Riverside County Superior Courts Tentative Rulings

Motion for Summary Judgment on WILLIAMS vs BOMBARDIER Second Amended Complaint by RIC1903365 RECREATIONAL BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC PRODUCTS, INC., et. al. Tentative Ruling: Hearing on this motion was previously continued to allow substitution for a representative of the estate or other qualified person/entity for plainti...

MOTION TO COMPEL: FURTHER ANSWERS/RESPONSES TO CVRI2105465 TANG VS DONG INTERROGATORIES BY XIAOYAN TANG MOTION TO COMPEL: FURTHER ANSWERS/RESPONSES TO CVRI2105465 TANG VS DONG INTERROGATORIES BY XIAOYAN TANG MOTION TO COMPEL BY XIAOYAN CVRI2105465 TANG VS DONG TANG Tentative Ruling: Unopposed Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel F...

HARROD VS HYUNDAI MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION CVRI2204760 MOTOR AMERICA BY HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Tentative Ruling: The Court notes that this motion is unopposed. Therefore, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has no objection to the Court granting the motion to compel arbitration, and thus, this motion is granted. The matter is stayed p...

JONES VS LOMA LINDA PETITION TO ENFORCE ACCESS TO CVSW22084254 UNIVERSITY MEDICAL MEDICAL RECORDS CENTER - MURRIETA Tentative Ruling: The Petition of Loriene Jones, as Successor in Interest to Brenton Jones, deceased, is DENIED. Respondent is allowed to request reasonable verification of identity prior to permitting inspection or copy...

Motion to Consolidate on Complaint for CITY OF BEAUMONT vs CVRI2202814 Auto (Over $25,000) of CITY OF HEARD BEAUMONT by CITY OF BEAUMONT Tentative Ruling: The Court would like oral argument on this matter....

REQUEST TO CONTINUE PLAINTIFFS' JANES VS ERECTORBOT, MOTION TO ENTER JUDGMENT AND MCC1901126 ORDER TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT INC. AGREEMENT Tentative Ruling: The Motion is CONTINUED to March 6, 2023. Defendant is ordered (1) to submit appropriate evidence to support its argument that Leonard Dodd committed perjury by attesting that he d...

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ENFORCE CVSW2101633 LU VS CARRITTE JUDGMENT BY XUEDONG LU Tentative Ruling: The Motion is CONTINUED to March 6, 2023. The Motion is not accompanied by a Proof of Service. Further, the court will require that notice be provided to Generations Escrow as well as the opposing party....

Motion for Order to Deem Matters US CONSTRUCTION CVRI2202216 Admitted and for Monetary Sanctions by SERVICES LLC vs AMAYA US CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC. Tentative Ruling: The unopposed motion is granted. The matters stated on the Request for Admissions (Set One) are deemed admitted. Plaintiff is awarded monetary sanctions at the reaso...

KING VS IRWIN MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF PAGA CVRI2100045 INTERNATIONAL, INC SETTLEMENT BY MARVIN KING Tentative Ruling: Appearances requested to discuss amount of enhancement payment to plaintiff and whether plaintiff or plaintiff’s counsel informed other aggrieved employees about this action (see CMO ¶ d(6))....

TULIAU VS THE KROGER MOTION FOR CLASS RIC2002168 CO. CERTIFICATION Tentative Ruling: The Court does not have a complete tentative ruling. Counsel shall appear to address the questions raised in the Court’s order of 1-23-23. ...

CREDIT CORP SOLUTIONS INC., CVSW2207627 ASSIGNEE OF MOTION TO STRIKE SYNCHRONY BANK VS GARCIA Tentative Ruling: Motion denied. Moving party provided no authorities authorizing the court to strike Plaintiff’s Affidavit of Debt. ...

