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

Excerpt: ... noticeable. (Blank vs. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318.) In evaluating a complaint under these standards, if there is any valid cause of action stated, even if not the one intended, the complaint is sufficient. (Saunders v. Cariss (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 905, 908.) The sufficiency of the cause of action is tested by presuming all of the material factual allegations in the complaint are true. (Aubry v. Tri-City Hosp. Dist. (1992) 2 Cal.4th 952, 95...

Excerpt: ... and 3rd Causes of Action, the demurrer is overruled. Motion to Strike is denied. Motion for a protective order is moot. A general demurrer lies where the pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. CCCP, S 430.10(e).) In evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and all of its parts in their context. (Moore v. Regents of university of California (1990) 5...

Excerpt: ...wer within 20 days. Plaintiffs have filed this post-foreclosure action against their mortgage lender alleging that Defendant Gateway wrongfully foreclosed on their property. Plaintiffs allege Defendant wrongfully foreclosed on their property located at 83065 El Greco Avenue, Coachella, CA 92263, through a trustee's sale upon Plaintiffs' default on their mortgage payments. (First Amended Complaint ["FAC"], 1, 9.) Plaintiffs allege that, beginning ...

Excerpt: ... 10 days of this order becoming final. Proposed Second Amended Complaint must conform to this order. Moving parties to provide notce pursuant to CCP 1019.5. This is an action arising out of a real estate transaction, in which Plaintiff Jeff Johnston, acting in pro per, alleges 27 causes of action. Defendants MHC Date Palm, LLC and Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. demur to the 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 17th-23rd, 25th, and 27th causes of achon i...

Excerpt: ...a, California and on August 24, 2023, Defendants "failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the written inspection agreement," and he was damaged. In their demurrer, Defendants argue there was a misjoinder of parties because Juan and Alex are not parties to the contract, and therefore not proper parties to the action. Defendants also argue Plaintiff fails to sufficiently state his claim for breach of contract because he does not allege: (...

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

Excerpt: ...valuatng a complaint under the general demurrer standards, if there is any valid cause of action stated, even if not the one intended, the complaint is sufficient. (Saunders v. Cariss (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 905, 908.) The sufficiency of the cause of action is tested by presuming all of the material factual allegations in the complaint are true. (Aubry v. TriCity Hosp. Dist. (1992) 2 Cal.4th 962, 966-967.) If judicially noticeable records disclose ...

Excerpt: ...e 22, 2022, Plaintiff MICHAEL NOLL was seen and evaluated by Defendant RUSSELL HISSCOCK, D.O., and/or DOES 1 through 33, at Eisenhower Medical Center's Primary Care Facility at the Brimble and Johns Health Center. MICHAEL NOLL suffered from Parkinson's disease, but fortunately his condition was slowprogressing, and he enjoyed an active, healthy, and full life with his spouse, ROLAND LEWIS. For some time, MICHAEL NOLL had been taking the prescript...

Excerpt: ...ly identified deficiencies in the pleading, as explained below. The Court declines to award sanctions on fts own motion, but this does not preclude Defendants from filing a separate motion under Section 128.7, after complying with all safe harbor and other requirements of that section, if appropriate. Defendants again demurrerto the first cause of action for breach of written contract, the second cause of action for breach of oral contract, and t...

Excerpt: ...dispute that Plaintiff filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on 11/13/15 at which time all of his property, including his pre-pettion claims against Defendants, became property of the bankruptcy estate. (Defendants' RJN, Ex. "1".) Defendants assert that Plaintiff's bankruptcy schedules admit: that the DOT was fully owned by Natonstar and secured against the property; and that Plaintiff did not have any "contingent and unliquidated claims of [any] nature...

Excerpt: ...off as collateral. Defendant Bagwell completed the application for Plaintiff and Plaintiff signed. The form was submitted by Bagwell to tcf National Bank. (TAC 6-8.) Plaintiff alleges during the many conversations that Plaintiff had with Defendant Bagwell, Plaintiff was told by defendant Bagwell that he will get a cheaper insurance for her to cover the HELOC and that Plaintiff can cancel the current insurance she had with GEICO Insurance Company....

Excerpt: ...ns at the time the notice was written and assumed Likun as an employee, when she was not an employee. (Cross-Compl. 9, 87—88.) Therefore, together with the other allegations, Cross-Defendants do not meet their burden in showng that the Cross-complaint fails to state sufficient facts for the RICO cause of action. Second Cause of Action: Concealment: The Cross-complaint sufficiently alleges that CrossDefendants never disclosed the status of their...

