Excerpt: ... attempts despite the existence of express and implied warranties. Honda also purportedly failed to make restitution or replace the vehicle. Finally, Honda was also purportedly aware of the defects in advance of the lease and actively concealed the information. Based on these facts, the initial complaint contained claims for (1) breach of express warranty under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (the Act); (2) breach of implied warranty under...

Excerpt: ...l's exposure analysis. Attorney Fees: Plaintiff seeks $110,000.00 for attorney fees, which is 40% of the gross. The requested fee is excessive given the nature of the claims, the extent of litigation, and the amount of the settlement. The court will award one-third of the gross, or $91,666.67. While counsel's lodestar analysis notes fees in excess of this amount, the hourly rates applied are too high. Costs: Plaintiff seeks reimbursement of $12,9...

Excerpt: ...emurrer, without leave to amend, as to the First Cause for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED) and the Second Cause for Invasion of Privao„•, against the District. The Court would OVERRULE as to the Third through Fifth Causes. As to the Motion to Strike: As a result of the preceding ruling on demurrer, the District's motion to strike as to paragraphs 26 and 39-41, relating to IIED and Invasion of Privacy, are rendered MOOT. Th...

Excerpt: ...ction: (1) breach of contract; and (2) common counts: open book account, account stated, money had and received by defendant, for gtnds, wares, and merchandise sold and delivered for which defendant promised to pay, money lent by plaintiff to defendant and for money paid, laid out, and expended at Hanson's request. On May 23, 2022, Hanson filed an answer generally denying the allegations and asserting ten affirmative defenses. On April 27, 2023, ...

Excerpt: ...nt Code. Regarding the MSA: The Court would GRANT summary adjudication as to the duty to defend against underlying complaint. The potential viability of the underlying claims invokes the duty to defend. (See Buss v. Superior Court (1997) 16 Cal.4th 35, 44.) Further, Crum failed to meet its responsive burden to show that the claim cannot fall within policy coverage. (Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court (1993) 6 Cal.4th 287, 300.) Case Summar...

Excerpt: ...ount: $11,356.00 Counsel must conÞrm the es
Ÿmated number of class members. The mo
Ÿon at p. 1:8 says 26; the mo
Ÿon at p. 2:9 says 36. If the number is 26, the es
Ÿmated average receipt by class members is $436.77; if it is 36, the es
Ÿmated average is $315.44. There are an es
Ÿmated 1,365 work-weeks during the class period, so each class member will receive an es
Ÿmated $8.32 for each week worked during the class period. The LWDA will r...

Excerpt: ...e first cause of acton by Crabtree and Sharma was one for negligence against Optimal, Athanor, National, and Golden Bank for negligence based on the allegations that defendants' negligence caused the leak. As a result, allowing co-plaintiffs Cedar and Alrahaman to assert their own negligence claim would not cause prejudice, nor would it really expand the scope of the litigation. The only additional issue that will be litigated as a result of the ...

Excerpt: ...ere were two opt-outs from a group of 1,636 potential class members for the California and Washington classes, for 1,634 class members. There were no objections to the settlement. The potential number of participants for the collective action totals 5,498. As of the date the administrator's declaration was signed, there were 761 consents to join the collective action. If the of participants in the FLSA settlement has increased from 761, counsel m...

Excerpt: ...Case Summary This is an auto-acc:ident and personal injury matter. It arises from an accident that occurred on January 18, 2021 on the 1-10 freeway, heading Eastbound, west of the Mountain exit in San Bernardino County. On or about March 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed a form pleading generally naming as Defendants EAN Holdings, LLC; Birdo, Jr.; Jose Ramirez; Antonio Ramirez; Los Angeles Co. Metropolitan Transportation Authority; the City of Los Angele...

Excerpt: ...s 10 causes of acton: (1) Declaratory relief by Arsen; (2) Accounting by both; (3) Financial elder abuse by Arsen; (4) Breach of duty of loyalty by AV Auto; (5) Breach of fiduciary duty by both; (6) Conversion by both; (7) Concealment by both; (8) Intentional misrepresentation by both; (9) Intentional inference with contract by AV Auto; and (10) Violation of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) by AV Auto. The FAC alleges Arsen created and began oper...

