Judge Ross M. Klein: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

This is an action for Partition and an Accounting. The property at issue is commonly known as 1612 E. 7th St., Long Beach, California.

Plaintiff Edward Williams moves for Trial Preference under CCP section 36(e):

“(a) A party to a civil action who is over 70 years of age may petition the co...

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Defendants Kevin and Tracy King, sued individually and in their capacities as trustees of the King Family Trust move to strike portions of the Plaintiffs’ complaint:

References to Defendants as “slumlords” in Paragraphs 2 and 3; and The prayer for punitive damages and associate...

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Defendants County of Los Angeles, Deputy Larry Billoups and Deputy Chad Holland move for Summary Judgment, alternatively for Summary Adjudication of each Cause of Action in the Third Amended Complaint of Plaintiffs Lashun Carcamo, Anthony January and Kirby Hales alleging:

False...

Plaintiff Andrew Alamillo Rodriguez moves the Court for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint. He states three reasons for seeking leave:

He wants to remove certain Defendants from certain Causes of Action;He wants to add certain Defendants to his Cause of Action for Failure to Provide Workers C...

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Defendant Intermodal Bridge Transport, Inc. moves to strike “portions of the Plaintiff’s Notice of Expanded Claims.” The case is a de novo appeal from an Award of the Labor Commissioner. On September 29, 2017 Plaintiff filed a Notice of Expanded Claims pursuant to Murphy v. Kenneth Col...

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Defendants County of Los Angeles, Deputy Larry Billoups and Deputy Chad Holland move for Summary Judgment, alternatively for Summary Adjudication of each Cause of Action in the Third Amended Complaint of Plaintiffs Lashun Carcamo, Anthony January and Kirby Hales alleging:

False...

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Plaintiff Seany Renfrow’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) asserts Causes of Action alleging:

Breach of Contract;Negligence;Enforcement of Equitable Servitudes;Nuisance;Breach of Fiduciary Duty;Trespass;Breach of Insurance Contract; andTortious Breach of Implied Duty of Good Fai...

Defendant and Cross-Defendant Edward Magana moves for a determination and his settlement with Plaintiff Trudy Alvarez was made in good faith (CCP section 877.6) and to dismiss the Cross-Complaint of Defendant and Cross-Complainant Sasinee Corbin.

Although this case was filed in 2014, it was transfe...

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The Law Offices of Larry H. Parker (“Parker”) moves for Summary Judgment, alternatively for Summary Adjudication of each Cause of Action in Plaintiff Lola Dade’s complaint:

Breach of Contract;Legal Malpractice; andBreach of Fiduciary Duty.

FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS

Th...

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Plaintiff David Kim’s Complaint asserts Causes of Action alleging:

Breach of Contract;

Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing;

Negligence;

Fraud;

Violation of Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act;

Breach of Express Warran...

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Defendant Explorer Insurance Company (“Explorer”) moves for Summary Judgment, alternatively, Summary Adjudication of Plaintiff’s complaint alleging:

Breach of Contract;

Breach of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing.

FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
It is undisputed th...

On October 18, 2017 Defendant Jack Akmakjian’s Motion for Summary Judgment was heard. This is a medical malpractice action. Defendant had met his initial burden of presenting expert testimony that Defendant met the standard of care and that no act or omission by Defendant caused Plaintiff’s damages. Plaint...

This is a Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement (CCP section 877.6) by Defendants.

Although the face page of the motion indicates “Robert Goodie” is the represented client, the body of the motion consistently refers to “Ruth Goodie” and the Court assumes that is in fact the settling Def...

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Defendant Parkcrest Management, Inc. moves for Summary Judgment, alternatively Summary Adjudication, on each Cause of Action in Plaintiff Vera Leon’s complaint alleging:

Failure to Pay earned Wages and Overtime Compensation;

Failure to Pay Minimum Wage;

Failure ...

Plaintiffs move to “enforce” the Court’s order at an informal discovery conference on October 27, 2017. The Court ordered “Defendants to cooperate and give deposition testimony at a reasonable time, place and location.”

Defendants failed to cooperate by ignoring requests for available dates and tim...

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Defendants demur to, and move to strike portions of, Plaintiffs’ Complaint alleging:

1. Breach of Contract (Lease 1 and Lease 2);

2. Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing (Lease 1 and Lease 2);

3. Fraud (Intentional Misrepresentation Lease 1)...

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Defendant City of Los Angeles (“City”) brings two motions. The first is for Summary Judgment, alternatively Summary Adjudication, on Plaintiff’s complaint. There is only a single Cause of Action for Dangerous Condition of Public Property and the three issues for Summary Adjudication ar...

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Defendants Paul Yafee Design, Inc., Paul Yaffe Designs, LLC and Bagger National, LLC move to strike Plaintiff’s prayer for punitive damages and associated allegations (Paragraphs 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33 (lines 15-18 only), 71, 89, and prayer at page 13, line 22).

Plainti...

Plaintiff Transport Funding, LLC makes an application for a pre-judgment Writ of Possession of a 2011 Volvo VNL670 Tractor (VIN #4V4NC9TH3BN533375) against Juan Salazar (dba Salazar’s Transport).

Plaintiff served the summons, complaint, this application for a writ and other documents by substitute ...

Defendant and Cross-Complainant Darshan Dhiman moves to compel Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Jaipal Dhiman to provide further responses to Request for Production Set #2, items 69-72, 74, 79, 86-90, and 92. He also seeks monetary sanctions in the sum of $2,450.

The Court finds the motion was timely ...

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Defendant Port of Los Angeles Police Department demurs to self-represented Plaintiff Michael Stokes’ Complaint alleging:

1. Defamation;

2. False Imprisonment;

3. General Negligence; and

4. Intentional Tort.

Plaintiff alleges that he was impr...

Ford Motor Company moves on the basis that its 1970s era post-hole digger was unforeseeably altered – a cover for the drive shaft (in which decedent’s jacket became entangled) had been removed.

Although the Court is, at this time, inclined to continue the hearing in order for Defendants to comply w...

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Defendants Michael Omidi and Julian Omidi demur to the First (and only) Cause of Action for Breach of Written Lease Agreement in Plaintiff’s Complaint.

There were three addendums executed with respect to the lease agreement. The Third Addendum did not mention Defendants. On Jan...

Plaintiff Calvary SPV I, LLC moves for a transfer of venue to Orange County, California. An identical motion set for September 12, 2017 was placed off calendar when Plaintiff failed to appear. Plaintiff apparently did not read the tentative ruling posted by the Court at that time and the defects outlined i...