Before the Court is a motion to stay the proceedings pending compliance with prelitigation procedures (the “Motion”) filed by defendant KB Home South Bay, Inc. (“KB Home”). The prelitigation procedures at issue are those found in the Right to Repair...

Defendant Pleasant Hill Terrace Associates’ demurrer to the third cause of action for negligence in the first amended class action complaint is sustained without leave to amend. Plaintiffs Shaun Causey and Jonathan McWhorter bring this class action complaint, alleging (1)...

Before the Court is a motion to compel arbitration (the “Motion”) filed by defendant California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (“CPK”). The Motion is opposed by plaintiff Cassandra Muse (“Muse”). Muse contends, among other things, that there is no valid agreement to...

Defendant Pleasant Hill Terrace Associates’ motion to strike certain remedies is granted in part, denied in part, and is rendered moot in part as discussed below. Defendant’s Motion to Strike Certain Requested Remedies Defendant Pleasant Hill Terrace Associates moves to...

The unopposed request for judicial notice is granted. Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) § 598 provides the Court discretion to try any issue or any part thereof first. Specifically, § 598 states, in relevant part: The court may, when the...

Code of Civil Procedure § 2025.610 governs the taking of subsequent depositions. In relevant part, § 2025.610 provides: Once any party has taken the deposition of any natural person, including that of a party to the action, neither the party...

Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the first through fifth causes of action in the second amended complaint (2AC) is granted with leave to amend.  The requests for judicial notice are granted. Background   This is an...

  Defendant’s motion for terminating sanctions is denied. Defendant fails to show that she served plaintiff with a notice of the April 28, 2016 hearing.  Pursuant to Contra Costa Superior Court, Local Rule 3.41(1), all motion hearing dates are assigned...

The demurrer filed by defendants Richmond Housing Authority and the City of Richmond (collectively, “Richmond”) is sustained without leave to amend as to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and thirteenth causes of action. Plaintiffs Constance E. Gary, Geneva Eaton,...

Before the Court is a demurrer (the “Demurrer”) filed by defendants Arun G. Amin, Hitesh Joshi, Prafulchandra N. Patel, Ritaben P. Patel, Kanaiyalal A. Upadhyay, Hinaben Upadhyay, and Rama Patel (collectively, “Defendants”). The Demurrer challenges the sufficiency of the First...