Excerpt: ...ement for thre e (3) storage units, owned and operated by 3855 IH 35 North, LLC (sued as “Phelan Self -Storage”). (SAC, ¶32.) The storage units were necessary to store “personal property,” including various family heirlooms. The units were being paid by automatic withdraw al from an account jointly owned by Plaintiffs' grandmother; their mother; and their aunt, Defendant Sheli Young. On or about January 16, 2021, Plaintiffs' mother passe...

Excerpt: ...tion of Emotional Distress. Kassing provides a noticed motion, declaration of counsel, Declaration of Cesar Olvares (“Olvares”) (Exhibit A), points and authorities, and a copy of the proposed cross -complaint. These causes of action must be raised by cross -com plaint as failure to plead them will bar defendants from asserting it in any later lawsuit (The Rutter Group, Cal. Prac. Guide Civ. Pro. Before Trial Ch. 6 -D, § 6:511 [citing CCP §4...

Excerpt: ...gence o n conclusions versus the ultimate fact. To plead negligence, the plaintiff must allege (1) legal duty, (2) breach of the legal duty, (3) causation, and (4) damages. (Brown v. USA Taekwondo (2021) 11 Cal.5th 204, 213.) An NIED claim is a general neglig ence claim. (Burgess v. Superior Court (Gupta) (1992) 2 Cal.4th 1064, 1072; Delfino v. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 790, 796, fn. 4.) It is analyzed under either a byst...

Excerpt: ...rucki ng Health Benefit, et al. Respondent(s): Plaintiff THC -Orange County, LLC Case No. CIVSB2305453 CASE BACKGROUND This is a breach of contract litigation by Plaintiff THC Orange County (“Plaintiff”) against Defendants Gardner Trucking Health Benefit P lan, et al. (collectively “Defendants”). Complaint. On February 2, 2023, Plaintiff filed its Complaint alleging the (1) Breach of Written Contract; (2) Fraudulent Misrepresentation; ...

Excerpt: ...�led its initial Complaint against Prefab Granite & Tile Depot, Inc. (Prefab) and Zabi Kader (collectively, Defendants). On June 1, 2023, Defendants filed a Demurrer to that Complaint's secon d cause of action for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage and the third cause of action for negligent interference with prospective economic advantage. Rexford failed to oppose the Demurrer. At the July 11 27, 2023 hearing on the De...

Excerpt: ...ROUND On June 15, 2021, Plaintiff Omar Muro filed his complaint in Case No. CIVSB2116995 against multiple defendants, including LGMK Engineering, Inc. d/b/a/ Hadley Engineering [esa “Thomas Hadley d/b/a Hadley Engineering”]. In his complaint, whic h includes causes of action 23 for negligence and premises liability, Muro alleges the defendants were negligent in relation to the design and construction of a building, which resulted in the coll...

Excerpt: ...e untimely so the objections were stricken but the responses remain. (Aiso Decl. at ¶5, Exh. A; Bergerson Decl. at p. 2:7 -24; 10/5/23 Minute Order.) Since no documents were produced, Plaintiffs Taylor and El la move to compel compliance with the October 5, 2023 Order (“10/5/23 Order”). Defendant Avis opposes. Plaintiffs Taylor and Ella reply. DISCUSSION Plaintiffs are seeking an order to compel Avis to produce documents per the 10/5/23 Orde...

Excerpt: .... He died (¶¶6163, 65, 67-70, 76). Defendant Sigma demurs to the 1st - 3rd causes of action. Plaintiff Michalski opposes. Defendant Sigma replies. DISCUSSIONS Judicial Notice Defendant Sigma requests judicial notice of two Superior Court ruling s from Los Angeles Superior Court and Sacramento Superior Court (Exhs. 1 -2). The Court DENIES the request as no applicable ground exists to judicially notice a superior court ruling. Analysis Procedural...

Excerpt: ...n November 2, 2020, Plainti
¯ sought to represent all non-exempt current and former employees in California during the stator period. Plainti
¯ served the LWDA with a notice of violations, and Þled a 3 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) complaint on January 11, 2021. The two matters were consolidated on November 15, 2021. After commencing litigation, the parties informally exchanged policy and payroll documents and other information su
¯ici...

Excerpt: ...nt since Foldcraft was the designer and manufacturer of the booth Plainti
¯ was seated on before the incident occurred. Foldcraft does not dispute that it designed and manufactured the wall mount booth, but contends the table at issue was not a Foldcraft product. At the time of this Þling, no parties have been able to identify the designer or manufacturer of the table (as opposed to the booth). Foldcraft's general commercial liability insurance...

