Excerpt: ...4.72 against Respondents Auto MD of Visalia Inc. and Darrin Woodbridge arising out of a written agreement entered into by the parties on or about March 24, 2022. (Petition 1, 3b, 4; Attachment 8(c).) Specifically, the dispute subject to arbitration involved Respondent's Breach of the Future Receipt Sale Agreement wherein the parties agreed that Petitioner would purchase $37,000 worth of future receivables for $25,000 from Respondents, but that Re...

Excerpt: ...ts Advanced Mechanical Engineering Corp. ("AME") and Frank Hinojos Ill (collectively "Defendants") breached the Temporary Staffing Services Agreement ("TSSA") with Plaintiff Definitive Staffing Solutions, lnc ("Plaintiff" or "DSS") dated January 30, 2018, wherein DSS agreed via the TSSA to provide AME with temporary employees to assist with its industrial constructon business and pay employees provided, and AME agreed to pay DSS the amounts invoi...

Excerpt: ...rtment 7. Plaintiffs Jeremy Andrew Hernandez, Nayeli Lopez Quezada, Xionna Hernandez And Kianna Hernandez, 80th Minors, by and through Nayeli Lopez Quezada ("Hernandez Plaintiffs") in VCU294376 move this Court to consolidate their case with VCLJ294488 on the basis that these cases involve the same multi-vehicle accident. The Hernandez Plaintiffs Matter - VCU294376 In the Hernandez Plaintiffs Matter, VCU294376, the Hernandez Plaintiffs have sued D...

Excerpt: ... FCA US LLC (2020) 53 Cal.App.5th 486. 80th cases are appellate decisions. Authority and Analysis "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 and based upon new or different facts, circumstances, or law, make appli...

Excerpt: ...t the May 9, 2023 hearing, permitted a supplemental declaration by Plaintiff to be filed in support of this petition. The Court has reviewed the declaration and notes its contents below. Plaintiff seeks relief from the claim presentation requirement via this Petition as to her complaint for wrongful death based on medical malpractice and survival achon based on negligence. The Petition states that Decedent Kathryn Gress died on August 27, 2021. (...

Excerpt: ...ulting from alleged sexual abuse suffered by Plaintiff from 1994 to 2000 while Plaintiff was a minor. Plaintiff was born in 1990 and is not over 40 years old when this action was commenced. On April 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed this motion to "seal Plaintiff Jane Roe's Application to Proceed in Fictious Name." Plaintiff has filed a redacted declaration of counsel "in support of motion re: application to proceed in fictious name and seal certificates...

Excerpt: ... been established as to either Subject Vehicle and is inclined to grant the injunction. Background Facts This matter involves the possession of two vehicles, a 1963 Chevrolet Impala and a 1988 Cadillac Fleetwood (collectively "Subject Vehicles"), by Defendants Robert Escalera, individually and doing business as Kustom Kreations. Plaintiff's complaint alleges he is the legal owner of the two Subject Vehicles and provided them to these Defendants f...

Excerpt: ...Class Members, providing a proposed estimated average payout of $4,233.28 per member. The Class Members consist of: All non-exempt employees who worked for Defendant in California from May 23, 2017 to March 20, 2023. Via the first amended complaint, Plaintiff brings claims for (1) failure to pay minimum wages; (2) failure to pay overtime wages; (3) failure to provide meal periods; (4) failure to permit rest breaks; (5) failure to reimburse busine...

Excerpt: ...17 per month that was eventually set at $725 a month as of December 1, 2020. (Complaint at 96.) On March 22, 2023, Plaintiff caused a three-day notice to pay rent or quit ("Notice") to be served by posting and mailing, as well as via substitute service. The Notice indicates past due rent of $725 per month for the months of April 2022 through March 2023, with rent being due on the first of each month. (Complaint "1 6, 9.) The Notice provides the 2...

Excerpt: ...ee-day notice to pay rent or quit. The per diem rent amount alleged in the complaint is $30. Defendant Pepper was served by posting and mailing via order of this Court on April 11, 2023. Default judgment was entered May 1, 2023 for possession only and the writ of possession was issued. On May 10, 2023, Defendant filed this ex parte motion for relief from default and/or to stay execution of the writ. Defendant provides no basis under Code of Civil...

