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...

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...

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...

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'...

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 ...

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 ...

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&...

Excerpt: ...iff‐borrower's negligence claim against a junior lender for allegedly failing to timely respond to the borrower's application to modify a second position deed of trust, resulting in the sale of the loan and foreclosure while the application was still pending. The court affirmed the general rule, stated in Nymark v. Heart Fed. Savings & Loan Assn. (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 1089 (Nymark), that financial institutions owe no duty of care to a borrower ...

Excerpt: ...violently and unexpectedly nosedive and slam into the pavement. Plaintiffs assert nine causes of action against FM, and a tenth claim/prayer for punitive damages. The first five causes of action are predicated on Plaintiffs' defective product claim [negligence, negligence per se; strict liability; failure to warn; and negligent design], and are referred to herein as the “negligence/product liability” causes of action. The 7th through 9th caus...

Excerpt: ...until June 1, 2020 to perform. Plaintiffs allege that the reasons given for the cancellation were a pretext; and that on that same date (May 31, 2020) Defendants entered into a contract to sell the property to the Rodriguez Defendants for a higher price. Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended Complaint alleges that have Plaintiffs timely performed all of their obligations under the PSA; and alternatively, that to the extent there was a failure to timely prov...

Excerpt: ...REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (“RFP”): RFP 2: This request seeks all documents related to or evidencing the account on which Plaintiff's claim is based. Plaintiff's amended response identifies bates nos. 1‐69 and then states “Velocity is producing all documents in its possession, custody and control that are responsive to this request.” While this response is not verbatim from the code, it does appear to identify that documents 1�...

Excerpt: ...he act underlying the plaintiff's cause fits one of the categories spelled out in section 425.16, subdivision (e)" If the court finds that such a showing has been made, it must then determine whether the plaintiff has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the claim. (Navellier v. Sletten (2002) 29 Cal.4th 82, 88) The inquiry under the catchall provision calling for a two‐part analysis is rooted in the statute's purpose and internal logic....

Excerpt: ... following judicial declarations: 1. The 1962 and 1965 Agreements require the City to provide water service throughout the campus “as may be necessary to provide for campus development” via a system that is “at all times capable of supplying to the University water up to 2,000,000 gallons in twenty‐four hours for fire flow and ordinary use.”. 2. The City's performance of its obligations under the 1962 and 1965 Agreements are not excused...

Excerpt: ... with more detail than other causes of action. Heritage Pac. Fin., LLC v. Monroy (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 972, 989. “To assert a cause of action for fraud against a corporation, a plaintiff must allege the name of the person who allegedly made the fraudulent representation, his or her authority to speak, to whom he or she spoke, what was said and when it was said. General or conclusory allegations will not suffice to plead a cause of action for f...

Excerpt: ...f must plead facts showing the defendant's misrepresentation (or omission that the defendant had a duty to disclose), the defendant's knowledge of falsity, the defendant's intent to defraud (i.e., to induce the plaintiff's reliance on the misrepresentation), the plaintiff's justifiable reliance, and the resulting damage. Kalnoki v. First Am. Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC (2017) 8 Cal.App.5th 23, 25. “Every element of the cause of action for ...

Excerpt: ... to BPC §7031(b). Defendant's Answer to the Complaint further asserts, as an affirmative defense, that Plaintiff has no standing to assert any causes of action because of these suspensions. Defendant now moves for bifurcation of the issue of Plaintiff's licensure status under CCP §597 [trial of special defense] and BPC § 7301(e) [court to determine at evidentiary hearing whether there has been substantial compliance with licensure requitements...

Excerpt: ...following conditions must exist before the corporate existence is disregarded. Kao v. Joy Holiday (2020) 58 Cal.App.5th 199, 205‐206. • It must appear that the corporation is not only influenced and governed by that person, but that there is such a unity of interest and ownership that the individuality, or separateness, of such person and the corporation has ceased; and LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: June 6, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 2 •...

Excerpt: ...icity load of its residents and businesses, and purchase electricity on their behalf. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant's automatic enrollment procedure, or "opt‐ out policy,” interfered with Plaintiff's existing contracts with PG&E and forced Plaintiff into a contractual relationship with Defendant. The Court found that Defendant's enrollment system was automatic but not mandatory. “Even assuming that Plaintiff's money is used to fund Defen...

