Excerpt: ...y executed a personal guaranty, both individually and as trustee of a related trust. Plaintiff alleges it also executed a Master Pay App Agreement (MPAA) with Defendant, in which they agreed Plaintiff would purchase Defendant's right to payment under certain constructon payment applications. Defendant Theisen also allegedly executed a personal guaranty on the MPAA. Plaintiff further alleges that Defendant failed to make required payments under th...

Excerpt: ...sability is unable to perform his/her essential duties even with reasonable accommodations or cannot perform those duties in a manner that would not endanger others even with reasonable accommodations. (Gov. Code S 12940, subd. (a) Further, under California Government Code section 12926, subdivision (m), physical disability is defined as: "(1) Having any physiological disease, disorder, condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss that d...

Excerpt: ...iffs filed their original complaint on March 25, 2021, alleging a single cause of action for wrongful death and asserting that the lack of a fence was the cause of the death. On June 14, 2022, Plaintiffs attempted to file a First Amended Complaint, amending to assert four causes: (1) wrongful death —Secton 835; (2) wrongful death — Section 1983 [re denial of care]; (3) wrongful death — Section 1983 Ire failure to protect from suicidal actio...

Excerpt: ...inadequate service or notice of motion]; See also Alliance Bank v. Murray (1984) 161 Cal.App.3d 1, 7 ["It is well settled that the appearance of a party at the hearing of a motion and his or her opposition to the motion on its merits is a waiver of any defects or irregularities in the notice of moton"].) The motion is granted, with thirty (30) days leave to amend. In the alternative, should Plaintiff decide not to amend at this time, the motion i...

Excerpt: ...mplied in fact; (3) common count - money lent by plaintiff to defendant; (4) common count - money paid, laid out, and expended to or for defendant at defendant's special instance and request; (5) common count - open book account; and (6) common count - account stated. Wells Fargo seeks to recover $5,193.72 in damages. Wells Fargo filed the pending motion for summary judgment. The original August 7, 2023 hearing date was continued to October 19, 2...

Excerpt: ..., LLC; and Bubba Likes Tortillas, LLC (Plaintiffs) then commenced the underlying lawsuit against the City and its City Manager, Andrea Miller, alleging defendants engaged in a "pay for play" scheme; committed government waste; failed to provide the full scoring rubrics used to determine the Page | 2 licenses; the scoring was not conducted rationally; and defendants failed to follow proper procedure and the Brown Act. Overall, the complaint and wr...

Excerpt: ...tention that under cases such as Williams v. Horvath (1975) 16 Cal.3d 834, 838 (Williams), and State of California v. Superior Court (Bodde) (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1234, 1240 (Bodde), sovereign immunity only is waived if the requirements of the Government Claim Act, including compliance with the claim presentation requirement, are met. It argues that the claim presentation requirement is a substantive element for a cause of action against a public ent...

Excerpt: ...Esq. Plaintiff filed an opposition on September 5, 2023 and XTOOLTECH filed a reply on September 6, 2023. DISCUSSION Defendant challenges the entire complaint and the individual causes of action on the grounds that it is uncertain and fails to allege sufficient facts to consttute a cause of action. XTOOLTECH also argues that the causes of action lack any calculation of damages. Analysis uncertainty. "A special demurrer should be overruled where t...

Excerpt: ...sional negligence; (4) breach of fiduciary duty; (5) conversion; (6) interference with contract; (7) interference with economic advantage; and (8) tort of another. Plaintiff was assigned the claims of Stephanie Smith. Plaintiff asserts that because the claims were assigned to it, Plaintiff Central Ave., LLC (Central) addresses the actions by Defendant against Smith as if they were actions against Plaintiff Central. To avoid confusion the court wi...

Excerpt: ...class and representative action. On May 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed his wage-and-hour class action against his former employer. On August 8, 2023, he filed his operative First Amended Complaint (FAC), which alleges violations relating to (1) minimum wages; (2) overtime wages; (3) meal periods; (4) rest breaks; (5) reimbursements; (6) accurate wage statements; (7) wage timeliness; (8) final pay; as well as claims for (9) violations of the unfair com...

Excerpt: ...tract; (2) Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; (3) Unjust Enrichment; (4) Fraud; and (5) Negligence. Defendants filed the instant Demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint and Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff's Complaint (Punitive Damages). The function of a demurrer is to test the legal sufficiency of the challenged pleading. (Kendrick v. City of Eureka (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th 354, 367; Hernandez v. City of Pomona (1996) 49 Ca...

Excerpt: ... as to why the untimeliness of this motion was not addressed. However, the Court is not limited as by this oversight. 1 The moton in this case was filed 25 days after the application was mailed and e-mailed. The timeliness of the motion is not raised in the opposition. The Initial Burden Martinez and FedEx filed an application for good faith settlement indicating there was a settlement with Du for $12,500. The non- monetary term involves the rele...

Excerpt: ...gainst the District in the amount of $1,500. Sanctions are payable within thirty (30) days. Case Summary This is a sexual abuse case. Plaintiffs were, at the time of the allegations, under-aged high school football players. In essence, Plaintiffs assert claims against a former head athletic trainer for her sexual misconduct and the school district for failing to protect them from her conduct. Plaintiff filed their operative First Amended Complain...

