facility, and failed to provide Plaintiffs with a loaner vehicle. The complaint asse...

Excerpt: ...e the motio n is denied, except that in either case, responding party is ordered to pay attorney's fees and costs to moving party in the amount of $510.00 within 30 days of service of notice. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2023.010, 2033.280.) Prevailing party is ordered to gi ve notice pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1019.5. On September 27, 2023, Plaintiff Immigration Rights Defense Council, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against ...

Excerpt: ...as issued b ased on void orders, it would be an abuse of discretion if the Judgment is not voided, set aside and vacated. To the extent the above judgment was based on void orders issued on June 2, 2023 and January 30, 2024 against Pang, and void default and default j udgment orders issued against Legendary and R&D on April 28, 2023, May 8, 2023, and June 9, 2023, there is no basis to enter Judgment based on void orders. Trial Setting Conference ...

Excerpt: ...Commerci al Capital Loan Trust 2021-3. The deed of trust secures a $937,500 Note that carried a 7.99% interest rate. (Lawrence declaration, Exhibit “6”.) It should be noted in Plaintiff's Complaint that the alleged interest rate was 9.6%. While in his complaint P laintiff alleges that the property is his personal residence, supporting documents executed simultaneously with the deed of trust show that the property was intended to be operated a...

Excerpt: ...of harassment by Plai ntiff, which the court ruled in Defendant's favor. (Compl. 1.) Plaintiff alleges that the instant action was filed “as a result of [Defendant's] allegations [in the harassment claim] and the recovered damages collected as a result of the [San Bernardino co urt's] ruling in her favor . . . .” (Id.) On February 26, 2024, Defendant filed a Special Motion to Strike pursuant to CCP § 425.16 on the grounds that Plaintiff's ...

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

Excerpt: ...operating ag reement that gave Defendant a 100% ownership stake in the dealership despite assurances that it would not change the 50/50 ownership agreement. (TAC ¶ 14 - 16.) Plaintiff further alleges that Defendant knew he suffered from dyslexia and he could deceive him by hiding language deep in the agreement (TAC ¶ 16.) Plaintiff alleges that by the time he realized the deception, it was already too late as Defendant had taken title to all of...

Excerpt: ... staying with a large group at a vacation rental property owned and operated by Defendants Avantstay, Inc., Avantstay Real Estate, Inc., Avantstay California, Inc., Avantstay Brokerage and Sean Breuner (collectively “Avantstay” or “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that she was using the hot tub in the early hours of the morning. Plaintiff went to an unlit enclosure containing maintenance equipment, which was unlocked where she fell into a ...

Excerpt: ...alleges, amon g other things, that the City, and other public entities, are liable for wrongful death and the decedents' fatal injuries for a dangerous condition of public property. The Complaint alleges that on the evening of December 28, 2022, the two vehicles collide d at or near the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Adonis Drive in the City of Palm Desert, California. (Complaint, ¶ 20.) It alleges that while the vehicle transporting the ...

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

Excerpt: ..., and Eisenhower Medical Group (“ EMC”) (together “Defendants”) for: (1) negligence (against Invacare and Compass); strict liability – failure to warn (against Invacare and Compass); (3) strict liability – manufacturing defect (against Invacare and Compass); (4) strict liability – design d efect (against Invacare and Compass); (5) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability (against Invacare and Compass); (6) negligence (again...

Excerpt: ...nder the arbitration unnecessary or create conflicting rulings on common issues. (CCP § 1281.2; 9 USC § 2.) A proceeding to compel arbitration is in essence a suit in equity to compel specific performance of a contract. (Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. (1975) 14 Cal.3d 473, 479.) The petition/motion to compel must set forth the provisions of the written agreement and the arbitration clause verbatim, or such provisions must be ...

Excerpt: ...most qualified t o testify on its behalf as to those matters to the extent of any information known or reasonably available to the deponent.” (Id.) A request for documents may be made in connection with the PMK deposition, and when such a request for documents is made, “t he witness or someone in authority is expected to make an inquiry of everyone who might be holding Page 3 of 5 responsive documents or everyone who knows where such documen...

