Excerpt: ...expended, determine d by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the buyer in connection with the commencement and prosecution of such action.” (Ibid.) The parties agree Plaintiff is the prevailing party. At issue in this motion is the reasonableness of Plaintiff 's request. The matter of reasonableness of a party's attorney's fees is within the sound discretion of the trial judge. (Bruckman v. Parliament Escrow Co. (1989) 190 Cal.App.3d ...

Excerpt: ...l. If 1s t Amended Complaint is not filed, Defendant is granted 20 days to file their answer from date of this order becoming final. Moving party to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019.5. This is a bed bug case in which Plaintiff Linda Martini alleges 9 causes of action for 1) breach of warranty of habitability (violation of Civ. Code §1941.1), 2) breach of habitability (violation of H & S Code §17920.3), 3) negligence/premises liability, 4)...

Excerpt: ...esert San ds Unified School District (employee), Desert Storm Basketball (owner/operator), and Storm Basketball League (employee). Plaintiff tried out for the Desert Storm club team at Cathedral City High School, when Towner began grooming her at age 16. District administrators saw the close relationship between Plaintiff and Towner, and did nothing. District was aware that Towner had engaged in prior grooming type behavior, but did nothing. Pla...

Excerpt: ...of action. (Cal. Code Civ. Pro. §430.10(c) and (e).) For the purposes of a demurrer, the allegations in the complaint must be accepted as true. (Del E. Webb Corp. v. Structural Materials Co. (1981) 123 Cal.App.3d 593, 604.) However, a demurrer does not admit conten tions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law. (Daar v. Yellow Cab Company (1967) 67 Cal.2d 695, 713.) A plaintiff must plead only ultimate rather than evidentiary facts. (Doe v. Ci...

Excerpt: ...d a demurrer the complaint must contain “a statement of the facts constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and concise language.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.10.) “[T]he complaint need only allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action, each evidentiary fact that might eventually form part of the plaintiff's proof need not be alleged. (C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School Dist. (2012) 53 Cal.4th 861, 872.) Generally, a plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...d John Min ella, which would be added to the latter's existing account and would make payments from his bank account. On 2/27/22, Plaintiff Maria was in a car accident and when she called Jones to make a claim, she was advised for the first time that the policy was cancelled due to non -payment. Plaintiffs contend that there was no notice provided. On 2/23/23, Plaintiffs filed their complaint. After the court sustained in part Defendants' demur...

Excerpt: ...intiff could have pursued a lawsuit at any point he felt his complaints went unanswered and nothing is pled that Defendants thwarted plaintiff from proceeding forward. In addition, Plaintiff's claim continues to be based on a non -specific narrative that, at best, Defe ndants purportedly did not report a claim to an insurance company. Alleged negligence (not reporting a claim to an insurance agency) is not tantamount to intentional misconduct. T...

Excerpt: ...); Slayton v. Sup. Ct. (2006) 146 Cal.App.4th 55, 58, fn. 2; Kapitanski v. Von's Grocery Co. (1983) 146 Cal.App.3d 29.) For purposes of both motions, convenience to the parties and efficiency, the factual and procedural background of both motions, along with the legal a uthorities and analysis, are addressed in this Tentative Ruling. Factual and procedural background: On 6/9/22, Plaintiffs Antoinette Moreno and Gabriele Moreno filed a judicial f...

Excerpt: ...utism Spectru m Disorder (ASD). They were taught by Sunshine special education teachers Brenda Delia Chavez and Griselda Revollo, and their aides Odette Dawn Cilluffo and Vanessa Chavez. Plaintiffs allege the teachers and aides physically and psychologically abused Plai ntiffs in the form of corporal punishment and behavioral coercion between 2019 and 2022. Plaintiffs allege the abuse was openly discussed amongst the teachers' and aides' colleagu...

Excerpt: ... discover y and to have facts deemed admitted. This is an action for motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiff alleges that, on April 14, 2021, Defendant Maria De Jesus Rios negligently operated a motor vehicle which caused injuries to Plaintiff's employee Troy Scutella. On April 03, 2023, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action, naming Defendants Maria De Jesus Rios and Marcelo A. Rios. Plaintiff alleges it is seeking damages against Defendants ...