Excerpt: ...upported by 5 hours total time in furtherance of the motions). Sanctions are payable within thirty (30) days. Case Summary This is a sexual abuse case. Plaintiffs were, at the time of the allegations, under-aged high school football players. In essence, Plaintiffs assert claims against a former head athletic trainer for her sexual misconduct and the school district for failing to protect them from her conduct. Plaintiff filed their operative Firs...

Excerpt: ...rtime; (4) meal periods; (5) rest breaks; (5) wage statements; (7) reimbursements; (8) wage payment timing; and, individually, for (9) constructive discharge/ adverse employment actions. On March 22, 2023, pursuant to stipulation, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (FAC) that consolidated a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) complaint. After commencing litigation, the parties informally exchanged policy and payroll documents and other in...

Excerpt: ...ion claiming he spent 49.1 hours on the case at per hour, with the time broken down by task. (Morris Decl., "6-7.) The rate and time spent appear reasonable and are not challenged. Instead, in opposition, Defendant argues recovery should have been pursued through the Worker's Com#nsation Appeals Board. Labor Code section 3502, subdivision (a), provides in part: "Where the conditions of compensation set forth in Secton concur, the right to recover...

Excerpt: ...EHA — Discrimination; (3) FEHA — Nonjob Related Inquiry; (4) FEHA — Retaliation; (5) FEHA — Failure to Prevent Harassment, Discriminaton and/or Retaliation; (6) EEOC — Harassment; (7) EEOC — Discrimination; (8) EEOC Retaliation; (9) Labor Code S 203; (10) Labor Code S 98.6; (11) Labor Code S 1102.5; (12) Violation of California Constitution; (13) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; (14) Negligence; and (15) Breach of Mandato...

Excerpt: ...ntiff's claims were time-barred on the face of Plaintiff's complaint and Plaintiff failed to plead facts supporting application of the delayed discovery rule or tolling based on equitable estoppel. The Court granted leave to amend. On August 1, 2023, Plaintiff filed his operative First Amended Complaint (FAC), which includes the same facts previously pleaded by Plaintiff (see FAC "1-27) and additional facts relating to delayed discovery and tolli...

Excerpt: ...ng Hu, M.D., Ramesh Chander Bansal, M.D., Sharmin Kalam, M.D., Sahibzadi Mahrukh Noor, M.D., Cory James Toomasian, M.D., Felipe Jose Zinkweich, M.D., Jennifer L. Mohr, PA-C, KNO Development 55, LLC dba Kindred Hospital Rancho (Doe 1) ["Kindred"] and Faculty Physicians and Surgeons of LLLJSM (Doe 2) ["Faculty Physicians"]. The operative First Amended Complaint (FAC) pleads 3 causes of action: (1) dependent adult abuse (neglect) by Estate against L...

Excerpt: ...ase Summary This is a wage-and-hour class and representative action. Plaintiff was employed by Defendant as a manager from March of 2010 to June of 2022. On October 21, 2022, he filed complaint against Defendant, seeking to represent all non-exempt California employees during the statutory period, and alleging violations relating to (1) wages; (2) rest breaks; (3) meal periods; (4) wage timeliness; (5) accurate wage statements; (6) waiting time p...

Excerpt: ...buts Defendants' residence in May of 2012. He alleges that issues with Defendants in 2020. Roughly, Plaintiff alleges, among other things, the cutting of privacy hedges and other plants; the leaving of dog feces; a constantly barking dog; and the installation of invasive cameras. Plaintiff further alleges that tensions escalated to assault with great bodily harm against him on April 3 and April 19, 2021, with continuing threats into 2022. On Nove...

Excerpt: ...motive work, among other things. He worked for Defendant from October of 2020 through approximately December 2022. On April 7, 2023, he filed complaint against Defendant, seeking to represent all nonexempt California employees during the statutory period, and alleging violations relating to (1) overtime wages; (2) minimum wages; (3) meal periods; (4) rest breaks; (5) waiting time penalties; (6) accurate wage statements; (7) wage timeliness; (8) r...

Excerpt: ...mamoto. The operative Second Amended complaint (SAC) alleges causes of action for (1) racial discrimination in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); (2) racial harassment resulting in hostile work environment in violation of FEHA; (3) failure to prevent or in violation of FEHA; (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED); (5) violation of the Unfair Competition Law UCL; (6) retaliation in violation of FEH...

Excerpt: ...dson, M.D., erroneously sued and served as Hudson Parke, M.D.; and Caitlin Suzanne Borkowski, M.D. This action was commenced on October 28, 2020 by minor Plaintiff David Tavatyan ("Plaintiff' or "Tavatyan") through his guardian ad litem, Vilen Tavatyan, asserting causes of action for: (1) professional negligence (medical malpractice); (2) negligent hiring and retention; and (3) negligent infliction of emotional distress. The complaint alleges tha...

Excerpt: ... compensation for an attorney who has rendered services in connection with a legal proceeding, the trial court has broad discretion and wide latitude, and the court may make its own determination of the value of the services contrary to, or without the necessity for, expert testimony. P LCM Group, Inc. v. Drexler (2000) 22 Cal. 4th 1084, 1095. The burden is on the party seeking attorney fees to prove that the fees it seeks are reasonable. (Center...