6 DISCOVERY MOTIONS  Not even one of these motions should have been necessary. The level of acrimony between counsel is an embarrassment to the profession. Cross-Defendant Mark Jennings’s Motion to Compel Defendant/Cross-Complainant Susan Jennings to Attend Deposition is granted. Moving...

OSC RE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Denied.   Plaintiff has failed to submit evidence showing that it personally served all of the Defendants with the moving papers, and that it personally served Defendant Brenda Lott with the above Order.   In addition,...

RTAO/WRIT OF ATTACHMENT   Denied. The verified application and the Declaration of Thomas demonstrate that the parties entered into a written agreement, that Defendant has failed to pay pursuant to the terms of the agreement, and that Plaintiff has sustained...

MOTIONS TO COMPEL:   FURTHER RESPONSES TO RFA’s Granted. In its responses, RP both admits to portions of the RFA, and objects to portions. This is allowable under CCP§2033.220 and 2033.230. However, RP also inserts extraneous facts which do not...

CMC   DEMURRER Sustained     The Court declines to take judicial notice of the “Finding of Facts Composite Rate,” on the website of the Orange County Clerk of the Board, on the grounds that it is not relevant for...

CMC Moot   DEMURRER OF SOUTHLAND HOMES TO SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT   All requests for judicial notice are granted except Plaintiff’s request for judicial notice of a printout from the SEC’s website is DENIED.  Facts and propositions contained in the...

MOTION TO STRIKE   Denied.   Defendants fail to argue is the fact that there are eight causes of action pled in the SAC. Defendants fail to establish how this particular punitive damages language (which is set forth in the...

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ANSWER AND FILE A CROSS COMPLAINT   Granted The Motion is timely and there will be no prejudice in granting the Motion as to the Answer as well as the Cross-Complaint. The Court notes Plaintiff does...

DEMURRER   Defendants Wells Fargo Bank (“Wells Fargo”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage LoanTrust, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR3 erroneously sued as Trustee for the Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-AR3 and Trustee for JP...

MOTIONS TO SEAL Cross-Complainants’ Motion to Seal Portions of Cross-Complainants’ Opposition to Cross-Defendant’s Motion for Summary Adjudication and Accompanying Documents is granted as follows.   The Court finds: (1) an overriding interest to have records sealed exists, which overcomes the...