Excerpt: ...ges “[d]eff ects and nonconformities to warranty manifested themselves within the applicable express warranty period, including but not limited to, transmission defects, infotainment defects, body defects; among other defects and non -conformities. Plaintiff filed th is action on September 7, 2023, asserting various statutory claims, fraudulent inducement, and negligent repair. Plaintiff now seeks to compel FMC to produce further documents in ...

Excerpt: ...urt granted both motions. Plaintiff now asks the Court to vacate its grant of summary judgment for Flowers pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 473(b) because Plaintiff mistakenly filed her opposition to both motions late because she thought both motions were s et for January 22, 2024. Plaintiff's request is denied. While Plaintiff is correct that the Court declined to exercise its discretion to consider Plaintiff's late filed opposition because...

Excerpt: ... enumerated “issues,” which the court heard on July 18, 2023. The court granted the motion with respect to Issue No. 5, determining “that Galan Ramirez, like all of the drivers on the roadways in California, had a duty to operate his vehicle in a safe and reasonable manner .” (July 18, 2023 Order at p. 6:5 -7.) The court denied the motion with respect to all of the other issues, none of which disposed of a cause of action, affirmative def...

Excerpt: ...ting four causes of action against State Farm and/or non -insurance company defendants: (1) Breach of Contract (the insurance policy, alleged against State Farm only); (2) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (insurance bad faith, alleged against S tate Farm only); (3) Negligence (against all defendants); and (4) Unfair Business Practices (against all defendants). While the specific insurance policy for the subject prope...

Excerpt: ...d witnesses in December 2023, that revealed extensive new information concerning the management and problems at SSH necessitating the need to file an amended complaint. Because of the new information, Plaintiff now believes a claim for punitive damages is warranted. Plaintiff had initially pled punitive damages but voluntarily dismissed the claim without prejudice on April 10, 2023, approximately three months after filing the initial complaint....

Excerpt: ...irst Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 11 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo --- Order on Defendant Ford Motor Company for Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. I. Statement of Facts. On or about 15 March 2014, plaintiffs Sarah Gryder and Stanley Moore (“Plaintiffs”) ...

Excerpt: ...rike the TACC; (3) defenda nt Hudson Insurance Company's (“Hudson”) motion to strike the TACC; and (4) Hudson's motion for sanctions against Abdo. Pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1308, the Court issues its tentative ruling. I. Background This is an action for fraud and unfa ir business practices. According to the TACC, crossdefendant Jalal Shreim (“Jalal”) was the sole shareholder, president, and CEO of Friendly Wholesalers of Cali...

Excerpt: .... Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 11 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. Demurrer of Defendant Mvin ix Corporation To Plaintiff's Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. In or about 2010, plaintiff Han Bich Nguyen (“Nguyen”) secured 16.7% of the stock of defendant Mvinix Corporation (“Mvinix”). (Co...

Excerpt: ...the Healing Wellness Cente r, Inc. (“Center,”) a California corporation located in San Jose. (FAC, ¶¶ 1 -4, 16.) Plaintiff agreed to provide chiropractic services for the Center's “group practice.” (FAC, ¶ 17.) The Agreement provided that Plaintiff “would be responsible for his own t axes, but said nothing [about] billing using CHIANG's Tax ID number, nor was the CENTER using CHIANG's Tax ID number discussed when negotiating” the A...

Excerpt: ...chael Maidy's, Timothy Cox's, Martin Pichinson's motion for summary judgment, and (6) Feeva Technology Inc.'s motion for summary judgment, against Cross- Defendant, Peter Kleidman. Pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1308, the Court issues its tentative ruling. I. Bac kground This is an action for breach of settlement agreement allegedly entered to resolve lawsuit CrossDefendant Kleidman filed in 2013. According to the Cross- Complaint brough...

Excerpt: ...st Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff for a Protective Order Concerning Mental Health Examination. I. Statement of Facts. The facts of this important matter are well known to this Court and counsel. II. ...

Excerpt: ...ES in part Bernasconi's demurrer. This case arises out of a recorded interview between Hogan, Bernasconi, and Catherine Somers (Bernasconi's “podcast partner”) on June 7, 2023. (Complaint, p. 3:4.)1 After the interview, Hogan indicated to Bernasconi and Somers tha t she wanted to listen to the recording and wanted to play it on her own podcast, but Bernasconi allegedly deleted it. (Id. at p. 4:7, 4:10 -11, 4:16 -17.) Hogan filed this case tw...

