Excerpt: ...ting multiple demurrers to the complaint and first amended complaint, opposing plaintiff's motion for injunctive relief and motion for leave to amend, attending and preparing for the motions and other court appearances, responding to discovery, opposing Plaintiff's post-judgment motion for new trial, moton to tax costs and motion to stay enforcement of the judgment, work related to Plaintiffs appeal, and other litigation expenses. JUDICIAL NOTICE...

Excerpt: ...ar-old settlor, beneficiary, and co trustee of the Davidson Living Trust, dated December 6, 1989. (FAC, '1 12.) Stephanie is her daughter. (FAC, 17.) Plaintiff is Anita's neighbor, and she first met Defendants in the Spring of 1976. (FAC, 46-47.) In September 2017, Plaintiff's relationship with Anita transitioned from neighborly gestures to a close friendship that evolved into a mother-daughter dynamic over a period of two and a half years. (FAC,...

Excerpt: ...h of Fiduciary Duty; and 4. Judicial Dissolution of LLC Pursuant to Cal. Corp. Code S 17707.03. According to the complaint, Patton and Sandman jointly own real property through Sandpatt, LLC. (Complaint, 1-3.) In 1999, Sandpatt, LLC formed with the sole business of acquiring and operating the Property. (ld. at 9-10.) Patton was a 40% owner and manager of Sandpatt, LLC, while Sandman was a 60% owner and manager of Sandpatt, LLC. (ld. at 11-12.) Th...

Excerpt: ...es, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) S 425.16(c)(1) and 685.040, because the Discovery Order was reasonable and necessary to enforce Midland's ant-SLAPP fee award. Rather, the dispute over is the amount of reasonable attorney fees. JUDICIAL NOTICE Plaintiff requests for judicial notice of 1, 2 and 3 are denied as not relevant to the motion. See Gbur v. Cohen (1979) 93 Cal.App.3d 296, 301 (stating that "judicial notice.. .is always confin...

Excerpt: ...fendant Santa Clara Valley Water District ("Defendant" or "District"). (See SAC, 26.) On November 7, 2013, Plaintiff suffered a low back/chest injury while supporting a work crew with fall protection measures, was treated for the injury through District's occupational medical provder, and was returned to work. (See SAC, 27.) However, Plaintiff continued to suffer an inability and pain in standing upright and in driving, and on November 12, 2013, ...

Excerpt: ...ose. Any party opposing the tentatve ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.5856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on the 27 September 2023. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. moooOooom Orders On: (1) Defendants Frederick W. Hsu, Mobile Gaming Technologies, Inc., Opsjet LLC, and Opsjet Services LLC's Demurrer To Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint; and (2) Defendants Michael P. Reaves And Edward W...

Excerpt: ...ion: (1) Violation of Civil Code Section 1793.2(D); (2) Violation of Civil Code Section 1793.2(B); (3) Violation of Civil Code Secton 1793.2(A)(3); (4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability; and (5) Fraud (specifically, fraudulent inducement-concealment). The FAC alleges that, as part of the vehicle lease, Sharifirad entered into a warranty contract with GM on or about January 4, 2021. (See FAC at 6-7.) A copy of the warranty contract...

Excerpt: ...e facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. CCP S 430.10(e). Demurrer will also lie where the pleading is uncertain, meaning ambiguous and unintelligible. CCP S 430.10(f). However, demurrers for uncertainty are disfavored, and are granted only if the pleading is so incomprehensible that a defendant cannot reasonably respond. A.J. Fistes Corp. v. GDL Best Contractors, Inc. (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 677, 695. Plaintiffs' FAC is a two-page filin...

Excerpt: ... was "inadvertent" and can be deleted from the Fourth Amended Complaint (Reply, pp2-3); (2) S 558.1 is a remedy that applies automatically when an employer violates S 203, such that it need not be pled as a stand alone action (Reply, p3); and (3) Defendants have been aware all along, and, at the least since January 2023, that Plaintiff is claiming that Defendant Bilugu is personally liable. "The trial court has discretion to allow amendments to t...

Excerpt: ....) Defendant is a technology and software company that provides software for secure electronic file sharing and services to customers. (ld., '1 5.) Defendant developed and sold licenses for a software called File Transfer Appliance ("FTA"), which it marketed as a secure method of transferring files. (ld„ '1 7.) Plaintiff insured Foley & Lardner LLP ("Foley") which was one of Defendant's FTA customers in December 2020 and January 2021. (ld., 31....

Excerpt: ...sure and authorization form to perform a background investigation. (Complaint, 22.) But the disclosure contained extraneous and superfluous language beyond the disclosure itself and/or was not clear and conspicuous, in violation of the FCRA. (ld., 23.) Specifically, extraneous information was reflected in "[m]iscellaneous provisions concerning Plaintiff's employment including, but not limited to, 'Time Clock Policy,' 'Uniform Policy,' 'Time Card ...

Excerpt: ...and six form interrogatories. The court GRANTS Stanford's motion, and the court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the Meyers' motion. 1. Stanford's Motion to Compel Compliance (the "Mirror Drive") The court finds that the Meyers agreed to priNluce the "mirror drive" of Katie's laptop in responses verified under oath by both of them (on March 10, 2023) and then backtracked on this agreement, including expressly serving "amended" responses (on June...

