Excerpt: ...an unauthorized surreply (l abeled a “reply”) dated May 2, 2024 —Huang requests that the award be vacated, even though he has not filed a separate petition or notice of motion to vacate the award.3 Accordingly, the only petition properly before the court is one to confirm the award. But because the parties have combined all of their arguments in favor of confirming or vacating the award into five different briefs for this hearing —and...

Excerpt: ...al interrogatories; and (3) a motion to deem the truth of matters and the genuineness of documents specified in requests for admissions. In addition, Jabil has requested monetary sanctions in the amount of $30,825. Human Bees opposes the motions and requests $10,000 in sanc tions against Jabil. For the reasons that follow, the court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion regarding documents; the court DENIES the motions regarding the inter...

Excerpt: ...y party opposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 01 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo --- Order on Motion of Defendant Sam baNova Systems, Inc. To Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint on 19 December 2023.1 The complaint alleges cause of action for (1...

Excerpt: ...in the property to Tam. (See complaint, ¶¶ 8 -9.) On January 13, 2017, Tam caused a grant deed (“Grant Deed 1”) to be recorded in the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office that purported to state that Plaintiff had granted and delivered to Tam a share of Plaintiff's property for no consideration in joint tenancy with Tam. (See complaint, ¶ 5.) However, Plaintiff never agreed to give Tam a share of the property. (Id.) On August 17, 2017, def...

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 01 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On The Chia la Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment. I. Background. A. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. Defendants George Chiala Farms, Inc. (“GCF”) and Chiala Family Property Management, ...

Excerpt: ... San J 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 01 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Orders On: (1) General Motors LLC's Demurrer To Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint; and (2) General Motors LLC's Motion To Strike Punitive Damages From Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. I. Statement ...

Excerpt: ...o design, build, and install kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Emil Eshagh was/is involved in the operation of The Perfect Finish. Subsequently, Plaintiffs filed suit against Eshagh and The Perfect Finish, DBA All Perfect Finish, for breach of contract, among other cl aims. On January 14, 2022, Plaintiffs obtained a default judgement against Eshagh and The Perfect Finish Inc. in the amount of $50,733.28. (FAC ¶¶ 8 -10.) On May 1, 2023, during a d...

Excerpt: ...��SAC,”) Plaintiff has been the owner of real property located at 2664 Senter Road, Unit No. 116, San Jose, California (“the Property”) since 1990. (SAC, ¶ 1.) FCMC is a collection agency and the “servicer of the beneficiary,” Wilmington Savings Fund, FSB (“Wilmington”). (SAC, ¶ 3.) Wilmingt on functions solely as a “Certificate of Trustee” of Bosco Credit VI Trust Series 2011 -1. (Ibid.) The SAC alleges Plaintiff signed a p...

Excerpt: ...motion to compel further responses to interrogatories, and (3) a motion to compel further responses to requests for admissions. In addition, the City moves for monetary sanctions against defendants and their former attorney, Ana Vásquez, who withdrew from representation on Novemb er 21, 2023. Because Hitesh and Golden State are companies who are no longer represented by Vásquez or any other counsel, they are unable to appear, and they have not ...

Excerpt: ...n for: (1) Fail ure to Pay Minimum Wages [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 204, 1194, 1194.2, and 1197]; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1194 and 1198]; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512]; (4) Failure to Authorize and Permit Re st Breaks [Cal. Lab. Code § 226.7]; (5) Failure to Indemnify Necessary Business Expenses [Cal. Lab. Code § 2802]; (6) Failure to Timely Pay Final Wages at Termination [C...

Excerpt: ...s General Act of 2004 (Labor Code §§ 2698, et seq.) (“PAGA”). On June 7, 2023, the court entered a Stipulation to Permit Filing of Consolidated Complaint; Order (“Stipulation”), which granted Plaintiff leave to file a consolidated complaint. The Stipulation states that Plainti ff filed a putative wage and hour class action, Sima Adami v. Prime Now LLC (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 21CV379287), in addition to her PAGA re...

Excerpt: ...vices, Inc. (“Def endant”) on July 21, 2022. The complaint alleged a single cause of action under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”). Several months later, on November 17, 2022, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint adding several class claims. Defendan t removed the action to federal court on December 16, 2022. On September 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative second amended complaint (“SAC”), which alleges ...

Excerpt: ...uses of action f or: (1) Violation of Labor Code §§ 510, 558, and 1194; (2) Violation of Labor Code §§ 226.7 and 512; (3) Violation of Labor Code § 2802; (4) Violation of Labor Code § 226; (5) Violation of Business and Professions Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and (6) Violation of Labor Code §§ 2698, et seq. (“PAGA”). The parties reached a settlement. Plaintiff Marie Rebelo Showalter (“Plaintiff”) moved for preliminary approval of the...

