Defendant County of Contra Costa’s demurrer, brought on its behalf and on behalf of its Employment & Human Services, Children & Family Services Unit, is sustained with leave to amend.  Defendant demurs to the Fifth Cause of Action (Negligent Supervision—Gov....

Plaintiffs’ Application for Preliminary Injunction is granted for a period of 90 days, conditioned upon timely payments of all property taxes and insurance, plus monthly payments to Defendant Wells Fargo’s attorneys in the amount of $5,000.00. (Cal. Code Civ. Proc.,...

Plaintiff’s Request for Interlocutory Relief is denied.  The relief requested can now only be determined at trial after both sides have presented admissible evidence and the trier of fact determines whether Plaintiff has sustained his burden of proof or not. ...

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff to answer form interrogatories is granted.  Plaintiff admits that he has failed to respond to the form interrogatories.   The basis for Plaintiff’s failure to respond is that he believes the Defendants are not allowed...

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Respond to Request for Admissions is granted.  Plaintiff admits that he has failed to respond to the Request for Admissions.   The basis for Plaintiff’s failure to respond is that he believes the Defendants...

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Respond to Inspection Demand is granted.  Plaintiff admits that he has failed to respond to the inspection demand.   The basis for Plaintiff’s failure to respond is that he believes the Defendants are not...

Defendant Atchison Village Mutual Homes Corporation’s Motion to Strike is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.   The motion is GRANTED as to the request for punitive damages (paragraph 2 of the prayer.)  Disregarding conclusions, the SAC fails to...

Defendant John Denning II’s motion to strike is denied.  Punitive damages may be awarded if a trespass is committed from malicious motives or reckless disregard of the rights of others.  See Armitage v. Decker (1990) 218 Cal.App.3d 887, 907; Roth...

By this writ of administrative mandamus (Code of Civ. Proc., § 1094.5), Petitioners seek judicial review of the City Council of Lafayette’s May 11, 2015 approval of Resolution 2015-13. The petition is denied.   Resolution 2015-13 denied Petitioner’s Phase II...

Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Add a Party Plaintiff is denied. Plaintiff has not complied with Cal Rules of Court, Rule 3.1324(a), (b). No supporting declaration accompanies the motion as required by CRC 3.1324(b). A separate declaration must accompany the...