Excerpt: ...ant”). He co ntends the vehicle has serious defects and nonconformities. The complaint asserts the following causes of action: (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 ex press written warranty, and (5) breach of implied warranty of merchantability. Plaintiff brings the instant motions. He brought a prior motion to compel the Person Most Quali�...

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: ...Factual and proc edural background: Robert West and Brenda West (collectively “Petitioners”) were members of Tradition Golf Club (“Tradition”) in La Quinta. Disciplinary proceedings were held and Petitioners' membership rights were terminated by Tradition's Board of Direc tors, which is made up of Kevin Kirby, Katherine Heller, Steve Rubin, Don Vodra, Dan Devlin, and Joe O'Brien (collectively “Board Members”). Petitioners contend that...

Excerpt: ...ause of action for re stitution of money paid “pursuant to the Agreement” (Cross -Complaint ¶ 12). The basis of the Cross -Complaint is that The Altum Group is not a licensed contractor and that a contractor's license was required in order to lawfully perform the construction ser vices at issue in the Agreement. (Cross- Complaint ¶¶ 4, 5, 9, 12.) The Altum Group demurrers arguing that both causes of action are uncertain or insufficiently p...

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: ...en O'Neill (“ O'Neill”) owns a mobile home located at 74711 Dillon Road, Space 416 in Desert Hot Springs, which Stargardt rented. Stargardt alleges there were various problems at the property which O'Neill did not resolve and instead turned off utilities. On December 7, 2023, Stargardt filed his complaint alleging eight (8) causes of action: 1) Unfair & Unlawful Business Practices (Violation of Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200); 2) Wrongful inter...

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: ...ty -owned roadway. Defendant City brings this demurrer to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on the second cause of action for dangerous condition of government property. This demurrer is brought after the Court's sustaining an earlier demurrer to Plain tiff's First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on the ground of Plaintiff's failure to allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action for a dangerous condition of government property...

Excerpt: ...e sole shareholder of Sportman's Bar, Inc. (“SBI”), which was the owner of the Sportman's Bar (“Bar”) in Corona, California. Plaintiff alleges that in April 2021, Martin caused SBI to transfer and assign all assets and interest in SBI to himself personally, to be transferred to Plaintiff upon his death. Melvin Vander Molen (“Vander Molen”) was employed by SBI as a bar manager. Vander Molen had no authority to make financial decisions...

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

Excerpt: ...of Action in the FAC is sustained with leave to amend within 20 days. The motion to strike is granted as to the prayer for punitive damages for failure to comply with C.C.P., § 425.13 with leave to amend within 20 days. A party may object by demurrer to a complaint on g rounds that the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Pro. §430.10(e).) For the purposes of a demurrer, the allegations in the com...

Excerpt: ...t the event, which altercation was followed by one of the males reentering the event area with a gun that ended in death of one attendee and shooting injuries of another attendee. On 2/27/19, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint against Defendants, alleging: (1) n egligence, (2) premises liability, (3) negligent hiring, retention, and supervision, (4) negligent infliction of emotional distress, and (5) wrongful death. Plaintiffs contend the only em...

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

Excerpt: ... the hole (Exh ibit E) but provides no measurements of how big it is, its placement in the backyard, or the layout of the backyard. While the hole appears large in the picture, it is unclear whether this evidence alone meets the Defendant's initial burden. Additionally, a triable issue of material fact exists regarding whether the open and obvious exception applies. Open and obvious does not negate duty if it is foreseeable based on necessity or ...

Excerpt: ...n the amou nt of $1,000, payable within 30 days. In general, a notice of deposition is sufficient to compel a party to appear at deposition and to produce documents. (CCP § 2025.280(a).) Pursuant to CCP § 2025.450(a), where a party fails to appear, without a valid ob jection, 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 ...