Excerpt: ...nt, attorneys' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on May 9, 2023. The Court finds and rules as follows: On April 6, 2023, the settlement administrator IYLM Group, Inc., through its Case Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On November 11, 2022, the administrator received a mailing list of 8,551 potential class members from Defendant's counsel wit...

Excerpt: ...swer no later than ten (10) days after this hearing. This isa wrongful death premises liability action filed by Plaintiffs, on behalf of the estate of Decedent and individually. Decedent died after striking a metal cable connected to posts is a dimly lit area while riding an all-terrain vehicle. (Complaint at Page 4.) Plaintiffs allege the incident occurred at or near 42000 Block of Road 64, Reedley, CA and have sued a number of Defendants who ap...

Excerpt: ...q, and for wrongful termination in violation of public policy resulting from her former employment with Kaweah as a registered nurse. On September 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed a claim (the "Claim") for personal injuries to the Board of Directors for Defendant (the "Board"), pursuant to Government Code 5910. (Complaint 7:10-15.) Plaintiff thereafter alleges Kaweah failed to act on the claim and Plaintiff had two years to file this complaint. (Complai...

Excerpt: ...nts Best Buy Warehousing Logistics, LLC, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and Jesus Vargas. Defendants have not yet filed an answer. Defendants, collectively, now move this Court to compel arbitration and to dismiss or stay this civil action pursuant to an Arbitration Policy. Request for Judicial Notice Defendants attach a number of trial court level decisions in their favor on arbitration motions from California and Federal Courts. These unpublished decis...

Excerpt: ...reble damages under Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1. Plaintiff alleges she was sexually abused by her high school teacher Bob Doyle while she was a student at Dinuba High School. Plaintiff alleges Doyle's abuse of her began when she was approximately 14 years old and occurred during a period approximately between 1999 and 2002. Plaintiff alleges she was abused by Doyle "in and on the campus of Dinuba High School, during lunch, before and af...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff seeks relief from the claim presentation requirement via this Petition as to her complaint for wrongful death based on medical malpractice and survival achon based on negligence. The Petition states that Decedent Kathryn Gress died on August 27, 2021. (Petition 93.) The Decedent was treated at Kaweah's facilities from October 16, 2020 through May 19, 2021. (Petition 92.) The Petiton further states that, after Decedent's death, Petitione...

Excerpt: ...bitration provision as follows: "Agreement to Arbitrate: By signing below, you agree that, pursuant to the Arbitration Provision on the reverse side of this contract, pu orwe may elect to resolve any dispute by neutral, binding arbitration and not by a court action. See the Arbitration Provision for additional information concerning the agreement arbitrate." "ARBITRATION PROVISION 1. EITHER YOU OR WE MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN US DECI...

Excerpt: ...inst Respondents Auto MD of Visalia Inc. and Darrin Woodbridge arising out of a written agreement entered into by the parties on or about March 24, 2022. (Petition 1, 3b, 4; Attachment 8(c).) Specifically, the dispute subject to arbitration involved Respondent's Breach of the Future Receipt Sale Agreement wherein the parties agreed that Petitioner would purchase $37,000 worth of future receivables for $25,000 from Respondents, but that Respondent...

Excerpt: ...d, a new offer was received and accepted and Plaintiff seeks an order confirming the sale under this new offer. On November 3, 2022, Plaintiff retained her current realtor, Hollis Fernandez, License No. 01794664, and listed the Subject Property for sale to the general public. Plaintiff's current realtor, after receiving no offers for a few months, recommended incremental decreases of the list price. This also considered the issues of inspection a...

Excerpt: ...ge Christiansen Aia doing business as Christiansen Group. On January 31, 2023, George Christiansen Aia doing business as Christiansen Group filed a cross-complaint against Kaweah, and other cross-defendants, for breach of contract and quantum meruit, amongst other causes of action not subject to demurrer. The cross-complaint seeks money damages against Kaweah. The cross-complaint arises out of the same contract for which Kaweah has sued Aia. Kawe...

