Excerpt: ...Rebecca McLean and proof of payment of the required fee to the State Bar of California is not filed with the court on or before July 10, 2018, the court will rescind its minute order dated April 25, 2018, granting the application of Kell C. Mercer to appear as counsel pro hac vice. Background: Plaintiff Jack Jevne filed his complaint against defendants Kevin Charles Boyle, Rebecca McLean, and Peter George Bertling. Jevne alleges that he loaned Bo...

Excerpt: ... $433.50, to be paid within ten days of the date of this order. BACKGROUND: This action arises out of a three-vehicle, rear-end accident that occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on February 27, 2017, on the southbound 101 freeway in Santa Barbara where the Los Positas on-ramp merges with the southbound traffic. Plaintiff Josefina Martinez was traveling at approximately 35 miles per hour in the number 3 lane (the lane farthest to the right) and wa...

Excerpt: ...: On April 27, 2018, plaintiff Tarek Suleimanagich filed his complaint against defendant Cherie Brenner for legal malpractice and unjust enrichment in the Los Angeles Superior Court. On Brenner's motion, the Los Angeles court transferred the case to this court. Suleimanagich alleges: Suleimanagich retained Brenner, a licensed California attorney, to represent him in a pending Santa Barbara Superior Court case (No. 1187545) pertaining to family la...

Excerpt: ...lendar for failure to comply with CCP §§ 430.41 and 435.5. Defendants shall file a proper responsive pleading on or before July 20, 2018. Background: Plaintiffs Curvature LLC and Curvature, Inc., brought this action against defendants PivIT Global, Inc. (“PivIT”), Troy Jacobsen, Justin Sparks, Joe Zender, Mike McKay, Jeff Jacobsen, Markis Robinson, and Alex Karis. Plaintiff alleges that defendants Troy Jacobsen, Sparks, Zender, and McKay, a...

Excerpt: ...lleged in the complaint: Plaintiffs Joe Granada, Jaime Flores Polanco, Alejandro Saavedra, Estaban Mora, Ismael Rodrigues, and Eduardo Isqueda are employed by defendant Regents of the University of California (Regents) at its Santa Barbara campus. (Complaint, ¶ 8.) In March 2014, Regents hired defendant Stephen Klock as a superintendent. (Complaint, ¶¶ 9-10.) Klock continually and severely harassed plaintiffs with the intent to injure them and...

Excerpt: ...alleged in the original complaint: Plaintiff Ziyad Ballat alleges an oral, week-to-week tenancy in real property located at 5310 Carpinteria Avenue, Apartment 1, Carpinteria (the Premises) with defendant Miguel Luis Cruz. (Complaint, ¶ 6.) A 7-day notice to quit was served on Cruz on April 24, 2018. (Complaint, ¶ 7a(6).) The notice states in relevant part: “You are hereby notified that pursuant to Civil Code § 1946, your tenancy is terminate...

Excerpt: ...r and Helm filed a cross-complaint against Roberts, individually and as trustee of the Karen M. Roberts Living Trust and then a first amended cross-complaint, adding Village Properties as a cross-defendant. The operative cross-complaint is the second amended cross-complaint, to which the court sustained Village Properties' demurrer to the first four causes of action. Roberts filed a cross-complaint for implied equitable indemnity, and breach of f...

Excerpt: ...ar Rivera. On August 30, 2013, Oscar Rivera was performing work for defendant Hillpointe Construction, Inc. (“Hillpointe”), a painting and power wash company, when he suffered fatal injuries after falling through a skylight on the roof of a commercial building located at 7406 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, California. The skylight allegedly lacked any barriers or warning signs. Hillpointe did not carry workers' compensation insurance at the time o...

Excerpt: ...o property located in Santa Barbara. Defendants were ultimately served by publication, and their default was entered when they failed to respond. A default judgment in the amount of $46,828.85 was entered by the court on February 23, 2017. On October 20, 2017, plaintiff assigned the judgment to Andrew Larson, d.b.a. HCR Beverly Hills. Also on that date, judgment assignee Larson filed a Declaration of Accrued interest, seeking an additional $2,155...

Excerpt: ...ound: On March 3, 2017, plaintiffs Andrew Poley, Dorothy Poley, Andrew Morris Poley Jr., by and through his guardian ad litem Dorothy Poley, and Lilyanna Elizabeth Poley, by and through her guardian ad litem Dorothy Poley, filed their complaint alleging personal injuries and other damages arising out of a mold problem existing at real property leased from defendants Jeff Johnson and Bonnie Johnson. The complaint alleges that plaintiffs moved out ...

Excerpt: ...no intention of attending school. Ballantyne obtained the student loan funds, and cashed one or more of the checks without plaintiff's knowledge, and used the funds for his own non-educational purposes. Plaintiff alleges that she has sustained damage, in the form of injury to her credit, and numerous and continuing damages for repayment of the funds obtained by defendant. Plaintiff filed the complaint on August 15, 2017, while in pro per. Plainti...

Excerpt: ...reditor for an order charging judgment debtor's interest in Little Lucia, LLC, is granted. Background: On May 2, 2005, plaintiff Douglas J. Crawford obtained a judgment by default against defendant Anthony S. Haaland in the principal amount of $75,606.00. On March 5, 2015, judgment creditor Crawford renewed the judgment in the renewed unsatisfied amount of $149,894.00. On April 26, 2018, Crawford filed motions for: (1) an order for Haaland to tur...

