Excerpt: ... from the original April 22, 2021 hearing date but did not serve responses by the May 25, 2021 hearing date. Sewell now seeks to be relieved from the order pursuant to CCP § 2033.300(a) Sewell, then acting in propria persona at the time the discovery at issue was propounded and the prior order issued, declared that he sought the assistance of the Sacramento County Legal Aid Society regarding the requests for admissions and the motion to deem mat...

Excerpt: ...sales is an HCD employee and oversaw and directed Ek's contract work. Through this action, Ek asserts claims against Rosales for defamation and intentional interference with prospective economic relations. On March 26, 2021, Rosales filed a demurrer based on Ek's failure to comply with the California Tort Claims Act, Government Code § 900 et seq., immunity and other grounds. The demurrer is still pending before this Court and is scheduled for he...

Excerpt: ...ve, California, known as Precision M.D. Cosmetic Surgery Center (“Precision”). MKI formerly owned and operated Precision. (FAC ¶ 7.). Dr. Khattab practiced medicine at Precision, but his medical license was suspended in May of 2020. Dr. DeWeese currently operates Precision. Defendant Mahmoud Ali Ibrahim was Executive Director of Precision and defendants Trinity Pankowski and Kayla Straw were registered nurses (collectively, “Defendants”)...

Excerpt: ...iff Moore and directors/former directors of the Board of Directors, on April 24, 2021, the Board called a special meeting set for April 27, 2021 for the purpose of removing Plaintiff Moore as a director and officer of the corporation. On April 27, 2021, a vote was taken and Plaintiff Moore was removed from the board by majority vote. On May 1, 2021, the Board sent a written warning to Plaintiff Moore informing her that she had to refrain from ema...

Excerpt: ...l of Decedent Eva Walker. Moving party is John Muelder. His father Juergen E. Muelder and his stepmother Elke Muelder are the other defendants. Defendant contends plaintiff's causes of action are defective because plaintiff lacks standing to bring any of his claims because he is not the personal representative of the Estate of Eva Walker. In addition, he contends all of Plaintiff's causes of action are barred by the applicable statute of limitati...

Excerpt: ...ramento ("Project"). Plaintiffs allege defendant breached the contract by requiring A‐Frame to pay for additional work that Absolut performed; and for failing to pay independent contractors involved in the Project, forcing A‐ Green to make payments to the independent contractors so the Project could continue. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for Breach of Contract, Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Deal...

Excerpt: ... prior to hearing, counsel for moving party shall be available at the hearing, in person or by telephone, in the event opposing party appears without following the procedures set forth in Local Rule 1.06(B). Defendant Faces, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment and alternative Motion for Summary Adjudication are both DENIED for the following reasons. Objections Plaintiff and Defendant did not file any objections. Facts On March 24, 2019, Plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ... dispute over a warranty claim allegedly covering the individual's malfunctioning air conditioning system during extreme summer temperatures in Sacramento. Plaintiff alleges he made 92 telephone calls to Defendant, “lasting 810 minutes in duration, and over the 44 days from July 16, 2020, through August 28, 2020,” wherein “Defendants repeatedly promised and represented to Plaintiff the replacement and repairs would occur in an expedited man...

Excerpt: ...d causes of action for breach of warranty of habitability, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, private nuisance, premises liability, negligence, retaliation, construction eviction, and unfair business practices. Plaintiffs' attorney withdrew from this case in February of 2020 and on 6/24/2020, one of the named defendants' demurrer to plaintiffs' complaint was sustained with leave to amend no later than 7/6/2020. On 7/7/...

Excerpt: ...cal Services of Florida, LLC (collectively “Defendants”) oppose the motion. This action arises out of the care and treatment plaintiff Helen Williams ("Ms. Williams") received while she was a resident of Manor Care of Citrus Heights CA, LLC ("MCCH" or the “facility”), a skilled nursing facility in Citrus Heights, California, from January 26, 2018, to February 22, 2018. Plaintiffs filed their original Complaint on June 4, 2019. The origina...

