Excerpt: ...assigned to Judge Bennett for all purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Jeffrey G. Bennett will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 21. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: Courtroom2...

Excerpt: ...FILED: Motion to Compel, 02/11/2019 stolo Notice Regarding Courtroom 20 Law & Motion Procedures: The law and motion calendar in Courtroom 20 before Judge Matthew P. Guasco starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ex parte applications will be heard at the same time as matters on the law and motion calendar. Parties appearing by Court Call must check in with the Judicial Assistant by 8:20 a.m. No notice of intent to appear is required. Parties wishing to subm...

Excerpt: ...may adopt, modify or reject the tentative ruling after considering the parties' oral arguments. The tentative ruling will have 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 send a telefax to Judge Borrell's secretary, Denise Arreola, at 805‐477‐5894, stating that you submit on the tentative. A copy of the telefax must be sent to all oppo...

Excerpt: ...04/2019 stolo This case has been assigned to Judge Bennett for all purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Jeffrey G. Bennett will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 21. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an ...

Excerpt: ...for all purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Jeffrey G. Bennett will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 21. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: [email protected] st...

Excerpt: ... Motors LLC's Demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint is OVERRULED. CCP § 430.10(e) and (f). The demurrer on the uncertainty ground is OVERRULED, as the Second Amended Complaint is not so poorly drafted Defendant GM cannot reasonably respond. See Khoury v. Maly's of Calif. (1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 612, 616. Demurrers for uncertainty are disfavored. "Demurrer for uncertainty will be sustained only where the complaint is so bad that the ...

Excerpt: ...39;s demurrer to second amended complaint The court sustains, without leave to amend, Defendant Wells Fargo Bank's demurrer to the second cause of action (negligence) in the second amended complaint. In general, financial institutions owe no duty of care to a borrower when the institution's involvement in the loan transaction does not exceed the scope of its conventional role as a lender of money. Plaintiff has not alleged facts that woul...

Excerpt: ...39;s Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint The Court grants the unopposed request for judicial notice of the Plaintiff's Claim for Damages or Injury dated December 27, 2017, served upon the County, and filed as Exhibit 2 to the initial Complaint. The Court sustains, without leave to amend, the County's demurrer to the second cause of action in the First a Amended Complaint for IIED on the ground that there is no valid statutory ground a...

Excerpt: ...Courtroom 20 Law & Motion Procedures: The law and motion calendar in Courtroom 20 before Judge Matthew P. Guasco starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ex parte applications will be heard at the same time as matters on the law and motion calendar. Parties appearing by Court Call must check in with the Judicial Assistant by 8:20 a.m. No notice of intent to appear is required. Parties wishing to submit on the tentative decision must so notify the Court by e�...

Excerpt: ..., 02/26/2019 stolo Tentative ruling for March 12, 2019 on Cross‐complainant Dwight Teske's motion to compel further responses from Ultimate Franchises, Inc. to form interrogatories, set two The court rules as follows on Cross‐complainant Dwight Teske's motion to compel further responses from Ultimate Franchises, Inc. to form interrogatories, set two. Form Interrogatory 15.1: GRANT. In support of some of the material denials, UFI state...

Excerpt: ... Bennett for all purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Jeffrey G. Bennett will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 21. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: [email protected]....

Excerpt: ...gment is denied as is explained below. It does not dispose of the entire complaint. All requests for judicial notice are granted, although only court orders and judgments can be noticed for the truth of their contents. Plaintiff's evidentiary objections are overruled. Documents cannot be filed under seal by stipulation per CRC 2.551(a). Defendants motion for SAI as to issues 3 and 4 is deemed moot in view of plaintiff's statement in his o...

Excerpt: ...stolo Tentative ruling for March 1, 2019 on Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Enforcement of Subpoena for Business Records The Court grants Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Enforcement of Subpoena for Business Records. striking Defendant's objections to the subpoenas. because Defendants have not adequately justified their objections. However, the parties are encouraged to either narrow the scope of the subpoenas or enter into a protective orde...

