Excerpt: ...en in Tulare County, including Plaintiff." (Complaint 2, 9.) Plaintiff alleges that while she was in foster care under the custody, care, and control of "DEFENDANTS" in approximately 1981, when Plaintiff was approximately thirteen (13) years old, Plaintiff was sexually abused and assaulted by her Foster Father, in whose home she was placed. (Complaint 23, 24.) Plaintiff alleges that she reported this abuse to a social worker and that no action wa...

Excerpt: ...those agreements. In September 2020, Defendants Donahue Schriber Realty Group, L.P. and Donahue Schriber Asset Management Corporation (collectively "Donahue Schrieber") as seller, entered into a purchase and sale agreement and joint escrow instructions (the "PSA") with Salim Development Group, as buyer, fora parcel of land in a development in the City of Visalia. (FAC '18.) The PSA was amended a number of times, including a third amendment where ...

Excerpt: ... of action against the City is for dangerous condition of public property and failure to maintain public property as to non-functioning pedestrian cross-walk flashing beacons designed to alert others of the presence of pedestrians in the cross-walk. Material Facts The following facts are undisputed by Plaintiff Carranza, unless otherwise indicated. On July 20,201B, at approximately 6:10 a.m., Decedent was struck and killed by a vehicle while oper...

Excerpt: ...age payout of $121.66. The Class Members consist of: All current and former non-exempt employees of Agustin Ceballos Baca dba A&L Harvesting who performed work for Porterville Citrus, Inc. in California at any tme from December 2, 2018 through October 15, 2023. Plaintiff primarily alleged the following violations: (1) meal period violations premised on failure to provide timely duty-free 30 minute first meal periods; (2) rest period violations pr...

Excerpt: ...d a declaration and supplemental briefing addressing these issues. Attorneys' Fees and Costs Attorneys' fees of 33% of the gross settlement fund of $445,130 or $148,375.57 and costs not to exceed $25,000 are sought by Plaintiff's counsel. Counsel has utilized the percentage of common fund methodology as well as provided adequate lodestar information to evaluate the reasonableness of the fee request. Here, Counsel indicates that the firm has spent...

Excerpt: ... handle the transactions. Plaintiffs allege they "developed valuable contractual and other business and economic relationships with Airbnb and VRBO that provide[] [them] with the probability of future economic benefit." Plaintiffs allege defendant has tortiously interfered with these relationships in various ways. Defendant moves to strike the complaint under Cuie of Civil Procedure section 425.16, California's anti- SLAPP statute. The ant-SLAPP ...

Excerpt: ...ese landlords as well as other defendants alleged to be in a "joint venture," "partnership" or "common enterprise" with them. In the now second amended complaint, CIDF states various claims, the principal contentions of which are that the defendants failed to fix dairy equipment and fixtures, failed to pay for other miscellaneous items to be fixed, and failed to provide certain accommodations for CIDF's dairy operations, including water and waste...

Excerpt: ... Doe 1 on March 15, 2023. On August 28, 2023, Doe 1 filed a fee waiver request and this motion for an extension of time. The motion indicates Doe 1 is incarcerated and was uncertain if his fee waiver would be accepted prior to filing a responsive pleading in this case. The fee waiver request was granted August 28, 2023. Plaintiff did not seek entry of default until September 7, 2023. Authority and Analysis The Court will grant Doe I's request for...

Excerpt: ...aintiff alleges he is the assignee of Westlake Financial Services, LLC, dba Westlake Financial Services ("Westlake Financial), the named "Lender Loss Payee" and/or Additional Insured under ALJlC's Policy Number MIL4935650 (the "Policy"). (Complaint 9, 11-14.) Plaintiff sues under theories of breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Plaintiff seeks punitive damages on the breach of implied covenant theory. ...

Excerpt: ...' Counsel Michael Daurio filed a motion to be relieved as counsel as to Plaintiffs Leticia collectively Salmeron surviving heirs Terriquez of Efrain and Cerjio Martinez Moreno, Martinez-Salmeron, Decedent. Plaintiffs' Counsel filed the following with respect to withdrawing: (1) MC-051 - Notice of Motion and Motion to be Relieved as Counsel; (2) MC-052 — Declaration in Support of Attorney's Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel; and (3) MC-053 - Orde...

Excerpt: ...f class action and PAGA settlement, attorneys' fees, costs, enhancement award, LWDA payment and class certification for settlement purposes came on for hearing on October 5, 2023. The Court finds and rules as follows: On September 8, 2023, the settlement administrator Phoenix, through its Case Manager, filed a declaration detailing the following events. On April 27, 2023, the administrator received a mailing list of 341 potential class members fr...

Excerpt: ...retire and subsequently cash out the value of stock that Plaintiff had acquired over his years of employment pursuant to the Stock Redemption Agreement. (Complaint "6, 7, 9.) Plaintiff alleges he was induced to sign a document which purported to value and redeem his shares in the amount of $95,423.58. (Complaint "16, 17, 18, 21, 22.) The Stock Redemption Agreement contains the following term: "Arbitration. If any controversy or claim arising out ...