Excerpt: ...) (“First Action”); and (2) Kenneth Nguyen v. Port Plastics, Inc. (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 22CV394403) (“Second Action”). The Representative Action Complaint filed in the First Action on February 15, 2022, set forth a single cause of action for Civil Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code §§ 2699, et seq. (“PAGA”) based on underlying wage and hour violations. The Class Action Complaint filed in the Second Action on F...

Excerpt: ...and Melvin agreed to pay for these services and expenses on or before the 20th of each month. (See Complaint, First Cause of Action, ¶ BC -1, Exhibit A.) Melvin and his father, Clarke Cooper (“Clarke”) (collectively, “Defendants”), signed a promissory note in which they agre ed to pay principal and interest of 10 percent per annum in monthly installments of $5,000 on the 21st of each month, beginning on May 21, 2016. (Complaint, Third Ca...

Excerpt: ...aint (“FAC”), ¶ 6.) In the summer of 2020, Long and Cordano invited Plaintiffs to participate as investors in Prime Impact. (FAC, ¶ 8.) On or around September 1, 2020, the parties entered into an agreement (“the Agreement”) whereby Plaintiffs became Investment Members of Prime Impact and McLea n became a manager of Prime Impact and sat on its Board of Directors. (Id. at ¶ 9.) The Agreement contains no provisions by which an Investment ...

Excerpt: ...o sign certain vendor cr edit applications that, unbeknownst to Plaintiff, included personal guaranties against both Plaintiff and the CEO. (See TAC, ¶ 11.) On June 30, 2016, defendant Ron Jankov (“Jankov”) had Plaintiff sign an indemnification agreement concerning the personal guarantees on the credit application Plaintiff signed. (See TAC, ¶ 12.) Platinum also obtained insurance policies from Berkeley Select and expressly represented tha...

Excerpt: ...posing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 01 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defendant City Of Sacramento's De murrer To Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff David Martin (“Martin”), a self -represented litigant1, filed his original complaint in this action o...

Excerpt: ...rage duration for a SongBeverly case, though it is not unprecedented. The history of this case includes multiple discovery motions, multiple continuances of the trial date, and a summary adjudication motion filed by FCA as to one of the causes of action. The terms of the pa rties' settlement includes an award of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses to Plaintiffs as the prevailing party, but the parties are far apart in their views regarding the ...

Excerpt: ... Petition (“SAC”), p. 3 .)1 Father was a patient of Regional Medical Center (“RMC”) in San Jose from March 13, 2019 to March 21, 2019. (Id. at p. 4.) RMC diagnosed Father with “basic influenza”; he was subsequently transferred to Defendants' rehabilitation facility; and then D efendants failed to investigate his past medical history and “overmedicated” him, which compromised his health. (Id. at pp. 4 -5.) Defendants further negle...

Excerpt: ...egligence and Premises Liability. The Premises Liability attachment checks boxes for negligence and failure to warn but does not check the box for dangerous condition of public property, which is the only basis for a premises liability claim against a public entity. Th e complaint admits in paragraph five that the City is a public entity. The narrative allegations on the General Negligence attachment state: On July 28, 2020 at around 7:15 pm, Pl...

Excerpt: ...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 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. --- oooOooo--- Order On Defendants And Cross - Comp lainants Neil Jesani And Beamalife Corporation's Motion For Summary Judgment, Or Alternatively, Summary Adjudication. I. Statement of Facts. Complaint In the operative complaint, plain...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff said d uring an all-day meeting on July 18, 2018. Plaintiff makes no attempt to limit the subject of the matter of the statements to anything relevant, which it could have done. As such the request is DENIED. SI 16 and SI 17 In paragraph 22 of its cross -complain t, Defendant states that it “negotiated for a contractual mechanism to minimize its losses, to terminate and simply get out of the PPAS on mutually agreed and clear terms.�...

Excerpt: ...dling t o make an offer to purchase a $1.3 million dollar property (the “Property”) for Love. (Ibid.) Love instructed Wandling not to inform LeRoy about the purchase, which would have required that Wandling deplete his entire life savings, apply his only source of income —social security payments — to purchase the Property, and assume mortgage payments in excess of $8,000 per month. (Ibid.) Plaintiff further alleges she prevented Love's a...

Excerpt: ...st supplement its response with a straightforward answer to this contention interrogatory. GRANTED. Special Interrogatory No. 2: Because the answer to this interrogatory relies entirely on the evasive and insufficient answer to Interrogatory No. 1, GM must supplement its response to this interrogatory with a straightforward answer. GRANTED. Special Interrogatory No. 3: Because the answer to this interrogatory relies entirely on the evasive and in...

Excerpt: ...became ind ebted to LinkedIn in the amount of $227,655.61. (Complaint, ¶ 11.) Plaintiff is a California collection agency seeking to collect that debt. (Complaint, ¶¶ 5, 22.) On October 18, 2023, Plaintiff thus initiated this action alleging open book account and account stated and reasonable value. On March 12, 2024, Defendant moved to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction. Greg Casale, Defendant's Chief Executive Officer...