Excerpt: ...any common issues of law and fact, as well as many common parties. What GBR has not shown, however, is how consolidation at this exceedingly late stage of the proceedings—after three of the four cases have already been appealed, two of the four cases are still on appeal, and one of the cases is on remand from the Court of Appeal—will conserve any resources or help avoid any inconsistent outcomes. Even more critically, GBR has not shown that c...

Excerpt: ...Clara Superior Court Case No. 20CV366905) ("Dutcher"). Defendant now moves once again to decertify the class. In connection with the motion, Plaintiff moves to exclude the declaration of Yingyi Yang ("Yang Declaration") submitted by Google in support of its motion for decertification. Plaintiff opposes the motion to decertify and Google opposes the motion to exclude. For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIED the motion to exclude and GRAN...

Excerpt: ...onsumed multiple beers and was intoxicated at the time of the accident when he rear-ended Plaintiff at a high rate of speed and totaled his vehicle. (FAC, 10-11, 13.) As a result, Plaintiff suffered severe personal injuries, which will result in some permanent disability. (FAC, '118.) On March 1, 2023, Plaintiff initiated this action, asserting a claim for negligence. On May 25, 2023, he filed his FAC, which asserts a claim for negligence. On Jun...

Excerpt: ...y party opposing the tentatve ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.5856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on the 27 September 2023. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. —0000000m Orders On Motions of Defendants Avalara, Inc. and Intuit, Inc. for Summary Judgment. l. Statement of Facts On or about 7 November 2019, plaintiff April Mallord ("Plaintiff") was at defendant M Asian Fusion, a rest...

Excerpt: ... filed on November 4, 2021, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses (Labor code S 2802); (2) UC Violations (Cal. Bus. & Prof. code SS and (3) PAGA Penalties (Labor Code S 2698 et seq.). The parties have reached a settlement. Plaintiff Valerie Boyer ("Plaintiff") moved for preliminary approval of the settlement. On August 30, 2023, the court continued the moton for preliminary approval of settlement to...

Excerpt: ...ion ("P"") and protected health information ("PHI") from unauthorized access. (First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), '1 4.) As a result of SARC's conduct, unknown and unauthorized persons allegedly accessed and viewed class members' PII and PHI through SARC's remote desktop portal. (ld. at 5 & 7.) On or about August 27, 2021, SARC provided notice of the security breach to over 57,000 people regarding the unauthorized access of their PII and PHI. (FAC,...

Excerpt: ...sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay Minimum Wages [Cal. Lab Code SS 204, 1994, 1194.2, and 1197]; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation [Cal. Lab Code SS 1194 and 1198]; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods [Cal. Lab Code SS 226.7 and 512]; (4) Failure to Authorize and Permit Rest Breaks [Cal. Lab Code S 225.7]; (5) Failure to Indemnify Necessary Business Expenses [Cal. Lab Code S 2802]; (6) Failure to Timely Pay Final...

Excerpt: ...llowing causes of acton: (1) Failure to Pay Wages for All Hours Worked, Labor Code sectons 204(b), 223, 1194, 1194.2 Wage Orders; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages, Labor Code sections 510, 1194, 1198, Wage Orders; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods, or Pay Premium Wages in Lieu Thereof; (4) Failure to Provide Rest Breaks, or Pay Premium Wages in Lieu Thereof; (5) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements, Labor Code section 226; (6) ...

Excerpt: ...orked for defendant Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA ("Defendant") in California for the four years preceding the filing of the original Complaint on April 2, 2014. (First Amended Complaint, '17.) According to the operative First Amended Complaint, filed on October 29, 2015, Plaintiffs worked as service technicians for Defendant. (ld. at '1 5.) Defendant allegedly required Plaintiffs and similarly situated service technicians to drive their ...

Excerpt: ...3) ("Bridges against defendants Premier Nissan of San Jose, LLC ("Premier Nissan S'") and Troy Duhon ("Duhon") (collectively, "Defendants"). According to the allegations of Plaintiff's individual complaint, Defendants failed to provide Plaintiff all meal periods to which they were entitled, pay meal period premiums, provide employees all rest periods to which they were entitled, pay rest period premiums, pay minimum wages for all hours worked, pa...

Excerpt: ...rior Court ("Montano"); and (2) Attaway v. Alliance Residential, LLC, Case No. 20CV365134, Santa Clara County Superior Court ("Attaway"). Montano included a single cause of action for civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA"). The PAGA claim was based on allegedly deficient wage statements. Attaway set forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay All Overtime Wages; (2) Rest Period Violations; (3) Failure to Ind...

Excerpt: ...Bakersfield, Kern Delta Water District, North Kern Water Storage District, Kern County Water Agency, and L Mark Mulkay ("Mulkay"), which sets forth a single cause of action for declaratory and injunctive relief. Specifically, Plaintiff seeks a judgment declaring that it holds valid pre-1914 appropriative rights on the South of Fork of the Kern River, it can change the point of diversion and place of use of its rights (provided it does not injure ...

Excerpt: ...press" agreed that KFEI would serve as a nonexclusive distributor of Cypress products to Japanese companies and their affliates. On November 25, 2019, KFEI filed a complaint against Cypress, alleging claims for: (1) Breach of Contract; and (2) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. On September 10, 2021, KFEI filed a First Amended Complaint against Cypress, which set forth the followng causes of action: (1) Breach of Contract; and...