Excerpt: ...“Rodriguez”) stood in ront o Plainti
¯s o
¯ice doorway e
¯ectively blocking it as Plainti
¯ tried to exit. When Plainti
¯ asked Rodriguez to move, he laughed and asked her, “Tienes miedo?” which translates to “Are you araid?” Plainti
¯ replied, “Araid o what?” as she stepped back and asked Rodriguez to move again so she could exit. Not moving away rom the door Rodriguez replied, “Dejame darte una nalgada con esos pa...

Excerpt: ...corporation; v. VAHAK VARTANIAN, an individual doing business as Vartanian on Wheels and VOW Automotive; and DOES 1 through 35, inclusive. VAHAK VARTANIAN, an individual v. 3 ARSEN H. VARTANIAN, an individual; EDGAR PORTILLO, an individual; and ROES 1-20, inclusive. Motion: Motion to Strike and Demurrer to Cross-Complaint Movant: Cross-Defendants Arsen H. Vartanian and Edgar Portillo Respondent: Cross-Complainant Varak Vartanian Case No. CIVSB221...

Excerpt: ...4th 116, 126; 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 strength of the plainti
¯s case, the risk, the expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through trial, the amount o...

Excerpt: ...retention and supervision. Alternatively, Sta
¯mark motions under section 437c(f) of the Code of Civil Procedure for summary adjudication, alleging the two causes of action are without merit. The Complaint's General Negligence Cause of Action “The rule of respondeat superior is familiar and simply stated: an employer is vicariously liable for the torts of its employees committed within the scope of the employment.” (Lisa M. v. Henry Mayo New...

Excerpt: ...y-one days after receipt of his right-to-sue letter from the EEOC and thus, the instant action under federal law would be barred under the applicable statute of limitations. The Complaint's Þrst, second, third and fourth Causes of Action Under Title VII The running of the statute must appear “clearly and a
¯irmatively” on the face of the complaint. It is not enough that the complaint might be time-barred. (Committee for Green Foothills v. S...

Excerpt: ...opposition. Plainti
¯ Derek Þled a joint reply. Analysis Procedurally, the parties met and conferred. (Walton Decl. at ¶¶3b-4b, 5-6, Exhs. DG.) Furthermore, the motions are timely in light of the granted 2-week extension. (Walton Decl. at ¶4b, Exh. E.) Substantively, the Þrst issue is the lack of veriÞcations from Defendant ZamÞr. To RFAs #39, 46, 52- 53, and 61-63, ZamÞr either admitted or denied the RFA, and to RFAs #45, 47-48, 57, & 5...

Excerpt: ... a wage-and-hour class action. Plainti
¯ alleges he worked or Deendants Changing Lives Sta
¯ing (a sta
¯ing company) and Nongshim (a ood manuacturing company) as a non-exempt employee until December 10, 2022. On May 11, 2023, he Þled suit seeking to represent all similarly situated non-exempt, hourly employees working or D e e n d a n t s i n C a l i o r n i a d u r i n g t h e s t a t u t o r y period. His suit alleges violations rela...

Excerpt: ...“Ford”). (Complt. ¶15.) The vehicle allegedly incurred defects and nonconformities and was delivered to Fords repair facility, Defendant Ford of Upland, LLC (hereinafter, “Upland Ford”) for repair, but neither Ford nor Upland Ford (hereinafter, collectively, “Defendants”) were able to conform the vehicle to the warranty terms after a reasonable number of attempts. (Id. at ¶¶ 16-19, 41-43.) Ford also allegedly failed to repurchase ...

Excerpt: ...Plainti
¯ renders this part of the Demurrer moot. Page | 2 1) Whistleblower Argument – 4th cause of action (Retaliation) The second theory asserted in the 4th cause of action for Retaliation, is that Plainti
¯ was retaliated against for her whistleblowing activities, citing Labor Code, section 1102.5 in ¶81 of the Complaint. In ¶79, Plainti
¯ alleges: Defendants Liberty and Independence, acting through Lashley, whom they had given de facto...