Excerpt: ...On January 31, 2023, Plaintiff sued Defendant for negligence. On April 13, 2023, Defendant presented a claim against the Courty of Santa Clara (“County”) for personal injuries that he sustained in the bicycle accident with Plaintiff. Defendant specified that the County was li able pursuant to Govt. Code § 835 (dangerous condition) and it indicated that that Plaintiff, an employee of the DOT, was involved in the injury to Defendant. See Ex. ...

Excerpt: ...legations of the 5AC, Wilson was employed by SoundHound from November 29, 2011, to August 30, 2019. (5AC, ¶ 19.) SoundHound is a digital voice application company that enables humans to speak naturally to their smartphones and other devices. (5AC, ¶ 19.) Wilson was initially h ired as a Principal Engineer and later he was promoted to Architect. (5AC, ¶ 20.) He created a significant amount of SoundHound's intellectual property, and he was an i...

Excerpt: ...FAC, ¶ 10.) Thirthala and Garlapati are the owners of the Property. (FAC, ¶ 6.) Mr. Medina is over the age of 80. (Id. at ¶ 11.) On April 8, 2022, Mr. Medina received notice from the senior regional manager of BAP, which stated that the owners of the building intended to relocate to the area an d move into Plaintiffs' unit. (FAC, ¶ 12.) The Property owners, and manager, had knowledge that the owners would not actually move into Plaintiffs' un...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff M argalara Safi sued her employer Defendants Fogo de Chao Churrascaria (San Jose), LLC; Fogo de Chao, Inc. ("FDC"); and Fogo de Chao Churrascaria (California), LLC (collectively, “Defendants”), for various wage and hour violations. Her complaint asserts caus es of action for: (1) failure to provide meal periods; (2) failure to authorize and permit rest periods; (3) failure to pay minimum wages; (4) failure to pay overtime ...

Excerpt: ...'s motion for leave to amend and (2) Defendant's motion to compel Plaintiff to arbitrate his individual PAGA claim and stay the representative PAGA claim pending the outcome of the arbitration. Both motions are opposed. As discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENI ES IN PART the motion for leave to amend and GRANTS the motion to compel arbitration and issue a stay. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was employed as a sales representative for Defend...

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 01 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo --- Order On Motion Of Defe ndants To Compel Arbitration. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint on 18 August 2023.5 the complaint states a cause of action for dependent adult abuse [Welfare & Institutio...

Excerpt: ...fs do not di spute that they signed the transfer agreement knowing what the agreement was for or that the transfer agreement incorporates all the terms and conditions of the customer agreement. Nor do Plaintiffs dispute that the customer agreement they assumed includes this arbitration clause: Most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and amicably by calling Our customer service department at (877) 404 -4129. If Our customer service departme...

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 01 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo--- Orders On Discovery Motions of Defendants. Orders On Discovery Motions of Defendants. 02 May 2024 Page 1 of 6 I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint on 22 of August 2022.4 The complaint alleges causes ...

Excerpt: ...on. A s a preliminary matter, Google filed a motion to seal some of its papers file in opposition to Plaintiffs' motion to compel. The parties represent that they are meeting and conferring regarding issues related to Google's motion to seal. The parties have stipulated, and the court has ordered that Google shall file its motion to seal Plaintiff's moving papers by June 13, 2024 and Plaintiff may oppose Google's motion to seal its opposition ...

Excerpt: ...'s activiti es relative to particular property. In this lawsuit, Plaintiff seeks a declaration that he is entitled to these distributions and preliminary relief preventing transfer of the property. Plaintiff recorded a lis pendens on the property, which defendant seek s to have expunged. The parties hotly dispute virtually every aspect of Plaintiff's allegations, including how Plaintiff came to be involved in the project, whether Plaintiff is eve...

Excerpt: ...ase agreement with CFEP (“Agreeme nt,”) and Edward Fields, a managing member of Westfield (“Fields” or “Defendant,”) executed a written Guaranty of Lease (the “Guaranty”) (Complaint, ¶¶ 11 -13.) As part of Plaintiff's acquisition, CFEP assigned its “rights, title, and interest,” in both the Agreement and Guaranty, to Plaintiff. (Complaint, ¶ 14.) After Plaintiff became the landlord of the Subject Building, Westfield and F...

Excerpt: ...s entered into a written lease agreement for a commercial space located in Angeles City, Philippines and owned by Defendant (“Property”). (Complaint ¶ 1) Both parties are residents in the State of California and the lease agreement was signed in California. The lea se agreement contains a choice -of -law provision stating “[t]his agreement is to be governed under the laws located in the State or Country where the premises is located.” (C...

Excerpt: ...ty op posing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 3 May 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. Order On Defendant S1 51, LLC's Motion To Strike I . Statement of Facts This is a landlord -tenant matter. Plaintiffs Linda Thy and her minor child (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) lived in a rental property located at 500 Race Street, San...

