Excerpt: ...ng causes of action for unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay a minimum wage, meal and rest break violations, waiting time penalties, wage statement penalties, unfair competition. On June 19, 2019, pursuant to the California Code Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), Plaintiff provided notice to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency of alleged labor violations committed by Defendant in the manner required by l...

Excerpt: ... shall be available, by COURTCALL, or by Zoom audio, if available (see bolded language above), to participate in oral argument on the continuance date. Defendants' Compton, Barretto, Bobbala, Heredia, Macomber, and Wangombe's ("Defendants") Demurrer to the Complaint filed by self‐represented incarcerated plaintiff is ruled on as follows Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice is granted. Plaintiff alleges a medical negligence claim under Cal. C...

Excerpt: ...FAC on September 9, 2020. Plaintiff alleges the following eight causes of action against Defendant: (1) Violation of Civil Code § 1708.7 (stalking); (2) Invasion of Privacy; (2) Violation of California Penal Code § 502 (unauthorized computer access); (4) Violation of 18 USC §1030 (knowingly accessing a computer without permission); (5) Violation of 18 USC § 2510 et seq. (electronic communication privacy act); (6) Violation of 18 USC § 875 (t...

Excerpt: ...s of receiving it. The hearing date is automatically continued one week plus one court day to February 2, 2021, for oral argument. The continuance date will be an appearance required hearing so that Plaintiff need not request oral argument. The litigation coordinator shall make Plaintiff available by CourtCall or by Zoom audio (if available) to participate in oral argument at 9:00 a.m. on the continued hearing date, which will be February 2, 2021...

Excerpt: ...irst was a petition for writ of mandate filed in 2015, which is now on appeal. It was followed by another writ petition in 2017, which is presently stayed pending the appeal of the 2015 writ petition. The present civil action was commenced on 7/22/2019 and the original complaint in this case, although difficult to comprehend, generally alleged that defendant Carreon, an employee in District's “HR” department, and co‐defendant Rittling, an a...

Excerpt: ...g; third cause of action for violation of Civil Code section 2924.17; fourth cause of action for violation of Business & Professions Code section 17200, et seq; fifth cause of action for cancellation of instrument; and sixth cause of action for quiet title on the grounds that each cause of action fails to allege sufficient facts to state a cause of action against Defendants and the pleading of the cause of action is fatally uncertain. (See Code C...

Excerpt: ...taff privileges at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. Plaintiff named as defendants Dignity Health, Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, and Does 1 through 30. According to the FAC, plaintiff “has been a strong patient's advocate” and “in an attempt to intimidate Plaintiff and silence his patient advocacy, certain worker's compensation insurers falsely reported that Plaintiff was billing for x‐rays that had not been taken, whic...

Excerpt: ...the hearing. The parties are also reminded that pursuant to local court rules, only limited oral argument is permitted on law and motion matters. *** Plaintiff's memorandum of points & authorities in opposition fails to comply with the page limitations set forth in CRC Rule 3.1113(d), and plaintiff did not comply with the requirements of Rule 3.1113(e) prior to filing the oversized opposition, but the opposition was nevertheless considered. The C...

Excerpt: ...ion arising out of Hawkins' employment as a teacher with Defendant. Hawkins is AfricanAmerican and alleges causes of action against Defendant for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in violation of the FEHA. Plaintiff alleges the following in the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). On March 3, 2017, Vice Principal Kim Christierson asked Hawkins why she was requesting to cancel a meeting that Hawkins had scheduled with a classroom aide. ...

Excerpt: ... putative class action plaintiff alleges his employer failed to pay all wages due as a result of utilizing a timeclock system which rounds the employees' entries to the nearest quarter‐hour for purposes of calculating their wages. The parties stipulated pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §437c(t) to have this issue presented for summary adjudication based primarily on the following facts: Timeclock records for 171 members of the putative clas...

Excerpt: ...ect evidence is immaterial to disposition of the motion. Overview This is a real estate nondisclosure action concerning real property commonly known as 8217 Stevenson Ave., Sacramento, CA, 95825 (the “Property”), in which Plaintiff Abel Moldovan (“Plaintiff”) purchased the Property from Defendant. Co‐ defendant Mary Garcia was the Property's listing agent. Plaintiff alleges Defendant failed to disclose that the Property encroached onto ...

Excerpt: ...ants' third amended PMK notices directed to Plaintiffs. Defendants also request sanctions in the amount of $3,540. The motion is continued to February 4, 2021, as follows. Defendants allege that, to allow for adequate time following PMK depositions to coordinate and take necessary individual deposition, Defendants require an immediate court order to complete discovery in advance of the April 2021 trial date. Defendants served initial deposition n...

Excerpt: ...jury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 15, 2016. Defendants served Plaintiff Thomas Lane (“Plaintiff”) with a Demand for Medical Examination on April 8, 2020 (“Demand”). The Demand, made under Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) section 2032.220, stated that Plaintiff would “appear for a physical examination . . . to be conducted by Gary M. Alegre, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon. . . . for the purpose...

