Excerpt: ...or declaratory relief; but the court also granted the motion in small part (with leave to amend), determining that the seventh affirmative defense was "merely conclusory and contains no supporting facts." (Order at pp. 5:24-26 & 6:16-18.)1 Mummah now brings this motion for sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5, arguing that Li's JOP moton was "frivolous," "solely intended to cause unnecessary delay," and brought in "bad faith," bu...

Excerpt: ...e original complaint, the first amended complaint ("FAC"), and second amended complaint ("SAC"), which were sustained or granted in part. Latessa filed her operative third amended complaint ("TAC") on May 24, 2023. Defendants filed the present demurrer and motion to strike on June 27, 2023. Defendants demur to the first, second, third, sixth, seventh, and eighth causes of action for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute any claim. (Code...

Excerpt: ...ovember 16, 2023 (i.e., in one week). While Jane Doe is presently just under 14 years old, Jane Doe 2 is nine months older and is already 14. Defendant Union School District (the "District") does not oppose Jane Doe's request, recognizing "the mandatory nature of secton 36, subd. (b)." (Opposition at p. 1:24-26.) But the District also argues that the "interest of justice" requires that Jane Doe's case be severed from Jane Doe 2's case and the two...

Excerpt: ...ly, "Plaintiffs") have filed causes of action alleging negligence and premises liability, among other claims, against defendants Gilroy Garlic Festival Association ("GGFA"), First Alarm Security & Patrol, lnc„ the City of Gilroy (the "City"), and Century Arms, Inc. ("Century Arms"). On July 23, 2021, Plaintiffs filed the operative pleading, the fifth amended complaint ("5AC"), which alleges the following causes of action: 1. Negligence - agains...

Excerpt: ...art the request for sanctions. 1. Documents Relating to the "Kennedy Investigation" (Requests for Production Nos. 27 & 29) The parties' primary substantive dispute centers on an investigation by the District into allegations of sexual assault committed by defendant Bryan Rios, which Flowers-Haywood refers to as the "December 2017 Kennedy Investigation." According to the District, it retained "outside counsel" to conduct this investigation after a...

Excerpt: ...osition: Taylor has proposed recording the testimony by audio only, rather than stenographically; in addition, he has proposed having the oath administered at a UPS Store in Sunnyvale (where there is a notary public) and then conducting the examination in the lobby of City Hall in Palo Alto. Like the City, defendant Su has also objected to the proposed manner and location of the deposition. The court agrees with the City and Su that the depositio...

Excerpt: ... necessary discovery, KGB has not shown that a terminating sanction is the appropriate remedy here, given its failure to seek less severe sanctions or show why less severe sanctions would be inadequate. 1. Recent Procedural History KGB filed its original motion to compel against the Schimmels on February 7, 2023. One week later, on February 14, 2023, the Schimmels' attorney filed a motion to be relieved as counsel. The motion to compel was heard ...

Excerpt: ...e original complaint on July 14, 2022. John 1 and John Doe 2 filed a First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), adding allegations regarding the latter, on August 31, 2022. Plaintiffs filed the operative Second Amended Complaint ("SAC"), adding allegations regarding John Doe 3, on February 10, 2023. All three Plaintiffs allege that they were sexually abused at different times by defendant Ronald Gardner ("Gardner"), while he was employed by the District. T...

Excerpt: ...oes it contest the factual basis for the amounts sought by defendants (counsel's billing records). Nevertheless, 18T opposes the motion on three grounds, discussed below. 1. The Court's "Schedule of Reasonable Attorney Fees" First, IBT argues that the court has published a "Schedule of Reasonable Attorney Fees" on its website and that defendants' request "is 80 times higher than allowed" by this schedule. The court rejects this argument out of ha...

Excerpt: ...Jerry Ivy Sr. and Deborah Ivy, Plaintiff's parents, reside in Santa Clara County. Defendant Edward lw, Plaintiff's brother, resides in Contra Costa County. Plaintiff's original Complaint was filed on November 17, 2020. Defendants initially brought a demurrer against this complaint, but this was rendered mint when the operative First Amended Complaint ("FAC") was filed on May 18, 2021. The FAC originally stated 13 causes of action against all Defe...

Excerpt: ...led to prov-de timely notice of Chau's claim under the insurance policy. Formation8 and Arch have now filed dispositive motions against each other. For the reasons that follow, the court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Formation8's motion for summary adjudication, DENIES Arch's moton for summary judgment, and GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Arch's motion for summary adjudication. l. BACKGROUND A. The Policies Formation8 was the named insured ...

Excerpt: ...nd a Virginia corporation) by DLSE to enforce judgments for unpaid wages obta-ned by former CMS employees. This case was consolidated with Case No. 20CV269589, a lawsuit originally filed in Placer County and later transferred to this county, on July 7, 2020. The original complaint in this action was filed on June 13, 2019. A First Amended Complaint ("FAC") was filed on December 6, 2019. A Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") was filed on July 7, 2020...

