Excerpt: ...fs and exhibits to the trial briefs). Any new motion must be heard in Department 611 before Judge Karnow (contact his clerk for a date and time). The moving party must: At the time of filing, lodge with Department 611, but not file, a "delta" document which is comprised of documents the subject of the sealing motion, redlined to show the specific words or portions sought to be deleted from the public file; Rely only on admissible evidence to show...

Excerpt: ... the opposing party's evidence must be liberally construed." (Binder v. Aetna Lie Ins. Co. (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 832, 838.) There are a triable issues of material fact regarding whether plaintiffs substantially performed their agreements. (Magic Carpet Ride LLC v. Rugger Investment Group, L.L.C. (2019) 41 Cal.App.5th 357, 364 ["What constitutes substantial performance is a question of fact. The evidence creating triable issues of material fact ar...

Excerpt: ...in order to comply with this re-designaton of the case. That is a significant and unreasonable amount of clerical work that would be an undue burden on this Court's already overworked Clerk's Office. This is especially true in light of the fact that the Court is not correcting ANY clerical error, but rather a result of alleged inadequate legal advice by Defendant's former counsel. Accordingly, Defendant and/or her counsel must perform the tasks o...

Excerpt: ... at least $281.18 commencing on April 30, 2021, until the "compromise sum" of $10,122.50 was paid off in full. (Declaration of Gloria Zarco ("Zarco Decl."), Ex. 1 ("Stipulation") '13).) Plaintiff asserts that Defendant has failed to make payments on the compromise sum since March 30, 2023, and has not paid the compromise sum in full. Plaintiff now moves the Court to enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement under CCP S 654.6. CCP S 5...

Excerpt: ...ourtroom 2F. Defendants' counsel's declaration fails to establish compliance with the meet and confer requirement under CCP 5430.41, which states in relevant part: (a) Before filing a demurrer pursuant to this chapter, the demurring party shall meet and confer in person or by telephone with the party who filed the pleading that is subject to demurrer for the purpose of determining whether an agreement can be reached that would resolve the objecti...

Excerpt: ...ed in the complaint. To be sure, the Reply make a new argument that the trade secret allegations are insufficient, but that's a new argument not properly before the court. Cf., High Sierra Rural Alliance v. County of Plumas (2018) 29 Cal.App.5th 102, 112 n.2. (2) An intentional interference with contract is a wrong in and of ftself, and the complaint states that cause of action. Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc. (2020) 9 Cal.5th 1130, 1142. The ...

Excerpt: ...ssion regarding a 2020 Kia that plaintiff allegedly wrongfully possesses. The court denied Budget's writ application on September 5, 2023. Budget now seeks another writ of possession over the same car in a nearly identical writ application filed October 10, 2023. This is a renewed motion under CCP 1008(b). Section 1008(b) requires a party bringing a renewed motion to submit an affidavit [or declaration] identifying new or different facts, circums...

Excerpt: ...law. Brantley v. Pisaro (1996) 42 Cal.App.4th 1591, 1597. Defendants, as moving parties, cannot "simply argue or allege that the opposing party has no evidence." Scheiding v. Dinwiddie Constructon Company (1999) 59 Cal.App.4th 64, 80—81. Further, Defendants evidence is to be strictly construed in determining whether they have met their initial burden with doubts or ambiguities at this stage resolved in Plaintiffs' favor. Johnson v. American Sta...

Excerpt: ... for Judicial Notice (RJN) is GRANTED in its entirety. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(d).) The Court hereby incorporates its Order denying Defendant Evernote's Special Motion to Strike the FAC'S asserted claims. Although a SLAPP motion, unlike a demurrer, permits the Court to consider evidence external to the pleading, here, Evernote's ant-SLAPP motion and this demurrer involve overlapping issues and analyses. Thus, the Court incorporates, herein, its Ord...

Excerpt: ...tiffs Third Amended Complaint is: (1) being presented primarily for an improper purpose to harass Defendant, (2) the fraud claim is not warranted by existing law, and/or (3) is devoid of evidentiary support. (See Code of Civ. Proc. S In order to obtain sanctions under section 128.7, the moving party must show that other party's conduct in asserting the claim was objectively unreasonable. (Kumar v. Ramsey (2021) 71 Cal.App.5th 1110, 1120.) A claim...

Excerpt: ... improper purpose to harass Defendant, (2) the fraud claim is not warranted by existing law, and/or (3) is devoid of evidentiary support. (See Code of Civ. Proc. S In order to obtain sanctions under section 128.7, the moving party must show that other party's conduct in asserting the claim was objectively unreasonable. (Kumar v. Ramsey (2021) 71 Cal.App.5th 1110, 1120.) A claim is objectively unreasonable if " 'any reasonable attorney would agree...

Excerpt: ...part, as follows: Timeliness of Motion Unless notice of a motion to compel further responses to interrogatories is given within 45 days of the service of the verified response, or any supplemental verified response, or on or before any specific later date to which the propounding party and the responding party have agreed in writing, the propounding party waives any right to compel a further response to the interrogatories. Cal. Code of Civil Pro...

