Excerpt: ... webpage for more information about remote appearances. If appearing by CourtCall, call in no later than 8:30 a.m. If you wish to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the ...

Excerpt: ...hed except N os. 34, 36 (as to tire marks only) and 39. Plaintiff Michelle Christopherson's Alleged Material Facts: Plaintiff's Additional Material Fact Nos. 1, 2, and 3 are disputed but established in part. The City admits there were no inspections on the date of the alleged accident, but the characterization of the lack of inspections as “unreasonable” by Plaintiff is disputed. It is established only that the City conducted no inspections o...

Excerpt: ...) The Court exercises its discretion to consider the oversized memorandum in this instance. Plaintiff is reminded that he must comply with all applicable procedures and rules, even though he is self -represented. Judicial Notice: Defendant's request for judicial notice is GRANTED. Plaintiff's request for judicial notice is GRANTED IN PART as to Exhibits B and H, and DENIED IN PART as to Exhibits A, C -G, and I -J. Uncertainty: Defendant's demurre...

Excerpt: ...ash Service of Summons for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Tentative Ruling: T he Court intends to rule as follows: Plaintiffs' and Defendants' requests for judicial notice are GRANTED. These are court documents pursuant to Evidence Code section 452, subdivision (d)(1) and request for judicial notice is appropriately granted. However, “[t]akingjudicialnoticeof a document is not the same as accepting thetruthof itscontentsor accepting a particular...

Excerpt: ...ns. Co. of Los Angeles, 37 Cal.2d 808 (1951) is misplaced. Here, the operative instrument is a writ of possession on personal property, not a writ of attachment on real estate. As such, the undertaking is governed by Cal. Code Civ. Proc. section 515.010(a) and was properly ordered in the amount of $60,000. Thus, this motion is properly denied. Discussion: Legal Standard An undertaking is usually required on Writs, and was ordered in this case in ...

Excerpt: ...s appearances by CourtCall and Zoom. If appearing by CourtCall, call in no l ater than 8:20 a.m. If you wish to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at Courtroom...

Excerpt: ...g documents to the Court by July 21, 2025. Counsel for Plaintiff to give notice of the Court's ruling. Analysis: Motions for Leave to Amend “The court may, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, allow a party to amend any pleading…” (Code Civ. Pro., § 473, subd. (a)(1).) Further, “[a]ny judge, at any time before or after commencement of trial, in the furtherance of justice, and upon such terms as may be proper, ma...

Excerpt: ...pearing by C ourtCall, call in no later than 8:30 a.m. If you wish to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected] with a simultaneo...

Excerpt: ...bout remote appearances. If appearing by CourtCall, call in no later than 8:30 a.m. If you wish to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected]...

Excerpt: ...onses, Witho ut Objections to Form Interrogatories; Request for Monetary Sanctions (Defendant Alia Tsang) (Opposed) Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff Stoney Donelson's Motions to Compel Responses, Without Objections to Form Interrogatories; Request for Sanctions is CONTINUED to July 29, 2025. Plaintiff's counsel Mr. Verdun to re -serve the discovery at issue on defense counsel Mr. Bauer. If responses are served before the next hearing date, the motions...

Excerpt: ... Tentative R uling: The Court grants the motions in part, subject to a finding by the jury that there is a legal basis to award punitive damages against Defendants Spence and White. Plaintiffs Mark Douglas and Matthew LaPointe bring identical motions seeking an order compelling Defendants Stephen White and Brian Spence to comply with notices to attend trial and produce documents pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1987, subdivision (c). T...

Excerpt: ...tiffs sufficie ntly allege a claim for fraudulent inducement of the sale of the Vehicle based on Ford's alleged failure to disclose a known and serious Transmission Defect in the subject vehicle to Plaintiffs prior to or at the time of purchase of the Vehicle, and (ii) Ford fails to establish that the fraudulent inducement claim is barred by the economic loss rule or the “traditional separation of contract and tort law” because neither the ec...

