MSJ (Defendant FW CA-Brea Marketplace, Inc.)          This is a general negligence claim filed on 6/29/15.  Plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries resulting from a slip and fall at a restaurant known as Shehnai Cuisine of America.  Defendant FW CA-Brea Marketplace,...

Case Management Conference/OSC re : Dismissal Demurrer and Motion to Strike    This is an employment action.  Plaintiff, Nichole Pichel, worked as a bartender at Barnoa.  She claims she was not allowed uninterrupted meal or rest breaks and not paid...

Defendant’s Demurrer to Original Complaint Defendant BREA CORSICAN VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION demurs to the 1st cause of action in the Original Complaint filed on 10/20/16 by Plaintiffs JOAN WRIGHT-ROMERO and STEPHEN ROMERO. The court declines to hear the motion at...

Motion to Compel Disclosure of Non-party Percipient Witness Information  Plaintiff, Carol Hughes Motion for order  compelling Defendant, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. to provide further responses to Special Interrogatories, Set Three is GRANTED in part.  The defendant is...

Case Management Conference   Petition to Compel Arbitration        Defendant’s petition to compel arbitration is Granted.  Defendant’s request that this action be stayed is Granted.  Defendant’s request for costs incurred in connection with the petition is Denied as premature.  ...

Motion to Be Relieved         The motion to be relieved appears in order and in compliance with CRC, Rule 3.1362 requirements.  The motion to be relieved is on the appropriate Judicial Council forms and contains all the requisite parts.  It was...

Case Management Conference   Demurrer to FAC       This is a legal malpractice action, based on two principal concerns: (1) counsel’s alleged failure to properly advise his client on the collateral impact of third-party default judgments; and (2) counsel’s alleged...

Demurrer and Motion to Strike      Defendants’ Demurrer   Defendants’ demurrer is overruled in its entirety.  15 days to answer. A demurrer presents an issue of law regarding the sufficiency of the allegations set forth in the complaint.  Lambert v....

Case Management Conference   Motion to Compel Arbitration   Defendants’ motion to compel arbitration is granted.  The action is stayed; a review hearing is set for 3-28-17 at 8:30 a.m.  Defendants are to give notice.   It is undisputed that...