Excerpt: ...n on Plaintiff Lorie Jones' Complaint. For the reasons below, summary judgment is warranted. A. Legal Standard on Summary Judgment "A party may move for summary judgment in an action or proceeding if it is contended that the action has no merit or that there is no defense to the action or proceeding." (Code Civ. Proc., S 437c, subd. (a)(l).) A cause of action has no merit if one or more of its elements cannot be separately established or an affir...

Excerpt: ...y sanctions against plaintiff Daniel Jay Fried's counsel and the court GRANTS plaintiff Daniel Jay Fried's motion for leave to augment his expert designation on the following conditions: (1) Joseph R. Pohlot be made available no later than January 3, 2024 and plaintiff pay the cost for an expediated deposition transcript (responsible only for the cost associated with the expediated amount); (2) defendant may designate its own expert economist no ...

Excerpt: ...ourt repeats the tentatve issued on December 11, 2023: The court rules on plaintiff Delma Jefferson's motion for leave to file an amended complaint (Plaintiff moves to file a "Second" Amended Complaint, but the record shows that no First Amended Complaint is on file) as follows: Defendant Brayan Perez properly objects that plaintiff failed to provide proper notice yet also responded substantively on the merits. A defendant who does not receive pr...

Excerpt: ...location of the hearing].) The parties should be aware that the Hon. Nancy L. Fineman, Department 4 is located at the Central Courthouse, Department G, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, CA 94401. The court provided this information to the parties through the tentative ruling for the April 4, 2023 hearing and the hearing's minutes. Defense counsel is ordered to contact plaintiff by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2023 to provide the proper loca...

Excerpt: ...e regular law and motion calendar, if the court determines that the parties need more time for argument, the court will set another hearing for further briefing. One party has called Department 4 about a power point presentation and, if time allows, the court has no objection to such a presentation. Defendants seek judgment on the pleadings. By stipulation, the parties agreed that this motion is the "proper procedural vehicle to resolve the issue...

Excerpt: ... many of its vehicles, including a vehicle sold to Plaintiff, thereby fraudulent concealing a material defect in the vehicles and putting Plaintiff and other consumers at increased risk. AHM demurs to the second cause of action in the Complaint, fraudulent concealment, on the following grounds: (1) failure to state a cause of action because Plaintiff has not adequately alleged that AHM owed Plaintiff a duty of disclosure; (2) uncertainty, unintel...

Excerpt: ...cause of action and are uncertain. (Notice at p. 2 citing Code Civ. Proc., S 430.10, subd. (e),(f).) The court agrees. The court first notes that the proofs of service ("POS") of defendant's demurrer, supporting documents and reply do not include plaintiff's zip code although plaintiff includes it in the complaint and the zip code is in the court file. The United States Post Office explains that zip code delays delivery. (https://faq.usps.com/s/a...

Excerpt: ...issues to be adjudicated and is supported by an 18-page Separate Statement of undisputed Material Facts. Plaintiffs' Opposing Separate Statement is more than three times as long and supported by 60 exhibits consuming more than 1,300 pages. Plaintiffs' Opposing Separate Statement does not further the purpose of the Separate Statement requirement, but rather hinders it. Plaintiffs' Opposing Separate Statement does not allow the Court to easily iden...

Excerpt: ... Cory L Cooper ("Cooper"), a real estate agent who was associated with Defendant Dwell Realtors ("Dwell") at the time of the transaction, failed to properly obtain Mr. Driker's signature on the cancellation addendum. Plaintiff then decided again to sell the property in 2021 and hired Cooper, who was by then associated with Defendant Compass California II, Inc. ("Compass"), to facilitate the sale, again to Mr. Driker. Shortly after Plaintiff hired...

Excerpt: ...ritten notice of the formal order. The First Amended Complaint (the "FAC") asserts two causes of action, for conversion and for intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED"). Vinogradova demurs here to the second cause of action for IIED on the grounds of uncertainty and that fails to state facts sufficient to state a cause of action. (Code of Civ. Proc., S 430.10, subd. (e)—(f).) Vinogradova offered no argument in support of her specia...

Excerpt: ...iary duty," and "breach of contract") the Demurrer is OVERRULED. As to Cause of Action No. 2 ("elder abuse"), the Demurrer is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. (Code Civ. Proc. sect. 430.10(e).) Defendants' 10-24-23 Request for Judicial Notice (RJN) is GRANTED as to Exhs. A & B (Evid. code sect. 452(c)), and GRANTED as to Exhs. C, D, E(l), (2), and (3), and F (Evid. code sect. 452(d).) The RJN is DENIED as to Exhs. E(4), (5) and (6) on grounds th...

Excerpt: ...aint at paragraphs 36—37, 39, and 4142. Plaintiffs Abdulrahman Alkablany and Majdy Alkablany shall, jointly and severally, pay Defendants Severum, LLC's and Dean Najdawi's reasonable attorney fees in the amount of $4,000 no later than thirty (30) days after service of written notice of this order. Defendants Severum, LLC's and Dean Najdawi's Objections to Evidence are SUSTAINED as to items nos. 1 and 4—5 and OVERRULED as to nos. 2—3 and 6. ...

Excerpt: ...ts filed their Demurrer to the initial Complaint, plaintiff Martin Lanfranco ("Plaintiff") filed a First Amended Complaint ("FAC"). he parties stipulated that the Demurrer would be treated as a Demurrer to the FAC instead, and the stipulation was approved by the Court. (Stipulation and Order filed November 30, 2023.) Thus, the Court treats this Demurrer as a Demurrer to the FAC. Defendants loan Depot and Perrez's Demurrer to the First Cause of Ac...

