Category: California Tentative Rulings

Case Number: CGC14538560 Case Title: PHILLIP GARCIA VS. CARRIE WILSON, IN HER CAPACITCY AS TRUSTEE OF THE et al Court Date: MAR-16-2017 09:00 AM Calendar Matter: Plaintiff’S Amended Notice Of Motion To Compel Responses To Discovery And Requests For Monetary And Nonmonetary Sanctions Rulings: SET FOR HEARING ON THURSDAY MARCH 16 2017, LINE 1, PLAINTIFF […]

1)Defendant Hossein Karamooz’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict 2)Defendant Hossein Karamooz’s Motion for a New Trial Before the Court is Defendant?s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and alternative motion for new trial. Plaintiff?contends, inter alia, that the Court lacks jurisdiction to decide the motions because Defendant filed and served his notice of intent […]

1)Plaintiff Anthony Ibrahim’s Motion for Class Certification 2)Status Conference Plaintiff?s motion for class certification is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Court GRANTS certification of a class all ?persons employed in California by Defendants Climatec, Inc., and KX2 Holdings Building Technologies Group, LP (?Defendants?) as System Specialists between March 9, 2008, and the […]

Plaintiff Jane Doe?s motion to augment her expert witness list pursuant to CCP ?? 2034.610 and 2034.620 is GRANTED.??? Plaintiff?s proposed expert, Dr. Suzie Dupee, may testify in Plaintiff?s case-in-chief regarding the psychiatric and psychological testing and results used by Defendant?s expert, as well as a rebuttal witness to Defendant?s expert, Dr. Constance Dalenberg. It […]

Set for hearing for Tuesday, February 28, 2017, line 7. CLAIMANT ALUMINUM SHAPES, INC.’S Notice of Hearing For An Order To Show Cause. Claimant Aluminum Shapes, Inc.’s application for an order to show cause why its claim should not be allowed is granted and its request for an order for payment for the chromium cleanup […]

Set for hearing for Tuesday, February 28, 2017, line 6. DEFENDANTS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., ROBERT GLENNING, COLETTE GARDNER, JOHN LEWIN, KELLI O’TOOLE, JOSHUA HARTMAN’S DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT. Defendants Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Inc., Robert Glenning, Colette Gardner, John Lewin, Kelli O’Toole, and Joshua Hartman’s demurrer to all causes of action alleged against them in the […]

Set for hearing for Tuesday, February 28, 2017, line 6. DEFENDANT IRMA DAMHUIS’S DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT. Defendant Irma Damhuis’ demurrer to all non-dismissed causes of action alleged against her in the complaint filed by plaintiffs Lourdes Zamudio and Pedro Garate is sustained without leave to amend as to all causes of action. No California authority […]

Set for hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Line 4, DEFENDANT COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION’s Motion To Compel Belem Lozanos Attendance And Testimony At Deposition And Request For Sanctions Pro Tem Judge Douglas Robbins, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary […]

Set for hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Line 3, PLAINTIFF DONALD CHENG’s Amended Motion For Order Directing Further Responses To Special Interrogatories Pro Tem Judge Douglas Robbins, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has been assigned to […]

Set for hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Line 3, Plaintiff Donald Cheng’s Motion For Order Directing Further Responses To Special Interrogatories Defendant Miriwa Center Condominium Owners Association Pro Tem Judge Douglas Robbins, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary […]

Set for hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Line 2, PLAINTIFFS DALE DUNCAN AND MARTA MUNOZ MENDOZA’S Motion To Compel Defendants To Further Respond To Written Discovery Sets Two And To Produce Responsive Documents And Request For Sanctions Pro Tem Judge Douglas Robbins, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements […]

Set for hearing for Tuesday, February 28, 2017, line 2. JOHN HAWKINS’S Motion For: (1) Approval Of Pre-Judgment Receivers Final Account And Report; (2) Approval Of Final Compensation And Reimubursement Of Costs For Pre-Judgment Receiver And His Attorneys And Other Professionals; (3) Discharge Of Pre-Judgment Receiver; And (4) Exoneration Of Pre-Judgment Receivers Bond. Pre-judgment Receiver […]

Set for hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Line 1, DEFENDANT PETER CALLAHAN’s Motion To Compel Plaintiffs To Respond To Written Discovery, And For Monetary Sanctions Pro Tem Judge Douglas Robbins, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has […]