Excerpt: ... an action against Wells Fargo in connection with payments on her mortgage. Previously, the Court sustained Defendants' demurrer to the original pleading, with leave to amend, both on grounds of uncertainty and on grounds that it failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action because all of Plaintiff's claims were grounded in professional negligence and were thus barred by the one‐year statute of limitations set forth in Code ...

Excerpt: ...ntact Defendants (or their counsel, if they are represented) forthwith and advise of Local Rule 1.06 and the Court's tentative ruling procedure and the manner to request a hearing. If moving counsel is unable to contact Defendants prior to hearing, moving counsel is ordered to appear at the hearing. This is an action for breach of a Loan & Security Agreement (“LSA”) and Personal Guaranty signed by Lakhwinder Virk, both dated 10/17/2018. Plain...

Excerpt: ...dants Roman Smolevskiy, Vladyslav Rozumnyy, and dba A+ Construction Pro's (collectively “A+ Construction”) demurrer to Defendant/Cross‐Complainant Pacific Properties Group, Inc.'s (“PPG”) cross‐complaint (“XC”) is ruled upon as follows. Overview This is a personal injury action. In their first amended complaint (“FAC”), Plaintiffs Yekaterina Kucher (“Yekaterina”) and Vlad Kucher allege that PPG is the owner of property loc...

Excerpt: ...calendar.) The Court fully incorporates herein its ruling on Plaintiff's motion for good faith settlement. (Item # 2 on today's calendar.) Overview This action involves the construction of the Hampton Inn, a four‐story hotel, and specifically a defective HVAC system known as the Daikin VRV‐II system (“VRV‐II” or “HVAC System”). Plaintiff Folsom Lodging, LLC (“Plaintiff”) alleges that it contracted with Poelman in 2007 for the ne...

Excerpt: ...led on as follows. Defendants' and Plaintiffs' requests for judicial notice are granted. Plaintiffs filed their form complaint on May 29, 2019, alleging a cause of action for motor vehicle‐personal injury and general negligence. (ROA 1.) Defendants move for summary judgment on the grounds that California law mandates claims for personal injuries arising out of alleged professional negligence of a health care provider, such as the claim(s) made ...

Excerpt: ... 2019. Following a fall while being “transferred,” Ms. Baker complained of severe leg pain and was taken to Kaiser Hospital where she was diagnosed with a right tibial plateau fracture. The leg was placed in a splint and Ms. Baker was given pain medication before returning to Fair Oaks Estates. The next day Ms. Baker returned to Kaiser, which noted multiple medical problems unrelated to the tibial fracture and changed her pain medication befo...

Excerpt: ... motion for "limited" discovery is granted, plaintiff may file an Amended and/or Supplemental Opposition to Special Motion to Strike, not to exceed 10 pages, at least nine court days prior to the rescheduled hearing. (See ROA 27) On or around April 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief ("Complaint") against Defendant Sai Vang ("Defendant"). (Declaration of Liah M. Bumley ("Bumley Decl."), ¶ 4, Exhb. A ("Complaint...

Excerpt: ...o prepare an opposition. Plaintiffs allege that they were induced into purchasing a coin laundromat in a crimeridden area in Sacramento, based on misrepresentations from Defendant PWS and their agents. By way of their complaint, the Yuans seek, among other things, rescission of the purchase and sale contract. PWS' affiliate DPLA owned the premises on which the laundry is located and was Plaintiffs' landlord for the past three years. Plaintiffs re...

Excerpt: ... has been dismissed, although the document has not been scanned and the data entry on the dismissal was not until July 13 2021. The moving papers contend that this Declaratory Relief Action seeks a determination that Aspire does not owe coverage for the third party property damage because the vehicle was stolen. However, the Complaint does not allege that Aspire does not owe coverage under the policy's liability section for the third‐party vehi...

Excerpt: ...ill be addressed at the hearing. The parties should be prepared to point to specific admissible evidence already in the record which is claimed to show the existence or non‐existence of a triable issue of material fact. The parties are also reminded that pursuant to local Court rules, only limited oral argument is permitted on law and motion matters. *** The notice of motion does not provide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system, as req...