Excerpt: ...ies on notice that should this occur again, the Court will continue the hearing and consider the issuance of sanctions against the non-complying party. Demurrer: The issue in this case is whether the civil department within the San Bernardino County Superior Court may hear the claims asserted by Willey-Nelson or if they are matters of internal trust affairs that exclusively belong to the probate department. Either a trustee or trust beneficiary m...

Excerpt: ...osts ($19,322.80), administration fee ($7,000.00), incentive award ($7,500.00), and PAGA penalties ($20,000.00). The deductions are all reasonable and appropriate. These deductions result in a net class settlement of $279,510.53. There are 122 class members.3 Therefore, the average receipt for the class portion of the settlement is $2,291.06. There are 27,357 work-weeks in all, so each class member will receive $10.22 for each week worked during ...

Excerpt: ...th 116, 126; Reed v. United Teachers 6 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 offere...

Excerpt: ...and conferred multiple times in wr-ting and via telephone in April and May 2023. The parties were unable to resolve their dispute regarding PMK topics 3, 4, and 14. After amended deposition notces were served containing the same disputed topics, the LL defendants filed the pending motion for protective order. Through the motion the LL defendants seek an order prohibiting questions on topics 3 and 4 and relieving them from designating a witness as...

Excerpt: ...ons were already answered, there is no need to compel further answers. The Court denies the motion as to these questions. Question 48. Question 48 asks: "On what basis did you instruct pur attorney to issue three-day notices to tenants?" Smith objects under the Fifth Amendment privilege against self- incriminaton and attorney client privilege. Page | 2 A client has a privilege to refuse to disclose a confidential communication between client and ...

Excerpt: ...ffing agency] and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals ("Kaiser") as an Administrative Coordinator on June 16, 2021. On August 4, 2021, Plaintiff was in a serious car accident which caused injury to her feet and legs. After she took two weeks off to recover, Plaintiff returned to work with a walker. (Complaint, 19-21.) In the year following her return Plaintiff would spontaneously lose use of her legs and required accommodations such as no prolonged stand...

Excerpt: ...2023 deposition. Plaintiff Flores opposes. Defendants reply. Objections After the Reply was filed, Plaintiff objected inserton of new evidence in Jaidi's Reply Declaration at "2-3. The evidence is rebuttal evidence and therefore the objections are overruled. Procedural Deficiencies In his Opposition, Plaintiff raises deficiencies in the motion in that the deposition transcript was not lodged. Exhibit B to Carroll's declaration, however, contains ...

Excerpt: ...star Mortgage LLC dba Champion Mortgage on January 24, 2017, approximately six and one-half years ago. On October 31, 2017, Plaintiff filed for a defaultjudgment (the "First Default"). However, Defendant moved to set aside the default, which the prior Court granted on September 22, 2021. Importantly, that First Default was set aside because Plaintiff did not properly serve Defendant. Another default was entered on March 4, 2022, and was based 3 o...

Excerpt: ...an entity called Caltek Communications, Inc., whereas the sole defendant and moving party Caltek Technologies, Inc. While there are many circumstances where a non-party can enforce an arbitration agreement, defendant fails to address the issue in its Reply brief. Absent a showing that Caltek Technologies has standing to enforce the agreement, the motion must be denied. Counsel should be prepared to address this issue at the hearing. If defendant ...

Excerpt: ...ty; and (5) breach of warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Defendant answered. Now at issue is Defendant's motion to compel arbitration. Statement of Law — Motion to Compel Arbitration: Code of Civil Procedure sectons 1280 et seq. 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...

Excerpt: ...ege they were traveling on West 4th Street and North East Street in San Bernardino when a truck owned by defendant WEL Companies, Inc. (WEL, esa Tilens Truck Leasing, LLC) and operated by defendant Ronald E. Harvey (Harvey) ran a red light and struck their vehicle. Fourdyce was the passenger in Winslow-Williams' vehicle. WEL and Harvey answered. No trial date is currently set. On June 6, 2023, Plaintiffs filed this motion for trial preference und...

Excerpt: ....5. Thus, the Court would GRANT the motion to stay the matter is stayed pending completion of mediation and, if necessary, arbitration. The issue of attorneys' fees is not currently before the Court. Case Summary This is a foreclosure on a mechanic's lien. In the original Complaint, Plaintiff — a licensed building contractor — alleged it provided construction and related activities for a building remodel within on property owned by Defendant....

