Excerpt: ...ND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS DATE: November 21, 2019 TIME: 8:30 A.M. 3 The general demurrer is sustained without leave to amend as to the 1st, 2d, 4th and 8th causes of action; and with leave to amend as to the 3rd, 5 th and 7th causes of action as follows: The 1 st, and 2d causes of action (Terrorist Death Threat, Scheme and Swindle) are not cognizable, legally recognized, causes of action. Additionally, the 2d cause of action relates to a prior ...

Excerpt: ...titled to be compensated for "all hours reasonably spent on the matter." (Serrano v. Priest (1982) 32 Cal.3d 621, 624.) The number of hours reasonably worked is determined by reviewing the time reasonably spent on a matter, including time spent drafting and revising pleadings, meeting with clients, and preparing for and presenting the case at trial. (Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25, 28‐29, n. 4.) An attorney's declaration that the work pe...

Excerpt: ...xcept as to privilege and in a form complying with the Code of Civil Procedure, to form interrogatories, set one, Nos. 9.1 and 9.2, special interrogatories, set one, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20 through 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, and 39, and request for production of documents, set one, Nos. 1 through 16, as explained herein. Plaintiff Cortland T. Day shall serve such further responses on or before December 2, 2019. Concu...

Excerpt: ...t the CA Building Code applies, the UPP report was prepared in support of Petitioner's permit application to correct unpermitted grading activities. The project description for Development Permit Application REV151055 says “Proposal for restorative grading”. (AR 13) Moreover, the scope of the UPP report does not include any references to any “buildings or structure or appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures as re...

Excerpt: ...he following rulings: 1.The objections are overruled. Defendant is ordered to provide a further verified response producing the requested documents. 2. The objections are overruled. Defendant is ordered to provide a further verified response producing the requested documents. 3. The objections are overruled except for the objection that it improperly seeks premature disclosure of expert opinion. Defendant is ordered to provide a further verified ...

Excerpt: ...te where the pleading is defective as a matter of law, and the defect cannot be cured by further amendment. Id., at §6:646. However, unless the defect is fatal, the court should not consider the merits of the proposed pleading in deciding whether to grant leave to amend. Id., at §6:644. ...

Excerpt: ...hat burden, the burden shifts to the plaintiff 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 shall not rely upon the allegations or denials of its pleadings to show that a triable issue of material fact exists but, instead, shall set forth the specific facts showing that a triable issue of material fact exists as to the cause of action or a defense thereto. “Th...

Excerpt: ...yment actions done in furtherance of a supervisor's managerial role can also have a secondary effect of communicating a hostile message. This occurs when the actions establish a widespread pattern of bias.” The Miller court therefore concluded that “official employment actions constituted the evidentiary basis of the harassment cause of action, because the supervisor used those official actions as his means of conveying his offensive message�...

Excerpt: ...de a rough approximation of the plaintiff's total recovery. Additionally, the City has failed to present evidentiary support for its claim that it has no liability because it does not own or control the area on Bean Creek Road where the slide occurred. While the City refers to the declaration of Taylor Bateman as support for this claim, this declaration has not been filed. ...

Excerpt: ...has met its threshold burden of proof that Cross‐Complainants cannot establish their claims that the grab bar was defectively designed or negligently manufactured; or that any alleged defect in the grab bar was a substantial factor in causing Plaintiff to fall. Wingit has done so through the factually devoid discovery responses of these Cross‐Claimants, and by the following evidence : (1) the declaration of Sal Siston, president of Wingit, wh...

Excerpt: ...pation in the litigation is inconsistent with an intent to arbitrate. A waiver of the right to arbitrate may be implied from this conduct. Lewis v Fletcher Jones (2012) 205 Cal. App. 4th 436, 445‐446. ...

Excerpt: ...E The motion by to allow Bella Vista Italian Kitchen and Bar, LLC to intervene is denied. CCP §387 (c) requires a motion to intervene to include the proposed complaint in intervention. There is no complaint in intervention included in the motion. ...

Excerpt: ...sonable costs of a title report, with legal interest at the legal rate from time of payment, or, if before the commencement of the action, from the time the action was commenced; • Other disbursements or expenses determined by the court to have been incurred or paid for the common benefit. CCP §874.020 provides: The costs of partition include reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, necessarily incurred by a party for the common benefit...