Excerpt: ...emoval. A certiÞed copy of the order of remand shall be mailed by the clerk to the clerk of the State court. The State court may thereupon proceed with such case. (28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) [emphasis added].) 3 add two additional representative plainti
¯s2 and to allege class claims for (1) wage violations; (2) wage statement violations; (3) waiting time penalties; (4) failure to reimburse; (5) FLSA minimum wage violations; (6) unfair competition in...

Excerpt: ...y of their burden. It is still the moving party's burden to prove he or she is entitled to judgment. (Villa v. McFerren (1995) 35 Cal.App.4th 733, 743-745; FSR Brokerage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Blanco) (1995) 35 Cal.App.4th 69, 73-74, fn. 4.) Page | 2 Request for Judicial Notice Best asks to the Court to take judicial notice of the following pursuant to Evidence Code, sections 452 and 453 (without further clariÞcation). “Judicial notice is th...

Excerpt: ...respond to Question 5. She is also ordered to serve an objection-free response to RFP 6 within Þfteen (15) days. However, she need not respond to RFP 14. The Court would further GRANT sanctions. Plainti
¯ will pay Defendant JBGC $1,500, within thirty (30) days. 3 Relevant Facts This matter is, in essence, an emotional distress claim. After Plainti
¯s' minor daughter passed, they sought casket and funeral services from Defendants. They allege t...

Excerpt: ... Amy Chacon Þled this sexual harassment action against her landlord, Defendant Rajbir S. Husson. Plainti
¯'s o p e ra t i v e F i r s t Amended Complaint (FAC), Þled February 10, 2023, includes six causes of action: (1) sexual harassment/discrimination 4 (Gov. Code, §12955); (2) violation of Civil Code section 51.9; (3) violation of the Unruh Act (Civ. Code, §§51, 52); (4) assault; (5) battery; and (6) intentional inßiction of emotional di...

Excerpt: ...ehalf of Arthur Lozano (“Arthur”). The complaint alleges that as a result of the negligence of the Defendants, Karen was rendered neurologically impaired and no longer able to care for herself, work or support her family. The Complaint alleges, prior to and on April 22, 2021, Karen was evaluated for complaints of pain relating to her cervical spine. She was admitted to Victor Valley Global Medical Center (“Victor Valley” or “VVGMC”) b...

Excerpt: ...s; (3) meal periods; (4) rest breaks; (5) Þnal pay; 5 (6) wage statements; as well as for (7) violation of the unfair competition law. Plainti
¯ also sent a letter to the LWDA in order to perfect her Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim, and on August 17, 2022, she Þled a First Amended Complaint (FAC) to add an additional cause for (8) civil penalties available pursuant to PAGA. On April 12, 2023, Plainti
¯ Þled a Second Amended Compla...

Excerpt: ...te demur on the grounds of Code of Civil Procedure section 430.10, subdivision (c). This provision provides a demurrer lies when another action is pending between the same parties on the same cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., §430.10, subd. (c); Plant Insulation Co. v. Fibreboard Corp. (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 781, 787 [“Plant Insulation”].) If the Court sustains a demurrer under this subsection, the proper order is not dismissal, but abatemen...

Excerpt: ...omponent repair codes (No. 39). Plainti
¯s also seek, without any limitation, documents su
¯icient to show all customer complaint codes from 2018 to present (No. 40), and operation codes provided to authorized dealerships from 2018 to present (No. 41). GM responded with objections, including the requests seek conÞdential, proprietary, and trade secret information, and stated that no documents will be produced. The Court denies the motion to RF...

Excerpt: ...ntive programs to lower their tax burdens. It asserts that it maintained trade secret, proprietary, and conÞdential systems to further its business. It further alleges that it hired Defendant Gan on April 9, 2018, via a Membership Admission Agreement and that, despite contractual obligations to maintain the conÞdentiality of those systems, Defendant Gan accessed and copied company Þles and secretly applied for employment at Specialty Tax Group...

Excerpt: ... action. Plainti
¯ alleges a variety of wage-and-hour violations which allegedly occurred during his employment for Defendant. On January 25, 2019, Defendant removed this matter to the federal District Court. On June 11, 2019, Plainti
¯ Þled his operative First Amended Complaint (FAC), which alleges violations relating to (1) meal periods; (2) rest breaks; (3) overtime wages; (4) minimum wages; (5) Þnal pay; (6) maintenance of required record...

Excerpt: ...hicle was sold to Defendant Kheterpal and that he was not paid any portion of the sales price. He alleges that he did not learn of the sale until midFebruary 2021. Despite promises to pay, he alleges the sales money was never provided. On that basis, he reported the vehicle stolen on March 1, 2021. The vehicle was thereafter retrieved at Defendant Kheterpal's residence. Plainti
¯ asserts damage while in Kheterpal's possession and necessary repai...