Excerpt: ...ove up hearing, which was continued multiple times. Notably, Defendant appeared at the October 27, 2020 OSC hearing. Because Plaintiff's counsel failed to appear at that hearing, the Court set an OSC re dismissal hearing for December 9, 2020. (See Minutes 10/27/20.) On November 17, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for order appointing partition referee. On December 9, 2020, both parties appeared for the OSC hearing and requested a contnuance. The m...

Excerpt: ...y, may be allowed, on motion, to make a supplemental complaint or answer, alleging facts material to the case occurring after the former complaint or answer. (c) upon the filing of a supplemental complaint, the court clerk shall issue an amended or supplemental summons pursuant to Section 412.10. Service of the supplemental summons and complaint shall be made in the manner provided for the initial service of a summons by this code. Unlike an amen...

Excerpt: ...fair, adequate and reasonable" for the class. (Kullar v. Foot ü)cker Retail, Inc. (2008) 158 Cal.App.4th 116, 126; Reed v. United Teachers Los Angeles (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 322, 337.) There were no objections to the class settlement and no opt-outs. The gross settlement amount is $1,000,000.00. The proposed deductions from the gross are for attorney fees ($333,333.33), costs ($19,723.23), administration fee ($8,890.00), three incentive awards o...

Excerpt: ...n April 13, 2023 and then discussed the discovery by phone five days later. No resolution was reached so the pencrng motions to compel further SRog responses and deem facts admitted was filed. The motions involve SRog No.'s 5-7, 11, 17, 19-20, 22, 25-27 and RFA's 2, 13-16, and 20. The motion is supported by a declaration from attorney Amy Maclear; the responses to the discovery; and the meet and confer correspondence. The motion is opposed by Roj...

Excerpt: ... confer in the next five (5) days on a mutually agreeable three-day period for Defense experts to conduct the survey or inspection of Plaintiffs' property. The survey or inspection shall occur within thirty (30) days of this ruling. The Court would impose sanctions against Plaintiffs, payable within thirty (30) days, in the amount of $1,800. Case Summary Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on September 28, 2021, alleging causes of action for (1) neg...

Excerpt: ...appropriately. If unprofessional rancor continues, the court will address the issue further and will take appropriate action. The court anticipates not having to do so. Plaintiffs' argument that it was appropriate to designate the entirety of the search results as "highly confidential" before accessing and reviewing the documents is unreasonable. Some of them may be highly confidential, but that can be determined only after counsel has had an opp...

Excerpt: ...emnify expenditures; (9) violation of the unfair competition law; and (10) civil penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Plaintiff seeks to represent all non-exempt employees who worked for Defendant in California during the class period. The parties thereafter engaged in extensive voluntary exchange of information, with Plaintiff's counsel performing a detailed payroll data analysis, in order to value the case and meaning...

Excerpt: ...1) setting aside a fraudulent trustee's sale; (2) fraudulent conveyances; (3) fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud; (4) declaratory relief; (5) conspiracy to commit fraud; (5) slander of title; (7) intentional misrepresentation; (8) unconscionability; (9) fraudulent conversion; (10) cancellation of false documents; (11) quiet title; (12) intentional interference with economic advantage; and (13) preliminary and permanent injunction. Relevant here...

Excerpt: ...ot file a reply. II. DISCUSSION Merits of Defendant's Motion to Strike Motions to strike can be used to strike any "irrelevant, false or improper matter inserted in any pleading," or to strike any pleading or part thereof "not drawn or filed in conformity with the laws of this state, a court rule or order of court." (Code Civ. Proc., S 436.) Defendant moves to strike Plaintiff's request for an award of attorney fees in paragraph 20 of the FAC and...

Excerpt: ...st qualified (PMQ) with production of documents. Defendant opposes. Plaintiff replies and filed evidentiary objections to the declaration of defense counsel Darshnik Meet Singh Brar. The Court notes that the motion is incorrectly noticed under Code of Civil Procedure sections 2025.450, subdivision (a), which allows a party who served a valid deposition notice, without having served a valid objection, to move for an order to compel the deposition ...

Excerpt: ...mployer's usual course of business. (b) A client employer shall share with a labor contractor all civil legal responsibil-ty and civil liability for all workers supplied by that labor contractor for the follow-ng: (1) The payment of wages. (d) At least 30 days prior to filing a civil action against a client employer for violations covered by this section, a worker or the worker's representative shall notify the client empoyer of violations under ...

