Excerpt: ...e general contractor forthe Project. On March 13, 2020, Specialty filed an achon against Garden Street for: 1) Breach of Written Contract; 2) Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; and 3) Quantum Meruit. The Specialty action, 20CV-0167, is now consolidated with lead action Sahara Construction Co., Inc. v. Specialty Construction, lnc„ 19CV-0589, as well as multiple other actions. On June 10, 2020, Garden Street filed a cross-complain...

Excerpt: ...held a 50% ownership in the Property. The same percentage of ownership was reported on Schedules A, L, and N of Bozner's First and Final Account. The Court approved Bozner's First and Final Account in March 2018, and provided for distribution of that 50% interest in the Property to her. The Court's order further provided that any of Decedent's separate property would be divided 50% to Bozner, and 25% to each of the decedent's sisters.l Neither re...

Excerpt: ...settlement (Filed Stipulation). The Filed Stipulation reported that the parties had entered into a separate stipulation regarding entry of judgment, which set forth the terms of their settlement (Settlement Stipulation). The Court granted the request to retain jurisdiction, and dismissed the action on October 7, 2022. Plaintiff now seeks to set aside the dismissal and have the Court enter judgment pursuant to the Settlement Stipulation. No opposi...

Excerpt: ...his action against Defendants for allegedly breaching the Contract and failing to pay for Plaintiff's services. The Contract includes a mandatory arbitration clause, and Plaintiff's counsel acknowledged that the dispute would have to be arbitrated ifthe parties could not reach a settlement. (Complaint, Ex. 1 S 6.2; Amended Declaration of Wesley Bonnheim ("Bonnheim Dec.") '1 7, Ex. 2.)1 On or about February 16, 2023, Plaintiff advised Defendants t...

Excerpt: ...fore the Court is Cotton's motion to quash service of summons. Code of Civil Prmædure section 418.10, subdivision (a)(l) entitles a defendant to file a motion to quash service on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. In response to a motion to quash, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing the facts that demonstrate the court's acquisition of personal jurisdiction over the defendant, including the facts showing effective service of process. (...

Excerpt: ...y"). In August 2012, Krista Koening ("Koening") and David Kneller leased a portion of the Huasna Property for use as a horse training facility. (Second Amended Complaint "SAC" '17.) In 2016, Koening registered to grow cannabis on the Huasna Property allegedly with the Smiths' knowledge and approval. (SAC 10.) In 2017, Koening and others formed SLOS for the purpose of applying for a cannabis permit to grow cannabis on the Huasna Property. (SAC '11...

Excerpt: ...f Labor Code section 2699(c). Now before the Court is Plaintiff's unopposed motion for approval of PAGA settlement. Plaintiff requests the Court issue an order approving the $600,000 settlement between Plaintiff and Defendant; appointing CPT Group, Inc. as the settlement administrator; granting Plaintiff's attorneys' fees request for $200,000; and providing Plaintiffs counsel reimbursement of $10,490.15 in litigation costs. The PAGA statute provi...

Excerpt: ...ly filed (and then dismissed) complaint did not qualify as "litigation" for purposes of vexatious litigant law. Subsequently, on July 13, 2023, the Court ordered Plaintiff to posta $15,000 bond pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1030. Currently on calendar is Defendant's renewed Mohon to Deem Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant. (Code Civ. Proc., S 391.1.)1 Plaintiff opposes the motion. The Court grants Defendant's Request for Judicial Notce....

Excerpt: ...inst multiple defendants including Alfred Nevis (Nevis), Makat Investments LLC (Makat) and Corbett AG, LLC (Corbett) (collectively the Nevis Defendants). The Live Oak Action alleges five causes of action for: 1) cancellation of instrument; 2) quiet title to real property; 3) constructive trust; 4) conversion; and 5) declaratory judgment. On that same date, Manji 2514 W, LLC (Manji) filed an action (22CV-0430, the Manji Acton) against multiple def...

Excerpt: ...ts misclassified him as an exempt employee and did not pay him in compliance with the Labor Code. LeMoine alleges that he was terminated in retaliation for raising the issue of unpaid wages and objecting to a deduction in wages for a business loss. Before the Court is Defendants' demurrer to the Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Causes of Action in the FAC and Devries' Motion to Strike paragraph 62 of the FAC. Defendants contend that the Sixth Cause of Ac...

Excerpt: ...with the City of Pismo Beach Police Department ("CPMPD"). (Complaint, p. 2, II. 16-18.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed to timely respond to that request. (Cal. Gov't Code S 6253, subd. (c).) Approximately one week after the deadline to respond had passed, Plaintiff followed up with CPMPD, but the dispatcher could not assist him. (Complaint, pp. 2-3, II. 26-2.) Plaintiff left a message with the Chief's secretary but received no return cal...

Excerpt: ...-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) (SAC, 3.) All of the vehicles were owned by Defendants Orchard City RV, LLC (Orchard) and Matthew Gordon (Gordon) (collectively Defendants). (ld., 3.) Orchard is owned and operated by Gordon. (ld., '1 8.) At the time of the incident, Jutla was acting as an agent for Defendants Orchard and Gordon. (ld., 6.) Jut-ila was driving to deliverthe equipment to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) p...