Excerpt: ...sts to movi ng party in the amount of $510.00 within 30 days of service of notice. (CCP 2023.010, 2030.290 (c), 2031.310, and 2033.280.) Prevailing party ordered to give notice pursuant to CCP §1019.5. This is a quiet title action. On March 7, 2023, Plaintiffs, Maria Guadalupe Tejada (“Maria”) and Felix Tejada Duran (“Felix”) (together “Plaintiffs”) filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants, Maria Lourdes Mora (...

Excerpt: ...hen he tripped over a tire stop, lost his balance, and fell forward down the stairs from the leasing office. He alleges Defendants, Fairfield Waterstone, LLC; and FF Properties II, LP knew or should have known of the dangers of inadequate lighting fixtures or illum ination because the lack of lighting was caused during/by a remodel of the leasing office. On 2/6/24, Plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint was granted. Plaintiff file...

Excerpt: ...ntiffs Myeasha Ki mble and William Hillard (collectively “Plaintiffs”) allege that Tyler had been pledging to become a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and had endured various forms of abusive hazing rituals. They allege that the Regents of the University of California (“Regent”) was aware of the fraternity's history of hazing and its employee/agent, Edkpeju Ed E -Nunu (“E -Nunu”), allegedly orchestrated the hazing and receive...

Excerpt: ...480 E. 2nd Street, Beaumont, California. (UMF ## 3-4, 7, 14.) The facts herein are based upon the allegations of the Complaint and the undisputed facts reflected in Plaintiff's response to Defendant's Separate Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (“Separate Statement”). The incident occurred between 10 and 11 a.m., it was sunny outside, and Plaintiff was wearing sunglasses. (UMF ## 6, 18.) According to Plaintiff's deposition testimony, she...

Excerpt: ...tha Coro na, Alfred Corona, and Maria De Jesus Rosas Lopez, allege that on 12/26/22, Defendants, Eloy Figueroa Trucking, Inc. (Figueroa Trucking); Francisco Castillo -Cendejas; Bagdasarian Farms, LLC; and Bloom to Box Crop Care, Inc., negligently owned, operated, en trusted the Freightliner so as to cause a collision with Plaintiffs' vehicle causing them to sustain severe injuries and damages. Plaintiff, Maria Corona was the driver of her vehicle...

Excerpt: ...oth parties reside in Georgia, but travelled to California, including Napa Valley and Riverside County, where Plaintiff alleges some of the violence occurred. This action was initially filed in Napa County on November 26, 2019 and subsequently transferred to Riversid e County by stipulation, following Plaintiff's successful appeal of a ruling granting Defendant's motion to quash service of summons. The Complaint alleges causes of action for dome...

Excerpt: ...tion for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, respectively. Defendant is ordered to file an answer to the First Amended Complaint within 20 days of this order becoming final. Plaintiff to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019 .5. This action involves a dispute over misrepresentations allegedly made to an owner of a commercial property by a general contractor who submitted documentations seeking payment for...

Excerpt: ...ey Middle Sc hool Modernization, Phase 3B, Increment 2, New Classroom Buildings BP 15 HVAC” (Project). Plaintiff alleges that the District breached its contract in numerous ways (e.g., failing to timely pay for work performed, failing to execute valid change order requ ests.) Plaintiff filed its Complaint on 12/21/22 alleging a single cause of action for breach of contract. On 1/16/24, the District filed a Cross- Complaint alleging two causes...

Excerpt: ...CCP § 430.50 p rovides that a demurrer to an answer may be taken in whole or to one or more of the defenses. 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. Reg ents 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 fro...

Excerpt: ...tely at the commencement of the action, without waiting for trial. (See CCP § 512.010 et seq.; Am. Mach. & Foundy Co. v. Pitchess (1968) 262 Cal.App.2d 490, 493.) To obtain a writ of possession, the plaintiff must file an application under oath and must include all of the following: (1) the basis of the plaintiff's claim that it is entitled to possession; (2) a showing that the property is wrongfully detained and of the manner in which defendan...