Excerpt: ...vina Sabbah), the estate of the brother's father (the Estate of Ziad Sabbah), the brother's paternal uncle (Ghaleb Sabbah), St. Michael Service Corp., (St. Michael), ZSS Marketing, Inc. (ZSS), and St. Benedict Corporation ("St. Benedict"). The FAC pleads 9 causes of action: (1) Partiton against Omar, Amer, St. George, Savina, the Estate, Ghaleb, ZSS, St. Benedict, and Ted's Plaza; (2) Breach of fiduciary duty against Omar, Amer, St. George, Savin...

Excerpt: ... 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the riskof maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlemen...

Excerpt: ...esent labor law violations, deter future ones, and to maximize enforcement of state labor laws." (Moniz v. Adecco USA, Inc. (2021) 72 Cal.App.5th 56, 77.) he court must find that the plaintiff "has adequately represented the state's interests, and hence the public interest." (ld. at p. 89.) The LWDA 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 i...

Excerpt: ...laint pleads one cause of action for negligence. Defendants WI and Edison answered. The Complaint alleges on September 29, 2017, a fire broke out in the electrical room at 1640 E. 4th St., Ontario. The fire spread to the property owned by Golden Globalinks Corporation dba Golden Corral ("Golden"). MJI owns, possesses, manages, and/or maintains the maintenance room. Mid-century insured Golden and its property ("4-6). Defendant MJI filed a Cross-co...

Excerpt: ...s Acton Settlements in General Settlement of a class action requires court approval. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.769.) The moving party must demonstrate that "the settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable." (Kullar v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal.App.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 ...

Excerpt: ...Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 cal.App.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 (2005) 135 Cal.App.4th 706, 723.) Relevant factors the court may consider include "the strength of plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through tr...

Excerpt: ...g sanction is not necessary to enforce a monetary sanction. New and v. Superior Court (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 608, 615; Jones v. Otero (1984) 155 Cal.App.3d 754, 759. his ground cannot be the basis for the Court granting this motion. The remaining grounds are Defendant's failure to engage in discovery and her alleged willful disobedience of the Court's Order compelling discovery. These grounds are persuasive. While defense counsel was present, noti...

Excerpt: ...s. This Court may exercise its "'inherent authority to fashion procedures and remedies as necessary to protect litigants' rights and the fairness of trial.'" (Coastline JX Holdings LLC v. Bennett (2022) 80 Cal.App.5th 985, 1009, quoting Wesson v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 746, 763.) The levy resulted from the writ of execution, which was the result of this Court's grant of a default judgment—a default judgment whi...

Excerpt: ... costs. Fees and costs are simply a part of the motion for approval. The court believes it may have sufficient information to award fees and costs based on what has been filed. In future cases, counsel should file a single motion. Final Approval of Class Acton Settlements Settlement of a class action requires court approval. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.769.) The moving party must demonstrate that "the settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable....

Excerpt: ...ries together with the declaration of Paige C. Sirey, Esq. and a separate statement. Plaintiff Ronald McDonald ("Plaintiff" or "McDonald") opposed on June 15, 2023 and Westlake filed a reply on June 21, 2023. On May 23, 2023, Westlake also filed a moton to consolidate related cases, CIVSB2130404 and CIVSB2219053, together with the declaration of Paige C. Sirey, Esq. McDonald opposed on June 14, 2023 and Westlake filed a reply on June 21, 2023. Mo...

Excerpt: ...ore it too is barred by the statute of limitations. The demurrer is supported by a declaration from attorney Steven Friedland and a meet and confer e-mail. The demurrer is opposed by Defendant, but it seemingly responds to arguments not made in the demurrer. DISCUSSION under Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41, before filing a demurrer, the objecting party shall meet and confer with the opposing party in person or by telephone for the purpose ...

Excerpt: ...1) breach of lease against Lefty, and (2) breach of guaranty against Mallad. Defendants answered. Defendants Lefty and Mallad filed a Cross-complaint against Cross-Defendant Kim. The Cross-complaint pleads 4 cross- claims: (1) breach of the implied covenant, (2) breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, (3) constructive eviction, and (4) rescission. The Complaint and Cross-complaint allege on August 4, 2020, Rivsa SB Pad, LLC ("Rivsa") and Lefty...

