Excerpt: ...ce is denied except to the extent that Plaintiff requested that the Court take judicial notice of Defendant's answer. The other matters appear to be contractual documents and billing statements which Plaintiff apparently attempts to use to show that allegations in Defendant's answer are untrue. Putting aside the impropriety of that purpose on a pleading motion such as the instant one, private documents between parties are not matters that are sub...

Excerpt: ... July 18, 2023. Plaintiff moves for leave to file a first amended complaint to set forth additional causes of action for slander, stalking, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy. Plaintiff also seeks to add additional facts regarding the underlying circumstances, including Defendant admitting his statements were false, police involvement and more. The Court previously denied Plaintiff's motion without prejudice on t...

Excerpt: ... available at oral argument on December 15, 2022 at 1:30 pm. Appearance will be by ZOOM. Department 53 Zoom ID is: 161 4650 6749. To appear on Zoom by phone, call (833) 568‐8864 and enter 161 4650 6749#. Appearance is required. Defendant Kathleen Allison's motion to dismiss is granted. Defendant Governor Newson's joinder filed on December 1, 2022 and served on November 30, 2022 is denied. A joinder is only timely “if it is served and filed wi...

Excerpt: ...t of self‐represented Plaintiff Keith Herron's termination from employment with TE. After Defendants' demurrer, the second amended complaint alleges causes of action for breach of contract and retaliation. Plaintiff alleges that he founded TE in 1994 and that it agreed to employ him as Executive Director in 2014. He alleges he was terminated on August 15, 2018 in retaliation for filing a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Hous...

Excerpt: ...Sacramento. Defendants now move for summary judgment on the basis that Plaintiffs cannot establish that they breached any duty or causation. In evaluating a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication the Court engages in a three 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 or summary adjudication. (FPI Dev. Inc. v. Nakashima (19...

Excerpt: ...ep 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 or summary adjudication. (FPI Dev. Inc. v. Nakashima (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 367, 381‐382.) Because a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication is limited to the issues raised by the pleadings (Lewis v. Chevron (2004) 119 Cal. App. 4th 690, 694), all evidence submitted in support of or...

Excerpt: ...ffectively, and focus. (AMF No. 1.) Due to her disability, Bankett has been placed on a LEAP eligibility list, which allows state agencies to bypass the interview and testing process when considering Bankett's application, to hire her provisionally to evaluate her qualifications during an on the job examination, and to appoint Bankett to a permanent position if she passes the examination. (See UMF Nos. 11‐13; Gov Code § 19240, et seq.) In 2013...

Excerpt: ...ary judgment or summary adjudication the Court engages in a three‐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 or summary adjudication. (FPI Dev. Inc. v. Nakashima (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 367, 381‐382.) Because a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication is limited to the issues raised by the pleadings (Lewis v. Chevron (2004...

Excerpt: ...se or causes of action against the defendant and the answer does not state facts sufficient to constitute a defense to the complaint.” (Code Civ. Proc. § 438(c)(1)(A).) In ruling on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, the Court can properly take judicial notice of evidentiary admissions that cannot be reasonably controverted. (Pang v. Beverly Hospital, Inc. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 986, 989‐990.) Thus, the Court may consider matters admitte...

Excerpt: ...ntial amended pleading. Plaintiff/Cross‐Defendant Bank of America, N.A.'s (“BANA”) demurrer to Defendant/Cross‐ Complainant in pro per, Thomas Witte's (“Witte”), First Amended Cross‐ Complaint (“FAXC”) is ruled upon as follows. REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE: BANA has filed a Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Its Demurrer to the First Amended Cross‐Complaint (“RJN”). In its RJN, BANA cites to Evidence Code section 452...

Excerpt: ...hat pursuant to local Court rules, only limited oral argument is permitted on law and motion matters. *** The notice of demurrer does not provide notice of the Court's tentative ruling system, as required by Local Rule 1.06, and does not provide the correct address for Dept. 53/54. Moving 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 hea...

