Excerpt: ... - 437.) Defendants' No tice of Motion incorrectly states that the hearing on this Motion will take place in Department 21. This matter will be heard in Department 24, located of 400 County Center, Redwood City, Ca. Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice (RJN) is GRANTED as foll ows: As to the document(s) filed in prior court proceedings, and as to the documents recorded with a County Recorder's office, the RJN is GRANTED. (Evid. C. § 452(...

Excerpt: ...ortation Holdings, L LC's and Akira Takei's Unopposed Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution, joined by Cross -Defendants Philip White and Brandon Lawrence, dba Sportscars Italiano, is GRANTED. Code of Civil Procedure § 583.360 provides than an action shall be brought to tr ial within five years after it was commenced. The five- year period begins to run on the date the action is filed against the defendant. Davalos v. County of Los Angele...

Excerpt: ...alleged in th e operative complaint to see whether they state a cause of action under any legal theory, as a matter of law. (New Livable California v. Association of Bay Area Governments (2020) 59 Cal.App.5th 709, 714 –715.) The demurrer may be made to the entire complai nt or to any of the cause of action therein. (CCP § 430.50(a).) To properly state a cause of action, a complaint must allege every element of that cause of action. (Shaeffer v...

Excerpt: ...ossession of the Property without permission of Plaintiff. Defendant's Demurrer is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. A. Legal standard on demurrer The purpose of a demurrer is to test the legal sufficiency of the facts alleged in the operative complaint to see whether they state a cause of action under any legal theory, as a matter of law. New Livable California v. Association of Bay Area Governments (2020) 59 Cal.App.5th 709, 714 –715. The demurr...

Excerpt: ...tled law that e ach party to a lawsuit must pay its own fees absent an applicable statute or an attorney fees provision in a valid contract. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1021; Amtower v. Photon Dynamics, Inc. (2008) 158 Cal.App.4th 1582, [as modified Feb. 15, 2008]; see also Royst er Construction Co. v. Urban West Communities (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 1158, 1170 [“A contract which provides for the payment of ‘costs' alone does not usually include attorn...

Excerpt: ...April 25, 202 4. Sanctions as imposed below shall be paid no later than May 2, 2024. Plaintiff Jane Doe moves here to compel further responses and compel production with respect to three requests for production of documents nos. 10 and 13 –14 propounded to Defendant Gold en Gate Bell, LLC (“GGB”). Each seeks documents relating to the respective personnel files and background checks of three employees of GGB, who purportedly sexually harass...

Excerpt: ... a staffing agency wh ich placed her for a work assignment with its client, Alcon. Defendants now jointly move to compel arbitration of Plaintiff's claims. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. As a preliminary matter, the Court SUSTAINS the evidentiary objecti ons raised by Plaintiff as to Mr. Gohil's declaration, and OVERRULES the evidentiary objections raised by Defendants as to Plaintiff's declaration. California law, like fe...

Excerpt: ...iving under the influence of alcohol. He was admonished that his driving privilege would be administratively suspended for one year or administratively revoked for two or three years by the DMV if he refused or failed to take a chemical test. Subsequently, Llanes ref used to take a chemical test of his breath or blood. Llanes timely exercised his right to request an administrative hearing regarding the suspension, and the DMV held a hearing via ...

Excerpt: ...Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two, nos. 88, 89, 90 and 97 (“RFP”), from Defendant Vinod Bhardwaj (“Defendant”), is DENIED. This Motion appears to be untimely. The IDC Minute Order states that the parties agreed that any motion as t o these RFP would be timely if filed by February 29, 2024. (See December 19, 2023 Minute Order.) This Motion was not filed until March 1, 2024 though. Further, even if ...

Excerpt: ...order gra nting terminating sanctions against co -defendant Ramson Mumba, Lugo's spouse or former spouse based upon a hearing held on October 31, 2023. On April 25, 2022, Lugo in pro per filed her answer to the first amended complaint. She did not include her telepho ne number or an email address. The court does not remember her ever appearing at any hearing or conference. Mumba has represented to the court that Lugo does not have an email addr...

Excerpt: ...er than five (5) days after service of written notice of this order. Defendants demur to the Complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivision (e). They argue that the three -day notice to pay rent or quit (referred to as the “Notice”) served to them should have specified that payment of the overdue rent could be made by mail, rather than solely by personal delivery. “A valid three -day pay rent or quit notice is a prere...

Excerpt: ...plaint (“SAC”) is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 430.10(e).) Hearing location. Defendants' 12 -28 -23 Notice of Demurrer incorrectly states that the hearing on this Demurrer will take place in the San Mateo courthouse. The hearing will take pla ce in Department 23, which is located to 400 County Center, Redwood City, Ca. Defendants' 12 -28 -23 Request for Judicial Notice (RJN) is GRANTED. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d).) T...

Excerpt: ... Equity Growth Asset Management (“EGAM”) did not attempt to meet and confer with him before filing this motion. Under penalty of perjury, he denies EGAM's counsel's declaration that she called Suafai on four separate days, that no one picked up, that the number does not permit leaving a message, and that she sent an email a week before filing the motion. (See Jan. 16, 2024 Declaration of Joanna Kozubal, ¶¶ 3 –7.) Without weighing the cr...