Excerpt: ...ailure to meet and confer, where required, will result in sanctions to the offending party. DEMURRER: Third Cause of Acton for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: The Court is confused by Plaintiff's position. On the one hand, Plaintiff requests leave to amend and then argues that the allegations are sufficient. The Court determines that, while the allegations are sufficient as against a demurrer, if Plaintiff wants leave to amend, the ...

Excerpt: ...orm Interrogatories — Employment Tentative Rulings As to the Motions: The Court would GRANT these unopposed motions. Requests for Admissions are deemed admitted. As to the other discovery, Defendants will provide objection-free responses within thirty (30) days. As to Requests for Sanctions: The Court would impose sanctions on Defendant in the amount of $1,cm per motion ($5mo in total per Defendant). Sanctions are payable within 30 days. Case S...

Excerpt: ... the evidence that plaintiff signed it. Similarly, plaintiff's feeling of being rushed and not given suffcient time to read everything may be factors to consider in the unconscionability analysis, but are not a factor in determining whether she entered into the agreement. Plaintiff does not dispute that she clicked "l Agree" on the day she was hired. Identification of the Parties to the Agreement Plaintiff argues that the agreement is unenforceab...

Excerpt: ...plaint pleads two causes of action: (1) breach of contract, and (2) declaratory relief. On May 12, 2023, Plaintiff Renovate recorded and filed a Notce of Pendency of Action ("Lis Pendens"). Defendants McLaughlin now move to expunge the Lis Pendens on two grounds: (1) lack of probability of prevailing and (2) adequate damages. Plaintiff Renovate opposes. Defendants McLaughlin reply. Plaintiff's Evidentiary Objections With the Opposition, Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...City of Rancho Cucamonga (City), Candyce Burnett (Burnett), Felecia Marshall (Marshall), John Gillison (Gillison), and Matthew Burris (Burris). The FAC alleges seven causes of action for: (1) Violation of Equal Protection Under 14th Amendment against the individual Defendants; (2) Supervisorial Liability — 42 LISC S 1983 against Burnett and Gillison; (3) Monell Claim — 42 USC S 1983 (Monell claim) against City; (4) California Mitigation Fee A...

Excerpt: ... section 1430, subdivision (b) (survival), and (4) negligence (wrongful death). The Complaint alleges Norcal and own, control, and operate the facility at 819 Salem Dr„ Redlands (i.e., Plymouth Village). Krueger is the administrator 31). Decedent who was 79 years old was placed at Plymouth Village due to stroke symptoms, carotid artery disease, diminishing cognitive ability, and feeding tube-related needs. It is alleged that, during her stay, D...

Excerpt: ..."the settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable." (Kullar v. Fint Locker Retail, Inc. (2COS) 168 Cal.App.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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of ...

Excerpt: ...4, 11, and 86-87.) As a result, through their complaint the Bennetts assert claims for (1) breach of express warranty under the Song-Beverly Act (the Act), (2) breach of implied warranty under the Act, (3) violation of section 1793.2 of the Act (requiring, among other things, commencement and completion of the repairs within, respectively, a reasonable time and 30 days), and (4) fraudulent inducementconcealment. The fraud claim is based upon GM's...

Excerpt: ...les (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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed and th...

Excerpt: ...ally served on January 20, 2023 at 16333 Windcrest Drive in Fontana. Rodriguez has moved to quash service of summons and complaint under Code Civ. Proc. S 418.10, subd. (a)(l), which states: A defendant, on or the last day of his or her time to plead or within any further time that the court may for cause allow, may serve and file a notice of motion for one or more of the following purposes: (1) To quash service of summons on the ground of lack o...

Excerpt: ...obable cause. He was booked in jail and charged under Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a), and 287.7, subdivision (b). The arrest was initiated by Beckman and Ilagan. He was released after the District Attorney felt further investigation was needed. The charges were dismissed on February 26, 2020. It was further alleged that there was no basis for the arrest and that the investigation was biased and discriminatory ("12-15 & 18). Defendants Ci...

Excerpt: ...o amend any pleading or proceeding by adding or striking out the name of any party, or by correcting a mistake in the name of a party, or a mistake in any other respect.... The court may likewise, in its discretion, after notce to the adverse party, allow, upon any terms as may be just, an amendment to any pleading or proceeding in other particulars.... A motion to amend a pleading must: 1. Include a copy of the amended pleading, which must be se...

