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: ...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: ...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: ... "First Martinez Acton"). In the First Martinez Action, Plaintiff alleges that Saputo violated the California Labor Code based on alleged failure to pay minimum, straight time, and overtime wages, failure to provide meal and rest periods, failure to pay all earned wages twice per month, failure to maintain accurate records, failure to timely pay final wages at termination, failure to furnish accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to indem...

Excerpt: ...as to the status of the deposit. The Court does not intend to set a final approval hearing of this settlement until the funds are fully deposited. 1. Sufficiency of Amount of Settlement (Proposed Net Estimated: $211,000) The gross settlement amount is $350,000. Plaintiff estimates approximately 37 proposed Class Members, providing a proposed estimated average payout of $5,700 per member. The Class Members consist of: "All non-exempt dairy workers...

Excerpt: ...isting four causes of action under the Song-Beverly Act and a fifth for fraudulent inducement— concealment. Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint January 9, 2023. This matter inwlves Plaintiffs' purchase of a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze ("Subject Vehicle") from an authorized dealer and entry into a warranty contract with Defendant GM on November 16, 2013. (First Amended complaint ("FAC") 6, 8.) Plaintiffs alleged that "Prior to purchasing Subject...

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: ...s were agreed upon by the parties: Plaintiff to pay approximately $44,000 to bring Wells Fargo loan current; Plaintiff to pay approximately $30,000 to Defendants at close of escrow; Defendants will have 30 days to vacate property; Defendants subject to daily penalty of $70 if not vacated; Defendants will leave loan in place and deed title of property to Plaintiff, Plaintiff agrees to take title subject to "Wells Fargo Deed of Trust;" Plaintiff to...

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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...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: ...dance with Civil Code Secton 8048, on behalf of and at the request of Respondents Rodney Hughes and Patsy Hughes, 782 N. Brundage Ave, Farmersville, CA ("Subject Property") pursuant to a written agreement. (Petition "3, 12) Petitioner indicates that it filed and duly recorded the Mechanic's Lien on December 14, 2022 and this recordation occurred within 90 days following completion or cessation of work in accordance with Civil Code section 8460. (...

Excerpt: ...ke without leave to amend as to references to treble damages under Code of Civil Procedure secton 340.1 (b) and references to Department of Social Services Child Welfare Services Manual sections 31-320. Plaintiff's amended complaint alleges that Defendant County of Tulare placed Plaintiff in foster care where she was sexually abused by her teenage foster brother and the foster brother's girlfriend. (First Amended Complaint ("FAC") "1 10, 23, 24, ...

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: ...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: ...cate the unit by April 7, 2022, plaintiff will vacate the judgment and file a dismissal with prejudice by April 19, 2022, or defendant may file an ex parte declaration to vacate judgment and dismiss this action with prejudice." The stipulation is signed by both parties and further contains a term indicating the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the stipulation. The Court entered its order as to these terms on March 8, 2022. Defendant has...

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...