Excerpt: ...z, Rebecca Yuhasz, Chase Yuhasz and Max Yuhasz (collectively "Plaintiffs") is OVERRULED. The FAC alleges a single cause of action for Declaratory Relief. Plaintiffs allege that an actual controversy exists between Plaintiffs and Defendants regarding the amount of attorneys' fees and costs, if any, to which Defendants are entitled to Plaintiffs' recovery from the Fire Victim Trust. (FAC 33.) Defendants claim they are entitled to the entire contrac...

Excerpt: ...econd, and Eighth Causes of Action, arguing that they do not sufficiently state a cause of action. The Court finds that these three claims are adequately pled at the pleading stage, for the reasons stated below. Legal standard. A demurrer is used to challenge defects that appear on the face of the pleading, or from matters outside the pleading that are judicially noticeable. (Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318.) A demurrer assumes all fact...

Excerpt: ...ta Platforms, Inc. shall produce the records identified in the subpoena no later than fifteen (15) days after service of written notice of the formal order. Petitioner Daniel Golenda here seeks to enforce a domesticated subpoena duces tecum served on Respondent Meta Platforms, Inc. ("Meta") on June 29, 2023. The subpoena asks for business records circumscribed to those that may be used to identify the anonymous defendant of a pending acton filed ...

Excerpt: ...Against Defendant Vital Restoration and Counsel," filed Aug. 8, 2023, is GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART, as set forth below. Plaintiff's Aug. 8, 2023 Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d).) All objections are waived; the right to respond to Interrogatories by producing documents is also waived. As set forth in the supporting Klapperich declarations and attached exhibits, Defendant failed to serve timely responses to...

Excerpt: ...tatus (eighth), disability (ninth), and disability (tenth), on the grounds that Plaintiff "fails to plead what the alleged harassment was, who allegedly harassed her, when they allegedly harassed her, how the alleged harassment was tied in any way to a protected characteristic, and how the alleged harassment created a hostile work environment." (MPA, p.l.) According to Defendant, "In the absence of any after three opportunities to save her claims...

Excerpt: ...n in propria persona. CCP S 391.7(a). In support of his demurrer, Defendant attaches to a declaration the following: a copy of the vexatous litigants list which includes an entry for "Leslie Fields" with no middle initial, an excerpt from the docket from a San Bernardino County case, Madrigal v. Fields, Case No. SCVSS 111685 ("the San Bernardino County case") which contains a notation for "Prefiling Order — Vexatious Litigant" on January 9, 201...

Excerpt: ...imple collection case seeking an unpaid portion of a loan for approximately $11,Cü3. Plaintiff seeks $5,495.65 in costs follow-ng entry of judgment in their favor. Defendant seeks to tax $4,648.15 in costs. These costs solely pertain to two writs of attachment—an original writ and an amended writ—which Plaintiff sought following Defendant's request of a trial de novo. A prevailing party is entitled to certain costs as a matter of right. CAL....

Excerpt: ... this Defendant, on a case that has been pending for years, and after discovery concluded, and after motions for summary judgment were heard. No gtnd cause is given for the delay. Further, the affirmative defense fails to state a viable defense, as it is evident from the motion that the Floating Home Residential Law does not apply to Docktown Marina. Defendant asserts that evidence has been obtained showing that 8 slips at Docktown Marina had sho...

Excerpt: ...ut by CCP S 386 and relevant caselaw. As an initial matter, this motion lacks a proof of service as required by California Rules of Court Rule 3.1300(a), and therefore there is no indication that any party to this action received requisite notice. The Court previously noted this omission when denying Plaintiff's previous motion to distribute interpleader funds. A proof of service is a basic requirement of any motion, and Plaintiff's moton can be ...

Excerpt: ...njunctive relief, and the sixth cause of action for declaratory relief. Defendant's Demurrer to the Complaint as to the third cause of action for an accounting is SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. An action for accounting lies when the complainant sues for recovery of an unascertained amount that cannot be determined without an accounting. (St. James Church v. Superior Court (1955) 135 Cal.App.2d 352, 259.) The third cause of action is based on the ...

Excerpt: ... threshold matter, the Court finds that the Complaint is the operative pleading. The Complaint alleges one cause of action for motor vehicle negligence against Defendant Brayan Florian Perez ("Defendant"). On November 4, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff leave to file a First Amended Complaint to add a punitive damages claim against Defendant. (See November 4, 2020 Minute Order.) The Court also denied without prejudice Plaintiff's Motion for Leav...

Excerpt: ...tte Sun Group, LLC's and Evan Haskell's Demurrer to Plaintiff TGA Franklin F299 LLC's First Amended complaint is SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND as discussed below. Plaintiff TGA Franklin F299 LLC is to file a Third Amended Complaint no later than ten (10) days after service of written notice of the Court's ruling. PlaintiffTGA Franklin F299 LLC's Request for Judicial Notce is DENIED as irrelevant. (Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2016) 3 ...

Excerpt: ...trict high school. (See San Mateo Union High School District v. Educational Testing services (N.D. cal., Aug. 30, 2013, No. C 13-3660 saA) 2013 WL 4711611.) For the reasons stated below the court DENIES defendant San Mateo Union High School District's (District) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, filed Aug. 18, 2023, directed to Plaintiff's November 8, 2022 Second Amended Complaint (SAC). The court grants defendant's request for judicial Notic...

