California Tentative Rulings
Defendant/Cross-Complainant David S. Esqueda’s Motion to Continue Trial and All Associated Dates is granted. Trial dates are firm and all parties and their counsel must regard the date set for trial as certain. (Cal. Rules of Ct., Rule 3.1332(a).) When...
Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant L&BG, LLC and Cross-Defendant Bernard Gates’ motion for summary judgment, or alternatively, for summary adjudication of its Complaint and Defendant/Cross-Complaint Richard Williams’ First Amended Cross-Complaint, is denied. Evidentiary Objections L&BG, LLC and Gates’ evidentiary objections to the Williams Declaration...
Plaintiff American Express National Bank’s Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative for Summary Adjudication, is granted. The standard governing motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication is settled. “[F]rom commencement to conclusion, the party moving for summary judgment...
Plaintiff Karen Cullinane’s motion to disqualify counsel for Defendant Jones Lang Lasalle Americas, Inc., is denied. Plaintiff argues that Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP, counsel for Defendant Jones Lang Lasalle Americas, Inc., is vicariously disqualified because the firm interviewed...
Plaintiff Paul Rosenfield’s motion for summary adjudication on his second cause of action for quantum meruit is denied. Requests for Judicial Notice Plaintiff’s request for the Court to take judicial notice of exhibits 1-12 is granted. (Evid. Code, § 452,...
DEMURRER Defendants Altamar Homeowners Association and Optimum Professional Property Management, Inc.’s Demurrer to Plaintiffs Theresa and Tom Saunders’ Complaint is sustained in part and overruled in part. The demurrer as to the fifth cause of action is sustained without leave...
Defendants E.W. Merritt Farms and Earl Merritt’s motion for award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 405.38, is denied. Plaintiff Andersen Hotels, Inc.’s evidentiary objections are overruled. Plaintiff’s request for judicial notice is granted as to...
Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s Demurrer to Plaintiff Connie Campos’ Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) is overruled in part and sustained in part. The demurrer is overruled as to the first and second cause of action, and sustained with 15 days...
Defendant Versa Technology, Inc.’s motion for terminating sanctions is granted. Failing to respond to an authorized method of discovery is a misuse of the discovery process. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2023.010, subd. (d).) So, too, is disobeying a court order...
Defendants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s motion for summary judgment is granted. “[F]rom commencement to conclusion, the party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion that there is no...