Excerpt: ...ions In The Amount Of $3,150.00 Against Defendant Rodrick Fods Inc Dba Mcdonald'S [PART ONE OF TWO] Pro Tem Judge Philip Ward, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion wi ll be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties...

Excerpt: ...asa Properties, Llc And Imposing Of Monetary Sanctio ns [PART ONE OF THREE] Pro Tem Judge Philip Ward, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motio n will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stip...

Excerpt: ... assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all p arties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion with the same authority as a Superior Court Judge. If a party appears by telephone, the stipulation may be signed via fax or consent to sign given ...

Excerpt: ...t Plaintiff And His Attorney In The Sum Of $21,475 [PART ONE OF THREE] Pro Tem Judge Philip Ward, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulatio...

Excerpt: ...ge Philip Ward, a member of the Cali fornia State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion w...

Excerpt: ...ns Against Defendant And His Attorney [PART ONE OF FOUR] Pro Tem Judge Philip Ward, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing...

Excerpt: ...Philip Ward, a member of the Califor nia State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion with...

Excerpt: ...laintiff Venitha Gopi [PART ONE OF TWO] Pro Tem Judge Philip Ward, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed bef...

Excerpt: ...cken from the FAC because it is improperly based on the information and belief of Ernie Ramsey, a corporate officer of plaintiff Jonathan Neil & Associates, Inc. CCP 446, however, expli citly allows officers to verify a corporation's complaint. Further, verification on information and belief is permissible where, as here, there is no allegation of bad faith. (See League of Women Voters v. Eu (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 649, 656.) Thus, defendant s&...

Excerpt: ...illiam Lynn, a member of the C alifornia State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion with...

Excerpt: ...istake. Defendant must show a meritorious case, satisfactory excuse for not presenting a defense, and diligence. (Rappleyea v. Campbell (1994) 8 Cal.4th 975, 982.) Defendant meets its burden. "One ground for equita ble relief is extrinsic mistake -a term broadly applied when circumstances extrinsic to the litigation have unfairly cost a party a hearing on the merits." (Rappleyea v. Campbell (1994) 8 Cal.4th 975, 981.) Here, defendant fail...

Excerpt: ...rvice Of Summons For Lack Of Persona l Jurisdiction. The "motions by (1) Rene LeBlanc and (2) Patricia LeBlanc to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction" are denied. Plaintiff (a California resident) pleads that Texas -resident LeBlancs defrauded him in a Mexican land deal along with Patricia LeBlanc's mother (the putative landowner) and a contractor who was to build a house for plaintiff on the property (both Mexi...

Excerpt: ...suant to C.C.P. section 36(f) is September 3, 2024. b. The parties shall follow the California Rules of Court, San Francisco Local Rules, and Local Rule 20. 2. The last day for hearing summary judgment/adjudication mot ions is August 20, 2024. a. Summary judgment/adjudication motions shall be brought on regular notice pursuant to the relevant provisions of the C.C.P., unless the parties stipulate otherwise. b. Before a party files and serves a s...

Excerpt: ...n Department 206. a. Last day pursuant to C.C.P. section 36(f) is September 3, 2024. b. The parties shall follow the California Rules of Court, San Francisco Local Rules, and Local Rule 20. 2. The last day for hearing summary judgment/adjudication motions is August 20, 2024. a. Summar y judgment/adjudication motions shall be brought on regular notice pursuant to the relevant provisions of the C.C.P., unless the parties stipulate otherwise. b. Bef...

Excerpt: ...e 5, 3- PLAINTIFF DIANA WESTNEDGE'S Motion To Compel Further Responses By Defendant Victor Makras Doing Business As Makras Real Estate To Plaintiffs Request For Production Of Documents Set One And Request For Monetary Sanctions Against Defendant Victor Makras Doing Business As Makras Real Estate And His Attorney. [PART ONE OF TWO] Pro Tem Judge James Fleming, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in C R...

Excerpt: ...anctions Against Defendant And Its Counsel Of Record, And For Evidentiary And Issue Sanctions. Pro Tem Judge James Fleming, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the ...

Excerpt: ...r the alleged contracts are written, oral or implied. (CCP 430.10(g).) Fraud is not pled with particularity. (Stansfield v. Starkey (1990) 220 Cal.App.3d 59, 73 ["how, when, where, to whom, and by what means the representations were tendered"].) The demurrer is otherwise overruled. For the 9 :30 a.m. Law & Motion calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference...

Excerpt: ...e party opposing arbitration bears the burden on any defense." (Pinnacle Museum Tower Assn. v. Pinnacle Market Development (US), LLC. (2012) 55 Cal.4th 223, 236; see also Rosenthal v. Great We stern Fin. Securities Corp. (1996) 14 Cal.4th 394, 413; Gamboa v. Northeast Community Clinic (2021) 72 Cal.App.5th 158, 165 [explaining three -step process to determine existence of arbitration agreement].) In this case, plaintiff declares that he does ...

Excerpt: ... filed. 1. The trial date is August 19, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. in Department 206. a. Last day pursuant to C.C.P. section 36(f) is August 27, 2024. b. The parties shall follow the California Rules of Court, San Francisco Local Rules, and Local Rule 20. 2. The last day for hearing summary judgment/adjudication motions is August 13, 2024. a. Summary judgment/adjudication motions shall be brought on regular notice pursuant to the relevant provisions of t...

Excerpt: ...scripts of Anthony Piazza) is sustained. Even if the testimony was considered, the Court does not find that Piazza's former testimony flatly contradicts Plaintiff's respons e to Special Interrogatory No. 1 enough to shift the burden. The evidence is not what Defendant purports it to be. Piazza's failure in 1994 to recall the names of suppliers of "asbestos containing products" does not establish that he lacks or lacked infor...

Excerpt: ...cepts that allegation as true and defendant's judicially noticeable documents merely show a dispute of fact. "[J]udicial notice of matters upon demurrer will be dispositive only i n those instances where there is not or cannot be a factual dispute concerning that which is sought to be judicially noticed." (Cruz v. County of Los Angeles (1985) 173 Cal.App.3d 1131, 1134.) "A demurrer is simply not the appropriate procedure for deter...

Excerpt: ...Bar who meets all the require ments set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion with the same authority as a Superior Court Judge....

Excerpt: ...assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all partie s to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion with the same authority as a Superior Court Judge. If a party appears by telephone, the stipulation may be signed via fax or consent to sign given b...

Excerpt: ...temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the motion sign the stipulation, the hearing will proceed before the Judge Pro Tem who will decide the motion with the same authority as a Superior Court Judge. If a party appears by telephone, the stipulation may be signed vi a fax ...

Excerpt: ...uments And Further Responses To Sca'S 1st Sets Of Discovery Requests. (PART ONE OF THREE) Pro Tem Judge Philip Ward, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to hear this motion. Prior to the hearing all parties to the motion will be asked to sign a stipulation agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Pro Tem Judge. If all parties to the mot...