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2022.09.28 Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena and for Protective Order 025
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.28
Excerpt: ...on 216 of the Public Utilities Code, shall not be valid or effective unless it includes a consent to release, signed by the consumer whose records are requested, as required by Section 2891 of the Public Utilities Code. Cal Pub Util Code § 216 “Public utility” (a) (1) “Public utility” includes every ... telephone corporation... Cal Pub Util Code § 2891 Telephone and telegraph customer privacy; Consent to release of information a) No tel...
2022.09.26 Motion to Vacate Judgment of Dismissal 022
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.26
Excerpt: ...ths, after the judgment, dismissal, order, or proceeding was taken... Notwithstanding any other requirements of this section, the court shall, whenever an application for relief is made no more than six months after entry of judgment, is in proper form, and is accompanied by an attorney's sworn affidavit attesting to his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or neglect, vacate any (2) resulting default judgment or dismissal entered against his ...
2022.09.21 Motion for Cost of Proof Sanctions, for Prejudgment Interest 138
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.21
Excerpt: ... of that matter, the party requesting the admission may move the court for an order requiring the party to whom the request was directed to pay the reasonable expenses incurred in making that proof, including reasonable attorney's fees. (b) The court shall make this order unless it finds any of the following: (1) An objection to the request was sustained or a response to it was waived under Section 2033.290. (2) The admission sought was of no sub...
2022.09.20 Motion for Leave to Withdraw or Amend Admissions 278
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.20
Excerpt: ... admission to be withdrawn or amended. Weil & Brown Civil Procedure Before Trial (the Rutter Group, 2021) citing Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.300(b). “Relief under Code of Civil Procedure Section 2033.300 is available for all admissions, and thus permits withdrawal or amendment of admissions deemed admitted for failure to respond as well as of admissions contained in an actual response.” 3 California Deposition and Discovery Practice ...
2022.09.15 Motion to Allow Filing of Supplemental Complaint, Application for Right to Attach, Writs of Attachment 964
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.15
Excerpt: ...n for order allowing filing of supplemental complaint filed 5/16/22 and Walter Dec. filed 5/16/22, Ex. 1 ¶ 20) Cal Code Civ Proc § 464 Supplemental complaint and answer (a) The plaintiff and defendant, respectively, may be allowed, on motion, to make a supplemental complaint or answer, alleging facts material to the case occurring after the former complaint or answer. “As a general rule, the right to file a supplemental complaint can be exerc...
2022.09.14 Demurrer to SAC 290
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.14
Excerpt: ... grievance form. • 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 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 before he could do so. • Garcia “hated” Plaintiff because ...
2022.09.13 Motion to Continue Trial, Compel Responses, Compel Deposition 603
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.13
Excerpt: ...te, but no new fact discovery may be propounded. Any fact discovery already propounded but not complete (such as PMQ depositions) can proceed up to and including 30 days prior to the new trial date. Motions to compel related to discovery responses propounded on 9/6/22 shall be filed no later than 45 days from the verification date. MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL WRITTEN DISCOVERY Plaintiffs' motion to compel is moot based on Defendant...
2022.09.13 Motion for Reconsideration 275
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.13
Excerpt: ...ny notice of contesting the 6/6/22 tentative ruling; (3) Even if Defendant knew of the 6/23/22 hearing, it would not have appeared because Plaintiff failed to provide any notice of contesting the tentative ruling; and (4) Plaintiff's underlying motion failed to contain any new facts or law. The legislative intent behind CCP § 1008 was to restrict motions for reconsideration to circumstances where a party offers the court some fact or circumstanc...
2022.09.13 Motion for Contempt 165
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.13
Excerpt: ...mmediate view and presence of the court, or of the judge at chambers, an affidavit shall be presented to the court or judge of the facts constituting the contempt, or a statement of the facts by the referees or arbitrators, or other judicial officers. A valid order and judgment of indirect contempt must cover the following elements: the issuance of an order, the contemnor's knowledge of the order, the contemnor's ability to obey it, LAW AND MOTIO...
2022.09.12 Petition to Compel Arbitration 531
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.12
Excerpt: ...ial court decides whether there is an agreement to arbitrate between the parties, and whether the agreement covered the dispute at issue. Omar v. Ralphs Grocery Co. (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 955, 960. If Defendants meet their burden of proving the existence of a valid arbitration agreement by a preponderance of the evidence, the burden then shifts to Plaintiff: “a party opposing the petition bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the ev...