Excerpt: ...ht , resulting in a collision with plaintiff in the intersection as he was turning left. Plaintiff alleges causes of action for motor vehicle negligence, general negligence, intentional tort (civil battery), and gross negligence. Defendant files this motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the intentional tort cause of action for civil battery and the prayer for punitive damages. The court construes the motion for judgment on the pleadings as ...

Excerpt: ...o taught English as a second language, alleges she was injured on January 6, 2020 when an extremely loud horn blast from a gold‐line light‐rail train caused abrupt loss of hearing in her right ear when she was exiting 24 Hour Fitness 7th Street. She alleges she has lost her hearing and was required to undergo a hip replacement when she fell after the horn blast. She contends that the horn blast was unnecessary because there was no emergency, ...

Excerpt: ...rt's consideration of the motion. (CCP § 437c(q).) Requests for Judicial Notice Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED pursuant to Evidence Code § 452(h). Plaintiff did not submit a Request for Judicial Notice. Reply Declaration of Alan M. Laskin All evidence in support of a motion must be served along with the notice of motion and points and authorities. (CCP § 1005(b).) Defendant filed a second declaration of counsel with their R...

Excerpt: ...out March 25, 2019, which was amended on or about November 14, 2019. (Complaint, ¶ 7.) For purposes of this ruling, the term “Lease” refers to the original lease from March 2019 as amended in November 2019. Plaintiff alleges that, pursuant to the Lease, Cal Fit agreed, among other things, 1) to pay base rent and Common Area Maintenance Expenses (Common Expenses), with both amounts abated before June 1, 2020 and subject to recapture, 2) to pr...

Excerpt: ...y situated individuals who were employed at Defendants' Almond Heights Senior Living and Memory Care Community anytime during the period from June 4, 2018 through December 3, 2020 (Settlement Period). The PAGA claims were premised on Defendants' alleged failure to pay wages, meal and rest break violations, failure to reimburse for uniform costs, failure to pay final wages or waiting time penalties, failure to provide accurate, itemized wage state...

Excerpt: ... Inc. (“Defendant”) committed wage and hour violations, constituting: (1) violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 226.2, 510, 1194, and 1197; (2) violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 226.2, 226.7, and 512; (3) violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 226.2 and 226.7; (4) violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 226(a) and 226.2; (5) violation of Cal. Labor Code § 2802; and (6) violation of Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq. (See generally Compl.) Plaintiff a...

Excerpt: ...ntire Federal Insurance Company claims file regarding this matter from 01/01/2020 to the present, except for attorney client correspondence and attorney work product.” (Yuster Decl., Ex. 1 [underline emphasis added].) Following an unsuccessful meet and confer, Plaintiff filed this motion and requests that Ms. Brown be precluded from testifying and having to produce any documents in response to the deposition notice. Plaintiff argues that Ms. Br...

Excerpt: ...f filed a verified complaint. On May 25, 2018, Plaintiff filed a verified first amended complaint for damages. On June 28, 2018, Defendant filed a verified answer. Trial is currently set for October 5, 2021. According to Defendant, the parties have conducted substantial discovery and Defendant concluded the third volume of Plaintiff's deposition on September 30, 2020. Defendant states that it learned during Plaintiff's deposition that claims brou...

Excerpt: ...otion for summary judgment, the Court engages in a multi‐step process. First, the Court identifies the issues framed by the pleadings. The pleadings define the scope of the issues on a motion for summary judgment. (FPI Dev. Inc. v. Nakashima (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 367, 381‐382.) Next, the Court must determine whether the moving party has met its burden. A defendant moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion that one or more ele...

Excerpt: ... subject to judicial notice. “Simply because information is on the Internet does not mean that it is not reasonably subject to dispute.” (Huitt v. Southern California Gas Co. (2010) 188 Cal.App.4th 1586, 1605, fn. 10.) Complaint Allegations and Service This lawsuit primarily involves a dispute between business partners involving a truck used for hauling cargo. Plaintiff's Complaint also stems from a single‐vehicle accident involving the sub...

Excerpt: ...tion 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 generally alleges that defendant Gina Carreon (“Carreon”), an employee in District's “HR” department (who obtained a judgment of dismissal in February 2021), and defendant Rittling, an attorney for th...

