California Tentative Rulings
On 10/1/2015, the court granted defendant Think Together, Inc.’s motion to strike the punitive damage allegation and prayer (para. 52 & para. 2 of the prayer) from plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint. Since trial was only two months away, the court...
Plaintiffs’ 12 discovery motions are granted in part and denied in part as set forth in detail below. Further responses as ordered must be served within 20 days, and may be subject to the Protective Order which has been entered...
The motion of defendant Luis Dominguez for an order compelling plaintiff Dianne Manning to serve further responses to defendant’s demand for production of documents, and for monetary sanctions, is granted. Further supplemental responses, without objections, must be served within 20...
Plaintiff Natalia Velediaz’s Petition for an Order Relieving Plaintiff From Claim Statute is granted. Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice is denied as vague. A Case Management Conference is set for December 11, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Following the reversal and...
Defendant Roger Rydman’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees is granted in the amount of $35,000. Plaintiff’s Complaint and First Amended Complaint alleged the breach of a contract which contained an attorneys’ fees clause, and plaintiff sought an award of attorneys’ fees...
The Motion for Summary Judgment of defendant Futek Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. on the First Amended Complaint of plaintiff Teo Perea is granted. Defendant’s evidentiary objections to plaintiff’s evidence are all overruled. Both of plaintiff’s remaining causes of action are...
The Special Motion to Strike filed by Respondents and Defendants City Council of City of San Juan Capistrano and Maria Morris, City Clerk for the City of San Juan Capistrano, is denied as untimely. Under CCP §425.16(f), an anti-SLAPP motion...
Plaintiff Regency Villas Condominium Association’s request for a preliminary injunction is granted, except as against defendant Kristine Paniagua and except as to the court enjoining mere “communicating”. Plaintiff must file an undertaking in the amount of $10,000. Plaintiff’s request to...
Defendant Wells Fargo Bank’s Motion for Summary Judgment on plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint is granted. Plaintiff has filed Objections to Defendant’s Evidence in opposition to the motion. However, the objections are not numbered (other than #1 and 2), in violation...
Defendant Jason Padilla’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration is denied. Defendant has failed to meet his burden of proving the existence of a written agreement to arbitrate. This ruling is without prejudice to a determination...