JEANDRON VS DCH CVSW2105834 MOTIONS TO QUASH KOREAN IMPORTS, LLC Tentative Ruling: GRANT the Request for Judicial Notice. DENY the Motions to Quash and the requests for sanctions. ORDER production of responsive documents within 30 days, subject to a protective order limiting dissemination of the documents, which Defendants concede in op...

SEMPER SOLARIS Motion to Compel Judgment Debtor RIC2004211 CONSTRUCTION INC vs Delvana Youngren to Respond to the Post YOUNGREN Judgment Special Interrogatories Motion to Compel Judgment Debtor SEMPER SOLARIS Delvana Youngren to Respond to the Post RIC2004211 CONSTRUCTION INC vs Judgment Request for Production of YOUNGREN Documents Te...

MOTION TO TAX COSTS BY CRAIG PETREE, PATRICK CHAVEZ, MICHAEL CLEPPER, SCOTT FERLISI, HELEN GASKINS, GILBERT PETREE VS CALIFORNIA GONZALEZ, JOSEPH GRECO, RIC1813033 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' DANIEL HEDGE, STEVEN JAHNSEN, RETIREMENT SYSTEM JAMES MCELVAIN, WYATT MCELVAIN, TIMOTHY MORIN, MICHAEL MUTKA, VINCENT SCARPINO, VANCE VELARDEZ, CARO...

MOTION TO SET ASIDE ON MCCOY VS THE 0312 COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF CVRI2201779 RAMONA APTS., INC. CONTRACT/WARRANTY (OVER $25,000) OF WILLIE MCCOY Tentative Ruling: GRANT. The Motion to set aside the default of 6/24/2022 is Granted. Defendant 0312 Ramona Apts., Inc is ordered to file and serve the proposed Answer within 10 days. Defen...

Demurrer on Complaint for Breach of LEDOUX vs GENERAL Contract/Warranty (Over $25,000) of CVRI2204541 MOTORS, LLC RYAN LEDOUX by GENERAL MOTORS, LLC Tentative Ruling: Continued to 4/18/2023 to be heard with the Motion to Strike per CRC 3.1322(b). ...

Hearing re: Plaintiff’s Motion To Compel Further Responses To Request For ARAUJO LOPEZ vs GEOVEL CVPS2201142 Production From Defendant FCA US, LLC, INC. And Request For Sanctions by JOSE ARAUJO LOPEZ Tentative Ruling: Moot in part and granted as to RFPs Nos. 18, 39, and 46-48. Responding party is ordered to serve verified responses ...

HOWARD vs U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL Notice of Demurrer and Demurrer to CVRI2202682 ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE Complaint OF BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005- E HOWARD vs U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTE...

Motion for Summary Judgment on TAYLOR vs WEST COAST Complaint for Other Personal CVRI2103890 ARBORISTS, INC Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death Tort (Over $25,000) of TROY TAYLOR Tentative Ruling: In this action, Plaintiff seeks damages for injuries sustained in a crash caused by a collapsed tree on a public roadway. Plaintiff has b...

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION MOORE VS RIVERSIDE CVRI2201508 BY RIVERSIDE METRO PARTNERS, METRO PARTNERS, LLC LLC, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Tentative Ruling: The Court denies Defendant Nissan’s motion to compel arbitration. The Court overrules Plaintiff’s evidentiary objection. Factual / Procedural Context Plaintiff Tashauna Moor...

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS ON 3RD AMENDED RIC1901678 QIAO VS XIANG CROSS-COMPLAINT OF QILIN CHANG BY ZHENFEI XIANG, XIAOSHAN HE Tentative Ruling: Grant motion for judgment on the pleadings in favor of cross-defendants Zhenfei Xiang and Xiaoshan He on the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 8th causes of action in the third amended cross-compl...

DEMURRER ON 1ST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR QUIET TITLE OF CVSW2204328 MOTON VS JACOBY NATALIE MARY MOTON BY PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY Tentative Ruling: GRANT the request for judicial notice as to requests 1-4. DENY the request for judicial notice as to requests 5-14. MOOT as to the demurrer to The Ark, LLC’s Cross- Complaint. SUSTAIN th...

