Excerpt: ... This is a civil rights violation case arising out of alleged veterans' discrimination in a real estate transaction. Plaintiffs move for an order quashing and/or limiting the Deposition Subpoena for Production of Business Records served by Defendants on DIR -Divisio n of Workers' Compensation on 12/20/23 for the records of Mark Baird. In addition, Plaintiff seeks sanctions of $2,000. Plaintiffs assert the subpoena is impermissibly broad and viola...

Excerpt: ...nts Ford Motor Co mpany (“FMC”) and Palm Springs Motors, Inc. (“Palm Springs”) for: (1) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(d) [v. FMC]; (2) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(b) [v. FMC]; (3) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(a)(3) [v. FMC]; (4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability (Civil Code §§ 1791.1, 1794 and 1795.5) ]v. FMC]; (5) Negligent Repair [v. Palm Springs]; and (6) Fraudulent Inducement – Concealment [v. FMC]. ...

Excerpt: ... on June 22, 2022. On August 12, 2022, Plaintiff Willie Anthony Conant Jr. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Jonner Transportation Inc. (“Jonner”), Angel Martin Anaya Martinez (“Martinez”), and Does 1 to 50, alleging (1) motor vehicle and (2) gene ral 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 w...

Excerpt: ...sentation of i nability to comply is inadequate, incomplete, or evasive. (3) An objection in the response is without merit or too general.” (CCP §2031.310(a).) CCP §2031.240(b)(1) provides that if a responding party objects to a demand that they “shall” “[i]dentify with particularity any document, tangible thing, land, or electronically stored information falling within any category of item in the demand to which an objection is being m...

Excerpt: ...ions within 30 days of service of notice (CCP § 2031.310). RFP Nos. 1 –3, 7, 9, 12, 17, 18, 24, 40, 41, 51, 54, 56, 57, 74, 84, and 85 are denied without prejudice as moot. RFP Nos. 46, 82 and 83 are denied. Plaintiff to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019.5. Th is is a lemon law case. On March 28, 2019, Plaintiff John Escano (“Plaintiff”) purchased a 2019 Honda Pilot, which was manufactured and distributed by Defendant American Honda Moto...

Excerpt: ...ave to Amen d within 20 days. While Defendant demurs to the 2nd cause of action, it is not asserted against her —only Corona Regional. The only cause of action asserted against her is the constructive fraud claim. “Constructive fraud ‘arises on a breach of duty by one in a confidential or fiduciary relationship to another which induces justifiable reliance by the latter to his prejudice.' Actual reliance and causation of injury must be s...

Excerpt: ...rmities during t he warranty period, including engine and body defects. On five occasions, Plaintiffs delivered the Subject Vehicles to authorized repair facilities, including Defendant Saul Chevrolet, Inc. dba Cardinaleway Volkswagen (“Cardinaleway”). Plaintiffs allege th at Defendants were unable to repair the defects, but refused to repurchase the Subject Vehicle in compliance with the Song Beverly Act. On 1/12/24, Plaintiffs filed their...

Excerpt: ...l responses from Plaintiff to form interrogatories and requests for production of documents. First Team contends that it served the discovery at issue on11/17/23. No responses have been provided. It seeks sanctions in the amount of $900.00 for each motion. In opposition, Plaintiff contends that the motions were filed before responses were due. They provided responses on 2/6/24. As such, these motions are moot. Plaintiff asserts that sanctions sh...

Excerpt: ...Procedural Context This is an employment dispute. On April 17, 2023, Plaintiff Amanda Surdow (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants CCFI Companies, LLC (“CCFI”) and Check Into Cash of California, Inc. (“CIC”) (collectively, “Defendants”),1 alleging (1 ) wrongful constructive termination in violation of public policy, (2) disability discrimination, (3) disability harassment, (4) failure to accommodate, (5) failure to e...

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

Excerpt: ...nstructi on project. Plaintiff moves the court for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint to make changes to the Second Amended Complaint. Plaintiff asserts that recent depositions revealed the foregoing facts and egregious extent of ARB's misconduct in its dealin gs with JOHNSON-PELTIER, the owner, and others working on the project. Plaintiff, JOHNSON- PELTIER, therefore, seeks to file a Third Amended Complaint to allege facts and claims supp...