Excerpt: .... Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defe ndant's Demurrer To Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. In or around 21 January 2008, defendant Kiran Kumar Gunnam (“Gunnam”) commenced employment with plaintiff LSI Corpo...

Excerpt: ..., was “enrolled in” Defenda nt Does 1 through 6-operated religious organizations (collectively, “Doe Church Defendants”) in California. (FAC, ¶¶ 1 -2, 5, 13.) While a minor, Plaintiff attended religious services at these organizations. (Id., ¶¶ 13, 15 -16.) The FAC alleges Plaintiff wa s a minor at the time of the assault, but it neither specifies the age of Plaintiff nor date(s) of the alleged assault. (Id., ¶ 2.) Defendant Doe 7 (...

Excerpt: ...ANTS th e motion, with litigation costs limited to $10,000. I. BACKGROUND Defendant employed Plaintiff and other non -exempt employees in California, and continues to do so. (First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“FAC”), ¶¶ 26 -27.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed to pay minimum and overtime wages for all hours worked at the correct rate and within the required time. (Id., ¶ 29.) Plaintiff and other employees did not r...

Excerpt: ...e. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff For Preferential Trial Setting. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint for damages and equitable relief on 28 July 2023.33 The complaint generally alleges that plainti...

Excerpt: ...ril 10, 2023 email exchange demonstrates [that] the parties mutually consented to essential settlement terms— payment of $8,000 by Defendant in exchange for Plaintiff's dismissal . . . . These emails form an enforceable settlement contract under California law.” (Memo randum at p. 4:1 -4.) The court has reviewed these emails attached to the motion and finds that they are somewhat ambiguous as to whether the parties truly had a final enforce...

Excerpt: ...(See FAC, ¶ 34.) On the date of the signing of the loan agreement, Modesto Duran was in the hospital recovering from COVID; however, Zoe Hamilton, MF's representative, pressured Marisela to forge Modesto's signatures on the loan agreement. (See FAC, ¶ 35.) Defendants forced Plaintiffs to execute a promissory note — secured by a deed of trust to the home and Plaintiffs' commercial property at 373 South Twenty -Fourth Street in San Jose (“Com...

Excerpt: ... Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 06 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Motion Of Plaintiff For Summary Judgment, or, In The Alternative, Summary Adjudication. I. Statement of Facts. Defendants Full Power Properties, LLC and FPP MB LLC (“Owners”) are fee simple owner...

Excerpt: ...uest to dismiss the action pend ing the outcome of the arbitration is DENIED as MOOT. BACKGROUND On November 29, 2023, Plaintiff filed the instant action against Cloudbrink and its Chief Executive Officer, Mana. Plaintiff asserts seven causes of action in his Complaint for (1) [Whistlebl ower] Retaliation in Violation of California Labor Code sections 1102.5 and 98.6, (2) Fraudulent Misrepresentation, (3) Negligent Misrepresentation, (4) Breach ...

Excerpt: ...nd Requests for Prod uction Nos. 1, 2, and 4. In addition, State Farm requests $2,060 in monetary sanctions against both Herrera and his defense counsel. For the reasons that follow, the court GRANTS the motion to compel; in addition, it GRANTS the request for monetary sancti ons against Herrera only, not his counsel. The responses given to the discovery so far consist entirely of objections. As such, they are insufficient on their face. The reas...

Excerpt: ...to hear Travelers' motion for summary judgment on this date (March 7, 2024), but Plaintiffs filed an ex parte application arguing that they needed additional discovery (and a motion to compel that discovery) before they could adequately respond to the summary judgment motion , under Code of Civil Procedure section 437c, subdivision (h). Without addressing the merits of Plaintiffs' discovery argument, the court granted the ex parte application, c...

Excerpt: ... asserting it serve d Que by personal service in Hong Kong on August 10, 2023, at 7:49 PM. The proof of service indicates Chau Sinling Fanny (“Fanny”) served the papers on Que. Que specially appears to bring a motion to quash service by Plaintiff. II. Motion to Quash Que mo ves to quash service of summons on the ground the Court lacks jurisdiction over him because Plaintiff failed to properly serve him pursuant to international laws. a. Legal...

Excerpt: .... (“CSC ”) to form Defendant DXC Technology Company (“DXC”) (the “Merger”). Before the Court are the following motions: (1) Defendants DXE, HPE, Mukesh Aghi, Amy E. Alving, David Herzog, Sachin Lawande, J. Michael Lawrie, Julio A. Portalatin, Peter Rutland, Mano j P. Singh, Robert F. Woods, Rishi Varma, Timothy C. Stonesifer, Jeremy K. Cox, and Margaret C. Whitman's (collectively, “Defendants”) motion to strike the declaration of ...