Excerpt: ... motion to stay or dismiss this matter. Defendant's basis for this moton is that Defendant was, at all relevant times, a physician specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Altura Centers for Health ("Altura"), a federally qualified health center ("FQHC") (Declaration of Banks 91.) Defendant states that Altura is an FQHC under the Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 ("FSHCAA"), and therefore Altura and its officers and em...

Excerpt: ...a has sued Defendants Food for Athletes, Inc., Gary Ferguson, Darren M. Long, Sr„ Brian Martinho, Becky Long and Darren Long, Jr. for breach of contract, elder abuse, constructive fraud, promissory fraud, unlawful business practices, shareholder inspection and direct suit for breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff filed this action September 22, 2022. Plaintiff alleges he became a shareholder in Food for Athletes starting in 2017 and continuing th...

Excerpt: ... of the transfer fee in the sum of $50 payable to the Tulare County Superior Court and the submission of a separate check for the filing fee in the sum of $435.00 payable to Fresno County Superior Court, to be submitted to the Tulare County Superior Court, to effectuate the transfer. The Court sets this matter outto November 30, 2023, 8:30 am, Dl, for status of the payment of the transfer costs to this Court and this Court's transmittal of the ma...

Excerpt: ... made on August 3, 2023 at the Subject Pro#rty. The service was performed by a registered California process server. On September 5, 2023, default judgment was entered. On September 12, 2023, the writ was issued. On September 19, 2023, Defendant filed this ex parte motion for relief from default judgment. In support, Defendant indicates "I was never served." As to notice, Defendant indicates that notice to Plaintiff's attorney was provided via vo...

Excerpt: ...unt of Settlement (Net Estimated: $235,753.33) The gross settlement amount is $445, 130. Plaintiff estimates approximately 120 proposed Class Members, providing an estimated average payout of $1,960.00 per member. The Class Members consist of: "non-exempt employees employed and directly hired by Defendant KW in California at any time from January 3, 2018 through the date the Court grants preliminary approval, unless an earlier end date is selecte...

Excerpt: ... ("Plaintiff" or "CIDF") fourth cause of achon for breach of oral contract against all Defendants and ninth cause of action for implied easement against the "Landlord" Defendants. Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint defines "Landlord(s)" as Kourosh Malakan, Trustee of the Koroush and Golnaz Malakan Family Trust; Nader Malakan, Individually and as Trustee of the Nader Malakan Revocable Trust, Avila Ranch, and FG2 Holdings. This second amended com...

Excerpt: ... "joint venture," "partnership" or "common enterprise" with them. In the now second amended complaint, CIDF states various claims, the principal contentions of which are that the defendants failed to fix dairy equipment and fixtures, failed to pay for things to be fixed, and failed to provide certain accommodations for CIDF's dairy operations, including water and wastewater disposal accommodations. In a generally stated listing of prayers for rel...

Excerpt: ...,395.06. Defendant answered the complaint on May 11, 2023, admitting all of the allegations of the complaint and stating that Defendant had tried to come to an arraignment with Plaintiff, but was unable to do so. Meet and Confer Plaintiff states that counsel attempted to contact Defendant regarding this Motion in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 439(a). "Before filing a motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to this chapter,...

Excerpt: ...ntiff, on December 7, 2021, filed this Song Beverly achon for breach of express and breach of implied warranties. Plaintiff' written discovery on GM, consisting of 37 requests for admissions, 46 requests for production of documents, 49 special interrogatories and 27 form interrogatories. The parties disagreed as to the sufficiency of GM's responses and Plaintiff filed various motions to com#l further responses and for a of GM's person most qualif...

Excerpt: ...n the fifth cause of action for fraud on the basis of a failure to allege a transactional relationship between GM and Plaintiff. Specifically, that the lack of allegations in the initial complaint that the Subject Vehicle was purchased from an authorized dealership or that the dealer is the agent for purposes of sale of GM vehicles to Plaintiff. (Dhita/ v. Nissan North America, Inc. (2022) 84 cal.App.5th 828, 844.) The First Amended Complaint all...

Excerpt: ... an alleged slip and fall on an unknown substance while lawfully on Defendants' premises on September 29, 2020. After discovery responses identified providers who treated Plaintiff for injuries allegedly caused by the slip and fall and partial records containing redacted medical history, Defendant issued subpoenas to: (1) Raman Verma, MD; (2) Kaweah Delta District Hospital ROI Department; (3) Kaweah Delta District Hospital Visalia Films; (4) Kawe...

Excerpt: ...s commencing May 15, 2022 until the is paid in full. The parties executed a stipulation for settlement and obtained an order regarding stipulation for settlement and entry of judgment with an express reservation of the Court's jurisdiction under Code of Civil Prmædure section 664.6 prior to dismissal by the Court. Plaintiff indicates that, to date, Plaintiff has received only from Defendant. Defendant, therefore, seeks entry of judgment in the p...

Excerpt: ...05C)- 037. The taking includes approximately 5,800 square feet of road right-of-way and fee title, and about square feet of temporary construction easements ("Subject Property." ) The project for which the property is to be acquired is the Road 67 Operational Improvements Project (the "Project"). The Project generally consists of repaving and widening a portion of Betty Drive between County Road 67 and Robinson Road, as well as installing drainag...