[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL Counsel Raymond Ghermezian and Payam Tishbi’s motions to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiffs Morteza Chapchian and Nina Chapchian are GRANTED contingent upon Ghermezian addressing the sanctions that Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: (1) MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES (2) MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES (3) MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Defendant Stephanie Patton’s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR ADJUDICATION Defendant Gardena Hospital, L.P. dba Memorial Hospital of Gardena’s Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. The Motion for Summary Adjudication is DENIED. The Court considered the moving papers, opposition, and...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGTORIES Plaintiff MARIA SERRANO’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories is CONTINUED to allow counsel to participate in an Informal Discovery Conference. DISCUSSION Plaintiff MARIA SERRANO’s (“Moving Party”)...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO VACATE DISMISSAL AND RESTORE CASE TO CIVIL ACTIVE LIST Plaintiff’s motion to vacate dismissal and restore case to civil active list is GRANTED. BACKGROUND This is a subrogation action to recover payments made by Plaintiff...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT/CROSS-COMPLAINANT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MOTION FOR ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF ELIZABETH NJENGA TO FILE AN UNDERTAKING IN AN AMOUNT OF $20,000 Defendant and cross-complainant UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’s motion for order requiring plaintiff ELIZABETH NJENGA to file...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANT STACEY BOOK’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF DANTE CRESPO’S INITIAL RESPONSES TO: TO: (a) FORM INTERROGATORIES [SET 1], (b) SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES [SET 1] AND (c) REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS [SET 1] AND; AND REQUESTS FOR SANCTIONS...

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE CROSS-COMPLAINT Defendant SIMON CHU’s Motion for Leave to File a Cross-Complaint is GRANTED. The Court considered the moving papers. No opposition was filed. BACKGROUND This case arises out of an incident in...

(1) MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF TO PROVIDE RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES (SET ONE) AND FOR AWARD OF MONETARY SANCTIONS (2) MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF TO PROVIDE RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES (SET ONE) AND FOR AWARD OF MONETARY SANCTIONS (3) MOTION...

DEMURRER TO ANSWER Plaintiff FRANK DEL PORTILLO’s Demurrer to Answer is OVERRULED. The Court considered the moving papers and opposition. BACKGROUND This is a motor vehicle accident case. On April 7, 2015, FRANK DEL PORTILLO (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against...