Excerpt: ...hereinafter “Hou se”) and Gustavo Moreno (hereinafter collectively “Defendants”). On November 29, 2023, the Court sustained House's demurrer to the original form complaint on statute of limitations grounds with 10 days leave to amend after Plaintiff failed to file or prese nt an opposition. (Minute Order dated November 29, 2023.) Plaintiff untimely filed his first amended complaint (hereinafter “FAC”) December 14, 20231. 1Ten days ...

Excerpt: .... Plaintiff asked the Defendants, his sister and her husband, to be on the title to the property. However, Plaintiff paid the down payment and all carrying costs such as the mortgage payments, insurance, prop erty taxes, utilities, home improvements and maintenance. Plaintiff rented the property to various tenants and alleges that Defendants never lived on the property or otherwise contributed to the property – other than being on title. On Jan...

Excerpt: ...that all the discovery – and the motions – were served by email. However, movant fails to indicate in any declaration that Defendant consented to service by email. (See Rules of Court, rule 2.251(b).) The Court will inquire at hearing regarding agreement to such servi ce. Presuming proper service, the Court would (1) deem the Requests for Admission, Set One (RFA1) as admitted; and (2) compel responses to Requests for Production, Set One (RFP1...

Excerpt: ...sts Service of process Witness Fees $435.00 $1,556.54 $25,977.70 $845.40 $71,154.75 Models, enlargements, and photocopies of exhibits $30,744.29 13 16 Interpreter fees Other (trial prep, trial transcripts, etc.) $6,200.00 $93,781.22 1 The Cou nty of San Bernardino (hereinafter “County”) moves to tax Items 5, 12,1 13, and 16 on the ground that they are either not recoverable, not reasonable in amount, or were not reasonably necessary to the co...

Excerpt: ...oduce a PMQ fo r those categories. Case Summary This is a lemon law case. The Complaint alleges that in September of 2022, Plaintiffs purchased the subject vehicle with a warranty from the Defendant Auto Manufacturer. Plaintiffs allege the vehicle developed defects rela ted to steering and braking. Although it was taken for repairs, it was not conformed to its warranty, and Plaintiffs filed suit December 6, 2022, alleging (1) violation of Civil ...

Excerpt: ...to engage in the interactive process, (4) retaliation under FEHA, (5) retaliation under the Labor Code, and (6) wrongful termination in violation of public policy. The complaint indicates Reyes was jointly employed by Defendants from October 6, 2020 to November 25, 2020. Only 11 days after her employment began, Reyes was injured at work when she fell while cleaning a floor. Reyes returned to work, but had future therapy appointments scheduled in...

Excerpt: ...nt (hereinafter “SAC”) added Defendant Chevron U.S.A., Inc. dba Chevron Products Company (hereinafter “Chevron USA”).1 The SAC alleges 9 causes of action: (1) Disability discrimination against Chevron and Chevron USA; (2) Disability harassment against all; (3) Failure to accommodate against Chevron and Chevron USA; (4) Failure to interact against Chevron and Chevron USA; (5) Retaliation (FEHA) against Chevron and Chevron USA; (6) Failure ...

Excerpt: ...was defaulted. The Complaint alleges on February 4, 2005, Escareno executed a Note taking a loan from New Century. The Note was secured by a Trust Deed recorded against Escareno's property at 344 Baker Privad o, Ontario on February 16, 2005. Thereafter, New Century transferred the Note and Trust Deed to RRA Trust. However, it failed to record an Assignment of the Trust Deed (¶¶5 -8, Exhs. 1 -2). Plaintiff RRA Trust moves for summary judgment/ad...

Excerpt: ...our class action agai nst Defendants in Orange County Superior Court (No. 30 -2023- 01316157), alleging fairly parallel claims. On March 31, 2023, Plaintiff Santana filed her notice with the LWDA for a PAGA claim, and she filed a First Amended Complaint in Orange County Superior Court on June 14, 2023, to add that claim for civil penalties under PAGA. Then, on May 19, 2023, Plaintiff Moreno filed a second complaint in San Bernardino County Sup...

Excerpt: ...ed. An affidav it that fails to meet both of these criteria must be disregarded in summary -judgment proceedings.” (49 C.J.S. Judgments § 333.) “In the context of summary judgment proceedings, the required personal knowledge of an affiant is that based on facts as would b e admissible in evidence, not mere conclusions, meaning personal knowledge based on what the affiant actually saw or heard, as opposed to what the affiant learned second ha...

