Category: California Tentative Rulings

Case Number: BC511860??? Hearing Date: July 26, 2016??? Dept: 34 SUBJECT: Demurrer to cross-complaint Moving Party: Plaintiff and cross-defendant Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh, a professional law corporation (?plaintiff?) Resp. Party: None Plaintiff?s demurrer to Jamshid Aryeh?s cross-complaint is OVERRULED. PRELIMINARY COMMENTS: At the Status Conference on June 14, 2016, defendant stated that he might be hiring an […]

Case Number: BC505730??? Hearing Date: July 27, 2016??? Dept: 97 27 KENIA RAMIREZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BENJAMIN SALAS GONZALES, et al., Defendants. Case No.: BC505730 Hearing Date: July 27, 2016 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL RELEASE OF PSYCHIATRIC RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF ROXANNE VALENZUELA Defendants United Parcel Service, Inc. and Benjamin Salas Gonzalez (?Defendants?) […]

Case Number: BC503777??? Hearing Date: July 26, 2016??? Dept: 92 GRAYCEE MCDONALD, Plaintiffs, vs. HCL INGLEWOOD VILLAGE, LLC, et al., Defendants. CASE NO: BC503777 [TENTATIVE] ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS This action arises out of a slip and fall at a shopping center owned and operated by Defendant HCL Inglewood Village, LLC […]

Case Number: BC466580??? Hearing Date: July 25, 2016??? Dept: 46 Case Number: BC466580 BRENDA SHROYER VS RAMIN R YOUNESSI ET AL Filing Date: 08/02/2011 Case Type: Legal Malpractice (General Jurisdiction) 07/25/2016 Motion for an Order (CONFIRMING ARBITRATION AWARD) NOTICE OF TENTATIVE RULING AND PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION WITHOUT HEARING The parties may submit to the tentative […]

Case Number: BC400279??? Hearing Date: July 28, 2016??? Dept: 310 POSEY v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE OF TREVON TOWNSEND?S LATE CLAIM PETITION TO KING?S COUNTY TENTATIVE RULING Grant motion to transfer venue to Kings? County; concurrently-submitted motion to relieve Townsend from the Government Code filing requirements is moot; Court will continue the […]

Case Number: 15K13484??? Hearing Date: July 25, 2016??? Dept: 77 Defendant Taek Yung Park?s Demurrer to Plaintiff?s Complaint is OVERRULED. CCP ? 430.10(e). Initially, the court notes that special demurrers are not allowed in limited jurisdiction courts. CCP ? 92(c). As such, only the general ground for demurrer will be addressed by the court. CCP […]

Case Number: BC600745??? Hearing Date: July 25, 2016??? Dept: 34 SUBJECT: Motion to stay action pending appeal Moving Party: Defendants 4Sports & Entertainment AG and Claude Lemieux Resp. Party: Plaintiffs Ritch Winter and Wintersports Ltd. Defendants? motion to stay is DENIED. BACKGROUND: Plaintiff commenced this action on 11/10/15 against defendants for: (1) fraud; (2) breach […]

Case Number: BC620612??? Hearing Date: July 25, 2016??? Dept: 37 CASE NAME: Ecological Alliance, LLC v. DAS Companies, Inc. CASE NO.: BC620612 HEARING DATE: 7/25/16 DEPARTMENT: 37 CALENDAR NO.: 11 TRIAL DATE: None NOTICE: OK SUBJECT: Motion to Approve Stipulated Judgment MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Ecological Alliance, LLC OPPOSING PARTY: None COURT?S TENTATIVE RULING The unopposed […]

Case Name:??? Blade Ventures, LP v. MetricStream, Inc., et al. Case No.:??????? 2015-1-CV-287269 Background and Discovery Dispute ??????????? This is an action for fraud arising out of the reconveyance of stock warrants issued during a Series 1 round of financing brought by Blade Ventures, LP (?Blade?) against defendants MetricStream, Inc. (?MetricStream?) and its Director of […]

Case Name:??? Eric Burke, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. Case No.:??????? 2015-1-CV-287164 Background and Discovery Dispute ??????????? This is a lemon law action brought by Eric and Stacey Burke (collectively, ?Plaintiffs?) against Ford Motor Company (?Defendant?) arising out of their purchase of a Ford automobile. According to the allegations in the complaint, […]

Case Name: ?? Cheung v. Tse Case No.:??????? 1-13-CV-252171 After full consideration of the evidence, the separate statements submitted by each party, and the authorities submitted by each party, the court makes the following rulings: This is an action for breach of contract and common counts.? In early September 2011, plaintiff Levania Yue Juan Cheung […]

Case Name:??? Jose Archilla v. Palo Alto Commons Management Company, LLC, et al. Case No.:??????? 2015-1-CV-279567 This is a putative employment class action alleging wage and hour, meal and rest period, and other violations by defendants Palo Alto Commons Management Company, LLC, Palo Alto Commons, and Palo Alto Commons Management.? Currently before the Court is […]