Set for hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Line 1, DEFENDANT Anna Gehriger’S Motion To Compel Plaintiffs To Respond To Written Discovery, And For Monetary Sanctions Pro Tem Judge Douglas Robbins, a member of the California State Bar who meets all the requirements set forth in CRC 2.812 to serve as a temporary judge, has […]

Motion by Defendant CalAtlantic Group, LLC, formerly known as Standard Pacific Corp. (?Standard Pacific?), to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action Opposition 2/1/17 Reply 2/7/17 Tentative:? Grant as to plaintiffs? claims against Standard Pacific only, pursuant to the alternative/secondary JAMS arbitration provisions.? Arbitration provisions in the Home Builder’s Limited Warranty are procedurally and substantively unconscionable and […]

Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint Opposition Reply Supplemental Briefing Tentative:? Sustain without leave to amend The putative class action complaint in this Los Angeles Superior court lawsuit was filed March 26, 2014, against the County of Los Angeles and 50 Doe defendants.? Much of the conduct in the complaint concerns a written communication to plaintiff […]

MOTION FOR DETERMINATION OF PRIVILEGE Defendant?s Motion ?for the Court to Make a Determination As to Whether a Disc Containing 1,129 pages of Documents Contains Two Privileged Communications? is denied. The Court cannot compel Defendant to submit the two inadvertently produced communications for in camera review. (Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Superior Court (2009) 47 Cal.4th […]

The court grants Defendants Emeritus at Yorba Linda and Defendant Brookdale Yorba Linda?s Motion for Terminating Sanctions. Plaintiff?s case is dismissed with prejudice.? Defendants are to file a proposed order of dismissal for the court?s signature. In extreme situations, like this one, terminating sanctions are warranted. (Doppes v. Bentley Motors, Inc. (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 967, […]

Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Posted on CourtNet: February 16, 2017 Case Name: Viriato, et al. v. One Good Deed, Inc., et al. Case No.: BC606545 Motion: Compel Deposition Moving Party: Defendant/Cross-Complainant Patrick Theodora Responding Party: *UNOPPOSED*/ NO OPPOSITION WAS FILED. Notice: OK ________________________________________ Ruling: Defendant/Cross-Complainant Patrick Theodora?s motion to compel the deposition of […]

Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Case Name: Fox v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. Case No.: BC602491 Motion: Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint Moving Party: Defendants JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., California Reconveyance Company, and US Bank, N.A. Responding Party: Plaintiff Harry M. Fox Notice: OK ________________________________________ Ruling: Defendants JP Morgan Chase […]

Case Number: BC605612??? Hearing Date: February 21, 2017??? Dept: 51 Background This is a wrongful foreclosure action concerning certain real property known as 858 Hyde Avenue, Pomona. According to the allegations, in 2005, plaintiffs obtained a mortgage from defendant Countrywide. In February 2013, Countrywide purportedly transferred the deed of trust to defendant Bank of New […]

Case Number: BC576152??? Hearing Date: February 21, 2017??? Dept: 51 Defendant County of Los Angeles?s Request for Evidence Code ? 402 Hearing Re Permissible Scope and Time Frame of Events for Trial is DENIED. This is a disability discrimination case involving a claim of pretext. It is based on two instances of alleged ?failure to […]

Case Number: BC607873??? Hearing Date: February 21, 2017??? Dept: 93 The hearing on defendant’s motion to compel responses to form interrogatories is CONTINUED to February 22, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. to meet other discovery motion for that same date. Case Number: BC610181??? Hearing Date: February 21, 2017??? Dept: 93 ALBERT WEST, Plaintiff, vs. LA CARE […]

Case Number: BC622427??? Hearing Date: February 22, 2017??? Dept: 92 ULLAH HAFIZ, Plaintiff(s), vs. BEN MOSHE LEVY, Defendant(s). CASE NO: BC622427 [TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF?S MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, FORM INTERROGATORIES, REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION, AND REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION; MONETARY SANCTIONS. Plaintiff, Ullah Hafiz?s Motions to Compel are Granted. Defendant is ordered to […]

Case Number: BC600458??? Hearing Date: February 22, 2017??? Dept: 92 JORDAN STONE, Plaintiff, vs. MIRIAM HARNIK, et al., Defendants. CASE NO: BC600458 [TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT?S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE OF COURT FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Defendant MIRIAM HARNIK (?Defendant?) moves the Court to compel a response to and compliance with Defendant?s demand for a physical […]