Excerpt: ...ach of quiet enjoyment (Civ. Code, § 1927); (4) private nuisance (Civ. Code, § 3501 et seq.); (5) premises liability (Civ. Code, § 1714); (6) retaliation; (7) negligence; (8) retaliatory eviction; (9) violation of Civil Code section 1940.2; (10) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (11) negligent infliction of emotional distress; (12) violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq.; and (13) fraud. This lawsuit aris...

Excerpt: ...cation Code sections 44113 and 44114, and Labor Code section 1102.5. On August 10, 2023, the Court (Hon. Rita C. Federman, presiding) sustained Defendants' demurrer with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint (FAC) on September 13, 2023. Now before the Court is Defendants' demurrer to the FAC. Factual Allegations. In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on September 18, 2017, he filed a complaint against his then- employer,...

Excerpt: ...on, (5) negligence, (6) accounting, (7) unjust enrichment, and (8) fraud. The parties' dispute centers around their agreement that, in exchange for his use of Plaintiff's cannabis business licenses and equipment, Poswillo agreed to provide farming services for Plaintiff, serve as Plaintiff's pest control advisor, and would arrange for the use of a cannabis distribution license to store and care for Plaintiff's cannabis material. Now before the Co...

Excerpt: ...icial proceeding (Case No 19F -05075). On November 4, 2021, the Court (Hon. Rita Federman) granted MacDonald's special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16.1 Judgment was issued on December 27, 2021. Orcutt appealed. On March 16, 2023, the Second Appellate District Court denied Orcutt's appeal, affirmed this court's judgment, and found MacDonald to be the prevailing party entitled to attorneys' fees and costs on appeal (t...

Excerpt: ...omplaint against Plaintiff; PRCCC, Inc.; and 1144 Black Oak Associates, LLC (Cross -Defendants). Plaintiff also has a pending cross- complaint against other parties. The parties' dispute centers around their agreement concerning the sale of Plaintiff's restaurant in Paso Robles to Defendant Ayrapetian. Plaintiff asserts one cause of action for breach of contract against Defendant Ayrapetian, alleging Defendant failed to pay the cash purchase pric...

Excerpt: ...ied, operated, controlled, supervised, patrolled, monitored, managed, and maintained a parking lot in Paso Robles. Plaintiff alleges the parking lot included a “posted warning sign1 regarding no overnight camping.” Plaintiff alleges the parking lot was open for use by members of the public including shoppers and pedestrians, like the Plaintiff, using the premises in its normally intended and foreseeable manner for foot traffic and passage. Pl...

Excerpt: ... Drive, Santa Maria, California (the Property) from Defendants Joanie James and the Trust; Cornerstone is alleged to be the real estate agent for the Property. Plaintiffs assert causes of action for negligence, breach of contract, and fraud, alleging Defendants promised to undertake certain repairs to the property, that those repairs were not made, and that Plaintiffs suffered damages as a result. Now before the Court is Defendants' motion to com...

Excerpt: ...Quiky Associates), and Quiky Car Wash, LLC (Quiky LLC; collectively, Defendants). The dispute concerns the sale of substantially all of Quiky Associates' assets to Sun Day Carwash, Inc. (Sun Day). Sun Day is also named as a defendant. The complaint alleges the sale substantially damaged ownership interests in PFH and Defendants had no authority to approve the transaction under the parties' various agreements. Currently before the Court is Defenda...

Excerpt: ...s Court set an Order to Show Cause re: Dismissal for January 9, 2023. This hearing date was later continued on order of the Court to March 1, 2023. Neither party appeared on March 1, 2023. Therefore, on this date, the Court (Hon. Rita Federman, presiding) dismissed the case. Now before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for relief from dismissal. Plaintiff requests the Court set aside the March 1, 2023 dismissal and stay this case pending the outcom...

Excerpt: ...icial proceeding (Case No 19F -05075). On November 4, 2021, the Court (Hon. Rita Federman) granted MacDonald's special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16.1 Judgment was issued on December 27, 2021. Orcutt appealed. On March 16, 2023, the Second Appellate District Court denied Orcutt's appeal, affirmed this court's judgment, and found MacDonald to be the prevailing party entitled to attorneys' fees and costs on appeal (t...

Excerpt: ...ng), and judgment was entered in her favor on June 17, 2022. On August 25, 2022, this Court (Hon. Federman, presiding) denied Plaintiff's motion for a protective order and for sanctions. The Court granted the Guimaraes Defendants' request for sanctions in the amount of $6,540. Plaintiff's counsel was ordered to pay that amount to the Guimaraes Defendants on or before September 15, 2022. The Guimaraes Defendants' motion for summary judgment was gr...

Excerpt: ...by Deendant Hyundai Motor America (“Warrantor”). Plainti
¯ alleges both deendants violated the Song- Beverly Warranty Act (Civil Code sections 1790 et seq.) by ailing to repair Vehicle deects. Dealer and Warrantor are represented by the same attorneys and have each Þled a motion to compel arbitration and or stay o this action until the conclusion o arbitration. Warrantor relies on the arbitration provision in the RISC between Plainti...