Excerpt: ... and the manner to request a hearing. 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. The Court notes that the complaint in this action is substantively identical to the complaint filed in Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 2022‐ 00318900 entitled B.W. v. County of San Bernardino, and that the present demurrer and the opposition thereto are lik...

Excerpt: ...g the procedures set forth in Local Rule 1.06(B). Defendants' Samanta and Susan Elazzi's (“Defendants”) motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary adjudication, is ruled upon as follows. I. Overview This is a premises liability/personal injury action. Plaintiff Grace Velasquez's (“Plaintiff”) complaint alleges causes of action for (1) general negligence, and (2) premises liability in connection with her injuries from a tr...

Excerpt: ...cts, opposing plaintiff's 69 Additional Material Facts, and/or opposing plaintiff's three (3) written objections to evidence will be addressed at the hearing. The parties should be prepared to point to specific admissible evidence which is claimed to show the existence or non‐existence of a triable issue of material fact. *** PDQ's moving memorandum of points & authorities fail to comply with CRC Rule 3.1113(f), requiring a table of contents an...

Excerpt: ...eges that his disability could have been accommodated by allowing him to wear his sidearm and equipment on a weight‐bearing vest instead of the traditional leather belt. Plaintiff alleges he submitted the request for reasonable accommodation in April 2019. In his discovery responses, Plaintiff indicated he suffered depression, anxiety and emotional distress as a result of the adverse employment actions. He also identified Ms. Williams (a marria...

Excerpt: ...tion to reopen discovery. The motion was denied to the extent that Defendants sought to reopen nonexpert discovery on Plaintiffs' third cause of action for custodial negligence. The motion was granted to the extent that Defendants sought to reopen nonexpert discovery on the fourth cause of action for constructive fraud. The Court denied Defendants' request to reopen expert discovery without prejudice to filing a motion pursuant to CCP § 2034.610...

Excerpt: ...f Tyrone Adams alleges causes of action against Defendants for conversion, trespass to chattels, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He appears to allege he was a long‐term guest at a hotel owned by Defendants and that an unknown person broke into his storage locker and stole his property in December 2015. Plaintiff also alleged in the FAC that Defendants previously engaged in conversion against him in 2014 and acknowledged liabil...

Excerpt: ...ected to have Plaintiff Troy Anderson available at oral argument on December 15, 2022 at 1:30 pm. Appearance will be by ZOOM. Department 53 Zoom ID is: 161 4650 6749. To appear on Zoom by phone, call (833) 568‐8864 and enter 161 4650 6749#. Appearance is required. Plaintiff Troy Anderson's (“Plaintiff”) motion to appoint counsel is denied. This is an unlimited civil action for damages. Under California law, there is no general right to coun...

Excerpt: ...rellana (hereafter, “Plaintiff”) established prenatal care with Capital OB/GYN on February 15, 2018 and returned at regular intervals for scheduled visits. (Frields Decl., ¶ 4.) On August 2, 2018, Plaintiff was evaluated at Sutter Medical Center for spotting, which resolved. (Id. at ¶ 5.) Plaintiff went into labor on September 22, 2018 and reported to Sutter Medical Center for delivery and was first evaluated by Mark Zheng, M.D. (Id. at ¶ ...

Excerpt: ... if the plaintiff has placed his or her mental condition in controversy. (Carpenter v. Superior Court (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 249, 258‐59.) The motion for a mental examination "shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions, scope, and nature of the examination, as well as the identity and the specialty, if any, of the person or persons who will perform the examination." (Id. at pp. 258‐259, citing Code Civ. Proc. § 2032.310(b)).) "To prot...

Excerpt: ...ion as Wal‐Mart terminated him instead of disciplining the female employee he had reported for sexual harassment, Defendant Shauna Byers. Plaintiff further alleges he was wrongfully terminated on the basis of a physical disability. Lastly Plaintiff alleges FEHA retaliation and failure to prevent harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Plaintiff Sylvia Buschmann, Stephen's wife, claims loss of consortium. By way of the instant motion, Plain...

