Excerpt: ...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‐mail at Cou...

Excerpt: ..., 12/05/2018 stolo Tentative ruling for December 31, 2018 on Defendant Hugh N. Dallas' demurrer to complaint or in the alternative motion to strike complaint. The court overrules Defendant Hugh N. Dallas' demurrer and denies his alternative motion to strike. Defendant has failed to comply with CCP § 430.60, CRC §3.1320(a) and CRC 3.1322(a). Beyond that, a demurrer is limited to the face of the complaint and any matter of which the court...

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: ...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 the tentative decision mu...

Excerpt: ...20/2018 stolo The following is a statement of the court'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...

Excerpt: ... to 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 wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: [email protected]...

Excerpt: ...rding 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...

Excerpt: ... Other, 11/16/2018 stolo This case has been assigned to 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 wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please s...

Excerpt: ... to Grant,in part, the motion for attorney's fees and costs. The Court intends to Deny defendant's request for judicial notice, rendering plaintiff's objections thereto moot. Total expenses, costs and fees are awarded in the amount of $14,709.31. Reasonable fees are set at $13,105.00 ($7,437.50 for the Knight Law Group and $5,667.50 for Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak) with no multiplier applied. While plaintiff's counsel obtai...

Excerpt: ...tive 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 telefax m...

Excerpt: ...ll 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] stating th...

Excerpt: ... for Judgment on the Pleadings, 11/21/2018 stolo The following is a statement of the court'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, ...

Excerpt: ... 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] stating that you submit on...

Excerpt: ...n to compel is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: Plaintiff's motion to compel further responses to RPD Nos. 16‐20 and 31‐39, and a privilege log, is GRANTED. The relevance, overbroad, undue burden, and oppression objections are overruled. Defendants' privacy/confidential information objections should be overruled, without prejudice to their ability to bring a code‐compliant motion for a protective order. The attorney‐...

Excerpt: ...olo Tentative ruling for December 14, 2018 on Defendant Karmen Karapanian's motion to enforce court order to compel arbitration and for sanctions The court DENIES Defendant Karmen Karapanian's motion to enforce court order to compel arbitration on the ground the court lacks jurisdiction. "Once a court grants the petition to compel arbitration and stays the action at law, the action at law sits in the twilight zone of abatement with th...

Excerpt: ... case has been assigned to 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 wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at:...

Excerpt: ...rotective Order, 11/07/2018 stolo Tentative rulings for December 13, 2018 on Plaintiff Norma Gonzalez's motions for: 1) a Protective Order Regarding Depositions of Unnamed Class Members and 2) Summary Adjudication Motion for Protective Order Plaintiffs' motion for protective order is granted in part. Defendant may depose up to 200 employees concerning meal breaks (Labor Code §512 issue) and employer name on wage statement (Labor Code §2...

Excerpt: ...ows: Deny motion to quash. Deny defendant's request for sanctions. Plaintiff Shana Dawn Goodro's Motion to Quash the Deposition Subpoena of Julie Kelly is DENIED. CCP § 1987.1. Defendant is entitled to take the deposition of Ms. Kelly. Defendant has agreed that plaintiff is not making a loss of earnings claim. Defendant only seeks to inquire about the physical nature of plaintiff's job from Ms. Kelly. As plaintiff's immediate sup...

Excerpt: ...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‐mail at Cou...

Excerpt: ...s: Defendants' request for judicial notice is GRANTED. Plaintiff's request for judicial notice is GRANTED. Defendants' motion to strike portions of the FAC is DENIED. Defendants cite no California legal authority holding that a claim for PAGA and Labor Code penalties cannot be based on a commissioned employee's claim to be entitled to compensation for "non‐productive" time other than rest breaks. For purposes of ruling o...

Excerpt: ... 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: ...aint The court sustains Defendant Kaplan's Demurrer to Complaint without leave to amend. When a dog is not redeemed by its owner within the statutory time period, the dog is available for adoption. (See Food and Agriculture Code §31108.) Plaintiffs admit that Defendant adopted the dog at issue from the Ventura County Animal Shelter, without any allegation the statutory procedure was not followed. (Complaint at ¶8.) Consequently, Plaintiffs ...

Excerpt: ...ack Angus Steakhouse's Motion for Order Compelling Answers to Deposition Questions The court denies Defendant Black Angus Steakhouse's Motion for Order Compelling Answers to Deposition Questions. CCP §§ 2017.010 and 2025.480. The specific questions at issue here are insufficiently focused on the relevant incident date or time frame, and are therefore not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Colonial Lif...

Excerpt: ...ed to 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 wish to submit on the court's tentative decision, please send an email to the court at: Courtroom43@ventura....

Excerpt: ...g calendar in courtroom 43 will begin at 9 a.m. 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 CourtCall, please call in between 8:35 and 8:45 a.m. With respect to the below scheduled tentative ruling, no notice of intent to appear is required. If you wish to submit on the tentative decision, you can send an email to the court at: Courtroom43@...