Excerpt: ...��; and “all reference to allegations concerning the POBRA”. (Notice of Motion, 2:3‐7). The County asserts that a February 14, 2019 letter from Thornton Kontz, as attorney for the Commission, is “the sole basis” for Petitioner's second cause of action for traditional mandamus and his claim of POBBRA violations. It asserts that this letter constitutes protected activity, because it is a communication made in connection with an official p...

Excerpt: ...ey's MPA as to Portola 5:15‐16, 13:18‐21). Summary adjudication must completely dispose of the cause of action to which it is directed. CCP §437c(f)(1). The prayer on the Fourth Cause of Action for Breach of Written Contract to Defend seeks compensatory damages and attorneys' fees, expert costs, and other litigation costs. The prayer on the Eleventh Cause of Action for Declaratory Relief for Duty to Defend seeks a judicial declaration as to ...

Excerpt: ... records pertaining to matters encompassed by this Agreement with the right to make copies of any or all thereof”. The court further finds that Plaintiff has demonstrated resulting prejudice if injunctive relief is not granted, as it will be unable to meet its reporting obligations and prepare its audit and tax returns. Defendant is ordered to provide the tenant files and financial records it maintained for CFSC within 20 days from this order. ...

Excerpt: ...ant's RJN Exh. 17 pg.262:27 & 263:4‐5 and Exhibit 18 pg. 266 ¶ C) (Branson v. SunDiamond Growers, (1994) 24 Cal. App. 4th 327, 340; Ghalehtak v. Fay Servicing, LLC, (2018) 304 F. Supp. 3d 877, 885; Dunkin v. Boskey, (2000) 82 Cal. App. 4th 171, 181.) In addition, pursuant to the Settlement and Release Agreement signed on 7/20/15 by the Court on behalf of Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs released all claims against Deutsche Bank and Ocwen. (Defendants' R...

Excerpt: ...equired by CCP §472 to obtain leave to amend before filing the SAC which again named STCA. Since STCA had been dismissed, it was a new party for purposes of serving the SAC. Plaintiff was therefore required to serve a summons along with the SAC, and to serve the SAC in compliance CCP §415.10 et seq. CRC 2.25, authorizes electronic service under certain circumstances, but only as to documents which may be served “by mail, overnight delivery or...

Excerpt: ...rovision set forth in Health & Safety Code § §25366(a), which is a defense to this cause of action. Since the defense appears on the face of the TAC, Plaintiff must plead around this defense by alleging the absence of the second condition for non‐retroactivity—that the acts of the Defendants were in violation of existing state or federal laws at the time they occurred. The court in Orange City Water Dist.v Sabic Plastics (2017) 14 Cal. App....

Excerpt: ...existence of a valid arbitration agreement. (see copy of the Purchase Agreement attached to the Brokerage's Petition to Compel Arbitration as Exh. A and also attached as Plaintiff's exhibit A in support of motion for leave to file FACf.). Plaintiffs have not met their burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that there is a possibility of conflicting rulings on a common issue of law or fact. Therefore arbitration is ordered among the ...

Excerpt: ...hase of the 17 year old truck. The letter demanded the return of the purchase price and unspecified costs incurred to repair the truck. The demand threatened to file an attached administrative complaint with the DMV, which contained several false statements: that a Carfax report demonstrated that there were six previous owners, when it reported five owners prior to Mr. Piccuta's purchase in January 2014; and that it had been stolen in 2005 and re...

Excerpt: ...ement, the choice of law provision in the Agreement governs the procedural aspects of the arbitration, not whether the Agreement is enforceable. (See, Rosenthal v. Great Western Fin. Securities Corp., (1996) 14 Cal. 4th 394, 409). As to whether the arbitration agreement is a contract of adhesion or unconscionable, much of the contract here complies with Civ. Proc § 1295 and Cal Health & Safety Code § 1599.81, and therefore most of the arbitrati...

Excerpt: ...esponses to Special Interrogatories from Neidin Henard • To Compel Responses to Requests for Production from Neidin Henard The motions to compel responses to Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production from Plaintiffs Joseph and Neidin Henard, and the motion to deem Requests for Admission propounded on Plaintiff Joseph Henard admitted, are GRANTED. Although Plaintiffs served responses to this discovery after this m...

Excerpt: ...ruck. The letter demanded the return of the purchase price and unspecified costs incurred to repair the truck. The demand threatened to file an attached administrative complaint with the DMV, which contained several false statements: that a Carfax report demonstrated that there were six previous owners, when it reported five owners prior to Mr. Piccuta's purchase in January 2014; and that it had been stolen in 2005 and recovered by the police in ...

