Merits Defendant Richard Agata moves to enter judgment against Plaintiff pursuant to the parties’ Stipulation re: Settlement. No opposition was filed. As a preliminary matter, this motion fails procedurally as there is no proof of service attached to or filed...
STORM v. STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
MOTION: Respondent Standard Fire Insurance Company’s Motion to Tax Costs HELD: GRANTED in part TENTATIVE RULING Introduction Petitioner brought this action against her motor vehicle insurance carrier, Respondent, for failing to pay out on an uninsured/underinsured motorist claim. Petitioner incurred...
BERCHTOLD v. 883 LINDA FLORA DR. LLC
MOTION: Cross-Defendant Brad Fults’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings HELD: GRANTED Subject to OSC TENTATIVE RULING Background This action arises out of a breach of a promissory note. Merits Cross-Defendant Brad Fults moves for judgment on the pleadings to...
BELDA v. BANK OF AMERICA
MOTION: PLAINTIFF’S OSC re: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HELD: DENIED TENTATIVE RULING Merits Plaintiff alleges that Defendants wrongfully started foreclosure proceedings on her property in violation of the Homeowners Bill of Rights. On September 17, 2015, the Court issued a temporary restraining...
LINCH v. LARNER
Dept: M TRIAL DATE: Not set NOTICE: OK ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTION 1: Defendant’s Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint HELD: OVERRULED IN PART; GRANTED IN PART MOTION 2: Defendant’s Motion to Strike re Second Amended Complaint HELD: TENTATIVE RULING I. BACKGROUND This...
MOHAMMADI v. SMITH
MOTION: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint HELD: GRANTED TENTATIVE RULING This is an action between neighbors in two different tracts of the Marquez Knolls neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades, concerning view-blockage. Plaintiffs allege, in their FAC...
MOHAMMADI v. SMITH
Dept: M TRIAL DATE: Not set NOTICE: OK ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTION: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint HELD: GRANTED TENTATIVE RULING This is an action between neighbors in two different tracts of the Marquez Knolls neighborhood of the...
LA MOUSSE v. WHITE & COMPANY
MOTION 1: DEMURRER TO ANSWER MOTION 2: MOTION TO STRIKE RE ANSWER TENTATIVE RULING I. DEMURRERS TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES The Court will sustain the demurrers. This is an action for negligence by an insured against its insurance broker. Plaintiff alleges...
YASHOUAFAR v. VAN NUYS PLYWOOD
MOTION: Defendants’ motion for charging order TENTATIVE RULING The Court will deny the motion without prejudice. Plaintiffs’ revised SAC alleged, inter alia, wrongful foreclosure of a Beverly Hills residential property secured by a deed of trust. The Lender Defendants, defendants...
YASHOUAFAR v. VAN NUYS PLYWOOD
MOTION: Defendants’ motion for charging order TENTATIVE RULING The Court will deny the motion without prejudice. Plaintiffs’ revised SAC alleged, inter alia, wrongful foreclosure of a Beverly Hills residential property secured by a deed of trust. The Lender Defendants, defendants...