Excerpt: ...pley (Decedent) was driving through the intersection of 34th Street and Spring Street in Paso Robles on January 13, 2022, when his vehicle was struck by another car driven by Galvez. The complaint alleges that Galvez failed to yield because his visibility and sightline of oncoming tra
¯ic was blocked or impaired due to improper design, construction, and/or maintenance of the intersection. Currently on calendar is the City's demurrer to the secon...

Excerpt: ...breached its warranty by failing to repair defects in the vehicle within a reasonable number of attempts and refusing to repurchase the Vehicle. Morales served GM with Plainti
¯'s Requests for Production of Documents, Set One (“RFP”), and GM timely served Morales with responses. GM objected to all of the requests and agreed to produce some documents in response to some of the requests “subject to” the objections. Even if the objections w...

Excerpt: ...s proposed project (the Project) to establish up to three acres of outdoor cannabis cultivation within hoop houses and a 10,000-square foot (sf) ancillary processing building on Real Party's 41-acre property located at 8770 Carrisa Highway, Santa Margarita, California 93453 (the Site). (Administrative Record [AR], at AR00055.) A. The Project. Real Party submitted their initial minor use permit application on February 19, 2018. (AR 541.) The Proje...

Excerpt: ...kid steer with an auger attachment. (Compl., p. 4.) Plainti
¯ alleges that an employee o Quinn Rental Services was getting the skid steer ready or pickup when he caused a portion to all on Plainti
¯'s head, causing him serious injury. (Ibid.) A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 9, 2024. On December 12, 2023, this Court granted Plainti
¯'s motion to amend the complaint to add a claim or punitive damages. Plainti
¯'s motion was based o...

Excerpt: ...
¯ alleges he received a judgment from a “private administrative proceeding” and seeks to enforce that judgment under the California Sister State Money Judgments Act, Code of Civil Procedure sections 1710.10 through 1710.65 (the Act). (Compl., at pp. 12, 14, 16.) Plainti
¯ alleges that, prior to Þling this lawsuit, he “initiated an action by counter claim in the Adjudicator Court, a Privat[e] Administrative Court of Record and Alternativ...

Excerpt: ...l proceeding (Case No 19F-05075). On November 4, 2021, the Court (Hon. Rita Federman) granted MacDonald's special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16.1 Judgment was issued on December 27, 2021. Orcutt appealed. On March 16, 2023, the Second Appellate District Court denied Orcutt's appeal, a
¯irmed this court's judgment, and found MacDonald to be the prevailing party entitled to attorneys' fees and costs on appeal (the A...

Excerpt: ...tion for attorney's fees. Defendant does not dispute that Plainti
¯ is the prevailing party and is entitled to fees but rather objects that the requested billing rate is unreasonable, the number of attorney hours is inßated and duplicative, and the result does not justify the amount of fees requested. Plainti
¯ seeks $26,350.00 reßecting 50.3 attorney hours attributed to two attorneys. The hourly attorney billing rates are $500 and $600. (Dec...

Excerpt: ...e owns at 849 PaciÞc Avenue in Cayucos, California (the Property). Defendants now demur to each of the four of the causes of action in the FAC pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivisions (d) [misjoinder of parties], (e) [failure to state a cause of action] and (f) [uncertainty].) Counsel for Defendants declares that she sent a meet and confer letter to Plainti
¯ via email on August 23, 2023. (Declaration of Sue Carrasco, ¶...

Excerpt: ...eendants oppose the motions. Plainti
¯ declares that on September 19, 2022, he served Request or Production o Documents, Set One, and Form Interrogatories (Construction), Set One, on Deendants. It is unclear i single sets directed at all Deendants were served or i separate sets were served. Deendants responded on March 16, 2023, but Plainti
¯ considered the responses non-compliant, and on March 21, 2023, Plainti
¯ sent meet and coner ...

Excerpt: ...y respond, Natali Þled motions to compel responses. The Court granted those motions on May 10, 2023, and ordered Mathis to provide responses without objections by May 31, 2023. Mathis served responses by the deadline. Natali states the responses included objections. Her counsel sent a meet and confer letter on June 29, 2023, regarding the special interrogatories and a separate letter on July 11, 2023, regarding the form interrogatories. Over the...

Excerpt: ...served on the City of San Luis Obispo, Michael Codron, John Mezzapesa and Steve Sheats (collectively the City Defendants). Plainti
¯ concurrently brings a motion to amend or set aside a court order. Both motions arise out of discovery disputes between the parties. On April 6, 2023, Plainti
¯ and the City Defendants participated in a voluntary informal discovery conference before this Court. The conference was initiated by Plainti
¯ following a...

Excerpt: ...l 2019, which included a trust accounting covering the period September 16, 2012 through January 6, 2018.1 Currently on calendar is Petitioner's Motion for Summary Adjudication on the cause of action seeking to invalidate powers of appointment exercised by his and Respondent's mother during her lifetime. The Court denies the motion. I. BACKGROUND The parties agree on the following facts:2 • On September 16, 2012, the parties' parents, Donald Ba...

Excerpt: ...d that his room was contaminated with bed bugs resulting in physical and emotional injuries. The complaint sets forth causes of action for (1) Battery; (2) Negligence; (3) Intentional Inßiction of Emotional Distress; (4) Fraudulent Concealment; and (5) Public Nuisance. The Hotel, Weyrich, and Guerrero (Defendants) previously Þled a motion for summary judgment. The thrust of Defendants' motion was that they lacked notice of bed bugs at the Hotel...

