Excerpt: ...llegations that defendants failed to advise her to consult with independent counsel and her requests for punitive damages. The Court intends to DENY the remainder of the motion to strike. Defendants' reliance on Loube v. Loube (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 421, is misplaced. Here, plaintiff is not seeking damages that exceed the actual damages she incurred. Plaintiff and Edward entered into a stipulated judgment whereby plaintiff was to receive the b...

Excerpt: ...lendar 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. 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...

Excerpt: ...6/2018 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: ...ore 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. 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...

Excerpt: ... stolo 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. 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...

Excerpt: ...to the joinder by Defendant Mueller, the Court intends to Overrule the motion for joinder. Mueller had no legal argument in his support of joinder. He does not stand in the same position as the moving Defendants who are prior owner/employers of Mueller and Cortez. Mueller and Cortez were still employees of the new owners when the incident occurred. As to the demurrer, the Court intends to sustain the demurrer of the moving Defendants to the third...

Excerpt: ... Grant Plaintiff's Motion for Relief from Jury Payment Deadline. CCP §631(g). Both parties' actions throughout the litigation establish that they proceeded with the understanding that the case would be heard by a jury. Defendant has failed to show prejudice. The Court intends to Deny Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint. Plaintiff's counsel's actions are extraordinarily untimely. Plaintiff's couns...

Excerpt: ...troom 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. 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: [email protected] or send a telef...

Excerpt: ...he Court intends to rule as follows: Sustain Defendants CarMax Auto Superstores West Coast, Inc.'s ("CarMax Auto West Coast") and CarMax Business Services, LLC's ("CBS") evidentiary objections to Plaintiff Ariana Mora's evidence submitted in opposition to Defendants' motion as to Objection No. 1. Overrule Defendants' remaining Objections to Plaintiff's evidence. Find, for the purposes of this motion only, t...

Excerpt: ...2018 stolo The Court SUSTAINS the demurrer of defendants Mile Grbic and Santa Paula Materials, Inc. ("Grbic and SPM") to sixth (conversion) and seventh (conspiracy) causes of action of the second amended complaint of plaintiff Steven W. Loftis ("Loftis") WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. The demurrer to the first cause of action for suit on a judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 683.050 is rendered moot as a result of Loftis...

Excerpt: ... 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. 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@v...

Excerpt: ...or judgment on the pleadings. Deny motion. There have been three demurrers in this case. In ruling on one of them in November of 2016, the court found that the cause of action for fraud did not state a cause of action, but that the remaining causes of action (which are the subject of this MJOP) did allege facts sufficient to maintain the various causes of action. CCP 438(g) requires that a moving party allege new facts or new law to reexamine a c...

Excerpt: ...ve ruling for February 8, 2018 on Demurrer to Complaint Sustain demurrer to complaint without leave to amend on grounds of failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action and uncertainty. (CCP § 430.10(e), (f).) Grant defendants' Request for Judicial Notice of the claim for damage or injury filed with the County by Lamont Delwin Pearson on August 22, 2017 (and noted received by the County on August 23, 2017). California law...

Excerpt: ...ion to compel arbitration Grant respondent's request for judicial notice. Overrule respondent's objections for purposes of this motion only. DENY petition to compel arbitration. The petition does not contain a statement of facts showing the existence of an arbitrable controversy. Contrary to petitioner's argument, the parties did not agree to arbitrate "all issues between the parties ever existing up to the point of arbitration.&#...

Excerpt: ... intends to Deny the motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. The proof of service attached to the motion has not been signed. Regardless, the motion was not timely filed and/or served. CCP § 1005(b). In order to be timely, the motion had to be filed by 1‐18‐18 and mail served by 1‐13‐18. The motion was filed late on 1‐25‐18 and mail served late on 1‐20‐18. Further, the moving papers do not comply with California Rule...

Excerpt: ...e morning 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: Cour...

Excerpt: ...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, stating that you submit on the tentative. A copy...

Excerpt: ...r, 01/09/2018 stolo The Court intends to Deny the Motion. CCP §916. The Motion necessarily embraces and would be affected by Plaintiff's appeal from the Court's 1/11/18 Orders. Under section 916 the trial court is divested of subject matter jurisdiction over any matter embraced in or affected by the appeal during the pendency of that appeal. The effect of the appeal is to remove the subject matter of the order from the jurisdiction of th...

Excerpt: ...12/28/2017 stolo Tentative ruling for February 7, 2018 on Cross Defendant Melgoza's Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories – Construction Litigation (Set One) Grant Cross‐Defendant Melgoza's motion to compel responses to Form Interrogatories – Construction Litigation (Set One). Mr. Melgoza a party to the action, brought in by way of cross‐complaint and entitled to propound discovery and receive responses. (CCP § 2030....

Excerpt: .../05/2018 stolo The Court intends to rule as follows: Compel as to 5, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 31, 32, 33. As a general matter, Plaintiff must produce documents even if he believes that Ralphs or its insurance carrier has the documents (5, 18). Defendant is entitled to notes, memoranda regarding the incident (8), correspondence that Plaintiff had with Defendant's representatives (31), correspondence that Plaintiff had with the manufacturer of the ce...

Excerpt: ...ts requested by Defendant Melgar, Nos 1 – 3, 7‐11. The Court intends to: 1. SUSTAIN, with leave to amend, Defendant's demurrer to the 2d Cause of Action: Violation of California High Mortgage Law. Plaintiff pleads that the kumquat property was rented to a tenant, taking the property out of the definition of "covered property" for purposes of this law. 2. In all other respects, the demurrer is overruled. CCP § 430.10 (e), (f). ...

Excerpt: ...D: Motion to Compel, 01/05/2018 stolo 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. With respect to the below scheduled tentative ruling, no notice of intent to appear is required. If you wish to submit...

Excerpt: ... you wish to submit on the tentative decision, you may submit a telefax to Judge Baio's secretary, Art Alvara at 805‐477‐5892, stating that you submit on the tentative. Do not call in lieu of sending a telefax, nor should you call to see if your telefax has been received. If you submit on the tentative without appearing and the opposing party appears, the hearing will be conducted in your absence. COURT'S TENTATIVE RULING OPERATIVE DO...

Excerpt: ...t on the tentative decision, you may submit a telefax to Judge Baio's secretary, Art Alvara at 805‐477‐5892, stating that you submit on the tentative. Do not call in lieu of sending a telefax, nor should you call to see if your telefax has been received. If you submit on the tentative without appearing and the opposing party appears, the hearing will be conducted in your absence. COURT'S TENTATIVE RULING OPERATIVE DOCUMENT Defendant A...

Excerpt: ...Defendants XP Systems and Fiserv move for summary judgment and/or summary adjudication of issues. Tentative is to deny. The factual background of this personal injury case is that plaintiff Christopher Clanton fell through a skylight on a construction site. Defendants XP and Fiserv, the owners of the property, move for SJ/SAI based on Privette, and move alternatively for SAI on their lack of duty for the open and obvious condition (a skylight) wh...