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Excerpt: ...efendant Dri ving Systems, Inc.'s Responses to Requests for Production of Documents is GRANTED as unopposed. Defendant is ordered to serve Plaintiff with its Code -compliant, objection -free, and verified initial responses and document production in response to Requests for Production of Documents, Set One within no later than twenty (20) days after of notice of the Court's ruling. Plaintiff's request for monetary sanctions is GRANTED in the redu...

Excerpt: ...server fees and deposition -related costs — primarily subpoenas for business records. These categories of expenses are expressly permitted by statute and were reasonably necessary for the defense of this negligence action. Similarly, the court reporter fees are statutorily authorized. Ralphs has provided invoices substantiating these charges, which generally correspond to the trial hours reflected in the Court's Minute Orders dated April 30, 20...

Excerpt: ...ances. If appearing by CourtCall, call in no later than 8:30 a.m. If you wis h to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected] with ...

Excerpt: ..., 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 21 are disputed and not established for the purposes of the motion. • UMF No. 16 is undisputed and established for the purposes of the motion. • UMF Nos. 17, 18 are established for the purpose of the motion. • UMF Nos. 19, 20 are partially disputed. As to UMF No. 19, the Court find that the County had a duty to care for Plaintiff while she was in the Pugh foster home is established, and this fact as t...

Excerpt: ... decision, y ou may notify the court by email to [email protected]. Please include the hearing date, the case name and case number in the message. You must include all counsel and self -represented parties on your message. The court will not respond to your email. Do not use this email address for any other purpose without the court's express permission. Do not include the court in any email communications between counsel. Do not ...

Excerpt: ...CourtCall, y ou must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected] with a simultaneous copy to all other counsel/selfrepresented parties no later than 3:00 p.m. th...

Excerpt: ...s adopted by the court. No notice of intent to appear is required. If you wish to submit on the tentative decision, you may notify the court by email to [email protected]. Please include the hearing date, the case name and case number in the message. You must include all counsel and self -represented parties on your message. The court will not respond to your email. Do not use this email address for any other purpose without the c...

Excerpt: ... additional named Plaintiffs against Defendant, Jazzberry Digital Solutions, Inc., for fraud. Plaintiffs are individuals who invested in securities offered by Jazzberry Digital Solutions Inc., a corporation headquartered in Simi Valley, based on misrepresentations made primarily by its CEO, Brek Snyder. Plaintiffs allege that beginning in 2021, Snyder, on behalf of Jazzberry, solicited investments from California residents by offering promissory ...

Excerpt: ...RANTED. For good cause shown, relief is proper per Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6. Judgment is entered against defendant Raul Montolfo in the amount of $4,500.00. Plaintiff Jacob Pollon's Request for Sanctions is DENIED. The moving party has not complied with the procedural requirements of either Code of Civil Procedure sections 128.5 and/or 128.7 nor are sanctions a proper remedy under the circumstances. Order signed and filed this date M...

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Excerpt: ...Call, you mu st make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected] with a simultaneous copy to all other counsel/selfrepresented parties no later than 3:00 p.m. the cou...

Excerpt: ...on for Determi nation of Good Faith Settlement is GRANTED. The court finds that the settlement between Plaintiffs and Defendants S -H OPCO Camarillo, LLC dba Brookdale Camarillo and Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., meets the requirements of Tech -Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward -Clyde & Associates (1985) 38 Cal.3d 488. Background: This is an action for elder abuse and neglect, and related claims. Plaintiffs Irma Contreras, Julian Contreras, and ...

Excerpt: ...ing by Court Call, call in no later than 8:30 a.m. If you wish to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected] with a simultaneous c...

Excerpt: ...remote appea rances. If appearing by CourtCall, call in no later than 8:30 a.m. If you wish to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected]...

Excerpt: ...f Claimant A lma Basurto is DENIED as MOOT. Ms. Basurto has recently turned 18 years old and, thus, is no longer a minor. The remaining Petitions for Approval of Compromises of Claims for Minors are each and all GRANTED. The Court finds that the proposed settlements are reasonable and in the minors' best interest. The proposed orders approving the compromises and to deposit funds in blocked accounts to be electronically signed on this date and tr...

