Excerpt: ...e District to submit two categories of documents for the Court's in camera review: (1) e‐mails between the District's employees and (2) various miscellaneous items (collectively, the “NonProduced Documents”). Both categories had been listed on the District's privilege log, and had not yet been produced to The Tribune. The Court ultimately determined that both categories were nonresponsive to The Tribune's PRA requests, and need not be produ...

Excerpt: ... its answer on July 26, 2018. Oetiker moves here for leave to file an amended answer to assert two new affirmative defenses for failure to comply with the Right to Repair Act (Civil Code sections 895, et seq., 945.5) and statute of limitations (Civil Code section 941). Oetiker timely served the motion on counsel for Plaintiff but no opposition was filed. Oetiker argues that after answering Plaintiff's complaint, the parties commenced discovery. D...

Excerpt: ... summary judgment, or in the alternative summary adjudication. Behjati opposes the motion. As the moving party, Wells Fargo has the initial burden to make a prima facie showing that there are no triable issues of material fact and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Code Civ. Proc., §437c(c); Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 843.) If Wells Fargo makes its prima facie showing, then the burden shifts to Beh...

Excerpt: ...rust; PB Opportunities, LLC; JB Devco, LLC; The Obispo Company, LLC; John W. Belsher and Jody Belsher, trustees of the El Cerrito Irrevocable Trust; Jody Belsher; 2130 Morro Bay, LLC; and Belsher Law, PC. The FAC asserts causes of action for (1) breach of promissory note; (2) breach of personal guaranty; (3) fraudulent conveyance; (4) conversion; (5) declaratory relief – Las Tablas Villas; (6) violation of Corporations Code section 177404‐10 ...

Excerpt: ...wam moves here for its attorneys' fees and costs incurred in attempting to collect on the Judgment, in the amount of $3,983.86. Wigwam served the motion on Judgment Debtors, but no opposition was filed. Wigwam's unopposed Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”) is granted; the Court shall take judicial notice of Exhibits 1‐3 to the RJN. Wigwam moves pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 685.080 on the grounds that the Judgment, the contra...

Excerpt: ...2016, Second Press negotiated an agreement with the Figueroa Defendants under which the latter agreed to purchase certain furniture, fixtures, and kitchen equipment (the “FFE”) related to the restaurant industry. A year and a half later, on September 26, 2018, Ron and Vickie Mullins (the “Mullins”) filed an unlawful detainer complaint against Esperanza Hansen (“Hansen”). The dispute concerns Hansen's lease of commercial restaurant spa...

Excerpt: ...Roe 1. On January 4, 2019, DC Design & Construction filed a cross‐complaint against Chronomite for apportionment of fault and indemnification. On June 26, 2019, the parties held a trial setting conference and set a trial readiness conference for November 13, 2019 and a trial date of November 18, 2019. On July 12, 2019, Chronomite filed another amendment substituting Centervest Capital, LLC (“Centervest”) and Besher Holdings, LLC (“Besher�...

Excerpt: ... Los Ranchos Del Mar (LRDM). The underlying dispute involves LRDM's and the City's efforts to annex approximately 154 acres of undeveloped real property (the Property), owned by LRDM, into the City. In 2004, the City and LRDM entered into a “Pre‐Annexation and Development Agreement No. 2004‐01” (the Development Agreement). In 2005, pursuant to the Development Agreement, the City and LRDM applied to LAFCO for annexation of the Property. Th...

Excerpt: ... Defendants in the lawsuit captioned Frank Macciola, et al. v. David Harms and Jolene Harms (17CVP‐ 0260) (the Macciola Action). Defendants are currently unrepresented in the Macciola Action, which remains pending before this Court. On March 23, 2018, Defendants submitted a request to arbitrate their fee dispute with Plaintiff to the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association's Fee Arbitration Program, requesting a non‐ binding arbitration (the A...

Excerpt: ...Kemp (“Defendant”), California Department of Transportation dba CalTrans and the State of California, arising out of an automobile collision occurring on US Highway 101 northbound near SR‐41 in the City of Atascadero. Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint for Damages (“FAC”) alleges one cause of action for negligence against Kemp. Defendant has now brought two motions: 1) Defendant's Motion for Protective Order/Motion to Compel Plaintiff ...

Excerpt: ...ontract” (the “Contract”), under which Plaintiff retained ownership of Winslow, as well as breeding rights until Winslow was six years old. 1 At that time, Plaintiff was to transfer full ownership to Defendant. 2 The Contract, and a subsequent March 2019 amendment, 3 set forth conditions for Winslow's care and required that Defendant return Winslow if any of the conditions could not be met. The Contract also gave Plaintiff the right to resc...

Excerpt: ... a second amended complaint (SAC) against RIG, TheClymb, and Does 1 through 15 alleging causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) fraudulent transfer, (3) conspiracy to defraud, (4) successor liability, (5) an accounting, (6) declaratory relief, and (7) unfair competition. Plaintiffs allege that RIG is an Oregon corporation whose license is “administratively suspended,” but has “never formally dissolved.” (SAC, ¶ 3.) Plaintiffs al...