Excerpt: ...ions at this time. (To ensure proportionality, trial courts should generally take an “incremental” approach—that is, they should “attempt less severe alternative [sanctions]” unless the “record clearly shows lesser sanctions would be ineffective.” (Siry Investment, L.P. v. Farkhondehpour (2020) 45 Cal.App.5th 1098, 1117 [259 Cal.Rptr.3d 466].) PLAINTIFFS' (UNOPPOSED) MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION RE: JOHN ELLI...

Excerpt: ...oduced undisputed evidence demonstrating that Apex owed no duty to Ramos, as the home inspection conducted by Apex was performed two months before the fire, for clients other than Ramos, who decided not to purchase the property (UMF 5, 15); and Apex did not enter into any written contract with Ramos, who obtained the Apex inspection report from unknown persons without the permission of Apex (UMF 16, 18, 60) • Apex has produced undisputed eviden...

Excerpt: ...e names of the persons who made the representations, their authority to speak, to whom they spoke, what they said or wrote, and when it was said or written. Kalnoki v. First Am. Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC (2017) 8 Cal.App.5th 23, 35. QLORA fails to provide sufficient details regarding who spoke to whom, their authority to speak, the content of the allegedly fraudulent communications, and when those communications were made. Since QLORA is a...

Excerpt: ... shown that one or more elements of the cause of action, even if not separately pleaded, cannot be established, or that there is a complete defense to the cause of action. Once the defendant or cross‐defendant has met that burden, the burden shifts to the plaintiff or cross‐complainant to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists as to the cause of action or a defense thereto. The plaintiff or cross‐complainant shall no...

Excerpt: ..., or officer, the case shall be heard by the court sitting without a jury. All or part of the record of the proceedings before the inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or officer may be filed with the petition, may be filed with respondent's points and authorities, or may be ordered to be filed by the court. Except when otherwise prescribed by statute, the cost of preparing the record shall be borne by the petitioner. (b) The inquiry in such a ...

Excerpt: ...on may promptly move for a protective order. The motion shall be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration under Section 2016.040. For good cause shown, the court may order that a deposition shall not be taken or will be taken only under certain conditions "or the court may make any other order which justice requires to protect the party or witness. (Flynn v. Superior Court (1979) 89 Cal.App.3d 491, 495 [152 Cal.Rptr. 796].) Although First Ame...

Excerpt: ...lment. Plaintiff seeks punitive damages on the fraud claims. Defendant demurs and moves to strike the entire complaint and the separate causes of action on various theories. Defendant further moves to strike (1) the alter‐ego allegations made against Defendant's CEO, Paul Katchadourian; and (2) the punitive damage allegations. Plaintiff moves to bifurcate the trial, with the issues of liability for fraud and violation to be heard before the iss...

Excerpt: ...easonable probability of success on the merits; and (2) who will suffer greater injury? (Weil & Brown, Civ. Pro. Before Trial, §9:522, 9:527, 9:531,) The burden of proof is on the moving party to show all elements necessary to support the issuance of a preliminary injunction. (Weil & Brown supra at 9:632.1.) In ruling on the motion, the court is to evaluate the potential merits and interim harm factors, and the greater the showing on one, the le...

Excerpt: ...6) deceit. (First Amended Cross The motion by Plaintiff/Cross‐Defendant for judgment on the pleadings is granted with leave to amend as to the causes of action for negligence, interference with prospective economic advantage, and intentional interference with contract The motion is denied as to the causes of action for civil damages under Pen. Code §496(c), conversion and deceit. LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: MAY 23, 2022 TIME: 8:30 A...

Excerpt: ...icity load of its residents and businesses, and purchase electricity on their behalf. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant's automatic enrollment procedure, or "opt‐ out policy,” interfered with Plaintiff's existing contracts with PG&E and forced Plaintiff into a contractual relationship with Defendant. The Court found that Defendant's enrollment system was automatic but not mandatory. “Even assuming that Plaintiff's money is used to fund Defen...

Excerpt: ...rner. The $1,581,000 corporate loan on which this action is based was made to Enabledware, which is the entity liable for the loan debt. As part of the Settlement with Tabatabai , Malek has agreed to dismiss the action he filed in Santa Clara Superior Court for the repayment of this loan. The settlement was reached after the family law court, in dividing the community assets of Turner and Tabatabai in their divorce proceedings, assigned Enabledwa...