Case Name: ?? The Irvine Company LLC v. Douglas Ross Construction, Inc., et al. (The Redwoods) Case No.: ?????? 2012-1-CV-234516 This is a construction defect action regarding ?The Redwoods? apartment complex in San Jose.? On December 29, 2015, just before the scheduled trial, plaintiff The Irvine Company LLC filed a request for dismissal without prejudice […]

Case Name: ?? Ortiz, et al. v. Headstart Nursery, Inc. Case No.: ?????? 2011-1-CV-211336 In this class action, plaintiffs Maria Ortiz, Rosalia Garcia Arriaga, and Mariana Rojas (collectively ?Plaintiffs?) sue defendant Headstart Nursery, Inc. (?Defendant?) for not providing full 30-minute meal breaks as required by law.? In the operative Second Amended Complaint (?SAC?), filed July […]

Case Number: BC542350??? Hearing Date: September 21, 2016??? Dept: 78 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department 78 RANDHIR S. TULI; Plaintiff, vs. SPECIALTY SURGICAL CENTER OF THOUSAND OAKS LLC., et al.; Defendants. Case No.: BC542350 Hearing Date: June 21, 2016 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: DEFENDANTS? MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS? FEES AND COSTS. Defendants? Motion […]

Case Number: YC058254??? Hearing Date: July 22, 2016??? Dept: 91 The unopposed Motion by Defendant, Hilbers, Inc. (?Hilbers?) for Summary Judgment, filed on 4/29/15, is GRANTED. Defendant has met its burden of establishing that it is entitled to judgment on the entire complaint in its favor based on the undisputed material facts proffered. Cal. Code […]

Case Number: BC561082??? Hearing Date: July 22, 2016??? Dept: 91 Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendant, The Salvation Army, filed on 5/3/16, is DENIED. Defendant has not shown it is entitled to summary judgment on the entire complaint based on the material facts proffered, which remain in dispute. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. ? 437c(p)(2). Plaintiff?s […]

Case Number: BC545516??? Hearing Date: July 21, 2016??? Dept: 91 Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication by Defendants, Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. and CH Palladium, LLC, filed on 10/7/15 is DENIED. Defendants have not established that they are entitled to summary judgment or adjudication of causes of action based on the material facts proffered, which are not […]

Case Number: BC541138??? Hearing Date: July 21, 2016??? Dept: 91 Motion by Defendants, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. and Claude Achkar for Summary Adjudication of Plaintiff?s Claim for Exemplary Damages, filed on 5/6/16, is DENIED. Defendant has not met its burden of establishing it is entitled to judgment based on the material facts proffered. Cal. Code […]

Case Number: BC593798??? Hearing Date: July 22, 2016??? Dept: 92 JORGE RAGDE, SR., et al., Plaintiff(s), vs. DORIS R. PERSINGER, et al., Defendant(s). Case No.: BC593798 [TENATATIVE] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT, PERSINGER TRUST?S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION; DENYING DEFENDANTS? MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND ALL OTHER REQUESTS FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION; DENYING CROSS-COMPLAINANT?S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION […]

Case Number: BC526911??? Hearing Date: July 22, 2016??? Dept: 92 MESHACH BETTS, et al., Plaintiff(s), vs. LAUSD, et al., Defendant(s). Case No.: BC526911 [TENTATIVE] ORDER CONDITIONALLY GRANTING PETITION FOR MINOR?S COMPROMISE Plaintiff, Meshach Betts, a minor by and through his GAL, Nicole Brown, filed this action against Defendant, LAUSD for damages arising out of an […]

Case Number: BC617221??? Hearing Date: July 26, 2016??? Dept: 93 SONNY GONZALES, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. KOUROSH KIANIJAM, Defendant. [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT Defendant KOUROSH KIANIJAM?s Motion to Dismiss is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff?s request to nunc pro tunc the date of filing the complaint is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Court considered […]

Case Number: BC604069??? Hearing Date: July 21, 2016??? Dept: 98 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. DOMETIC CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. And Related Cross-Actions. ) ) CASE NO: BC604069 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTIONS CONTESTING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT Dept. 98 1:30 p.m. July 21, 2016 On December 15, 2015, Plaintiff State Farm Insurance Company (?Plaintiff?) filed […]

Case Number: BC601270??? Hearing Date: July 21, 2016??? Dept: 98 TINA BRAVO, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. GENER BINALLA MENDOZA, et al., Defendants. Case No.: BC601270 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS? MOTION TO SERVE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Dept. 98 1:30 p.m. July 21, 2016 On November 16, 2015, Plaintiffs Tina Bravo; Samantha Bravo, by and through her […]

Case Number: BC566204??? Hearing Date: July 21, 2016??? Dept: 98 JOHN B.K. DOE, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, GLORIA ACOSTA Plaintiff, vs. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants. CASE NO: BC566204 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF?S MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES AND DEFENDANTS? MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER Dept. 98 1:30 […]