Excerpt: ...ING PARTY: Artem Gerashchenkov, as plaintiff in the unlawful detainer case Order to Show Cause why the court should not (1) reconsider and vacate (i) its September 29, 2023 order deeming the Unlawful Detainer Action and Civil Action related, (ii) its September 29, 2023 order reassigning the Unlawful Detainer Action to Department 53 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, (iii) its September 29, 2023 order consolidating the Unlawful Detainer Action and Ci...

Excerpt: ...of fiduciary duty action. Plaintiffs Harges Family Partnership, LP and Lorelei Harges, Trustee of the Harges Community Property Trust allege Plaintiffs entered into multiple agreements to sell seven pieces of real property to several buyers. Chartwell agreed to act as the escrow company for the transactions. Plaintiffs allege per Section C of the Addendum, the escrow holder, Chartwell, was supposed to release the deposits to the plaintiffs one bu...

Excerpt: ...efendants' alleged Ponzi scheme to defraud Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs move for leave to amend the complaint to add a cause of action for quasi contract seeking restitution on behalf of all Plaintiffs and against Defendants Ron Appel, Kristine Taylor Appel, Kristine Taylor Philanthropies, and Seagate Holdings, Inc. At the June 4, 2024 hearing, the Court continued the hearing, at Plaintiffs' request, so Plaintiffs could file supplemental briefing. The ...

Excerpt: ...s set for June 17, 2024. Legal Standard “A party to a civil action who is over 70 years of age may petition the court for a preference, which the court shall grant if the court makes both of the following findings: (1) The party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole. (2) The health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party's interest in the litigation.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 36, subd. (a...

Excerpt: ...exposed to the chemical gadolinium throughout the course of the MRIs, result ing in severe burns, health complications, and eventually death. Plaintiffs allege that Decedent had a history of hypersensitivity to gadolinium and that Defendants were put on notice of Decedent's condition and should have been aware of the risks of gadolinium exposure in children. The complaint alleges causes of action for (1) medical malpractice, (2) medical malpracti...

Excerpt: ... for: 1. General Negligence 2. Premises Liability On March 29, 2023, Marco's default was entered. A Case Management Conference is set for June 17, 2024. Legal Standard “To the extent authorized by the chapter governing any particular discovery method. . ., the court, after notice to any affected party, person, or attorney, and after opportunity for hearing, may impose the following sanctions against anyone engaging in co nduct that is a misuse ...

Excerpt: ... M.D. T/R: DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION IS DENIED. DEFENDANTS TO NOTICE. If the parties wish to submit on the tentative, please email the courtroom at [email protected] with notice to opposing counsel (or self -represented party) before 8:00 am on the day of the hearing. The Court considers the moving papers, opposition, and reply. BACKGROUND On February 16, 2023, Plaintiffs Dr. Nayyer Ali, M.D. and Dr. Mauricio Heilbron, M.D. sue...

Excerpt: ...onda Accord (“Vehicle”) Plaintiff purchased in October of 2018 and she alleges that the Vehicle was delivered to her with serious defects and nonconformities to warranty. Additionally, the Vehicle subsequently developed additional and other serious defects and nonconformities after delivery which serve as the subject of this lawsuit. On October 12, 2023, Plaintiff propounded her “First Set of Requests for Production” on Defendant Honda co...

Excerpt: ...tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an action in which Plaintiff Freedman + Taitelman, LLP, a law firm, alleges that Defendants S.P. Das Enterprises, LLC d.b.a. Das Films, LLC (“Das Films”) and Sriram Das failed to tender $286,969.62 in outstanding attorneys' fees. Plaintiff also alleges that Defendant Sriram Das is an alter ego of Das Films. Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...ary 2, 2022. Plaintiff alleges that he suffered an injury to his urethra and bladder from the improper placement of a Foley catheter during a surgical procedure. Defendant moves to compel a defense medical examination, erroneously called an “independent” medical examination, of the Plaintiff. TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant's Motion to Compel Compliance with Demand for an Independent (sic) Medical Examination is GRANTED. Good cause exists for Def...

Excerpt: ... -Complainant Aiden Bohlouli (“Bohlouli” or the “Moving Defendant/Cross-Defendant”) RESPONDING PARTY: None NOTICE: OK RELIEF REQUESTED: An order from this Court to compel Plaintiff/Cross- Defendant James Hoseini's (“Hoseini” or “Plaintiff/Cross -Defendant”) responses, without objection, to Bohlouli's Requests for Production of Documents, Set Two, and to impose monetary sanctions against Plaintiff in the amount of $4,750.00. TENTAT...

Excerpt: ...24/24 [TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Cross-Defendant Stallion, Inc.'s Motion to Deem Objections to Interrogatories to be Without Merit; to Compel Answers and for Sanctions Against Cross -Complainant and His Attorney [Res ID # 7130]. I. Background On February 21, 2024, Cross -Defendant Stallion, Inc. (Stallion) filed a motion to compel further responses to six interrogatory requests served on Cross -Plaintiff Michael Pappas (Michael Pappas) around Decembe...

Excerpt: ...had a broken screen. On September 25, 2023, Wong, by and through guardian ad litem Jiamei Wang, filed a complaint against Defendants Shuai Gao, Liu Yang, and Does 1 -50, alleging (1) negligence and (2) premises liability. On November 13, 2023, Wong's process server served Yang with substitute service in Walnut. On December 6, 2023, Wong amended the Complaint to replace Doe 1 with Defendant Gao Shuai Trust Gao Shuai Tr (Gao Shuai Trust). On Februa...