Excerpt: ...nclosure Technologies, Inc., hereafter Spraytech) alleging causes of achon for (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) breach of contract; (4) breach of contract; and (5) violation of Business and Professions Code section 7108.5 and Civil Code section 8814 et seq. Spraytech has cross-complained against EMT and its alleged shareholder, William Noble (Noble). The operative first amended cross-compl...

Excerpt: ...ation released claims as specified in paragraph 46 of the settlement agreement against a number of specified companies. Ryder Last Mile, Inc., however, is not named. In addition to the named companies, the release also purports to include the named companies' "present and former parents, affiliates, divisions, and subsidiaries, acquired companies, and each of their respective present and former directors, officers, shareholders, agents, represent...

Excerpt: ...P.A.; Eugene Lawrence Kwong, M.D.; and Alan Scott Herford, D.D.S., M.D. The complaint alleges a single cause of action for general negligence relating to what appears to be dental and/or medical malpractice. The complaint itself contains limited details about the facts of the case. However, the government claim attached to the complaint provides on May 5, 2021, at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, "a medical/dental negligence surgical procedure ...

Excerpt: ...ed a Category 1 offense. The representation was false, and Plaintiff's behavior at issue was a Category 2 offense, which is not cause or does not result in termination. Through Defendants' actions, customs, and procedures and practice to have progressive disciplinary process, STIJs, PIPS, along with the list of infractions and punishments codified in the Owner's Manual, and Plaintiff's longevity of service, Defendant developed an implied covenant...

Excerpt: ...nly two claims against her, based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies and sufficiency of the allegations. Plaintiff opposes and Defendant Gomez replies. As an initial matter, any issue of timeliness is moot as this Court continued this hearing from May 4, 2023 to June 14, 2023. In addition, it appears meet and confer requirements have been met. Exhaustion Defense Government Code section 12950, subdivision (c), provides any person claime...

Excerpt: ..."1 7, 9; Exhibit 1.) An express condition of the lease was that the landlord would develop the land with buildings, water and power, telephone, roads and perimeter security. (SAC '1 9.) Decedents Ronnie Roth Herndon and Ron Alan Herndon were the trustees of the Family Trust, but both died by October 2021. (SAC "1 2-3.) Plaintiff alleges Decedents held themselves out as licensed contractors (SAC 5, 8, 26), and they agreed to complete the construct...

Excerpt: ... on or before May 1, 2023. (Thomas Decl. at 993-6; Major Decl. at "2-4.) After this order, Plaintiff reached out seeking dates. (Thomas Decl. at "7-8, Exh. 8.) On April 25, 2023, GM offered the deposition date of May 9, 2023. (Major Decl. at 95.) Instead of accepting the deposition offered date, Plaintiffs Benitez file this moton seeking to compel compliance with the February 1, 2023, order. Defendant GM opposes. Plaintiffs Benitez replies. DISCU...

Excerpt: ... Adams Stirling PLC, and (iii) Professional Property Management ("PPM"). After Defendants moved to quash those subpoenas, the parties agreed the Defendants would have the right to first look at and then produce the records that they contended were not privileged and a privilege log on the records they contended were privileged. On May 16, 2022, and May 25, 2022, privilege logs were issued associated with the records produced by Fiore and Adams St...

Excerpt: ...ure to prevent harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Defendants Amazon.com Services LLC, Brittanee Mondy and Thomas Carr (collectively, "Defendants") filed this demurrer challenging the first and second cause of action by asserting they do not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Demurrer--Statement ofthe Law: The function of a demurrer is to test the legal sufficiency of the challenged pleading. (Kendrick v. City of Eure...

Excerpt: ....769.) The moving party must demonstrate that "the settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable." (Kullar v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 116, 125; 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 705, 723.) Relevant factors the court may consider include "the strength of plaintiffs' case, the ris...

Excerpt: ...158 Cal.App.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 (21W6) 135 Cal.App.4th 706, 723.) Relevant factors the court may consider include "the strength of plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, the amount offer...

Excerpt: ...158 Cal.App.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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, the amount offer...

