Category: California Tentative Rulings

Case Number:?BC693896????Hearing Date:?October 04, 2018????Dept:?78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?78 CHARISE PARKER-NICHOLSON;   Plaintiff,   vs.   LOS ANGELES COLLEGE FACULTY GUILD (LOCAL 1521),?et al.;   Defendants. Case No.: BC693896 Hearing Date: October 4, 2018 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE:   DEFENDANTS LOS ANGELES COLLEGE FACULTY GUILD (LOCAL 1521), GRACE CHEE, AND AMY […]

Case Number:?BC703713????Hearing Date:?October 09, 2018????Dept:?56 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT ROZITA POURMOUSSA, GITI POURMOUSSA, FOROKHLAGNA POURMOUSSA, MANOUCHEHR POURMOUSSA, Plaintiffs, vs.   KENNETH SHAFFER, FRANCES SHAFFER, KENNETH SHAFFER AND FRANCES SHAFFER FAMILY TRUST, and DOES 1-100, inclusive,   Defendants. ??????CASE NO.: BC703713   [TENTATIVE] ORDER […]

Case Number:?BC625210????Hearing Date:?October 04, 2018????Dept:?78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department 78 RUTH ALVIZURES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AGUSTINA ARAUJO, et al., Defendants. ??Case No.:??BC625210 Hearing Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018 ??RULING RE: DEFENDANTS MOLLY JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE MOLLY JOHNSON REVOCABLE SURVIVOR?S TRUST?S MOTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT RE […]

Case Number:?BC496060????Hearing Date:?October 04, 2018????Dept:?78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?78 ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT;   Plaintiff,   vs.   LINDSAY DUNLAP,?et al.;   Defendants. Case No.: BC496060 Hearing Date: October 4, 2018 RULING RE:   PLAINTIFF ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT, LLC?S MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND INTERROGATORIES, […]

Defendants Charles Eusey; Brea, Brea LLC DBA Brookdale Brea (erroneously sued as Brea LLC and Brookdale Brea); and Emeritus Corporation filed a petition to compel arbitration and a motion to stay proceedings until arbitration is completed. ?The petition to compel arbitration is denied.? The motion to stay is also denied. Although California has a strong […]

Defendant CHOC Children?s at Mission Hospital (?CCMH?) filed a motion for summary judgment, or, in the alternative, summary adjudication of issues.? The motion for summary judgment is granted. CCMH?s request for judicial notice of the Complaint and Answer to the Complaint filed in this matter is denied.? It is unnecessary to ask the court to […]

Defendant Avalon Cold Storage, LLC?s (?Defendant Avalon?) general demurrer to the first, third, and fourth causes of action of Plaintiff Affluent Staffing, LLC?s Complaint, is sustained with 15 days leave to amend. Plaintiff?s request for judicial notice is denied as to Exhibit A and granted as to Exhibit B. ?Exhibit A appears to be a […]

Pursuant to CCP ?2025.610, parties may only be deposed once; however, ?for good cause shown, the court may grant leave to take a subsequent deposition.???Id.? While there is no bright-line rule for what constitutes ?good cause,? trial courts will reopen a deposition only ?when it is necessary, the party seeking further discovery has been diligent, […]

Case Number:?BC676824????Hearing Date:?July 31, 2018????Dept:?78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?78 CORE HEALTH & FITNESS, LLC;   Plaintiff,   vs.   NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, ET AL.;   Defendants. Case No.: BC?676824 Hearing Date: July 31, 2018     RULING RE:   PLAINTIFFS CORE HEALTH & FITNESS, LLC, […]

Case Number:?BC676824????Hearing Date:?July 30, 2018????Dept:?78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?78 CORE HEALTH & FITNESS, LLC;   Plaintiff,   vs.   NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, ET AL.;   Defendants. Case No.: BC?676824 Hearing Date: July 30, 2018     [TENTATIVE] RULING ?RE: PLAINTIFFS CORE HEALTH & FITNESS, LLC, […]

Case Number: BC654867 Hearing Date: July 30, 2018 Dept: 78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department 78 1709 WESTGATE LIMITED, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. MYNA CHAFFEE, et al., Defendants. AND ALL RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS   Case No.: BC645867 Hearing Date: July 30, 2018 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: PLAINTIFFS AND CROSS-DEFENDANTS WESTGATE LIMITED, THE MARWIN […]

Case Number:?BC618819????Hearing Date:?July 30, 2018????Dept:?78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?78 SEUNGHOON KIM,?an individual;   Plaintiff,   vs.   SH PREMIUM, INC.,?a California corporation dba Akasuma Rice Restaurant; and DOES 1-100, inclusive   Defendants. Case No.: BC618819 Hearing Date: July 30, 2018     [TENTATIVE] RULING RE:   PLAINTIFF SEUNGHOON KIM?S MOTION […]

