Excerpt: ...he terms of a binding and enforceable arbitration agreement that plaintiff Hugo Bravo Aragon (“Plaintiff”) executed on or about November 9, 2021, is GRANTED. Defendant's motion for an order dismissing this action is DENIED. Defendant's motion for alternatively staying this action pending [completion of the] arbitration of Plaintiff's claim is GRANTED. Federal and State Law Strongly Favor Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements Federal and Calif...

Excerpt: ... Promise, and Co ncealment. In the complaint, Defendant Tashjian (hereinafter “Defendant”) is accused of conducting a fraudulent real estate transaction in which Plaintiffs were induced to pay and release a total of $1,744,000.00 to Defendant Tashjian with no secured inte rest. The property was later lost to foreclosure before construction and sale could be completed. Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint on January 1, 2024, against the...

Excerpt: ... This matter was orig inally set for trial on April 2, 2024, but that date was continued to July 1, 2024 at the request of the parties. The court “barely” found good cause to continue that trial date but ultimately did so, given the ongoing, last -minute discovery disputes betw een the parties. (See March 7, 2024 Order at p. 6.) Those discovery disputes are now the subject of the present motions before the court. Doe 6 moves to compel answers...

Excerpt: ...t, p. 5.) While she was walking, she was struck from behind by defendants Raul Arias and Jose Mendoza who were travelling at high speeds on their bicycles. (Ibid.) Plaintiff filed her complaint on March 24, 2021 asserting (1) general negligence against Arias and Mendoza and (2) premises liability against the City. On January 20, 2023, City filed the instant motion, which Plaintiff opposes. II. Judicial Notice City requests judicial notice of th...

Excerpt: ... State Univers ity (“Defendant”) in 2014. (See complaint, ¶ 20.) Thereafter, Defendant discriminated against employees based on age and gender, harassed employees based on age and gender, fraudulently concealed wage and hour violations, misclassified workers, and faile d and refused to pay overtime wages. (See complaint, ¶ 21.) In January 2019, Plaintiff began experiencing serious, severe and pervasive harassment and discrimination based o...

Excerpt: ...1 United States of America – Internal Revenue Service, and Robert Bass, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”).2 According to the complaint, Defendants have a present ownership interest in or to real property located at 15814 Winchester Blvd. in Los Gatos, California (“Subject Property”). (Complaint at ¶¶ 13, 15.) Plaintiff Gardyn loaned money to Defendants to purchase and/or refinance the Subject Property. (Id. at ¶ 14.) On December 10, ...

Excerpt: ...nly over custody of the ir child, E.V., but also over E.V.'s gender identity. E.V. is currently four years old.1 According to the first amended complaint (“FAC”), E.V. attended SJDN's daycare for at least a year, during which time Defendants allegedly sided with Jorgensen and ag ainst Vieyra in affirming a male gender identity upon E.V., contrary to Vieyra's express wishes and instructions. (FAC, ¶ 8.) On October 4, 2022, Vieyra sent an ema...

Excerpt: ...ording to the first amended complaint (“FAC”), on November 15, 2012, defendant Leal filed a complaint on behalf of his client, Anthony Tran (“Tran”), and against LaForge for breach of contract, fraud, conversion, and other claims arising out of the LED light business that LaForge developed. (FAC at ¶ 7.) The action was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court as Anthony Tran v. Andre La Forge, et al. (case no. 112CV236232) (“Under...

Excerpt: ...Real Estate Services (collectively, “A meriland”), Jose Adame (“Adame”), Silvia Ibarra (“Ibarra”), Benjamin Calderon, Domingo Armendariz, and Does 1 through 125 (collectively, “Defendants”). Petra is the mother of decedent Michael Daniel Zuniga -Macias (“Decedent”). (FAC, ¶ 21.) Jeremiah is Deced e n t 's brother. (Id. at ¶ 22.) Augustina owns the property at 490 Las Animas Ave., Gilroy (“490 Property”). (FAC, ¶ 6.) Reb...

Excerpt: ...rovide a quote for the p ickup of products from a vendor in Indiana and to deliver those products to San Jose, California. (Id. at ¶ 8.) Defendants, through their employee Zaida Ladua (“Ladua”), emailed Plaintiff two quotes for a total price of $3,517.97 for the pickup and deliver y. (Id. at ¶ 9.) The quotes were good through March 1, 2022 and Defendants advertise that the quotes are binding for three days after the date of the quote. (Ibid...

Excerpt: ...was crossing M errill Avenue with an assistive device. (FAC, p. 6.) Instead of stopping to check on her or calling emergency services, Mai fled the scene. (Ibid.) Emergency services were only contacted when another driver came upon Ly's body and she was pronounced dea d at 6:05 a.m. (Ibid.) After fleeing the scene of the incident, Mai filed a false report claiming that the damage to her vehicle was caused by a shopping cart. (Ibid.) Plaintiffs...

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: ...��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: ...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: ... 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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...) (“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: ...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: ...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...