Excerpt: ...bined co ntract and tort in this claim against Defendants as such it is uncertain. Plaintiffs allege they entered into a contract with Defendants to provide physical therapy services, Plaintiffs agreed to pay for the services, but Defendants failed to perform as p romised as the therapist abused NJ instead of providing therapy. (SAC, ¶¶ 42 -46.) However, Page 2 of 3 Plaintiffs have not alleged damages as a result of the breach of contract, inst...

Excerpt: ...ys leav e to amend. The motions to strike filed on behalf of all defendants is taken off calendar as moot. Factual/Procedural Context This is an action for wrongful death. Plaintiffs Harindarpal Gill aka Harry Gill, as individually and as Successor Trustee of the Gill Trust; Harminder Gill, beneficiary of the Gill Trust; and Tajinder Gill, individually and as Successor Trustee of the Gill Trust (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are the children ...

Excerpt: ...s Dustin a ttacked him, grabbed and punched him and violently threw him to the ground, resulting in serious bodily injury. Plaintiff has filed this case against Defendants Riverside Unified School District, Dustin Watts and his parents David and Nicole Watts. Defenda nt RUSD now files this Motion seeking leave to file a cross- complaint for indemnity, apportionment and equitable relief against Defendants Dustin, David and Nicole Watts. Page 8...

Excerpt: ...blish that Defendant's conduct was extreme or outrageous, or that Plaintiff sustained severe emotional distress as a result of Defendant's conduct. For NIED, Shannon argues that there is no independent tort of NIED, but rather a negligence claim, and Plaintiff cannot establis h any duty owed by Shannon to her, cannot establish any breach of any duty, and cannot establish that his conduct caused her to suffer severe emotional distress. Sixth Cause...

Excerpt: ...larations showing why the “interests of justice” will be served by granting the preference request. (CCP §36(e).) The decision to grant or deny a preferential trial setting under CCP §36(e) “rests at all times in the sound discretion of the trial court in light of the tot ality of the circumstances.” (Salas v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (1986) 42 Cal.3d 342, 344.) In general, “judges are reluctant to grant preferential trial setting. With t...

Excerpt: ...n of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the “Song Beverly Act”). In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on October 17, 2021, he purchased a 2021 Forest River Puma (the “RV”) from Beaumont RV. (Complaint at ¶ 4.) In connection with the sale, Forest River provided an express limited warran ty on the RV. (Complaint at ¶ 5.) Beaumont RV sold the RV to Plaintiff with defects in materials and workmanship. (Complaint at ¶ 7.) During th...

Excerpt: ...“Hannahs”). The plaintiff, Team 1 Restoration, Inc. (“Team 1”), alleges that it performed construction work on the home to restore the property to its condition before the fire. Team 1 alleges the Hannahs failed to pay $31,103.24 of the $122,141.17 they had agreed to pay. Team 1 filed the original complaint on September 2, 2021 and the First Amended Complaint on August 11, 2022, alleging breach of contract, quantum meruit, foreclosure o...

Excerpt: ...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: ...ssage En v y. Pl aintiff alleges sh e was termin ated af ter s h e protested unsafe instructions to personally engage with clientele, and to contact them directly to solicit their business on an unrecorded line. Plaintiff filed the original complaint on July 17, 2023 and the operative First Amended Complaint on November 2, 2023 (“FAC”), alleging 1) whistleblower retaliation (Labor Code §§ 1102.5 et. seq.), and 2) wrongful termination in vi...

Excerpt: ...ntiary and/or terminating sanctions. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.030(a) -(d).) The court has discretion to issue a terminating sanction in response to a misuse of the discovery process. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2023.030(d), 2030.300(e).) 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 actio...

