California Tentative Rulings
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...
The Motion to Disqualify is DENIED. Judicial notice was taken of the filings in relation to Plaintiff’s Motions to Compel, which the Court heard on January 25, 2018. Plaintiff was seeking disclosure of certain contact information for current employees which the Court granted...
The Motion to Substitute Parties of Successor Trustee, Thomas Gardner, is granted. A trustee may be removed in accordance with the trust instrument. (Prob. Code, § 15642, subd. (a).) Section 3.03(d) of The McHugh Family Trust entitled “Removal of a...
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 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) has brought a motion to disqualify Attorney Raymond McElfish; the McElfish Law Firm and the Law offices of Bob B. Khakshooy. It is undisputed that Attorney McElfish, on occasion, has represented a Wal-Mart entity. None...
Motions by Plaintiff Kailash Chandra Chaudhary: (1) for Hearing Plaintiff Kailash Chaudhary’s Contention that Defendant’s Demurrer Should Be Rejected, and Judge Lucas’s Ruling Must Be Reversed, and (2) to Disqualify Judge This action arises from the allegedly fraudulent statements made...
Demurrer The demurrer by cross-defendants PDX Way, LLC, PDX Hood Partners, LLC, Synergy Pacific Management, LLC, Cayuga Blue Waters, LLC, Pac NW Burger, LLC, Shoreline FD Investors, LLC, Statler Hospitality, LLC, PS PDX Partners, LLC, CA Burger Partners, LLC,...
TENTATIVE RULING: Van Cao Nguyen’s Motion to Disqualify the Entire Law Firm of Charles H. Manh, P.C. is denied. Catherine Nguyen’s Joinder in the motion is approved and the motion is denied as to Catherine Nguyen as well....
The court rules as follows on Plaintiff’s motion to disqualify counsel – Facts/Overview: This case involves a management dispute within a closely-held corporation. Plaintiff asserts that he and Defendant Faye are both 50% co-owners, and were co-managers,...
DEFENDANT GREEN APPLE, INC., Motion To Disqualify Harvey W. Stein And Law Offices Of Harvey W. Stein. Motion denied. It is clear from the record that the Motion could and should have been made concurrently with or shortly after the...