Excerpt: ...he common areas. A ccording to the allegations of the verified complaint, Plaintiffs are the record owners and residents of the condominium unit located at 175 W. Saint James St., Unit 105, San Jose, California (“Property”). (Complaint, ¶ 1.) The Property is part of a common interest development (“CID”) managed by the Association in accordance with its Governing Documents. (Complaint, ¶¶ 2 -3.) Defendant Christopher Gunnucio is the Pr...

Excerpt: ...Company's (“Evanston ”) (collectively with Underwriters, the “18/19 Tower Insurers”), Continental Casualty Company's (“Continental”), Allied World Specialty Insurance Company's (“Allied World”), and Endurance Risk Solutions Assurance Company's (“Endurance”) (collectively with Continental and Allied World, the “19/20 Tower Insurers”) alleged refusal to pay plaintiff Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) money that is...

Excerpt: ...endant Satellite Healthcare, Inc. (“Defendant”) on September 30, 2021. Soliman then filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint (“FAC”) on January 25, 2022, which set forth causes of action for: (1) Failure to Pay Lawful Wages; (2) Failure to Provide Lawful Meal Periods or Compensation in Lieu Thereof; (3) Failure to Provide Lawful Rest Periods or Compensation in Lieu Thereof; (4) Failure to Reimburse Employee Expenses; (5) Failure to P...

Excerpt: ... (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint alleging causes of action for: (1) Failure to Pay Minimum Wage (Lab. Code § 1194 and IWC Wage Orders); (2) Failure to Pay Overtime (Lab. Code §§ 510, 1194); (3) Failure to Provide Authorized Meal Periods (Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512, IWC Wage Orders); (4) Failure to Provide Authorized Rest Periods (Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512, IWC Wage Orders); (5) Failure to Pay All Wages Upon Discharge (Lab. C...

Excerpt: ... County since 2008. (FAC, ¶ 20.) In May 2018, Plaintiff transitioned to the Sheriff's office as a Management Analyst, on December 17, 2018, she was promoted to Senior Management Analyst, and on January 28, 2019, she was promoted to Program Manager II. (FAC, ¶ 21 -22. ) Sheriff Laurie Smith was one of Plaintiff's supervisors. (FAC, ¶ 13.) In January 2020, the District Attorney investigated misconduct in the Sheriff's Department, which included ...

Excerpt: ...rst 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 29 April 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo --- Order on Motion of Defendant Peter Xu Zhong For Judgment on the Pleadings. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiffs Chun Yu Lu and Ming Yi Lai (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) allege that on or about ...

Excerpt: ...pposin g the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 29 April 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo --- Order On Cross -Defendant Niloufar Dehko rdi's Demurrer To Cross -Complainant South Valley Construction, Inc's First Amended Cross - Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Complaint Defendants Jamielee Miller (sued as Jamielee C. ...

Excerpt: ...case on July 5, 2023; it filed the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) on November 2, 2023. This case is preceded by three other cases between Lebar and Kim that were filed in 2022: two unlawful detainer actions that are now closed, as well as a civil action for damages by Kim against Lebar that is scheduled to go to trial on September 30, 2024. The parties both conducted dental businesses at 1240 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, Califo...

Excerpt: ...y o pposing the tentative ruling must call Department 20 at 408.808.6856 and the opposing party no later than 4:00 PM on 29 April 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo --- Order on Motion of Plaintiff For Leave to File an Amended Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff filed this complaint on 28 September 20181 while representing himself in propria persona. Defendant answered the compla...

Excerpt: ... statutory fee -shifting provision do es not indicate any restrictions on how the fee award is to be calculated, it is presumed that the Legislature intended courts to use the prevailing lodestar adjustment method. Pasternack v. McCullough, 65 Cal. App. 5th 1050, 1055 (2021). The method begins with calculation of the lodestar, i.e. the number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by the reasonable hourly rate. Id. The lodestar figure may then ...

Excerpt: ...nc. filed an action to have a co nservator appointed over Lorraine. (See FAC, ¶ 11.) Plaintiff retained defendant Howard G. Frank dba The Law Office of Howard G. Frank (“Defendant”) to represent her as a beneficiary of the Korpontinos 1988 Revocable Trust Agreement (“Trust”) and the subtrusts —the Lorraine A. Korpontinos Survivor's Trust (“Survivor's Trust”), the Lorraine A. Korpontinos Marital Trust (“Marital Trust”), and th...

Excerpt: ...ond amended complaint (“SA C”) on October 3, 2023, after the court overruled in part and sustained in part a demurrer to the first amended complaint. There are also cross -actions. Encore filed a cross - complaint against Hacker on June 9, 2023, stating causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, common counts, and imposition of a constructive trust. Hacker brought a demurrer to this cross -complaint, which the court sustain...

Excerpt: ...h 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 29 April 2024. Please specify the issue to be contested when calling the Court and Counsel. ---oooOooo --- Order on Motion of Defendant/Cross -Complainant Albert Yeong For Leave to File First Amended Cross -Complaint. I. Statement of Facts. Plaintiff Giuliani Construction and Restoration, Inc. �...