CVRI2200278 THE ESTATE OF FRANCES Motion to Compel MARSH vs WYNNE Tentative Ruling: This is a breach of contract/ fraud case. The parties in this case have been involved in significant litigation regarding Black Duck Property (RIC1701650; Complaint ¶ 8-9.) In that prior litigation, the parties reached a settlement that was embodied in a B...

PEREZ VS HOLLANDIA CVRI2104791 MOTION TO COMPEL DAIRY, INC. Tentative Ruling: The plaintiff’s motion to compel Hollandia Farms North to serve further responses to special interrogatories is denied. Sanctions are imposed in the sum of $2,560. The status conference is continued to 8-14-23. Any motion for class certification shall be fil...

COUNCE vs CIRCLE K CVPS2000708 Hearing re: Motion to Withdraw as Counsel STORES, INC Tentative Ruling: Substitution of attorney filed by Plaintiff on January 27, 2023. Matter moot. Hearing taken off calendar by prior counsel on January 30, 2023....

Motion to Appoint Receiver on Petition CITY OF PALM SPRINGS vs. CVPS2203890 for Appointment of a Receiver (HS ROSENFIELD 17980.5) of CITY OF PALM SPRINGS Tentative Ruling: Itappears that the service by publication was not complete until 1/6/2023, which makes this motion and the default in this matter untimely. The Court would propose to...

RURAL ASSOCIATION OF CVRI2105097 MEAD VALLEY VS COUNTY MOTION TO AUGMENT OF RIVERSIDE Tentative Ruling: The hearing on the motion to augment is continued to 2-3-23 at 8:30 A.M. ...

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BARRIDO VS ON COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT/WARRANTY (OVER CVSW2107334 WAWANESA GENERAL $25,000) OF EDITHA BARRIDO BY INSURANCE COMPANY WAWANESA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY Tentative Ruling: OVERRULE Plaintiff’s Evidentiary Objection Nos. 5-10. DECLINE to rule on the remaining objections (Nos. 1-4, 11-13, ...

KEY STAR CAPITAL FUND MOTION APPLICATION FOR L.P. VS SOUTH COAST ISSUANCE OF ORDER FOR SALE OF RIC1702719 CONCRETE DWELLING BY NATIONAL LENDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC Tentative Ruling: The Court grants the application for the issuance of the order for sale of the dwelling Factual/Procedural Context Plaintiff Key Star Capital Fun...

Hearing re: Demurrer on 1st Amended Complaint for Other Personal Injury/Property BRANDT vs CITY OF CVPS2105946 Damage/Wrongful Death Tort (Over $25,000) of RANCHO MIRAGE MICHAEL BRANDT by COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Tentative Ruling: Sustained as to 2nd Cause of Action against Defendant CVWD without leave to amend. No opposi...

MOTION TO COMPEL BY ISMAEL OLIVAS SANCHEZ VS CVRI2201365 OLIVAS SANCHEZ, ISMAEL SANCHEZ GENERAL MOTORS LLC MORALES Tentative Ruling: Grant as to 18-31, 33, 37-41 and 45-46....

Motion to Compel Further Responses CORONA COMMUNITY to Defendant Corona Post Acute LLC's CVRI2000489 VILLAS INC vs CORONA POST Requests for Production Set 5 and ACUTE LLC Request for Sanctions Tentative Ruling: Per the stipulation of the parties, this matter is continued. ...

CVSW2100812 ZANABRIA VS ANAYA MOTION TO COMPEL Tentative Ruling: Defendant is ordered to submit to Deposition within 30 days. If the parties cannot agree on a date, Plaintiff may set the date of deposition without accord. Defendant has failed to appear on repeated dates (7-7, 8-2, 11-15, 12-20 all of 2020). Defendant is to pay reasonable ...