Excerpt: ...in amount of $1,700.00 are due within 30 days of this order. This case arises from Plaintiff's allegation that, on or about July 30, 2018, he was bitten by bed bugs while staying at a hotel that Defendants owned or controlled. On July 29, 2020, Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Defendants for battery, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and public nuisance. On May 10, 2021, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint fo...

Excerpt: ...laint, filed 6/28/23, asserts: (1) motor vehicle negligence; (2) general negligence; (3) respondeat superior; and (4) negligent hiring/retention. Defendants uber, Raiser and Raiser-CA move to compel arbitration pursuant to the Terms of Use, which contains an arbitration agreement. They point out that ADR Services is the designated arbitrator and has exclusive authority to determine the threshold questions of arbitration. They point out that the a...

Excerpt: ...HOOL DISTRICT AND LINDA PEREZ TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF SETH HAMMERSTEADT TO SUBMIT TO DEPOSITION Tentative Ruling: The Court grants Defendant District's Motions to Compel the three depositions at issue. The Court orders that the depositions take place within 30 days, or at a date stipulated to by counsel. If further disputes arise from the taking of any of these depositions, the Court invites the parties to participate in an Informal Discovery Confere...

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

Excerpt: ...ng that may render the arbitration unnecessary or create conflicting rulings on common issues. (CCP S 1281.2.) 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/moton to compel must set forth the provisions of the written agreement and the arbitration clause verbatim, or such provisions must be at...

Excerpt: ...s the motion to strike punitive damages. The Court deems the motion to strike moot as to treble damages and attorney fees in light of the ruling to sustain the fifth cause of action with leave to amend. The Court recognizes that the parties also have a Case Management Conference set for today. As the pleadings are not at issue, the Court shall on its own motion contnue the CMC to April 18, 2024 at 8:30am in Dept. 3. All parties are ordered to fil...

Excerpt: ...eral." (Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 951, 971—972.) Given the policy favoring arbitration, "doubts concerning the scope of arbitrable issues are to be resolved in favor of arbitration." (Ericksen, Arbuthnot, McCarthy, Kearney & Walsh, Inc. v. 100 Oak Street (1983) 35 Cal.3d 312, 323; see also Moncharsh v. Heily & Blase (1992) 3 Cal.4th 1, 9.) Section 1281.2 of the California Arbitration Act requires the trial cour...

Excerpt: ...11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. Overruled as to Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14. Factual and procedural background: On 3/2/22, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action against Defendant GM, asserting the causes of action for (1) breach of implied warranty of merchantability under the Song-Beverly Act, (2) breach of express warranty under the Song8everly Act, and (3) fraudulent inducement - concealment, relating to his 2017 Chevrolet Silv...

Excerpt: ...zjon are intertwined with the other plaintiffs. This case involved the following causes of action: (1) a claim for battery, (2) a claim for violation of the California Civil Code Section 52.1 [Bane Act]" and First and Fourth Amendment rights and (3) a claim for negligence brought by the Plaintiffs, Tyesha Calhoun and Taletha Calhoun, and a claim for assault instead of battery brought by Tyzjon Calhoun. These actions were brought against Defendant...

Excerpt: ...esponses is granted in part. Hacienda is ordered to produce a PMK for topics 2, 4 and 5. The contact information of the percipient witnesses is relevant and not protected by the right to privacy. The medical information of 3rd parties must be redacted. Hacienda is ordered to provide further responses to RFP Nos. 2, 11, 12 and 17 since it is unclear whether all responsive documents have been produced. For the protection of the privacy rights of Ha...

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

Excerpt: ...ng-Beverly Act in Rodriguez. Briefly stated, the Fourth District, Division Two held that as a matter of law, used vehicles are not subject to the Song Beverly Act. The Supreme Court granted review, but still allowed Rodriguez to be cited as persuasive authority. In opposition, Plaintiff asserted that the motion must be denied as disputed material facts exist, which controvert GM's contention that Plaintiff bought a used vehicle for which GM did n...

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

Excerpt: ...ew emergency room via ambulance with complaints of chest pain which came on suddenly two hours prior to arrival. After the initial evaluation by Dr. William Fleming and radiologist Dr. Tuan Nguyen, she was admitted by Dr. Anoop Maheshwari to Parkview's Telemetry unit with diagnoses of chest pain, unspecified, essential (primary) hypertension, diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperglycemia. After further monitoring, she was disch...

Excerpt: ...en Internat„ Inc. (2017) 14 Cal.App.5th 155, 170 to 180.) Plaintiffs claim that there is nothing to show that the 5/25/18 assignment of the DOT is derivative of the 7/25/04 assignment, but the Third Amended Complaint (TAC) expressly states that the 7/25/04 transfer is part of the transaction. (Complaint, Paras. 39, 44.) Next, Plaintiffs argue that the statute of repose does not apply to this action, because it applies to creditor claims, and Pl...