Excerpt: ... passed. Pla intiffs did not ask the Court for leave to submit a late opposition to the motion, a fact that was pointed out to Plaintiffs' counsel at the hearing on the ex parte application. The ex parte application to continue the trial date and the hearing on the motion for summary judgment was denied without prejudice because Plaintiffs' application failed to establish good cause; among other issues, while Plaintiffs discussed a general topic ...

Excerpt: ...ve decision, you may notify the court by email to courtroom [email protected]. Please include the hearing date, the case name and case number in the message. You must include all counsel and self -represented parties on your message. The court will not respond to your email. Do not use this email address for any other purpose without the court's express permission. Do not include the court in any email communications between counsel. Do no...

Excerpt: ...nds for a motion to strike shall appear on the face of the challenged pleading or from any matter of which the court is required to take judicial notice.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 437.) Attorney's Fees Plaintiff John CJ Doe (“Plaintiff”) acknowledges that he is not entitled to attorneys' fees pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.4 as to SVUSD. SVUSD's motion is GRANTED as to Section 1021.4. Plaintiff argues that Plaintiff is entitle...

Excerpt: ...ive decision , you may notify the court by email to [email protected]. Please include the hearing date, the case name and case number in the message. You must include all counsel and self -represented parties on your message. The court will not respond to your email. Do not use this email address for any other purpose without the court's express permission. Do not include the court in any email communications between counsel. Do n...

Excerpt: ...st for monetary sanctions is GRANTED in the amount of $92.90. Sanctions are to be paid by defense counsel to plaintiff within 20 days. Counsel for Defendant to give notice of the C ourt's ruling. Background: This limited civil personal injury action arises from a a motor vehicle collision that occurred on December 6, 2024, in the parking lot of the Walmart located on Cochran Street in Simi Valley. Involved in the incident were Maxim Ralis (the �...

Excerpt: ...fied Respons es Without Objection to Special Interrogatories, Set No. 1 and Requests for Production of Document Set No. 1, and to Deem Requests for Admission, Set No. 1 Admitted are DENIED. Plaintiff concedes that he had, prior to the filing of this Motion, already received Defendant's verifications. Thus, a motion to compel Defendant's initial responses and deem admitted does not lie. Plaintiff will need to file a motion to compel Defendant's fu...

Excerpt: ...compliance wo uld be impractical. Regardless, the Court DENIES the motion. The anti - SLAPP motion was neither frivolous nor solely intended to cause unnecessary delay. Discussion: “If the court finds that a special motion to strike is frivolous or is solely intended to cause unnecessary delay, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to a plaintiff prevailing on the motion, pursuant to Section 128.5.” (Code Civ. Proc., ...

Excerpt: ...nd (2) Motio n to Strike punitive damages. Tentative Ruling: The Court intends to overrule Defendant Victoria Ventura Assisted Living Community, Inc. dba Lexington Assisted Living's (“Lexington”) Demurrer to the 1st and 2nd causes of action in Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint and deny their Motion to Strike punitive damages. The necessary factual allegations supporting the causes of action, and claim for punitive damages, have been alleged...

Excerpt: ...for negligen ce is based on Government Code sections 815.2 and 815.4. However, as presently pled the first cause of action appears to be based solely on allegations that the City and/or Doe Defendants negligently constructed/ repaired/operated/managed its streets so as to create a dangerous condition. (See SAC, ¶¶, 6 -8, 14 -19.) Thus, Plaintiff has failed to provide a statutory basis for municipal liability because the supporting allegations a...

Excerpt: ...tive Rulings: Motion to Compel: Plaintiff's motion to compel initial responses to the SI and RPD, without objection, is GRANTED. This ruling is without prejudice to Marzec's ability to move for relief from waiver of objections based on the facts set forth in his opposition. All requests for sanctions are DENIED. Protective Order: Plaintiff's motion for a protective order is DENIED. Assuming arguendo that California Code of Civil Procedure section...