Excerpt: ... Funding as a second position lien on the Property. (Request for Judicial Notice #1). (See Compaint ¶ 12) The deed of trust was recorded with the Sacramento County Recorder on November 1, 2019. A foreclosure sale was held and the trustee issued a trustee's deed upon sale (TDUS") for the Property transferring title to Aquino Trust #2919 R.Chavez Trustee. (RJN #2). The foreclosure sale was held on December 10, 2020 (Compl. ¶ 25). Aquino Trust the...

Excerpt: ...the stay. The bankruptcy court has granted Plaintiff's motion for release from stay. Thus, the court may now hear the merits of the motion. The original tentative ruling from 1/12/2021 is repeated below. Defendant Scott Pierce's (“Pierce”) “motion to enforce order" is ruled upon as follows. This is an action for breach of guarantee. On 1/13/2020, the court granted Plaintiff Associate Materials, LLC's (“AML”) application for writ of atta...

Excerpt: ...ovide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system, as required by Local Rule 1.06. Moving counsel is directed to contact Defendants/Cross‐Complainants' counsel and advise counsel of Local Rule 1.06 and the Court's tentative ruling procedure and the manner to request a hearing. If moving counsel is unable to contact Defendants/Cross‐Complainants' counsel prior to hearing, moving counsel is ordered to appear at the hearing via Zoom or by tele...

Excerpt: ...iffin, as specified in Plaintiff's notice of taking the deposition of SMUD's person most qualified (PMQ), served on May 2, 2021. SMUD also seeks sanctions in the amount of $3,370. The motion is ruled on as follows. SMUD's request for judicial notice of declarations previously filed in this action is granted. In this employment action, Plaintiff alleges her employer, SMUD, discriminated against her because of her gender and race and in retaliation...

Excerpt: ...rCare, LLC, Proto Equity Holdings, LLC, Terpax, Inc., SSC Carmichael Operating GP LLC, SSC LP Holdings, Inc., SSC LP Holdings II, Inc., SSC Disbursement Company, LLC, California Holdco II , LLC, SSC Equity Holdings MT LLC, Master Tenant Parent Holdco II , LLC, Admin Parent Holdco, LLC and Disbursement Parent Holdco, LLC (collectively “Jurisdictional Defendants”) motion for protective order re: financial PMQ deposition and notices related to p...

Excerpt: ...h 1, 2020, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint alleging claims for: (1) failure to pay all wages; (2) failure to provide rest periods or compensation in lieu thereof; (3) failure to provide meal periods or compensation in lieu thereof; (4) failure to provide accurate wage statements; (5) failure to pay wages upon separation of employment; (6) unfair business practices; and (7) penalties pursuant to Labor Code § 2699(f). Defendant denies ...

Excerpt: ...ence, Dependent Adult Abuse, false imprisonment, human trafficking, violations of the Unruh and Bane Acts, and conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with allegations that he was improperly committed to various state hospitals (Atascadero and Coalinga State Hospitals). Plaintiff was involuntarily committed as a mentally disordered offender (“MDO”) by the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on October 15, 2005, after it was found beyond a ...

Excerpt: ...motion matters. *** Defendant the Regents of the University of California's (“Defendant”) demurrer to Plaintiff James Jahn's first amended complaint (“FAC”) is ruled upon as follows. Overview This is an employment action. Plaintiff alleges that he was employed as an Information Systems Analyst 2 in the Information Technology Department of the UC Davis Medical Center, in Sacramento, California. (FAC, ¶ 11.) In May 2017, a coworker made a ...

Excerpt: ...efendant, Consumers Self‐Help Center Erroneously Sued as Sacramento Wellness Center (Consumers), a nonprofit organization that offers clinical, social, and wellness services. (First Amended Complaint (FAC, ¶¶ 6, 23.) Plaintiff alleges that Consumers scheduled Plaintiff to meet Defendant David Elliott (Elliott), an employee of Defendant Sacramento Steps Forward (Steps Forward), to help Plaintiff find housing. (FAC ¶¶ 7, 23.) Defendant Steps ...