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

Excerpt: ... vehicle is equipped w ith a defective Hydra-Matic 8L90 transmission. (Id.) The vehicle came with a warranty, which included a bumper to bumper warranty, powertrain warranty covering the engine and the transmission, and various emission warranties. (FAC, ¶ 9.) Before purchasin g the subject vehicle, Plaintiff communicated directly with a sales rep at Rotolo and specifically inquired about the transmission in the vehicle and whether any prior is...

Excerpt: ...d by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the buyer in connection with the commencement and prosecution of such action.” The parties agree Plaintiff is the prevailing party. Page 8 of 10 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 1051, 10...

Excerpt: ...ntiffs, tog ether with Defendants Walter Jones III (“Jones”) and Mark Douglas (“Douglas”), put together a business plan to form and operate Green America, Inc. In 2018, Douglas and Jones unilaterally converted Green America from a non- profit mutual benefit corporation to a general stock corporation by refiling a Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State, which removed Plaintiffs from the business, divesting them o...

Excerpt: ...ondence. Judicia l notice of the SOI is appropriate under Evid. Code § 452(c). (Gigax v. Ralston Purina Co. (1982) 136 Cal.App.3d 591, 602, n. 6; Pedus Building Services, Inc. v. Allen (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 152, 156, n. 2.) Judicial notice of court records, including the p roof of service, is proper under Evid. Code § 452(d). However, the invoices and letter are reasonably subject to dispute and not appropriate for judicial notice. Accordingly,...

Excerpt: ...e a motion to quash service of summons on the following grounds: (1) lack of jurisdiction; (2) inconvenient forum; or (3) dismissal pursuant to a delay in prosecution. CCP §418.10(d) provides that a motion to quash filed by a defendant is not a general appearance. This motion must be made on or before the last day to plead “or within any further time that the court may for good cause allow ….” (CCP §418.10(a)(1).) When a defendant challe...

Excerpt: ...nses ar e due within 60 days. The parties letter writing did not constitute a meaningful meet and confer. The parties are therefore restricted from filing any further discovery motions without first requesting an IDC. RFP 1 and 4: Plaintiff demonstrates good c ause in seeking these documents. These documents would be relevant to the issues related to Defendant's good faith compliance with the SongBeverly Act. For instance, in Oregel v. American...

Excerpt: ...ithin GM's possession, custody, and/or control, subject to the stipulated protective order. Monetary sanctions in the amount of $2,310.00 are imposed against GM and its counsel. Responses and sanctions are due in 45 days. RPD 16, 19 -32: The Objections raised by G M are overruled. The primary problem with GM's responses to RPD Nos. 16, 19 -32 (and 45 -46, discussed below) is that after asserting objections, it states: “No documents will be prod...

Excerpt: ...o. § 128.7( a).) An unsigned paper shall be stricken unless omission of the signature is corrected promptly after being called to the attention of the attorney or party. (Ibid.) Contrary to Noyes' contention, the Notice of Motion on file with the Court is signed by K elly. Likewise, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities and Declaration are signed under penalty of perjury. Accordingly, it appears that Kelly complied with the requirements of S...

Excerpt: ...nd meet and confe r correspondence. Judicial notice of the SOI is appropriate under Evid. Code § 452(c). (Gigax v. Ralston Purina Co. (1982) 136 Cal.App.3d 591, 602, n. 6; Pedus Building Services, Inc. v. Allen (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 152, 156, n. 2.) Judicial notice of court records, including the proof of service, is proper under Evid. Code § 452(d). However, the invoices and letter are reasonably subject to dispute and not appropriate for judi...

Excerpt: ...e a motion to quash service of summons on the following grounds: (1) lack of jurisdiction; (2) inconvenient forum; or (3) dismissal pursuant to a delay in prosecution. CCP §418.10(d) provides that a motion to quash filed by a defendant is not a general appearance. This motion must be made on or before the last day to plead “or within any further time that the court may for good cause allow ….” (CCP §418.10(a)(1).) When a defendant challe...

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

Excerpt: ...rounds in G avaldon v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1246.) Post - 998 Offer Attorney Fees However, Defendant is correct that all costs and fees incurred after Plaintiffs rejected Defendant's 998 Offer was served are not recoverable. Pursuant to CCP § 998(c), if the plaintiffs reject a defendant's offer to compromise and then fail to win a more favorable judgment or award, the plaintiffs cannot recover their postoffer costs and must pa...