Excerpt: ...to Compel Arbitration, in which defendant Giyasim Babayev has joined, is GRANTED pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, secton 1281.2. Where a party petitions the court alleging the existence of a written arbitration agreement, contends that another part refuses to arbitrate a controversy covered by the agreement, and the court determines that an agreement to arbitrate the controversy exists, it shall order the parties to arbitration unless the cou...

Excerpt: ...ss-Defendants Route Advisors, Miriam Liang, and Joe Liang. (Code Civ. Proc., S 418.10.) Route Advisors and the Liangs did not waive the right to challenge personal jurisdiction. Crosscomplainants ZRa',' Transportation, Inc. and Araceli Avellaneda argue that by filing a demurrer together with a motion to quash service of Summons, Route Advisors and the Liangs have made a general appearance, and thus have waived the right to challenge personal juri...

Excerpt: ...PEAR (Zoom appearance is acceptable), and if possible, their clients should be available for consultation. By ex parte application, the court put this motion on calendar on shortened time. Due to Judge Fineman's mistake, she put the date for opposition as the date of the hearing. The court appreciates counsel for defendants Yafei Liu, Chao Liu and Zhiying Qui (collectively opposing defendants) filing their opposition on December 5, 2023. If any o...

Excerpt: ...ded to the Court, preferably at the time that the notice of motion and other motion papers are filed. At the outset, the Court is hard-pressed to evaluate the merits of the motion without first being able to determine that service was proper, as service and notice are so fundamental to concepts of due process as to be deemed jurisdictional in nature. (Oats v. Oats (1983) 148 Cal.App.3d 416, 420.) Plaintiff's opposition brief rests solely on the i...

Excerpt: ...motion for leave to file an amended complaint (Plaintiff moves to file a "Second" Amended Complaint, but the record shows that no First Amended Complaint is on file) as follows: Defendant Brayan Perez properly objects that plaintiff failed to provide proper notice yet also responded substantively on the merits. A defendant who does not receive proper notice is in a difficult position. (Robinson v. Woods (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 1258, 1267-1268 [dis...

Excerpt: ... Morgan Hill v. Brown (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 1114, 1126.) First, the court determines whether plaintiff may bring the action and force the claimants to interplead. (ld. at pp. 1126-1127.) Second, if it is so determined, then the court discharges plaintiff and then determines the rights of the various claimants to the property deposited with the court. (ld. at p. 1127.) In this case, Plaintiff has not demonstrated that all Defendants have answered ...

Excerpt: ..., and DENIES the request as to Exhibit 2. The court notes that the notice to the demurrer is not signed, plaintiff does not object and the court finds the error nonconsequential. Counsel though is reminded to make sure that all pleadings are signed. 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...

Excerpt: ...bitration Provision) (RJN, Ex. A); (2) Costco Member Offer Program 4Q 2020 Incentive, Customer - Dealer Agreement and Pricing Sheet (Ex. B); and (3) 2020 Traverse FWD LS Vehicle Window Label ("Monroney Sticker") (Ex. C). (Evid. Code S 452, subd. (h).) None of the requested documents are referred to in the Complaint. (Contra RJN, p. 1:12-16 (citing to Complaint "1 14, 16, 48, 51, 53, 59, 61—62, 65, 71, 91, 109, 113).) The Court finds distinguish...

Excerpt: ... As a preliminary matter, the First Amended Complaint (the "FAC") included a fourth cause of action for civil conspiracy in violation of the Court's order granting leave to amend. The cause of action was not included in the prior Complaint, and Gibbs was given leave to amend only to assert a personal claim for damages identified in the Complaint's first three causes of acton. (Aug. 22, 2023 Order.) While the fourth cause of action is therefore su...

Excerpt: ..., and OVERRULED in part as to the general demurrer to the SAC as being barred by collateral estoppel, as follows. Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED pursuant to Cal. Evidence Code Section 452(d). Collateral Estoppel as to Entire SAC OVERRULED. Collateral estoppel applies when an issue determined in a prior adjudication is identical to that presented in a subsequent action, the prior adjudication resulted in a determination on the ...

Excerpt: ...0 for an order compelling Plaintiff Swenberg to provide responsive documents to the Document Request Nos. 21, 22, 80, 88, 89, 100-103, 105, and 113-118 which were attached to Dmarcian's Second Amended Notice of Continued Deposition to Plaintiff. In particular, Dmarcian seeks the production of the following documents: First category: mitigation documents Relating to Agari: consulting agreement, invoices, records of payments, and any 1099 form from...

Excerpt: ... DISCOVERY PROCESS BY PLAINTIFFS OLE TRAVEL INC. AND OLE VENTURES INC. TENTATIVE RULING: The Motion of Plaintiffs Ole! Travel Inc. and Ole Ventures Inc. ("Plaintiffs") for Monetary Sanctions, Issue Sanctions, Evidentiary Sanctions, Terminating Sanctions and/or Contempt Sanctons against Defendant Timothy Alexander is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs filed this Motion on March 5, 2023, which was originally set for hearing on September 11, 2023....

