Excerpt: ...cant lot and a warehouse. Plaintiffs alleged they held fundraising events at the property. Plaintiffs allege Defendant ultimately demanded Plaintiffs remove their belongings and never served them with any notice of eviction. They allege Defendant changed the locks, refused them entry and discarded belongings, all without any notice of evicton. Plaintiffs now seek to file a supplemental complaint apparently on the basis that Defendant's recent leg...

Excerpt: ...dge Mennemeier recused himself pursuant to CCP S 170.1(a)(3)(A). The tentative ruling was vacated and the matter continued to today's calendar. The Court has reviewed the original tentative ruling and the Court adopts that ruling as its own. This action arises from a vehicle collision that occurred on May 21, 2021. Plaintiffs allege that their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck driven by Defendant Sharif Davalatberki ("Davalatberki"). Plaintiffs a...

Excerpt: ...ant moves for summary judgment on the basis that it "did not own, possess or control the location where the subject incident occurred, and therefore did not owe any duty to Plaintiff with regard to that location." It also seeks summary judgment on the basis that Plaintiff "has no evidence to establish that the location of her accident was in an unreasonably dangerous condition, despite her fall" and that it "had no notce of any dangerous conditio...

Excerpt: ...nted. However, the Court only takes judicial notice of the existence of the records. Facts found by another court in its orders, findings of fact, or conclusions of law that were in dispute in that action should not be judicially noticed for the truth. ( Sosinsky v. Grant (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1548, 15T see also, Kilroy v. State of California (2004) 119 Cal.App.4th 140 (Third District Court of Appeal following the same).) In this action, Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...rety Company ("Western") (collectively "Defendants") on November 17, 2022. On December 12, 2022 Plaintiff filed the instant motion to compel all Westlake and Maadarani to arbitrate the claims asserted in this action. (ROA 5.) The requirements for service of a petition to compel arbitration are set forth in Cade of Civil Procedure S A motion to compel arbitration must generally be served in the manner prov-ded for in the arbitration agreement. (Co...

Excerpt: ...3.1113(d). As Elk Grove correctly argues in reply, the page limit does not include the caption page, table of contents, or table of authorities. (ld.) Excluding these pages, Elk Grove's opening memorandum complies with the page limit. The Court also rejects Plaintiff's argument that the motion should be denied because it was scheduled for more than 30 days after service of the motion as required by Code of Civil Procedure S 425.16(f). The statuto...

Excerpt: ...oy Anderson within 48 hours. The litigation coordinator is directed to have Plaintiff Troy Anderson available at oral argument on March 22, 2023 at 1:30 pm. Appearance will be by ZOOM. Department 53 zoom is: 1614650 6749. To appear on Zoom by phone, call (833) 568-8864 and enter 161 4650 6749#. Appearance is required. Defendant Governor Newsom's motion to dismiss is granted. Plaintiff filed his complaint on December 27, 2016 naming Defendant and ...

Excerpt: ...cility. Plaintiff propounded the subject discovery to Twin Rivers on September 21, 2022. (Underwind Decl., '1 5.) Twin Rivers to the requests entirely with objections. (underwood Decl., 7, Exh. 3.) Following minimal meet and confer efforts, Plaintiff brought the instant motion for an order finding Twin Rivers' objections lack merit and compelling Twin Rivers to provide further responses. Twin Rivers opposes the motion. A party may move to compel ...

Excerpt: ...filed in July 2018 named Sandra Herbert as an heir defendant by virtue of being the decedent's daughter. Ms. Herbert was personally served with the Summons and First Amended Complaint in September 2018 but she has to date neither filed nor served a written response to the complaint. In February 2022, plaintiffs filed a motion for an order to show cause why Ms. Herbert should not be dismissed from this action. Although the 2022 motion was unoppose...

Excerpt: ...Cal.App.3d 1259, 1271.) A demurrer "tests the pleadings alone and not the evidence or other extrinsic matters." (SKF Farms v. Superior Court (1984) 153 Cal.App.3d 902, 905.) "If the complaint states a cause of achon under any theory, regardless of the title under which the factual basis for relief is stated, that aspect of the complaint is against demurrer." (Quelimane Co. v. Stewart Title Guaranty co. (1998) 19 cal.4th 26, 38-39; Bagatti v. Dept...

Excerpt: ...f trial. (Code Civ. Proc. S 437c(3).) Trial is currently scheduled for March 20, 2023. As the hearing on this moton is scheduled for only five days before trial, the Court may properly consider it only if the hearing date was properly scheduled closer to trial based on a finding of good cause. Based on the trial date of March 20, 2023, the last day to hear a motion for summary judgment would ordinarily be Friday, February 17, 2023. The City filed...

Excerpt: ... to file certain portions of the moving papers unsealed. The Court cannot properly consider the portions of the papers for which the order to seal was denied until Defendant has had an opportunity to determine whether those portions of the papers should be filed unsealed or returned to Defendant and not filed. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.551(b)(6).) Further, Defendant's decision as to whether to file portions of the moving papers unsealed or whe...