Excerpt: ...edwood City, CA, which is part of the Lynda Lake Gardens (“LLG”) development. In short, this action concerns Plaintiffs' access to the central lake in their housing development (“Lot A”) and its surrounding pathway easements. Among other matters, Plaintiffs primarily contend that the actions of the Homeowners' Association (“HOA”) and in particular, Defendant Gary Ernst as owner of the plot in between Plaintiffs' and the lake, prevent ...

Excerpt: ... Song and Kooyeon Son g (collectively, “the Songs”). On January 18, 2023, the Songs crosscomplained against Streamlined and added Cross -defendant Paul Hugh Johnson, “the principal and officer” of Streamlined, in his personal capacity. (Jan. 31, 2024 Declaration of Paul Johnson (“Johnson Decl.”), ¶ 2; see id., at ¶¶ 4– 5 [referring to Streamlined as “my corporation”].) The Songs attempted to serve process on Johnson via Strea...

Excerpt: ...in April 2019, ab out five years ago. In February 2020, Defendant served Plaintiff with Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, and Requests for Production of Documents, which broadly asked Plaintiff to explain the claims that Plaintiff was asserting against Defendan t, and the basis therefore. Plaintiff did not … and has never … serve(d) responses to the discovery requests. In May 2020 and again in Jan. 2021, Defendant's counsel sent...

Excerpt: ... of Action for Medical Malpr actice is SUSTAINED with leave to amend based on failure to allege facts sufficient to support this cause of action. The elements of a cause of action for medical malpractice are: “(1) the duty of the professional to use such skill, prudence, and diligence as other members of his profession commonly possess and exercise; (2) a breach of that duty; (3) a proximate causal connection between the negligent conduct and t...

Excerpt: ...r. (CCP § 430.41.) Cross -D efendant also failed to file a declaration regarding its meet and confer obligations. (CCP § 430.41(a)(3).) Since insufficient meet and confer efforts are not grounds to overrule or sustain a demurrer (CCP § 430.41(a)(4)), and Cross - Defendant's special dem urrer is without merit, the Court will reach those merits and OVERRULE the demurrer on those ground separate and apart from the failure to meet and confer. Col...

Excerpt: ...re not recovera ble as of right or otherwise barred by statute. Id. at § 1033.5(c)(4). An award of costs is subject to the court's determination that those costs: (1) are reasonably necessary to the conduct of the litigation rather than merely convenient or beneficial to its purpose; and (2) that the costs are reasonable in amount. Id. at § 1033.5(c)(2) –(3). To claim costs, the prevailing party must serve and file a memorandum of costs wit...

Excerpt: ...hether the se rvice provided to Defendant Caixing Xie is sufficient. Prior filings with this court show that Xie is likely incarcerated in China. Notice of Dismissal of Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition, filed Mar. 29, 2024, Ex. A, at 1 –2. However, Plaintiffs have only pr ovided notice to Xie's United States -based counsel. The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution requires that if a person is entitle...

Excerpt: ...ests for Admi ssions, Set One, to be deemed admitted. Defendants also request monetary sanctions. The motion to compel and for sanctions is GRANTED in its entirety, as set forth in further detail below. Interrogatories Defendants seek to compel responses, not compel f urther responses, as they contend that no response to their interrogatories was ever received. (Declaration of William H. Coke (“Coke Decl.”) in support of Motion.) Therefore, t...

Excerpt: ...an action or proce eding if it is contended that the action has no merit or that there is no defense to the action or proceeding.” (Code of Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (a)(1).) Summary judgment will only be granted “if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable iss ue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” (Id., at subd. (c).) A defendant moving for summary judgment has an...

Excerpt: ... admissions (“RFAs”) were denied without objection or explanation from Plaintiffs Robert Michael and Ellen Williams (“the Williamses”). Having successfully defended himself from all twelve causes of action in the Williamses' suit, he claims that he is entitled to cost of proof sanctions. If a party is requested to admit the truth of any matter and fails to do so, and the propounding party subsequently proves the truth of that matter, the ...

Excerpt: ...action pending between the same parties due to the wrongful foreclosure of the property. Defendant claims that a wrongful foreclosure action (“foreclosure action”) was filed on August 22, 2023. (See Steven Yu v. FCI Lender Services, Inc. (Super. Ct. San Mateo County No. 23C IV03933).) Defendant has not requested judicial notice of the operative pleading in the foreclosure action to support this argument though. A demurrer may be used to chal...

Excerpt: ...20(g); Code Civ. Proc. § 472b.) Defendant City of San Mateo's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED as to all items for the purposes of this demurrer. The Complaint asserts a single cause of action against defendant City of San Mateo (City) for dangerous conditio n of public property. It alleges that plaintiff William Trapp was riding his bicycle along the Bay Trail in San Mateo when he “encountered orange barrier fencing that had entered his...

Excerpt: ...nopposed motion for summary judgment against defendant Andreas Tzortiz (“Defendant”). This Court denied plaintiff's first motion for summary judgment due to procedural deficiencies with the proof of service. As to plaintiff's second motion for summary judgment, the Court fin ds that a rebuttable presumption of proper service has been established, and therefore proceeds to consider the merits of the motion for summary judgment. In ruling on...