Excerpt: ...il action who is over 70 years of age may petition the court for a preference, which the court shall grant if the court finds both that the party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole, and that the health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation. Section 35(a) "is mandatory and absolute in its applicaton in civil cases whenever the litigants are 70 years old." ...

Excerpt: ... Deborah Q. Ruddock by Defendants and Cross-complainants Thomas J. Gearing and Daniel K. Gearing (collectively, the "Gearings") on August 31, 2023. For the reasons set forth below, the motion to quash is granted. A. Deposition Not Warranted Code of Civil Procedure section 1987.1 permits a party to move for an order quashing a subpoena and authorizes the Court to enter appropriate protective orders. (Code of Civ. Proc., S 1987.1 subds. (a)—(b).)...

Excerpt: ... defenses. A party may demur to an answer on grounds of failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a defense. (CCP S 430.20.) The determination of whether an answer states a defense is governed by the same principles which are applicable in determining if a complaint states a cause of action. (South Shore Land Co. v. Petersen (1964) 226 Cal.App.2d 725, 732.) The allegations of the pleading demurred to must be regarded as true, but a demurrer...

Excerpt: ...On November 13, 2023, plaintiff applied ex parte for a temporary restraining order and order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue. This Court granted plaintiff's ex parte application, and issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the termination of PG&E services to the premises and ordering that any previously terminated PG&E services be restored. The matter is now before the Court on an order to show cause why a preli...

Excerpt: ...Summary Judgment (MS]), filed August 24, 2023, which seeks summary judgment of all claims asserted against each of them in Plaintiff Liezel De Guzman's August 31, 2022 Second Amended Complaint (SAC), is GRANTED as to each of defendants RTR, MERS, and Boedeker. (Code Civ. Proc., S 437c.) Accordingly, the moving defendants' alternative Motion for Summary Adjudication (MSA) is DENIED AS MOOT. (Code Civ. Proc., S 437c.) Defendants' request for adjudi...

Excerpt: ...ositions, and matters of which judicial notice shall or may be taken." Under Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, the party moving for summary judgment has the burden of production to make a prima facie showing that there is no triable issue of any material fact. The burden then shifts to the nonmoving party to make a prima facie showing that there is a triable issue of material fact. Here, there is no opposition; thus, the court ...

Excerpt: ...RTIES BY 4:00 2M. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023. HOWEVER, THE HEARING ON THE MOTION IS CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 5, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. FOR ARGUMENT. IF THE TENTATIVE IS NOT CONTESTED, IT WILL BE ADOPTED AT THE DECENBER 5, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING. THERE WILL BE NO LAW AND MOTION HEARING ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023. DEFENDANT PROVIDED NOTICE THAT SHE IS CONTESTING. For the reasons stated below, defendant Kathryn Castricone's demurrer, filed 10-13-23, which is...

Excerpt: ...PTED AT THE DECEMBER 5, 2023 HEARING. Defendant Bren Farrell's Demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") is OVERRULED as to the first through sixth causes of action. (Code Civ. Proc. S 430.10, subd. (e), (f), (g).) Defendant's request for judicial notice of the Complaint, First Amended Complaint and Second Amended complaint is GRANTED, BUT NOT FOR THE TRUTH OF THE MATTERS ASSERTED THEREIN. Plaintiff's request to file a Notice of Errata to ...

Excerpt: ...is unlawful detainer Complaint is defective. The Complaint alleges that Defendants' tenancy is exempt from the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 ("Act") based on Civil Code section 1946.2(e)(8). Defendants argue that section 1946.2(e)(8) only applies to residential real property "that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwe ling unit." Since the notice includes "Unit #1" in the property address, Defendants contend that this reference to...

Excerpt: ...intiff's motion for approval of a settlement of claims brought pursuant to the Private Attorney General's Act (PAGA). On October 24, 2023, plaintiff's counsel submitted a renewed motion for an order approving the settlement, including supplemental declaration addressing the court's concerns. In ruling on settlements involving PAGA claims, this court has a duty to independently determine whether a settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate. (Moni...

Excerpt: ...he court regardless of whether the arbitrator determines arbitrability. (Code of Civ-l Proc„ S 1281.2, subd. (a); Omar v. Ralphs Grocery Co. (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 955, 961- 964.) To prove waiver, plaintiff must show (1) knowledge of an existing right to compel arbitration; and (2) intentional acts inconsistent with that existing right. (Hill v. Xerox Business Services, LLC (9th Cir. 2023) 59 F.4th 457, 468.) In taking into account the totality...

Excerpt: ...TING PARTY MUST NOTIFY DEPARTMENT FOUR AND ALL OTHER PARTIES BY 4:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023. HOWEVER, THE HEARING ON THE MOTION IS CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 5, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. FOR ARGUMENT. IF THE TENTATIVE IS NOT CONTESTED, IT WILL BE ADOPTED AT THE DECENBER 5, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING. THERE WILL BE NO LAW AND MOTION HEARING ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023. PLAINTIFF PROVIDED NOTICE THAT HE IS CONTESTING. Plaintiff's Mohon to Compel Further Resp...

