California Tentative Rulings
This is a legal malpractice action. On September 22, 2016, plaintiff filed the instant unopposed application for its out-of-state counsel Andrew W. Hull of Hoover Hull Turner, LLP to appear pro hac vice in this action. Pro Hac Vice Application...
On July 12, 2016, plaintiff filed the operative first amended complaint (FAC) for, as indicated on the caption page, (1) nuisance, (2) trespass, (3) conversion, (4) negligence, (5) interference with prospective economic advantage, (6) fraud, (7) negligent misrepresentation, and (8)...
On July 6, 2012, plaintiffs filed a complaint for (1) fraud and extortion, (2) money lent, (3) claim under Government Code section 815.3, (4) promissory estoppel, (5) assault and battery, and (6) intentional infliction of emotional distress. On March 25,...
Demurrer to Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on 5/20/16, is SUSTAINED without leave to amend. Negligence claims can be alleged in general terms by stating the acts or omissions that were negligently performed. Contrary to Defendant’s argument, Plaintiff need not allege facts...
Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order to Quash Deposition Subpoenas and Request for Sanctions, filed on 5/25/16 is GRANTED. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1987.1. Defendant has not met his burden of showing that the unlimited medical and personnel records sought...
Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint and Motion to Strike, filed on 5/12/16, is OVERRULED and GRANTED, respectively. Cal Code Civ Procedure § 436. Defendant improperly demurs to the claim for negligence on grounds it does not state facts to support a...
The Demurrer to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, filed on 4/13/16 is OVERRULED. Defendant is ordered to answer within 10 days. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10. To sustain a demurrer based on the statute of limitations, the defect must clearly...
The Court has reviewed the Motion by Defendant, Global Building Services, Inc., for Summary Judgment, or Alternatively, for Summary Adjudication of Issues, filed on 2/29/16. The Court notes that Plaintiff’s opposition was filed one day late. It was due not...
[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES Plaintiff STEPHANIE JONES’s Motion to File First Amended Complaint for Damages is GRANTED. The Court considered the moving papers. No opposition was filed. BACKGROUND This is a slip and...
Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award Background According to the arbitration award, Primetime Properties, Inc. sought to recover broker’s fees for the sale of certain real property. On July 22 and 23, 2015, the parties arbitrated their dispute before Hon. James...