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

Excerpt: ...lippery substance on the floor, sustaining serious injuries. (Compl. 17, 18, 25, 25.) At all relevant times, the Vons store was owned, operated, controlled, supervised, and maintained by Defendants Vons Grocery Companies, Inc. dba Vons Grocery Company ("Vons" or "Defendant"), Albertsons Companies, Inc. and Stuart Blake (collectively, "Defendants"). (ld. at 17, 25.) On 4/20/2023, Plaintiffs Katherine Muniz and Armando E. Muniz filed a Complaint ag...

Excerpt: ...oughing. ('1 46.) Myers' symptoms were no more than three (3) days old when he went to Defendants Eisenhower Medical Center ("EMC") on February 19, 2021. (q 47.) Myers' physicians, Defendants George Ishak, M.D. ("Dr. Ishak"), Saniya Malik, M.D. ("Dr. Mallik") and Daniel Sheffield, D.O. (Dr. Sheffield") (collectively "Physician Defendants") administered Remdesivir without disclosure of (a) the risks of planned treatment, (b) that Myers may have a ...

Excerpt: ...ded at ABS, they must go through the "onboarding process," which refers to the overall process of a new employee Page 4 of 9 reviewing and completing new hire documents. (Murray Decl. '1 2.) At the time Plaintiff was hired, ABS allegedly had in place a three-page mutual arbitration agreement (the "MAA") that ABS provided to its employees during the onboarding process. (ld. at 4, Ex. A.) The first page of the MAA covers the "applicable law" govern...

Excerpt: ... compel further responses to special interrogatory nos. 30. The Court orders responses to be made, without objection, in 15 days. Page 7 of 9 The Court awards sanctons to Plaintiff and against Defendant, but not counsel, in the amount of $1,200, for each motion. Factual / Procedural Context: This is a personal injury achon arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 13, 2022. Plaintiff Jonathon Lee Byrd alleges that he was a ...

Excerpt: ...ion is granted, but responses are limited to documents from 2020, 2021, and 2022. All further responses are ordered to be served within 30 days of service of notice. (CCP S 2031.310). Plaintiff has made a factspecific showing of relevance as to these Demands, with the limitations noted above, and Defendant EMC has not justified its objections. The Court notes that with respect to objections based on the fact that requests are unduly burdensome, E...

Excerpt: ...or before 30 days before trial, and discovery motions to be heard 15 days before trial. A contnuance or postponement of trial does not reopen discovery proceedings. (CCP 52024.020(b). ) Parties may stipulate to extend the time. (CCP 52024.050.) The initial trial date of 11/17/23 governs the discovery cut-off date. Plaintiff contends this is not a discovery motion. The court disagrees. This is a motion to de- designate under the protective order�...

Excerpt: ...t. Judgment was entered on or about September 26, 2023. Defendant filed its Memorandum of Costs on November 9, 2023 and thereafter Plaintiffs filed the instant motion to tax. Page 20 of 23 Plaintiffs assert that the expert fees requested by the defendant in Item 8 (and attachment 8b5) are allowed only with the Court's discretion and should not be allowed under the circumstances of this case; and the subpoena charges for service of process claimed...

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

Excerpt: ...lations because Plaintiff was not a "borrower" as defined by the statute, and therefore he lacks standing to bring an action for HBOR violations. Factual and procedural background: Decedent Christopher Ryan Delong ("Decedent") was the owner of a residential real property in Canyon Lakes, California ("Subject Property") per grant deed recorded on 11/8/05. On 1/20/06, Decedent obtained a loan secured by a Deed of Trust ("DOT") against the Subject P...

Excerpt: ...aud and deceit, with 30 days leave to amend. The Court sustains the demurrer to the 2nd cause of acton for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, without leave to amend. The motion to strike punitive damages is denied as moot in light of the Court granting Plaintiff leave to amend the 1st cause of action. The Court grants the motion to strike paragraph 47 of the Complaint, without leave to amend. Factual / Procedural Conte...

Excerpt: ...s 86 years old at the time the FAC was filed. Plaintiff is related to Defendants as she was married to Larry Moore's uncle. Defendants brought a motion for summary judgment arguing Plaintiff's claims were barred by the applicable statute oflimitations. Opposition to the motion was due on 10/24/23. On 11/1/23, Plaintiff filed an ex parte request to continue the hearing so she could conduct further discovery. The ex parte request was denied. Plaint...

