Excerpt: ...uesday, September 7, 2021 unless, by no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021, a party to the action notifies both (1) the Court by emailing [email protected], and (2) all opposing counsel or self-represented parties, that the party is contesting this tentative ruling. The clerk shall provide the hearing date and time, and call information. If a hearing is requested, the hearing will be conducted on Wednesday, September 8...

Excerpt: ...t the parties have not adequately met and conferred regarding the breadth of the RFPDs such that the issues before the Court can be appropriately narrowed. Plaintiffs' RFD No. 7 seeks "...any DOCUMENTS REGARDING ASBESTOS policies, procedures, or precautionary measures related to YOUR employees or facilities." Plaintiffs' RFD No. 16 requests: "...any DOUMENTS related to ASBESTOS as a hazardous substance." Chevron's amended response served on 8/6/2...

Excerpt: ...nce, which the court shall grant if the court makes both of the following findings: (1) [t]he party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole[;] [and] (2) [t]he health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation." (CCP § 36(a).) "In its discretion, the court may [] grant a motion for preference that is accompanied by clear and convincing medical documentation that co...

Excerpt: ...agent that was lightly sprinkled on sheets of paper as they came off a printing press to keep the pages from sticking together. (Plfs.' Resp. to Def.'s Sep. Stmt. ["PRDSS"] ¶ 2.) Ms. Llamas claims she was exposed in the papermaking process when she cut sheets of paper while binding them. (Id. ¶ 3.) Ms. Llamas also claims that the talc used in the dusting agent in the paper she cut was supplied by Vanderbilt. (Id. ¶ 4.) Vanderbilt propounded di...

Excerpt: ...927 83rd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621, Assessor's parcel No. 43-4565- 11 (the "Subject Property") during the pendency of this action. The Court also GRANTS IN PART a limited stay of the proceedings so that the parties may engage in what appears to be mandatory arbitration of the underlying attorneys' fees dispute between Plaintiff and Defendant, as set forth in greater detail below. The Court otherwise DENIES the Motion as to the additional relief r...

Excerpt: ...l care he received from Dr. Donald Lai and ValleyCare Medical Center between November 3-10, 2019. The case was assigned to Dept. 20, Hon. Paul Herbert presiding. On 1/22/21, Judge Herbert sustained the Demurrer filed by defendant ValleyCare without leave to amend as to all causes of action except false imprisonment and negligent infliction of emotional distress. On February 10, 2021, plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the two remaining causes of act...

Excerpt: ...e Motions to Strike challenges the punitive damages allegations and prayer for relief at pp. 30:25-31:14 and 31:20. The Demurrers are SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND; and the Motions to Strike are GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff shall file and serve an amended complaint no later than Friday, September 17, 2021. STANDARD OF LAW "A demurrer tests the legal sufficiency of the factual allegations in a complaint." (Redfearn v. T...

Excerpt: ...g") and Defendant FZ Global Investment, Inc., DBA A1 Laundromat ("FZ Global") on September 17, 2019. Plaintiff financed equipment for use in a laundromat at a cost of $379,065. The Agreement provided Eastern with a security interest in the financed equipment and in all of FZ Global's other equipment and assets. Defendant Mohamed Arahimi ("Arahimi") personally guaranteed FZ's Global's performance under the Agreement as purported "100%" owner of FZ...

Excerpt: ...erty, the parties agreed that they would each hold a 50% interest, but title would vest as Defendant holding a 99% interest and Plaintiff holding a 1% interest for the purpose of obtaining a loan. Plaintiff alleges the parties agreed that Defendant would then transfer a 49% interest in the Property to Plaintiff after the purchase but Defendant has reneged. Plaintiff alleges the following causes of action against Defendant: (1) quiet title; (2) fr...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff has instead added a new First Cause of Action entitled, "Violation of Due Process and Unlawful Enforcement." Defendants County of Alameda and Alameda County Sheriff's Office have filed a demurrer to the First Cause of Action because Plaintiff did not allege facts sufficient to show that she exhausted her available administrative and judicial remedies prior to filing the Complaint on February 19, 2020. See Campbell v. Regents of the Uni...

