Excerpt: ...nses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, production demands, and requests for admissions. The Court notes that the demurrer and motion to strike provided adequate notice of hearing. The motions to compel did not. Given that plaintiff's attorney is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, service of any motion by or upon him is subject the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 1005(b), wherein the required 16 calendar day notice period ...

Excerpt: ... prevailing defendant entitled to an award of attorney fees and costs against plaintiffs to be fixed as provided by law. Background: On July 24, 2019, plaintiffs Jasper Allen and Debra Jackson filed their complaint in this action asserting causes of action for defamation against defendant Jacqueline Hundley Reid. The complaint alleges: Reid is the President of the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD). (Complaint, p. 2.) Plaintiffs Allen ...

Excerpt: ...n five days of the date of this order. BACKGROUND: For approximately 18 months, plaintiff and judgment creditor Butler America, LLC (“Butler”) provided staffing services to defendant and judgment debtor Aviation Finance Services, LLC (“AFS”). Butler supplied AFS with employment personnel and then invoiced AFS for the employees' salaries and related expenses. Almost immediately, however, the balances on Butler's invoices began to accumulat...

Excerpt: ...s had knowledge of the alleged joint venture agreement between plaintiff and the Moller defendants and whether they were legally justified in selling the Hotel to the Moller defendants are triable issues of fact. BACKGROUND: This action arises out of an alleged joint venture agreement to acquire, develop, and manage an 11-story, 210-room hotel. Plaintiff Windsor Capital Group, Inc. (“Windsor”) is a real estate investment company. Patrick Nesb...

Excerpt: ...it made to injured employee Travis Bean (Bean). After serving a notice upon Bean regarding the pendency of the action, Regents filed a notice that it would be dismissing its action against Harper and Tierra. Bean then sought and was permitted to intervene, ultimately filing his Complaint-in Intervention on October 20, 2017. Regents' complaint was then dismissed on December 5, 2017, and Bean has pursued the action seeking additional damages for th...

Excerpt: ...f the second amended complaint is granted to strike, without leave to amend, paragraph 3 of the prayer (“A Declaration of the respective rights and duties of the parties”), and is in all other respects denied. (3) Defendant Ronald L. Wolfe & Associates, Incorporated, shall file and serve its answer to the second amended complaint on or before October 7, 2019. Background: (1) Allegations of Second Amended Complaint Plaintiff Grant Beall (Beall...

Excerpt: ...gory Lowry, Inc. (collectively “Lowry”), filed their complaint for 1) breach of contract, 2) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, 3) fraud, 4) negligent misrepresentation, and 5) conversion against defendants Thomas Kaljian and Kaljian Santa Barbara, LLC (collectively “Kaljian”). Lowry alleges: Lowry is a dentist and sole practitioner. [Complaint ¶15] Lowry entered into a lease with Kaljian's predecessor for premises at...

Excerpt: ... William Kinsella and Snejana Kinsella filed their complaint against defendants Joel Bautista Garcia and Great Oaks Operations, LLC. Garcia was driving a vehicle owned by his employer, Great Oaks. Motion: Hallesche Krankenversicherung, A.G. (“HKV”), a travel insurance carrier headquartered in Stuttgart Germany, moves for leave to file a complaint in intervention. Plaintiffs oppose the motion. Plaintiffs are residents of Germany who were vacat...

Excerpt: ...uments for deposition as set forth herein. Unless the parties agree (on the record or in writing) or the court orders otherwise, the deposition shall take place on September 4, 2019, at the time and location set forth in the deposition notice. To the extent that declarations are provided as permitted herein in lieu of testimony or production of documents, such declarations shall be served on counsel for plaintiff at or prior to the commencement o...

Excerpt: ...otice to perform a covenant of her written lease; to wit: compliance with Santa Barbara Municipal Code § 22.04.010, subdivision (K), and incorporated International Property Maintenance Code § 404.5, by exceeding the maximum allowed occupancy of the rental unit. The bedroom of the rental unit is 109 square feet, limiting the occupancy of the rental unit to two persons. The rental unit is now occupied by six persons. Defendant answered the compla...

Excerpt: ...ankle. Examination and MRI studies showed end-stage degeneration of the ankle. On October 11, 2016, defendant replaced plaintiff's right ankle with an artificial ankle through a procedure known as STAR (“Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement”) arthroplasty. The procedure initially appeared to be successful, but within a few months plaintiff began to experience pain, swelling, and decreased range of motion in her ankle. After approximately eigh...

Excerpt: ...ctions of up to $1,500 shall not be imposed for violation of California Rules of Court, rules 3.1350(f)(2), (f)(3) and 3.1113(k) by counsel's failure to file an opposition separate statement with required contents in the proper format and filing papers with the required citations. Plaintiff's counsel shall file his response to this order to show cause on or before September 11, 2019. Background: Plaintiff Charles Franzen, a minor, filed his compl...

Excerpt: ...d this action on February 13, 2019, alleging (1) violation of Civil Code section 1749.5, (2) violation of Consumer Legal Remedies Act, (3) violation of Business & Professions Code sections 17200, et seq. [Unfair Competition Law]; (4) violation of Business & Professions Code sections 17500, et seq. [False Advertising Law], (5) Money had and received, and (6) declaratory relief. All of the causes of action arise from plaintiff's visit to a Californ...