2022.09.12 Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement 406
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.12
Excerpt: ...tain, a disproportionately low settlement figure is often reasonable in the case of a relatively insolvent, and uninsured, or underinsured, joint tortfeasor. The intent and policies underlying section 877.6 require that a number of factors be taken into account including a rough approximation of plaintiffs' total recovery and the settlor's proportionate liability, the amount paid in settlement, the allocation of settlement proceeds among plaintif...
2022.09.06 Motion for Leave to Withdraw or Amend Admissions, for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 278
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.09.06
Excerpt: ...allowing the admission to be withdrawn or amended. Weil & Brown Civil Procedure Before Trial (the Rutter Group, 2021) citing Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.300(b). “Relief under Code of Civil Procedure Section 2033.300 is available for all admissions, and thus permits withdrawal or amendment of admissions deemed admitted for failure to respond as well as of admissions contained in an actual response.” 3 California Deposition and Discove...
2022.08.31 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 152
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.31
Excerpt: ...M. 2 Regents to file a formal disqualification motion. The City did so, and Judge Marigonda agreed to recuse himself pursuant to CCP §§170.3(c)(3) and 170.1(6)(A)(iii). The Regents have moved to set aside the tentative ruling issued by Judge Marigonda. That motion is granted. This Court has undertaken an independent review of the entire file, including the supplemental briefing filed by the parties pursuant to stipulation. However, based upon i...
2022.08.29 Motions for Summary Judgment 301
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.29
Excerpt: ...tory traffic controls, and design immunity. Design immunity, if established at summary judgment, is a complete bar to liability. Here, City cannot establish design immunity's second element. Triable issue as to design immunity: To establish design immunity, City must show (1) the plaintiff's injuries were caused by a feature in the plan or design, (2) that the design was approved before construction by the appropriate legislative body or entity/p...
2022.08.29 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 004
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.29
Excerpt: ...ily law court. The only remaining debt to Maleksalehi is the interest on the loan to Enabledware, a community asset which the family law court has assigned to Tabatabai. This interest is a community debt, and the business valuations and the equalization/distribution of community assets and debts of Tabatabai and Turner are issues that have been reserved by the family law court for final determination, and have yet to be decided. The Court does no...
2022.08.24 Motion for Costs of Proof Sanctions, for Prejudgment Interest 138
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.24
Excerpt: ...Civil Procedure section 2033.420.” Weil & Brown Civil Procedure Before Trial (the Rutter Group) § 8:1405, citing Garcia v. Hyster Co. (1994) 28 Cal.App. 4th 724, 736; Wimberly v. Derby Cycle Corp., (1997) 56 Cal.App. 4th 618, 638. After reviewing the timeslips attached to Mr. Redenbacher's Declaration in Exhibit 1, the Court found a significant portion of the fees requested occurred before the request for admissions were denied by the Defendan...
2022.08.23 Motion for Summary Adjudication 612
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.23
Excerpt: ...of the declaratory relief cause of action in his Cross‐complaint filed on August 5, 2019. (See UMF 5, 6]. The motion is denied. The motion is procedurally defective The motion is procedurally defective, as (1) Browne filed an Amended Cross‐complaint on April 5, 2022 which superseded the original cross‐complaint—so the motion is not directed to the operative pleading; (2) Browne's motion seeks a judicial declaration which differs from the ...
2022.08.23 Motion for Attorney Fees 767
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.23
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 ...
2022.08.22 Motion to Strike Allegations for Punitive Damages 968
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.22
Excerpt: ...W AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: August 22, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 2 (a) In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice, the plaintiff, in addition to the actual damages, may recover damages for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant. (c) As used in this section, the following definit...
2022.08.18 Motion for Attorney Fees 767
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.18
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 ...
2022.08.16 Petition to Compel Arbitration 098
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.16
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,...
2022.08.12 Motion for Attorney Fees 165
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.12
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...
2022.08.11 Motion for Summary Judgment 153
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.11
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...
2022.08.11 Motion for Attorney Fees 313
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.11
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 ...
2022.08.11 Motion to Compel Deposition 735
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.11
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...
2022.08.11 Motion to Stay Involuntary Dissolution of Corporation and Appointing Appraisers 183
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.11
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 ...
