Excerpt: ...H. Koygani filed the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on November 28, 2016, alleging causes of action for: (1) specific performance; (2) breach of contract; (3) conversion; (4) constructive trust; (5) fraud; (6) breach of fiduciary duty; (7) negligence; (8) IIED; (9) money had and received; (10) rescission of contract; and (11) declaratory relief. On February 23, 2021, Cross‐Complainants Felix Lopez and Luis Rodriguez (“Cross‐ Complaina...

Excerpt: ... DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT BACKGROUND A. Allegations The allegations of the 62‐page complaint are difficult to decipher. Plaintiff Dr. Nira Woods (“Plaintiff”, a self‐represented litigant) alleges she is the lessee of private land identified as Unit 68 within Skyline Mobile Park located at 2550 PCH, Torrance, CA 90505. (FAC, ¶11.) Plaintiff alleges she signed a lease agreement. The landlord of the park is Defendant Chandler's S...

Excerpt: ...rder to work on a fence that he was hired to erect and take down. He alleges that Defendant Etco Homes was the general contractor in charge of the safety of the location. He alleges that Defendants Custom Ornamental Iron Work, Inc. and V.H. Custom Iron Work, LLC erected or were in the process of erecting a heavy metal gate to the entrance and exit to the property. While he was working on the fence, Plaintiff alleges that he came into contact with...

Excerpt: ... he, Defendant Jack Sheng (“Sheng”), and Defendant Eugene Wong (“Eugene Wong”) founded Defendant eForcity Corp in 2002 to engage in e-commerce business. Plaintiff alleges that he helped Sheng run eForcity Corp until 2010 when Sheng managed the company and became the CEO and controlling member of the Board of Directors. Plaintiff alleges that from 2002 to 2018, he received K-1's to reflect his ownership in eForcity Corp and received annual...

Excerpt: ... Wang, Jiansheng Wang, and Jianming Wang (“Plaintiffs”) are successors-in-interest to Aizhu Wang (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants were responsible for causing Decedent's death. Plaintiffs allege that Decedent was lawfully on the property owned, leased, occupied, and/or controlled by Defendants Valu Mart Co. dba Valu Mart Food Warehouse (“Valu Mart”), Buy Low Market, Inc. dba Valu Mart Food Warehouse (“Buy Low”), K. ...

Excerpt: ...lege that on March 4, 2018, Decedent was at 633 Monterey Pass Road in Monterey Park at the request of John Woods, who hired Decedent to perform work on the ceiling of the warehouse. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants Steve and Tracy Lee (“Defendants”) owned the premises and that John Woods was hired to perform maintenance on the roof but he did not possess a contractor's license at that time. Plaintiff alleges that while he was repairing the c...

Excerpt: ...ses Collective, Inc. (“B&R”) commenced this action against Defendant Michael Hodges (“Defendant” or “Hodges”). Aaron Justis and Hodges were the only directors of B&R, a medical cannabis dispensary. Aaron Justis and B&R allege that Hodges breached his fiduciary duty to B&R and treated B&R as his personal bank account, misappropriated funds, and wasted corporate resources. The complaint, filed October 31, 2017, alleges causes of action ...

Excerpt: ...nyon Avenue, Unit 1, Valley Village, CA 91607 with Defendant Douglas Faber. On December 1, 2020, Faber and Defendant Steven E. Cantamout were the owners of the property; Faber and Cantamout conveyed their interest to Defendants Patricia Yap, Ricardo Lamorena, and Corazon Lamorena (“Yap Defendants”) on November 23, 2005; and the Yap Defendants conveyed their interest in the property to Defendants Harma Hartouni and Asad Ayaz on September 30, 2...

Excerpt: ...n May 25, 2020, Defendant Ashot Kakojanian (“Kakojanian”) entered into a contract by which Sunrise Motor agreed to provide to him and he agreed to acquire a 2020 Ford F150 vehicle (VIN 1FTEW1E42LKD49952). Plaintiff alleges that the contract was assigned to it in the ordinary course of business. Plaintiff alleges that Kakojanian transferred possession of the vehicle to Defendant Lion's Auto Body (“Lion”). Plaintiff alleges that Kakojanian ...

Excerpt: ...ods (“Plaintiff”, a self-represented litigant) alleges she is the lessee of private land identified as Unit 68 within Skyline Mobile Park located at 2550 PCH, Torrance, CA 90505. (FAC, ¶11.) Plaintiff alleges she signed a lease agreement and the landlord of the park is Defendant Chandler's Sand & Gravel, Inc. (Id.) Plaintiff alleges that in 2013, Defendants amended the Local Rules and Regulations, which breached, violated, and infringed her ...

Excerpt: ...nd Management, Corp. d/b/a Bellaire Pharmacy (“Plaintiff”) is a community retail pharmacy under Dr. Armen Minasian as pharmacist-in-charge as of January 2007. (FAC, ¶15.) Defendant Lusine Mardyan (“Ms. Mardyan”) was Plaintiff's employee from February 2007 to December 6, 2019. (Id., ¶16.) Defendant Ana Khimonidi (“Ms. Khimonidi”) was also an employee of Plaintiff until her resignation in September 2019. (Id., ¶18.) Plaintiff alleges...

Excerpt: ...ymphony EnterTraining, Inc. (“VSE”), which was a TV, film, and audio vocational college in Burbank. VS on various dates in 2012‐2015 obtained all legal rights to certain accounts receivable owned by VSE, include those of Defendants Meyghan Hill (“Hill”) and James Scott's (“Scott”). VS alleges Defendants entered into promissory notes and contracts with VSE. Hill was a student of VSE and on June 11, 2009, entered into a written agreem...