Excerpt: ... ADOPTED AT THE DECEMBER 5, 2023 HEARING. Defendant uber Technologies, Inc.'s ("Uber") Motion to Seal, filed 10-20-23, is GRANTED. (Cal. Rules of Court ["CRC"], Rules 2.550(d); 2.551). Uber's Motion seeks to seal the following two documents: • Unredacted Declaration of Matthew J. Michelsen in support of Motion to Enforce Settlement (lodged on 10-25-23); unredacted Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of Motion to Enforce Settlement (...

Excerpt: ...D. As a preliminary matter, the Notce of Application and Hearing incorrectly lists the address of the Court. Hearings for Department 4 are held at 800 North Humboldt Street in San Mateo, California 94401. On the merits, the unopposed application satisfies all procedural requirements, and its supporting declarations and documentary evidence are sufficient to find all the facts prerequisite to the issuance of a right to attach order and writ. First...

Excerpt: ... served form interrogatories, a first set of special interrogatories, and a first set of document requests on Plaintiff. (Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice ("RJN") Ex. C-1.) After some back and forth with Plaintiff's counsel, Defendant requested an Informal Discovery Conference ("IDC") before Commissioner Mau, which was held on June 5, 2023. (ld.) Plaintiff agreed to serve substantive supplemental discovery responses by June 13, 2023. (ld.)...

Excerpt: ... Reply Request for Judicial Notice is DENIED because none of the requested matter is material to the Court's evaluation of Defendants' motion. l. ABO COMIX STANDING The motion is DENIED as to A. 8.0. for lack of standing. The cases cited by County do not support this motion. In the case of Creed-21 v. City of Wildomar (2017) 18 Cal.App.5th 690, the complaint alleged that the plaintiff organization was "formed and operating under the laws of Calif...

Excerpt: ...ice of Appeal "fails to state a cause of action" against the Fields, and/or improperly names them as parties (real parties in interest) in this appeal. (Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 430.10(d), (e).) The function of a demurrer is to test whether, as a matter of law, the facts alleged in the complaint state a cause of achon under any legal theory. Intengan v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 1047, 1052. Code Civ. Proc. Sect. 389(a) stat...

Excerpt: ...to amend, as to the Special Demurrer to the First Cause of Acton ("COA") for Civil Rights Violations pursuant to Cal. Code of Civil Procedure Section 430.10(e). OVERRULED with respect to the general Demurrer to the Complaint and the remaining special demurrers. General Demurrer OVERRULED. Defendants argue that each cause of action in the Complaint must be dismissed pursuant to Heck v. Humphrey, (1994) 512 U.S. 477 ("Heck") because the claims impl...

Excerpt: ...ed on October 16, 2020, after failing to heed the summons purportedly served on him. (Oct. 16, 2020 Request for Entry of Default; see Sep. 21, 2020 Proof of Service of Summons by Substituted Service.) More than two years later, Plaintiff Scottsdale Insurance Co. ("Scottsdale") requested a default judgment, and judgment was entered against McNulty in the amount of $433,448.73 on March 30, 2023. (Mar. 22, 2023 Request for court Judgment; Mar. 30, 2...

Excerpt: ...whether the proposed settlement satisfies CCP 5877.6. See Tech-Bilt v. Clyde & Associates, 38 Cal.3d 488 (1985) and Regan Roofing Co. v. Superior Court, 21 Cal.App.4th 1685 (1994). However, the Oppositions contain evidence indicating that the proposed settlement between the Plaintiffs and Sung defendants may qualify as a faith settlement if the record is further developed. Accordingly, the Motion is DENIED without prejudice to re-file in accordan...

Excerpt: ... 20, 2023, is ruled upon as set forth below. Chugh refers in its briefing to the Amended Cross-complaint as the "Second Amended Crosscomplaint, or "SAXC." This Order refers to it as the AXC. The AXC asserts seventeen (17) total causes of action, eight (8) of which are asserted against the Chugh Cross-Defendants. Chugh has demurred to all eight of these claims. The AXC identifies three Cross-complainants: (1) CPQ Solutions, LLC ("CPQ") (2) Christo...

Excerpt: ...ely "Plaintiffs") is ruled on as follows: Procedurally, Defendant has not established compliance with the meet and confer requirement under Code of Civil Procedure secton 430.41 regarding the Second Cause of Action. Defendant only shows that he met and conferred regarding the Third, Sixth and Seventh Causes of Acton. Nevertheless, since the Second and Third Causes of Action are both fraud claims, the Court proceeds to address the merits of the De...

Excerpt: ...has indicated actual notice of the Opposition, it has been considered. The only argument it raises is that the Motion is untimely pursuant to Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1702. Timeliness of Mohon A motion for attorney's fees up to and including the rendition of judgment must be served and filed within the time for filing a notice of appeal. Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1702. In this case, that time is 60 days pursuant to Cal. Rules of Court, Rule ...

Excerpt: ...ement of Non-oppositon as to the requested production, confirming that the parties have agreed to such production through participation in the Informal Discovery Conference process and subsequent meet and confers. Accordingly, the Court shall GRANT this Motion, subject to the conditions outlined below. Pupil and education records are protected from disclosure under federal and state law. Federal educational funds are withheld from any school dist...

Excerpt: ... (the "Settling Parties") have agreed upon material terms, as summarized: Rodda will pay Plaintiff a $250,000.00 settlement payment. In exchange, Plaintiff has agreed to provide Defendant/cross-complainant SC Builders with an issue release discharging all claims in connection with Rodda's work on the renovation project which is the subject of this litigation. Plaintiff and Rodda have agreed to fully discharge, waive, and release each other from a...