Excerpt: ...hicle su
¯ered rom deects and no-ncomormities, including transmission deects and inotainment deects, and that Ford ailed to repurchase or replace the Vehicle ater a reasonable number o repair attempts. (Compl., ¶¶ 15-18.) Plainti
¯'s Þrst Þve causes o action are alleged against Ford only. Plainti
¯'s sixth cause o action alleges negligent repair by Santa Maria. (Compl., ¶¶ 72-76.) Deendants now demur to the Þth and sixth ca...

Excerpt: ...Pamela Pierce to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for $4,000 in Monetary Sanctions (3) Plainti
¯'s Motion to Compel Further Responses from Defendants Kedrin Van Steenwyk; KMBG, LLC; and Adelaida Cellars, Inc. to Requests for Production of Documents, Set One, and Request for $4,000 in Monetary Sanctions (4) Plainti
¯'s Motion to Compel Further Responses from Defendants Applied Technologies Associates, Inc.; ATA Ranches, Inc.; Daniel Ca...

Excerpt: ...ng in physical and emotional injuries. The complaint sets orth the ollowing causes o action: (1) Battery; (2) Negligence; (3) Intentional Inßiction o Emotional Distress; (4) Fraudulent Concealment; and (5) Public Nuisance. The Hotel, Weyrich, and Guerrero (Deendants) now move or summary judgment on the ground Plainti
¯ cannot prove causation. Plainti
¯ opposes the motion. This is Deendants' second motion or summary judgment on the issu...

Excerpt: ...yard, Inc.; Richard L. Quinn; and David Nichols (“Deendants”) Þled the subject motion to sever Geo
¯rey's and Bonnie's claims on the grounds that the claims do not meet the standard or permissive joinder and to “prevent any party rom being embarrassed, delayed, or put to undue expense.” 1. Joint Ownership or Control o the Inn and Winery Deendants have not shown that the Inn and Winery were owned and controlled by completely separat...

Excerpt: ...misuse o discovery. Plainti
¯ reports that during meet and coner discussions Deendant indicated it would provide urther responses once a protective order was entered. (Declaration o Alexander G.L. Davies (“Davies Decl., ¶ 10.) On July 12, 2023, the Court entered a stipulated protective order (“Protective Order”). As o the date Plainti
¯ Þled the subject motions (August 24, 2023), Deendant had not provided urther responses. The m...

Excerpt: ...ses to the orm interrogatories and to deem the requests or admission as admitted. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, 2033.280.) The motions and notice o hearing were served by mail on Plainti
¯ at his address o record and no opposition was Þled. As to the requests or admission, i a party ails to timely respond the requesting party may move or an order that the genuineness o any documents and the truth o any matters speciÞed in the requ...

Excerpt: ... Theophil (Theophil Dec.), II 15; Ex. 3.) Honda responded, serving its verification on August 14, 2023, but no documents have been produced. 1 (ld. 17, 18, 23, Exs. 4, 5; Declaration of Jeanette Suarez (Suarez Dec.), 116; Ex. C.) Specifically, Plaintiff moves to compel further responses to request for production (RFP) nos.: 1-3, 7, 9, 12, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51,54, 56, 57, 74, 75, 82, 84, 85, and 86. Honda oppo...

Excerpt: ... Springer dba Patriot Plumbing and Drain Cleaning (Patriot) and Tracy Ann Fairchild; Patriot has instituted its own cross-action against Defendants. As against the Defendants, Plainti
¯s assert causes of action for (1) violation of the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL); (2) negligence; (3) negligence per se; (4) breach of contract—written agreement; (5) breach of contract—oral promise; (6) breach of implied covenant—quiet enjoyment; (7) breac...

Excerpt: ...treet and Specialty entered into a contract in April 2015 (the Prime Contract). In furtherance of the Project, Specialty hired subcontractors. At some point, for disputed reasons, payments stopped, resulting in Specialty and various subcontractors recording mechanics' liens. Those liens in turn led to this litigation and the consolidation of several related actions, all of which involve the Project. Trial is set to begin on April 3, 2024. Under t...

Excerpt: ...obate Code section 850 to determine ownership of certain shares of stock.1 On March 19, 2020, Andreoli Þled a counterpetition against Siegenthaler alleging Þnancial abuse and fraud. The counterpetition alleged Siegenthaler and her husband had coerced Decedent out of approximately $3.5 million prior to his death. Andreoli supplemented her counterpetition in June 2022, alleging additional wrongful takings by Siegenthaler. On June 24, 2022, Andreo...

Excerpt: ...housed (“ASH”). 1. DEMURRER LEGAL STANDARD A demurrer tests the legal su
¯iciency of the allegations in a complaint. It raises issues of law, not fact, regarding the complaints form or content. (Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10; Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994; Lewis v. Safeway (2015) 235 Cal.App.4th 385, 388.) A demurrer “admits the truth of all material factual allegations in the complaint...the question of plain...

Excerpt: ...ER LEGAL STANDARD A demurrer tests the legal su
¯iciency of the allegations in a complaint. It raises issues of law, not fact, regarding the complaint's form or content. (Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10; Donabedian v. Mercury Ins. Co. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 968, 994; Lewis v. Safeway (2015) 235 Cal.App.4th 385, 388.) A demurrer “admits the truth of all material factual allegations in the complaint...the question of plainti
¯'s ability to prove thes...