Excerpt: ...ormance and breach of written agreement. Plaintiff alleges on August 30, 2022, Plaintiff, as buyer, and Defendants, as sellers, entered into a California Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Plaintiff agreed to purchase and Defendants agreed to sell for a total purchase price of $900,000.00 certain residential real property. However, on September 6, 2022, Plaintiff alleges Defendants, t...

Excerpt: ...mplaint of Plaintiff Lockhart Reality Group for malicious prosecution. Defendants Law Group, APLC, Babak Kheiri, Daniel Geoulla, Dmitry Karpov only (hereinafter "Defendants") now move the Court for recovery of attorneys' fees in the amount of $39,148.57 and costs in the amount of $2,288.27 pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16(c)(1). The Court notes that Defendant Martinez has not filed a motion for fees or costs. Authority and Analy...

Excerpt: ...d Net Distribution: $75,000.) The gross settlement amount is $150,000. Plaintiff estimates approximately 182 aggrieved employees, consisting of "all individuals employed by Defendant in California as non-exempt employees at any time from the period of April 23, 2021, through the earlier of the date which the Court approves the Settlement or April 8, 2023." Plaintiff brings claims under the PAGA statute for violations of Labor Code sections 201, 2...

Excerpt: ...proval of class action and PAGA settlement, attorneys' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on April 18, 2023. The Court finds and rules as follows: On March 22, 2023, the settlement administrator Phoenix Settlement Administrators, through its Case Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On January 4, 2023, the administrator received a mailing list of...

Excerpt: ... intoxicated and struck decedent on his motorcycle. (Declaration of Russell 92.) Defendant Robert Buhl is Defendant Bryan Buhl's father and co- owner of the van. (Declaration of Russell 94.) The complaint alleges causes of action for negligence, negligence per se, negligent entrustment and wrongful death. The prayer seeks punitive damages. After the complaint was filed, Defendant Bryan Buhl entered a nolo contendre plea for gross vehicular mansla...

Excerpt: ...rsuant to an underlying arbitration agreement and stayed this case. (Declaration of Gutierrez 94 — Ex 2.) On September 9, 2019, Plaintiff submitted a Demand for Arbitration to Judicate West. (Declaration of Gutierrez '15 — Ex 3.) On October 10, 2019, Defendant ATS filed a Response to Plaintiff Reynosa's Demand for Arbitration. (Declaration of Guterrez "6 — Ex 4.) On December July 6, 2022, the arbitrator held a preliminary conference. (Decla...

Excerpt: ... rule 3.350. At the continued motion hearing on February 28, 2023, this Court ordered consolidation of this matter, VCU288828, Fitness v. Moshin (the "Fitness Case") and VCU293786— Alhasani v. Fitness and Thrive (the "Alhasani Case"). Alhasani now seeks to set aside or modify the February 14, 2023 order that the Court would continue this matter and consolidate the cases upon the filing of various documents in compliance with the Rules of Court....

Excerpt: ...he Labor Code and for unfair competition based on Plaintiff's former employment with Defendant, but lacking any Private Attorney General Act ("PAGA") claim. However, on March 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint, without leave, pursuant to Labor Code section 2699.3(a)(2)(C), which states as follows: "C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a plaintiff may as a matter of right amend an existing complaint to add a cause of ac...

Excerpt: ...in seeking to recover the Judgment, has discovered that Defendant Robert Hart is trustee of two additional trusts, Old Oak Holdings and North Fork Assets, as alter egos of Defendant Robert Hart in which he holds title to his former community, and now separate, property in Exeter and Badger. Plaintiff now seeks to add Robert Hart, as trustee of Old Oak Holdings and as trustee of North Fork Assets, as debtors to the Judgment. North Fork Assets appe...

Excerpt: ...nal approval of class action and PAGA settlement, attorneys' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on April 4, 2023. The Court finds and rules as follows: On March 13, 2023, the settlement administrator ILYM Group, through its Operations Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On October 25, 2022, the administrator received a mailing list of 494 potent...

