Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint: CONTINUED   Plaintiff’s Request For Judicial Notice is denied, on the basis that Plaintiffs failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of CRC 3.1306(c).   Defendant Eric D. Johnson’s Motion to Quash...

Defendant John M. Restaino’s Request For Judicial Notice is granted as to Items A-D Inclusive, but not as to the truth of any factual matters alleged therein, with the exception of any facts in the Plaintiff’s declaration which are inconsistent...

The motion for judgment on the pleadings by defendants Cypress Lodge, L.P. and Satellite Management Co. (hereinafter, defendants) is GRANTED with 20 days leave to amend.   A person named as a nominal defendant and properly joined is “in reality,...

The petition to compel arbitration by defendants/petitioners Wilfred N. Cooper, Jr. and Jennifer E. Cooper, as Trustees, of plaintiff Stephen Bright’s claims is GRANTED.   See, C.C.P. § 1281.2. The Cooper Trust Defendants carried their initial burden of demonstrating a...

Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, NA’s Demurrer to the First Cause of Action For Violation of Civ. Code § 2924.10 in Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint (“3rdAC”) is sustained without  leave to amend, on the basis that the 3rdAC fails to adequately...

The demurrer filed by defendants to the 2nd through 5th causes of action in the complaint is SUSTAINED in part and OVERRULED in part as follows:   Sustained as to the 2nd cause of action for lack of informed consent...

Defendants Prestige Striping Services, Inc., Rick Trujillo, & Saba Trujillo’s Motion For Issuance of Order Relieving Defendants From Deemed Admissions is GRANTED. Defendants have established that their failure to   serve responses to the Requests For Admissions, and failure to oppose...

The demurrer by Respondents Respondents Irvine Unified School District, Governing Board of Irvine Unified School District, and Terry Walker, Superintendent of Irvine Unified School District to the Verified Petition for Writ of Mandamus is SUSTAINED with leave to amend, based...

Defendants and cross-complainants Eric Dickerson and Gulfstream Strategic Placements LLC’s motion to “compel discovery responses” is DENIED.   The notice of motion is inadequate/defective.  A notice of motion must define the issues sufficiently to bring them to the attention of...

The motion to compel arbitration by defendant TriNet HR Corporation (TriNet) is GRANTED.   TriNet has demonstrated the existence of an arbitration agreement between TriNet and plaintiff Nancy V. Chaisson (plaintiff) that covers the controversy at issue. The declaration of...