Excerpt: ... are prop erly joined as parties to this action, or, alternatively, an order that the case should be dismissed due to the absence of an indispensable party. Code of Civil Procedure §§367 and 389(b). This motion is made on the grounds that: 1) the current Plaintiffs lack standing and are not the real parties in interest; 2) there has been a misjoinder/nonjoinder of parties. Plaintiff Ludmila Andreeva is the Decedent's mother. Defense counsel...

Excerpt: ...ined a h ead injury and concussion. She was driving her vehicle at the time of the accident with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. She was arrested at the scene by police officers from Cathedral City. Although she had a head injury, she was not taken to a hospital nor examined by medical personnel. Instead, she was booked at the Riverside County John Benoit Detention Center, and did not receive medical care at the jail. The next mornin...

Excerpt: ...acate afte r being served with a 60-Day Notice to Quit, failing to pay rent due on 2/1/22, taking all of the furnishings/personal property of Plaintiff when they vacated the premises; and fraudulently delaying legal proceedings to harm Plaintiff knowing he intended t o sell the property. Plaintiff filed his operative Second Amended Complaint (SAC) on 12/22/22 alleging four causes of action: 1) breach of contract; 2) common counts; 3) conversion;...

Excerpt: ... On September 6, 20 23, Defendant moved for summary judgment on the grounds that there were no triable issues of material fact that Defendant did not create any hazard that caused Plaintiff's fall or that they had a reasonable time to discover and correct any hazard. On November 17, 2023, Defendant filed a notice of non- opposition. On November 20, 2023, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application, seeking relief under CCP § 437c(h) for continuanc...

Excerpt: ...k directly next to the racetrack constitutes gross negligence. Additionally, there are triable issues as to whether this truck increased the inherent risks of go -kart racing for the purpose of the doctrine of primary assumption of risk. The motion for summary judgeme nt is granted as to American Indoor Speedway and Robert Peterson as there is no evidence that American Indoor Speedway or Robert Peterson owned, operated, managed or controlled the ...

Excerpt: ...erica, Inc. (“Volkswagen”) and SHAYCO, Inc. dba Ontario Volkswagen (together “Defendants”) for: (1) breach of express warranty in violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the “Song Beverly Act”); (2) violation of § 1793.2 of the Song Beverly Act; and ( 3) negligent repair. In his Complaint, he alleged that the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 that he purchased on 9/18/22 had defects and nonconformities that substantially impaired its...

Excerpt: ...l distress. Plaintiff argues that this motion should be denied because the arbitration agreement is unconscionable is prohibited under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 401, 402. The Court agrees and denies the motion. The parties agree that the agreement at issue is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, which favors enforcement of arbitration provision in any contract “evidencing a tran...

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: ...l be perm itted. This is a lemon law case stemming from Plaintiffs Jose and Stacy Espinoza's (“Plaintiffs”) purchase of a 2020 GMC Sierra (the “Vehicle”). The Vehicle was manufactured and warranted by Defendant General Motors, LLC (“GM”). Along with the purchase of the Vehicle, GM's warranty contract contained various warranties including bumper -to -bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, emission warranty, etc. (FAC ¶ 8.) Shortly aft...

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: ...e the January 8 , 2024 Notice of Motion is untimely. However, the order of dismissal was entered on December 8, 2023. Also, there is technically no “judgment” of dismissal. So, this motion is seeking relief from a judgment that does not exist. (See below). Nonetheless, a motion to vacate under CCP § 663 is the wrong procedural mechanism for Plaintiff to seek redress. A ‘judgment' is defined as “the final determination of the rights of ...

Excerpt: ...796 n.4.) The elements of NIED are: (1) legal duty to use due care; (2) breach of such duty: (3) damages and injury; (4) cause of the resulting damage or injury. (Huggins v. Longs Drug Store (1993) 6 Cal. 4th 124, 129.) Negligent infliction of emotional distress is divided into two claims, direct victim claims or bystander claims. (Smith v. Pust (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 263, 273.) “[A] plaintiff may recover damages for emotional distress caused b...

