Excerpt: ... should be estopped from asserting a defense applicable to public entities as to three of six causes of action on the basis that "Even though defendant KAWEAH is a public entity, plaintiff was not aware of this fact when he was employed by defendant KAWEAH. Here, defendant KAWEAH did not inform plaintiff that it was a public entity and should be estopped from alleging that it is a public entity." (First Amended Complaint ("FAC") at 3:4-26.) Plain...

Excerpt: ...le (VCT), Visalia Tile (VT) and American Ceramic Tile & Supply (ACT) alleging various wage and hour claims. Plaintiffs further allege defendants' business practices violated Business and Professions Code section 17200. Plaintiffs seek relief against all defendants on all their claims. Plaintiffs allege all defendants were each a "joint employer" of plaintiffs and, together, constitute a "joint enterprise," and are, therefore, jointly and severall...

Excerpt: ...nued to June 13, 2023; 8:30 am; Dl. Plaintiff filed this action for disability discrimination and other FEHA and Labor Code violations, including wage and hour violations on December 5, 2022 against Defendant Henry A Garcia Dairy. The proof of service filed December 16, 2022 indicates that substitute service was made on December 13, 2022 by delivery to Teresa Garcia and mailed to 12521 Avenue 200 Tulare, CA 93274-9035, Defendant's address. On Mar...

Excerpt: ...re payable within 30 days of notice of this ruling; Defendants to give notice. This is a dental malpractice case. Defendant Fareid Dental Corporation dba Packwood Creek Dental and Defendant Bevan Fareid, D.D.S. ("Moving Defendants) have yet to receive discovery responses from Plaintiffs, despite obtaining this Court's order compelling such responses thereto and for monetary sanctions. Moving Defendants now seek terminating sanctions in addition t...

Excerpt: ...her name and described as 30-40 years old, female, black hair, five foot three inches, 140 pounds and Hispanic. A registered process server made service in this manner according to the proof of service. The summons, complaint and other initiating case documents were then mailed to Defendant at the same address. Default was entered in the amount of $3,586.67 on July 11, 2007. The Judgment was renewed on July 12, 2016. In 2018, the Judgment was ass...

Excerpt: ...." ) As part of the purchase, Plaintiffs signed the Warranty Registration that confirmed they had the opportunity to review the Forest River, Inc. Limited Warranty as part of the purchase of the RV. (Hudler Decl. —Ex. B; Evans Decl.) Plaintiff's complaint confirms receipt of the express written warranty ("Limited Warranty") from Defendant Forest River. (Complaint at 2:19.) The Limited Warranty states, in the section entitled "Legal Remedies", p...

Excerpt: ...hout prejudice but retains jurisdiction to enforce the settlement expressly under 664.6. The settlement reflects the same retention of jurisdiction and is signed by Plaintiff and Defendant. The settlement provides a principal amount of $21,810.02 due to Plaintiff. The parties agreed that Defendant's insurance carrier National General Insurance, was to pay Plaintiff $7,645.95, and Defendant was to pay Plaintiff a total of $14,164.07 by a $150.00 d...

Excerpt: ...23, Department 1, 8:30 am. 1. Sufficiency of Amount of Settlement (Proposed Net Estimated: $286,250) The gross settlement amount is $495,000. Plaintiff estimates approximately 148 proposed Class Members, providing an estimated average payout of $1,934.12 per member. The Class Members consist of: All individuals who are or were employed by Defendants as non-exempt employees in California during the period April 27, 2018, through March 31, 2023 Pla...

Excerpt: ...ts to rental property located at 1089 Pioneer Ave, Porterville, CA (the "Subject Property") owned by Plaintiff's insured, Norma Avery. Plaintiff paid its insured approximately $77,000 to Ms. Avery and now seeks recovery from Defendants. On November 18, 2022, Defendants answered this complaint but did not file a cross-complaint. Defendants were represented in pro per at the time of the answer. On March 3, 2023, Defendants hired present counsel. De...

Excerpt: ...ough 13 admitted as follows: 1. YOU (as used herein, "YOU" shall refer to the above-named responding party (Defendant) applied for a credit card charge account with Plaintiff. 2. YOU received a Customer Agreement when YOU received the credit card with account number xxxxxxxxxxxx4599 3. The Agreement provided that by using the credit card, YOU agree to be bound by the terms therein. 4. YOU received a credit card with account number XXXXXXXXXXXX459...

Excerpt: ...s to the second cause of action on behalf of the Adult Plaintiff without leave to amend; to sustain the demurrer as to the third cause of action without leave to amend as to both Plaintiffs; to sustain the demurrer to the fourth cause of action and fifth cause of action without leave to amend as to Defendant Childcare, the business entity of unknown form and sustains the demurrer asto Defendant Ramirez with leave to amend. Minor Plaintiff shall h...

Excerpt: ...mendariz and Ruby Valencia Chavez arising outof a motor vehicle accident that occurred December 13, 2019. On September 19, 2022, Plaintiff filed a proof of service, completed by a registered process server, indicating service of the summons and complaint on Defendant Valencia was made on September 12, 2022, by personal service. On September 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed a proof of service, completed by a registered process server, indicating service ...

