Excerpt: ...uestions reg arding the CPA referenced in her fraud cause of action. Cross- Complainant Terry is ordered to pay Cross -Defendant's counsel monetary sanctions in the amount of $560 within 30 days of this ruling. This action arises from a marital dissolution case, i.e., ca se no. D398305, Terry v. Terry. Plaintiff Houghton Law Group, APC (the “Plaintiff”) was retained by Defendant Kellie Terry (the “Defendant”) as her attorney. On June 9, 2...

Excerpt: ...(“Gold Coast”) for (1) fraud and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress; (2) assault; (3) elder abuse; and (4) defamation (libel and slander). Defendants Bob Harris and Gold Coast Veterans Foundation (“Gold Coast”) move for an order imposing termin ating sanctions against Plaintiff in pro per Ron Wilber based on Plaintiff's violation of the Court's September 20 and December 19, 2023, discovery orders. On September 20,...

Excerpt: ...legations regar ding the conduct of defendant White which makes her liable. Unspecific and general aiding and abetting allegations are insufficient. Plaintiff has not added sufficient factual allegations. Plaintiff is again admonished that any second amended complaint should include specific allegations regarding the conduct of defendant White which makes her liable. Unspecific and general aiding and abetting allegations will be insufficient. ...

Excerpt: ...the ruling o n the special motion to strike as it is moot. Pro per form complaint filed on 9/15/23. It asserts causes of action for: “Tort, 26 USC 7701(a)(26); 15 USC 1 and 2; 28 USC 1331; [and] 48 CFR Ch 1. 53.228. Section 8 of form complaint. Plaintiff seeks $3,889,152,170.69 in damages. Section 9 of form complaint. Attached to the complaint are what appear to be approximately 100 pages of a brief and exhibits. The current special motion to ...

Excerpt: ...ent motion and a memorandum of costs on 3/12/24. Defendant does not challenge plaintiff's entitlement to fees and costs under the Song -Beverly Act as the prevailing party. Instead, defendant challenges the reasonableness of the fees and costs claimed. With respect to the reasonableness of the costs, the defendant has not filed a motion to tax or strike cost as required by CA Rule of Court, Rule 3.1700. As such, the costs claimed in the memorand...

Excerpt: ...two proposed depositions to the extent that motion is granted. Counsel for the moving party to give notice. Plaintiff is moving to reopen discovery for the limited purpose of having a motion heard to compel the depositions of two trustee members of Defendant CVUSD's B oard of Education. At the outset, it should be noted that the discovery cutoff date in this action will have already passed on March 24, 2024. The discovery motion cutoff date will ...

Excerpt: ...requests for pro duction. 3) Defendant shall provide objection free further responses that comply with all statutory requirements within 20 days. The further responses should either indicate that Defendant will comply with the request in full as provided for in Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.220 or is unable to do so as provided in Code Civ. Proc., § 2031.230. The parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding a proposed stipulated protective order ...

Excerpt: ...r the parties , but in no case later than April 20, 2024. Any objections on the grounds of attorney -client privilege or closed session privilege are to be more properly raised at the time of the depositions. Counsel for the moving party to give notice. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.010, “[a]ny party may obtain discovery…by taking in California the oral deposition of any person, including any party to the action.” A prope...

Excerpt: ... the underlying discovery order of November 2, 2023, evidence a willful failure to comply so as to warrant nonmonetary sanctions. At the very least, Plaintiff was not unduly prejudiced by Defendant's responses. As for Plaintiff's requested monetary sanctions, the Court notes that no evidence has been provided to support the amount in sanctions claimed in the moving Memorandum of Points and Authorities. As such, monetary sanctions are denied. Coun...

Excerpt: ...memorandum and Code of Civil Procedure, section 1032, 1033.5 and California Rules of Court, rule 3.1700. The FAC by Alejandro Contreras against Defendants Luis Melgar, County Records Service, Siboney A. Monge individually and as trustee of the Kumquat 1340 trust, the Kumquat 1340 Trust, Malibu Reconveyance, LLC, Jenny E. Segovia, Segovia Real Estate Group, and Reney Grace Rodriguez was filed on 9 -15- 17 with 14 causes of action, including viola...

Excerpt: ... single example in support of both of his arguments. In support of his argument that all the affirmative defenses fail to state sufficient facts, plaintiff refers to the first affirmative defense that each cause of action in the complaint fails to state facts sufficient to constitute causes of action. Because this affirmative defense relies solely on the factual allegations of the complaint, it is sufficiently plead. Furthermore, the fifth affi...

Excerpt: ...e depositio n of Defendant's PMK is scheduled for April 10, 2024. The Court orders Defendant to pay Plaintiff's counsel monetary sanctions in the amount of $2,000 within 30 days of this ruling. The Complaint was filed on 6/9/22 by Plaintiff Leticia Villescaz against D efendants Los Robles Regional Medical Center; HCA Health Services of California, Inc.; and CHC Payroll Agent, Inc. alleging causes of action for (1) actual/perceived disability har...