Excerpt: ...Proc., § 437c.) Accordingly, defendants' alternative Motion for Summary Adjudication is DENIED AS MOOT. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c.) Hearing location. Defendants' January 11, 2024 Notice of Motion incorrectly states that the April 10, 2024 hearing will take place in the Redwood City courthouse. The hearing will take place in Department 28 in the San Mateo courthouse, which is located at 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, California 94401. Defenda...

Excerpt: ...shall be verifie d and allege all of the following: (a) The date of recordation of the claim of lien. A certified copy of the claim of lien shall be attached to the petition. (b) The county in which the claim of lien is recorded. (c) The book and page or series number of t he place in the official records where the claim of lien is recorded. (d) The legal description of the property subject to the claim of lien. (e) Whether an extension of cred...

Excerpt: ...fers to the Ca lifornia Rules of Court).) A motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court. (Oliveros v. County of Los Angeles (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 1389, 1395 (Oliveros).) Rule 3.1332(c) sets forth seven grounds for continuance upon a showing of good cause, mostly related to the unavailability of a party, essential lay or expert witness, or trial counsel due to death, illness, or other excusable circumstances. Th...

Excerpt: ...dently dete rmine whether a settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate. (Kullar v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 116, 129 (Kullar) [“ ‘The court has a fiduciary responsibility as guardians of the rights of the absentee class members when deciding whether to approve a settlement agreement.' ”]; In re Microsoft I -V Cases (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 706, 723.) After conducting its independent review, the court concludes that pl...

Excerpt: ...by 4:00 p.m. on April 8, 2024 that the tentative is contested, then the Court will adopt the tentative at the April 9, 2024 hearing and there will be no oral argument on the motion. Defendant Xuan Xu's Demurrer to Plaintiff Yifan Jiang's Verified First Amended Comp laint for Partition of Real Property is SUSTAINED in part with leave to amend and OVERRULED in part. Defendant Xuan Xu's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED as to all items. Plaint...

Excerpt: ... forth below. (1) Initial ly, the court notes that Plaintiff has provided the improper address for the hearing. Department 4 is not located in Redwood City as the notice states, but instead at the Central Courthouse, Courtroom G, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, CA 94401. (See Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1110 [the Notice “must specify” the location of the hearing].) Plaintiff is cautioned to comply with this rule in the future. (2) Defendan...

Excerpt: ...s Third Cause of Action for Breach of Implied Warranties of Fitness and Merchantability under the SongBeverly Consumer Warranty Act (“Act”) based on failure to allege facts sufficient to support this claim. Defendant argues that Plaintiff has not alleged facts sufficient to support that he gave Defendant pre -suit notice to allow Defendant an opportunity to repair or replace the bicycle, as required under the Act. However, Defendant fails to ...

Excerpt: ...matter, Defendant The Charles Armstrong School (“the School”) fails to demonstrate it satisfied its meet -and -confer obligations. The Declaration of Kellie M. Murphy reveals that the parties' counsel only exchanged correspondence and did not “meet and confer in person, by t elephone, or by video conference” as required. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 430.41, subd. (a).) “A determination by the court that the meet and confer process was insuf...

Excerpt: ...graph 3 of the lease, Defendant PCHRG agreed to pay initial base rent of $15,500.00 monthly for the first two years of the lease, with annual increases thereafter. (See Compl. Ex. 1.) Under paragraph 3, the base rent increased to $17,505.00 on Jan. 1, 2023 and again to $ 18,030.00 on Jan. 1, 2024. Under paragraph 5 of the lease, PCHRG agreed to pay Plaintiff 100% of all real estate taxes assessed against the Premises as additional rent. Accordin...

Excerpt: ... liberal allow ance of amendments should prevail. Nestle v. Santa Monica (1971) 6 Cal.2d 920, 939. California courts have held that for an original complaint, whether or not the plaintiff has requested leave to amend, denial of leave to amend constitutes an abuse of disc retion unless the complaint is clearly incapable of amendment. Tarrar Enterprises, Inc. v. Associated Indemnity Corp. (2022) 83 Cal.App.5th 685, 688 (quoting King v. Mortimer (19...

Excerpt: ...d Complaint is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. The Second Amended Complaint (the “SAC”) asserts six causes of action, for: (1) reversal of the void deed of trust and/or novation of the mortgage loan based on a theory of fraud and cancellation of instruments; (2) cancellation of foreclosure action; (3) quiet title; (4) declaratory relief; (5) accounting; and (6) preliminary and permanent injunction. Defendants Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc...

Excerpt: ...�Motion Number One for Determination of Evidentiary and Legal Issues Affecting the Determination of Compensation,” filed Feb. 20, 2024, is DENIED. The Gearings' 2- 20-24 Request for Judicial Notice (RJN) is GRANTED. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d).) The Gearings request judicial n otice of 22 documents previously filed with this Court. The RJN provides no explanation as to their significance/relevance, although of these documents are referenced in ...