Excerpt: ...t Villara Corporation. (ROA 1.) Plaintiffs served Villara on April 16, 2016 at its principal place of business in McClellan, California. Plaintiffs filed their operative pleading, the Second Amended complaint, on December 12, 2016. (ROA 76.) On March 7, 2017, Defendants filed a Petition to Compel Arbitration. (ROA 62.) The Court granted the Petition on April 4, 2017. (ROA 77.) On September 23, 2019, the parties stipulated not to arbitrate the mat...

Excerpt: ...at oral argument on December 13, 2022 at 1:30 pm. Appearance will be by ZOOM. Department 53's Zoom ID is: 161 4650 6749. To appear on Zoom by phone, call (833) 568‐8864 and enter 161 4650 6749#. Appearance is required. Defendant Manjula Bobbala's (“Defendant”) demurrer to the complaint is ruled upon as follows. Request For Judicial Notice Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice [“RJN”] of Plaintiff's tort claims and their rejections is ...

Excerpt: ...osales' complaint is UNOPPOSED and is ruled upon as follows. Plaintiff in pro per Rosales, an inmate in a California correctional facility, alleges that defendant Bravo sent “an unauthorized wireless device” (a cell phone) found in the possession of another prisoner to the Digital Forensics Team (“DFT”) in order to extract data “wihtout [sic] first obtaining a valid search warrant, pursuant to Penal Code §4576 (e); and negligent in fol...

Excerpt: ...y and discovery responses) as these items constitute “extrinsic evidence” which is outside the permissible scope of a demurrer, where the Court's consideration is limited to the allegations of the challenged pleading and those facts for which judicial notice is both requested and granted. For the same reason, the Court also did not consider the Martucci Declaration in Reply. The Court reminds both moving and opposing counsel that Code of Civi...

Excerpt: ...d opposing counsel are advised that the caption on the original complaint is the caption which should appear on all subsequent court filings and this caption ordinarily does not change even with the subsequent addition or dismissal of parties. Factual Background This action was commenced on 4/23/2021 by plaintiffs Gomez and Sandoval, husband and wife, seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained while entering a vehicle operated by a...

Excerpt: ...les as follows. *** If oral argument is requested, the parties must at the time oral argument is requested notify the clerk and the opposing party of the specific discovery requests that will be addressed at the hearing. The parties are also reminded that pursuant to local rules, only limited oral argument is permitted on law and motion matters. *** In this Lemon Law action plaintiff alleges that her 2010 Dodge Charger suffers from widespread def...

Excerpt: ...ition there is no proof of service of the opposition and it not clear whether Respondent even served the opposition. In this matter relating to a pending administrative investigation, Petitioner seeks to seal an exhibit in support of Petitioner's pending petition to compel compliance with an investigational subpoena. The petition is set to be heard on November 22, 2022. The subject exhibit is Exhibit 2 to the petition. According to Petitioner, th...

Excerpt: ...action against Rebecca for (1) “Undue Influence; Declaratory Relief‐Invalidate Durable Power of Attorney; (2) Constructive Trust; (3) Financial Elder Abuse; and (4) Breach of Fiduciary Duty. In their answer Defendants asserted each cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations. Plaintiff alleges that she, Rebecca and Deborah Conder are the Decedent's daughters. The Decedent passed away on October 29, 2016. Plaintiff alleges Rebecca...

Excerpt: ... a result of injuries sustained by Plaintiff. The parties agree that some mental examination of Plaintiff is appropriate. However, despite their meet and confer efforts, the parties were unable to resolve whether 1) there is good cause to conduct the mental examination in Palo Alto, more than 75 miles from Plaintiff's residence, 2) whether the exam may include the Calibrated Neuropsychological Normative System (“CNNS”) test, and 3) whether De...

