Excerpt: ...nal appearan ce next week, regardless whether either side requests oral argument on the motion, the Court shall order the parties to appear to address the TSC. Factual / Procedural Context: This is a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident that o ccurred on January 13, 2022. Jonathon Lee Byrd (“Plaintiff”) alleges that he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by defendant Mark Hansen (“Defendant”). While driving eastb...

Excerpt: ...alleges, among 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 d...

Excerpt: ...e was wrongfully terminated for r aising workplace safety complaints and reporting safety issues to government authorities. On 10/4/23, Plaintiff filed his Complaint alleging the following causes of action: (1) Whistleblower Retaliation in Violation of § 1102.5; (2) Whistleblower Retaliat ion in Violation of § 6310; (3) Whistleblower Retaliation in Violation of § 6311; (4) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy; (5) Failure to Pro...

Excerpt: ... Amended Compla int, which is entitled “fraudulent inducement -concealment,” alleged as against Ford, and the sixth cause of action for negligent repair alleged as against Fiesta Ford. To withstand 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, ...

Excerpt: ...in 5 court days. Overall Factual/Procedural Context On February 26, 2007, Plaintiffs Martha Clohecy and Darcy L. Clohecy (“Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint against multiple Defendants, including Marlene Z. Robertson (“Robertson”), alleging (1) Dependent Adult Abuse, (2) Negligence (Custodial Care), (3) Fraud (Misrepresentation and Concealment), and (4) Violation of Patients' Rights (Health & Safety Code § 1430). On March 13, 2009, the Cou...

Excerpt: ...ning of September 15, 2018. Tyler was taken to the hospital where he died the next day. Plaintiffs Myesha Kimble and William Hilliard (collectively “Plaintiffs”) allege that Tyler had been pledging to become a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and had endured variou s 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 emplo...

Excerpt: ...igin/religious hara ssment; (2) discrimination based on religion/national origin; (3) retaliation in violation of Gov. Code § 12940; and (4) retaliation in violation of Labor Code § 1102.5, arising out of his employment with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. Page 3 of 5 On December 19, 2023, Defendants served their first sets of discovery on Plaintiff, including general form interrogatories (“FROGs”), employment law form interrogatori...

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: ...ee of the T rust. Therefore, Defendant, as successor trustee is not liable for Vander Molen's misconduct. On the Court's own motion, the Case Management Conference currently set for 5/7/24 is continued to 7/24/24 at 8:30 a.m., Department 5. Factual and procedural ba ckground: Plaintiff Michelle Stindtman as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Luther Martin (“Plaintiff”) alleges that John Luther Martin (“Martin”) was the sole sha...

Excerpt: ...�fth cause of action for fraudulent inducement – concealment, and a sixth cause of action against Defendant Gosch Ford (“Gosch”) for negligent repair. The Complaint alleges that on 1/17/23, Plaintiff purchased a 2023 Ford F- 150 (“Subject Vehicle” or the “Vehicle”). (Compl. ¶ 9.) It further alleges that “[d]efects and nonconformities to warranty manifested themselves within the applicable express warranty period, including but no...

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: ...emurrer to the 3rd cause of action for fraud is sustained as to CrossDefendant Sarnowski, only, with leave to amend within 20 days. As to the remainder of the demurrer to the fraud cause of action, it is overruled. Responsive Pleadings must be filed 30 days from this or der. Motion to Strike is denied as moot. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Cross -Defendants request that the Court take judicial notice of 17 documents. These documents include variou...

Excerpt: ...legations we re discovered; and (4) The reasons why the request for amendment was not made earlier. Here, the supporting Picozzi Decl. states the effect of the amendment (without using those words) in ¶1. Mr. Picozzi declares that the amendment is necessary and prop er to allow Plaintiff to present all remedies available for damages alleged in the original complaint arising from Defendant's wrongful acts related to the subject matter of this act...

Excerpt: ...ator from January 27, 2019 to the present, and was subjected to numerous Labor Code violations. On May 18, 2023, Plaintiff filed this action for individual wage and hour claims and asserted a Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) claim. On February 8, 2024, Plaintiff file d his operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging class allegations and asserting the following causes of action: 1) Failure to Pay Wages; 2) Failure to Provide...

Excerpt: ...ble within 30 d ays. Where a response to a request for documents has been made, which is unsatisfactory, the demanding party may move to compel further responses on following grounds: (1) “A statement of compliance with the demand is incomplete”; (2) “A representation of inability to comply is inadequate, incomplete, or evasive”; or (3) “An objection in response is without merit or too general.” (C.C.P. §2031.310(a).) The moving part...

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: ...vehicle, w hich was manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant. (Compl. ¶ 6.) The subject vehicle came with various warranties, including but not limited to the bumper -to - bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, emission warranty, etc. (Id.) During the warranty perio d, the subject vehicle contained or developed serious defects and nonconformities to warranty including, but not limited to engine defects, transmission defects, electrical defect...