Excerpt: ...ileged documen ts no later than April 18, 2024 or a date agreed upon in writing by Oracle Corp. and Oracle America, Inc. and Plaintiff David Weiner. On December 1, 2023, Weiner served on non- parties Oracle Corp. and Oracle America, Inc. (collectively, “Oracle”) Oracle a subpoena for production of business records issued on November 30, 2023. Neither Weiner nor Oracle raises a relevant distinction between Oracle Corp. and Oracle America, Inc....

Excerpt: ...g Plaintiff's time as a student at a high school run by the District, he was sexually assaulted by Perpetrator after being sent to be evaluated by Perpetrator, a psychiatrist, as part of a special education program. Plaintiff's claim against the District is brought under Govt. Code § 81 5.2, alleging negligent supervision and protection of a minor student. The District demurred to the FAC on the basis that Assembly Bill (“AB”) 218, which mod...

Excerpt: ... effective Janu ary 1, 2020. (See former Code. Civ. Proc., § 340.1, repealed by Stats. 2022, c. 444 (A.B. 2959), § 1, eff., Jan. 1, 2023, and then repealed by Stats. 2023, c. 655 (A.B. 452), § 1, eff., Jan. 1, 2024.) Doe 1 seeks to stay this action on the ground that this same issue is currently under review by the First District Court of Appeal in Jane Doe v. Acalanes Union High School District (A169013) (MPA, at p. 2.) Appeals frequently tak...

Excerpt: ... sued various defendants including cross-complainants Real Advantage Title Insurance Company, Orange Coast Title Company of Northern California, and Orange Coast Title Company (Orange Coast parties); Donald M. Bronstein; Donald M. Bronstein, Trustee of the Don and Chery l Bronstein Family Trust Account 125; Donald M. Bronstein, Trustee of the Nicole Bronstein Living Trust; Donald M. Bronstein, Trustee of the Kimberly Bronstein Living Trust; and I...

Excerpt: ...l amend the J udgment to find that Shuppe materially breached Section 2.4 and the Estate of Georgy Shuppe is ORDERED to perform the obligations set forth in Section 2.4 of the 2012 Agreement, within 30 days of notice of entry of this Order. The Court GRANTS - IN -PART th e Libermans' Motion for a New Trial, or Additur, as to the SOD's award of damages to the Libermans as to the acquisition of Darberry by Groupon, and finds that the Court should...

Excerpt: ...matter, the court notes that Patelco has filed documents with plaintiff's confidential information. Patelco shall take immediate steps to have that confidential filed under seal and file public documents with the confidential information redacted. The court has ord ered the clerk of the court to seal the Declaration of Jade Luong filed February 15, 2024 in the interim to protect plaintiff's privacy. California law strongly favors arbitrati...

Excerpt: ...d final order submitted on February 9, 2024. The court modifies Local Rule 3.403(b)(iv) (amended effective January 1, 2024) regarding the wording of proposed orders. Plaintiff shall submit an order which incorporates the tentative and the non -contradictory language in the submitted proposed order. On October 31, 2023, the court granted preliminary approval to this class and PAGA (Private Attorney General Act) settlement. The action alleges wag...

Excerpt: ...efendants do not o ppose a motion on the good faith issue, a barebones motion which sets forth the ground of good faith, accompanied by a declaration which sets forth a brief background of the case is sufficient. (City of GrandTerrace v. Superior Court (1987) 192 Cal.App.3d 1251, 1261.) The Court has reviewed Defendants' counsel's declaration and the attached exhibits, and finds that the settlement meets the criteria for good faith settlement un...

Excerpt: ...nants Christopher Campanile's and David Espie's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED as to all items. Amiseq moves here to dismiss Cross - complainants' operative cross -complaint for a failure to serve process within three years. A summons and complaint must be served within thr ee years after the action is commenced, and the proof thereof must be filed within sixty days thereafter. (CCP §583.210.) When service has not been made within this ...

Excerpt: ...the Court notes that although both Plaintiffs bring the present Motion to Compel (see 1 -12- 24 Notice of Motion [Plaintiffs Leonidas and Nestor Quezada will move this Court … for an Order compelling Defendant Jing Yuan to provide further response …]), Plaintiff Nestor Quezada did not serve the subject Special Interrogatories, and therefore has no standing to bring this Motion. This is noteworthy given Plaintiffs' repeated argument, both duri...

Excerpt: ...olo now moves for s ummary judgment (the “Motion”) pursuant to CCP § 437c as to the only cause of action in the Complaint on grounds that Lawrence is an independent contractor rather than Wonolo's employee, and thus Wonolo cannot be held vicariously liable for her torts. Plaintiff does not oppose the Motion. Only co - defendant Good Eggs opposes the Motion. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED. Defendant's request for judic...

Excerpt: .... Code Sect. 329 4.) Defendant's 2-16-24 Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d).) Defendant Liao's Motion to Strike the Complaint's request for punitive damages against defendant Liao is GRANTED with leave to amend. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 435, 436; Civ. Code Sect. 3294.) To survive a motion to strike, a complaint that seeks punitive damages must allege facts, not conclusions, that could support a finding that the defend...

Excerpt: ...4 hearing of t his Motion will take place in the Redwood City courthouse. Department 28 (Judge Healy) is, in fact, located at Courtroom I, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, California 94401. Background. The following “facts” are taken from the parties' recently filing s, and are intended only to describe the general background of this case and the present Motion. Plaintiff Xin Li and defendant Oded Haner each hold a 50% interest in FC4X Rea...

