1. Demurrer of Defendants San Miguel Equities, LLC, Gregory Gilroy, Christopher Gilroy, Lisa Winkler and Timothy Gilroy to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint: CONTINUED TO 10/28/16 2. Demurrer of Specially Appearing Defendant Premier Trust, Inc. to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint: CONTINUED...

Motion by Qui Tam Plaintiff and Plaintiff Peyman Heidary to Stay Case Pending Criminal Indictments: 1. The motion is granted. This case is stayed in its entirety until 14 April 2017. (a) Meantime the court sets this matter for a...

Motion by Plaintiffs Ada Martinez and Bernarda Ramos For Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement:   The previous hearing on 9 September was continued to 9/30/16 to allow time for additional information, corrections, and additions. Plaintiff counsel presented supplemental papers...

Motion by Defendant HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee For Holders of the BCAP LLC Trust 2006-AA2’s For Award of Attorneys’ Fees: There is no Opposition. (a) Notice Issue: It appears that original plaintiff counsel was Joseph L. De...

Motion by Plaintiffs Justina Torres and Elidia Mejia for an Order to Compel Defendant Marriott International’s Responses to Form Interrogatories – General, Set One, and Request for Costs:   Motion by Plaintiffs Justina Torres and Elidia Mejia for an Order...

Motion by Cross-Complainant and Cross-Defendant in Interpleader First Foundation Bank For Judgment on the Pleadings as to the Cross-Complaint For Interpleader Filed by Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants in Interpleader Michael LaMelza and Villa Rossa, LLC:   The motion by Defendant First...

Motion by Plaintiff Tracy Blanchard For Court Approval of the Parties’ PAGA Settlement:   The additional papers filed solve the attorneys’ fees issues to the court’s satisfaction and solve the admin issue. We still need a declaration on hours spent...

Motion by Plaintiff Tatiana Kemp For Approval of Private Attorneys’ General Act (Cal. Labor Code §§ 2698, et seq.) Representative Action Settlement and Award of Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Incentive Release Fee:   The objections of Ms. Hedgepeth are overruled,...

Motion by Defendant Avista, Incorporated to Stay Action Pending Resolution of Related Federal Class Action with Aerotek, Inc. Joinder:   The motion is granted as requested. This PAGA case is stayed in its entirety pending the outcome of the related...

Motion by Plaintiffs For an Order to Compel Further Responses From Defendant U.S. Infosearch.com, LLC:   This discovery motion will either be granted in its entirety, or granted to the extent USI is ordered to produce a statistically-relevant sampling of...