Excerpt: ...f the SLVUSD, and as the author of Argument. Petitioner now seeks his attorney's fees against George Wylie under the private attorney general statute (CCP §1021.5). CCP § 1021.5 allows the Court to award or deny fees, in its discretion, in cases in which the prevailing party has not obtained a monetary recovery, if (1) the action has resulted in enforcement of an important right affecting the public interest; (2) a significant benefit, whether ...

Excerpt: ...dmission (which there is not), “the law in this state is clear that senile dementia does not render one incapable of executing contracts or transacting business.” Holman v. Stockton Savings & Loan Bank (1942) 49 Cal.App.2d 500, 508. Further, the legislature has delegated the authority to consent to arbitrate to the patient and their heirs without violating the state constitutional right to a jury trial. Ruiz v. Podolsky (2010) 50 Cal.4th 838,...

Excerpt: ...elief obtained by the prevailing party in relation to the hours reasonably expended on the litigation and whether the expenditure of counsel's time was reasonable in relation to the success achieved. Although Hensley v. Eckerhart (1983) 461 U.S. 424, 429 [76 L. Ed. 2d 40, 103 S. Ct. 1933] interpreted the federal civil rights statute, the court's approach is consistent with the policies underlying the anti‐SLAPP statute. The fee‐shifting provi...

Excerpt: ...appraisers. Plaintiffs' 3rd c/a is for involuntary dissolution of the corporation pursuant to Corporations Code § 1800(b)(2)(4) – any shareholder in a closely held corporation (35 shareholders or less) may bring a dissolution action when those in control of the business have engaged in persistent and pervasive mismanagement, fraud or abuse of authority. It appears Plaintiffs are entitled to bring a claim for dissolution as the shareholders of ...

Excerpt: ...oc § 2025.450 Failure to comply with deposition notice; Motion for order compelling compliance; Requirements: (a) If, after service of a deposition notice, a party to the action or an officer, director, managing agent, or employee of a party, or a person designated by an organization that is a party under Section 2025.230, without having served a valid objection under Section 2025.410, fails to appear for examination, or to proceed with it, or t...

Excerpt: ...vette doctrine, set forth in Hooker v Department of Transportation (2002) 27 CA4th 198), applied. LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: AUGUST 11, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 6 A renewed motion may only be brought on “newly discovered facts or circumstances or a change of law supporting the issues reasserted in the summary judgment motion”. CalTrans does not present any new facts or circumstances. It requests judicial notice of the same evidence as...

Excerpt: ...ts are entitled to recover on the claims on which they prevailed upon a proper application by Cross‐Defendants. This ruling is consistent with Mann v Quality Old Time Service, Inc. (2006) 139 Cal, App. 4th328, which holds that a partially prevailing party on an anti‐Slapp motion is not necessarily entitled to all incurred fees, even where the work on the successful and unsuccessful claims was overlapping. Mann instructs the court to consider ...

Excerpt: ...orm. • While Garcia was giving a “group chat” to employees by telephone, another employee texted a slur about Garcia (“shut up gay ass bitch”); Garcia then called Plaintiff, showed LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: AUGUST 10, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 3 disinterest in talking to the person who actually sent the text, and “basically told him he was fired”. Plaintiff told Garcia that he was going to file a grievance, but was fired bef...

Excerpt: ...use for the number of interrogatories, despite the good cause statement that accompanied them. It also objects that the request is cumulative of other document requests which Defendant responded to and are not the subject of this motion. Defendant also relies on a trade secret objection and others (vague, ambiguous). Defendant identified 22 produced documents as a response to the interrogatories, and that it is willing to further meet and confer....

Excerpt: ...party, set aside any void judgment or order. Cal Code Civ Proc § 1008 Subsequent application LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: August 8, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 3 (a) When an application for an order has been made to a judge, or to a court, and refused in whole or in part, or granted, or granted conditionally, or on terms, any party affected by the order may, within 10 days after service upon the party of written notice of entry of the order a...

Excerpt: ...ese Defendants. The demurrer is overruled. The TAC sufficiently alleges that these Defendants are subject to the CMIA Plaintiff alleges that Forbes, Hill and Perko were “a provider of health care and/or an authorized recipient of personal and confidential medical information as defined in the CMIA.”; that Forbes and Hill have admitted in their responses to requests for admission that they are a “licensed health care professional”; and tha...

Excerpt: ...iles containing medical information, and security systems restricting access to files containing medical information. (b) No employee shall be discriminated against in terms or conditions of employment due to that employee's refusal to sign an authorization under this part. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from taking such action as is necessary in the absence of medical information due to an employee's refusal to sign ...

Excerpt: ...t that made the order, to reconsider the matter and modify, amend, or revoke the prior order. The party making the application shall state by affidavit what application was made before, when and to what judge, what order or decisions were made, and what new or different facts, circumstances, or law are claimed to be shown. (e) This section specifies the court's jurisdiction with regard to applications for reconsideration of its orders and renewal...