Excerpt: ...al Notice is GRAN TED. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d).) Plaintiff's request to “strike” the entirety of CalTrans' Memorandum of Costs is DENIED. Plaintiff seeks to strike, in its entirety, Defendant CalTrans' Memorandum of Costs, filed Jan. 23, 2024, or alternatively, to tax the costs claimed therein. CalTrans' Memorandum of Costs seeks total costs of $15,089.20, consisting of $11,639.20 in deposition costs (subpoenas seeking Plaintiff's medical r...

Excerpt: ...otion to amend is timely made and the granting of the motion will not prejudice the opposing party, it is error to refuse permission to amend and where the refusal also results in a party being deprived of the right to assert a meritorious cause of action or a meritorious de fense, it is not only error but an abuse of discretion.” (Morgan v. Superior Court (1959) 172 Cal.App.2d 527, 530.) Plaintiff's motion is timely and in compliance with the ...

Excerpt: ...Judicial Noti ce is GRANTED as to all items. Initially, the court notes that the moving parties have not provided the address for the hearing. Department 4 is located at the Central Courthouse, Courtroom G, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, CA 94401. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1110 [the notice “must specify” the location of the hearing].) The moving parties must contact Plaintiffs Nathaniel Basola Sobayo and Elizabeth Basola Shoaga by ...

Excerpt: ...cted free speech under the common interest doctrine set forth in Civil Code § 47(c)(1). The County seeks to strike paragraphs 38 through 43 and 61 through 68 of Plaintiff Steven Heindel's First Amended Complaint. The alleged defamatory statements are contained in paragrap hs 38 through 40 of the First Amended Complaint, which state: 38. Several senior ranking members of the Sheriff's Office have spread rumors that Sergeant Heindel was “walked ...

Excerpt: ...s Complaint asserts six causes of action against her employer, Defendant Visa Technology & Operations LLC (“Visa”), for gender, race, and national origin discrimination and retaliation in violation of California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). (Govt. Code Sect. 1 2940 et. seq.) The Complaint alleges that at all relevant times, Plaintiff resided and worked in Virginia. (Cmplt., para. 4.) It alleges that “[Visa's] office overs...

Excerpt: .... (“SPS”) and U.S. Bank, N.A. (“US Bank”) (collectively, the “Lender Defendants”) regarding a mortgage loan relating to real property located in Daly City, CA. The Lender Defendants demur to each cause of action in the Complaint. Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”) is GRANTED pursuant to Cal. Evid. Code § 452(c), but only as to their existence and not as to the truth of the factual matters contained therein. For the r...

Excerpt: ...oss- Defendant”). The original Cross-Com plaint was served on Cross - Defendants on August 14, 2023. On October 12, 2023, Cross -Defendant Stiles timely filed his special motion to strike (“anti -SLAPP motion”) pursuant to CCP §425.16, directed at the tenth cause of action for abuse of process allege d against him in the original Cross -Complaint. After the Court sustained in part and overruled in part Cross -Defendants' separate demurrer...

Excerpt: ...r Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One, is GRANTED IN PART. Plaintiff seeks to compel further responses from Defendant Ampex Engineering and Construction, Inc. (“Defendant”) to Special Interrogatories nos. 1 through 12, contending that Defendant's supplemental responses are insufficient. Specifically, Plaintiff argues that none of Defendant's objections have merit and the substantive portion of Defendant's supplemental responses are...

Excerpt: ...tional distress (“IIED”). Vinogradova demurs here to the second cause of action for IIED on the grounds of uncertainty and a failure to state facts sufficient to state a cause of action. (CCP §430.10(e) –(f).) A. Legal Standard on Demurrer The purpose of a demurrer is to t est the legal sufficiency of the facts alleged in the operative complaint to see whether they state a cause of action under any legal theory, as a matter of law. (New Li...

Excerpt: ... 5 Palms, LLC, an d Natural Software Systems, Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan (the “Dakota Parties”) have here moved to expunge three lis pendens recorded by Plaintiffs/CrossDefendants/Cross -Complainants Nariman Teymourian, Gail Teymourian, and 2700 Middlefield Road, LLC (the “Teymourian Parties”) against 66 Barry Lane in Atherton (the “Barry Property”). Counsel for both parties is ORDERED TO APPEAR at the hearing on this motion. A...

Excerpt: ...kins' Form I nterrogatories (Sets One and Two), Special Interrogatories (Set One), and Demand for Production (Set One). Defendant served the requests on February 14, 2023 and October 17, 2023. (Declaration of David E. Hunter III in Support of the Motion, ¶¶ 3 -5, 7.) (“Hunter Decl.”) Counsel for Defendant wrote Plaintiff's counsel repeatedly to request verified answers, but to no avail. (Id. at ¶ 6.) After Plaintiff failed to appear at th...

Excerpt: ...rt state d that plaintiff had waived a jury trial by failing to pay the fees, but set a jury trial based on defendants' payment. (Note, however, that the parties represented at paragraph 12 in their joint case management and trial setting conference statement, fil ed on April 7, 2023, that “[a]ll parties have demanded a jury trial on all issues.”) Plaintiff's counsel admits that he did not understand that jury trial fees are due at the time ...

