The Demurrer to the Second Cause of Action for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress by defendants Bridgeport Community Association Inc., and Valencia Management, is SUSTAINED with fifteen (15) days’ leave to amend. 1)      Demurrer Legal Standard A demurrer for sufficiency...

Plaintiff’s Motion to Quash Defendant’s Deposition Subpoena for Production of Records from Rite Aid Pharmacy; Request for Sanctions , filed on 3/17/17 is GRANTED. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1987.1. The court can quash a subpoena or issue a protective...

The two (2) Motions by Defendant, City of Los Angeles for Protective Order Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 2031.060 and § 2031.090 and Request for Sanctions, filed on 4/5/17 are DENIED. Where the number of Interrogatories exceeds...

Motion for Summary Adjudication of Issues and Summary Judgment by Defendant, Smart & Final Stores, LLC, filed on 3/8/17. Defendant has established it is entitled to judgment in its favor on the entire complaint based on the undisputed material facts...

Motion by Defendant, Santa Clarita Community College for Summary Judgment, or in the alternative, Summary Adjudication of Issues, filed on 3/10/17, is DENIED. Defendant has not met its burden of establishing it is entitled to judgment on the First Amended...

Defendant Parviz Ezhari’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 is DENIED. CCP § 2030.300. The moving party has the right to evidence “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.”...

Defendant City of El Monte’s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One; Request for Sanctions is GRANTED. CCP § 2030.290. Plaintiffs Rosa Velasquez and Maria Velasquez are ordered to serve verified responses to Defendant’s Form Interrogatories, without objections,...

Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant J.J. Israel’s Demurrer to the Cross-Complaint of Mehrdad Ekbatani is CONTINUED to December 20, 2016. CCP §§ 128 and 430.41(a)(4). Per CCP § 430.41(a), “Before filing a demurrer pursuant to this chapter, the demurring party shall meet and confer...

Plaintiff Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club’s Motion for Order Establishing Admissions; Request for Sanctions is GRANTED. Defendant Francisco Sanchez is deemed to have admitted the Request for Admissions as of this date. CCP § 2033.280. The Court finds Defendant...

Defendants KB Home, Inc., KB Holdings One, Inc., and KB Home Holdings, Inc.’s Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is OVERRULED. BACKGROUND This action arises out of Plaintiff Daniel J. Coplan’s purchase of a home. Defendant KB Home, Inc. (“KB”)...