Excerpt: ...he anti-SLAPP motion ($42,565.00) and the present fee motion ($11,787.50). The lodestar, as presented in the moving papers, is broken down as follows: Attorney Hours Hourly Rate Total Courtney L. Hylton 20.6 $750$15,450.00 Anna S. Huffman 119.7$325 $38,902.50 $54,352.50 The court found that the supporting declarations filed with the moving papers lacked any significant detail and were insuffcient to support the requested fee. In addition, while t...

Excerpt: ...s, and then Defendant Patricia Prieto (a supervisor) harassing a subordinate; management failed to act and Prieto turned the staff against her. Plaintiff reported Prieto to the EEO. In November 2016, Plaintiff suffered an injury on the job, to which management would not file an incident report to see a doctor. In December 2016, Plaintiff was able to see a doctor who diagnosed her with a hernia and required gastric bypass surgery. When Plaintiff r...

Excerpt: ...already purchased. The employees again asked Serrano to leave the store. Armed Security Guard Frank Perla was called back to the store and he repeatedly requested that Serrano leave the store. Serrano refused multiple times and Perla used pepper spray on Serrano. This was ineffective so Perla then utilized a TASER-style electronic control device on Serrano. A Stater Bros. employee was on the phone with the non-emergency law enforcement line and w...

Excerpt: ... credit card. This cost is merely convenient, rather than reasonably necessary. So $1,529.70 is taxed. Expert Witness Fees - Plaintiff made three statutory S 998 offers — on October 14, 2022 in the amount of $314,477.25, July 14, 2023 in the amount of $350,000, and August 1, 2023 in the amount of $200,000. (Declaration of Jeffrey T. Robert, Exs. 5, 5, 7.) Defendant contends that the October 14, 2022 offer was not reasonable because it was prema...

Excerpt: ...lleged injury that served as the basis for her claims in Henry v. Henry, RIC1906267. (See, RFJN, Exs. 1, 5.) Additionally, Defendant was also a defendant in that action. However, while the Court entered judgment against Plaintiff in RIC1906267, that judgment is currently on appeal. Under California law, a judgment is not final for purposes of res judicata during the pendency of and until the resolution of the appeal. (The Inland Oversight Comm. v...

Excerpt: ... challenge defects that appear on the face of the pleading under attack, or from matters outside the pleading that are judicially noticeable (Blank vs. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318.) In evaluating a complaint under the general demurrer standards, if there is any valid cause of achon stated, even if not the one intended, the complaint is sufficient. (Saunders v. Cariss (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 905, 908.) The sufficiency of the cause of action is ...

Excerpt: ...thout leave to amend. The Motion to Strike is therefore moot. Factual / Procedural Context: This case arises out of Manuela Martins-Green's ("Plaintiff") employment as an assistant professor by the Regents of the University of California ("Regents") at university of California, Riverside. In the fall of 2016, Plaintiff learned two graduate students working under her, Student A and Student 8, who were female and gay, respectively, were being impro...

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

Excerpt: ...nner"), Angel Martin Anaya Martinez ("Martinez"), and Does 1 to 50, alleging (1) motor vehicle and (2) general negligence. The Complaint alleged that, on June 22, 2022, Martinez was operating a commercial tractor with two dump trailers in the course and scope of his employment with Jonner, when he crossed over the double solid yellow lines and entered the westbound lane colliding with Plaintiff's vehicle, thereby causing him injuries. After the o...

Excerpt: ... or cause delay and increase costs of litigation; 2) the claims are warranted under existing law or a nonfrivolous argument for the extension of existing law; and 3) the allegations have evidentiary support. (Cal. Code Civ. Pro. S 128.7(b).) "Under both Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7 and [Federal Rule of Civ. Proc.1 11, there are basically three types of submitted papers that warrant sanctions: factually frivolous (not well grounded in fac...

Excerpt: ...e Circle, Riverside, California (the "Property"). On November 7, 2023, Plaintiffs, Michele Trujillo and Robert Trujillo ("Plaintiffs") filed a Complaint against Defendants, ANKR, LLC, Alexander Alvarez, James Lopez Vega, and B&J Real Estate Investments (together "Defendants") asserting the following causes of acton: (1) fraud; (2) quiet title; (3) cancellation of home equity sales contract; (4) violation of mortgage consulting contract; (5) cance...

Excerpt: ...d without the need for Court interventon. The Court notes that in her reply, Plaintiff claims that the only injuries at issue are to her "shoulder, back, head neck [sic.], ankle and leg (these body parts are listed in Plaintiff's discovery responses)." (Reply 2:24-25.) Notably, the motion does not specify the body parts at issue. But in her discovery Page 3 of 3 responses, Plaintiff identified her injuries in response to Form Interrogatory number...