Excerpt: ...alifornia Rules of C ourt, rule 2.550. Accordingly, the motion to seal is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Specifically, defendant has moved to seal the following documents: • Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendant Timothy Logue's Motion for Summary Judgmen t; • Separate Statement of Undisputed Material Facts in Support of Defendant Timothy Logue's Motion for Summary Judgment; • Declaration of Timothy Logue; • Declaration ...

Excerpt: ...tiffs in settlements with other defendants. Plaintiffs are the prevailing party and on January 23, 2024, filed a memorandum of costs, seeking a total of $68,368.87. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1032.) Defendants have filed a motion to tax costs. In their opposition, plaintiffs agreed that certain of their requested costs are not supported and reduced the total requested to $53,066.35. Defendants have argued that $838.48 for “Court -ordered transcript...

Excerpt: ...as it relates to a motorhome vehicle plaintiffs purchased from defendant. As part of the purchase process, the parties agree there is contained in the agreement of purchase a forum selection and choice -of -law clause providing that exclusive jurisdiction for deciding le gal disputes relating to the warranty shall be within the state or federal courts of Ohio, and that Ohio law will apply. (Declaration of Rick March, Ex. B at page 2.) Defendant n...

Excerpt: ...e court DENIE S the motion for summary judgment. In order to prevail on a motion for summary judgment, the moving party must demonstrate that “there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” (C ode Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (c).) In this motion, plaintiff has failed to provide any argument concerning the second cause of action for account stated or third cause of acti...

Excerpt: ...��led, defe ndant had not yet made an appearance; thus the motion did not need to be served on defendant. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1014.) Defendant filed an answer on March 1, 2024. Therefore, Liberty shall by 4:00 p.m. on March 18, 2024 provide notice to defendant of this motion and provide the tentative ruling. If defendant wishes to oppose the motion, she has until 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2024 to notify the court and all parties of her intent to ...

Excerpt: ...hearing. Depa rtment 4 is not located in Redwood City as the notice states, but instead at the Central Courthouse, Courtroom G, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, CA 94401. (See Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1110 [the notice “must specify” the location of the hearing].) A. Legal Standard on Motion to Determine Good Faith Settlement Any party to an action in which it is alleged that two or more parties are joint tortfeasors or co -obligors on a ...

Excerpt: ...s a whole, wi th a view to substantial justice between the parties. (Code Civ. Proc., § 452; Saxer v. Philip Morris Inc. (1975) 54 Cal.App.3d 7, 18.) The demurrer admits the truth of all material facts properly pleaded (i.e., all ultimate facts alleged, but not conten tions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law). (Aubry v. Tri -City Hosp. Dist. (1992) 2 Cal.4th 962, 966- 967.) Courts have repeatedly recognized that where a plaintiff “ "...

Excerpt: ...Superior Court (1991) 230 Cal.App.3d 173.) In order to obtain a writ of possession though, plaintiff must show that he has the right to immediate possession of tangible personal property, and that the property is being wrongfully detained by Defendant. (Code Civ. Proc., § 512.010, subd. (b)(1), (2).) In this case, there is conflicting evidence as to who is Figo's owner. Plaintiff claims that he is Figo's owner. (Plaintiff's Decl., and attached ...

Excerpt: ... Maduros' (collectively, “Respondents”) “Motion to Transfer Venue,” filed 12 -2223, is DENIED. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 392 et. seq.) Background. Petitioners/Plaintiffs the City of San Bruno and Walmart.com USA, LLC (“Petitioners”) filed this Petition/Complaint against Respondents, seeking to set aside/invalidate certain decisions (“Reallocation Notices”) made by the CDTFA on April 17, 2023. Petitioners contend that the April 17, ...

Excerpt: ...plaint is DEN IED. Plaintiff and Cross -defendant Montgomery Sansome, L.P.'s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED as to all items, but only for the existence of these documents as court records and not for the truth of any fact therein. (See Lockley v. Law Office of Cantrell, Green, Pekich, Cruz & McCort (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 875, 883– 884.) Defendant and Cross-complainant Nathalie Anne Gachot's papers reference a request for judicial notice ...

Excerpt: ...aranty Agreement to guarantee the lease entered into by Plaintiff and its tenant, Green Haven LLC (“Tenant”). The Guaranty Agreement calls for joint and several liability among the Guarantors, of whom Defendant Hester is one. (Defendant's SSUMF ¶ 9.) The Tenant defaulted on its re nt obligations in January 2023. (Defendant's SSUMF ¶ 5; Kronenberg Decl. ¶ 3.) Plaintiff now moves for summary judgment against Defendant for breach of guaranty....

Excerpt: ...) The Court continued this Demur rer for Defendants to establish compliance with the meet and confer requirement under Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41, and to file a supplemental declaration establishing compliance with this requirement. Defendants' counsel previously filed a decla ration stating that the parties met and conferred by telephone on September 8, 2023, and also attached a meet and confer email to Plaintiff to confirm the co...