Excerpt: ...parent amount of $58,237.41. Attached to the complaint as Exhibit A is a copy of a December 14, 2020 offer of employment letter from LoanDepot to Chen, signed by Chen (only). Paragraph 8 of the letter states: Agreements and Policies. This offer is contingent upon all agreements being acknowledged and agreed upon via the companvs HRIS tool, Workday, prior to your first day of employment. Agreements could include: Arbitration Agreement, Employee Co...

Excerpt: ...irst. 1. Requests for Admissions / Form Interrogatory No. 17.1 C.N.'s requests for admissions focus on whether Stewart was a mandated reporter from 2CM to 2004 (Nos. 1-4) and whether Stewart contacted law enforcement or child protective services regarding "John Zoe," C.N.'s abuser (No. 5). This information is discoverable and is not shielded from disclosure by the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, as the court finds that there...

Excerpt: ...ues that the inclusion of AAA renders the arbitration provision unconscionable, because AAA does not guarantee him the right to conduct discovery. The court finds Robertson's position to devoid of merit and GRANTS the motion to compel. The party challenging a contractual arbitration provision bears the burden of proving that it is both procedurally and substantively unconscionable. (OTO, LL.C. v. Kho (2019) 8 Cal.5th 111, 126.) This may be done o...

Excerpt: ...for legal services between Ari Law and that client. (Complaint, 10.) Defendants' defamatory statements included statements about the quality of Ari Law's legal work and billing practices, which allegedly caused the former client not to pay Ari Law for services rendered. (ld. at '1 11.) On June 13, 2023, Affeld and David W. Affeld, APC filed a special moton to strike the complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, also known as an "ant...

Excerpt: ... the Managing Director of Investments at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Robert F. Wallace, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Stanford Management Company. Wallace and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University have filed a joinder in Defendants' motion to quash the subpoena to Wallace. Because the court finds that plaintiff John l. Malik has failed to show either: (1) that the requested discovery is releva...

Excerpt: ..."von Kaenel"); (3) defendant Alexa Andrea Ingram-Cauchi (erroneously sued as Alexa Andrea Ingram-Cuachi) as Trustee of the Old Santa Cruz Revocable Trust dated January 13, 2015 ("Ingram-Cauchi"); and (4) defendant Anthony Dariano ("Dariano"). Plaintiffs filed their initial complaint on May 24, 2017 to quiet title and prevent interference with an easement that runs from their property through land that they sold. Plaintiffs filed a second amended ...

Excerpt: ...it. OTO opposes, arguing that the new pleading is tantamount to filing a new lawsuit, because it presents six new causes of action, a drastic change in this nearly two-year-old case. OTO also argues that the addition of the proposed sixth cause of action for intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress would be futile, because it is time-barred and fails to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action. Having closely co...

Excerpt: ...yed the court's prior order and have not provided necessary discovery, the City has not shown that a terminating sanction is the appropriate remedy here, given its failure to seek issue sanctons and failure to seek an order deeming admitted its requests for admissions. 1. Recent Procedural History The City filed this motion on January 18, 2023, with an original hearing date of May 9, 2023. At a case management conference on April 11, 2023, after ...

Excerpt: ...otes that notice dæs not ap#ar to be proper for the motion for reconsideration. Although there is a prtnf of service dated July 20, 2023 in the file, indicating service of the "motion to reconsider" on Berman by Pomogaibo's husband, Sergey Firsov, there is no amended notice of the October 17, 2023 hearing, as required by the court's læal rule. As a result, the court has no way of knowing whether Berman received notice of the hearing date. In ad...

Excerpt: ...on, and that the amounts he seeks are excessive. Having reviewed the parties' submissions, as well as prior orders of the court in this case (of which the court takes judicial notice under Evidence Ctxle section 452, subdivision (d)), the court GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES it in part. 2 The court awards attorney's fees in the amount of $56,702.00, as well as costs in the amount of $3,932.76, for a total of $ü634.76. 1. Timeliness GM argu...

Excerpt: ... corporation) to enforce judgments for unpaid wages obtained by former CMS employees. The Virginia entity is hereinafter referred to as "PEW Based on the operative third amended complaint ("TAC"), DLSE brought a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication, which was heard on July 6, 2023. In a formal order issued that same day, the court denied summary judgment but granted summary adjudication to DLSE as to the first and fourth causes of ...

Excerpt: ... to show the profits that they earned— either directly or through trusts that they own—from the "AC Master Franchise," and that this information is needed in order for him to calculate and prove damages in this case. Plaintiff notes that Judge Kirwan's order specifically found that "the profits earned by Defendants (and/or entities they own and control) from the AC Master Franchise" are "directly relevant to Plaintiff's damages claims." (Sept...

Excerpt: ...the parties' submissions, including the proposed protective order and protocol, and now rules on the disputed provisions as follows: • Paragraph 3: The proposed amendment to this paragraph of the protective order creates an "outside counsel only" tier of protection for the most highly confidential information. As a general matter, the court has no problem with the creation of an "attorneys' eyes only"- level tier in the protective order, as suc...