Excerpt: ...��cant delay, other parties to the action may be prejudiced by the withdrawal. Accordingly, more information is needed to determine whether the breakdown of the attorneyclient relationship is irreconcilable. The request for in camera hearing is granted. 2. CVRI2000489 CORONA COMMUNITY VILLAS INC vs CORONA POST ACUTE LLC Motion to Compel Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff Corona Community Villas (“Plaintiff” or “CCV”) is the successor -in -intere...

Excerpt: ... of absence. O n September 21, 2021 and December 22, 2021, Plaintiff provided medical notes regarding his expected return to work with the need to be on “light duty” for one month. Plaintiff alleges he was on approved leave, but on January 10, 2022, Defendant sent Plain tiff a letter stating his medical leave had expired and he was being terminated. On October 4, 2022, Plaintiff filed his complaint alleging the following causes of action: 1)...

Excerpt: ...hat the award to which the applicant may be entitled may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief.” A provisional remedy includes an injunction. (Id. at §1281.8(a)(3).) In order to obtain an injunction, the court must consider the likelihood of success and whether the moving party will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not issued. (Jay Baharat Developers, Inc. v. Minidis (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 437, 443.) The applicant must...

Excerpt: ... answer to r emaining causes of action within 20 days of this order becoming final. Plaintiff to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019.5. Plaintiffs, Oscar and Patricia Zamorano, allege that Defendant, Jorgen Harjo, is a sales person/employee of Defendant, Energy Serv ice Partners, Inc. dba ESP Contracting (ESP), which is a partner to Defendant, Goodleap, LLC (Goodleap). Plaintiffs allege Harjo represented to them that he was selling solar, which ...

Excerpt: ... this, Defendants alleged ly failed to properly compile, account for, and pay Plaintiff for the hours she worked. The complaint asserts the following causes of action: (1) failure to pay minimum wages, (2) failure to pay overtime wages, (3) failure to timely pay wages upon termination, (4) failure to provide meal periods, (5) failure to provide rest periods, (6) failure to indemnify for business expenses, and (7) unfair competition. Defendants co...

Excerpt: ...ation: (1) the first and second causes of action based on the report to the California Department of Justice; and (2) the first and second causes of action based on the entry on the County's JIMS website. As to the first issue, Defendant County met its burden of producing evidence demonstrating a complete defense based on the absolute and qualified privilege under Civil Code section 47, subdivisions (b) and (c). Once the burden shifted, Plain...

Excerpt: ...(“Defendant”). (Compl. ¶ 6 –7, 12; Kaneko Decl. ¶ 5, Ex. 4.) The Sales Contract included an “Arbitration Provision” which provides, in relevant part as follows: 1. Either you or we may choose to have any dispute between us decided by arbitration and not in court or by jury trial. . . . Any claim or dispute, whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise . . . between you and us . . . which arises out of or relates to your credit appl...

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: ...its counsel, represents in its opposition that it has served supplemental responses to Plaintiff as to the at -issue RFPs. Plaintiff argues, however, that Plaintiff has not received these supplemental responses, which FCA has failed to include with its supporting decla ration. Therefore, the motion is granted to the extent FCA is compelled to re -serve the verified supplemental responses to ensure receipt by Plaintiff. Nonetheless, sanctions is ...

Excerpt: ... attendance at a deposition, the court may impose monetary, issue, evidence, or terminating sanctions. (CCP §§ 2025.450(h); 2030.290(c); 2031.300(c).) “To the extent authorized by the chapter governing any particular discovery method . . . the court, after notice to any affected party, person, or attorney, and after opportunity for hearing, may impose . . . [monetary, issue, evidence, or terminating] sanctions against anyone engaging in condu...

Excerpt: ...vehicle came with a warranty, which included a bumper to bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, and emission warranty. (FAC, ¶ 7.) Plaintiff alleges that certain defects and nonconformities manifested themselves within the applicable express warranty period that substa ntially impaired the use, value, or safety of the vehicle, including “transmission defects, infotainment defects….” (FAC, ¶¶ 11, 12.) Plaintiff presented the vehicle on var...