Excerpt: ...line and several agreements relating thereto, one of which contains an arbitration clause. More specifically, the “Cotenancy Agreement” dated 6/1/1984 provides in Section 13.2 that “Disputes arising under this Agreement that have not been resolved under Sections 13.1 or 15.2.3 shall be settled through binding arbitration as provided in this Section 13.2.” Moving Papers. Petitioners now seek compel arbitration of their claims against DWR a...

Excerpt: ...ons in the amount of $247.50. (Wright Decl., ¶ 7; ROA 25.) On March 17, 2022, the Court denied a prior motion for terminating sanctions on grounds of improper service. (Wright Decl., ¶ 11; ROA 45.) Defendant provided discovery responses in mid‐May. (Wright Decl., ¶ 13.) Plaintiff believed the responses were deficient and brought a motion to compel further responses, which was granted on July 27, 2022. (Wright Decl., ¶¶ 15‐ 16; ROA 69.) A...

Excerpt: ...The pleadings define the scope of the issues on a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication. (FPI Dev. Inc. v. Nakashima (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 367, 381‐382.) Because a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication is limited to the issues raised by the pleadings (Lewis v. Chevron (2004) 119 Cal. App. 4th 690, 694), all evidence submitted in support of or in opposition to the motion must be addressed to the claims and defenses ra...

Excerpt: ...d by Local Rule 1.06, and does not provide the correct address for Dept. 53/54. Moving 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....

Excerpt: ...3(f), requiring both a table of contents and table of authorities when a brief exceeds ten pages (when such page length is permissible). To the extent plaintiffs' Reply proffers “new evidence” which the opposition did not have an opportunity to address, the “new evidence” was not considered by the Court. Defendants' three written objections to the Murphy Declaration in Reply are sustained. Factual Background This is an action for wrongful...

Excerpt: ...theless considered, although it did not alter the outcome of this motion. The Borkowski Declaration filed on 11/7/2022 in support of Request for Judicial Notice was also not timely filed or served and was not considered because it was filed after the reply papers, depriving defendant Mayfield of an opportunity to address it in the reply papers. But even assuming it were considered and judicial notice of the attached documents were granted, judici...

Excerpt: ...�). In filing that petition, SCA also moved to seal essentially the entire petition and accompanying exhibits, which constituted thousands of pages. Sutter opposed the motion to seal in part and also filed an opposition to the petition to vacate with a narrower motion to seal portions of the opposition. Sutter also filed its own petition to confirm the award. As a result of the parties' dispute over the breadth of the proposed sealing of the resp...

Excerpt: ... § 425.16. (ROA 205.) A formal judgment was entered in Defendants favor on October 19, 2022. (ROA 231.) The judgment indicates attorney fees and costs shall be separately sought. (ROA 231.) On August 26, 2022, Defendants filed the instant motion seeking an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $50,982.50 for 131.5 hours of work and costs in the amount of $1,935.18. Plaintiff opposes the motion. In sum, Plaintiff argues the fees should not be...

Excerpt: ...ing party. Carolina's argument is based on its assertion that its motion for new trial was pending at the time the motion to strike was filed. Here, the motion to strike is denied as this Court granted Lexington's motion to be deemed the prevailing party on October 26, 2022. As the Court noted in that ruling, Carolina's motion for new trial was denied. (ROA 1130.) Next, Carolina moves to tax certain costs set forth in Lexington's cost memorandum,...

Excerpt: ... Neglect of an Elder and Dependent Adult; (2) Negligence/Negligence per Se; (3) Violation of Resident's Bill of Rights; (4) Fraud/Misrepresentation; (5) Financial Elder Abuse; (6) Unfair Business Practices pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 17200 and (7) Wrongful Death in connection with allegations related to the Decedent's residency at Empire Ranch Alzheimer's Care Center. Defendants seek to compel the matter to arbitration pursuant t...