Excerpt: ...On May 30, 2019, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). The FAC alleges fourteen causes of action against Defendants. This action arises out of Plaintiffs' employment at Sky River. The FAC alleges that Defendants discriminated against and harassed her based upon her medical condition, namely melanoma, failed to accommodate her or engage in an interactive process, and wrongfully terminated her in violation of public policy. Sm...

Excerpt: ...elated to planting, growing, harvesting, shipping, cooling, processing, and/or shipping fruits and/or vegetables and who worked in California between May 1, 2011 and the present (called ‘Harvesters' or the ‘Class') and who were paid by Defendant PALOMA PACKING, INC. (‘Paloma').” The seven subclasses begin the same way but after the phrase “and the present” end as follows: 1. ... and who were paid by Paloma and for whom Defendants have...

Excerpt: ... are collectively running an illegal puppy laundering operation in violation of Health and Safety Code section 122354.5 (“Section 122354.5”). On April 5, 2019, Plaintiffs propounded a first set of requests for production (“RFPs”) and Special Interrogatories on the Bark Defendants. The Special Interrogatories included only one interrogatory asking the responding parties to “[i]dentify each and every officer, director, founder, employee, ...

Excerpt: ...ed litigation against Centex under a separate case number (16CVP‐0337). The two matters were subsequently consolidated. The homes at issue are part of the Cottages at Dove Creek and Collection at Dove Creek projects in Atascadero, California. Trial is set to begin on October 21, 2019. Centex seeks an order bifurcating the trial into two phases: (1) the construction defect claims, including all of Plaintiffs' claims and Centex's claims for indem...

Excerpt: ...red by the doctrine of res judicata, that Plaintiff lacks standing, and that the complaint fails to state facts sufficient to constitute any causes of action against Defendant. Defendant's counsel declares that she met and conferred with Plaintiff by telephone prior to filing the demurrer. (Declaration of Rachel M. Sanders.) Procedural Background Defendant submitted a Request for Judicial Notice with 25 exhibits in support of its demurrer. A demu...

Excerpt: ...s was also survived by his wife, another daughter, and his step‐son. In addition to their appointment as the personal representatives, the Administrators also sought to probate a will signed by Charles in 1991. The will provided that Charles' personal property and household effects should be distributed to his wife Marian, and the remainder to the Charles A. Pratt Living Trust (the “Trust”). The Administrators were issued letters of special...

Excerpt: ...n under Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq., and a representative cause of action for civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act, Labor Code section 2698, et seq. (“PAGA”). Plaintiffs allege that they were misclassified as independent contractors and are entitled to unpaid wages, and meal and rest period violations. All causes of action are alleged against all Defendants. On June 28, 2018, Plaintiffs served disco...

Excerpt: ...kiff Management Corporation (collectively “Defendants”). On July 8, 2019, Defendants filed a cross‐complaint for declaratory relief and interpleader. On that same day, Plaintiffs filed an ex parte application for a TRO and to set an OSC re: preliminary injunction. Skiff and Binney were business partners in various business ventures for many years. In 2003, Skiff and Binney organized the Manse on Marsh, LP, as a California limited partnershi...

Excerpt: ...�) (collectively “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that he is a resident in the Ocean View Manor Apartments (the “Apartments”) in Morro Bay, California, which are owned by PSHHC with property management by TDG. (Complaint, ¶ 1.) Plaintiff alleges that in 2016, the Apartments were rehabilitated with partial financial help from the California State Treasurer's Office through a program of the California Tax Credit Allowance Committee, and as...

Excerpt: ...ed Complaint later that same day (“FAC”). Plaintiff alleges that on May 15, 2018, he obtained medical services at an urgent care facility. (FAC, ¶ 1.) Unbeknownst to Plaintiff, the facility sent various tests to Quest for diagnosis. (Ibid.) Medical diagnostics are not insured under Plaintiff's health insurance plan. (Ibid.) Plaintiff alleges that he had no contractual agreement with Quest or even knew of Quest's existence at the time he rece...

Excerpt: ...of service on file showing the motion was served on Defendant. Provided the notice issue is resolved, the Court intends to rule as follows: As the moving party, Discover Bank has the initial burden to make a prima facie showing that there are no triable issues of material fact and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Code Civ. Proc., §437c(c); Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 843.) If Discover Bank makes i...

Excerpt: ...igence; (2) assault; (3) battery; (4) sexual assault; (5) false imprisonment; and (6) intentional infliction of emotional distress. Kurt Tom is named as a defendant on all six causes of action. His parents, the Toms, are named on the first and sixth causes of action. The Toms demur to both of those causes of action on the grounds that they (1) fail to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action; and (2) are barred by the relevant statu...

Excerpt: ...; (3) intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (4) violation of constitutional rights.1 The County demurs to the entire complaint on the ground that Plaintiff failed to comply with the Government Claim Act (Gov. Code, § 900 et seq.). In addition, the County demurs to the first, second, and third causes of action on the ground it has immunity under Government Code section 850.4. 1. The Government Claim Act “In general, no suit for mone...