Excerpt: ...tements made in plaintiffs' opposition at page 7 as there is no citation to the any evidence; therefore the court finds that Defendant's Objections to Evidence are moot. On July 17, 2023, plaintiffs filed their complaint and on July 27, 2023 served defendant Manal Elghandour. On August 29, 2023, plaintiffs requested entry of default against this defendant. On September 5, 2023, defendant moved for relief from default. The court in exercising its ...

Excerpt: ...plaintiffs' counsel represents the plaintiffs in both cases and it appears that all defendants who have been served, appeared and not dismissed received notice of this motion. If true, the court finds that the failure to file the notice in both cases has caused no prejudice and the procedural defect will be overlooked by the court. Plaintiff is to file by 11: a.m. on October 10, 2023 and email Department 4 and all the parties, a list of all parti...

Excerpt: ...ved quickly based upon plaintiffs' representations. The oneyear rental seemed reasonable at the time to balance the parties' rights. Two years later, the case is still not at issue. The same reasons that the court granted Lei's original right to lease the property support the continuaton of this modification. The court denies both parties' request for sanctions. Plaintiffs have always taken the position that the court should not have granted the ...

Excerpt: ...is no real prejudice based upon the late filing and based upon plaintiff's explanation, the court has considered the opposition. Defendant has filed a motion to unseal. No specific documents are identified.. Thus, the court assumes that defendant seeks to unseal all documents in the court file which have been sealed. On June 7, 2023, the court heard a motion to modify the protective order, which raised similar issues to the issues raised here. Th...

Excerpt: ...closure of otherwise protected personnel and other files of police officers, if certain statutory provisions are satisfied. California Evidence Code secton 1043 et seq. govern such motons and provide the only mechanism for obtaining, in either criminal or civil proceedings, material made confidential by Penal Code section 832.5. Section 1043, subdivision (b) requires that the motion include: (1) identification of the proceeding, the party seeking...

Excerpt: ...Mayer communicated with his attorney concerning Plaintiff Mayer's expert testimony. Any privilege that existed between Plaintiff Mayer and his attorney as to communications regarding expert testimony was waived when Plaintiff Mayer testified as an expert at his deposition. Plaintiff has already agreed to produce such documents but stated that none exist. (Mayer Deposition, attached as Exhibit G to Moving Declaration of Varnica.) The motion is DEN...

Excerpt: ...the Court sustained Defendant's Demurrer to Plaintiffs Third Amended Complaint, in part, with respect to the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth causes of acton therein, without leave to amend at that time because leave to allege those causes of action was not within the scope of the leave to amend permitted by the Court's December 9, 2022 Order. The denial of leave to amend on July 10, 2023 was issued without prejudice to granting leave to a...

Excerpt: ...ich are directed to the FAC'S Third Cause of Acton, which asserts a claim for "foreclosure of mechanic's lien." As explained below, the Court finds that these arguments are not grounds for a demurrer. Defendant Rose's unopposed Request for Judicial Notice, filed 4-25-23, is GRANTED as to Ex. 1 (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d)), and GRANTED as to Ex. 2. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(h).) As to the USPS website page, the Court takes judicial notice of the contents...

Excerpt: ...to comply with California Rules of Court and Local Rules of Court regarding electronically filed documents. Specifically, exhibits must be bookmarked. (CRC Rule 3.1110(f)(4) ["electronic exhibits must include electronic bookmarks with links to the first page of each exhibit and with bookmark titles that identify the exhibit number or letter and briefly describe the exhibit" l; San Mateo County Superior Court Local Rule 3.3 [same].) "Rules of Cour...

Excerpt: ...42 U.S.C. 1983 Monell Liability for False Arrest in Plaintiff Chris Tagunicar's ("Plaintiff") Amended Complaint is ruled on as follows: (1) Plaintiff claims in opposition that his attorney has abandoned him and that he does not have a paid subscription for legal doctrines that he can use to support his opposition. (Plaintiff's Opposition, p.l.) However, at all times in this action, Plaintiff has represented himself in propria persona. Furthermore...

Excerpt: ... Memorandum of Costs and a motion to tax costs is pending hearing. This is a simple collection case seeking an unpaid portion of a loan for approximately $11,000. By this motion, Plaintiff seeks a staggering award of $63,223.50 in attorneys' fees. Plaintiff's counsel billed 118.90 hours for a lodestar of $56, 673.50, plus seeks an additional 10 hours for this fee motion. Although pursuant to contract and Civil Code section 1717, Plaintiff as prev...

Excerpt: ...UT LEAVE TO AMEND, on the basis that all claims are time-barred. All other grounds for Demurrer are thus MOOT. Respondents' 8-21-23 Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. In 2020, Petitioner Thomas Nussbaum filed a Petton for Writ against these same Respondents in the Alameda County Superior Court, challenging Respondents' calculation of his deceased mother's (Evelyn Clayton Nussbaum's) Medi-Cal benefits/eligibility. In April 2021, the Alameda C...