Excerpt: ...:30 a.m. STANDARD OF LAW "A party to a civil action who is over 70 years of age may petition the court for a preference, which the court shall grant if the court makes both of the following findings: (1) [t]he party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole[;] [and] (2) [t]he health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation." (CCP § 36(a).) "In its discretion, the ...

Excerpt: ...that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. (Code Civ. Proc. § 437c, subd. (c).) A defendant moving for summary judgment must show either that one or more elements of plaintiff's cause of action cannot be established or that there is a complete defense to that cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc. § 437c, subd. (p)(2).) Once defendant makes this showing, the burden s...

Excerpt: ...to recover a higher amount of damages at trial, the $96,475.04 in unpaid rent is a fixed and readily ascertainable amount. Plaintiff's evidence establishes the probable validity of its claim that Defendants owe $96.475.04 in unpaid rent for the nine month period from April through December, 2020. Nine months of rent (at $13,537.91 per month), less the $25,366.15 in rent that Defendants claim they paid for the period between September 4, 2020 and ...

Excerpt: ...laintiff is alleging here.) If, on the other hand, Plaintiff alleges that she entered a separate contract with Defendant in which Defendant agreed to "facilitate" debt protection insurance for Plaintiff, Plaintiff must clearly allege whether that contract was written, oral, or implied in fact, as well as the terms of that contract and how Defendant breached it. The demurrer to the Second Cause of Action for Fraud is SUSTAINED, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND...

Excerpt: ...ture and type shown by the evidence," or "[t]he financial condition of the defendant." (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 3295(a), (c).) "Upon motion by the plaintiff supported by appropriate affidavits and after a hearing, if the court deems a hearing to be necessary, the court may at any time enter an order permitting the discovery otherwise prohibited by this subdivision if the court finds, on the basis of the supporting and opposing affidavits presented, t...

Excerpt: ... The objections of defendants to portions of the declaration of plaintiff expert Michael Braun are OVERRULED. The objections of defendants to portions of the deposition of Rafael Cubero are OVERRULED. The Court's consideration of the evidence is limited to the motion for summary judgment and should not be construed as an indication of admissibility in future motions or at trial. BACKGROUND This is summary judgment, so the court takes all factual ...

Excerpt: ...osp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp. (1983) 460 U.S. 1, 24.) "California law, like federal law, favors enforcement of valid arbitration agreements." (Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc. (2000) 24 Cal.4th 83, 97.) The California Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce arbitration clauses. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1280 et seq.) California does not have a "policy compelling persons to accept arbitration of controversies which they hav...

Excerpt: ....2 of the Settlement Agreement that remains unpaid. The Kairos Parties" (including Steven Marks) are jointly and severally liable for the remaining $25,000 payment, as they are jointly and severally liable for all payments under Section 2.2. The judgment will also require the Kairos Parties to turn over to Turner the intellectual property of the business, consisting of training videos and credentials to the business accounts. (See Section 2.8 of ...

Excerpt: ...trier of fact, weighing all the affidavits, declarations, and other documentary evidence, and any oral testimony the court may receive at its discretion, to reach a final determination." Ruiz v. Moss Bros. Auto Group, Inc. (2014) 232 Cal.App.4th 836, 842. In Ruiz, the court found that the defendant seeking to compel arbitration had not adequately established that the plaintiff had electronically signed the arbitration agreement. (Id.) Here, the m...

Excerpt: ...R-2216862 is the reservation number for SLC's motion for summary judgment, not for either of the two motions to seal that appear on the calendar for September 1. R-2185440, which appears on SLC's August 26, 2021 response to Plaintiff's motion, does not appear connected to any of the motions to seal. In addition, Plaintiffs filed a motion to seal (using R- 2285104) on August 17, and a "supplemental motion to seal" using that same reservation numbe...