Excerpt: ...hiring, supervision, and retention of employee, and punitive damages. On September 8, 2023, Defendants filed demurrer to the complaint and motion to strike portions of the complaint. Plaintiff did not file opposition. On January 16, 2024, the demurrer was sustained with 20 days l eave to amend, and the motion to strike was granted. On March 5, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant motion and application for leave to file first amended complaint ...

Excerpt: ...um”). (Id.) While leaning a gainst a railing in the south end zone to take a photograph, the railing gave way. (Id.) The railing failed because it was not properly constructed, maintained, inspected, and secured. (Id.) Plaintiff Benson fell several feet with her back striking a concr ete border at field level below. (Id.) Plaintiff Benson required transportation by paramedics to a local trauma center for serious low back injuries that persist ...

Excerpt: ... below, the Court SU STAINS the demurrer WITH LEAVE TO AMEND and deems the motion to strike MOOT. I. BACKGROUND According to the allegations of the operative FAC, Ms. Lazard worked as a per diem clinical nurse at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose from March 2019 to September 2022. (FAC, ¶ 6.) Plaintiff alleges that County's engages in practices that result in her and class members not being compensated for all work performed, including: paying emplo...

Excerpt: ...ing Systems Inc.2 (“ATS”) (collectively, “Defendants”). According to the first amended complaint (“FAC”), BioDot designs and manufactures precision liquid dispensing and material -handling systems used by corporate customers to manufacture diagnostic tests. (FAC at ¶ 3.) ATS is a multi -national conglomerate that builds automation systems for many industries, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, semiconduc...

Excerpt: ...papers and the com plaint, the court rules as follows: 1. Fraud Causes of Action Although it is not entirely clear, it appears that the core allegations of Castro's complaint are fraud allegations, as set forth in the fifth cause of action (“violation of Civil Code § 1572”), sixth cause of action (“fraud”), and eighth cause of action (“intentional misrepresentation”). Castro contends that he defaulted on a home loan that was procure...

Excerpt: ..., among oth er Labor Code violations. Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for approval of PAGA settlement, which is unopposed. As discussed below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion. I. BACKGROUND According to the allegations of the operative First Amended Compla int (“FAC”), Plaintiff was employed by Defendant as a client care coordinator, a non -exempt, hourly -paid position, from July 2020 to May 16, 2022. (FAC, ¶ 11.) Plaintiff alleg...

Excerpt: ...s, among other Labor Code violations. Before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion for approval of PAGA settlement, which is unopposed. As discussed below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' motion. I. BACKGROUND According to the allegations of the operative First Amended Complain t (“FAC”), Ms. Quijada was employed by Defendant from February 22, 2021 to April 19, 2021 as an Assistant Manager, a non -exempt, hourly position, while Mr. Azar was employed i...

Excerpt: ...area of Santa Clara County. While driving, a cow escaped from Defendants' pasture and wandered onto the road and into the path of Plaintiff's travel. The cow caused a violent collision and resulted in injuries and damages to Plaintiff. On October 27, 2023, Plaintiff filed an amend ed Judicial Form Complaint against Defendants, asserting the following three causes of action: 1) General Negligence; 2) Strict Liability; and 3) Negligence Per Se. On...

Excerpt: ...ng trial date of July 1, 2024, the court GRANTS the motion. As an initial matter, the court agrees with Plaintiff that this proposed amendment comes extraordinarily late in the case, long after the original trial dates of May 30, 2023 and August 14, 2023. At the same time, the co urt is unmoved by Plaintiff's contention that this motion is an effort to “sandbag” him. Having reviewed the file in this case, including Judge Kuhnle's November 3,...

Excerpt: ...act contract (based on Lerma's use of a credit card); (3) common count— money lent; (4) common count —money paid on request; (5) common count —open book account; and (6) common count — account stated. Attached to the complaint as Exhibit A is a copy of the Visa credit card agreeme nt upon which the first cause of action is based. (See Complaint, ¶ BC -1.) While the credit card agreement is not signed by either party, paragraph 1 states,...

Excerpt: ...ushrooms throughout North America with multiple large-scale farms located in California, committed various wage and hour violations. Before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary approval of settlement, which is unopposed. As discussed below, the Court GRANTS the mo tion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs allege that Defendant's payroll, timekeeping, and wage and hour practices resulted in numerous Labor Code violations. More specifically, Plain...

Excerpt: ...ntiff has not filed r eply to opposition. Analysis Code of Civil Procedures section 473, subdivision (b) in pertinent part here, provides: “(b) The court may … relieve a party or his or her legal representatives from a judgment, dismissal, order or other proceeding taken agains t him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect. … the court shall , whenever an application for relief is made … is accompan...

Excerpt: ...t, ¶¶ 17-18, exh. A.) Paragraph 10 of the agreement states: 10. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim (except those regarding Inventions, Proprietary Information or intellectual property) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered...