Excerpt: ...red a mortgage in both of their names. In November 2008, while still married, Defendant represented that he would be able to refinance the mortgage and obtain a loan with better terms if Plaintiff temporarily transferred her interest in the property to him via an Interspousal Transfer Grant Deed. Defendant represented Plaintiff would continue to own her 50% interest in the property despite the transfer and the property was the marital residence....

Excerpt: ...their conte xt. (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 wh ich judicial notice has been requested and may be taken. (Crowley v. Katleman (1994) 8 Cal. 4th 666, 672.) However, a demurrer does not admit Page 2 of 5 contentions, deductions or co...

Excerpt: ...by Blue Cross of California (“Blue Cross”). Prior to having procedures performed, Plaintiff contacted PDS and Blue Cross and received information that Aquino had insurance coverage. Based on the information provided, Plaintiff provided services to Aquino. When it submitt ed claims to Blue Cross and PDS, it was reimbursed at a significantly lower rate. The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) asserts the following seven (7) causes o...

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: ...re of Person . DENY Defendant Kevin Carpenter's Motion for Summary Adjudication as to the Second Cause of Action for Violation of Fourth Amendment Rights – Excessive Force and Punitive Damages Claim against Defendant Kevin Carpenter. SUSTAIN Defendants' Evidentiary Ob jections as to Exhibit D and Gibson Decl. ¶¶ 3, 6 and 22; OVERRULE as to Gibson Decl. ¶¶ 7, 8, 12 –18, 19 and 21. SET OSC on April 15, 2024, re: Plaintiff's failure to file...

Excerpt: ... was inoperabl e. Plaintiff alleges that the air conditioning in the truck did not work, Page 5 of 14 causing him to suffer during extreme temperatures. Plaintiff also alleges that he was denied meal and rest breaks and was forced to urinate in the truck. He claims that he was harassed after complaining to his supervisor about working the unsafe and unlawful working conditions. Plaintiff, who is Latino, alleges that CR&R provided better trucks to...

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: ...) Kim dis missed her Complaint in this action. On 6/1/22, the Estate of Frances Marsh (Estate) dismissed its First Amended Joint Verified Cross -Complaint (the “FACC”). On 8/1/22, Kim along with Mark Wynne (Plaintiffs) filed the Complaint in Wynne v. Wynne, CVRI 2203209, against defendants James P. Wynne (James), Timothy P. Wynne (Timothy), and A. Scott Kalkwarf (Kalkwarf), the personal representative of the Estate, asserting claims based o...

Excerpt: ...n Devitt (“De cedent”) was admitted to Orange Treeidence Opco, LLC dba Riverwalk Post -Acute Care (“Riverwalk”) skilled nursing facility on 8/12/22, due to lower body weakness. It is alleged that due to said issues, she was dependent on Riverwalk, Providence Group of Sou thern California, LLC; Providence Group, Inc,; and Providence Administrative Consulting Services, Inc. (collectively “Facility Defendants”) for physical assistance wi...

Excerpt: ... Co., Inc. (“AHM”). (Id .) Plaintiff alleges that serious defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested within the applicable warranty period, which AHM and its representative were unable to repair. (Compl. ¶¶ 11, 32.) On December 30, 2022, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action against AHM, alleging (1) violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(d); (2) violation of Civ. Code § 1793.2(b); (3) Civ. Code § 1793.2(a)(3); (4) breach of the...

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: ...ose cross -co mplainants in an effort to achieve restraints of health care providers' professions, trades, and business by virtue of cross - defendants' Exclusivity Contracts.” Paragraph 24 allegations ““Those threats have included threats of entangling competitors in lit igation, with cease and desist letters, including threats of injunctions, to deter competitors from contracting with health care providers who were induced to sign cross -...

