Excerpt: ...iled to establis h she is entitled to relief as she offered no ground which would be a defense to the action in this state. Code of Civil Procedure, § 473, subd. (b) is not a valid basis for a motion to vacate a sister state judgment. The fact that Plaintiffs' prior applications for restraining orders against Defendant may have been denied would not have precluded them from an action for elder abuse. Finally, Mary Pautot is herself a judgment cr...

Excerpt: ...osing to app ear via Zoom must provide notice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before your hearing. You will be required to turn your camera on during your Zoom appearance and otherw...

Excerpt: ...re section 4 73, subdivision (b) states in relevant part: The court may, upon any terms as may be just, relieve a party or his or her legal representative from a judgment, dismissal, order, or other proceeding taken against him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. Application for this relief shall be accompanied by a copy of the answer or other pleading proposed to be filed therein, otherwise the applic...

Excerpt: ...rances as a courtesy to parties and counsel. Parties and counsel choosing to appear via Zoom must provide notice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before your hearing. You will be req...

Excerpt: ... interest in the litigation. California Code of Civil Procedure, section 36, subd. (a). Trial to be set within the timeframe mandated by Code Civ. Proc., § 36, subd. (f), by October 3, 2025. The Court intends to schedule a discovery conference at the parties' convenience to address discovery issues and to discuss the timing of any potential summary judgment/adjudication motions. Background: Complaint alleging motor vehicle negligence filed on Ja...

Excerpt: ...ties and cou nsel choosing to appear via Zoom must provide notice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before your hearing. You will be required to turn your camera on during your Zoom a...

Excerpt: ...oosing to ap pear via Zoom must provide notice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before your hearing. You will be required to turn your camera on during your Zoom appearance and other...

Excerpt: ...ces of the l itigation, and given the high number of billers on the case, the Court awards reasonable attorney's in the reduced amount of $22,410. The Court denies the request for a lodestar multiplier and denies Nissan's request for a negative multiplier. The Court allows the full requested costs/expenses of $3,483.07. Analysis: This action arises out of the purchase of vehicle, which the parties settled. Plaintiff's counsel seeks attorney's fee...

Excerpt: ...Declaration from Plaintiff's Counsel and any appropriate documentation addressing the discrepancy between the PAGA Penalty allocation in paragraph 3.2.3 of the Settlement Agreement and the allocation amount stat ed in the Motion and Proposed Order, ¶ 8. Additionally, the Court assigns this case to Department J4, Judge Charmaine Buehner, for all purposes, effective immediately. Plaintiff is ordered to provide notice of this ruling and the reassig...

Excerpt: ...o Compel Def endant FCA US, LLC's Further Responses to Plaintiff's Requests for Admissions (Set One) is DENIED. Plaintiff's request for sanctions is DENIED. Counsel for the moving party to give notice of the Court's ruling. Analysis: This lemon law action concerns Raul Heredia's (the “Plaintiff”) purchase of a 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe. Plaintiff is seeking to compel Defendant's further responses to RFPs and RFAs. The relevant facts are: On Octo...

Excerpt: ...Harvest's Applic ation for right to attach order and for issuance of writ of attachment re: Defendant Marcelino Quito aka Marcelino F. Quito Jr.; (3) Harvest's Application for right to attach order and for issuance of writ of attachment re: Defendant Marygrace Quito aka Mary Grace A. Quito; (4) Harvest's Application for right to attach order and for issuance of writ of attachment re: Defendant World Upholstery and Trim, Inc., a California Corpora...

Excerpt: ...more informa tion 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 court at Cou...

Excerpt: ...ppearances. The Court allows Zoom appearances as a courtesy to parties and counsel. Parties and counsel choosing to appear via Zoom must provide notice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the d...

Excerpt: ...Call, call i n 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 copy to all o...

Excerpt: ...earing by Co urtCall, 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 simultaneou...

Excerpt: ...rties and co unsel. Parties and counsel choosing to appear via Zoom must provide notice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before your hearing. You will be required to turn your camera...

Excerpt: ...ances. If ap pearing 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] with ...

Excerpt: ...urt intends to grant the unopposed Motions as requested. Analysis: To preven t fraud, collusion or unfairness to the class, settlement or dismissal of a class action, or a cause of action in a class action, or a party requires court approval. (Dunk v Ford Motor Co. (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1794). It is the duty of the court, before finally approving the settlement, to conduct an inquiry into the fairness of the proposed settlement. The court may des...

Excerpt: ...at are being sought b y this writ of possession. While Boop, Penny, and Secret are listed in both Attachment 4 and Plaintiff's declaration, Cashman, Infinite Loop, and U.S. Cee Gee are only listed in the declaration, and Drake, Prince, and Sam are only listed in the attachment. It is unclear whether these are the same horses with different names, or if they are different horses. Based upon the attachment the Court believes the horses subject to t...

Excerpt: ... 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] with a simultaneous copy to ...

Excerpt: ...ged a claim for fr audulent 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, 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 economic loss rule nor the traditional ...

Excerpt: ...Special Inte rrogatories, and Request for Monetary Sanctions (No Opposition) (2) Motion to Compel Further Responses from Defendant Oxnard School District, to Form Interrogatories, and Request for Monetary Sanctions (No Opposition) Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff's motions to compel further responses from Defendant, Oxnard School District, to her Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Form Interrogatories, Set One, are GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in ...

Excerpt: ...t provide no tice of your intent to appear remotely via Zoom before each hearing by email at [email protected], with a subject line that includes “NOTICE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM.” You will be denied entrance to the hearing via Zoom if you fail to provide e -mail notice to the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before your hearing. You will be required to turn your camera on during your Zoom appearance and otherwise follow the Court's Zoom ...

Excerpt: ...must be included in the separate statement. Defendant submitted new evidence in its reply brief, which was unnecessary to the Court's decision and inappropriate given that the evidence was not included in Defendant's separate statement as required by statute. The Court disregards new evidence included in the reply. For the purposes of this motion only, the Court finds that defendant Defendant's Undisputed Material Facts (“UMF”) Nos. 1, 2, 4, ...

Excerpt: ...nd Fred Hernandez's request for an order striking the allegations supporting and prayer for punitive damages in Plaintiff Artemiza Lopez's Complaint, on the ground that the individual defendants' request is rendered temporarily moot by the tentative ruling sustaining their general demurrer to both causes of action asserted against them in the Complaint with leave to amend. Place off calendar Defendant Ventura County Lemon Cooperative d/b/a Ventur...