Excerpt: ...- defendants Nite sh Hissaria and Digitize Solutions Private Limited (DSPL) is DENIED. Cross - complainants move here to enter the defaults of Cross -defendants Hissaria and DSPL on the Amended Cross -Complaint. Hissaria and DSPL are purportedly located in the Republic of India . Service of process on a person outside the United States may be made (1) as provided in part 2, title 5, chapter 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or (2) “if the court...

Excerpt: ... and to set aside the default and default judgment, if applicable, under CCP §473. Defendant's Motion is GRANTED. Where a motion for relief is not accompanied by an attorney affidavit of fault but is timely made, the court may grant discretionary relief from default taken against a party due to that party's mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. (CCP §473(b).) The law favors judgment based on the merits, not based on procedural ...

Excerpt: ...n. 24, 2024, is DEN IED. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 2025.420(h).) Courthouse/hearing location. The Court notes that CLT's 1 -24- 24 Notice of Motion incorrectly states that the March 14 hearing will take place in the San Mateo courthouse. Department 3 (Judge Greenberg) is located o n the Second Floor of the Redwood City courthouse, located at 400 County Center in Redwood City. The Gearings' 3 -1 -24 Request for Judicial Notice, which requests that th...

Excerpt: ...e of Civ. Pro c., § 473, subd. (a)(1).) The proposed amendment would simply delete the first two affirmative defenses from the Answer. Plaintiff Alfredo Ortiz refused to stipulate to obtaining an advantage for himself and opposes this motion on the basis of delay and pr ejudice. However, both principles are founded upon a consideration of fairness. Ortiz presents no coherent argument as to why the elimination of his adversary's defenses works a...

Excerpt: ...ber 16, 2023. Pla intiff now moves for attorney's fees pursuant to the lease agreement, which provides in section 31 that the prevailing party to the action shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees. Defendant argues that attorney's fees, as part of the judgment, are automatically stayed pending appeal. This is incorrect. Unlike in civil actions generally (see Cal. Civ. Proc. § 916), appeals from unlawful detainer judgments do not automati...

Excerpt: ...�City”), to the First Cause of Action in the First Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate (“FAP”) is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND based on failure to allege facts sufficient to support a cause of action. Generally, a writ under section 1085 may only be employed to compel the performance of a duty which is purely ministerial in character. (Transdyn/Cresci v. City and County of San Francisco (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 746, 752.) “A ministerial...

Excerpt: ..., or oppre ssion” required under Civil Code, section 3294 to support an award of punitive damages. In order to survive a motion to strike an allegation of punitive damages, the plaintiff must plead the ultimate facts showing an entitlement to such relief. (Clauson v. Superior Court (Pedus Services, Inc.) (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 1253, 1255.) In order to state a prima facie claim for punitive damages, a complaint must set forth the elements as stat...

Excerpt: ... The Notice of Motion incorrectly states that the hearing on this Motion will take place in the Redwood City courthouse. The Court notes that Department 28 (Judge Healy) is located at Courtroom I, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, California 94401. Meet and co nfer. The December 21, 2023 Declaration of Azim Khanmohamed does not comply with Code of Civil Procedure, section 435.5, which requires that the declaration supporting a motion to strike s...

Excerpt: ...y wages on termination; to provide rest periods or compensation; and to provide accurate, itemized wage statements. (First Amended Complaint, filed April 13, 2018.) The case was tried in two phases. On December 6, 2023, the Honorable Marie S. Weiner (retired) issued a final statement of decision and judgment after court trial in favor of plaintiffs, awarding penalties totaling $274,900 against defendants Lisa Meteyer and Sunnyvale Massage, join...

Excerpt: ..., rule § 3.1700(b).) A verified memorandum of costs is a prima facie evidence of the propriety of the items listed on it. (Adams v. Ford Motor Co. (2011) 199 Cal.App.4th 1475, 1487.) “If the items appearing in a cost bill appear to be proper charges, the burden is on the party seeking to tax costs to show that were not reasonable or necessary. On the other hand, if the items are properly objected to, they are put in issue and the burden of pr...

Excerpt: ... cour t strongly suggests that the parties engage in mediation with a private mediator experienced in these type of disputes or some other form of ADR. Plaintiff Puja Gupta's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED as to items nos. 1 –5 as to the existence of the documents as court records but not as to “the truth of matters stated therein.” (Herrera v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1366, 1375 (Herrera).) Defendant ...

Excerpt: ...d at the Central Courthouse, Courtroom G, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, CA 94401. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1110 [the Notice “must specify” the location of the hearing].) Any party contesting the tentative ruling is to give notice to all other parties of the address for the hearing. Secon d, plaintiff failed to file a declaration that complies with Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41, subdivision (a)(3), showing that the parti...

Excerpt: ...lows: Demurre r to the Seventh Cause of Action for Breach of Duty of Common Carrier, based on failure to state facts sufficient to support this cause of action, is OVERRULED. The FAC alleges that the ambulances operated by Defendants are common carriers under Civil Cod e section 2168 because they hold themselves out to the public generally and indifferently to transport people from place to place for profit. (FAC, ¶ 129.) Defendants argue that ...