Excerpt: ...tiffs' cause of action cannot be established. Once the burden shifted to Plaintiffs to produce admissible evidence showing a triable issue of material fact exists, they have met their burden by producing evidence to raise a triable issue of fact, to wit; with respec t to the failure to repair element, Plaintiff has presented evidence raising a triable issue as to whether the vehicle had a nonconformity involving the vibration of the vehicle and t...

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: ...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: ...ant City o f Riverside (the “City” or “Defendant”), alleging (1) premises liability (common law negligence) and (2) general negligence (against a public entity under Gov. Code § 835). On 9/13/2023, Plaintiff's counsel received a meet and confer letter from the Cit y, requesting clarification on Plaintiff's first cause of action based on common law and emphasizing that government tort liability is dependent on statute. (Id. at ¶ 6.) Wi...

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: ...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: ...rking on the roof o f a commercial building located at 3777 Mission Avenue, Riverside, California (the “Property”). The roof of the Property was covered with waterproof paper and there were no signs or anything else indicating it was a hazard zone. (Complaint at ¶¶ GN -1, Prem .L.1.) Defendants negligently owned, maintained, and operated the Property, and willfully and/or maliciously failed to warn of the dangerous condition. (Complaint at ...

Excerpt: ...officially formed Aug ust 24, 2010. At its initial meeting, Claudio was elected president, secretary, and chief financial officer and conducted the day -to -day business operations and Claudio was issued 1,000 shares. On September 18, 2012, BPI issued Pablo 1,000 shares, and an additional 8,000 shares were issued to Pablo on September 25, 2013. In March 2012, Pablo and Claudio's father passed away, leaving BPI with the brothers as the only two d...

Excerpt: ...nding the NOD . (Def.'s RJN 4.) Plaintiffs cannot establish “an illegal, fraudulent or willfully oppressive sale,” since the foreclosure sale never took place. Plaintiffs nonetheless argue that their wrongful foreclosure cause of action is valid because it is based on F MC's alleged failure to comply with the HBOR provisions identified in the FAC (i.e., Civ. Code §§ 2923.4, 2923.5, 2923.7, 3273.01 et seq.). (See FAC ¶¶ 45– 60.) However...

Excerpt: ...each of fiduciary duty, 4) unjust enrichment, 5) labor law violations, 6) declaratory relief, and 7) conversion. Defendants move to quash the service of summons on the grounds that there was defective service of process as to all three defendants. The proofs of s ervice reflect personal service on Gretel/Manager, Plaintiff's sister and an employee of the “Romp -o -R ama” business, but the Scheins did not give Gretel Castillo authority to ac...

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: ... six gen eral population inmates. Nielsen alleges he was assaulted and beaten by the general population inmates despite being in the care and presence of a Deputy (John Doe). Plaintiff alleges Deputy Doe made him enter the elevator even though he was in protective custody. Plaintiff alleges he suffered various injuries from this attack, including severe degenerated discs in his back. Plaintiff filed the original Complaint on 4/25/22, and the ope...

Excerpt: ...CP 1019 .5. This is an employment dispute. On October 1, 2023, Plaintiff, Guadalupe Garcia (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against her employers, Defendants, Canyon Villas Place, LLC (“Canyon Villas”) and The River Apartments, LLC (“River Apartments”) (together “ Defendants”), asserting 20 causes of action for FEHA and Labor Code violations. Plaintiff's claims generally arise out of Defendants' alleged improper treatment and term...

Excerpt: ...ited to th e bumper-to -bumper warranty, powertrain warranty, emission warranty, etc. (Id. at ¶ 7, Ex. A.) During the applicable express warranty period, the subject vehicle developed defects and nonconformities to warranty, including but not limited to transmission defects, suspension defects, among others. (Id. at ¶ 11.) Plaintiff delivered the subject vehicle to GM's authorized repair facility for repair, but GM was unable to conform the veh...

Excerpt: ...t Agreement” (the “ Employment Agreement) (collectively the agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements”). (Declaration of Stephen D. Weisskopf (“Weisskopf Decl.”) ¶ 5, Ex. C.) The Agreements govern the employment relationship between Plaintiff and theITSupportCent er and both contained a broad arbitration clause. (Weisskopf Decl., ¶4, Ex. B (Section 21) and ¶5, Ex C (Section 15).) Both of the agreements were signed by Pla...

Excerpt: ... and its in dividual physicians for engaging in an alleged “scheme that involved the filing of false and defamatory internal complaints” against Plaintiff and “summarily suspending Plaintiff's admitting privileges under false pretenses.” Plaintiff alleges such acts w ere intended to destroy his professional reputation and to unfairly compete with him to take away his patients, causing him to suffer emotional distress and economic harm. P...