2022.08.10 Demurrer to SAC 290
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.10
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...
2022.08.09 Motion to Compel Further Responses and Inspection Request for Firmware 824
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.09
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....
2022.08.08 Motion to Quash or Reconsider 710
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.08
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...
2022.08.05 Demurrer to TAC 149
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.05
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...
2022.08.02 Motion for Reconsideration, for New Trial, for Attorney Fees 856
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.02
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...
2022.08.02 Demurrer 610
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.08.02
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 ...
2022.07.29 Petition for Writ of Mandate 209
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.29
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...
2022.07.28 Motion to Vacate and Set Aside Judgment 339
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.28
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...
2022.07.25 Demurrer 747
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.25
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...
2022.07.22 Motion to Seal Complaint 311
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.22
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...
2022.07.21 Demurrer to SAC 454
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.21
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...
2022.07.19 Motion for Preliminary Injunction 380
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.19
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...
2022.07.15 Motion for Settlement Credit 488
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.15
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...
2022.07.14 Motion to Amend Answer 844
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.14
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 ...
2022.07.14 Motion for Summary Judgment, Adjudication 004
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.14
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 ...
2022.07.11 Motion to Transfer Venue 184
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.11
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...
2022.07.11 Motion to Compel Arbitration of Individual Claims, to Dismiss Class Claims 962
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.11
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...
2022.07.01 Motion for Reconsideration 362
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.07.01
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...
2022.06.30 Motion for Summary Judgment 020
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.06.30
Excerpt: ...th 675, 682‐683, because (a) Plaintiff has no evidence of a special relationship between himself and these Defendants which would give rise to a legal duty to protect against third party conduct: and (b) Defendants did not have any prior knowledge that the dog that bit Plaintiff had any dangerous propensities; and (2) the strict liability cause of action, which is brought under Civ. Code §3342, has no merit, because strict liability under this...
2022.06.29 Demurrer 913
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.06.29
Excerpt: ...GS DATE: June 29, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 2 the deed of trust (DOT) name SDC as an additional insured/loss payee. SDC fails to seek judicial notice of the DOT and it is not an exhibit to the 6AC. In its reply, SDC submits Plaintiff's unverified admissions that the insurance required SDC to be named as an additional insured and the policy did not. For purposes of this demurrer, unverified admissions are unpersuasive. Regarding Plaintiff's 7th cause o...
2022.06.27 Petition for Writ of Mandate 448
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.06.27
Excerpt: ... policy: discrimination; sexual harassment; supervisor responsibilities; ethics; relationships; performance; and conduct. City alleged and was successful in demonstrating to the City Council that Ball violated these city policies when he sexually harassed a subordinate and retaliated against her. Petitioner's writ is denied. As discussed below, the weight of the evidence supports findings that Petitioner engaged in conduct that violated the City'...
2022.06.24 Motion to Set Aside Judgment 197
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.06.24
Excerpt: ... not apply. In limited civil cases, in addition to extrinsic fraud or mistake, the Court's equitable powers to vacate judgments are extended to include inadvertence or excusable neglect. (CCP § 86(b)(3); Cal Practice Guide, (TRG 2021) Civil Procedure Before Trial, § 5:435‐438.) The evidence before the Court is that Defendant relied upon an unidentified third‐party financial institution to help him, and that he was working with Discover and ...
2022.06.24 Motion for Protective Order 562
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.06.24
Excerpt: ...'s and high level executives established that they had essentially zero involvement or knowledge in particular cases (except in some instances to be cc'd on letters or authoring memos related to systems or prototypes). Liberty, 10 Cal.App.4th at 1288‐1289. This case is different. Here, VPX's CEO signed the exclusive distribution agreement with Plaintiff's competitor and was identified by the PMK as the final decision maker with legal as to buy ...
2022.06.22 Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena and for Protective Order 025
Location: Santa Cruz
Judge: All Departments
Hearing Date: 2022.06.22
Excerpt: ...damental to personal autonomy must be supported by a compelling interest. (Williams v. Superior Court (2017) 3 Cal.5th 531, 557 [220 Cal.Rptr.3d 472, 398 P.3d 69].) Thinh's objections are based upon his right to privacy in these financial records. CCP § 1985.3. Thinh claims that if the records are produced, Tran will know the financial institution that originated the wire transfers and further fabricate and fact‐fit his case against Thinh. (P&...

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