Excerpt: ...ll or substantially all of its assets to ORT, such that ORT is the alter ego of OR. Plaintiff further alleges that OR has been stripped of its assets to render it judgment proof in the present action. Defendant ORT now brings this Demurrer to each cause of action in the TAC for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and for uncertainty. (CCP §§ 430.10(e),(f).) Here, the TAC alleges that “all defendants were acting ...

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: ...evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of its parts in their context. (Moore v. Regents of University of California (1990) 51 Cal.3d 120, 125.) The court assumes the truth of all material facts which have been properly pleaded, of facts which may be inferred from those expressly pleaded, and of any material facts of which judicial notice has been requested and may be taken....

Excerpt: ...t Bank FSB; and U.S. Bank National Page 2 of 6 Association, as Trustee for Bank of America Funding Corporation Mortgage Pass -Through Certificates, Series 2006- D (erroneously sued as U.S. Bank National Association.) Plaintiff alleged causes of action for: (1) Quiet Titl e; (2) Cancellation of Instrument; and (3) Wrongful Foreclosure. On 1/17/24, the Court sustained a demurrer to the FAC with leave to amend. The Minute Order from the 1/17/24 hea...

Excerpt: ...dant Sarnowski, only. The remainder of the demurrer is overruled as to the fraud cause of action. Motion to strike is moot. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Cross -Defendants request that the Court take judicial notice of 17 documents. These documents include various court records from the underlying action (Exs. 1 -8, 12- 14, and 17); the recorded quit claim deeds (Exs. 9 -11); and discovery responses in this action (Exs. 15- 16.). The court grants t...

Excerpt: ...t failed to keep the parking lot in a safe condition and failed to properly inspect its property. The complaint asserts a claim for negligence and premises liability. Defendant contends that Plaintiff's claims fail because the hose was open and obvious. Defendant had plac ed a yellow caution sign out because its employee was watering plants. It argues that Plaintiff ignored these signs, its employee, the water on the ground, and the red/orange ho...

Excerpt: ...aintiff's harm. (CACI 1201; see also Collins v. Navistar, Inc. (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 1486, 1500.) The SAC here alleges that Defendant manufactured the battery and it was defective as it was manufactured with wire insulation that was not of adequate resistance and a rem ovable or loose terminal cap (SAC ¶ 24.) It further alleges that Plaintiff was harmed and the defect was a substantial factor in causing the harm. As such, the Demurrer to this c...

Excerpt: ...o meet and confer in good faith as ordered may result in sanctions. The Court also notes that it has reviewed motions and oppositions at issue. Based on the tone of the documents, the Court finds it is necessary to remind all counsel that civility and professionalis m among counsel should be the norm and not the exception. Counsel need not always agree, but their disagreements, especially when relayed to the Court, should be free of rancor unbec...

Excerpt: ...spass caus e of action. Statute of Limitations. County argues that the tort claims for nuisance and trespass fail because Plaintiff did not file the Complaint within six months from the County's rejection of the claim under the Government Claims Act, and that any damage suffered by Plaintiff accrued prior to July 2019, and is thus timebarred by the one - year statute of limitations under the Government Claims Act. County further contends that th...

Excerpt: ... with 20 days leave to amend. Because the Court is sustaining with leave to amend, the Motion to Strike is moot. Factual/Procedural Context On October 31, 2023, Plaintiff Shirley Hicks (“Decedent”), by and through her Successorin- Interest, Latish Hicks (“Plaintiff s”), filed their operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Mt Rubidouxidence Opco, LLC; Providence Group of Southern California, LLC; Providence Group, ...

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: ...ge Property Fund 2 016, LLC (“Breckenridge”) and Sam Chandra (“Chandra”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Following a demurrer, Plaintiff filed the first amended complaint (“FAC”) on November 27, 2023. The FAC set forth eleven causes of action: (1) Violation of HBOR – Dual Tr acking (against RMF); (2) Breach of Contract (against Breckenridge); (3) Gross Negligence (against Breckenridge); (4) Intentional Misrepresentation (against...