Excerpt: ...nt, and further leave to amend is not justified. Defendant shall prepare, circulate and submit a proposed Judgment. Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED\. "[T]he elements of an achon for fraud and deceit based on a concealment are: (1) the defendant must have concealed or suppressed a material fact, (2) the defendant must have been under a duty to disclose the fact to the plaintiff, (3) the defendant must have intentionally conceale...

Excerpt: ...O DECEMBER 5, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. FOR ARGUMENT. IF THE TENTATIVE IS NOT CONTESTED, IT WILL BE ADOPTED AT THE DECENBER 5, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING. THERE WILL BE NO LAW AND MOTION HEARING ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023. Plaintiff's Moton to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set Two, is DENIED for the reasons set forth below. Plaintiff served Defendant Rosie Elena Rivera with his first set of form interrogatories, which included which Form Int...

Excerpt: ... Counsel exchanged emails on March 27, 2023 regarding the filing of the Cross-complaint and the need for Mr. Perdue to obtain joint representation waivers from Cross-Defendants. Sorba Decl„ "3-4. Counsel for Crosscomplainant followed up via email on April 3, 2023. Ibid. , 95. Cross-Defendant Fofoanga Club filed an Answer to the Cross Complaint through Mr. Perdue on April 17, 2023. Ibid. , 96. Cross-complainant's counsel sent an email on May 31,...

Excerpt: ...l in opposition to this Motion, but failed to file any application or moton to have these documents filed under seal. "A party requesting that a record be filed under seal must file a motion or an application for an order sealing the record." (CRC Rule 2.551(b)(1).) "The moton or application must be accompanied by a memorandum and a declaration containing facts sufficient to justify the sealing." (Ibid.) Accordingly, the documents are hereby ORDE...

Excerpt: ...uests for judicial notice are GRANTED, but not for the truth of the matters contained therein. The Court notes that Defendant filed a request for judicial notice that is over 800 pages long, but Defendant failed to "bookmark" the exhibits thereto. This is in violation of CRC Rule 3.1110(f)(4) and ü)cal Rule 3.3. Accordingly, the Court was left to scroll through 800 individual pages, which is abusive. Defendant is hereby warned that failure to co...

Excerpt: ... strike paragraphs 19 and 25 from the First Amended Complaint on the grounds that these paragraphs contain false matter under CCP S 436. However, the grounds for a motion to strike must appear on the face of the pleading under attack, or from matter which the court may judicially notice. (CCP S 437.) The falsity of Plaintiff's allegations does not appear on the face of the FAC, and Defendants have not requested that the Court take judicial notice...

Excerpt: ...The Agreement was signed by Defendants Li and Xie. Defendant Xie failed to make the payment due on or before April 21, 2023 and failed to make the $25,CM payment due on or before May 21, 2023. (Flegel Decl., '1 4.) The parties' Agreement provides that, "The Superior Court of California for the State of California shall have jurisdiction to enforce this Agreement." (Flegel Decl., Ex. A, 5.) The Agreement also states that "If Xie fails to timely de...

Excerpt: ...Code SS 3439 et seq. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant's moton for summary judgment is DENIED. The facts relevant to the pending motion are as follows: according to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), Defendant DBM Cloud Systems Inc. ("DBM") is a software development company that allegedly entered into 28 separate loan agreements with the Plaintiffs between December 20, 2016 and October 12, 2019, by which the Plaintiffs collecti...

Excerpt: ...vice of notice of entry of judgment, as required by California Rules of Court rule 3.1700(a)(1). The form Complaint asserts two causes of action for breach of contract and four common counts. (Dec. 14, 2022 Complaint, pp. 3—6.) Each of these six counts are merely pleadings of alternative legal theories to recover a single debt. The only discrepancy in the requested remedies is that attorney fees are requested only under the first cause of actio...

Excerpt: ...murrer should be sustained because Plaintiff failed to properly serve Defendant with the Second Amended Complaint. Defendant cites no authority for sustaining a demurrer on this ground though. Instead, this may be a valid ground for a motion to strike. (See Code of Civ. Proc. S 436(b).) Nevertheless, Plaintiff is cautioned to properly serve Defendant with any amended pleading in the future and to file a proof of service with the Court. Plaintiff'...

Excerpt: ... as follows: The court OVERRULES the demurrer on uncertainty grounds. Defendants raise this ground in their demurrer, but fail to discuss it in their brief. "The memorandum must contain a statement of facts, a concise statement of the law, evidence and arguments relied on, and a discussion of the statutes, cases, and textbooks cited in support of the position advanced." (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1113(b); Fenton v. Groveland Community Services ...

Excerpt: ...osition to an unlawful detainer summary judgment motion may be made in writing until the court day before the hearing, or orally at the time of hearing pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1351(b), (c). The parties shall APPEAR. According to the complaint, defendants agreed to rent the premises at 408 C Street, #2, South San Francisco, CA 94080 and they failed to pay rent but continue to hold over even after service of the three- day not...