Excerpt: ...9, he entered into a warra nty contract with Defendant and purchased a defective 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (“Subject Vehicle”) that was manufactured by Defendant. (Complaint, ¶¶ 12, 14, 28 - 30.) In connection with this purchase, Plaintiff received an express written warranty prov iding that Defendants would repair the Vehicle in the event it developed a defect during the warranty period. (Id., ¶¶ 14, 16, 18 -19; Ex. 1.) Plaintiff als...

Excerpt: ...cifically, Plaintiffs request the production of sample class transaction data relevant to Plaintiffs' “Authorize Positive, Post Negative”1 (the “APPN Data”) claim against Stanford. (Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Further Reponses (“MTC,”) p. 5.) Plaintiffs also seek monetary sa nctions. Stanford has opposed the motion and Plaintiffs have filed a reply. For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs' motion to compel. Con...

Excerpt: ...on. A s a preliminary matter, Google filed a motion to seal some of its papers file in opposition to Plaintiffs' motion to compel. The parties represent that they are meeting and conferring regarding issues related to Google's motion to seal. The parties have stipulated, and the court has ordered that Google shall file its motion to seal Plaintiff's moving papers by June 13, 2024 and Plaintiff may oppose Google's motion to seal its opposition ...

Excerpt: ...vision (b) provides al ternative definitions of a “vexatious litigant”. The motion of Defendant seeks determination that Plaintiff is a vexatious litigant pursuant to subdivisions (b)(2)and b(2) of the section. Subdivision (b)(2) describes as a vexatious litigant a person who: “(2) After a litigation has been finally determined against the person, repeatedly relitigates or attempts to relitigate, in -propria persona, either (i) the validi...

Excerpt: ...tion 998. On October 18, 2023, Defendant accepted the offers. Upon discovery of the acceptance, attorney Dolan, lead trial counsel for Plaintiffs in the action, spoke with attorney Kirby and staff, and Plaintiffs, and learned that Plaintiffs had not given informed consent to atto rney Kirby to submit the 998 offers, and hence, attorney Kirby had no authority to submit the 998 offers to Defendant. On October 19, 2023, Attorney Dolan notified atto...

Excerpt: ...er the name “ Findora.” In Case No. 20CV372622 (“Abittan”), Temujin alleges that Defendants and CrossComplainants Ariel Abittan, Benjamin Fisch, and Charles Lu conspired to: (a) assert a false claim of ownership of its business; (b) misappropriate its trade secrets; (c) usurp and interfere with control over its assets, such as social media accounts; and (d) interfere with its relationships with investors and business partners. Mr. Abittan...

Excerpt: ...r Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code § 2699, et seq. for violations of Labor Code §§ 201, 202, 203, 226(a), 226.7, and 2802. Defendant moved to compel arbitration of Plaintiff's individual PAGA claim and dismiss Plaintiff's representative PAGA claim. Plaintiff opposed the motio n. On May 18, 2023, the court denied Defendant's motion to compel arbitration. Defendant appealed the court's order. Subsequently, the parties reached a settlement of the...

Excerpt: ... and related st atutory penalties on behalf of all non -exempt registered nurses working at Regional Medical Center from October 22, 2019, to the present. The Class Action Complaint for Damages (“Complaint”), filed on October 23, 2020, sets forth causes of action for: (1) Failure to Provide Meal Periods or Compensation in Lieu Thereof [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 512, 226.7 and Wage Order 5 -2001]; (2) Failure to Provide Rest Periods or Compensation...

Excerpt: ..., Case No. 21CV 384527) (“First Action”); (2) Kathleen O'Brien v. Cerida Investment Corp., et al. (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 21CV384529) (“Second Action”). The Representative Action Complaint filed in the First Action on July 20, 2021, sets forth a sing le cause of action for Violation of the Private Attorneys General Act (Labor Code §§ 2698 et seq.). The Class Action Complaint filed in the Second Action on July 20, ...

Excerpt: ...lleges causes of action for: (1) Failure to Reimburse Expenses Pursuant to Labor Code § 2802; (2) Violation of Business & Professions Code § 16600 and Labor Code § 432.5; (3) Violation of Business & Professions Code § 17200; (4) Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code §§ 2699, et seq. (“PAGA”). Now before the court is defendant loanDepot.com, LLC's (“Defendant”) motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Betty Sha's (“Plaintiff”) indivi...

Excerpt: ...o license Old DivX' s codec software. (Complaint, ¶ 1.) In 2013, Plaintiff and Old DivX allegedly amended the contract so Plaintiff could purchase a perpetual license to the Old DivX decoder software. (Id. at ¶ 2.) Plaintiff subsequently paid the perpetual license fee. ( Ibid.) Plaintiff alleges that it continued using, and reporting its use of, the perpetually licensed Old DivX software for the next eight years without any issues or disputes. ...