Excerpt: ...nal Negligence against multiple healthcare provider defendants, including moving Defendant Parkview Community Hospital ("Defendant Hospital"), regarding treatment rendered to patient Reyna Contreras in the time frame of May 2021. (Separate Statement Fact ("SS") #1) Plaintiff, who is an adult daughter and successor of the patent, contends that negligent treatment relating to a 5/12/21 hysterectomy Page 6 of 15 performed by 0b/Gyn defendant, Hesham...

Excerpt: ...ry conference and whether hearing should be set for the appointment of a discovery referee. On the Court's own motion, there are to be no further discovery motions filed without approval of the Court. Granted as to No. 17.1 as it relates to Request for Admissions Nos. 126 and 127 only. The motion is otherwise denied including the request for monetary sanctions. Factual and procedural background: The First Amended Complaint (FAC) filed on 9/22/22 ...

Excerpt: ...laint, '1 6; Declaration of Vanessa Dao ("Dao Decl."), Exhibit A.) Plaintiff alleges that serious defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested within the applicable warranty period, which ARM's authorized facility was unable to repair. (Complaint, 11-15.) The Complaint sets forth five causes of action: (1) Violation of Civil Code S 1793.2(D); (2) Violation of Civil Code S 1793.2(8); (3) Violation of Civil Code S 1793.2(A)(3); (4) Breach of ...

Excerpt: ... the Agenda Packet for the 5/29/2015, the RUSD Operations Board Subcommittee Meeting • Exhibit 4— Minutes of the 5/29/2015, the RUSD Operations Board Subcommittee Meeting • Exhibit 5 — Excerpts from the Agenda Packet for the 7/7/2015, the RUSD Operations Board Subcommittee Meeting • Exhibit 6 — Excerpts from the Agenda Packet for the 11/16/2015, the RUSD School Board Study Session • Exhibit 7 Excerpts from the Agenda Packet for the ...

Excerpt: ... position on the Del Web at Rancho Mirage Community Association for a full two-year term and (2) prohibiting the HOA Board from removing board members without complying Corporations Code sections 7221 and 7222. The injunction is granted as to request 1, and the Court orders Andrew be restored to her position on the Board, but only for the remainder of her existing term and not for an additional two-year term. The injunction is denied as to reques...

Excerpt: ...Vision, LLC. , the Court denied the moton without prejudice to allow the business entity to retain counsel. On December 15, 2022, the Court dismissed the entre acton for Plaintiffs failure to submit the default judgment. Plaintiff filed a motion to set aside the dismissal on June 13, 2023, which was heard and granted on August 18, 2023. Default Judgment was entered on October 18, 2023. Moving Defendant HARRELL now brings this motion to set aside ...

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

Excerpt: ... Deposition of the PMK occurred on December 18, 2023. The deposition only lasted a few hours. Ms. Rabaien, the attorney for Plaintiff could have kept going, but chose to conclude the deposition after a few hours. Nothing prohibited Plaintiff from taking more tme to ask whatever questions she felt were necessary. (Pappas Decl., 93.) Here, Plaintiffs were willing to schedule the deposition in August or September. It sounds like although GM could no...

Excerpt: ...Beaumont, Inc. ("Humble Fitness") and Defendants Bedazzling Beaumont, LLC and Reid Bradley. ("Bedazzling"). Plaintiff claimed that Defendants intentionally failed to disclose that Mr. Bradley was aware of a Planet Fitness gym moving in as a tenant directly across the street from the Anytime Fitness location prior to the sale. The Plaintiff claimed the Defendant's fraudulent acts were a substantial factor in causing his business to fail. Trial in ...

Excerpt: ...apers. Specifically, if the Court were to allow a further amendment, the Court would also sustain the demurrer with respect to the Sham Pleading Doctrine and Statute of Frauds grounds, with 30 days leave to amend. All other grounds are overruled. Factual / Procedural Context In December 17, 2004, Plaintiff Hilda Ramirez ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Edgwin Rogel ("Defendant"), were married and took title to 11107 Violet Court in Riverside ("propert...

Excerpt: ...ins, without leave to amend, the City's demurrer as to the Fifth Cause of action, Violations of Civil Rights against the City. Defendant City is ordered to file its answer within 20 days. Factual / Procedural Context: Plaintiff Jadeyn Doe ("Jadeyn") was a minor foster care child under the care and custody of Defendant County of Orange ("County"). From 2008 through 2010, Jadeyn was placed in the care of Defendant Curtis Harvey ("Curtis") and his w...

Excerpt: ...Ford Motor Company ("FMC") and Lake Elsinore Ford ("Lake Elsinore") (collectively, "Defendants") alleging (1) Violation of Civ. Code S 1793.2(d) (against FMC); (2) Violation of Civ. Code S 1793.2(b) (against FMC); (3) Violation of Civ. Code S 1793.2(a)(3) (against FMC); (4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability (against FMC); (5) Fraudulent Inducement — Concealment (against FMC); and (6) Negligent Repair (against Lake Elsinore). On ...