Excerpt: ...024, Judge Stephanie Bowick granted an ex parte application filed by Defendants Roy Lee and RL Films2, Inc. for an OSC re: dismissal/striking of Plaintiff The John Powers Middleton Companies, LLC from the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). Defendants contend that Plaintiff The John Powers Middleton Companies, LLC has been a suspended entity with the Franchise Tax Board since at least July 1, 2019; that the statute of limitations continues to r...

Excerpt: ...Javier Diaz -Santana (“Diaz-Santana”) was acting in the course and scope of his employment with V&I Investments, Inc. when he was in an automobile accident with Defendants near 5500 Rosemead Blvd. in Temple City. (23AHCV02345 Complaint, GN-1; 23STLC07082 Complaint, MV -1.) On October 10, 2023, Plaintiff Cypress Insurance Company, as administered by Berkshire Hathaway Homestead, (“Cypress”) filed a complaint against Defendants for general ...

Excerpt: ...wing causes of action: (1) breach of lease; (2) common counts; and (3) breach of written guaranty. At an Order to Show Cause (OSC) on January 18, 2024, the Court struck B&J's answer because B&J was a corporation not represented by counsel. There was no appearance for or by B&J at the hearing. On January 30, 2024, Greenhut was dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Plaintiff's request. The Court entered default judgment against B&J on April 9, 20...

Excerpt: ...nect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 15, 2024, the Court entered a default for Defendant SLSLT Underlying Trust 2020- 1. Defendant SLSLT Underlying Trust 2020- 1 now seeks to set aside its default due to excusable neglect, surprise, inadvertence, or mistake. (Code Civ. Proc. § 473(b).) Defendant contends that “Defendant SLSLT Underlying Trust 2020- 1 (the ‘Trust') was served in or around July 2023. Unfortunate...

Excerpt: ... Aleksandar Sasha Poparic (“Poparic”); Immobilium, Inc. (“Immobilium”); Cali Miners, Inc. (“Cali”); and Helvetia Holdings Group, LLC (“Helvet ia”) (together, “Defendants.”) The proofs of service indicate Poparic was personally served with the summons and complaint on January 8, 2024; Immobilium was personally served on January 17 and Helvetia was personally served on January 19, via Poparic, their agent for service of process ...

Excerpt: ...ents Erina Gilerman (“Respondent Gilerman”) and Alexander Gudis (“Respondent Gudis”). Respondents filed an opposition on June 1, 2022, then filed an Amended Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and Opposition to Vacate the Award on August 15, 2022. On February 9, 2023, the Court entered judgment in favor of Respondents confirming the arbi tration award. (Judgment, 02/09/23.) The judgment provided that costs are to be awarded per memorand...

Excerpt: ...IED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. BACKGROUND On November 21, 2022, plaintiff Jane Doe R.H. filed a complaint against defendants Doe 1, Doe 2, and Doe 3 through 60 for (1) childhood sexual abuse, (2) IIED, (3) negligence based on Gov. Code §§815.2 and 820, (4) failure to report suspected child abuse, (5) negligent supervision of a minor, and (6) negligence. Plaintiff alleges that in 1993/1994 schoolyear when she was around 16 or 17 years old and a student ...

Excerpt: ...ng (1) negligence, (2) products liability – failure to w arn, (3) products liability – design defect, (4) fraudulent concealment, (5) breach of implied warranties, and (6) loss of consortium. According to the complaint, from 2005 to 2023, Plaintiff worked as a cutter, fabricator and/or installer of Defendants' stone products. (FAC ¶¶ 172- 175.) As a result of this work, Plaintiff came into contact with “inherently hazardous stone products...

Excerpt: ... premises liability. The complaint alleges that on June 7, 2023, Plaintiff Dennis, along with his spouse were on the premises at the Hustler Casino located at 1000 W Redondo Beach Boulevard, in the city of Gardena. (Complaint ¶ 11.) Plaintiff alleges that a dispute arose between another patron and Plaintiff, and escalated when the other patron made gestures with his hands indicating he was going to shoot Plaintiff. (Complaint ¶ 12.) The complai...

Excerpt: ...ett Schulte. This action arose from statements made online through a parody twitter account of Dennis P. Block and his firm. On August 10, 2018, the trial court granted in part Defendants BASTA Inc and Bramzon's special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16, finding that the allegations in the complaint arose from protected activity and struck the fifth and sixth causes of action. Following appeals by both sides, on January 22,...

Excerpt: ...Moving party to give notice. If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a lemon law action. Plaintiff Miguel Hernandez seeks to compel further responses to his requests for production, set one, and special interrogatories, set one, propounded on Defendant General Motors, LLC. I.Special Interrogatories The Motion as to special inter...

Excerpt: ...signed the grant deed to Defendant Ovoda on behalf of Plaintiff as an apparent CEO/CFO without (1) being the CEO or CFO and with out (2) any authority from Plaintiff Lightking, the sole shareholder. The second warehouse was located in Rancho Cucamonga. Consequently, on August 31, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative Complaint, alleging seven causes of action: (1) conspiracy to defra ud; (2) fraud; (3) breach of fiduciary duty; (4) conversion; (5) ...