Hearing re: Motion to Compel: Answer/Response to Special Interrogatories (1) ANSWER SPECIAL CVPS2103999 LI vs CHAN INTERROGATORIES, SET NO. ONE to SIMON; AND (2) FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,116.25 by JINBAI LI Tentative Ruling: Granted. Responding party is ordered to serve verified responses to Set One without objections ...

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ARTEAGA VS DEMOLITION PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF RIC2001133 SPECIALIST CLASS AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTION SETTLEMENT Tentative Ruling: The plaintiff’s motion for preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement is not yet granted. The notice continues to use Latin phrases, such as “et seq.” These shall...

Hearing re: Motion for Order to Deem BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. vs Matters Admitted Motion to Deem Request CVPS2203854 JACKSON for Admissions as Admitted by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Tentative Ruling: GRANT motion for order to deem matters admitted. The court notes that no opposition was filed as to the motion, and no response was submitted to t...

SMITH VS DESERT RECEIPT OF BRIEF RE MOTION TO CVRI2103419 REGIONAL MEDICAL COMPEL ARBITRATION CENTER, INC. Tentative Ruling: No tentative ruling, no appearance required, court will confirm receipt of briefs on Lewis v. Simplified Labor Staffing Solutions, Inc. case....

KIEU VS LUBRIZOL MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANT'S RIC1816157 ADVANCED MATERIALS INC FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES-GENERAL, SET NO. ONE Tentative Ruling: Grant as to interrogatories 3.7, 4.1-4.2 and 15.1. Deny as to interrogatory 12.1, which was not included in the notice of motion. Supplemental responses to be served within ...

MOTION FOR AN ORDER LIFTING THE STAY, FINDING DEFENDANT HISTORIC MISSION INN FRANCO VS HISTORIC CORPORATION IN DEFAULT OF CVRI2203202 MISSION INN THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT CORPORATION PURSUANT TO CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1281.98 AND AWARDING SANCTIONS BY KARISSA FRANCO Tentative Ruling: The plaintiff’s motion is granted. ...

MERCHANTS BONDING Hearing re: Motion to Deposit by CVPS2204191 COMPANY (MUTUAL), A Stakeholder by MERCHANTS BONDING CORPORATION vs CABAN COMPANY (MUTUAL), A CORPORATION Tentative Ruling: GRANT motion to discharge Merchants Bonding Company in reference to bond CA5887822, with $1000 to be deducted from the bond and awarded to Merchants Bondin...

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE BANK OF AMERICA VS CVCO2201721 PLEADINGS ON COMPLAINT FOR SANCHEZ COLLECTIONS BY BANK OF AMERICA Tentative Ruling: Grant motion and sign proposed order. ...

Hearing re: Motion for Order to Deem BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. vs Matters Admitted Motion to Deem Request CVPS2203850 JACKSON for Admissions as Admitted by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Tentative Ruling: GRANT motion for order to deem matters admitted. The court notes that no opposition was filed as to the motion, and no response was submitted to t...

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT ON COMPLAINT FOR OTHER PERSONAL VENABLE VS CVSW2107803 INJURY/PROPERTY ALBERTSONS LLC DAMAGE/WRONGFUL DEATH TORT (OVER $25,000) OF ANGELA VENABLE BY ANGELA VENABLE Tentative Ruling: DENY the motion (unless Plaintiff properly requests a hearing and can articulate what further facts could support ...

Motion to Strike Complaint on 1st Amended Complaint for Other Personal GAMA vs 2020 LONG BEACH Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death CVRI2203241 LLC Tort (Over $25,000) of EDGAR GAMA by XTRACTOR DEPOT, LLC, ANDREW CHANGMEEN YOON Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff Edgar Gama alleges that he worked for Defendants 2020 Long Beach LLC, Young S...