Excerpt: ...here are no triable issues of fact as to Plaintiffs' first, second, third and fourth causes o f acti on. First Cause of Action for Adult Abuse and Negl ect Page | 1 The elemen ts of a cause of action under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (the Act) are: (1) defendant had a substantial caretaking or custodial relationship with plaintiff/decedent, involving ongoing responsibility for plaintiff's basic needs, which an able -...

Excerpt: ...of the California Code of Civil Procedure. A demurrer challenges only the legal sufficiency of the complaint, not the truth of its factual allegations or the plaintiff's ability to prove those allegations. ( Picton v. Anderson Union High Sch. Dist. (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 726, 732.) The court must treat as true all of the complaint's material factual allegations, but not contentions, deductions or conclusions of fact or law, and may consider exhibi...

Excerpt: ... Case Summary This case is, essentially, for trade secret misappropriation and intentional interference with economic relations. In short, Plaintiff is an insurance agency. The individual Defendants were workers at the agency. In September of 2022, the then sole owner o f Plaintiff passed away, leaving the business to his heirs. It was during this transfer of ownership that the current owners learned that the individual Defendants had formed thei...

Excerpt: ..., deter future on es, and to maximize enforcement of state labor laws.” (Moniz v. Adecco USA, Inc. (2021) 72 Cal.App.5th 56, 77.) The court must find that the plaintiff “has adequately represented the state's interests, and hence the public interest.” (Id. at p. 89.) The LW DA must be notified of the settlement and be given an opportunity to object. The Court may looks to parallel class action guidelines to determine what is “fair, adeq...

Excerpt: ... overnight delivery, the required 75 -day period of notice shall be increased by two court days. The motion shall be heard no later than 30 days before the date of trial, unless the court for good cause orders otherwise. (Code Civ. Proc., §437c, (a)(2)(3)). There are two defects that prevent the Motion for Summary Judgment (hereinafter “MSJ”) from being adjudicated on its merits. First, e -service was done 75 days plus 2 court days before th...

Excerpt: ...acturer. Plai ntiffs allege the vehicle developed defects related to brakes, steering control buttons, the infotainment system, back- up camera, blind-spot monitoring sensors and the reduced power mode. Although it was taken for repairs, it was not conformed to its warran t y, and Plaintiffs filed suit on August 29, 2023, alleging breach of express and implied warranties under the Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. The Complaint also alleges v...

Excerpt: ...o take break s as needed. Case Summary This is a personal injury case. Plaintiff asserts that a traffic accident on September 11, 2021, was caused when Defendant Liu fell asleep while driving. Plaintiff, a construction worker working on foot, was struck in the ensuing accident. Plaintiff filed suit on June 29, 2022, alleging (1) motor vehicle; and (2) general negligence. Notably, Plaintiff claims orthopedic and brain injury, with cognitive and b...

Excerpt: ...nuary 2021. During the course of the relationship, in or around May of 2018, Plaintiff negotiated and purchased the subject property and put her name solely on the title. However, Defendant claims an ownership interest in the property based at least in part on a Right of First Refusal to Purchase” he filed in July of 2021. Plaintiff initially filed this action on October 15, 2021 to quite the title. On December 3, 2021, Defendant filed a Cro...

Excerpt: ... Jeannette Fuent es. Plaintiff contends that his brother, Richard Tafoya (hereinafter “Richard”), agreed to secure housing for his daughter Tammy Tafoya (hereinafter “Tammy”). Under the agreement, Richard promised to place title to the Apple Valley property in his name a nd in return Plaintiff would pay all the mortgage payments, taxes, HOA and maintenance fees, and insurance premiums. The intent was for Richard to take the legal title, P...

Excerpt: ... this is a br each of fiduciary duty case. Plaintiffs own one unit of a triplex that is subject to the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) of Defendant Lake Chalet Homeowners Association (HOA). Plaintiffs assert that Defendant HOA violated the CC&Rs and rel evant Bylaws by failing to maintain and repair common areas; not maintaining proper financial records; allowing Defendants Prine to make unilateral decisions concerning the devel...