Excerpt: ...54 Cal.App.4th 918, 924. “The trial court has jurisdiction to award them, regardless of the lack of specific instructions in the opinion or the remittitur.” Id. When authorized by statute, contract, or law, reasonable attorney's fees are allowed as costs. CCP § 1033.5(a)(10) (A), (B), and (C). Under Civil Code §1717(a), “[i]n any action on a contract, where the contract specifically provides that attorney's fees and costs, which are inc...

Excerpt: ...erine Page as Doe 1 (“Page”). Plaintiff, a Canadian citizen, was a passenger in a truck driven by Page at the time of the accident. In the instant motion, Plaintiff now moves for a protective order that prevents the taking of her deposition until her treating doctor, Dr. Margaret Watty, determines she is not in a “very fragile state both physically and emotionally.” (C.C.P., § 2025.420.) On January 26, 2024, Page noticed Plaintiff's depo...

Excerpt: ...ction ar ises out of a business deal between Plaintiffs JTLH Enterprises, LLC (“JTLH”); Jeffery Heimer; Linda Heimer; and Tyler Heimer (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and numerous Defendants named in this case. Plaintiffs' action is based on seven causes of action as alleged in their Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), which is the operative pleading: (1) Account Stated; (2) Money Had and Received; (3) Action for Rescission; (4) Breach of ...

Excerpt: ...se after tria l against the PC and now seeks to amend the judgment to add Gurvits individually. CCP § 187 “grants to every court the power to use all means to carry its jurisdiction into effect, even if those processes are not set out in the code.” (McClellan v. Northri dge Park Townhome Owners Ass'n (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 746, 752.) This statute has been interpreted to give a trial court the jurisdiction to modify a judgment to add additiona...

Excerpt: ...ing lack of, or improper service of, the summons. (Ellard v. Conway (2001) 94 Cal.App.4th 540, 544.) “[C]ompliance with the statutory procedures for service of process is essential to establish personal jurisdiction. Thus, a default judgment entered against a defendan t who was not served with a summons in the manner prescribed by statute is void.” (Dill v. Berquist Construction Co. (1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 1426, 1444 (internal citations omitted...

Excerpt: ...underlying d ebt of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy debtor. The automatic stay does not apply to nondebtors such as corporate affiliates, corporate officers, codefendants, guarantors, or general partners. (See Higgins v. Superior Court (2017) 15 Cal.App.5th 973, 979 -980, italics added; Otoe County Nat. Bank v. W & P Trucking, Inc. (10th Cir. 1986) 754 F.2d 881, 883 [“[s]ection 362(a) automatically stays proceedings against the debtor only and not co...

Excerpt: ...eyond the sco pe of the allegations of the Complaint. Judgment was entered on January 3, 2024. While Section 473 allows the court to grant leave to amend at any stage of the proceeding, amendments proffered after judgment is rendered are allowed only if the judgment i s vacated as by granting a motion for a new trial. (Young v. Berry Equip. Rentals, Inc. (1976) 55 Cal. App. 3d 35, 38; see also M.B. v. City of San Diego (1991) 233 Cal. App. 3d 699...

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

Excerpt: ...Cotta Street in Lake Elsinore, for which they obtained a loan on 6/26/07 secured by a Deed of Trust (DOT.) The property also has a second mortgage for $50,000, which was recorded on 6/26/81. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant, PLM Lender Services, Inc. (PLM) is the c urrent servicer of the loan. PLM allegedly issued a Notice of Default (NOD) on 7/5/23. Plaintiffs had filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and allege that the second mortgage was included in ...

Excerpt: ...rroneously named and served as County of Riverside Tax Assessor's Office (the “County”). Plaintiff alleges that on 2/10/23, he paid property tax on the property located at 850 North Florida Street, Banning, California (the “Property”) using the same tax basis his parents used based on his filing of form BOE -58 -AH, Reassessment Exclusion for Property Transfer Between a Parent and Child (“Reassessment Exclusion Claim”). (Complaint at...

Excerpt: ...i and Si Li u and their agents, employees, officers, representatives, successors, partners, assigns, and those acting in concert or in participation with them, whether acting directly or through a corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device from: 1. Receiving, using, or transferring any funds resulting from the proceeds of any sale, including any foreclosure sales, (collectively, “Funds”) of the following properties: 6286 Nobury Ct., E...