Excerpt: ... burden, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists as to the cause of action or a defense thereto. (Cal Code Civ Proc § 437c(p)(2)) There is a triable issue of material fact if, and only if, the evidence would allow a reasonable trier of fact to find the underlying fact in favor of the party opposing the motion in accordance with the applicable standard of proof…If there is a single su...

Excerpt: ...hed by presenting undisputed facts that prove the contrary of Plaintiff's allegations, as a matter of law. See Weil & Brown, California Procedure Before Trial (TRG), §10:241. In support of their motion Defendants have relied on the testimony of Jared Mitchell as to his conduct before the accident in engaging his left turn signal and checking for traffic before making the left turn into the North driveway of Doc Auto [SSUF 47 ‐67]; the testimon...

Excerpt: ...not patiently listen to flimsy excuses and the claim of ignorance of the law.” (Gillingham v. Lawrence (1909) 11 Cal.App. 231, 234.) Defendant's claim that he did not receive notice of the motions to compel and motion for terminating sanctions is disingenuous given his appearance, and argument in opposition, at all court hearings herein. Defendant had many opportunities to comply with the court's orders and repeatedly chose not to despite havin...

Excerpt: ...ummary adjudication as the Fifth cause of action for violation of CA Business and Professions Code § 17200 is granted. First of all, defendant has not filed an opposition separate statement complying with CCP section 437 c (b)(3), therefore opposition separate statement is stricken for that reason. Moreover even if the Opposition were considered, CA Bus & Prof Code § 10130 states that it is unlawful for any person to act as a real estate broker...

Excerpt: ...not patiently listen to flimsy excuses and the claim of ignorance of the law.” (Gillingham v. Lawrence (1909) 11 Cal.App. 231, 234.) Defendant's claim that he did not receive notice of the motions to compel and motion for terminating sanctions is disingenuous given his appearance, and argument in opposition, at all court hearings herein. Defendant had many opportunities to comply with the court's orders and repeatedly chose not to despite havin...

Excerpt: ...ons as arbitrator: Hon. Christopher Cottle (ret.); Hon. Irwin Joseph (ret.); David Hamerslough, Esq.; Hon. Robert Baines (ret); and Hon. James Emerson (ret.). However, the Court invites Defendants to provide five names of proposed arbitrators for consideration by the Court at the time of the hearing of this Petition. The Court will then develop a final list of nominees from the names submitted by both parties. Pursuant to CCP § 1281.6, the parti...

Excerpt: ...ed pursuant to CCP §1281.6 only if the arbitration agreement fails to provide for an agreed method to appoint an arbitrator or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed. Here, the parties' arbitration clause in the Attorney‐Client Bankruptcy Retainer Agreement at ¶11 provides: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration pursuant to the Rule...

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Excerpt: ... loan modification submitted 5/28/17. Therefore her cause of action could not have been listed as an asset when BK4 was filed on 7/23/14. The motion on the ground of lack of standing is denied. Defendant asserts that Plaintiff's claims are barred by the doctrine of judicial estoppel because she has taken inconsistent positions in the bankruptcy action and the subject lawsuit. Again, giving Plaintiff's allegations liberal construction, no cause of...

Excerpt: ...2018. CCP Sec. 340.5 requires that such lawsuits be filed within one year after the plaintiff discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered the injury and its relationship to the defendant's conduct. Plaintiff's alleged injury is the loss of his driver's license in January 2016. His lawsuit was filed more than one year after he knew or should have known that Dr. Brunelli's report to the DMV caused the DMV to suspend...

Excerpt: ...ement of abandonment of use of a fictitious business name, documents reflecting disposition of Granny Purps' assets, documents evidencing termination of any internet presence by Granny Purps in any form, and sworn declarations explaining the presence of grannypurpsonlinestore.com and the alleged solicitation of business via Facebook). If Petitioners are able to establish to the satisfaction of the Court that they have fully complied with the term...

Excerpt: ...LINGS DATE: JULY 12, 2018, TIME: 8:30 A.M. (SAC ¶ 26) Although Bank correctly points out that the First cause of action in the SAC has not been amended, upon further consideration, the declaration of compliance attached to the Notice of Default does not comply with the requirements of Civil Code § 2924b(b)(1). (It is not the ordinary function of a demurrer to test the truth of the plaintiff's allegations or the accuracy with which he descri...