Excerpt: ...ianming Wang (“Plaintiffs”) are successors-in-interest to Aizhu Wang (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants were responsible for causing Decedent's death. Plaintiffs allege that Decedent was lawfully on the property owned, leased, occupied, and/or controlled by Defendants Valu Mart Co. dba Valu Mart Food Warehouse (“Valu Mart”), Buy Low Market, Inc. dba Valu Mart Food Warehouse (“Buy Low”), K. V. Mart Co. dba Buy Low Mark...

Excerpt: ...s”) allege that on April 27, 2016, Defendant Ali Kalbassi (“Kalbassi”) entered into a Motor Vehicle Lease Agreement – California (“Agreement”) with O'Gara Coach Company, LLC for the lease of a new 2016 Bentley Continental GTC, VIN SCBGH3ZAXGC053434 (“Vehicle”). The Agreement provides that Kalbassi was to make 47 consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $2,712.58 commencing April 27, 2016. On April 27, 2016, O'Gara Coach Compa...

Excerpt: ...rpose of purchasing certain real estate and involved 6 members/investors, including James Tutt, Joy Vincent, John Wood, Plaintiff, Robert Sherman, and Gary Whipple. Plaintiff alleges that in order for THV to secure financing, it obtained a construction loan from 1 st Centennial Bank, but the bank stopped funding THV's development project after the bank was audited in April 2008. Plaintiff alleges that THV was unable to repay the loan, the bank in...

Excerpt: ... the adjacent property east of his property, believed to be located at 7921 Denivelle Road (“Adjacent Property”), is a vacant, sloping, excavated, and an unimproved lot owned by Defendants Abel Rios and William Lopez. Plaintiff alleges that Rios and Lopez retained laborers to grade, excavate, and backfill soil and to construct a retaining wall on the Adjacent Property from 2003 to 2019. Plaintiff alleges that Rios and Lopez were required to o...

Excerpt: ...Kevorkian went to the Altadena Sheriff's Department on August 22, 2014 so that Ms. Kevorkian could file a complaint against deputies, alleging they had come to her property earlier that evening and stolen her belongings. He alleges that when he stood with her in the lobby, he was accused of various criminal acts that never occurred and was arrested and detained by excessive force. This action was brought against Defendants Los Angeles County Sher...

Excerpt: ...nt”), is a 41.4% owner of the Class A Units of Defendant, and does not participate in the day-to-day operations of the company. Plaintiff alleges that Jeffrey and Mark Raber are Defendant's sole officers and managers and that their company, Jamrab, Inc., owns a 58.6% majority of the Class A Units. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant has violated the Operating Agreement because the managers have treated the company as their own personal business, r...

Excerpt: ...illiams (“Decedent”) brings this action by and through her successor in interest, Plaintiff Linda Johnson (“Ms. Johnson”, Decedent's daughter). Plaintiffs allege that Decedent was an “elder” under the Welfare & Institutions Code and that she was accepted and retained by Defendants Griffith Park Rehabilitation Center (“GPRC”) and Renew Health Consulting Services, LLC (“Renew”) as a resident of the GPRC facility from June 2, 201...

Excerpt: ...hcare & Rehabilitation Center (“BHRC”). She alleges that on January 10, 2019, while she was walking to the shared bathroom using her walker, she unknowingly stepped into a large puddle of water in her path, which caused her to slip and fall. She alleges that one of BHRC's employed aides had given a patient a shower previously and had failed to mop the floor or remove the puddle of water that remained in the bathroom prior to Plaintiff's fall....

Excerpt: ...nature Healthcare Services, LLC (“Signature”) (dba Aurora Las Encinas Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health Care) operates 13 acute psychiatric hospital, including Aurora Las Encinas Hospital. Defendant Aurora Las Encinas, LLC dba Las Encinas Hospital (“Aurora”) operates a psychiatric hospital at 2900 East Del Mar Blvd. in Pasadena. Plaintiff alleges that in July 2018, she voluntarily admitted herself for suicide and severe depression, an...

Excerpt: ..., Decedent and Defendant Masoud Bitarafan (“Bitarafan”) were invited to the home of Defendants Shima Hadidchi and Arash Milani (co‐owners of the property) to swim in their swimming pool. Plaintiff alleges that the pool did not have the mandated safety requirements as set forth in the California Swimming Pool Safety Act (“CSPSA”). Plaintiff alleges that Hadidchi and Milani negligently allowed their guests to engage in horseplay and dunk ...

Excerpt: ...nacio Dominguez (“Defendant”) entered into a contract by which Galpin Motors Inc. agreed to provide to Defendant and he agreed to acquire a 2018 Ford Explorer vehicle (VIN 1FM5K7D80JGC28139). Plaintiff alleges that the contract was assigned to it in the ordinary course of business. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant defaulted on the terms and conditions of the contract by failing to make payments, such that the sum due and owing is $30,664.82. ...

Excerpt: ...hot Kakojanian (“Kakojanian”) entered into a contract by which Sunrise Motor agreed to provide to him and he agreed to acquire a 2020 Ford F150 vehicle (VIN 1FTEW1E42LKD49952). Plaintiff alleges that the contract was assigned to it in the ordinary course of business. Plaintiff alleges that Kakojanian transferred possession of the vehicle to Defendant Lion's Auto Body (“Lion”). Plaintiff alleges that Kakojanian defaulted on the terms and c...

Excerpt: ...llege that they reside at 11438 Moorpark Street, Unit 3, Studio City, CA 91602 pursuant to a written lease entered in October 2018. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant Elena Raluca Popovici is the owner of the property. During their residence as tenants of the property, Plaintiffs were allegedly exposed to substandard conditions, such as leaky plumbing, accumulation of water, insufficient rain buttresses, electrical wiring not up to code, mold, lack...