Excerpt: ...plainant”), despite undisputed facts that during the same encounter they engaged in other consensual sex acts with each other. The parties met at Doe's house on June 16, 2020, where he cooked her dinner, they drank wine, and had at least two separate sexual encounters. (AR 18‐20, 51, 1138) It is undisputed that complainant communicated and Doe understood she did not want to have sexual intercourse with him. (AR 1073, 1160) During one of their...

Excerpt: ...0 ft right of way that crosses Parcel C and Defendants' Parcel A, and terminates at the property line of Plaintiffs' Parcel B,” but the court did not rule, as stated in Plaintiff's Judgment, that the Plaintiffs possess “a 40 foot right of way for road and utility purposes as shown upon” the 1977 Map attached to the Judgment as Exhibit A”. (MPA pg.4:16‐22) However, the Notice of entry of order filed 2/28/22 states, “Plaintiffs have est...

Excerpt: ...ed on different legal theories, and have different elements. In the second cause of action Plaintiff is alleging liability based on Plaintiff's specific request to Defendants for “adequate and full coverage,” and Defendants' promise to perform an inspection, presumably to assure that coverage was “adequate and full.” (See Desai v Farmers Insurance Exchange (1996) 47 Cal.App.4 th 1110, 1119‐1120; CACI 2361. In the third cause of action P...

Excerpt: ...e not sealed. (4) The proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and (5) No less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest. The facts supporting these findings are as follows: Plaintiff, through her declaration, has shown good cause exists to seal the complaint. The nature of the complaint involves personal, private, and painful matters which occurred when she was a minor. Defendant has not responded to the complaint, which is viewab...

Excerpt: ...].) A public entity is not liable for an injury arising out of an act or omission of the public entity or its employees except as provided by statute. (Gov. Code, § 815, subd. (a).) (Cerna v. City of Oakland (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1340, 1346‐1347 [75 Cal.Rptr.3d 168].) Cal Gov Code § 830 Dangerous condition; Property of a public entity: As used in this chapter: (a) “Dangerous condition” means a condition of property that creates a substan...

Excerpt: ...portion of Defendants' property. Plaintiffs seek a further order requiring Defendants to remove a locked bollard and sawhorse they installed at the entrance to the secondary driveway easement. The burden of proof is on the moving party to show the elements necessary to support the issuance of a preliminary injunction. Weil & Brown, Civil Procedure Before Trial, §9:632.1. These elements are (1) a reasonable probability of success on the merits; a...

Excerpt: ...t included SCCS's stipulation to certain facts, including that, in the absence of inaccurate and incomplete information from Keenan & Associates (Keenan), SCCS would not have placed Plaintiff on the 39 month rehire list and would instead have immediately reinstated Plaintiff. LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: July 18, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 2 Plaintiff proceeded to trial against Keenan. The jury found Keenan liable for intentional torts and aw...

Excerpt: ...e stated generally that the cause of action is barred by the provisions of section (giving the number of the section and subdivision thereof, if it is so divided, relied upon) of the Code of Civil Procedure; and if such allegation be controverted, the party pleading must establish, on the trial, the facts showing that the cause of action is so barred. The defense of the statute of limitations is not waived, if it was "pleaded or presented to the ...

Excerpt: ...he $82,000 line of credit was secured against his property located at 362 Pike Road Ben Lomond, CA. (Dec.of Noce ¶¶2‐3) Mr. Noce lost the property through foreclosure in May of 2011. (Dec. of Noce ¶4) Pursuant to the terms of the line of credit, Noce was required to make monthly payments on the HELOC. (Dec. of Noce ¶6) Noce stopped making monthly payments on the HELOC. He believed the foreclosure extinguished any outstanding debt. (Dec. of ...

Excerpt: ...2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 309, 313‐314 [154 Cal.Rptr.3d 907].) Defendants assert that “all of the entity Pro Farms Defendants are unincorporated associations...as they are all LLC's”, (Reply pg. 5:18, Crummer Dec. filed 6/3/22 ¶¶ 2,4, RJN pg. 2:21) and that in a breach of contract action, pursuant to CA CCP §§ 395.2 and 395.5, venue is proper where the contract is made or is to be performed. (MPA pg. 11:4‐13) Cal Code Civ Proc § 395.2 Ve...

Excerpt: ...ations and other documentary evidence, as well as any oral testimony the court LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: July 11, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 6 may receive at its discretion, to reach a final determination. Ruiz v Moss Bros. Auto Group, Inc. (2014) 232 Cal. App. 4th 836, 842. The party seeking arbitration has the burden of proving the existence of a valid arbitration agreement by a preponderance of the evidence. If challenged, the petitione...

Excerpt: ...de the order, to reconsider the matter. Here, the Notice of Entry of Judgment filed 5/5/22 was served by mail on Plaintiffs on 5/5/22. Adding 5 days for service by mail (CCP § 1013), the motion for reconsideration was due filed on 5/20/22. Plaintiffs filed a “notice of intent to file a motion for reconsideration” on 5/20/22 but did not file the motion for reconsideration until 6/13/22 and provide no authority to support the position that a n...