Excerpt: ...d to notify Defendants immediately of the tentative ruling system and to be available at the hearing, via Zoom or CourtCall, in the event Defendants appear without following the procedures set forth in Local Rule 1.06(B). Plaintiff's request for judicial notice is granted. It must also be observed that “[w]hile the existence of any document in a court file may be judicially noticed, the truth of the matters asserted in those documents, includin...

Excerpt: ... Court to maintain personal jurisdiction over it. The project/work at issue was at the McCarron Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, and all parties are subject to personal jurisdiction in the proposed alternative forum of Clark County, Nevada. Bombard's request for judicial notice is granted. This litigation was originally venued in Alameda County, California. Plaintiff Moz Designs, Inc. sued Capitol Store Fixtures and National Wood Products, Inc. only...

Excerpt: ...hat while he resided there, he was subjected to an infestation of bedbugs. Plaintiff alleges that he moved into the apartments in June 2015 but nearly a year later, in April 2016, he began to experience physical injury that he came to believe was caused by bedbugs. Plaintiff alleges he made three complaints to Stonegate management. On the first two occasions, “management admitted that there was a bedbug problem, but informed [plaintiff] that it...

Excerpt: ...g Massachusetts as the exclusive forum. In the complaint Plaintiff alleges causes of action against moving Defendants and others (Gray Line Corporation, Inc. and Gray Line Las Cabos) for false advertising in violation of Business & Professions Code § 17500 et seq., violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CRLA”) and for unfair completion in violation of Business & Professions Code § 17200 et seq. Plaintiff alleges that he booked a shu...

Excerpt: ... residence located in Elk Grove on 11/20/2019. A default was subsequently entered against defendant on 2/5/2020, followed by a default judgment of just over $5,500. Defendant now moves to set aside the default and default judgment on the ground that she was never personally served with the summons & complaint and never received actual notice of this lawsuit until September 2020, when her brother received a letter addressed to defendant at an addr...

Excerpt: ...urram Ahmad's real property at 9459 Secretariat Lane in Elk Grove (“Property”). The underlying lawsuit involved claims against Khuttam Ahmad and his business American River RV, Inc. pursuant to an Inventory Settlement Agreement which Khurram Ahmad personally guaranteed. Plaintiff alleges that Khurram Ahmad transferred the Property to MN Real Estate, LLC which is owned by his parents Makhtar and Nazai Ahmad. Plaintiff alleges that Khurram Ahma...

Excerpt: ...ed at the hearing and the parties should be prepared to point to specific evidence which is claimed to show the existence or non‐existence of a triable issue of material fact. *** Defendants Valley Development Company, Inc. (“VDC”), Sutter Valley Development, Inc. (“SVD”) and Manjit Singh's (“Singh”) motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, motion for summary adjudication is ruled upon as follow. As an initial matter, the...

Excerpt: ...dants Sumit Sharma and SF Edison Partners LP (collectively “Skyview Villa”). Mr. Faisal and Plaintiff Madeem Razmal allege that Mr. Faisal encountered a group of gang members in the parking lot of the apartment complex. When Mr. Faisal verbally questioned them, Mr. Williams, who was apparently one of the gang members, fired a flare gun towards Mr. Faisal's face, striking him in the eye and causing significant injuries. Mr. Faisal alleged a si...

Excerpt: ...n for Writ of Mandate is ruled upon as follows. The parties' requests for judicial notice are granted. However, the Court takes judicial notice only of the existence of the various documents, not the truth of the matter asserted in the documents. (Joslin v. H.A.S. Ins. Brokerage (1986) 184 Cal.App.3d 369, 374.) In any event the Court's ruling was not dependant on either party's request for judicial notice. The Department instituted this action by...

Excerpt: ...olation of Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, for violation of due process under 42 USC § 1983, and for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that he was wrongfully removed from an “International Baccalaureate” program at Laguna Creek High School (“LCHS”). LCHS is a high school within the Elk Grove Unified School District (“EGUSD”). Plaintiff also alleges that he was wrongfu...

Excerpt: ...on project. (ROA 1.) Unique is a subcontractor and/or supplier for Davis for its work on the construction of a mixed‐use apartment complex located at 1827 J Street. Davis has sued the project owner 19J via a Cross‐Complaint for contractual indemnity claims asserted against it by Unique. 19J now moves to compel arbitration of the Cross‐Complaint pursuant to the written contract between it and Davis on or about September 1, 2017. Section 13.2...

Excerpt: ...pulation for Entry of Judgment") on the eve of trial. Section 1(b) of the Settlement Agreement defines a "Settlement Default" as "Defendant's breach or failure to fully and timely perform any term, condition, promise or obligation under this Agreement." (Taylor Decl., ¶ 9, Exh. 1 at p. 1) A "Termination Event" is defined in Section 1(e) of the Settlement Agreement as "the occurrence of a Settlement Default that is not fully cured within ten (10)...