Excerpt: ...ral individuals, including Respondent and moving party Phillip Ralls ("Moving Party"). Settlor died on September 13, 2021. On February 4, 2022, Reina and Marna filed a petition against Moving Party and several other recipients of gifts from Settlor seeking to set aside the gifts and for damages. On September 13, 2022, Moving Party propounded Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents on Responding Party...

Excerpt: ...ant Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community Hospital (collectively "Tenet"). De La Cruz filed the subject complaint alleging he was terminated for an alleged medical disciplinary cause or reason and his staff privileges were wrongfully terminated without adequate notice or hearing as required by California Business and Professions Code sections 809 et seq., and under California common law ("Com...

Excerpt: ...ection (b) of section 473, the court may relieve a party from a default based on "mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect." Defendant submits a proposed demurrer, motion to strike and answer along with his moton. Plaintiff opposes the motion. Defendant's moton is timely, as it was filed within six months of September 20, 2022, the date the clerk entered default. (Kramerv. Traditional Escrow, Inc. (2020) 55 Cal.App.5th 13, 39 [six- m...

Excerpt: ...er) filed a petition under Probate Code secton 850 to determine ownership of certain shares of stock (the Petition).l on March 19, 2020, Andreoli filed a counterpetition against Siegenthaler alleging financial abuse and fraud. Andreoli now moves the Court pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 128.72 for an order striking Siegenthaler's Petition and awarding monetary sanctions in the anticipated amount of $9,500 in attorney fees and costs pl...

Excerpt: ...eges that, on May 26, 2015, the parties entered into a one-page agreement captioned "Nunno Wine Storage & Service Agreement" (the Agreement), whereby Plaintiff would store its wine at Defendant's facility on Dry Creek Road. (Compl., 8.) Plaintiff alleges that it began storing its wine on May 27, 2015, and that under the Agreement's terms, Plaintiff was charged monthly storage fees based on the wine inventory on hand at the facility at the end of ...

Excerpt: ...17, 2021, Bright filed a cross-complaint against Batie alleging causes of action for (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) open book account; (4) account stated; (5) fraud; (6) unjust enrichment; and (7) quantum meruit. The parties' dispute centers around their agreement that Bright would repair, restore, and/or customize Batie's 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air vehicle (the Vehicle). The parties' ag...

Excerpt: ...de section 172W. Plaintiff alleges he owns the residence located at 1315 Stoney Creek, Paso Robles, 93446 (the Property). Plaintiff alleges Defendant has a deed of trust on the Property. Plaintiff alleges he has attempted to work with Defendant on his mortgage payments, but that Defendants have not provided him with a loan mtxlification agreement. Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit to halt foreclosure proceedings on the Property. Now before the Cou...

Excerpt: ...a subsequent deposition 'for cause shown' pursuantto C.C.P section 2025.610." Exh. A, "l 4, 5.) Defendant seeks an order compelling the deposition of Plaintiff pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.610. Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.610 precludes the subsequent of a person unless the court orders it based on good cause. Defendant argues that there is good cause for allowing a second deposition of Plaintiff because it has been mo...

Excerpt: ...100 acres of land located at 6955 Estrella Road in San Luis Obispo County ("Property") from Jeannot Nahmias ("Nahmias") who had previously used the land forfarming grapes. (Pet. , 1, 19, 28-29.)1 Petitioner leased the land for the purpose of growing hemp for research purposes. The Property is located in the agriculture land use category. (AR 019.) On June 18, 2019, the County adopted an interim zoning/urgency ordinance, Ordinance No. 3393") pursu...

Excerpt: ...ee of Defendants' employees. In the notices of the three depositions, Plaintiff made document requests. No documents were produced at the first of the three depositions, and Plaintiff's counsel suspended the deposition after one-half hour and refused to go forward with the other two depositions. Before the court is Plaintiff's motion to compel the three depositions and the production of documents. Also before the court is Defendants' motion to st...

Excerpt: ...ions seeking punitive damages. That moton to strike was granted in part, with leave to amend. Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint (FAC) on April 13, 2023. According to the FAC, on September 1, 2021, Edmunson was driving a truck tractor towing a trailer loaded with an excavator on Highway 101, when a tire blew out. As a result, Edmunson lost control of the truck tractor, veering off the paved highway and striking a guardrail on an overpass....

Excerpt: ...est for appointment of a receiver in the sixth cause of action. Provisional remedies, such as a request for appointment of a receiver or injunctive relief, were excluded from the parties' arbitration agreement. The litigation was otherwise stayed in this Court. The Court later denied Plaintiff's request for appointment of a receiver. (Ruling, 03/30/22.) Currently before the Court is Judkins' motion to dismiss for delay of prosecution under Code o...

Excerpt: ...3 Higuera Street (the Property). (Comp. , "1 3, 4.) The John Action alleges causes of action for breach of contract, negligence, intentional misrepresentation, concealment, fraud, duress and deceit, negligent misrepresentation, rescission, restitution, and money had and received arising out of the remodel. Plaintiff now moves to consolidate for purposes of trial only the John Acton with Douglas Littlejohn v. City of San Luis Obispo, et. al., 22CV...