Excerpt: ...trate an underinsured motorist claim. Ostwald sued the motorist—Garcia—and the parties agreed to judicial arbitration. Ostwald obtained an award in excess of Garcia's liability insurance policy limits. Ostwald sought payment from State Farm in the amount of the difference between the award and Garcia's insurance policy limits plus an amount representing lost earnings that Ostwald says she did not litigate in the judicial arbitration. State Fa...

Excerpt: ... property located at 1471 Las Positas Place, Santa Barbara (the Property). (Complaint, ¶ 10.) In 2007, plaintiffs entered into a loan secured by a deed of trust (DOT) on the Property. (Complaint, ¶ 15; Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice [DRJN], exhibit 1.) As set forth in the DOT, recorded October 11, 2007, the lender is Countrywide Bank, FSB. (DRJN, exhibit 1.) On July 14, 2011, there was an Assignment of Deed of Trust recorded, assigning...

Excerpt: ... date of the incident or, if that employee is not available, the deposition of any other Univar employee who would have knowledge about the nature of the couplings with respect to the acid and chlorine tanks on the premises, and who could testify as to the possibility that the wrong distribution hoses could have been connected to the wrong tanks on the date in question. Harper and Tierra may file any supplemental opposition on this issue on or be...

Excerpt: ...pany, Earl M. Hill Family Limited Partnership, and The Towbes Group. Defendant Golomb settled out of the action in late 2017, and the court granted a good faith determination with respect to the settlement. The remaining parties unsuccessfully attempted to mediate the action in early 2018. A conflict arose after the mediation between the remaining defendants, which caused new attorneys to substitute in for Trader Joe's, and for the Limited Partne...

Excerpt: ...st plaintiff and her attorney, jointly and severally, in the amount of $3,500.00. Plaintiff's motion to vacate the court's May 7, 2019 order is denied. Defendants' motion for sanctions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 128.5 is denied. BACKGROUND: This is an action for alleged mold contamination. In 2017 plaintiff Taryn Intravartolo leased an apartment unit located at 175 San Angelo Avenue, Unit A, Santa Barbara, California 93111. Defen...

Excerpt: ...lon & Style Bar, LLC, filed an answer on June 17. There is no scheduled CMC, MSC, or trial. On May 24, 2019, Carlyle served deposition subpoenas for production of business records on Law Offices of John J. Thyne, III (“Thyne Law”); Goodwin & Thyne Properties (“G&T”); and Marcus Boyle. G&T is the real estate brokerage that has listed the subject property and Boyle is the real estate agent representing the property. Thyne Law purports to re...

Excerpt: ...llowing Ms. Force's death, plaintiff filed suit against defendants Sheridan Force, Trustee of The Force Trust dated April 21, 1998, and The Force Trust dated April 21, 1998, claiming that he was not Ms. Force's tenant but instead her caretaker. Plaintiff seeks wages and penalties in excess of $200,000.00 for the period covering the four years prior to the filing of the complaint, alleging that he was never paid. Defendants deny the allegations an...

Excerpt: ...CV02931) (the Discrimination Case) now pending in Department 6 of this Court. The plaintiff in the UD Case, The Parsons Group, Inc. (Parsons), is the defendant in the Discrimination Case; the plaintiff in the Discrimination Case, David Rea, is the defendant in the UD Case. The UD Case was filed on April 22, 2019. The UD Case is based upon a thirty-day notice to quit which asserts that Rea has violated the terms of his lease to premises located at...

Excerpt: ...monetary sanctions is denied. BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Raymond J. Ramos (“Decedent”), by and through his Successor in Interest, Josephine Ramos, and plaintiffs Josephine Ramos, Rene Ramos, and Raymond L. Ramos, individually, bring this action against defendant Compass Health, Inc. (“CHI”), alleging causes of action for elder abuse and neglect, violation of residential rights, and wrongful death. Plaintiffs allege that Decedent died of a lung...

Excerpt: ...ate School, Inc. dba Pacifica Graduate Institute (“SBGS”). According to the allegations, on the evening of April 23, 2016, plaintiff was attending an outdoor conference celebrating SBGS's 40th anniversary. The conference took place on an area of the campus lawn where tables, chairs, and free-standing umbrellas had been set up for the conference attendees. Plaintiff was seated at one of the tables when the wind suddenly picked up, causing seve...

Excerpt: ...on the motion pursuant to CRC 3.1150(f). Background: Plaintiffs Melvyn Goldsmith and Barbara Goldsmith filed their complaint against defendant Hope Ranch Park Homes Association (“HOA”) for declaratory relief, breach of fiduciary duty, and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs allege: HOA is a corporation formed to manage a common interest development known as Hope Ranch. Milton Pinsky and Elizabeth Pinsky own property adjacent to Goldsmiths' property...

Excerpt: ...: As alleged in the complaint of plaintiff James Lewis: Plaintiff is the owner of real property located at 4631 Gerona Way, Santa Barbara (the Premises). (Complaint, ¶¶ 1-4.) On May 14, 2018, plaintiff entered into an unspecified tenancy with defendant Stephen M. Lewis by a written agreement. (Complaint, ¶ 6.) The complaint does not check any boxes in paragraph 6a(1), (2), or (3) identifying the type of tenancy. On March 14, 2019, a 30-day not...