Excerpt: ...A2"); 3. Plaintiff's Form Interrogatories, Set Three (FROG3"); and 4. Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents, Set 5 ("RFP5") 1. SROG3 and RFP5 On June 14, 2023, pursuant to the parties' informal discovery conference, the Court ordered Defendant to answer SROG3 and RFP4 ("6/14/23 Ruling"). Plaintiff relies on the 6/14/23 Ruling (Reply SROG3, p. 2, Ins. 12-13) without acknowledging that the current objections were asserted after June 14, 2...

Excerpt: ... to confirm the arbitration award. No opposition is on file; however the petition was not properly served. A copy of the petition and written notice of the time and place of the hearing thereof and any other papers upon which the petition is based must be served. (Code Civ. Proc., S 1290.4, subd. (a).) Service must be in the manner provided in the arbitration agreement for the service of such petition and notice. (Ibid.) Ifthe arbitration agreeme...

Excerpt: ...ce of se
©lement, which was granted on December 7, 2022. On December 16, 2022, State Farm Þled a s
Ÿpula
Ÿon for se
©lement and entry of judgment (the S
Ÿpula
Ÿon or Se
©lement Agreement). On December 20, 2022, the Court signed an order dismissing the ac
Ÿon without prejudice and, pursuant to the request of the par
Ÿes in the S
Ÿpula
Ÿon, retaining jurisdic
Ÿon to enforce the Se
©lement Agreement pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure ...

Excerpt: ... (FAC), alleges two causes of action for 1) negligence, malicious, gross negligent and/or reckless wanton conduct, and 2) negligent hiring and supervision. Sun Buggie now moves for summary adjudication of its affrmative defense of express waiver because the relevant waiver is valid and enforceable under California law. Sun Buggie's eighth affrmative defense for express waiver is alleged as follows: As a separate and affirmative defense to the Com...

Excerpt: ...reached her duties with respect to medical liens submitted against the settlement funds.l Harris filed this interpleader achon on April 20, 2022, and deposited with the Court the remainder of the settlement funds after deducting legal costs and her forty percent contingent fee. Metzner filed the malpractice cross-complaint on October 4, 2022. Harris argues that the attorney-client relationship ended on January 19, 2021, the date Harris filed a no...

Excerpt: ...ollectively as "Petitioners." The parties reside in a rural neighborhood in Atascadero, and have been at odds for several years.l On July 12, 2021, the Court (Hon. Linda D. Hurst) issued a temporary restraining order. A year later, after a ten-day evidentiary hearing held over the months of February, March, April, May, and July 2022, the Court (Hon. Hernaldo J. Baltodano) issued a three-year Civil Harassment Restraining Order, set to expire on Au...

Excerpt: ...amages due to the accident. The parties have a contractual arbitration agreement and are arbitrating the claim. Insurance Code section 11580.2, subdivision (f), expressly commits the resolution of discovery disputes in uninsured motorist arbitrations to the jurisdiction of the superior court. (Miranda v. 21st Century Ins. Co. (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 913, 920.) Before the Court are three motions to compel initial discovery responses and for sanctio...

Excerpt: ... Theophil (Theophil Dec.), '1 15; Ex. 3.) Honda responded, serving its verification on August 14, 2023, but no documents have been produced.l (ld," 17, 18, 23, Exs. 4, 5; Declaration of Jeanette Suarez (Suarez Dec.), 6; Ex. C.) Specifically, Plaintiff moves to compel further responses to request for production (RFP) nos.: 1-3, 7, 9, 12, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 74, 75, 82, 84, 85, and 86. Honda oppos...

Excerpt: ...ion 134 (fraudulent writing). On July 12, 2019, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's office filed felony charges against Orcutt in connection with four cardsl sent to different local real estate agencies that rented properties in Orcutt and Vice's neighborhood (Cavalier Lane in the City of San Luis Obispo). The complaint alleges the cards warned the recipient real estate agencies not to rent neighborhood properties to racial minorities ...

Excerpt: ...PAGA), Labor Code section 2699 et seq. Plaintiff and Defendant have settled, and Plaintiff moves for preliminary approval of the class action settlement pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 382 and California Rules of Court, rule 3.769. Plaintiff seeks an order: 1. Granting preliminary approval of the Class Acton and PAGA Settlement Agreement (the Settlement Agreement, Declaration of David Winston (Winston Dec.), 19; Ex. 1); 2. Approving t...

Excerpt: ...ting (the Notice). (Declaration of Douglas Littlejohn (Littlejohn Dec.), Ex. 1.) Plaintiff now moves pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.410, et seq., for an order staying his deposition and quashing Defendants' Notce. Plaintiff contends that the Notice is not statutorily authorized and is a fishing expedition and abuse of process. Plaintiff contends that the Notice does not lawfully command the attendance and testimony of an out-of-...

Excerpt: ... trustee. On November 22, 2015, Decedent's son, Keith McKibben (Petitioner), filed a petition under Probate Code section 17200 seeking Respondent's removal as trustee for various alleged breaches of trust. Petitioner filed an amended petition in July 2017. Phase I of the trial has been completed, and Phase II of the trial is set to begin on June 3, 2024. Currently before the Court are Petitioner's motions to compel further responses to the fourth...