Excerpt: ...t (SAC), is GRAN TED. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 437c.) The State's alternative Motion for Summary Adjudication (“MSA”) is therefore DENIED AS MOOT. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 437c.) Plaintiff's 11 -6 -23 Objections to Evidence (to the 10 - 10 -23 Corrected Marshall Decl.) are ruled upon as follows: • Marshall Decl., Para. 4 -5. OVERRULED. Plaintiff's objections go to the weight of this testimony. Marshall testified in deposition that she does not...

Excerpt: ...icken is irrelevant, false, or improper under Code Civ. Proc. § 436(a).) A motion to strike may be used to attack the entire pleading, or any part thereof, even single words or phrases. (Baral v. Schnitt (2016) 1 Cal.5th 376, 393 -394.) The motion lies to strike any irrelevant, false, or improper matter inserted in any pleading, or to strike any pleading or part thereof which is not drawn or filed in conformity with the laws of this state, a co...

Excerpt: ...mary judgme nt, the cross -defendant has met its burden of showing that a cause of action has no merit if the cross - defendant has shown that one or more elements of the cause of action cannot be established, or that there is a complete defense to the cause of action. ( CCP §437c(p)(2).) Once the cross-defendant meets that burden, the burden shifts to the cross- complainant to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists as to...

Excerpt: ... Cros s-Complainant David Espie.” (Notice of Motion for Judicial Reference at 2; the “Motion”.) In its Reply, B of A clarifies that it seeks general consensual reference of all its claims against the CPQ Defendants (CPQ LLC, Campanile, and Espie; referred to col lectively herein as CPQ), while the other cross- claims against non-CPQ Defendants will remain with the Court. The Motion is GRANTED and the original Complaint and all causes of ac...

Excerpt: ...re early inve stors and shareholders, and “New Firefly,” a company which Plaintiffs allege was created by Defendants from the looted remains of Original Firefly. New Firefly's creation followed a scheme allegedly hatched by Defendants to defraud Plaintiffs and prevent them from protecting the value of their investments. The instant case (“the California action”) was stayed pending the disposition of a concurrent action which Defendants...

Excerpt: ...se (Annie Sammut, Cody Sammu t, and Artichoke Joe's) filed demurrers to Plaintiff's FAC. In an Order dated 1.31.24, the Court ruled on Cody Sammut's and Artichoke Joe's demurrer. Having reviewed the briefing here, the Court finds that the issues and arguments raised are substantially the same as those raised in the prior demurrers. The Court finds no basis to diverge from its previous ruling, as further explained below. Defendant's 10 -5 -23 ...

Excerpt: ... Golden Door Properties, LLC v. Superior Court (2020) 53 Cal.App.5th 733, 774.) Plaintiffs shall file and serve a Second Amended Complaint no later than March 18, 2024. As a preliminary matter, the Court notes that Defendants provided the improper addres s for the hearing. Department 24 is located at the Hall of Justice and Records, Courtroom 2F, 400 County Center, Redwood City, California 94063. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1110 [notice “...

Excerpt: ...two weeks to thirty days, on the grounds that Defendant's counsel is unavailable for the trial due to a preceding trial in San Francisco County Superior Court and his son's planned wedding on June 29, 2024. The court finds circumstances are not excusable under Cali fornia Rules of Court, Rule 3.1332, subsection (c)(3) because Defense counsel is, in actuality, available to be present in the courtroom on the trial date. As to Defendant's making of...

Excerpt: ...lobal Enterp rises, Inc., et al. v. Tim Onderko, Case No. 22 -CIV -02099, and then re -filed on January 9, 2024 in Tim Onderko v. Donald Wilson, Case No. 22 -CIV -02332, is GRANTED -in -part and DENIED -in -part. Onderko's Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award is GRANTED. Ond erko's request for an award of interest on the Arbitration Award is GRANTED in the amount of $83,243.95. Onderko's request for an award of attorney's fees and costs is pri...

Excerpt: ...mily home fo r $9 million. Escrow closed on the house on November 7, 2013. (Final Statement of Decision, filed Jan. 9, 2024, at p. 3.) After moving in, the plaintiffs discovered numerous flaws in the home's construction. (See id., at pp. 6 -7, 10 -25.) On January 9, 2024, the Honorable Marie S. Weiner (retired) issued a final statement of decision and judgment after court trial in favor of plaintiffs, awarding them $1.2 million in damages, for...

Excerpt: ...rvice of written notice of entry of this order, unless the parties stipulate otherwise. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1320(g); Code Civ. Proc., § 472b.) Defendants Janet Wyler Griggs, Thomas S. Griggs, and Ash 1031 LLC's Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint and Motion to Strike portions of the First Amended Complaint are MOOT in light of the Court's ruling. The Court GRANTS LEAVE TO AMEND to plaintiffs Bruce K. Pederson, individually and as co...

Excerpt: ...ly Bil l 218 (“A.B. 218”) and became effective January 1, 2020. (See former Code. Civ. Proc., § 340.1, repealed by Stats. 2022, c. 444 (A.B. 2959), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023, and then repealed by Stats. 2023, c. 655 (A.B. 452), § 1, effect. Jan. 1, 2024.) The Dist rict previously brought a motion for judgment on the pleadings to the second amended complaint arguing that A.B. 218 was unconstitutional. The court denied this motion, finding tha...