Excerpt: ... appears that conduct that occurred before Plaintiff filed for bankruptcy can make her a borrower under Civil Code § 2920.5(c). See Morris v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2022) 78 Cal.App.5th 279, 297- 299. First Cause of Action for Violation of Civil Code § 2923.5 (A)( 2). This section requires a mortgage servicer to contact a borrower to assess the borrower's financial situation and explore options for the borrower to avoid foreclosure before...

Excerpt: ... the Subject Vehicle. Plaintiff alleges that during the warranty period, the Subject Vehicle developed several defects and nonconformities to warranty, which Defendant was unable to repair after a reasonable number of attempts. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant refused to repurchase the Subject Vehicle in violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranties Act (“Song Beverly Act”). On August 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint, alleging (1) B...

Excerpt: ... 3 and 5. Plaintiff granted leave to file Third Amended Complaint fixing only prayer for damages section within 5 days of this order becoming final. Page 2 of 14 Defendants to file their answer within 20 days of this order becoming final. Moving party Defendan t Haier US Appliances to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019.5. Janice Ciletti (“Plaintiff”) initiated this products liability action. Plaintiff alleges that on December 27, 2018, ...

Excerpt: ...ose cross -co mplainants in an effort to achieve restraints of health care providers' professions, trades, and business by virtue of cross - defendants' Exclusivity Contracts.” Paragraph 24 allegations ““Those threats have included threats of entangling competitors in lit igation, with cease and desist letters, including threats of injunctions, to deter competitors from contracting with health care providers who were induced to sign cross -...

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

Excerpt: ...ilure to provide rea sonable accommodations in violation of FEHA; (4) retaliation in violation of FEHA; (5) failure to prevent retaliation and/or harassment in violation of FEHA; (6) whistleblower retaliation; (7) wrongful termination in violation of public policy; (8) constru ctive discharge; (9) failure to indemnify; and (10) unfair business practices. In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that in 2004, she was hired by Defendant as an administra...

Excerpt: ...mitted to th e Court as Exhibit 1 to the Edelstein declaration of February 29, 2024. On July 20, 2023 Defendant Apollo was named as Doe 1 in the action filed by Desert Concepts Construction, Inc. It was defaulted on September 7, 2023. Default was entered based on the r epresentation that Apollo was properly served. The proof of service that Desert Concepts filed states that the First Amended Complaint was personally served on Apollo Venture's A...

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

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

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

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

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

Excerpt: ... (Cal. Code Civ. Pro. §2031.030(c)(1).) “The ‘reasonably' in the statute implies a requirement such categories be reasonably particularized from the standpoint of the party who is subjected to the burden of producing the materials.” (Calcor Space Facility v. Superior Court (1997) 53 Cal. App. 4th 216, 222.) The responding party must respond to each request by either a statement that the party will comply, a representation that the party is...

Excerpt: ...n the campaign. Bennett is a busi ness representative and lawyer for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 (“Local 47”). Plaintiff filed this action on 3/25/22 and filed the First Amended Complaint on 4/20/22. After the court sustained in part Defendant Local 47's demu r r e r, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on 9/20/22. The SAC asserts: (1) defamation/libel per se; (2) harassment; (3) online im...

Excerpt: ... counsel at the hearing on this motion. Factual and procedural background: On 5/1/23, pedestrian, Pla Khang (“decedent”), was struck by Defendant Gabriel Guzman, during his employment with Defendant Rancho Ready Mix and died shortly after the collision. On 6/23/23, Plaintiffs, decedents children and step -children, filed their initial Complaint against the Defendants for Wrongful Death and Survival Damages. Plaintiff Pang Yang, seventy -four...

Excerpt: ...eclaration which complies with CRC Rule 3.1324. Plaintiff filed a declaration on 3/11/24. Problematically, as with the prior declarations and as pointed out by Defendants in their 3/20/24 and 3/24/24 oppositions, it still does not comply with CRC Rule 3.1324 as the decl aration does not discuss when the facts were discovered, why its necessary/proper and why the amendment was not made earlier. In addition, the proposed FAC attached to the curren...

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...