Excerpt: ...), alleging first cause of action f or negligence-unprofessional inadequate security, second cause of action for commercial premises liability and third cause of action for failure to warn of dangerous condition on business premises. According to the allegations of the FAC, on or about May 5 , 2018, security personnel of Restaurant witnessed attacks unfolding inside Restaurant's premises involving Decedent and an alleged assailant. Security pers...

Excerpt: ... in a forum outside this state, the court shall stay or dismiss the action in whole or in part on any conditions that may be just. (CCP § 410.30, subd. (a) (Deering, Lexis Advance through the 2024 Regular Session Ch 1).) “Forum non conveniens is an equitable doctrine invoking the discretionary power of a court to decline to exercise the jurisdiction it has over a transitory cause of action when it believes that the action may be more appropria...

Excerpt: ...' claims against th em on the grounds that Cross-Complainants were truly ignorant of the fictitiously named cross -defendants' identities when the CrossComplaint was filed on July 10, 2020, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure(“CCP”) sections 473(a), 474 and 576 and California Rules of Court (CRC) Rule 3.1324 is GRANTED. CrossComplainants are granted 15 days leave to file their proposed First Amended Cross -Complaint. The court may, in the ...

Excerpt: ...rez (“Ramirez”) i s his landlord and that defendant Ramirez (and/or agents, employees, co - conspirators) committed trespass on plaintiff Martin's apartment. Plaintiff Martin's original complaint further alleged that defendant Emalee Ousley (“Ousley”) and defendant Ramirez (an d /o r agents, employees, co -conspirators) committed an assault and battery. Plaintiff Martin's original complaint also names as defendants the City of Sacramento ...

Excerpt: ... complaint does not identify any “Doe” defendants in paragraph 1, where all defendants are supposed to be identified. In paragraph 6, however, Sun has checked the box stating that Doe defendants “1 -5” were the “agents or employees of other named defendants.” The co mplaint does not allege compliance with any claim presentation requirement, as none of the boxes in paragraph 9 of the form are checked. In paragraph 10, where causes of ...

Excerpt: ...each defendant), third c ause of action for breach of contract, fourth cause of action for breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing and fifth cause of action for specific performance. On June 23, 2023, Plaintiff's motions for summary judgment on the complaint and cross co mplaint were granted, and on November 7, 2023, judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff. On January 8, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant motion for attorney's fees...

Excerpt: ...ff Martin's apartment. Plaintiff Martin's original complaint further alleged that defendant Emalee Ousley (“Ousley”) and defendant Ramirez (and/or agents, employees, co -conspirators) committed an assault and battery. Plaintiff Martin's original complaint also names as defendants the City of Sacramento (“Sacramento”), City of West Sacramento (“West Sacramento”), and Google LLC (“Google”). Without much in the way of facts, plaintif...

Excerpt: ...er things, Stensrud made a significant capital contribution and loan to Plaintiff in exchange for 80% ownership of the company. (Complaint, ¶3.) Plaintiff corporation later prepared a written “Action by Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of Level 5 Security, Inc.,” to formally document actions taken at the May 15, 2022 organizational meeting. (Complaint, ¶7.) The Unanimous Written Consent adopted new bylaws, documented a $...

Excerpt: ...ecompensated heart failure. (Ibid.) Based on Decedent's medical history, Good Samaritan knew or should have known that Decedent was at high risk of developing pressure sores. (SAC, ¶ 15.) Decedent presented with wounds in her right and left legs. (Ibid.) Pressure sore protocol sho uld have been instituted and followed at Good Samaritan. (Id. at ¶ 16.) Decedent suffered the development and/or worsening of pressure sores while at Good Samaritan. ...

Excerpt: ... Company (“LBMC”), borrow ing $125,000. (FAC, ¶9.) Plaintiffs executed a promissory note (“Note”) secured by a deed of trust (“DO”) against the Subject Property, Plaintiffs' primary residence. (FAC, ¶¶10 – 11.) The Note and DOT incorrectly identified the parcel number for the Subje ct Property as 599-44 -020. (FAC, ¶¶12 – 13.) LBMC subsequently assigned the [DOT] to Mortgage Electronic Registration Services (“MERS”) on o...

Excerpt: ...y are in the legal cu stody of defendant County. (Id.) Defendant County was responsible for the care and safety of children within Santa Clara County. (Id.) Defendant County provided child welfare, child protective, and childcare services to foster children in Santa Clara Count y, including plaintiff Michael Holys (“Holys”). (SAC, ¶9.) At all relevant times, plaintiff Holys was in foster care under the custody, care, and control of defendant...

Excerpt: ...that she and simila rly-situated dancers were employed by Defendants AJ's LLC and its owner, Paul Gill, from approximately May 1, 2013, until April 22, 2017, but were misclassified as independent contractors. AJ's Restaurant & Bar (“AJ's”) was a fictitious name for a sole pro prietorship owned by Andrea Russo until he passed away in May 2021. The restaurant closed in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and never reopened, as admitted by Plaintif...