Excerpt: ...llenge to the correctness of the order itself, but Spring Valley's proper course would have been to seek appellate review of the order. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd.'s (a)(11)-(12) and (b).) The purported erroneous nature of the order does not excuse a failure to obey with its terms. (Marriage of Niklas (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 28, 34-35.) The RFA No.'s 79-80, 82-83, 85- 86, 88-89, 91-92, 94-95, 97-98, 100-101, 134, 136, 140, 154, 191, and 296 A...

Excerpt: ... actions. In the Ruiz matter, the proposed class includes all of Defendant Bright Sky's hourly, non-exempt employees for statutory period of four years prior to Þling. Ruiz Þled suit on August 15, 2022, alleging violations related to (1) minimum wages; (2) overtime; (3) meal periods; (4) rest breaks; (5) reimbursements; (6) Þnal pay; (7) wage statements; as well as claims for (8) violation of the unfair competition law, and (9) civil penalties...

Excerpt: ... (7) Compel further responses to requests for admission [from Mauricio & Federico / unopposed] Movants: Defendants Valley Transmission and Auto Repair, Inc., Edward Whittingslow, and Robert Larsen Respondents: Plainti
¯s Federico Martinez and Mauricio Martinez I. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL/FACTUAL BACKGROUND At issue are seven discovery motions Þled by Defendants—motions to compel each plainti
¯'s further responses to form interrogatories, special ...

Excerpt: ...ainty. First Cause o Action – Inverse IndemniÞcation Page | 2 An inverse condemnation claim arises when “there [is] an invasion or an appropriation o some valuable property right which the landowners possesses and the invasion or appropriation must be directly and specially a
¯ect the landowner to his injury.” (Border Business Park, Inc. v. City o San Diego (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 1538, 1548.) A claim or inverse condemnation requires t...

Excerpt: ...d because of the negligence of defendants Ontario Mills L.P., Simon Property Group, Interstate Cleaning Corporation, National Janitorial Solutions, Inc., and Marc Smith. Odeh then commenced suit against the defendants on June 23, 2023, alleging that each of the defendants negligently owned, maintained, managed, and operated the property. The form-complaint has two attachments outlining claims for premise liability and general negligence. However,...

Excerpt: ...ollectively, Defendants) on March 20, 2023. Plainti
¯ Þled his First Amended Complaint (FAC) on April 19, 2023, alleging seven causes of action: (1) elder abuse; (2) fraud; (3) unfair, fraudulent, and Unfair Business Practices Act- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17200 et. seq.; (4) 7 undue inßuence; (5) intentional inßiction of emotional distress; (6) violation of California Business and Professions Code and (7) violation of the California We...

Excerpt: ...onal distress; (4) breach of express and implied covenant of quiet enjoyment; (5) negligent violation of statutory duties; and (6) violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq. Plainti
¯s allege Defendant is the owner of real property located at 14231 Petaluma Court in Victorville, California (the Property). Plainti
¯s allege during an undisclosed time in which Plainti
¯s occupied the Property, Defendant breached the implied...

Excerpt: ...ponse to Supplemental Special Interrogatories as to Kelsea Moscatel Movant: Defendant Best Buy Stores, L.P. Respondents: Plainti
¯s Cole and Kelsea Moscatel Page | 2 The Motions to Compel Further SRog Responses An overview of the law A motion to compel further responses is available when the party to whom the interrogatories were directed gave responses deemed improper by the propounding party; e.g., objections, or evasive or incomplete answers....

Excerpt: ...e Motion to Strike Þled by Defendants Robertson's Transport, LTD., Robertson's Ready Mix, LTD., Michael R. Howard, RRM Development, and RRM Properties, LTD. (“Defendants”). Defendants seek to strike the allegations concerning the demand for punitive damages within the Shadwick's Complaint. SpeciÞcally, the moving Defendants seek to strike paragraphs 113, 123, 135, and 199215, and paragraph 7 of the prayer for relief. Plainti
¯s Shadwick, e...