Excerpt: ...ail on an alter ego theory in California, a party must establish the following: 1) such "a unity of interest and ownership that the separate personalities of the corporation and the individual no longer exist"; and 2) "that, if the acts are treated as those of the corporation alone, an inequitable result will follow." (Mesler v. Bragg Mgmnt. Co. (1985) 39 Cal.3d 290.) The SAC alleges that "all defendants were acting at all relevant times as the a...

Excerpt: ...er Tuggle") (collectively, "Defendants"), alleging a single cause of action for motor vehicle negligence. In the SAC, Plaintiff alleged that Officer Tuggle failed to exercise ordinary care prior to merging his patrol vehicle into the right-hand shoulder of the Alessandro Boulevard offramp, and caused his vehicle to come into the path of Plaintiff riding his motorcycle on the shoulder. (SAC MV-12.) As a result, Plaintiff allegedly crashed his moto...

Excerpt: ...ty may depose an entity's person most knowledgeable on a particular topic. The deposition notice must describe "with reasonable particularity the matters on which examination is requested." (CCP S 2025.230.) The deponent must "designate and produce at the deposition those of its offcers, directors, managing agents, employees, or agents who are most qualified to testify on its behalf as to those matters to the extent of any information known or re...

Excerpt: ...oss-defendant Dudek's Demurrer as to the first cause of action for breach of contract on the ground the pleading is uncertain is sustained with leave to amend within 20 days. Motion to Strike is moot. A demurrer also lies where the pleading does not state facts suffcient to constitute a cause of achon. (Code Civ. Proc., S 430.10(e).) In evaluating a demurrer, the court gives the pleading a reasonable interpretation by reading it as a whole and al...

Excerpt: ...s Truck Centers, LLC. Defendant Morgan Corporation ("Morgan") was added as Defendant Doe 1. Defendants Palfinger Tail Lifts GMBH and Palfinger USA, LLC were added as Does 2 and 3, respectively. Defendant Palfinger North America was named as Doe 4. Charles alleges that at 1627 South Hargrave Street in Banning on October 24, 2019, he was injured by an Interlift liftgate model number ILF- 55, which was attached to a 2011 Freightliner vehicle owned b...

Excerpt: ...q).) Defendant submits objections to portions of Greer and Dr. Bresler's declarations. As to the Greer declaration, the Court sustains objection nos. 1-2 as hearsay and nos. 3-5 for lack of foundation and improper expert opinion. As to the declaration of Dr. Bresler, the Court sustains objection no. 1 as hearsay and no. 2 as hearsay, lack of foundation and improper expert opinion. Summary judgment is granted when a moving party establishes the ri...

Excerpt: ...ferencing and then provide a joint outline of the items that remain in dispute. (Cal. R. Ct. 3.1345(b)(2).) Legal authorities and analysis: A party may file a motion compelling further answers to requests for production if it finds that the response is inadequate, incomplete, or evasive, or an objection in the response is without merit or too general. (CCP 52031.310.) Unless notice of the motion is given within 45 days of the service of the respo...

Excerpt: ...ors, LLC ("Defendant" or "GM") alleging 1) breach of express warranty; 2) breach of implied warranty; 3) violation of Civil Code S 1793.2 and 4) fraudulent concealment. On 10/24/22, Plaintiff served written discovery, including requests for production, set one ("RFPs"). GM timely responded, but Plaintiff contends the responses remain deficient despite meet and confer efforts. Plaintiff now moves to compel further responses to all RFP, i.e., nos. ...

Excerpt: ...in the Opposition that this claim is withdrawn. The Court shall grant the motion to strike treble damages, with 20 days leave to amend. Factual / Procedural Context: Plaintiff Lydia Manaloto filed this action against several defendants, including Corona Health Care Center, Corona Residential Care Center, LLC, and Ahron Stricks ("Defendants"). The Complaint was filed on June 30, 2023 and alleges causes of action for (1) Elder Abuse and Neglect (We...

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

Excerpt: ...murrer to the 2nd Amended Cross-complaint is stricken. Where a demurrer was overruled as to certain causes of action, the trial judge cannot subsequently rule on a demurrer on the same causes of action because the court is "foreclosed from rendering a new determination on the viability of those claims" without a properly filed motion for reconsideration under Code of Civil Procedure secton 1008. (Bennett v. Suncloud (1997) 56 Cal.App.4th 91, 96-9...