Excerpt: ...2006 between Guzman, Valdez Sr., and thirdparty Salvador Garc:ia. Shortly thereafter, Valdez Jr. joined the partnership by oral or implied agreement. Guzman contributed $25,000 and it was understood that Guzman and Garcia would handle the day-to-day business, while Valdez Sr. was to handle the administrative tasks and Valdez Jr. performed managerial tasks. Even so, the business decisions were to be made by all the partners. (FAC at "1 10-12 and 3...

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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the riskof maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of d...

Excerpt: ... 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed ...

Excerpt: ...dant generally demurs to each cause of acton and specially demurs to each on the ground of uncertainty. Plaintiff filed an opposition, albeit one day late. Defendant filed a timely reply. Meet and Confer Requirement Defense counsel, Patrick J.L. Cleveland, filed a declaration establishing that he sent two emails to Plaintiff's counsel and she failed to respond. Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41 clearly states the "parties shall meet and conf...

Excerpt: ...nt Defendant's argument is straightforward. Employees are properly classified as "exempt outside salespersons" if they "customarily and regularly work more than half the working time away from the employer's place of business selling tangible or intangible items or obtaining orders or contracts for products, services or use of facilities.' (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, S 11070, subd. 2(J).) As such, they are exempt from the Labor Code's requirements ...

Excerpt: ...le Plaintiff was in custody. On May 27, 2022, Default was entered against San Bernardino County. After Plaintiff's request for a Clerk's Judgment was refused (this was not a contract case), Plaintiff filed a default packet and appeared before Judge Foster on December 7, 2022 for a prove- up hearing. The Court then entered judgment against the County. The Specially Appearing County has brought the present Motion to Expunge [Vacate] Default and Def...

Excerpt: ...ited 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the riskof maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of disc...

Excerpt: ...il, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal.App.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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, ...

Excerpt: .... To approve the settlement, the court must find the settlement to be "fair, reasonable, and adequate in view of PAGA's purposes to remediate present labor law violations, deter future ones, 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." (ld. at p. 89.) The LWDA must...

Excerpt: ... 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed a...

Excerpt: ...ION Evidentiary Objections With the reply, Plaintiff submits evidentiary objections to the arar Declaration. The Court SUSTAINS Objection Nos. 1, 2, 3, 9 (argumentative), 4 (irrelevant), 5, 6, 7, 8, (lacks foundation/personal knowledge). DISCUSSION Plaintiff originally noticed the deposition to proceed on March 17, 2023. (Ullman Decl. '1 1 and Exh. 1.) GM admits in its opposition that the PMQ deposition was noticed and that GM failed to appear or...

Excerpt: ...acities of the Defendants as trustees. Defendants provide a full opposition on the merits, and there are no due process concerns. Any order issued by the Court will be properly entered against the proper parties. At the outset, it is an important consideration that all of the parties were aware throughout the litigation that The Lucas Corporation was a defunct corporation for all intents and purposes. While a release of the entity is important fo...

Excerpt: ...es for summary judgment. Timely opposition has not been filed. Statement of the Law: A summary judgment moton cuts through the parties' pleadings to determine if a trial on the facts is necessary. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 843 ["Aguilar"].) Only the pleadings establish the grounds for granting or denying summary judgment. (Tsemetzin v. Coast Federal Savings & Loan Assn. (1997) 57 Cal.App.4th 1334, 1343.) When the d...

Excerpt: ...hers 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery com...

Excerpt: ...cal.App.4th 322, 337.) The court has "broad discretion in making this determination." (In re Microsoft I-V Cases (2005) 135 Cal.App.4th 706, 723.) Relevant factors the court may consider include "the strength of plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed and the stage of the...

Excerpt: ...ited 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the riskof maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of disc...

Excerpt: ...te and reasonable." (Kullar v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal.App.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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of...

Excerpt: ...er. (Code Civ. Proc., S subd. (a)(4).) However, the Court puts the parties on notce that should this occur again, the Court will continue the hearing and consider the issuance of sanctions against the non- complying party.l Defendant Husson attacks the First Amended Complaint (FAC) on three grounds. First. Defendant Husson argues that although an agreement is referenced in the FAC, Plaintiff does not allege any particulars, i.e., whether it was w...

Excerpt: ...GM was falsely advertising the transmission, knowing the material was false, and with the intent to induce reliance and knowing Martinez's vehicle was defective. Despite such knowledge, GM failed to disclose the true facts and Martinez was induced by the representations and omissions to his detriment. (Compl. at 3-4, 7, 11, 15, 23-53, 116, 121, 131, and 137.) b. Less particularity is needed in the concealment context and in cases when the facts a...