Excerpt: ...nd mailing was completed in accordance with the Court's order of February 17, 2023, the court is willing to consider this evidence at the hearing. Facts Common to (1) and (2) This unlawful detainer matter involves property located at 139 E Ferguson Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 (the "Subject Property." ) Plaintiff alleges it purchased the property at a Trustee's Sale held October 4, 2022. (Complaint 94). Plaintiff alleges it has duly recorded the Trust...

Excerpt: ...ver Drive Properties Inc. (RDP) is a California Corporation doing business in Tulare County, California, which has benefitted from various stolen and converted property as set forth herein, in addition to actively interfering with MVP's property management contracts." (Complaint 92.) Plaintiff alleges that he started Mid-Valley Property Management ("MVP") in 1996, operating it under his Real Estate Broker's License as a sole proprietorship. (Comp...

Excerpt: ...he Plaintiff who is claiming post-traumatic stress disorder damages, seeks the following: "Any and all documents, paper and digital records pertaining to care, treatment and examination, including but not limited to, all office, emergency room, inpatient / outpatient charts either in hard copy or electronic and/or faxed. Any and all x-ray films, to include MRI films, CAT scans, myelograms, radiological images, ultrasounds and any other films spec...

Excerpt: ...onditional Sale Contract and Security Agreement ("Agreement"). The complaint, filed December 29, 2022, alleges causes of action for violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Violations of the Unfair Competition Law, Fraud, Violations of Song Beverly Act and Surety Bond Liability as against Defendants Thrive Sports, lnc„ Westlake Financial and Hudson Insurance Company. Defendants Thrive and Westlake Financial (collectively "Defendant") now ...

Excerpt: ...oval of class action settlement, attorneys' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on November 22, 2022. The Court finds and rules as follows: On February 28.2023, the settlement administrator Phoenix Settlement Administrators, through its Case Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On November 18, 2022 the administrator received a mailing list of 589 ...

Excerpt: ... children. (Complaint at p. 1.) Plaintiff alleges causes of achon for fraud-misrepresentation, professional negligence and breach of contract involving Defendant's alleged forc-ng of Plaintiff into a guilty plea and representing that Plaintiff's children would be returned to her if she entered a guilty plea. (Complaint at p. 2.) Plaintiff appears to allege delayed discovery and/or tolling, in that Plaintiff alleges she recovered a suppressed memo...

Excerpt: ...This unlawful detainer matter, filed February 15, 2023, involves property located at 417 N. "L" St. #A Tulare, CA 93274 ("Subject Property.") (Complaint '13.) The Court notes this action is based on a three day notice to pay or quit. (Complaint 99.) As to moving party Defendant Torres, Plaintiff filed a proof of service indicating personal service of this lawsuit and summons on Defendant Torres occurred on February 17, 2023. On March 7, 2023, thi...

Excerpt: ...s property located at 13930 Idaho, Orosi, CA 93647. Plaintiff filed the complaint February 9, 2023, and effected personal service on Defendant Jimenez February 10, 2023. On February 17, 2023, defendant filed a motion to quash service of summons. In that motion she indicated she would submit on the papers filed without appearance. On 22, 2023, the court held a hearing on a motion to quash filed by defendant and denied the motion. On March 2, 2023,...

Excerpt: ...e are Plaintiff's psychological records from Kings View. Defendant indicates that, pursuant to prior discovery requests directed at Plaintiff, Plaintiff has some, but not all, records from Kings View. Further, Defendant indicates that Plaintiff was presented with an authorization form to release the records, but that no such authorization form has been executed as of the date of this motion. Defendants indicate that the subpoena was issued to Kin...

Excerpt: ...' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on March 14, 2023. The Court finds and rules as follows: On February 17, 2023, the settlement administrator Phoenix Settlement Administrators, through its Case Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On November 3, 2022 the administrator received a mailing list of 1,932 potential class members from Defendant's co...