Excerpt: ... he obtained the levy in the first place, or which would refute the claimant's evidence that her marriage to defendant Robert James Dahl terminated 13 year prior to the indebtedness he incurred that gave rise to this action. ...

Excerpt: ... motion dates, including any motions for summary judgment/adjudication, shall coincide with the new trial date. Textron's request to specially set its two motions for summary adjudication for July 3 or July 6, 2018, is denied. BACKGROUND: This is an action for wrongful death. Plaintiff Brandon Rivera is the son of the decedent, Oscar Rivera. On August 30, 2013, Oscar Rivera was performing work for defendant Hillpointe Construction, Inc., a painti...

Excerpt: ... motion dates, including any motions for summary judgment/adjudication, shall coincide with the new trial date. Textron's request to specially set its two motions for summary adjudication for July 3 or July 6, 2018, is denied. BACKGROUND: This is an action for wrongful death. Plaintiff Brandon Rivera is the son of the decedent, Oscar Rivera. On August 30, 2013, Oscar Rivera was performing work for defendant Hillpointe Construction, Inc., a painti...

Excerpt: ...order, and shall have telephoned counsel for plaintiffs to discuss this motion. Plaintiffs shall file and serve any opposition or other response to motion (including any stipulation or statement of non-opposition) on or before June 27, 2018. Defendants shall file and serve their replies, if any, on or before July 3, 2018. Background: On January 16, 2018, plaintiffs Edmanuel Mercedes Espaillat, Yanine Ninoska Sanchez Cordero, and Karina Arias Ross...

Excerpt: ...ple v. Dagoberto Castro, Jr., 1493890. Background: On November 17, 2016, in People v. Dagoberto Castro, Jr., 1493890 (the “criminal case”), Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. (“Surety”) filed Bail Bond #FCS101702925 in the amount of $10,000. The docket and records of the criminal case reveal the following activity: On April 28, 2017, the court entered a bail bond forfeiture when the defendant did not appear. On May 23, 2017, pursuant to Pe...

Excerpt: ...injury to her teeth involving substantial dental work, for which Harrison seeks recovery as damages. On July 31, 2017, defendant The Vons Companies, Inc. (Vons) served two business records subpoenas to third party Paul Crawford, DDS, Harrison's dental expert and employer. (Thomas decl., ¶¶ 2, 4.) One subpoena sought actual billing and insurance records (with patient personal information redacted) for insured patients as to two dental procedure ...

Excerpt: ...nd exonerate Bail Bond #FCS251703166 filed in People v. Degoberto Castro, Jr., 1446186. Background: On November 17, 2016, in People v. Degoberto Castro, Jr., 1446186 (the “criminal case”), Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. (“Surety”) filed Bail Bond #FCS251703166 in the amount of $5,000. The docket and records of the criminal case reveal the following activity: On April 28, 2017, the court entered a bail bond forfeiture when the defendant...

Excerpt: ..., plaintiffs Andrew Poley, Dorothy Poley, Andrew Morris Poley Jr., by and through his guardian ad litem Dorothy Poley, and Lilyanna Elizabeth Poley, by and through her guardian ad litem Dorothy Poley, filed their complaint alleging personal injuries and other damages arising out of a mold problem existing at real property leased from defendants Jeff Johnson and Bonnie Johnson. The complaint alleges that plaintiffs moved out of the property on Dec...

Excerpt: ...71, whose addresses and contact information defendant Kevin Charles Boyle shall promptly confirm (either as the parties to whom notice is to be given under the affected settlement agreement or as of record in case number 1438671), with proof of service filed on or before June 12, 2018. Any opposition or other response to the motion shall be filed and served on or before June 27, 2018, and any reply shall be filed and served on or before July 3, 2...

Excerpt: ...environment) (Toyota and Deriso) 3) gender discrimination (and harassment) (all three defendants); 4) age discrimination (Toyota and Garcia); 5 and 6) two counts of retaliation, respectively (Toyota only as to both counts); 7) assault (Toyota and Garcia); 8) failure to provide rest periods (Toyota only); 9) negligence (Toyota only) ; and 10) intentional infliction of emotional distress (all three defendants). Briefly, Carl Deriso is the Toyota's ...

Excerpt: ...nic funds transfer from a checking account owned by her boyfriend, William Hutchinson. The policy period was to begin on December 20, 2016 and end on June 20, 2017. The electronic funds transfer was not set up properly and the policy was cancelled. A rescission notice was mailed to Torres on Friday, January 6, 2017. On Sunday, January 8, 2017, Torres had a car accident. She received the rescission notice on January 9, 2017. On that same date, Tor...

Excerpt: ...for plaintiff Martin P. Cohn / Raymond Rengo of Cohn Rengo for defendants TENTATIVE RULING: The motion is denied. Background: This is a collections action based upon the failure to pay workers' compensation insurance premiums in accordance with the terms and conditions of the policies. The complaint, which alleges breach of contract and common counts causes of action, was filed on November 13, 2017. Individual defendants Juan Perez Jasso and Vick...

Excerpt: ...l / Ryan V. Jacobs for defendant Caltran Jennifer T. Tseng / Keith W. Moreton / H. Daniel Burrows of Tseng Associates for defendant Sheline Diana Moreno Shayne L. Wulterin of Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar for defendant Emily Walker TENTATIVE RULING: The motion is granted. Background: This is a personal injury action arising from a vehicle collision which occurred on August 8, 2016, at the intersection of the southbound off-ramp to State Route 10...