Excerpt: ...tional”), and Topgolf USA El Segundo (“Topgolf El Segundo”) (collectively, “Defendants”), which sets forth a single cause of action for Violation of the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698, et seq.). Plaintiff alleges that he wa s employed by Defendants and Defendants engaged in a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations by failing to pay all wages (including minimum wages and over...

Excerpt: ... filed the operati ve First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against defendants Grocery Delivery EServices USA, Inc. and Insperity Business Services, L.P. on March 18, 2020. The FAC sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681b(b)(2)(A) (FCRA); (2) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681d(a)(1) and 1681g(c) (FCRA); (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods (Lab. Code §§ 204, 223, 226.7, 512 and 1198); (4) Failure to Provide ...

Excerpt: ...rmation with Meta Platforms, Inc., without class members' knowledge or consent. The Complaint, filed by plaintiff Indigo Spalinger (“Plaintiff”) on February 28, 2023, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. P enal Code § 631; (2) Violation of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 56.10; and (3) Invasion of Privacy Under California's Cons...

Excerpt: ...Cal.App.3d 243, 245-246. A plaintiff's choice of venue is “presumptively correct.” Id. At 247. The burden of proof is on defendant. Defendants first claim that venue must be transferred because it is not proper pursuant to CCP section 395.5. Under 395.5, a plaintiff must bri ng its case where the contract was made or performed, where the obligation or liability arose or where the breach occurred, or in the county where the principal plac...

Excerpt: ...opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff to Compel Defendant to Pay Expert Deposition Witness Fees. I. Statement of Facts. This complaint was filed on 14 October 2020.1 Plaintiff, a non -English speaking Colombian immigrant, was hired b...

Excerpt: ...d and/or distribut ed by Kia. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), ¶6.) Morales received an express written warranty which, among other things, covered the Theta 2.0 -liter and 2.4 -liter direct injection engines (“2.0L and/or 2.4L GDI Engine”) and transmission. (FAC, ¶ 7.) A ccording to the complaint, during the warranty period, the Subject Vehicle contained or developed defects that substantially impaired the use, value, or safety of the...

Excerpt: ...ose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Defendants Kho Liep Chok and Ya Hui Tu's Motion for Summary Adjudication. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiffs Michael Yelavich and Linda Yelavich (“Plaintiffs”) are a married couple who have owned th...

Excerpt: ...t, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Motion of Plaintiff Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority for Immediate Possession of Property. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this eminent domain complaint on 17 November 2023.1 Plaintiff al...

Excerpt: ...ssed, abused and molested by McQuigg both on and off the premises of MHS. (See complaint, ¶¶ 16 -18.) In August 2023, McQuigg was arrested and charged with sexually abusing and molesting a minor student at MHS. (See complaint, ¶ 26.) On August 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants District, and McQuigg (collectively “Defendants”), asserting causes of action for: 1) Negligence, negligent supervision, negligent hiring and/...

Excerpt: ...ion: (1) Breac h of Contract; (2) “Unauthorized charges to credit card on file with A Tool Shed,”; (3) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; (4) “Unfair Debt Collection Action”; and (5) “Disparagement and Emotional Distress.” Although there are three named defendants in the complaint, all five causes of action are asserted against only ATS. There are also cross -complaints. On September 29, 2023, defendants ...

Excerpt: ...et, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 04 March 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defendants' Demurrer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Defendant Artson Group International Trade, Inc. (“Artson Group”) was formed in 2004 at the direction of...

Excerpt: ... owned by Yan Jian, together with her husban d and children, referred to as the “Chen Family.” (Id. at ¶ 2.) In March 2019, GFL leased the Property to Blueprint, so it could operate a hotpot restaurant called Tian Fu Xiang Hotpot (“TFX”). (Id. at ¶¶ 27, 44.) Shi is the owner of Blueprint. (Id. at ¶ 4 .) In order to obtain possession of the Property, Shi first interfered with GFL's sale agreement with a potential buyer of the Property...

Excerpt: ... First Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 22 January 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counse l. --- oooOooo --- Order on Defendants' Special Motion to Strike Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiffs Gurmail Singh Khalsa (aka Gurmail Singh Bath) (“Khalsa”) and Harpal Singh Chahal (“Chahal...