Excerpt: ...s, their attorneys and their experts, solely as needed for this litigation. Upon completion of this litigation, counsel for the prevailing party is ordered to see that all copies of the plans distributed as a result of this litigation are destroyed. ...

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Excerpt: ...405.22. He has also failed to file a proof of service showing service in compliance with CCP §405.22. Therefore, pursuant to CCP §405.23, the lis pendens is void and invalid and must be removed. The Conservatorship Estate of Carl Lindow is awarded $5,670.00 in attorneys' fees and costs. ...

Excerpt: ...Court declines to consider the arguments advanced by Plaintiffs in their untimely filed papers. The demurrers are sustained without leave to amend. Plaintiff's SAC is uncertain and unintelligible. It cannot be determined from the allegations made by Plaintiffs what the claimed basis is for the imposition of liability against the State of California. Further, Plaintiffs do not identify any statutory basis for their claim (see Harshbarger v. City o...

Excerpt: ...overns the Agreement, the choice of law provision in the Agreement governs the procedural aspects of the arbitration, not whether the Agreement is enforceable. (See, Rosenthal v. Great Western Fin. Securities Corp., (1996) 14 Cal. 4th 394, 409). Finally, as to whether the arbitration agreement is a contract of adhesion or unconscionable, the contract here complies with Civ. Proc § 1295 and Cal Health & Safety Code § 1599.81; therefore, it is no...

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Excerpt: ...ff failure to properly serve the 30 day notice. While Plaintiff asserts that the court ignored “inherently ‘incredible' (sic) evidence”, and denied Plaintiff's motion to strike irrelevant evidence, the court does not consider evidence in ruling on a demurrer, and may only look to the four corners of the complaint. The court's ruling was based on the 30 day notice, attached as an exhibit to the FAC, which demonstrated on its face that servic...

Excerpt: ...ERS II, LLC The motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the Third Amended Complaint is GRANTED. Leave to amend is denied in the exercise of the Court's discretion and pursuant to CCP §430.41(e). A bona fide purchaser (“BFP”) for value who acquires its interest in real property without notice of another's asserted rights in the property takes the property free of such unknown rights. A party's status as a BFP renders the foreclosure sa...

Excerpt: ...ot contest the authenticity of, or anything about or related to the U4, U5 and the amendments it produced. Responding party is bound by this stated position in future proceedings in this case. RFP 9: Granted in part, denied in part, documents must be produced subject to protective order. Only social security numbers or other highly personal information (e.g. driver's license numbers) may be redacted. Names, addresses, substantive information, etc...

Excerpt: ...& Brown, California Procedure Before Trial (TRG), §§10:51.1, 10:257. Plaintiff's unverified FAC challenges the validity of the March 2017 election of officers of CUTA. Only a director, a member, or a person who has a right to vote has standing to challenge an election of corporate officers. Corps. Code §7616. In November 2016 the Executive Committee of CUTA removed Plaintiff from his office as President, and suspended his membership in CUTA fo...

Excerpt: ..., and the skill displayed in presenting them; (2) the extent to which the nature of the litigation precluded other employment by the attorneys; (3) the contingent nature of the fee award; (4) the fact that an award would ultimately fall upon the taxpayers; (5) the results obtained; (6) the public interest value of the case; and (7) delay in payment. Serrano v. Priest, 20 Cal. 3d 25 (Cal. Oct. 4, 1977). The court will continue the matter to allow ...

Excerpt: ...ent on the pleadings. Plaintiff is instructed to appear at the hearing prepared to (1) provide the court with the status of any stay issued by the Bankruptcy Court; and (2) explain why the Bankruptcy Trustee is not the proper party to pursue this action. ...

Excerpt: ...e of the contract containing the arbitration clause, the petition must be denied for other reasons. Code of Civil Procedure § 1292.4 provides: “If a controversy referable to arbitration under an alleged agreement is involved in an action or proceeding pending in a superior court, a petition for an order to arbitrate shall be filed in such action or proceeding.” Another action concerning the same facts was pending when the present petition wa...

Excerpt: ...xecution of a public statute by officers of the law for the public benefit. (6) To prevent the exercise of a public or private office, in a lawful manner, by the person in possession (7) To prevent a legislative act by a municipal corporation.” The court finds that the Ordinances are public statutes for the benefit of the public; and that they were validly adopted by a legislative act of the City, based on the on following: The Ordinances were ...