Excerpt: ...uses to sell or move off the Trust property. The Parties attended mediation with Andrew R. Weiss on August 30, 2023. On October 9, 2023, Mr. Weiss filed a statement of agreement indicating the mediation ended with a full agreement between the parties. The Court notified the parties the matter would be dismissed on November 27, 2023, absent a motion to vacate filed by counsel priorto that date. Petitioner now moves to vacate the dismissal on the b...

Excerpt: ...ach of contract; (5) slander of title; and (7) infliction of emotional distress. The body of Plaintiff's complaint is one page long. The purported causes of action are not separated as required by the Rules of Court. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.112.) In his complaint, Plaintiff makes the following allegations: - PWB is "a California state-chartered bank and at the time of this complaint a resident of Los Angeles, CA." (Compl., 2.) - On October 8...

Excerpt: ...d Donald Messer (Defendants). The action arises out of a leased commercial property dispute. Defendants now move pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 435, 436 and 437 for an order striking certain portions of the complaint contained in paragraphs 65, 74, 75, and 82, as well as paragraph 4 of the prayer, on the grounds that they fail to set forth with particularity sufficient facts supporting a claim for punitive damages under Civil Code s...

Excerpt: ... actions against Plaintiff and Hodge. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants John R. Armstrong and Armstrong Law Group (ALG) maintained that they represented Plaintiff in both administrative actions. (ld. at '1 16.) Plaintiff alleges that Mr. Armstrong "also and primarily represented" Hodge in the administrative proceedings. (Ibid.) Plaintiff alleges the Armstrong Defendants breached their duty to exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence on Plai...

Excerpt: ...n Application for and Renewal of Judgment (Renewal) and accompanying paperwork to extend the enforceability of the judgment. The Clerk's Office (San Luis Obispo branch) rejected the Renewal on Monday, March 20, 2023. The rejection notice stated: "Requested Interest does not comply with new California Law for 2023. Thank you." (Haney Decl., Ex. 8.) In 2022, the Legislature amended Code of Civil Procedure section 585.010 (Section 685.010). (Stats. ...

Excerpt: ... Application for and Renewal of Judgment (Renewal) and accompanying paperwork to extend the enforceability of the judgment. The Clerk's Office (San Luis Obispo branch) rejected the Renewal on Monday, March 20, 2023. The rejection notice stated: "Requested Interest does not comply with new California Law for 2023. Thank you." (Haney Decl., Ex. 8.) In 2022, the Legislature amended Code of Civil Procedure section 585.010 (Section 685.010). (Stats. 2...

Excerpt: ... to Code of Civil Procedure section 418.10 for an order quashing service. 1 Mitsubishi moves on the grounds that the Court does not have general or specific personal jurisdiction over it because Plaintiff cannot establish that it has sufficient contacts with California or that this lawsuit arose out of or is related to any contact by Mitsubishi with California. Mitsubishi's Legal Manager of International Relations, Erwin Condez, declares that Mit...

Excerpt: ...aintiff"). The defendants are Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk, individually and as successor trustee of the Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwykl 1996 Revocable Trust; Daniel Carter; Kieran Duggan; Pamela Pierce; Joseph McCoy; Steve Orr; Wesley Shedd; Gordon Thompson; Adelaida Cellars, Inc.; and KMBG, LLC (collectively "Defendants"). When Defendants filed the subject motion to quash business record subpoenas, this action included sharehold...

Excerpt: ...rised of eighteen (18) attached single-family townhouse residences in nine (9) buildings, together with one (1) single-family res-dence, and one (1) common area lot. ("Development"). The Association has nineteen (19) members ("Members"). The Development is subject to a "Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Sea Dunes" ("CC&Rs") that was executed by Bill Simpson Construction, Inc., a California corporation (hereinafter "Declaran...

Excerpt: ...n of Documents, Set One. 1. Form Interrogatories and Request for Admissions Plaintiff served unverified responses to the form interrogatories and request for admissions. Unverified responses are "tantamount to no responses at all." (Appleton v. Superior Court (1988) 206 Cal.App.3d 632, 636, citing Zorro Inv. Co. v. Great Pacific Securities Corp. (1977) 69 Cal.App.3d 907, 914.) Thus, there is no time limit for these motions, and meeting and confer...

Excerpt: ...because the claims are barred by the statute of limitations. Plaintiff argues that the achon is timely because the statute of limitations did not accrue on the various causes of action until Defendant breached the parties' contract, rather than when Defendant indicated an intent to breach. Plaintiff alleges thirteen causes of action as follows: First Cause of Acton for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, by FMA on behalf of Aspire SLO; Second Cause of Acti...

Excerpt: ... 17200, et. seq.). On March 18, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion to summarily adjudicate the first and second causes of action for civil penalties under Labor Code section 226, subdivision (f) (payroll records) and section 1198.5, subdivision (k) (personnel records).l The Court also granted Plaintiff's claim for attorney fees and costs under section 1198.5. The Court denied Plaintiff's motion to summarily adjudicate his injunctive relie...

Excerpt: .... The proposed cross-complaint ("Cross-complaint") is attached to the Declaration of Josiah Boggs in support of the motion ("Boggs Decl."). It alleges that if Defendant "is held liable, which liability is specifically denied, then Cross-Defendants, and each of them, are primarily and actively responsible and negligent in causing and bringing about the alleged injuries to Plaintiff. Any liability of Cross-complainant will be computed on the basis ...