Excerpt: ...��Lead Case”) and In the Matter of: The Faith Faraci Revocable Living Trust, Case No. 34‐2020‐00283199 (the “Trust Action”). Plaintiff commenced the Lead Case by filing a complaint on June 2, 2020. The operative pleading in the Lead Case, the FAC was filed on August 26, 2020. (ROA 16.) The FAC identifies Mary Ann's Baking Co., Inc., Alfredo Moreno, George Demas and Faith Faraci as named defendants. (See FAC.) Defendant filed an answer o...

Excerpt: ...ispute presented on this motion is whether a party is required to respond to discovery that is accompanied by a proof of service indicating service was defective when the propounding party subsequently provides an amended proof of service that clarifies the original service was proper. On February 10, 2022, Defendant served “all the discovery requests to Plaintiff” via mail and email. (Du Decl., ¶ 1.) The discovery was properly served by a n...

Excerpt: ... and is GRANTED. Plaintiff, an incarcerated person proceeding in pro per, filed his Complaint alleging a sole cause of action for a preliminary injunction relating to his Public Records Act (“PRA”) request from Defendants. According to the moving papers (P&As at 2), Plaintiff Brian Adams (“Plaintiff”), a California state prison inmate, alleges defendants J. Shaffer and the Board of Parole Hearings violated the California Public Records Ac...

Excerpt: ...roperty at a tax auction. The operative pleading is the verified Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). The SAC indicates the subject property was previously owned by Nicholas Galabov. Prior to July 27, 2009, the City of Sacramento assessed fees for code enforcement totaling $8,945.23. (SAC, ¶ 7.) The SAC alleges the full amount of the fees were credited on February 22, 2016 and are no longer due. (SAC, ¶ 7.) As of August 31, 2016, there was a l...

Excerpt: ...) inducing breach of contract; (2) intentional interference with contractual relations; (3) intentional interference with prospective economic relations; (4) negligent interference with prospective economic relations; (5) conversion; (6) violation of Business & Professions Code § 17200; and (7) unjust enrichment. The causes of action were premised on allegations that Defendants sent demand letters to Plaintiffs, sent document requests to Plainti...

Excerpt: ... owned by Defendant. (See Complaint.) Plaintiff alleges she visited Defendant's dealership to pick up her vehicle that had been serviced and repaired. (Id., ¶ 9.) Plaintiff was browsing used vehicles while waiting when she was approached by Defendant's salesperson who identified himself as “Jasper.” (Id., ¶ 10.) Jasper pressured Plaintiff into test driving a vehicle. (Id ., ¶ 11.) The test drive began with Jasper driving, at which time he ...

Excerpt: ...The complaint asserts that Michael Betz had shortly before the accident become intoxicated while attending a party hosted by his employer(s) identified as Doe Defendants 11‐100 and purports to allege three separate causes of action: Negligence against Michael Betz; negligent entrustment against Marion Betz; and vicarious liability against Doe Defendants 11‐100. The final cause of action, consisting of just two paragraphs other than incorporat...

Excerpt: ...ed to pay the $40,000 and she now seeks to enforce the agreement pursuant to CCP § 664.6. Plaintiff however, concedes that Defendant filed for bankruptcy in August 2022 and that there is a bankruptcy hearing at the end of November. 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1) automatically stays actions when one party files for bankruptcy. “The automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code prohibit the continuation of a judicial action against the debtor that wa...

Excerpt: ...read defects including defects affecting the engine and brakes, Plaintiffs seek to compel Defendant to provide full and complete responses to certain requests for production, specifically requests nos. 16‐ 36, 39 and 40. These requests relate to Defendant's policies and procedures in handling vehicle repurchase or replacement requests and also determining repurchase offers. They also request information regarding the subject vehicle, in additio...

Excerpt: ...ause of action for penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”). Pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (2022) 142 S.Ct. 1906, Defendants now move to compel Plaintiff's individual PAGA claim to arbitration and to dismiss the action based on a lack of standing to maintain the “non‐individual” or representative PAGA claim. Briefly, prior to the ruling in Vi...