Excerpt: ...Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (q).) Defendant and cross‐complainant Andrew Cody's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (a)(1).) Defendant establishes that plaintiff's action has no merit. It is undisputed that modifications to the Representation Agreement were required to be in writing and signed by all parties, and that Cody did not sign any modification. (Civ. Code, § 1698, subd. (c); UMF 3‐9.) As the ...

Excerpt: ...rs' motion for judgment on their petition for writ of mandate is DENIED. Respondent has shown that petitioners' right to access is clearly outweighed by a specific interest in nondisclosure of the records. (Gov. Code, § 6255; CBS Broadcasting, Inc. v. Sup. Ct. (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 892, 908.) The notice of motion does not provide notice of this Court's tentative ruling system as required by Local Rule 11.4(b). Counsel for moving party, or the mo...

Excerpt: ...ction is not mainly local in nature; it is transitory. The Court finds persuasive on this point, Hammon v. American Exploration & Mining Co. (1962) 203 Cal.App.2d 306, a case which neither party cites. As this action is transitory, plaintiff may properly lay venue in this county based on the location in which the contract was entered. (Code Civ. Proc., § 395.) The only admissible evidence before the Court establishes that the lease was entered i...

Excerpt: ...econd cause of action for violation of Civil Code section 1102 et seq. is OVERRULED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subds. (e) & (f).) Plaintiff adequately identifies the parties in this cause of action and a breach of the statutory duty to disclose. (Civ. Code, §§ 1102.1, 1102.6.) Defendant's demurrer to the third cause of action for breach of “good faith (written contract)” is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, s...