Excerpt: ...de of Civ-l Procedure section 1281.2 to compel Coast Nissan and Santander to arbitrate this controversy with the American Arbitration Associaton (AAA), and for a stay of the action pending arbitration. Plaintiff purchased a used car from Coast Nissan pursuant to a Retail Installment Sales Agreement (the Contract). (Declaration of Nima Heydari (Heydari Dec.), Ex. 2.) Plaintiff alleges that Santander is the holder of the Contract. Plaintiff contend...

Excerpt: ...cese's request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) was granted on May 19, 2023, and the Court set a further hearing on June 2, 2023. After the June 3, 2023, evidentiary hearing, the Court granted the petition and entered a three- year restraining order. Ingham's counsel did not attend the hearing because the email serving him with notice went to his email's spam folder. The Court granted a subsequent motion to set aside the restraining order ...

Excerpt: ...SLOCAL now moves for summary judgment on Plaintiffs' sole cause of action alleged against it for negligent entrustment on the grounds that SLOCAL met its duty of care by determining that Aversano possessed a valid driver's license and because it had no reason to believe that Aversano was intoxicated or otherwise unable to reasonably operate a motor vehicle. Plaintiffs oppose the moton.2 l. Legal Standard A party may move for summary judgment in a...

Excerpt: ... 17200, et. seq.). On March 18, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion to summarily adjudicate the first and second causes of action for civil penalties under Labor Code section 226, subdivision (f) (payroll records) and section 1198.5, subdivision (k) (personnel records).l The Court also granted Plaintiff's claim for attorney fees and costs under section 1198.5. The Court denied Plaintiff's motion to summarily adjudicate his injunctive relie...

Excerpt: ...o causes of action for breach of contract and fraud. Plaintiff alleges that she and the District entered into a written contract on January 27, 2022. (Compl., p. 3, SC-I; Ex. A (the Contract or Offer Letter).) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant breached the Contract on March 25, 2022, by refusing to pay Plaintiff the full contractual amount for 75 days, the "minimum number of days of service," and instead the district stated it was releasing Plaint...

Excerpt: ...b) of the Code of Civil Procedure.l That section provides: A civil action to recover damages for wrongful death or personal injury shall be entitled to preference upon the motion of any party to the action who is under 14 years of age unless the court finds that the party does not have a substantial interest in the case as a whole. A civil achon subject to subdivision (a) [persons over 70 years of agel shall be given preference over a case subjec...

Excerpt: ...t sustained the demurrer with leave to amend and granted the moton to strike. On April 17, 2023, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint (SAC), alleging five causes of action for: 1) Violation of State and Federal Civil Rights; 2) Trespass; 3) Oppression, Fraud and Malice; 4) Bane Act Violation; and 5) Vicarious Liability. Defendants filed an answer to the SAC on May 18, 2023. The action arises out of a building code inspection at premises own...

Excerpt: ...at issue: (1) sexual harassment-hostile work environment (pled against Flores and the CMD); (3) employment discrimination on the basis of sex (against the CMD); and (5) intentional infliction of emotional distress (against Flores). Now before the Court is Defendants' motion for leave of court to conduct an independent mental examination (IME) of Plaintiff. The parties appeared for the hearing on this motion on October 25, 2023. At the hearing, Pl...

Excerpt: ...DC (Defendants) in the Fall of 2021. At the time, Plaintiff was 90 years old. At his initial appointment in October 2021, Dr. Cane recommended a treatment plan which included placement of four dental crowns on teeth numbers 3, 4, 6, and 20. Plaintiff paid in advance for the procedures and also purchased from Defendants an annual membership in OneSmile Dental Membership Plan thinking it was a form of dental insurance. One crown was successfully re...

Excerpt: ...ubd. Failure to meet that deadline bars the claim aga-nst the public entity. (S 945.4; State of California v. Superior Court (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1234, 1239.) When a claim is not presented within that six-month period, the claimant may submit a written application to the public entity for leave to present a late claim. (S 911.4, subd. (a).) Any such application must be made "within a reasonable time not to exceed one year after the accrual of the ca...

Excerpt: ...) negligence (medical malpractice), (2) breach of fiduciary duty, (3) intentional misrepresentation, (4) intentional concealment, and (5) violations of Business & Professions Code section 17200. The lawsuit centers around Dr. Chalekson's medical care provided to Plaintiff. There are two surgeries at issue. The first occurred on October 23, 2015, when Dr. Chalekson performed a single mastectomy on Plaintiff's left breast with immediate tram flap r...

Excerpt: ...After a five-day trial the Court issued a Ruling on Decision After Trial in favor of Plaintiffs for $40,470.52. Plaintiffs now seek attorney's fees of $197,541.00 pursuant to section Paragraph 25 of the parties' Motel Lease, which provides as follows: In the event of the commencement of any action by either party hereto, or their respective successors in interest, hereon or hereunder or by reason of the breach of any covenant or condition on the ...

Excerpt: ...rogatories, Set One ("Form Interrogatories"); 3. Defendant's Supplemental Interrogatory ("Supp. Interrogatory"); 4. Defendant's Supplemental Request for Production of Documents ("Supp. RFP"); 5. Defendant's Requests for Admissions, Set One ("RFA"). Plaintiff opposes the motions and argues that his objections have merit and he has provided responsive answers to the extent possible. 1. Standard for Determining Motion to Compel Further Discovery Res...