Excerpt: ...-Complaint WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. The Court suspects that the 5/18/2021 Order on Demurrer had not promptly entered into the Court's electronic Domain case filing system at the time the Defendant attempted to drop-box file his SACC on 5/19/2021. Further, the Court's Filing Department has been experiencing a severe backlog that has prevented timely filing of papers due to staffing shortages caused by the Covid pandemic. In any event, Defendant's FACC...

Excerpt: ...iff dismissed the claims against Hilary Altman. On 6/9/21, Hilary Altman' reply observed that although the Anti-SLAPP motion was moot, it was nevertheless relevant because the court must determine the merit of the SLAPP motion to determine whether Hilary Altman is entitled to reasonable fees under CCP 425.16(c). (Moore v. Liu (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 745, 750-751.) The order of 6/16/21 directed the parties to meet and confer on the issue of fees in ...

Excerpt: ... paid Kontech $90,000.00 for shares of Kontech's common stock to become a 40% shareholder of Kontech. In a December 2016 shareholder meeting, Kontech proposed that the loan be converted into new shares of Kontech. Plaintiff rejected that proposal. Plaintiff later discovered that Kontech had cancelled the debt owed on the loan on or about June 28, 2018, without Plaintiff's knowledge or consent. When Plaintiff made demands for repayment of the debt...

Excerpt: ...ollowing findings: (1) [t]he party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole[;] [and] (2) [t]he health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation." (CCP § 36(a).) "The standard under subdivision (a), unlike under subdivision (d), which is more specific and more rigorous, includes no requirement of a doctor's declaration." (Fox v. Superior Court (2018) 21 Cal. App. 5...

Excerpt: ...ecessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation." (CCP § 36(a).) "The standard under subdivision (a), unlike under subdivision (d), which is more specific and more rigorous, includes no requirement of a doctor's declaration." (Fox v. Superior Court (2018) 21 Cal. App. 5th 529, 534.) "An affidavit submitted in support of a motion for preference under subdivision (a) of Section 36 may be signed by the attorney for the party ...

Excerpt: ...osed. (Declaration of Parviz Darabi ¶¶4-6.) The court finds that Defendants are in violation of the court's March 4, 2021 order for failing to provide responses to the discovery responses at issue and for failing to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $3,222.50. While the Memorandum of Points and Authorities makes reference to issue and evidentiary sanctions, Plaintiff's notice for the present motion requests only monetary and terminating s...

Excerpt: ..., ARBM, Inc., Subaru of America, Inc. and Subaru Corporation, alleging he was subjected to discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Villanueva alleges that almost immediately upon his hire he became subjected to harassing and discriminatory behavior by defendant Deeds who made offensive comments about Villanueva ethnicity, physically assaulted Villanueva while doing racist impressions, and ultimately terminated Villanueva's employment when Vil...

Excerpt: ...nt, you may schedule an appearance. To schedule an appearance, go to the website and click Schedule Now and enter: Case Number Case Name Date of Hearing Time State (enter CALIFORNIA) Judge (enter Jo-Lynne Lee) Participant(s) Appearing Party being represented Select type of hearing Once this information has been entered, you will receive a confirmation page with the dial-in instructions for their remote court appearance. For any questions, contact...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff did not seek or obtain leave of Court to file the 4/19/2021 Amendment although the time for Plaintiff to amend his pleadings of as a matter of right without leave of Court expired no later than 11/30/2016, when Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint in this action. However, the Court's ruling immediately above is WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO Plaintiff's right to bring a noticed motion for leave to file an amended pleading, as the Court pre...

Excerpt: ... to Stay Entire Action. MOTION TO STAY ENTIRE ACTION Amcord asks the Court to exercise its discretion under Code of Civil Procedure sections 128 and 187 to stay this entire action pending resolution of another action in the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, captioned Douglas R. Hite v. Dap, Inc., et al., Case No. 2021L 000634. Amcord contends that both actions are substantially similar because in both actions Plaintiff claims that...