Excerpt: ...o Judge DeNoce for all purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Kevin G. DeNoce will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 43. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you decide to submit on the court's tentative decision without appearing, send an email to the court at: Courtroom43...

Excerpt: ...tion without prejudice due to failure to comply with local rule 2.04.1 requiring a request for an informal discovery conference prior to filing the instant motion. The parties are not expected to notify the Court or each other of an intention to appear on March 1, 2019. The Court acknowledges Plaintiff's notice of its intention to submit the matter without appearance pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1304, subdivision (c). ...

Excerpt: ...: Motion to Compel, 01/08/2019 stolo The Court intends to rule as follows: The court denies the motion with respect to request for admission ("RFA") 14. Respondent McQueen asks Petitioners to admit that the 2008 and 2009 contingency fee agreements are identical. The documents are clearly not identical, as they bear different signatures. The RFA is poorly phrased. The court grants the motion with respect to RFA 15 and 16. Petitioners are c...

Excerpt: ...purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Jeffrey G. Bennett will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 21. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: [email protected] stating th...

Excerpt: .../or Adjudication, 11/01/2018 stolo Notice Regarding Courtroom 20 Law & Motion Procedures: The law and motion calendar in Courtroom 20 before Judge Matthew P. Guasco starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ex parte applications will be heard at the same time as matters on the law and motion calendar. Parties appearing by Court Call must check in with the Judicial Assistant by 8:20 a.m. No notice of intent to appear is required. Parties wishing to submit on t...

Excerpt: ...ge DeNoce for all purposes. The morning calendar before Judge Kevin G. DeNoce will begin at 9 a.m. in courtroom 43. Cases including ex parte matters will not be called prior to 9 a.m. Please check in with the courtroom clerk by no later than 8:45 a.m. If appearing by Court Call, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. If you wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: [email protected]...

Excerpt: ...and motion calendar in Courtroom 20 before Judge Matthew P. Guasco starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ex parte applications will be heard at the same time as matters on the law and motion calendar. Parties appearing by Court Call must check in with the Judicial Assistant by 8:20 a.m. No notice of intent to appear is required. Parties wishing to submit on the tentative decision must so notify the Court by e‐mail at [email protected] or...

Excerpt: ...mela Williams to FAC The court sustains, with leave to amend, Defendant Pamela Williams' demurrer as to the indemnity cause of action in the first amended complaint ("FAC"). Plaintiff has conflated equitable and express indemnification in the title to the cause of action despite the fact that these are two distinct forms or relief. (See Prince v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (2009) 45 Cal.4th 1151, 1157.) Then, in the body of the third ...

Excerpt: ...s tentative ruling. The court may adopt, modify or reject the tentative ruling after considering the parties' oral arguments. The tentative ruling will have 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 send a telefax to Judge Borrell's secretary, Denise Arreola, at 805‐477‐5894, stating that you submit on the tentative. A copy of the te...

Excerpt: ... Defendants Westlake Village Property, L.P. ("Westlake LP"), Mid‐Wilshire Property, L.P. ("Mid‐Wilshire LP"), Westlake Healthcare Center ("Westlake Corp."), Il Hie Lee, and Jeoung Lees' Motion to Compel Further Responses The court notes that only the 14th cause of action for declaratory relief remains. In the prayer to that cause of action, Plaintiff seeks a judicial declaration as to the propriety of the late char...

Excerpt: ...lendar in Courtroom 20 before Judge Matthew P. Guasco starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ex parte applications will be heard at the same time as matters on the law and motion calendar. Parties appearing by Court Call must check in with the Judicial Assistant by 8:20 a.m. No notice of intent to appear is required. Parties wishing to submit on the tentative decision must so notify the Court by e‐ mail at [email protected] or by fax to J...

Excerpt: ...08/2019 stolo Notice Regarding Courtroom 20 Law & Motion Procedures: The law and motion calendar in Courtroom 20 before Judge Matthew P. Guasco starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Ex parte applications will be heard at the same time as matters on the law and motion calendar. Parties appearing by Court Call must check in with the Judicial Assistant by 8:20 a.m. No notice of intent to appear is required. Parties wishing to submit on the tentative decision...