Excerpt: ...ve to File A mended Answer is granted. Defendants SPARC Group, LLC and Nautica Retail USA, LLC may file and serve their First Amended Answer no later than July 7, 2025. Notice to be provided by Defendants. Analysis: The Complaint was filed on July 2, 2024, by Plaintiff Aldo Grande (“Plaintiff”) against Defendants SPARC Group, LLC, Nautica Retail USA, LLC, Luis Romero and Luz Barbera (“Defendants”), pleading causes of action for (1) disabi...

Excerpt: ...ing that the Court can properly consider non -party Ventura County Office of Education (“VCOE's”) Opposition at this stage of the proceedings, VCOE has not demonstrated prejudice. While there may be merit to some of VCOE's arguments, normally the Court will not consider the validity of the plaintiff's proposed amendments when ruling on a motion for leave to amend, particularly when, as conceded here, the proposed amendments are not deficient ...

Excerpt: ...erit are signed un der penalty of perjury as required by Code Civ. Proc., § 2015.5. The motion to strike is denied as moot in light of the ruling on the demurrer. Grounds: Cross - defendant Fred Heathcote (“Heathcote”) demurs to the entire FAXC on the ground that no proper Certificate of Meritorious Cause has been filed. The motion to strike is made on the same basis. Cross complainants filed a late opposition arguing that they cured any def...

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Excerpt: ...sh to appear by CourtCall, you must make arrangements with CourtCall by 4:00 p.m. the court day before your scheduled hearing. Requests for approval of a CourtCall appearance made on the morning of the hearing will not be granted. No exceptions will be made. For Zoom appearances, all counsel appearing by Zoom must email the court at [email protected] with a simultaneous copy to all other counsel/selfrepresented parties no later th...

Excerpt: ...reement that includes plaintiff Ellen Silverman and Paul Silverman's claims against Uponor, Inc. Background: On April 22, 2025, Ellen Silverman and Paul Silverman (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Craig Scott Willis, James K. Beck, Uponor Inc. (“Uponor”) (collectively, “Defendants”) asserting causes of action for (1) breach of contract; (2) negligence; (3) breach of express warranty; and (4) breach of implied warranty. The comp...

Excerpt: ...ant's Motion to Compel Objection -Free, Verified Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions – as to Plaintiff, Jose Quinones (Unopposed) (3) Defendant's Motion to Compel Objection -Free, Verified Responses to Request for Production, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions – as to Plaintiff, Jose Quinones (Unopposed) (4) Defendant's Motion to Deem Facts Admitted as to Requests For Admissions, Set One, an...

Excerpt: ...ff is found to have waived any objections to Defendant's costs claimed in the Memorandum of Costs. (Douglas v. Willis (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 287, 290.) HOWEVER, the Court strikes the expert fees for Dr. Rhee in the sum of $7,820 and reduces the fees for Drs. Yang, Brooks, and Horak to $105 as the Court has no authority to grant expert fees where the 998 was not served at least 10 days prior to the commencement of trial. Defendant is awarded costs ...

Excerpt: ...ing will hav e no legal effect unless adopted by the court. No notice of intent to appear is required. If you wish to submit on the tentative decision, you may notify the court by email to [email protected]. Please include the hearing date, the case name and case number in the message. You must include all counsel and self - represented parties on your message. The court will not respond to your email. Do not use this email addres...

Excerpt: ...t's Motion to C ompel Objection -Free, Verified Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions – as to Plaintiff, Luis Delgado (Unopposed) (3) Defendant's Motion to Compel Objection -Free, Verified Responses to Request for Production, Set One, and Request for Monetary Sanctions – as to Plaintiff, Luis Delgado (Unopposed) (4) Defendant's Motion to Deem Facts Admitted as to Requests For Admissions, Set One, and R...

Excerpt: ...'s and Rubin Lizarraga's motion for preliminary approval of the subject Class Action and PAGA Settlement and Release Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) between Plaintiffs and Defendant State Ready Mix, Inc. (“SRM”) to June 26, 2025 at 8:20 a.m., on the grounds that (i) the declaration of Plaintiffs' counsel Nicole Ricotta submitted in support of their motion is unsigned, and therefore does not constitute admissible evidence (see ViaView, ...

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