Excerpt: ...auses of action for gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress, respectively. Defendants move on the grounds that their complaint of fall well short of the required showing of "extreme" and "outrageous" conduct on behalf of the moving defendants. Plaintiffs oppose the moton as to Shelley only. As to Robert Higginbotham, Plaintiffs do not oppose a dismissal of him as a defendant with respect to their sixth and seventh causes...

Excerpt: ...ectively as "Plaintiffs." Plaintiffs allege a negligence cause of action as to Isabel and a loss of consortum cause of action as to David. Currently before the Court is Defendant CommonSpirit Health dba French Hospital's ("Defendant") motion for summary judgment. Defendant argues that there is no evidence that it acted negligently in providing medical care to Isabel. In support of its motion, Defendant submitted the declaration of Andrew Lawson, ...

Excerpt: ...i Trust; John W. Jones, Jr.; Shannon Jones; Katie Jones Pascoel ; The Morro Bay Ranch Limited Partnership (the Limited Partnership); and other Defendants who are no longer partyto the lawsuit. Intervening Plaintiff Dan Eddleman, Sandra's estranged husband, joined the lawsuit shortly before trial, on October 25, 20202 A court trial commenced on October 27, 2020. On July 20, 2021, this Court issued its Statement of Decision (SOD), wherein the Court...

Excerpt: ...ard defendant's demurrers to that pleading and issued an order on 8/10/23. The court sustained without leave to amend as to cause of action 1 and overruled as to causes of action 2-4. Per CRC 3.1320(g) and (j), defendant should have filed an answer to the FAC within 10 days of notice of entry of that order. There was nothing for plaintiff to amend and plaintiff never filed a second amended complaint. But instead of complying with the code and rul...

Excerpt: ...uger attachment. (Compl., p. 4.) Plaintiff alleges that an employee of Quinn Rental Services was getting the skid steer ready for pickup when he caused a portion to fall on Plaintiff's head, causing him serious injury. (Ibid.) A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 9, 2024. Now before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint to add a claim for pun-tive damages. Legal Authority. "The court may, in furtherance of justice, and on any...

Excerpt: ...Danna Dec.); Ex. 1. Stip., 1, 2.) Judgment shall not be entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant so long as Defendant pays to Plaintiff the compromise sum of $2,365 by making an initial payment of $111, followed by payments of $98 per month until the compromise amount was paid. (ld., 'l 3.) Should Defendant default, she is entitled to a noticed motion to enter judgment pursuant to the stipulation in the amount of $3,637.38, less paymen...

Excerpt: ...Verduzco), (2) negligence (against CDSH and CDCR), and (3) negligent entrustment, hiring, supervision, training, and/or retention (against CDCR). Plaintiff alleges he is currently in custody with CDSH in Coalinga. (FAC, 1.) Plaintiff alleges that Adame and Verduzco were hired and employed by the State of California, by and through COCR, and also alleges Adame and Verduzco are employed by CDSH. (ld. at "1 31, 32, 35, 45.) Plaintiff alleges he has ...

Excerpt: ...Counties), Louis Carnesale (Louis) 1, John Carnesale (John), and the City of Atascadero. 10850, Tri Counties and John Carnesale (collectively Defendants) now demur to the complaint as a whole as alleged against them and to each of the first four causes of action .2 Defendants demur to all causes of action on the grounds that the pleading is internally inconsistent as to the date for the alleged actionable event and on the grounds that each cause ...

Excerpt: ...hell Tae-Yeon Kim is Grace's sister. Grace's father, Kenny Kim, is not a party to this action. (Compl., '1 8.) The dispute centers around real property located at 802 Park Way in Arroyo Grande (the Property). Plaintiffs allege that Mary and Kenny, through the Trust, purchased the Property in 2018 for Plaintiffs and their young son to live in with the understanding that Plaintiffs would make payments on the Property for thirty years, or until 2048...

Excerpt: ...ky Car Wash Associates, L.P.; Quiky Car Wash, LLC (collectively "Defendants"); and Sun Day Carwash, Inc. ("Sun Day"). Plaintiffs' complaints sets forth fifteen causes of acton. The summary of Plaintiffs' claims is as follows: Defendants Hamish Marshall ("Marshall") and Rodney Cegelski ("Cegelski") (collectively, the "Individual Defendants"), individually and through their entities, are wrongfully taking steps to cause (1) the asset sale of Nomina...

Excerpt: ...m SLOCAL. SLOCAL moves for summary judgment on Plaintiffs' sole cause of action alleged against it for negligent entrustment on the grounds that SLOCAL met its duty of care by determining that Aversano possessed a valid driver's license and because it had no reason to believe that Aversano was intoxicated or otherwise unable to reasonably operate a motor vehicle. Plaintiffs oppose the moton. On November 28, 2023, after their opposition was filed,...

Excerpt: ...ifornia. Plaintiff worked for Defendants from March 2017 to March 2019. Defendants filed an answer generally denying all allegations and asserting affirmative defenses. In March, 2023, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of Class and PAGA Acton Claims and Release of Claims ("Settlement Agreement"). (Declaration of Jean-Claude Lapuyade ("Lapuyade Decl."), Ex. 1.) Plaintiff did not notify the Labor and Workforce Develo...