Excerpt: ...ice of entry of order. Irene Lopez Perez ("Perez") moves here for leave to intervene in this matter regarding disputed title to a mobile home (the "Property") and file her proposed complaint in intervention. (See Oct. 4, 2023 Motion, pp. 9—27.) A. Legal Standard on Intervention A nonparty may petition a court for leave to intervene by filing a noticed motion that includes a copy of the pleading in intervention and sets forth the grounds on whic...

Excerpt: ...TIVE IS CONTESTED, THE CONTESTING PARTY MUST NOTIFY DEPARTMENT FOUR AND ALL OTHER PARTIES BY 4m P.M. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023. HOWEVER, THE HEARING ON THE MOTION IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. FOR ARGUMENT. IF THE TENTATIVE IS NOT CONTESTED, IT WILL BE ADOPTED AT THE NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AT P.M. HEARING. THERE WILL BE NO LAW AND MOTION HEARING ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023. PLAINTIFF PROVIDED NOT CE THAT HE IS CONTESTING. The court denies p...

Excerpt: ... GRANTED as to Exhibits 5-6. (Evid. Code Sect. 452(c).) As to each of these documents, the Court takes judicial notce of their contents and the dates that they were filed and/or issued, but the Court does not take judicial notice of the truth of statements/allegatons in the documents. Plaintiff Li's 10-24-23 Reply brief was untimely filed, but the Court has considered it. Plaintiff's Reply brief was due 10-23-23. Plaintiff filed it on 10-24-23, o...

Excerpt: ...E failed to provide verified responses to Form Interrogatories that were served in July 2021. The Court granted Plaintiff Oakville Produce Partners' motion to compel verified responses and ordered Defendant Le to provide verified responses "within 14 days of service of this order" and to pay a monetary sanction of $1,185.00 "within 30 days service of this order." (Order, Dec. 8, 2022 (filed Dec. 9, 2022.) Plaintiff served Notice of Entry of Order...

Excerpt: ... COA for Breach of Contract Plaintiffs were given leave to amend the original Complaint as to the sustained demurrer to the Second Cause of Action for Fraud. See June 20, 2023 Order. The amendments to the First Cause of Action for Breach of Contract were not authorized by that order. Following an order sustaining a demurrer or a motion for judgment on the pleadings with leave to amend, the plaintiff may amend his or her complaint only as authoriz...

Excerpt: ...e an amended answer no later than November 20, 2023. Cross- complainants FXIO International, Inc.'s and Plan B Equipment Rentals, LLC's Request for Judicial Notice is DENIED as irrelevant. (Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2016) 3 Cal.App.5th 881, 902 ["trial court retains its usual discretion not to take judicial notice of matters that are irrelevant"].) As a preliminary matter, the notice of demurrer provides the incorrect address for t...

Excerpt: ...oena issued to its appraiser, Christopher Carneghi, on the grounds that any expert witness discovery in this case is premature, and discovery of Mr. Carneghi's work as a consulting expert concerning his appraisals is protected by attorney work-product privilege. Defendants respond that "Carneghi must be made available as a fact witness so that he may testify about the physical descriptions of all the lots that he perceived." (Opp., p.13.) Accordi...

Excerpt: ...ynor"), an individual and managing member and offcer of BWC. The Cross-complaint alleges causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, and declaratory relief. Raynor now demurs to the Cross- Complaint and moves to strike certain parts of the pleading. Cross-Defendant's Motion to Strike A motion to strike can be used as a scalpel to cut out any irrelevant, false, or improper matters in a...

Excerpt: ...rovide Lessor with a copy of a Use Permit issued by the City of South San Francisco for such use or alternatively to provide evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Lessor, that no such Use Permit is required." ("Failure to Obtain a Use Permit (3-Day Notice at 2.) The motion is denied as to all other grounds argued in the motion because triable issues of material fact exist as to those grounds. (3-Day Notice at 1- 2, 3 & 4.) A. The Motion Does not E...

Excerpt: ...ifth cause of Action by Ford is OVERRULED based on failure to allege facts sufficient to support this claim. The elements of a cause of action for fraud based on concealment are: "(1) the defendant must have concealed or suppressed a material fact, (2) the defendant must have been under a duty to disclose the fact to the plaintiff, (3) the defendant must have intentionally concealed or suppressed the fact with the intent to defraud the plaintiff,...

Excerpt: ...mber 1, 2023. Defendants demur that these causes of action fail to state facts sufficient to support a claim because Plaintiff Edgewater Holding Corporation has not alleged facts sufficient to support its performance or excuse for nonperformance under the contract. Specifically, Defendants assert that Plaintiff must allege that it first obtained a determination that the damages sued for are not covered by insurance before it may bring these claim...

Excerpt: ...AY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023. HOWEVER, THE HEARING ON THE MOTION IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M. FOR ARGUMENT. IF THE TENTATIVE IS NOT CONTESTED, IT WILL BE ADOPTED AT THE NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AT P.M. HEARING. THERE WILL BE NO LAW AND MOTION HEARING ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023. The court rules on plaintiff Michael Joseph Barrett's moton to compel further responses to plaintiff's form interrogatories, set 3 from defendant Jorge Morales and to strike o...

Excerpt: ...Anthony L Webb shall file his Third Amended Complaint no later than December 4, 2023. As a preliminary matter, the demurrer is made on behalf of Defendants Private Defender Program Office ("PDPO"), Lisa Maguire, and Paul Demeester. However, Maguire and Demeester were dismissed on October 27, 2023. The portion of the demurrer made by them is thus moot, and only the portion of the demurrer made by POPO is relevant here. Though the five causes of ac...