Excerpt: ...ted 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the riskof maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of disco...

Excerpt: ...t restate counsel's preexisting obligations and responsibilities; even without a protective order, counsel is obligated (1) to limit questions to the listed topics for the PMQ deposition, (2) to refrain from ad hominem commentary and sarcasm, and (3) to avoid repetitive questioning. A protective order stating those limitations would simply repeat the limitations already imposed by the Code of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Professional Conduct....

Excerpt: ...mary Adjudication on the Complaint: 1. First Cause of Acton for Breach of Contract: The motion is denied. Plaintiff's claims against Defendant arise from a combinations of sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the Non- Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Defendant Jasmine Marie Acosta (ACOSTA) fails in her burden because even if section 2.3 of the NDA is void/unenforceable, the entre NDA is not demonstrated to be void/unenforceable, and section 2.3 of the NDA would on...

Excerpt: ...pleadings or amendments; (2) State what allegations in the previous pleading are proposed to be deleted, if any, and where, by page, paragraph, and line number, the deleted allegations are located; and (3) State what allegations are proposed to be added to the previous pleading, if any, and where, by page, paragraph, and line number, the additional allegations are located. (California Rule of Court 3.1324, subd. (a).) Additionally, a separate dec...

Excerpt: ... the court re-set the filing deadline for January 31, 2023. Plaintiff did not file the motion or seek relief before expiration of the deadline. Instead, on February 3, 2023, plaintiff filed an ex parte application to extend the filing date nunc pro tunc. On February 5, 2023, the court denied ex parte relief, but reserved a hearing date of April 20, 2023, for a moton. The hearing was subsequently continued to June 2, 2023. How plaintiff's counsel ...

Excerpt: ...90- 150 days is not unusual. The Court also finds that once Defendant told escrow to cancel, financing that was in progress could not be completed. As the agreement provided for the Defendant's business to be included in the transaction, there was no need for Defendant to close the business. Defendant cancelled the transaction too quickly. Plaintiffs have presented evidence demonstrating it takes several months to obtain the financing they needed...

Excerpt: ...stantially related matter whose interests are materially adverse to the former client unless written consent is provided. In actions where the potential conflict arises from successive representations of clients with potential adverse interest, the chief fiduciary value in jeopardy is the client's confidentiality. (Flatt v. Superior Court (Daniel) (1994) 9 Cal.4th 275, 283.) Disqualifying an attorney for undertaking a representation adverse to a ...

Excerpt: ...of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (Failure or Delay in Payment), (3) Bad Faith and Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (Failure to Properly Investigate Claim), and (4) Unfair Business Practices. According to the Complaint, between November 1, 2019 and November 1, 2020, Defendant provided insurance coverage for real property owned by Plaintiff, including ccwerage for vandalism, theft and/or fire damage. (Comp. , '1 8.) On De...

Excerpt: ...ulation Judicial correction of an award is authorized only if the alleged miscalculation or mistake is "evident"—apparent on the face of the award—and not merely suppositional. (See Lopes v. Millsap (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1679, 1587 [arbitrator's declaration admissible for limited purpose of showng evident miscalculation that could be corrected without affecting merits of controversy]; Severtson v. Williams Constr. Co. (1985) 173 Cal.App.3d 85,...

Excerpt: ...ndate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1091.4 compelling the County to remove his name. This court exercises its independent judgment in reviewing the administrative decision. (Gonzalez v. Santa Clara County Dept. of Social Services (2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 72, 84; Saraswati v. County of San Diego (2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 917, 928.) In applying the "independent judgment" standard of review, the court must determine whether the weight of the evid...

Excerpt: ...es that Defendants defaulted under the terms of the contract. Thus, Plaintiff filed suit for breach on February 25, 2021, and Defendants issued a general denial on February 1, 2022. Relevant here, the contract contains provisions selecting choice of law, consent to jurisdiction, and venue in Utah. (Motion, Exh. 1 [Contract], 11932 [venue] & 40 [governing lawl.) Accordingly, Defendants bring this motion to stay or dismiss this California action so...

Excerpt: ...) 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 plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class achon status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed and the stage o...