Excerpt: ... on March 22, 2023 at 1:30 pm. Appearance will be by ZOOM. Department 53 Zoom ID is: 1614550 6749. To appear on Zoom by phone, call (833) 568-8854 and enter 161 4650 6749#. Appearance is required. Defendant Governor Newsom's motion to dismiss is granted. Plaintiff filed his complaint on December 27, 2016 naming Defendant and over 50 other defendants. Defendant moves to dismiss this action pursuant to CCP SS 583.310 and 583.360 for failure to brin...

Excerpt: ... owner of the vehicle operated by Defendant Driver. (Complaint, 13 and 23-27.) Defendant rented the vehicle to Defendant Cynthia Ann Cowles, who in turn gave possession of the vehicle to Defendant Driver. (Ibid.) Plaintiffs allege Defendant knew or should have known that Defendant Driver would be given possession of the vehicle, that Defendant Driver was addicted to drugs and alcohol and that Defendant Driver was likely to drive the vehicle under...

Excerpt: ...oving counsel is directed to contact opposing counsel and advise him/her of Local Rule 1.06 and the Court's tentative ruling procedure and the manner to request a hearing, along with the correct address for Dept. 53/54. If moving counsel is unable to contact opposing counsel prior to hearing, moving counsel is ordered to appear at the hearing by Zoom or by telephone. Factual Background Plaintiff Murphy filed this achon on 6/16/2022, after sufferi...

Excerpt: ...prior to hearing, moving counsel is ordered to appear at the hearing by Zoom or by telephone. Defendants Laurie and Paul Rogers, et al.'s (collectively "Rogers") motion for summary judgment or in the alternative, summary adjudication of the six (6) causes of action alleged against them in plaintiff Twinley Ventures, LLC's complaint is ruled upon as follows. *** If oral argument is requested, the parties are directed to notify the clerk and opposi...

Excerpt: ...me scheduled to occur just a three days later. Plaintiff's complaint purports to assert against a law firm now known as Carr McClellan P.C. ("CM") and Fidelity National Title Company ("FNT") causes of action for declaratory relief relative to a 2012 secured promissory note for $6W,OW and a 2020 amendment, for cancellation of deeds of trust and for "Injunctive Relieve [sic]." Moving Papers. Plaintiff's primary argument is that "the foreclosure pro...

Excerpt: ...s of action for imposition of a constructive trust, quiet title, unjust enrichment, declaratory relief, "fraud" and conversion. Plaintiff and defendant Garibay are married but are currently in the process of a marital dissolution in the Sacramento Superior Court's Family Law Division. The essence of this action is that in violation of a Family Law Judge's order deeming the subject residence to be a community property asset and prohibiting its sal...

Excerpt: ... Baker, et al. are members of Suisun 355. In their first amended complaint ("FAC"), Plaintiffs allege causes of action for (1) inspection of company's records; (2) accounting; (3) breach of fiduciary duty; (4) unjust enrichment; and (5) aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant breached a breach of fiduciary duty and loyalty to Suisun 355 by failing to provide members access to books and records, failed to rep...

Excerpt: ...ed her brief 1.5 page opposition. In this action, Plaintiff alleges that she was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Defendant. At issue on the instant motion are Defendant's responses to Plaintiff's special interrogatories nos. 2-6, and 8- 11. These straightforward contention interrogatories ask whether Defendant's driving was a substantial factor in causing Plaintiff's injuries, whether Defendant was responsible for the crash, whether Defendant w...

Excerpt: ...unsel is ordered to notify Plaintiff's counsel immediately of the tentative ruling system and to be available at the hearing, via Zoom or by telephone, in the event Plaintiff's counsel ap#ars without following the procedures set forth in Local Rule 1.06(8). Harbor Distributing, LLC's ("Harim Objections to Declaration of Kevin McGee: Objection No. 1 to '1 3, on grounds of secondary evidence rule; misstates evidence and improper legal opinion: OVER...

Excerpt: ... was employed as a detox counselor by Defendant for approximately one year. Plaintiff alleges that on August 8, 2017 she was helping with the admission of a drug and alcohol abuse client and checked the client's purse in accordance with Defendant's standard operating procedure to ensure no drugs or alcohol were brought on the premises. Plaintiff alleges she cut her finger on a soiled razor belonging to a high risk client and reported the incident...

Excerpt: ...three state prisons. Plaintiff alleges that it subcontracted with Vistam to provide electrical services at several of the CDCR's facilities and that Vistam failed to pay as agreed. Plaintiff alleges breach of contract (written and oral) causes of action against Vistam in addition to various common counts, stop notice causes of action and a cause of action for failure to provide a bond. Vistam moves for summary adjudication as to Plaintiff's first...

Excerpt: ...er 7, 2022 order on the basis that new and different facts in the form of a November 11, 2022 real estate appraisal showed a decrease in the subject property's value and also that "Mr. Cooper" which is the brand name for Natonstar Mortgage, LLC, has priority over Plaintiffs' judgment lien. "When an application for an order has been made to a judge, or to a court, and refused in whole or in part, or granted, or granted conditionally, or on terms, ...

Excerpt: ...oted in the October 19, 2022, ruling, "the dismissal filed by plaintiff was effective upon filing, and the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on defendants' ant-SLAPP motion (Code Civ. Proc., S 425.16). The Court also noted that despite the dismissal, it retained jurisdiction to entertain the merits of the anti- SLAPP motion in connection with determining whether Defendants are the preva-ling party and thus entitled to attorneys' fees pursua...