Excerpt: ...inson v. Sup. Ct. (1987) 43 Cal.3d 833, 840.) Here, it cannot be said that Defendant has demonstrated good cause. Accordingly, the motion is denied without prejudice. Counsel for the moving party to give notice of the Court's ruling. This personal injury case where it is alleged plaintiff suffered, among other injuries, traumatic brain injury. Case filed on 9/11/23. Answer filed on 11/28/23. This motion was set by ex parte application on 3/27/2...

Excerpt: ...tems 2, 5, and 14 and all other items not contested by Defendant in this motion. Further, Plaintiff's request for attorney's fees is DENIED. A hearing on the OSC re Dismissal Pursuant to Representation of Settlement SHOULD BE SCHEDULED. The Complaint was filed on 8/ 31/20 and the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on 1/8/21. The FAC was filed by Plaintiff Rodolfo Celedon against Defendant General Motors, LLC, and pleads causes of action for (1...

Excerpt: ...ecurity Pacific Business Credit, Inc. (1990) 222 Cal.App.3d 1371.) The Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the third cause of action for breach of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200, et seq.). UCL are not permitted to be brought against a homeowners' a ssociation in connection with a nonjudicial foreclosure. (See That v. Alders Maintenance Assn. (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 1419.) The Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the eighth cause of ...

Excerpt: ... all five r ecorded documents. (Scott v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2013) 214 Cal. App. 4th 743, 754– 55, as modified on denial of reh'g (Apr. 16, 2013) The Court also intends to SUSTAIN Defendant's Demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint, with leave to amend. In thei r First Cause of Action of the Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs allege Defendant violated Civil Code sections 2923.5 and 2923.6 (Homeowner's Bill of Rights), by failing...

Excerpt: ...s Responses to F orm Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED. Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff's Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED. Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff's Responses to Requests for Production of Documents, Set One is GRANTED. Defe ndant's Motion to Deem Matters Admitted against Plaintiff is GRANTED. Plaintiff Margie Smith is ordered to serve Defendant with her Code -compliant and objection -free initial ...

Excerpt: ...d Request for Sanctions is GRANTED. Defendant is required to produce its Person Must Qualified and Custodian of Records for questioning and produce the requested documents for deposition within 20 days of this ruling. Further, Defendant is required to pay Plaintiffs' counsel monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,860 within 20 days of this ruling. Plaintiffs move the court for an order pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 2025.450, subdi...

Excerpt: ...stodian(s) of R ecords; Request for Documents at Deposition served on December 21, 2023, within 20 days of this ruling. Further, Defendant is required to pay to Plaintiff's counsel monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,860 within 20 days of this ruling. On November 7, 2 022, Plaintiff Juan Orozco Ponce aka Juan Orozco (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against General Motors, LLC (“Defendant” or “GM”), alleging causes of action for (1)...

Excerpt: ...It indica tes that D was subserved on 6/17/20 at 226 Orange Ave., Suite 103 Coronado, CA 92118. D's default was taken on 8/26/20. A significant amount of time passed before a default judgment was filed on 6/16/23 in the amount of $200,634. An abstract of judgment was issued on 9/26/23. The current motion was filed on 2/29/24. Notice: Defective. Pursuant to CCP §1005(b) the motion should have been filed no later than 16 court days prior to th...

Excerpt: ...d. Defendants are ordered to provide objection free responses to the discovery within 20 days. Plaintiff is awarded $995 in monetary sanctions against defendant and its attorney of record, jointly and severally, for each of the three motions. The motion to deem admitted the requests for admissions is GRANTED as well, unless defendant can demonstrate at the hearing it has already served the plaintiff with a proposed response to the request for adm...

Excerpt: ...etary sanction s is DENIED. The Complaint was filed on June 7, 2022, the First Amended Complaint on August 30, 2022, and the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on December 29, 2022. Plaintiff Andrew Jones (“Plaintiff”) filed the claim against Defendants Southern Californi a Edison (“SCE”) and Jaime Frutos (“Frutos”) alleging causes of action for (1) unfair business practices, (2) negligent hiring and retention, (3) nonpayment of w...

Excerpt: ...or “PMK”) of Defendant Gen eral Motors, LLC (“Defendant” or “GM”), to produce documents requested in the notice of deposition, and for $2,250 in monetary sanctions against Defendant (opposed). TENTATIVE: GRANT. All objections to the request for documents are overruled, except as fol lows: Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney Work Product: These objections should be preserved, but do not necessarily warrant denial of discovery. Defen...

Excerpt: ... the Februa ry 9, 2024 dismissal of this action vacated. An Order to Show Cause re: Default Judgment Packet is ordered calendared for April 9, 2024. Notice: OK (There is no proof of service attached to the motion. However, Plaintiff apparently was not required to ser ve its motion on either of the two named Defendants.1) On June 2, 2023, Plaintiff E & N Financial Services & Development, Inc. (“E&N”) filed a Complaint against Defendant Ruther...

Excerpt: ...$3,446.25 is GRANTED in part and is MOOT in part. The motion is moot as to Request for Admission Nos. 12, 17, 21, 23- 26, 28-34, and 48, based on Defendant's representation that further verified responses were served on March 1, 2024. The motion is granted as to the rem aining request for admissions. All objections are overruled with the exception of the attorney -client and work product objections. Defendant is ordered to provide code -complain...