Excerpt: ...ary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior Court (1999) 20 Cal. 4th 1178. Even where a motion to seal is not opposed, the Court has an obligation to review the motion and seal only those documents that meet the requirements of C.R.C. 2.550(d). Under C.R.C. 2.550(d), the Court may order that a court record be filed under seal only if it expressly finds facts that establish: (1) There exists an overriding interest that overcomes the right of public access to ...

Excerpt: ... . . between you and us or our employees, agents, successor or assigns, which arises out of or relates to your credit application, purchase or condition of this vehicle, this contract or any resulting transaction or relationship (including any such relationship with third parties who do not sign this contract) . . . " FCA, alleged to be the manufacturer or distributor of Plaintiff's vehicle (see Complaint, paragraph 9), is not a signatory to the ...

Excerpt: ...tructive termination due to intolerable working conditions.) (See Defendant's Separate Statement Facts ("SSF") Nos. 7-22 and 59-63; Plaintiff's response; Plaintiff's Additional Facts ("AF") Nos. 36-48; and the evidence cited in support.) Defendant does not attempt to proffer a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its alleged treatment of Plaintiff, other than to argue that all three of the corrective actions it issued to Plaintiff were justif...

Excerpt: ... Section 36(a) is DENIED. STANDARD OF LAW "A party to a civil action who is over 70 years of age may petition the court for a preference, which the court shall grant if the court makes both of the following findings: (1) [t]he party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole[;] [and] (2) [t]he health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation." (CCP § 36(a).) "The st...

Excerpt: ... paid Kontech $90,000.00 for shares of Kontech's common stock to become a 40% shareholder of Kontech. In a December 2016 shareholder meeting, Kontech proposed that the loan be converted into new shares of Kontech. Plaintiff rejected that proposal. Plaintiff later discovered that Kontech had cancelled the debt owed on the loan on or about June 28, 2018, without Plaintiff's knowledge or consent. When Plaintiff made demands for repayment of the debt...

Excerpt: ...ideration of the declaration of Dawn Ceizler, the court finds that Defendant made multiple good faith attempts to meet and confer with Plaintiff, but was unable to due to the lack of a direct phone number to reach him. If Plaintiff has a direct phone number or an email address, Plaintiff should provide the contact information to counsel and update his contact information in his pleadings. PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT Plaintiff alleges eighteen causes of...

Excerpt: ...causing the vehicle to stall." Plaintiff alleges in paragraphs 11 and 12 that BMW authorized repair facilities could not fix the drivetrain malfunction after several attempts. Plaintiff's original Complaint, filed on January 28, 2020, included claims for breach of express and implied warranties under the Song-Beverly Act. Defendant filed its Answer on May 22, 2020. After Defendant filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, Plaintiff voluntaril...

Excerpt: ...change v. Superior Court (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 446, 452; Ponderosa Homes, Inc. v. City of San Ramon (1994) 23 Cal.App.4th 1761, 1767-1768.) The Court may grant leave to amend to remedy any defects identified by a motion for judgment on the pleadings. (Code Civ. Proc., § 438, subd. (h).) The Court may grant leave to amend to remedy any defects identified by a motion for judgment on the pleadings. (Code Civ. Proc., § 438, subd. (h).) "Liberality...

Excerpt: ...on an opportunity to file its own motion to compel arbitration or to give notice that it does not intend to move to compel arbitration. The August 16, 2021 deadline set by the Court in the order passed without CVHCARE Corporation making the required election. CVHCARE Corporation, however, did appear through its attorneys to seek an order allowing Plaintiffs to file a First Amended Complaint by stipulation. As previously indicated, the Court does ...

Excerpt: ... 1 and October 4 because it is now clearly impossible for Plaintiff to vacate the premises by June 1, 2021 as she had agreed in paragraph 4 of the parties' Stipulation for Possession, which is attached to and incorporated into the parties' Settlement Agreement. The Court takes no position on whether any other occupants of the premises (if there are any other such occupants) must vacate the premises. However, Plaintiff herself must vacate the prem...