Excerpt: ...ation Act (“CAA”) and the California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) section 1280, et seq., is DENIED. Defendant's motion pursuant to 9 U.S.C. section 3 and CCP section 1281.4 for a stay in this action is DENIED. Legal Standards Both federal law and California law favor the enforcement of valid arbitration agreements. The United States Supreme Court has often reaffirmed the long - standing “liberal federal policy favoring arbitration,�...

Excerpt: ...ains are 9 2 requests for admissions (originally 123 requests), a form interrogatory (No. 17.1, which is based on the RFAs), and a request for production of documents that is also based on the RFAs. This is in addition to 35 RFAs for which Miller previously already provided responses. Although this case has been pending since June 29, 2020 —i.e., for three years and eight months— Duraipandan served this latest set of discovery requests on Jan...

Excerpt: ...t, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 28 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo --- Order on Motion of Plaintiff for Reconsideration of Order Granting Attorney's Fees to Defendants (Code of Civil Procedure, §425.16); Motion of Defendant for Reconsideration Of Order Granting Attorn...

Excerpt: ...d omissions (see c omplaint, ¶ 14) and defendant Lisa M. Flores' (“Flores”) negligent failure to maintain, inspect, repair and warn of the dangerous condition of the subject property (see complaint, ¶¶ 20 -23). On October 21, 2021, Plaintiff presented a claim for damages wit h defendant City of San Jose (“City”) in compliance with Government Code section 911.2, and, on November 10, 2021, City sent written noticed rejecting Plaintiff's ...

Excerpt: ...t Street, San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 28 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- o ooOooo --- Order On Motion of Plaintiff for Summary Judgment/Summary Adjudication. I. Statement of Facts. This motion is not opposed. Plaintiff filed this complaint on 05 December 2022.2 Diane E. Holm...

Excerpt: ...ussed below, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND A. Related Case In August 2017, another Samaritan employee, Jennifer Richert, filed a similar action related to her wage statements, Richert v. Samaritan, LLC (Super. Ct. Santa Clara County, No. 17CV314186) (Richert) . Ms. Richert is represented by the same counsel who represent Plaintiffs here. She alleges that, during pay periods when she received overtime wages, her wage statements failed to i...

Excerpt: ...) failure to provide meal periods, (6) failure to provide rest breaks, (5) failure to pay wages due upon termination; (8) failure to issue accurate and itemized wage statements, (9) failure to indemnify, and (10) unlawful business practices in violation of California Business and Professions code § 17200. Defendant asserts this matter must be sent to arbitration and the litigation stayed because Plaintiff entered an arbitration agreement at the ...

Excerpt: ..., San Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 28 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order on Motion of Plaintiff To Compel Defendant to Provide Further Responses To Discovery Requests. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint on 19 May 2022.3 He alleges that on 05 Novem...

Excerpt: ... this lawsuit. Wh ile this case was pending, Mr. Wu left Bitmain and is now the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of Non- Party Bitdeer. Bitmain has evidence from its discovery of Cryplex that Cryplex contacted Mr. Wu at Bitmain to discuss this lawsuit, including “litigation funding”, “acquisition of claims”, or “business transactions.” Bitmain seeks to obtain further discovery on these topics directly fr...

Excerpt: ...5) Private Nuisance; (6) Public Nuisance; and (7) Breach of Contract. All seven causes of action are alleged against all defendants. Two of the defendants, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“Hilton Worldwide”) and Park Hotels and Resorts (“Park Hotels”), brought a joint motion to quash service of summons based on lack of personal jurisdiction on August 17, 2022. Yau did not file any opposition to the motion, and this court (Judge Kirwan) ...

Excerpt: ...an Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 28 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Motion of Defendant/Cross -Complainant Century Park Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC for Order Setting Aside and Vacating Default and Default Judgment and for Leave to File an Answer and Amended Cross -Co...

Excerpt: ...n Jose. Any party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 28 February 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Orde r on Motion of Defendants to Strike Portions Of Plaintiff's Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff Kyle Roberts (“Roberts”) alleges that on 25 October 2021, defendant Wyatt Perkins (“Perki...

Excerpt: ...o GRANT the motion, given that Singh's original answer was filed when he was self - represented, and his proposed amended answer has now been prepared with the assistance of counsel. In addition, there is no discernible prejudice to Ruiz arising from the amendment. S ingh shall file his pleading within 10 days of this order —i.e., by no later than Monday, March 11, 2024. As for the motion to withdraw the admissions, Ruiz opposes the motion, a...