Case Number:?BS173012????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 James Samatas v. City of Los Angeles, et al., BS 173012 Tentative decision on demurrer:??sustained in part and overruled in part Real Parties Tanager, NK, LLC, and 1410 Tanager, LLC (collectively, ?Tanager?), and Respondents City of Los Angeles (?City?), Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (?APC?), and City Board of […]

Case Number:?BS171671????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 Bruce Dwain Copeland v. California Contractors Licensing Board, et al.,???????????BS 171671 Tentative decision on petition for writ of mandate: denied Petitioner Bruce Dwain Copeland (?Copeland?) seeks a writ of mandate directing Respondent California Contractors State License Board (?Board?) to set aside the citations issued to him. The court has read […]

Case Number:?BS168476????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 John Doe v. Timothy P. White, et al., BS 168476 Tentative decision on petition for writ of mandate:??granted Petitioner John Doe (?Doe?) seeks a writ of mandate directing Respondents Timothy P. White (?White?) and the Trustees of the California State University (?Trustees?) to set aside the findings and sanctions imposed […]

Case Number:?BS164497????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 Eurocom Networks S.A. v. Chol Enterprises, Inc., BS 164497 Tentative decision on (1) motion to strike costs: granted; (2) motion for additional attorneys? fees: granted Respondent Chol Enterprises, Inc. (?CEI?) moves to strike or tax the memorandum of costs filed by Petitioner Eurocom Networks S.A. (?Eurocom?).??Eurocom moves for additional attorneys? […]

Case Number:?BC710561????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 Marcel Jordan as Trustee of the Fifth Avenue Trust v. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., et al., BC 710561 Tentative decision on application for preliminary injunction:??denied Plaintiff Marcel Jordan as Trustee of the Fifth Avenue Trust (?Jordan?) applies for a preliminary injunction against Defendants Bank of […]

Case Number:?BC699596????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 Frank M. Ifediba v. California Board of Registered Nursing, et al., BC 699596 Tentative decision on application for preliminary injunction:??denied Plaintiff Frank M. Ifediba (?Ifediba?) applies for a preliminary injunction against Defendants California Board of Registered Nursing (?Board?) and the Board?s Executive Officer, Joseph L. Morris (?Morris?), to stay the […]

Case Number:?BC682421????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 Oak River Insurance Company v. Melik Dye Works, Inc., BC 682421 Tentative decision on application for right to attach order:??granted Plaintiff Oak River Insurance Company (?Oak River?) seeks a right to attach order in the amount of $133,876.91 against Defendant Melik Dye Works, Inc., dba Classy Dyeing & Finishing (?Melik […]

Case Number:?BC575092????Hearing Date:?July 12, 2018????Dept:?85 CSMC 2006-C5 North Azusa Avenue, LLC, and CSMC 2006-C5 North Barranca Street, LLC v. Eastland Tower Partnership, et al., BC 575092 Tentative decision on motion discharging receiver, approving receiver?s final report and accounting, and exonerating bond: granted Receiver Terri Riker (?Riker?) moves the court for an order discharging the Receiver, […]

1)Defendant Easter Seals Southern California Inc?s Motion for Reconsideration regarding Order on Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiff?s Second Amended Complaint 2) Status Conference Defendant asks this court to reconsider its 3/26/18 Minute Order denying Defendant?s motion to strike portions of Plaintiff?s 3rd cause of action for wage statement violation. Defendant argues that the recent […]

Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?50 BRAZOS STUDENT FINANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. JONATHAN M. DANG,?et al., Defendants. Case No.: BC 673507 Hearing Date: ?June 26, 2018 Hearing Time: ?8:30 a.m. [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:? ? PLAINTIFF?S REQUEST FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JONATHAN M. DANG ? ????????????Plaintiff Brazos Student Finance Corporation (?Plaintiff?) requests […]

Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department 50 DINA B. CHERNICK?et al., Plaintiffs, vs. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,?et al. Defendants. Case No.: BC 625917 Hearing Date: June 26, 2018 Hearing Time: 8:30 a.m. [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:? ? PLAINTIFFS? MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT ????????????Background Plaintiffs Dina B. Chernick and […]

Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?50 PRAXEDES E. RUNNING,?et al., Plaintiffs, vs. COVINA IRRIGATING COMPANY,?et al., Defendants. Case No.: BC 623542 Hearing Date: June 26, 2018 Hearing Time: 8:30 a.m. [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:? ? DEFENDANTS CITY OF AZUSA, GEORGE MORROW, CHET ANDERSON, FRAN DELACH, AND AZUSA VALLEY WATER COMPANY?S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS […]

Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department?50 PRAXEDES E. RUNNING,?et al., Plaintiffs, vs. COVINA IRRIGATING COMPANY,?et al., Defendants. Case No.: BC 623542 Hearing Date: June 26, 2018 Hearing Time: 8:30 a.m. [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:? ? DEFENDANTS? MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT/ADJUDICATION ? Background ????????????Plaintiffs Praxedes E. Running (?Praxedes?) and Praxedes E. Running Trust (collectively, […]