Excerpt: ...thout her informed consent. Her husband, plaintiff Steve Lessi, alleges a claim for loss of consortium. Amy Lessi and Steve Lessi are collectively referred to as "Plaintiffs." Dr. Levin and defendant ENT Medical and Surgical Care are collectively referred to as "Defendants." Defendants move for summary judgment or alternatively summary adjudication on the following grounds: Issue No. 1: The First Cause of Action for Medical Negligence fails as a ...

Excerpt: ..., and its amendments, Claire continued to serve as the sole trustee. Claire passed away in July 2012. Shortly before her death she resigned as trustee, and two of the Settlors' children (Marianne and Gail) became the successor trustees of all three subtrusts. The Settlors' son Peter served as a third trustee for Trusts B and C.I Disagreements between the siblings resulted in this trust proceeding and the appointment of Jed Hazeltine (Hazeltine) a...

Excerpt: ... The action arises out of a leased commercial property dispute. Defendants now move pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 435, 436 and 437 for an order striking certain portions of the complaint contained in paragraphs 65, 74, 75, and 82, as well as paragraph 4 of the prayer, on the grounds that they fail to set forth with particularity sufficient facts supporting a claim for punitive damages under Civil Code section 3294. Defendants' coun...

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Excerpt: ...cannabis in violation of County regulations. The County initiated two administrative actions against Plaintiff and Hodge. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants John R. Armstrong and Armstrong Law Group (ALG) maintained that they represented Plaintiff in both administrative actions. (ld. at 16.) Plaintiff alleges that Mr. Armstrong "also and primarily represented" Hodge in the administrative proceed-ngs. (Ibid.) Plaintiff alleges the Armstrong Defenda...

Excerpt: ... re written grape purchase agreement, and (3) enforcement and foreclosure of producer's lien under Food & Agriculture Code section 55631 et seq. Rabbit Ridge and Fluid have filed a second amended cross-complaint against Plaintiff and Joanne Russell (collectively referred to as the Russells). On March 1, 2023, the Russells filed a cross-complaint against various Cross-Defendants, including Rabbit Ridge; Leroy Codding; Steven Jones; and Bank of Ame...

Excerpt: ...nitial forfeiture gave the bail agent 185 days from the date of forfeiture to locate and return Ms. Vargas to custody. (Pen. Cade, S 1305.) On January 13, 2023, notice of the forfeiture was sent to Bail Hotline's agent and its surety, Financial Casualty and Surety, Inc. (Moving Party). This notice informed Bail Hotline's agent and Moving Party that the forfeiture would become absolute on July 23, 2023, following the 185-day statutory timeframe ou...

Excerpt: ...tion of instrument; 2) quiet title to real property; 3) constructive trust; 4) conversion; 5) theft; and 6) declaratory judgment. This achon is consolidated with three other actions, with Live Oak, LLC v. Nevis, 22CV-0429 as the lead action. Now on calendar is Manji's moton for summary adjudication of its first cause of action for cancellation of instruments and as to each of the grant deeds alleged in the FAC on the grounds that they are fraudul...

Excerpt: ...ment Permit Project No. P20-000076 (the Administrative Permit). Currently before the Court is the City's demurrer to the SAP on the ground it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., S 430.10, subd. Specifically, the City argues that Petitioners' claim is barred by the relevant statute of limitations. (Gov. Code, S 65009, subd. Section 65009, subdivision (c)(1)(E) requires that any action challenging cond...

Excerpt: ...iding and abetting; and wrongful termination. On May 4, 2020, Defendants filed a motion to compel Plaintiffs' claims to arbitration. On September 1, 2020, this Court (Hon. Ginger E. Garrett, presiding) granted the motion. On December 18, 2020, Plaintiffs submitted their demand for arbitration "solely pursuant to the order compelling arbitration and contended that Defendant's arbitration agreements were unenforceable." (Mtn., p. 2, II. 23-25.) Thi...

Excerpt: ...e Court." (Minutes, 05/24/23.) Plaintiff has not yet done so. On July 28, 2023, Defendant filed a Motion to Tax Costs. Defendant notes that the motion is in response to a Memorandum of Costs Dated July 11, 2023, served on his counsel that same day. Plaintiff never filed a Memorandum of Costs with the Court. under California Rules of Court, rule the prevailing party must serve and file memorandum of costs within a specified number of days after en...

Excerpt: ... barred by the applicable statute of limitations and that Defendant with the applicable standard of care and in no way caused or substantially contributed to plaintiff Amy Lessi's claimed injuries. On November 8, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Non-opposition to Defendant, Dignity Community Care Center dba French Hospital Medical Center's Motion for Summary Judgment. The notice states that Plaintiffs "do not oppose" the motion. However, even w...

Excerpt: ...rch 8, 2023, the parties stipulated that the jury be discharged, and the trial converted to a bench trial. Prior to resumption of the trial before the Court, and based upon agreement of the parties, the Court ordered the parties to attend another mandatory settlement conference which was held on March 10, 2023. Trial resumed on March 13, 2023, concluding on March 16, 2023. On March 16, 2023, counsel for the parties agreed to submit written closin...