Excerpt: ...rst Amended Complaint alleges in part that on 11/11/2016, while he was at Defendant's Oakland flea market where he intended to sell merchandise, he was accosted, physically attacked and beaten, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant owed him a duty to prevent the attack in spite of knowledge of similar prior conduct at the flea market. Plaintiff seeks to discovery information and documents regarding any such allege...

Excerpt: ...P § 437c(a)(1).) "[T]he party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion that there is no triable issue of material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." (Aguilar v. Atl. Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal. 4th 826, 850.) "That is because of the general principle that a party who seeks a court's action in his favor bears the burden of persuasion thereon." (Id.) Further, "the party moving for summary judgment bear...

Excerpt: ...e ASI's Election Code waives Plaintiff's right to challenge the election in court. The court has addressed this deficiency in detail in its prior orders on the other Defendants' demurrers. Plaintiff attached the Candidate Acknowledgement Form as Exhibit 1 to the original Complaint, but he did not attach it to the First Amended Complaint and instead alleges that he was unaware that when he executed the Candidate Acknowledgment Form that ASI and CS...

Excerpt: ...o expunge a lis pendens may be filed at any time after the notice is recorded. (CCP § 405.30.) The Court must order a lis pendens expunged if it finds either (1) that the claimant does not have a real property claim (CCP §§ 405.4, 405.31) or (2) that the claimant has not "established by a preponderance of the evidence the probable validity of the real property claim." (CCP § 405.32.) A real property claim is any cause of action that, if merit...

Excerpt: ... 2021 a party to the action notifies both (1) the Court by emailing [email protected], and (2) all opposing counsel or self-represented parties, that the party is contesting this tentative ruling. The clerk shall provide the hearing date and time, and call information. If a hearing is requested, the hearing will be conducted on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. or at a subsequent date and time set by the Clerk of Dept. 514. The...

Excerpt: ...pointment at Victorian Edge Salon, located at 1814 Third Street. Plaintiff testified that she left the salon through the main entrance and exit on Third Street, and took a right turn on the sidewalk toward N Street and another right turn on Third Street. As the moving party, Defendant is required to present sufficient evidence to show that one or more elements of Plaintiff's Fifth Cause of Action cannot be established. See CCP § 437c(p)(2). Defe...

Excerpt: ...Ms. Le and cut off Ms. Le. Ms. Ryles again followed Ms. Le and again cut off Ms. Le. When Ms. Ryles cut off Ms. Le the second time Ms. Ryles exited her car and took a photo of Ms. Le. Throughout the incident, Ms. Le's car was recording the incident. (PX 3) The day after the incident, Ms. Le reported the incident to the police. (PX 1, FI response 12.6) The Hayward Police cited Ms. Ryles for reckless driving under VC 23103(A). (PX 1, FI response 14...

Excerpt: ... comply. While many services offered by Big O vary across franchises, the free inspection is invariable. On information and belief, each of the 22 points is likewise invariable across franchises." (par. 11.) On the other hand, the proposed complaint also alleges that "The multipoint inspection required by TBC can be more than 22 points." (par. 13.) A motion to reconsider a demurrer without leave to amend may be made if a proposed amended complain...

Excerpt: ...e during proceedings, including during trial, as long as the amendment is "in the furtherance of justice, and upon such terms as may be proper." (Code of Civil Procedure ["CCP"] § 576; see also CCP § 473(a)(1) [allowing amendments to pleadings after notice to adverse party].) This Court should be "liberal in allowing the amendment of pleadings at any stage of the proceedings where the amendment does not cause prejudice to the rights of other pa...

Excerpt: ...d Stone's prior request for attorney's fees is misplaced. Plaintiff fails to discuss the key difference between the present noticed motion, specifically that Defendants Demo and Stone's prior request for attorney's fees was brought by way of memorandum of costs. The court's prior order for the request for attorney's fees was in response to a motion to tax costs, associated with a memorandum of costs, which fell under Carpenter v. Jack in the Box ...