Excerpt: ...t to Cal. Evidence Code Section 452(d). Fourteenth COA for Breach of Fiduciary Duty OVERRULED. The SAC alleges that Defendant Hillhouse had authority and control over Plaintiff's finances, books, records and accounting documents, and that she handled Plaintiff's money and was entrusted to handle the finances at Plaintiff's law practice. SAC, "5, 171. It also alleges that Defendant Hillhouse had control and access to Plaintiff's American Express C...

Excerpt: ... Owner, LLC ("Plaintiff" or "The Marina"). Plaintiff and, collectively, the five Defendants brought cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff partially settled with four of the five defendants, leaving Defendant Matthew Klein ("Defendant" or "Klein") the sole remaining Defendant in the action. The Court granted summary judgment for Plaintiff against Klein and entered the Judgment following its Order Granting Summary Judgment on June 29, 2023....

Excerpt: ...deration, and DENIED in part, with respect to the request to terminate arbitration. Plaintiff's objections to evidence are OVERRULED. In ruling on the previous Moton to Compel Arbitration in this action, the Court held that the issue of default under Cal. Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98 for late payment of fees should be decided by the arbitrator. June 10, 2022 Order. Plaintiff asks for that order to be vacated, or in the alternative for ...

Excerpt: ...e Cal. Rules of Ct., rule 3.1300(d); Rancho Mirage Country Club Homeowners Association v. Hazelbaker (2016) 2 cal.App.5th 252, 262-253; Juarez v. wash Depot Holdings, Inc. (2018) 24 cal.App.5th 1197, 1202.) The motion was previously continued to permit Defendant Tesla, Inc. ("Tesla") the opportunity to file br-efing and evidence in reply. Thus, with any potential prejudice now having been averted, the Court has considered Xue's late-filed papers....

Excerpt: ...tic Park project. Plaintiff claims that Defendant owes $27,018.10 for trucking services and $6,400.00 for tolls, dump fees, and scale fees which Plaintiff advanced. Plaintiff now applies to this Court for a right to attach order and writ of attachment, seeking to secure the amount of $38,759.91. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff's application is DENIED. The Court shall consider the showing made by the parties and shall issue a right to a...

Excerpt: ... allege causes of action for elder abuse, negligence, wrongful death, and survivorship. Defendants now mcwe to com#l arbitration, arguing that an arbitration agreement signed on behalf of Decedent contractually binds the parties to adjudicate these claims in binding arbitration. The arbitration agreement at issue is its own agreement, though it was kept together with other paperwork governing Decedent's admission to the facility as a resident. Ga...

Excerpt: ...ng possession of real property, a motion for summary judgment may be made at any time after the answer is filed upon giving five days notice, and shall be granted or denied on the same basis as a motion under Section 437c. Cal. Code of Civil Procedure Section 1170.7. Cal. Code of Civil Procedure Section 437c(b)(1) provides that an MS] "shall be supported by affidavits, declarations, admissions, answers to interrogatories, depositions, and matters...

Excerpt: ...ly filed. ld. at S 2031.300. A court may grant relief from waiver if: (1) the party belatedly serves a response substantially compliant with CCP SS 2031.210-2031.240, 2031.280, and (2) filing a noticed motion supported by declarations showing that the delay resulted from mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect. ld. Under Local Rule 3.700, parties to a general civil case must participate in an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) prior to filin...

Excerpt: ...party or his or her legal representative from a judgment, dismissal, order, or other proceeding taken against him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect." (Code of Civ. Proc., S 473, subd. Here, Plaintiff TGA F299 Franklin LLC ("TGA") requests relief from the recent adopted tentatve ruling sustaining Defendants Urban Flat, LLC's and Evan Haskell's demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint and granting leave...

Excerpt: ...AINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND based on failure to allege facts sufficient to support a cause of action and uncertainw. Generally, a writ under secton 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 act is an act that a public officer is required to perform in a prescribed manner in obedience to t...

Excerpt: ... Pacifica, LLC, Vistamar Development, and Javier Chavarria's (real parties) motion to vacate order granting attorney's fees, filed October 2, 2023 pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section (the notice states section 633, but the motion states 663, which is the statute dealing with motions to vacate judgment), which seeks to vacate, in part, the Court's August 29, 2023 minute order granting (in part) petitioners' motion for attorney's fees pursu...

Excerpt: ...rt, rule 1312 and exercising its discretion. The court starts its analysis with the well- established law that trial dates are firm. "To ensure the prompt of civil cases, the dates assigned for a trial are firm. All parties and their counsel must regard the date set for trial as certain." (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332.) "It is the duty of the trial court to vigorously insist upon cases being heard and decided in the most timely manner unless ...

Excerpt: ... to comply with court orders compelling discovery, including ordering him to appear at deposition, which has resulted in evidence sanctions, and failed to pay monetary discovery sanctons. This court has already issued the following sanctons against defendant: 1. A June 2, 2022 Order compelling further responses to request for production, form interrogatories, and request for admissions, and ordering sanctions of and a January 10, 2023, Order impo...