Excerpt: ...uto Manufacturer. Plaintiffs allege the vehicle developed defects related to brakes, steering control buttons, the infotainment system, back- up camera, blind-spot monitoring sensors and the reduced power mode. Although it was taken for repairs, it was not conformed to its warranty, and Plaintiffs filed suit on August 29, 2023, alleging breach of express and implied warranties under the Song -Beverly Consumer Warranty Act. The Complaint also all...

Excerpt: ...2, Plaintiffs purchased the subject vehicle with a warranty from the Defendant Auto Manufacturer. Plaintiffs allege the vehicle developed defects related to steering and braking. Although it was taken for repairs, it was not conformed to its warranty, and Plaintiffs fi led suit December 6, 2022, alleging (1) violation of Civil Code, section 1793.2(d); (2) violation of Civil Code, section 1793.2(b); (3) violation of Civil Code, section 1793.2(a)(...

Excerpt: ...le 8.) Tent ative rulings for each law & motion will be posted on the internet (https://www.sb -court.org) by 3:00 p.m. on the court day immediately before the hearing. If you do not have internet access or if you experience difficulty with the posted tentative ruling, you may obtain the tentative ruling by calling the Judicial Assistant. You may appear in person at the hearing but personal appearance is not required. (See www.sbcourt.org/general...

Excerpt: ...ario Lalama and Noemi Lalama (hereinafter “The Lalmas”) filed their original Complaint against defendants, Emmanuel Jonathan Sanchez, City of Fontana, and A&A Auto Sales alleging causes of action for negligence and dangerous condition of public property. Subsequently , The Lalmas filed several amendments to the Complaint naming: (a) Ahmad Salamah as “Doe 1”; (b) Roy L. Tyra as “Doe 2”; (c) The Tyra Family Trust as “Doe 3”; (d) L...

Excerpt: ... Court would DENY, without prejudice. Case Summary This is an individual and representative1 wage -and -hour case. In essence, Plaintiff alleges that, as an employee of Defendant, she and other employees were shorted wages; did not received proper meal -and -rest periods; were not properly reimbursed for cell phone usage; were not properly paid overtime; and were not paid for work during non- work time. She asserts that after she made complaints,...

Excerpt: ...D On October 30, 2020, InvestorsAlly, Inc. filed a breach of contract action against Defendants Marvin Lindholm and Marina Resort, Inc. (“Marina Resort”) (CIVSB2025501). Plaintiff successfully moved for an order compelling arbitration. On December 2, 2022, Arbitrator L inda Miller (Judge-retired) issued her arbitration award in favor of Defendants. She denied Plaintiff's claims and awarded $116,967.54 in attorney fees and costs to Defendants...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff is a contractor and alleges that, on or about October 2, 2020, it entered into a written agreement to perform repairs on a property for Defendant. There were subsequent additions and modifications to the contract. Plaintiff alleges that it finished all necess ary work and met all its obligations under the contract, but remains unpaid on a large portion of the agreed -upon amount. As such, it filed a mechanic's lien on July 20, 2022, ...

Excerpt: ... Judge Carl os M. Cabrera This court follows California Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a) (1) for tentative rulings. (See San Bernardino Superior Court Local Emergency Rule 8.) Tentative rulings for each law & motion will be posted on the internet (https://www.sb -court.o rg) by 3:00 p.m. on the court day immediately before the hearing. If you do not have internet access or if you experience difficulty with the posted tentative ruling, you may obtai...

Excerpt: ...d. An affidavi t that fails to meet both of these criteria must be disregarded in summary -judgment proceedings.” (49 C.J.S. Judgments § 333.) “In the context of summary judgment proceedings, the required personal knowledge of an affiant is that based on facts as would be admissible in evidence, not mere conclusions, meaning personal knowledge based on what the affiant actually saw or heard, as opposed to what the affiant learned second hand...

Excerpt: ...ess of the complaint; and for purposes of the ruling on a demurrer, all facts pleaded in the complaint are assumed to be true however improbable they may be. (Aubry v. Tri -City Hosp. Dist. (1992) 2 Cal.4th 962, 966 -967.) However, the Court does “not accept as true co ntentions, deductions, or conclusions of fact or law.” (In re Ins. Installment Fee Cases (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1395, 1402, citing Moore v. Regents of University of California ...