Excerpt: ...urther continuances will be granted on this hearing. This is a defamation action. Plaintiff Stephen Valbuena alleges that in March 2018 he and his wife purchased and moved into a home located within the Toscana Country Club community, which is overseen by Defendant Toscana Homeowners' Association ("HOA") and Defendant William Overton ("Overton") is the executive director of the HOA. (FAC, 11-13.) Plaintiff alleges that he had a verbal altercation...

Excerpt: ...h good cause for immediate relief under CRC 3.1202, subd. (c). Second, the Court finds that this ex parte request is essentially a motion to reconsider, and the timeline for filing a reconsideration motion has already passed. (See CCP, S 1008.) Page 7 of 8 Factual / Procedural Context: Plaintiffs Rick Romandetta and Rhonda Romandetta-Chavez allege they are the son and daughter of decedent Louise Romandetta. Decedent was recovering from strokes, h...

Excerpt: ...t where they address an entire paragraph, cause of action, count, or defense; none of those things are at issue here. For that reason alone, the Court could deny this motion with respect to Issue 2. As to all issue, Defendant argues that there are no allegations against it beyond mere negligence and no specific allegations against it supporting punitive damages based on malice. Here the First Amended Complaint alleges intentional torts against De...

Excerpt: ...of his motion to strike Western Surety Company's demurrer and motion to strike as sham pleadings, Plaintiff requests judicial notice of the following documents: 1. A letter, dated October 10, 2023, demanding an investigation, arrests, prosecutions, and indictments, sent to the FBI and the Riverside DA's Office; 2. CM/ECF Guide for Entering Party Names, united States Northern District Court of Indiana; 3. Riverside Superior Court Register of Actio...

Excerpt: ...eging (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Goods Sold and Delivered/Agreed Price, (3) Open Book Account, and (4) Account Stated. On February 10, 2023, Defendant filed an Answer, denying all allegations in the Complaint, and asserting affirmative defenses that Plaintiff's claims are barred by Plaintiff's consent, Plaintiff's failure to mitigate damages, Plaintiff's lack of capacity to contract, and are barred by a novation and/or an accord and satisfaction...

Excerpt: ...t yet "at-issue" for two reasons: Plaintiff has not served the County of Riverside, and the State has not answered Defendant Schindler's crosscomplaint for declaratory relief and comparative indemnity. With respect to the cross-complaint, the Court assumes that the State wanted to resolve the underlying issues of the complaint before addressing Defendant Schindler's cross-complaint. If so, the State shall also file its answer to the cross-complai...

Excerpt: ... of the injured party, or its own motion, correct clerical mistakes in its judgment or orders as entered, so as to conform to the judgment or order directed, and may, on motion of either party after notice to the other party, set aside any void judgment or order." (Ibid.) "The difference between judicial and clerical error rests not upon the party committing the error, but rather on whether it was the deliberate result of judicial reasoning and d...

Excerpt: ...s to be heard after the cut-off dates. (CCP 52024.050(a).) The motion shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration. (ld.) In determining whether to reopen discovery, the court should consider: (1) the necessity and reasons for discovery; (2) the diligence or lack of diligence of the asking party; (3) the likelihood that permitting discovery will prevent the case from going to trial; and (4) the length of time between any prior trial date...

Excerpt: ...as made a showing of good cause for the production of said matters and whether the items sought are material and relevant to the case." (M.C.A. v. State of California, (1982) 128 Cal.App.3d 225, 232-33.) The Subpoena at issue here requests: REQEST NO. 1- All notes, records, memorandums, witness statements, and documents relating to Tasceaie Churchwell, Brenda Chavez, Vanessa Chavez, Griselda Revollo, and Odette Dawn Cilluffo. REQEST NO. 2- All no...

Excerpt: ...r the purchase price of $37,000 to be paid in installments over the course of 25 years, accruing interest at the rate of per annuum. The sole surviving buyer, Plaintiff Gardner, alleges in her Complaint that she and her late husband made continuous payments and paid the loan in full in and around 2005. (Complaint, 14.) Both the sellers are now deceased. After John Gustavsen died, in 2018 Patsy Gustavsen transferred title to the property into her ...

Excerpt: ...tentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, and fraudulent concealment. The second cause of action is for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The First Amended Complaint sufficiently pleads intentional infliction of emotional distress. Allegations that room 988 was "dirty" during Plaintiff's stay, and that there had been complaints by prior guests documented in an online platform in June 2022, July 2017, May 2016, an...

Excerpt: ...as to the 1st Cause of Action is sustained with Leave to Amend within 20 days. Page 5 of 5 DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult means any of the following: (a) physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering. (b) The deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental...