Excerpt: ...5.16, subdivision (e)" If the court finds that such a showing has been made, it must then determine whether the plaintiff has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the claim. (Navellier v. Sletten (2002) 29 Cal.4th 82, 88 [124 Cal.Rptr.2d 530, 52 P.3d 703].) The First cause of action of the X‐C for cancellation of instrument requests cancellation of the Purchase Agreement alleging the Agreement is void because Plaintiffs forged seller Tom...

Excerpt: ...quest for Hearing within the 90 days after filing this action, as required by Pub. Res. Code §21167.4. Petitioner filed this action on November 4, 2021; the 90 day deadline to file the Request for Hearing expired on February 2, 2022; and Petitioner filed her Request for Hearing (filed “on demand”, after the Clerk initially rejected it as untimely) on February 8, six days after the deadline. Petitioner asserts that discretionary relief is ava...

Excerpt: ...ment, or any other place of business in which barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis is practiced unless licensed under this chapter. Persons licensed under this chapter shall limit their practice and services rendered to the public to only those areas for which they are licensed. Any violation of this section is subject to an administrative fine and may be subject to a misdemeanor. Plaintiff held a license for 521 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville whic...

Excerpt: ...this action is ordered stayed pending the resolution of Plaintiff's federal court action, Shirazi v Oweis et. al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 5:21‐cv‐136 EDJ‐VKD. Abatement based on another action pending Plaintiff names only The Regents as a defendant in this action, and names only the individual UC employees in the federal court action. Both parties agree that if the federal court determines on the meri...

Excerpt: ...84,370, pursuant to SCCC §7.128.210. Although Mr. Redenbacher denied Petitioner's appeal, he reduced the civil penalty to $174,370 on the mitigating factor that Petitioner was a first time offender. Petitioner asserts that (1) SCCC §§7.128.050 and 7.128.210 are preempted by state law‐‐ specifically Health & Safety Code §§11358, 11359 and 11360, and Bus. & Prof. Code §26038; and (2) that the civil penalty imposed by the Hearing Officer �...

Excerpt: ...f the party contends that the cause of action has no merit, that there is no affirmative defense to the cause of action, that there is no merit to an affirmative defense as to any cause of action, that there is no merit to a claim for damages, as specified in Section 3294 of the Civil Code, or that one or more defendants either owed or did not owe a duty to the plaintiff or plaintiffs. A motion for summary adjudication shall be granted only if it...

Excerpt: ...tionally and with a conscious disregard for the rights of Moran and the general public”. A conscious disregard of the safety of others may constitute malice within the meaning of section 3294 of the Civil Code. In order to justify an award of punitive damages on this basis, the plaintiff must establish that the defendant was aware of the probable dangerous consequences of his conduct, and that he willfully and deliberately failed to avoid those...

Excerpt: ...in Reply to objection to minimum price bid (RJN no. 5) that: 1. At an early conference Judge Silver indicated he would go with $5.3 million as the Opening Bid. The stated rationale was that if the property is worth more, the market will drive the price up at the auction. Judge Silver also stated that if Winterhalder believed $5.3 million was a fire sale price then he or his consortium could buy it. 5. Winterhalder was dissatisfied. He did three t...

Excerpt: ...e default based on CCP § 473(b) is denied as untimely and because Defendant has not established that judgment was entered as a result of mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect. (CCP § 473(b)) However, the court has inherent, equitable powers apart from any statutory authority to set aside a judgment on the ground of extrinsic fraud or mistake to which the statutory time limits under CCP 473(b) do not apply. (Cal Practice Guide, (T...

Excerpt: ...ation as to one or more causes of action within an action, one or more affirmative defenses, one or more claims for damages, or one or more issues of duty, if the party contends that the cause of action has no merit, that there is no affirmative defense to the cause of action, that there is no merit to an affirmative defense as to any cause of action, that there is no merit to a claim for damages, as specified in Section 3294 of the Civil Code, o...

Excerpt: ...ms subject to forfeiture: The following are subject to forfeiture (f) All moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance, all proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and all moneys, negotiable instruments, or securities used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of Section 11351,...11355, 11359, 11360,...of this code... Ca...

Excerpt: ...tonomy 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].) Personnel, tenure, and promotion files relating to the employee relate to the private affairs of the employee and are maintained in confidence by the employer. (Board of Trustees v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1981) 119 Cal.App.3d 516, 526 [174 Cal.Rptr. 160].) The scope of the inquiry permitted d...