Excerpt: ...l Associates, Inc. or SROMA, and the later agreement that such services be #rformed by a different entity. SROMA was co-owned by Cross-Defendants Veena Ramsinghani, MD and Youssef Hanalla, MD, until approximately August 2020 when Dr. Ramsinghani retired and transferred her ownership interest to Dr. Hanalla. (LJMF Nos. 2, 45.) Moving Party Robert Havard, MD's initial relationship with SROMA and Drs. Ramsinghani and Hanalla included managing disput...

Excerpt: ...t Troy Sibel for Intentional Misrepresentation, Suppression of Fact, Conspiracy, Breach of Written Contract, and unfair Competition. Defendant Troy Sibel was served and answered the operative complaint through counsel. Thereafter, Defendant Troy Sibel, on August 24, 2021, passed away. The Court then granted Defendant Troy Sibel's attorney of record to withdraw as counsel. Erica Sibel-Tharp, Troy Sibel's daughter, initiated the Nevada estate proce...

Excerpt: ...d to provide notice to commence the five-day period under Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.6. Facts — Agreement to Arbitrate Petitioners Isaias Cardenas-Sanchez and Irene Cardenas-Sanchez filed the instant Petition against Respondent Allstate Insurance pursuant to California Insurance Code S 11580.2(f)(1). Pettioners thereafter filed a motion to compel arbitration based on an underinsured motorist policy (the "Porcy"), which "includes an ag...

Excerpt: ...ously to permit the PAGA claim to be added to the federal class action. However, Plaintiff has filed this PAGA case in this Court. Defendant argues that the PAGA claims cannot be added as the seek duplicative penalties already provided by the Labor Code and covered by the federal class achon claims. Defendant further argues stay under abatement and, alternatively, forum non conveniens. In opposition, Plaintiff notes the strict requirement of abat...

Excerpt: ... admitted by Defendant Juan Torres Construction, Inc. On November 8, 2022, Plaintiff served the Requests for Admissions on Defendant Juan Torres, an individual, by mail at the address stated on Defendant's substitution of attorney, whereby Defendant Juan Torres now represents himself. As of the date of this motion, no responses have been prov-ded to Plaintiff. Plaintiff now seeks to have Admissions Nos. 1 through 17 deemed admitted. No opposition...

Excerpt: ...o file an amended complaint. Case management conference is continued to June 14, 2023; 8:30 am; DI. Facts Common to (1) and (2) Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint seeks recovery for a number of claims under Song Beverly and, relevant here, a fifth cause of action for fraudulent inducement by concealment. Plaintiff alleges that "On or about April 9, 2021, Plaintiff entered into a warranty contract with Defendant GM regarding a 2021 Chevrolet Silv...

Excerpt: ...motion to strike punitive damages against all Defendants without leave to amend. Having set the pleadings as described above, the Court's review of the argument and authority cited by the parties in the motion to compel and opposition appears to be centered on the discoverability of documents relating to the hiring and training of Defendant, the purpose of the trip, and safety policies. Defendant Aarons argues that, in admitting that it is vicari...

Excerpt: ...nc.'s ongoing bankruptcy and stipulations regarding the corporation's defense of this case by the bankruptcy trustees. The Court notes no trial date has been reset in this matter. Authority and Analysis The Court may, in the furtherance of justice, and uinn any terms as may be proper, allow a party to amend any pleading. (CINIe Civ. Proc. SS 473, 576.) In general, California courts liberally exercise discretion to permit amendment of pleadings in...

Excerpt: ...rporation, Abeer Hafez, D.D.S„ Inc. since 2016. (UMF No. 1.) Plaintiff Amber Burkett was first seen by Dr. Hafez on a referral from a general dentist for evaluation of maxillary tooth #15, with the initial visit occurring on Monday, October 28, 2019. (UMF No. 2.) Plaintiff Amber presented complaining of pain in tooth #15 for four (4) months, with the tooth chipping prior to the initial visit causing an increase in pain and complaints that she w...

Excerpt: ...lysis relating to the reasonable value of this case so that the Court may compare it to the proposed settlement amount, attorney rate and hours information to calculate the lodestar, the presently incurred costs and proof of submission of the settlement to the LWDA. On March 9, 2023, counsel submitted a supplemental declaration addressing these issues, as indicated below. 1. Sufficiency of Amount of Settlement (Net Estimated: $122,750) The gross ...

Excerpt: ...default was entered against both and, after a prcwe up hearing on February 8, 2022, the Court found judgment in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $25,400.45. The parties entered a lease concerning the tenancy which contained a provision for reasonable attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in an achon brought for recovery of rent or breach of covenant contained in the lease as follows: "[t]he prevailing party in an action brough...

Excerpt: ...ode section 17200. The Court notes no cause of action under the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) in the operative complaint. Settlement Agreement The parties thereafter settled this lawsuit and executed a settlement agreement in August 2022 (“Settlement Agreement”) that agreed to and contemplated the following: “1. Within 10 days of executing this Agreement, Plaintiff shall file a First Amended Representative Action Complaint to re...

Excerpt: ...complaining that her dentist said she had an infection in tooth No. 18, in which she had a root canal years earlier. (UMF No. 1.) At the time of the evaluation, Dr. Olson noted that Plaintiff Amber had no pain, and no sensitivity to cold or percussion tooth No. 18. (UMF No 2.) Following the evaluation Dr. Olson diagnosed asymptomatic apical periodontitis and concluded that Plaintiff Amber required non-surgical root canal treatment therapy, follow...