Excerpt: ... January 11, 2024, Olmos and Cross-complainant filed his Opposition to Brancato's Special Motion to Strike, along with the declaration of attorney Edward M. Palmer (Decl. Palmer) in support thereof. On January 18, 2024, Brancato filed her Reply to Olmos' Opposition. Discussion and Analysis Brancato moves this Court for an order striking the following causes of achon and specific related allegations in the Cross-complaint filed by Olmos: (1) Secon...

Excerpt: ...Civ. Proc., S 2031.310.) This Page | 3 motion can be utilized to attack a response containing objections, an agreement to comply that is incomplete, or a statement of inability to comply that is incomplete or evasive. (Code Civ. Proc., S 2031.310, subd. A motion for an order compelling further responses "shall set forth specific facts showing good cause justifying the discovery sought by the demand." (Code Civ. Proc., S 2031.310, subd. (b)(l); Ki...

Excerpt: ...1-50, inclusive Motion(s): Motion for Summary Judgment Movant(s): Defendants and Cross-complainants Ahmad Salamah, individually and dba A&A Auto Sales Respondent(s): Plaintiffs Mario Lalama and Noemi Lalama Discussion Analysis The undisputed Material Facts. Defendants submit 13 undisputed material facts (UMFs). In sum, the parties agree that this lawsuit arises out of an accident that occurred on June 26, 2019 in which Mario Lalama was driving hi...

Excerpt: ...for a remodel project, Specialty Builders, Inc. ("Specialty Builders"). This case was filed on September 5, 2023, after Specialty Builders filed its own action against Guerra, for Breach of Contract and Foreclosure of Mechanic's Lien, and asking for Arbitration under the Contract (Case No. CIVSB 24 2319301; Dept. S14). There have been notices of related cases filed in each department and the cases have been deemed related by each Court. The relat...

Excerpt: ...provide a procedure for the summary determination of whether a valid agreement to arbitrate exists, and such summary procedure satisfies both state and federal law. (Rosenthal v. Great Western Fin. Securities Corp. (1996) 14 Cal.4th394, 413.) Under Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2, a party to an arbitration agreement may move to compel arbitration if another party to the agreement refuses to arbitrate, and the court shall order the parties ...

Excerpt: ...fendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc., alleging the following causes of achon: (1) violation of SongBeverly Act — Breach of Express Warranty; and (2) fraudulent inducement-concealment. Plaintiffs' Complaint arises out of their purchase of a new 2018 Honda Odyssey on June 30, 2017. They entered -nto an express warranty, which covered repairs or defects of covered parts for 36 months or 36,000 miles and of the powertrain for 60 months or 60,000 ...

Excerpt: .... 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 strength 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 amount offered in settlement, the e...

Excerpt: ...reaks; (4) minimum wages; (5) final pay; (6) untimely pay; (7) wage statements; (8) recordkeeping; (9) reimbursements; as well as (10) violation of the unfair competition law. Later, and separately, Plaintiff Navarro filed his own wage- and-hour complaint on December 14, 2021, alleging the same causes of action. On September 28, 2022, the matters were consolidated pursuant to stipulated order. After commencing litigation, the parties informally e...

Excerpt: ...REZ, an individual; ERIK REYES, an individual; HUGO RAMIREZ, an individual; DOES 1 to 100, inclusive. Defendants. MIRNA DEYSI CERRITOS FLORES, a nominal defendant; DAVID ENRIQUE FLORES, a nominal defendant; EVIS FLORES, a nominal defendant; HEIDI LIZZETH FLORES, a nominal defendant; and ROES 1 to 30, inclusive. Nominal Defendants. Motion: Good Faith Settlement Movant: Defendant Manuel Ray Gutierrez Respondent: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and H...

Excerpt: ...ve wage- and-hour class and PAGA representative achon on November 7, 2019. The allegations at issue include violations relating to (1) meal periods; (2) rest breaks; (3) minimum and overtime wages; (4) accurate wage statements; (5) waiting time penalties; as well as (6) violations of the unfair competition law and (7) civil penalties pursuant to PAGA. The Gutierrez matter additionally sought declaratory relief. After commencing litigation, the pa...

Excerpt: ...o buy real property in Bloomington from Audrey Ray Espinoza, as Trustee of the Frank D. Ray Family Living Trust dated May 16th, 2014 (Espinoza). However, after escrow was opened, Espinoza agreed to sell the property to Cortez Property Management LLC 4 (Cortez). As a result, KCI commenced suit on October 13, 2022, against Espinoza and Cortez. In response to the lawsuit, and on April 17, 2023, Espinoza answered and filed a crosscomplaint against mu...