Excerpt: ...n, LLC and Moises Grandos Sanchez ("Defendants") vehicle causing her damages. On July 31, 2023, Plaintiff filed her complaint alleging four (4) causes of acton: 1) motor vehicle negligence; 2) negligence per se in violation of Vehicle Code SS 22107 and 22350; 3) negligent hire, supervision, training and retention; and 4) negligent entrustment in violation of Vehicle Code S 17150. On November 28, 2023, Defendants filed their answer asserting 6 aff...

Excerpt: ...id liability for their failure to arbitrate by arguing what is, in effect a "shell game" of moving the playing field from one address to another without notice to customers and without any plan in place for the forwarding of mail including legal correspondence and notices. Defendant dealer materially breached the Arbitration Clause, In Violation of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.97. Plaintiffs then had the option to file an action to pursue...

Excerpt: ...se of having the court take judicial notice of documents whose truthfulness or proper interpretation are disputable." Freemont Indemnity Co. v. Freemont General Corp. (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 97, 114; StorMedia Inc. v. Superior Court (1999) 20 Cal.4th 449, 457 n. 9 (although the existence of a document may be judicially noticeable, the truth of statements in it are not subject to judicial notice if reasonably disputable). Deny request for judicial ...

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

Excerpt: ...agreement specifically states that the FAA applies. (Dec.Taube '1 6, Ex. "A", S Xl, T. Arbitration, p. 28 of 89.) The arbitration agreement is not barred pursuant to CC section 1953. First, the arbitration agreement appears to be a separate agreement with a separate signature block. (Dec.Taube '1 6, Ex. "A", S Xl, T. Arbitration, p. 28-29 of 89.) Second, there is no evidence that this premises liability/negligence and elder abuse action involves ...

Excerpt: ...so suffering from depression and bipolar disorder. Defendant admitted Nicolas Kanukov, a heroin user. Decedent and Kanukov began an intmate relationship, of which Defendant was aware. In July 2020, Decedent tested positive for morphine, despite the fact that she was allergic to it. She also sustained a broken nose and concussion when she fell due to being heavily intoxicated. Decedent was found dead on the floor of Kanukov's room where Kanukov ad...

Excerpt: ...emedies Act ("CLRA"); and (5) intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that on July 14, 2021, he brought his 1998 GMC Sierra truck (the "vehicle") to Defendants to fix the repair sensor so the vehicle could pass a smog check. (Complaint at BC-I.) Defendants advised Plaintiff that the vehicle needed a new engine and some transmission work, which Plaintiff paid for. (Complaint at BC-I, FR-4.) Defendants kept the vehicle longe...

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

Excerpt: ...uthfulness of its contents or the proper interpretation of the documents. (Fremont Indem. Co. v. Fremont Gen. Corp. (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 97, 113.) Objections: Overrule Plaintiffs' objections to exhibits 32, 35-37, and 38-44. Sustain Plaintiffs' objections for lack of foundation as to exhibits 9-31 and 33-34, as these exhibits are simply attached to the motion with no foundation or other explanation as to their origin. Overrule Plaintiffs' objec...

Excerpt: ...t they purchased real property in Palm Springs from Defendant Whittier Capital, LLC, who failed to disclose multiple construction defects with the property. Defendant D'Oros Constructon handled the remodel of the property for Whittier. Defendants Michael Slate and Elevate Palm Springs, Inc. were the real estate agent/broker who represented Whittier in the sale. The operative complaint, filed 2/9/22, asserts: (1) breach of contract; (2) negligence...

Excerpt: ...9.) Because Jayco seeks to stay the action rather than dismiss, this Court will retain jurisdiction and Plaintiffs may move to lift the stay if the Indiana court refuses to apply California law. (See Investors Equity Life Holding Co. v. Schmidt (2015) 233 Cal. App. 4th 1363, 1376.) Because Jayco stipulates to the application of California law, it has met its burden of establishing that the forum selection will not result in the loss of any statut...

Excerpt: ...ment the Court retained jurisdiction under Section 664.6. Plaintiff Dumas, however, contends that he did could not clearly hear all terms of the agreement because he was appearing by telephone while his attorney appeared in court in person. He also claims that the agreement should not be enforced because Defendant utilized more than one interpreter during the proceedings. He also contends that the Court should not enforce the agreement because it...

Excerpt: ...she sustained serious and permanent injuries from the collision. She filed her Complaint on 1/18/22 alleging four causes of action: 1) general negligence; 2) motor vehicle negligence; 3) negligence per se; and 4) negligent entrustment. * * Plaintiff, Jodi Lynn Chrisman, brings this motion to compel responses, without objections, to Special Interrogatories (Set Three) [SR], which Defendant failed to respond to. (CCP S 2030.290.) Plaintiff also see...