Excerpt: ...t”) which represented tha t the vehicle had not been in any accidents and had no existing mechanical issues. Moss answered on December 20, 2022. Defendant FCA US, LLC answered on February 1, 2023. At the Trial Setting Conference on February 21, 2023, the parties, upon no objectio n, were ordered to mediation, to be completed by January 23, 2025. Both sides have engaged in the discovery process. Plaintiff filed four Motions to Compel Further Re...

Excerpt: ...or file a new memorandum of costs in compliance with rule 3.1700 of the Rules of Court. Case Summary This is limited collections matter. Plaintiff filed a judicial council form complaint on July 25, 2023, alleging causes for (1) breach of contract (written); (2) breach of contract (implied in fact); (3) -(4) common counts (money lent, paid and expended for defendant); and (5) -(6) common counts (open book & account stated). The complaint seeks ...

Excerpt: ... to amend. Case S ummary This is a breach of contract, business dispute. The Plaintiff is the trustee of his father's trust and brings the suit in that capacity. His father is deceased but is alleged to have been a medical practitioner who owned a clinic. He alleges that, a fter his father passed on July 5, 2021, he acted in his capacity as trustee to try and sell the clinic to Defendant Best Health. Defendants Correa and Gutierrez were ostensibl...

Excerpt: ..., 2021, Plaintiff checked himself in to Defendant's facility located at 239 West 9th Street, Upland California 91786 (the Facility). At the time he checked in, Plaintiff had an undiagnosed perforated ulcer, which rapidly became worse during his residency at the Facility. Plaintiff's condition became so painful and incapacitating that he was unable to provide for his own basic needs, including seeking medical care. Despite numerous pleas for help ...

Excerpt: ...tract with Defendant in which Plaintiff agreed to provide storage and maintenance service for Defendant's aircraft —a Boeing 737 -300. Pursuant to the contract, Plaintiff has performed maintenance and stored the aircraft (and is still storing it in San Bernardino). Although Defendant has incurred charges of $124,498.07 for the maintenance and storage fees, it has only paid Plaintiff $4,403.31. That single payment was made on September 13, 2021....

Excerpt: ...sues must be admitted or denied, and any remaining questions could easily be answered or given more explanation under the discovery process. Thus, this pleading is not subject to a special demurrer. First (Negligence – Premises Liability/Failure to Warn – Negligen ce Per Se) and Second Causes of Action (Nuisance) In attacking the nuisance cause of action, Defendant argues (1) it is duplicative of the negligence cause of action and (2) nuisanc...

Excerpt: ... she was ini tially disciplined for not reporting the accident and injury. She eventually took time off and then came back with medical restrictions. She asserts that she was sent home and told she would not be allowed to return until she was free from all restrictions . On April 12, 2022, Plaintiff asserts she presented a doctor's note, lifting the restrictions, but that Defendants would not accept it since it was not authored by her treating ph...

Excerpt: ...0 days leave to amend. Alami then filed the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) consisting of a form complaint with attachments on October 3, 2023 alleging the same causes of action. Plaintiff alleges that on or about July 14, 2022, an oral contract with “subsequent written confirmation and/or text message agreement” was made between defendants Adebola, Toyin, and Prado. (FAC. p. 3, ¶ PC -1; Attachment BC -1, ¶ 1.) Plaintiff al...

Excerpt: ...d by Concealment against defendants Louie Atilano, Yvonne Atilano, Atilano, Inc. (hereinafter collectively, “Atilano” or “the Sellers”), Nancy “Nancee” Herrera, Natalie Brewer, and RMA/Realty Masters & Associates (hereinafter “RMA”). On November 9, 2023, Plaintiffs fi led the operative First Amended Complaint (hereinafter “FAC”). In the FAC, they allege the following nine causes of action: (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Breach o...

Excerpt: ...ovides in pertinent pa rt, Notwithstanding any other law, including Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310, for all civil actions filed on or before April 6, 2020, the time in which to bring the action to trial is extended by six months for a total time of five years and six m onths. This rule will sunset on June 30, 2022, unless otherwise amended or repealed by the Judicial Council. This sunset does not nullify the effect of the extension of ...