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

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

Excerpt: ...99.58 reduced by $11,925 to $266,902.83 Item No. 11 (court reporter fees) is reserved for Plaintiff to provide evidence to support that it was necessary to expedite final transcripts. Hearing on this sole issue is set for 4/5/24 at 8:30 a.m., Department 5. Plaintiff to provide her Supplemental Declaration at least 16 court days Page 9 of 12 before the hearing and Defendant to provide a Supplemental Reply, if any, at least 5 court days before the...

Excerpt: ...r a total reduction of $10,186.63. Factual and procedural background: On 11/1/20, a vehicle driven by Plaintiff George Adams (“Plaintiff”) crashed into the rear of a parked vehicle owned and/or operated by Defendants Tom Chow and SPR Logistics, Inc. (“Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' vehicle was negligently parked so as to cause the accident. Plaintiff suffered personal injuries. On 6/22/21, Plaintiff filed his Complaint ...

Excerpt: ... § 17200. In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on February 15, 2009, Defendant purchased the property located at 16749 Cresent Glen Court, Riverside, California (the “Riverside Property”), and the parties agreed that Defendant would transfer title to the Riverside Property to Plaintiff in 2022, when she graduated medical school. (Complaint at ¶¶ 7, 9.) At the time of purchase, Plaintiff paid $100,000 toward the down payment on the Rive...

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

Excerpt: ...eement”) with Def endant Rene Delgado Hernandez (“Defendant”) pursuant to which Plaintiff, as the sole shareholder of Ultimate Tint & Wheel, Inc. (“Corporation”) agreed to sell her 10,000 shares in the Corporation to Defendant for $600,000. Under the terms of the Agreement, Defendant was to transfer interest in real property valued at $100,000 to Plaintiff on the date of execution of the Agreement, and thereafter make monthly payments o...

Excerpt: ...ealer, Unicars Honda. (Complaint, ¶ 6; Declaration of Catherine Song (“Song Decl.”), Exhibit A.) Plaintiff alleges that serious defects and nonconformities to warranty manifested within the applicable warranty period, which AHM's authorized facility was unable to repair. (Com plaint, ¶¶ 11-16.) The Complaint sets forth five causes of action: (1) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(D); (2) Violation of Civil Code § 1793.2(B); (3) Violation ...

Excerpt: ...Ayala Flores (“Mr. A yala” per moving papers) who they allege caused an automobile accident while driving that vehicle that resulted in the death of their daughter, Decedent Chelsea Dringenberg, and her unborn baby. Also named as a defendant is Defendant EAN Holdings, LLC (“E AN”), the owner of the rented vehicle (a Ford Fusion). EAN Holdings has requested that the Court rule on its Motion in Limine No. 1 regarding the standard of care of...

Excerpt: ....76 acre s and located in a W-2 zone. Municipal Code §9.205.020 provides 42 exceptions to the general low -density requirements with either a Site Development Permit or Conditional Use Permit (CUP). One acceptable exception is a CUP for a mobile home park developed under §9.260.030. Plaintiff applied for a CUP to develop a mobile home park, in which City's Planning Director, Thomas Merrell, refused to accept the application until Plaintiff obta...

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

Excerpt: ...express limited w arranty and implied warranty of merchantability. Plaintiff alleges the vehicle came equipped with material defects that Kia's authorized repair facility was unable to repair, and Kia refused to buyback or replace the vehicle. Plaintiff filed the Complaint on February 10, 2023, alleging 1) violation of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act; and 2) violation of the Magnuson- Moss Consumer Warranty Act. Defendants now move for ju...

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

Excerpt: ...y Wash Bri dge 560168R (bridge) in Whitewater. Plaintiff alleges that on 2/15/23, the premises were in a dangerous condition that created a substantial risk of the type of injury he sustained. Plaintiff alleges he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Veronica Rivas , who was driving eastbound on I -10 when she hit a black object in her lane that she could not avoid. The black object was the bottom of an orange plastic traffic/construction drum ...

Excerpt: ...ark Baird and Bradley Baird, are ordered to serve further verified responses and to produce responsive documents to the Demand for Production of Documents, Set Two, as ordered above, without objections, within 30 days of service of notice (CCP § 2031.310). Prevailing party ordered to give notice pursuant to CCP §1019.5. This is a discrimination action based on veteran's status related to a real estate transaction. Defendants move the court for...