Plaintiff Imogene S. Toczauer alleges that she was injured when Defendant Andrey Litvinov rear-ended the vehicle in which she was a passenger, while driving a vehicle rented to him by Defendant Hertz Vehicles, LLC (“Hertz”). Plaintiff Tibor I. Toczauer brings...

When determining whether to reopen discovery, the court must consider any relevant matter, including the following: (1) the necessity and reasons for the discovery, (2) the diligence or lack thereof of the party seeking the discovery and the reasons the...

The Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor seeks exoneration of SureTec Insurance Company Bond No. 3371311 for $ 14,192.81, executed on July 6, 2015. (Strugar Decl., Exh. C). The motion establishes that the undertaking was filed in response to Candida Lizarraga’s June 23, 2015...

Plaintiff Daniel Forman’s Motion for Protective Order is GRANTED IN PART. CCP §2019.030. Subpoenas served by Defendant are overbroad. The time period for the medical records sought shall be five years prior to the date of the accident, January 31,...

Defendant Lien Queen’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. CCP §438(c). Defendant Lien Queen’s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. Evid. Code §452, 453. A motion for judgment on the pleadings has the same...

Defendant PennyMac Loan Services, LLC’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. CCP § 430.10(e). Insufficient facts are stated in the Complaint to sustain any cause of action against defendant. The demurrer is sustained as to the...

The Court expects the parties to comply with the discovery provisions of the Code without the need for Court intervention. The Court likewise expects parties to carefully utilize the discovery tools provided by the Code. “[D]iscovery devices [are] be used...

Plaintiff Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Adjudication is GRANTED. CCP § 437c. The moving party has produced sufficient evidentiary facts that entitle it to Summary Adjudication as a matter of law. Specifically, looking at the separate statement, MF...

As of June 15, 2016, plaintiffs have not provided any responses to the discovery propounded by defendant. Defendant Ignatos Pyuskulyan’s Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One; Request for Sanctions is GRANTED. CCP § 2030.290. Plaintiff Oganes Urfalyan...

Defendant Duane Folke’s Motion to Set Aside Default and Default Judgment is DENIED. CCP § 473(b). The judgment was entered on April 2, 2015. Defendant did not file this motion until November 10, 2015. Consequently, the motion is untimely under...