Excerpt: ...lighting, an d mechanical systems. Despite being covered by express and implied warranties, the vehicle's manufacturer (Defendant) was unable to fix the vehicle, despite a reasonable number of attempts. Defendant also allegedly failed to replace the vehicle or make res titution. As a result, Plaintiff filed the instant suit against Defendant on May 2, 2022, for (1) violation of Section 1793.2 of the Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Act), whi...

Excerpt: ...objection #1 but SUSTAIN objection #2 (Lab. Code, §6304.5). Plaintiffs Navarro object to (1) Way's Declaration, entirely, because states in support of Opposition to RND's MSJ, (2) Dunn's Deposition at 13:7 -28, 14:2 -7, 15:13- 24, 16:26- 17:4, & 23:3- 5 Page | 5 becaus e not cited in the Separate Statement, and (3) Dunn's Deposition at 13:7 -28 because irrelevant: OVERRULE. Analysis Initially, Plaintiff Muro argues the Separate Statement is defe...

Excerpt: ...der Code of Ci vil Procedure section 473 for an order permitting the filing of the proposed SAC attached as Exhibit 1 to the Motion. The Motion lists amendments to the FAC including additional general allegations, the addition of a primary residence allegation under the HBOR Page | 2 claim, removal of the one action rule allegations, identification of the “rights of Mrs. Reece” for the wrongful foreclosure claim, amendments to the slander o...

Excerpt: ...nor, Ltd dba Braswells Yucaipa Leisure Manor (esa Braswell Leisure Manor) [“Braswell”]. The Complaint pleads 3 causes of action: (1) elder abuse/neglect (wrongful death & survival) by all, (2) wrongful death by Plaintiffs Johnson, Andrew, Joseph, and Sorrell, and (3) negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) by Plaintiff Johnson. Defendant Braswell answered. Defendant Braswell moves to compel arbitration and stay the action under the...

Excerpt: ...) (operative pleading) against the County and Anderson (“Defendants”). Plaintiffs allege the following: Brad Wicks is the sole owner of Wicks Brewing. (FAC ¶8.) On March 31, 2022, Ryan Wicks, who is Brad Wicks' son and an employee of Wicks Brewing, was involved in a collision. As the result of the collision, Ryan was arrested and charged with an alcohol -related homicide. The District Attorney issued a press release incorrectly identifying R...

Excerpt: ...nd awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $139,566.90. A Notice of Entry of Judgment was filed on July 5, 2022. On January 2, 2024, the judgment for Defendant Lennar Communities was reversed/ remitted. On remand, among other things, the trial court was to decide the computation of damages anew and Casa Verde was entitled to recover its appeal costs pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.278, subdivision (a)(1). On January 9, 2024, Casa ...

Excerpt: ....App.4th 116, 12 6; Reed v. United Teachers Los Angeles (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 322, 337.) The court has “broad discretion in making this determination.” (In re Microsoft I- V Cases (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 706, 723.) Relevant factors the court may consider include “the streng th of the plaintiffs' case, the risk, the expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through trial, the a...

Excerpt: ...llowing the deat h of the original plaintiff, a Second Amended Complaint (SAC) was filed on January 11, 2023, to substitute in Plaintiff Santos. The operative SAC alleges violations related to (1) meal periods; (2) rest breaks; (3) overtime wages; 3Counsel must provide a f ull lodestar analysis in the motion for final approval. 4Costs must be documented. The court does not award costs for LEXIS or Westlaw usage (which are considered items of ov...

Excerpt: ...z), Lorena Arias -Aguilar (Aries -Aguilar, esa Lorena Aguilar), and Tracy Miller (Miller). The operative first amended complaint (FAC) alleges causes of action for (1) negligence against all; (2) negligent hiring, supervision, and retention against Cucamonga District, Superintendent, and Central District (collectively, District Defendants); (3) assault by Minor against Hernandez; (4) battery by Minor against Hernandez; (5) violation of Civil Cod...

Excerpt: ... attorney's fees pursuant to Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16(c). Plaintiff seeks fees in the amount of $21,600.00 and costs in the amount of $736.71. Defendant/Cross -Complainant opp oses the motion. Plaintiff/Cross -Defendant replies. Anti -SLAPP Attorneys' Fees Discussion Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16(c) states that “a prevailing defendant on a special motion to strike shall be entitled to recover that defendant's attorney's fees and costs ”. “Atto...