Excerpt: ... Santos Guillen Martinez (“Plaintiff”) alleges that on March 6, 2018, he was involved in an automobile collision caused solely by the negligence of third- party Javier Legaspi (“Legaspi”). (Complaint, ¶ 12.) As a result, Plaintiff suffered injuries totaling at least $242,315 as of November 2018. (Id., ¶ 18.) Legaspi's liability insurer, Kemper Insurance, paid the $15,000 policy limit for Plaintiff's injuries, which was insufficient to c...

Excerpt: ...ad an insur able interest in real property located at 73290 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant, AVI Commercial Insurance Marketing, Inc. (“AVI”) engages in the business of procuring commercial insurance policies for consumers and businesses i n California. Plaintiff alleges that it advised AVI that the property was 3,560 square feet, which should be confirmed by AVI. However, AVI did not inspect the property. Instea...

Excerpt: ...ay bring a motion to compel further responses to requests for production of documents, if it finds the responses evasive, incomplete, or an objection to a request is made without merit or is too general. CCP § 2031.310(a). A party bringing a motion to compel further respons es to requests for production of documents must engage in a good faith meet and confer attempt before bringing a motion. CCP § 2031.310(b)(1). A meet and confer requires a ...

Excerpt: ...enied. Defen dant shall provide further responses and documents within 30 days. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is granted in the reasonable reduced amount of $860 (2 x $400/hr. plus filing fee), to be paid within 30 days. EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS Plaintiff objects to statements made in the declaration of Cameron Major based on improper legal argument, lack of foundation, lack of personal knowledge, misstatement of evidence, etc. Plaintiff's obj...

Excerpt: ...uit occurre d in Wyoming (Compl. ¶¶ 6, 8– 9); Plaintiff's claims are not time -barred in Wyoming;1 and all Defendants are subject to and have agreed to submit to jurisdiction in Wyoming regarding this lawsuit. (Razavi Decl. ¶ 3; Hahn v. Diaz - Barba (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 1177, 1190 [“It is well settled under California law that the moving parties satisfy their burden on the threshold suitability issue by stipulating to submit to the juris...

Excerpt: ...y various judgment debtors in this case as means to avoid judgment creditors from reaching those assets to satisfy a prior judgment entered in favor of creditors in a separate lawsuit. On 4/14/23, this Court entered a judgment in favor of Plaintiffs to set aside the fraudulent transfers of real properties and awarding monetary awards in various amounts, jointly and severally, against the judgment debtors. The instant application seeks an order au...

Excerpt: ...oice”), and Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. (“AEG”) for: (1) negligence (against all Defendants); (2) strict liability (against Palma only), and (3) premises liability (against Goldenvoice and AEG). Plaintiff alleges that on April 23, 2022, while attending the Coachella Va l ley Music and Arts Festival (“Coachella”), located at 81 -800 Avenue 51, Indio, California (the “Premises”), Plaintiff was bit by a dog brought onto the Prem...

Excerpt: ...s (l992) 4 Cal.App. 4th 238, 244.) “Allowable costs shall be reasonable in amount.” (CCP §1033.5(c)(3).) The court may allow or deny costs not mentioned in CCP § 1033.5. (CCP §1033.5(c)(4).) A “properly verified memorandum of costs is considered prima facie evidence that the costs listed in the memorandum were necessarily incurred.” (Bach v. Cnty. of Butte (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 294, 308; see CRC Rule 3.1700(a)(1) [“The memorandum of...

Excerpt: ...ime to defend the action and a default or default judgment has been entered against him or her in the action...” (C.C.P. § 473.5(a).) “This section is designed to provide relief where there has been proper service of summons (e.g., by substitute service or by publication) but defendant nevertheless did not find out about the action in time to defend.” (Weil & Brown, Civil Procedure Before Trial (The Rutter Group 2022) ¶ 5:420, p. 5 -1222...

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: ... 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: ...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: ...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...