Excerpt: ...ce of events leading up to the filing of this lawsuit, the Court summarizes those facts here, to wit: Plaintiff alleged that Defendant had falsely claimed that he had failed to maintain hazard/homeowners' insurance and thereby created impound accounts as to certain properties, and further alleged that Defendant had improperly claimed that Plaintiff's loan payments were delinquent, reported him to credit agencies for untimely payment, and initiate...

Excerpt: ...ivil Procedure § 998, Defendant FCA US LLC (“FCA US), without admitting liability, hereby offers the following: 1. In exchange for the subject vehicle and a dismissal of this action with prejudice in its entirety, the sum of $31,000; and 2. In addition, FCA US offers to pay reasonable costs, expenses and attorney's fees based on actual time expended pursuant to Civil Code § 1794(d) as stipulated by the parties or, if the parties cannot agree,...

Excerpt: ...8 in which Plaintiff alleges that Defendant collided with a vehicle driven by his mother. Plaintiff alleges that he suffered serious injuries as a result. In the FAC, which is on the judicial council form, Plaintiff alleges a cause of action for motor vehicle negligence and general negligence. He also seeks punitive damages. To that end, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant was driving under the influence of alcohol on the day in question. (FAC p. 6 ...

Excerpt: ...ked Gabi to see the books and records for HnH. Gabi performed accounting services for HnH from 2005 through 2017. In response to the request Gabi threatened to expose personal and embarrassing information about Hindy to his friends and family and to falsely tell his community that he was committing crimes like money laundering through HnH. Hindy alleges that in reality, it was Defendants Gabi, Deloris Habibeh (“Deloris”) and Blessed Family Tr...

Excerpt: ...tiffs allege that Defendant committed dental malpractice against Caden by “pulling a running drill across [Caden's] cheek causing injuries.” (Complaint, ¶ 6.) Stephanie asserts a negligent infliction of emotional distress cause of action (“NIED”). She alleges that she was present when Caden was undergoing the dental treatment, that she was aware that Defendant was causing injury to Caden, and that she suffered serious emotional distress ...

Excerpt: ...on provides that where the party to whom requests for admission are directed fails to serve a timely responses, the requesting party may seek an order that the “genuineness of any documents and the truth of any matters specified in the requests be deemed admitted, as well as for a monetary sanction…” (CCP § 2033.280(b).) The Court must make the order “unless it finds that the party to whom the requests for admission have been directed ha...

Excerpt: ...ry 21, 2020 and January 7, 2021 respectively pursuant to CCP § 473(d) on the basis that the default is void because it was never served with the summons and the second amended complaint. Alternatively, Defendant seeks relief pursuant to CCP § 473.5 on the basis that any service did not result in actual notice in time to defend the action. Here, since service was by a registered process server, Evidence Code § 647 provides a presumption of vali...

Excerpt: ...n, Plaintiffs allege causes of action for Professional Negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Constructive Fraud and Breach of Contract. Plaintiffs also seek punitive damages. Plaintiffs allege that non‐moving Defendant Aaron McKinney committed malpractice in connection with his representation of Plaintiff Davila in an appeal from an underlying personal injury action. At trial Plaintiff Davila obtained a judgment in his favor of approximately $5...

Excerpt: ... section 1033.5 specifies which costs are “allowable” (id., subd. (a)), which are “not allowable ..., except when expressly authorized by law” (id., subd. (b)), and which may be allowed or denied in the Court's discretion (id., subd. (c)).” (Davis v. KGO‐TV, Inc. (1998) 17 Cal.4th 436, 441, superseded by statute on other grounds.) “An item not specifically allowable under subdivision (a) nor prohibited under subdivision (b) may neve...

Excerpt: ...again republishes the following tentative ruling that was originally published on June 7, 2021. Plaintiff Ethan Conrad's (“Plaintiff”) motion for right to attach order and order for issuance of writ of attachment against defendant Tamaraina Fogg (“Fogg”) is UNOPPOSED and is GRANTED as follows. This action involves a commercial lease entered into by Plaintiff and Fogg, dated August 6, 2019, for lease of certain commercial property located ...