Excerpt: ...rd Donahue, MAI, FRICS setting forth the basis of the appraisal calculation and setting the appraisal at $40,400. Construction of the Project is scheduled to commence on or about April 8, 2024. Any delay in possession will derail the sequence of construction and rel ocation of public improvements that must be completed to benefit residents and businesses in the City. (Moreno Reply Decl., ¶¶ 4 & 5.) The construction involves the relocation of s...

Excerpt: ...are entitled t o reasonably incurred costs, including attorney's fees. Counsel provided detailed billing records showing a lodestar total of $104,626.50 based on 256.9 hours. (Kirnos Decl., Ex. A.) Defendant argues that hours are excessive due to overstaffing by 17 atto rneys. “[I]t is appropriate for a trial court to reduce a fee award based on its reasonable determination that a routine, noncomplex case was overstaffed to a degree that signi�...

Excerpt: ...warranty data compiled from GM's network of dealers; testing conducted by GM in response to these complaints; as well as warranty repair and part replacements data received by GM from its network of dealers (¶¶ 64 –66, 68– 71, 73); that, despite such knowledge, Defendant continued to conceal and failed to disclose the Transmission Defect to its consumers (¶¶ 68, 71 –72, 75– 76); and that had Plaintiffs known that the subject vehicle w...

Excerpt: ...n that th e pleadings are not at -issue, the Court shall continue the Case Management Conference hearing to June 25, 2024 at 8:30am. Factual / Procedural Context On October 26, 2023, Plaintiff, Sergio Gonzalez Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant , General Motors, LLC (“Defendant” or “GM”) for: (1) breach of express warranty in violation of the Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (“Song Beverly Act”); (2) bre...

Excerpt: ...alleging sigh t (8) causes of action: 1) Unfair & Unlawful Business Practices (Violation of Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200); 2) Wrongful interruption of a utility service (Civ. Code, § 789.3); 3) Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment (Civ. Code, § 1297); 4) Breach of Warran ty of Habitability Pertaining to Interior Maintenance (Civ. Code, § 1941.1); 5) Breach of Warranty of Habitability pertaining to Exterior Maintenance (Civ. Code, § 1941.1); 6...

Excerpt: ...a separate work phone, and he was never reimbursed. He alleges he was transferred from the juvenile and South County jail to the downtown jail facility as a Senior Institutional Nurse. Shortly after his transfer, on or around 11/4/22 Plaintiff discovered rampant ti mecard fraud. Plaintiff reported the fraud to Human Resources and they failed to take him seriously. Eventually, HR approved Plaintiff's request to conduct an investigation, which he p...

Excerpt: ... are prope rly 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 l ack 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 counse...

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: ... Inc. (“Defendant” or “Tilly's”) sale of a 2017 Axis A22 boat with a motor and a trailer (the “Subject Boat”) to ANTHONY MAI (“Mai”). Plaintiff, Bank of the West (“Plaintiff” or “BMO”), alleges that on 6/22/16, Defendant Tilly's submitted its application to do business with the Plaintiff BMO under a written Master NonRecourse Dealer Installment Sale Contract Agreement- Marine (“Dealer Contract”), which was approved/acc...

Excerpt: ...vehicle d eveloped various defects, which could not be fixed despite providing GM and its representatives sufficient opportunity to repair the vehicle. (Complaint, ¶ 11.) The nonconformities Plaintiff complains of include transmission defects, suspension defects. (Ibid.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant and its representatives failed to conform the vehicle to the applicable warranties, but failed to either promptly replace the vehicle or make r...

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: ...ays of ser vice 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 (“Fe lix”) (together “Plaintiffs”) filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants, Maria Lourdes Mora (“Lourdes”) and Marco Antonio Tejada (“Marco”) (...

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: ... and 128.7, seeking t he complaint be stricken and monetary sanctions in the amount of $4,922.00 be awarded, for Plaintiff improperly bringing a complaint that lacks evidentiary support and asserting frivolous legal contentions. It asserts that Plaintiff tripped and fell over a gas hose that she placed into her vehicle herself. Costco contends that Plaintiff created the situation and had full knowledge that the hose was there and made the decisio...

Excerpt: ...d on Jan uary 17, 2023. Plaintiff's initial pleading consisted of a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for contract claims. At a June 22, 2023 status hearing, the Court set hearing on the writ of mandate for January 11, 2024. (Minute Order dated June 22, 2023; Declaration of Ryan T. Waggoner iso Motion [“Waggoner Decl.”], ¶ 4.) Plaintiff subsequently moved for leave to amend the Complaint, proposing to remove the first cause of acti...

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: ...ff's first (breach of written contract) and second (money had and received) causes of action are based on the terms of the Lease entered between the parties. (FAC ¶¶ 14 –16, 19.) With respect to the first cause of action, the FAC alleged that “Defendants and each of them br eached the Lease on or about August 2, 2022 . . . by failing and refusing to compensate and reimburse Plaintiff for the damage Plaintiff has incurred as a result of th...