Excerpt: ...n 425.16, California's anti-SLAPP statute. I. Background 1. The personal injury action In the underlying prior personal injury action (Tulare Superior Court Case No. VCU283263), Martinez sued various defendants for injuries allegedly sustained during an incident on June 21, 2018, in which she fell down a flight of stairs located on property at 303 N. D Street in Porterville, CA. Martinez filed her complaint on June 19, 2020. Martinez named, as de...

Excerpt: ...l 28, 2022, alleges causes of action for: (1) Violation of Subdivision (d) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 (express warranty) (2) Violation of Subdivision (b) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 (3) Violation of Subdivision (a)(3) of Civil Code Section 1793.2 (4) Breach of the Implied Warranty of Merchantability (Civ. Code, § 1791.1; § 1794; § 1795.5) (5) Fraudulent Inducement - Concealment Plaintiffs have not sued the dealer and signatory to the RISC. ...

Excerpt: ...ure to pay minimum wages; (2) failure to pay overtime wages; (3) failure to provide meal periods; (4) failure to provide rest periods; (5) failure to timely pay all wages due and owing at the time of termination; (6) failure to issue accurate itemized wage statements; (7) failure to reimburse business- related expenses; and (8) unfair competition. In support, Plaintiff has attached the proposed First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff notes this case h...

Excerpt: ...amend as to the City as to the Tenth and Eleventh causes of action. (The Court notes it previously sustained the demurrer by Defendants Fahoum, Jason Salazar, Sergio Pineda, Marisa Burkdoll, Nathan Berry, Nicholas Fistolera, Damon Maurice and Velverde as to the Tenth and Eleventh causes of action without leave to amend.); To overrule the demurrer Sixth cause of action as to Defendant Fahoum and order Defendant Fahoum to “answer or otherwise ple...

Excerpt: ...ession for Plaintiff after trial, cancelled the rental agreement, issued the writ immediately, and awarded $9,148.64 to Plaintiff in past due rent, attorneys' fees, holdover damages and costs. Defendant Marina Moreno seeks to vacate the judgment and/or stay execution thereof on the basis that she was present outside the courtroom, but mistakenly believed she had to wait one hour and forty-five minutes for her case to be called and remained outsid...

Excerpt: ...nt (collectively “Fitness”) alleging causes of action for conversion against Defendant Fadel Moshin (“Moshin”). Plaintiff in VCU293786 is Alhasani, Inc. (“Alhasani”) who has alleged causes of action against Fitness and Thrive Business Development, Inc. (“Thrive”) for conversion and injury to real property by removal of equipment. VCU288828 – Fitness v. Moshin (the “Fitness Case”) The Fitness Case matter involves Fitness's al...

Excerpt: ... property at issue containing the residential space rented to tenants. A fire originating from storage sheds located on the property spread to the space rented by the plaintiffs and, they allege, destroyed their property, forced them out of their home, and caused them emotional distress. Plaintiffs' complaint Plaintiffs allege a cause of action for general negligence and a second premises liability cause of action including, amongst three separat...

Excerpt: ...e and common counts involving alleged damage to commercial property, failure to pay late charges, taxes and failure to pay commission. GPC answered the complaint, but thereafter, on February 7, 2022, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. On or about June 6, 2022, a notice of filing report of no distribution was sent to Plaintiff by the bankruptcy trustee setting June 30, 2022 for objections. Plaintiff apparently made no objection and Plaintiff's unders...

Excerpt: ...ass action and PAGA settlement, attorneys' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on February 14, 2023. The Court finds and rules as follows: On January 18, 2022, the settlement administrator ILYM Group, Inc, through its Case Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On September 1, 2022, the administrator received a list of 248 potential class members fr...

Excerpt: ...rterville Police Department; Defendants shall have ten (10) days to file an answer. Facts Common to (1) and (2) Plaintiff filed this third amended complaint against Defendants City of Porterville and Porterville Police Department and individual Defendants Castellow, Barteau, Kroutil and Benas. As relevant here, Plaintiff alleges the third cause of action for harassment against all Defendants and the seventh cause of action against Defendants Cast...