California Tentative Rulings
The (1) Motion to Compel Plaintiff’s Further Response to Requests for Production of Documents filed by defendants Board of Trustees of the California State University, Raman Unnikrishnan and Jose Cruz, (2) the Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Respond to Special...
Defendants’ Motion to Enforce Settlement is denied. To the extent this motion is brought pursuant to CCP §664.6, that statute only applies to a settlement of “pending litigation”. Under CCP §1049, litigation is “pending” only after it has been filed. ...
Defendant Pacific Properties Group, LLC’s Motion for Change of Venue is denied. Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice is denied. Defendant is ordered to file a response to the Complaint within 15 days. In a breach of contract case, venue is...
The motion of defendant, cross-complainant and cross-defendant Contemporary Services Corporation (“CSC”) seeking to disqualify the law firm of Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP (“MKERT”) from representing defendants, cross-complainants and cross-defendants Angels Baseball Foundation, Inc., Angels Baseball, LP and...
Defendant Mitchell & Dimaggio, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Summary Adjudication is denied. Defendant’s evidentiary objections are overruled. Defendant relies on the coming and going rule. However, plaintiff has presented evidence which supports a finding that...
Defendant California Automobile Insurance Company’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Pending Action is denied. A party moving to compel arbitration must establish the existence of an arbitration agreement and that the dispute is covered by the Agreement. Here, defendant...
Defendant Bank of America, N.A.’s demurrer to plaintiff Lloyd Gass’ Complaint is sustained with 15 days leave to amend. Defendant’s Request for Judicial Notice is granted. Plaintiff’s 4th and 5th causes of action for Violations of Civil Code §2923.55 and...
Plaintiffs’ motion for an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Civil Code §2924.12(i) is granted in the amounts of $31,010 in attorneys’ fees and $828.03 in costs. Defendants’ Demurrer and Motion to Strike are moot by virtue...
Defendant Luis Dominguez’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees against plaintiff Diane Manning is granted. The court awards defendant reasonable attorneys’ fees in the sum of $43,620. Defendant’s costs are not properly the subject of this motion, since plaintiff failed to timely...
The Demurrers of defendants Los Angeles Arena Football Team, LLC (Team) and P.R.O.S. Corporate Housing (PROS) to plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint are overruled. PROS’s Motion to Strike, joined by Team, is granted with 10 days leave to amend as to...