Excerpt: ...rty located at 1343 San Juan Avenue in San Jose, California (“Property”) upon the death of his mother, Maria Castaneda (“Castaneda”). (Complaint at BC -4.) Upon Salvador's death or sale of the Property, Plaintiff was to be provided with her share a s issue of Castaneda.1 (Ibid.) On November 26, 2022, Salvador died and Plaintiff discovered that he transferred the Property into his trust to be given to Defendant, his wife, upon his death. (...

Excerpt: ... attached to Dec. of Fineman. Defendant is correct that Plaintiff was not a party to the contract, and therefore lacks standing to bring suit. California law provides that “[e]very action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest[.]” Code Civ. Proc. § 36 7. A real party in interest is generally defined as “the person possessing the right sued upon by reason of the substantive law.” Redevelopment Agency of San Diego v....

Excerpt: ...ENIED IN PART. Fi rst, Steinberg Hart seeks further responses to Requests for Production Nos. 24, 25, and 26 from its second set of document requests, under section 2031.310. Z&L's responses consisted solely of objections, without any statement of compliance. But Z&L argu es in its opposition that these requests are duplicative of Requests for Production Nos. 4, 5, and 6, which were presumably contained in Steinberg Hart's first set of document ...

Excerpt: ...is Plaintiff s' motion for final approval of settlement, which is unopposed. As discussed below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs began employment with Defendant in September 2019 and ended their employment in April 2022. (First Amended Class Act ion Complaint (“FAC”), ¶ 3.) Both Plaintiffs were employed by Defendant as hourly, non- exempt employees. (Ibid.) According to Plaintiffs, they were sometimes required to work ...

Excerpt: ...y associated premiums, and failed to provide code- complaint wage statements, among other Labor Code violations. Now before the Court are Plaintiffs' motion for final approval of a settlement and motion for attorneys' fees, costs and enhancement awards, which are unopp osed. As discussed below, the Court GRANTS the motions. I. BACKGROUND On January 24, 2022, Ms. Martinez and Ms. Orellano filed a PAGA Complaint against Defendant in this Court in...

Excerpt: ...below, Plaintiff' s motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND According to the allegations of the operative Complaint (“Complaint”), Ms. Velasco was employed by Bright Matters, which provides cleaning and janitorial services throughout the state of California, as a janitor from appr oximately September 2021 until her termination in January 2022. Ms. Velasco alleges that she and other aggrieved employees were willfully misclassified as independent con...

Excerpt: ...mon areas on the subdi vision map of Tract No. 10108, file no. 21798266 in San Jose (“Project”). (See TAC, ¶¶ 2, 14.) However, as a result of Defendant's omissions and actions, there were numerous latent defects at the Project, including: missing head flashings at windows and doors, improperly installed stucco and stucco accessories, improperly installed self- adhered membrane and building paper, improperly installed lath, improperly inst...

Excerpt: ...n Hsu and Chin- Wei Hsu in Case No. 23CV427626 filed a similar notice in their case referencing this Case No. 22CV407623, the same day. In both notices, the second box in Section 1(h) is checked indicating that each case “arise from the same or substantially identical transact ions, incidents, or events requiring determination of the same or substantially identical questions of law or fact.” The plaintiffs in both actions are represented by ...

Excerpt: ...024. The primary ba sis for the District's demurrer was the claim that Assembly Bill 218 (“AB 218”), which amended the limitations period for bringing a childhood sexual assault claim under Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1, was unconstitutional under Article XVI, § 6 of the California Constitution, also known as the “Gift Clause.” The court ultimately rejected this claim and overruled the demurrer. (See January 23, 2024 Order.)3 Two...

Excerpt: ...ion Chicago Title Insurance Company and cross -complainant Roya Javid (R Javid”) each filed joinder in Javid's opposition (collectively “Objectors”). On March 29, 2024, defendant and cross complainant Orange Coast Title Company of Northern California (“Orange Coast”) and defendant, cross - defendant and cross -complainant Susan Trujillo (Trujillo) filed response to Tashjian's motion to stay in support of stay. Evidentiary objections O...

Excerpt: ...n September 29, 2021, Pl aintiff designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle powertrain components, as well as scalable energy generation and storage products. (FAC, ¶ 36.) Plaintiff sells successful electric vehicles and is poised to enter the pickup truck market, with over 500,000 reservations for its highly anticipated Cybertruck. (Ibid.) Defendants Rivian Automotive, Inc. and Rivian Automotive, LLC (collectively, “Rivi...

Excerpt: ...) Arvind Srin ivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc., et al. (Case No. 20CV373027); (3) Arvind Srinivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc. (Case No. 20CV373149); (4) ZL Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Arvind Srinivasan (Case No. 21CV378097); (5) Arvind Srinivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc . (Case No. 21CV382329). and As is relevant here, ZL Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Arvind Srinivasan (Case No. 21CV378097) (“Defamation Case”) is a defamation action filed by...