CHAVEZ VS GENERAL MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES BY CVRI2104785 MOTORS, LLC MARIA CHAVEZ Tentative Ruling: Grant motion in the amount of $14,760 in attorney fees and $539.33 in costs for a total of $15,299.33. Under California Civil Code section1794(d), “[i]f the buyer prevails in an action under [the Song- Beverly Act], the buyer shall...

FRANK vs MARRIOTT Hearing re: Motion to Determine Good Faith PSC2002754 INTERNATIONAL INC Settlement on Complaint of CHRISTINE FRANK Tentative Ruling: Granted. Moving party to provide notice pursuant to CCP 1019.5. This is a premises liability action. Defendant/Cross-Complainant Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. moves the court, pursuant to...

BUCHANAN vs BUCHANAN- Motion to Compel by LISA BUCHANAN- CVRI2200937 JACKSON JACKSON Tentative Ruling: This is a slip and fall case. Plaintiff says she went to defendant’s house for dinner and fell in an unlit and unsafe area of the yard when exiting. The March 27, 2022 complaint pleads a single cause of action for premises liability. ...

DEMURRER ON 1ST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR OTHER VEAZEY VS CINTAS PERSONAL INJURY/PROPERTY CVRI2202455 CORPORATION DAMAGE/WRONGFUL DEATH TORT (OVER $25,000) OF KITIYA VEAZEY BY CINTAS CORPORATION Tentative Ruling: OVERRULE the Demurrer to the 5th Cause of Action. SUSTAIN the Demurrer to causes of action 1,2,3,4,6,and 7, with 30 days le...

DEMURRER TO 1ST AMENDED JACQUES VS COAST COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF CVSW2205967 NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRACT/WARRANTY (OVER COMPANY $25,000) OF MELISSA JACQUES BY AUTO CLUB SERVICES, LLC Tentative Ruling: The Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the 4COA for failure to state a cause of action. In all other ways, the Demurrer is OVERRULED. Leave to...

RIC2000784 IWANAKA vs DOI MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s fees is granted in the reduced amount of $140,211.25, and costs in the requested amount of $6,448.48, for a total award of $146,659.73. “PREVAILING PARTIES” PER CCP § 1032. “Whether a party to litigation is entitled to recover costs is g...

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS ON 1ST AMENDED COLMENERO VS COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF CVRI2100429 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CONTRACT/WARRANTY (OVER CO INC $25,000) OF JESUS COLMENERO BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO INC Tentative Ruling: The hearing on the demurrer and motion to strike is continued to March 3, 2023. Defendant is ordered...

FORSYTHE vs KAISER Demurrer on Complaint for Product Liability CVRI2200570 FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, (Over $25,000) of DAVID FORSYTHE INC. Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff David Forsythe is a Type 1 diabetic. On December 26, 2018, Plaintiff purchased a Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pump (“pump”) to regulate his insulin levels after consulting with...

ANTI-SLAPP MOTION (SPECIAL MICHAEL A. CAPOZZA VS CVPS2102359 MOTION TO STRIKE) BY JOSEPH JOSEPH RUBIN RUBIN, JOSEPH RUBIN JOINDER TO DEFENDANT JOSEPH MICHAEL A. CAPOZZA VS RUBIN'S MOTION TO STRIKE CVPS2102359 JOSEPH RUBIN PLAINTIFFS' SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (ANTI-SLAPP) MICHAEL A. CAPOZZA VS JOINDER TO DEFENDANT JOSEPH CVPS21...

TORRES vs CALIFORNIA CVRI2204213 DEPARTMENT OF DEMURRER TO THE COMPLAINT TRANSPORTATION Tentative Ruling: The Hearing on the Demurrer is continued to 3/15/2023. Defendant is ordered to meet and confer in person or by phone with Plaintiff who filed the Complaint for the purpose of determining whether an agreement can be reached that would ...

Demurrer on 1st Amended Cross- Complaint of EVELYN BURRELL by CVRI2105663 BRANDON vs BURRELL CASTLE REALTY GROUP INC, LEANNA ROSE GONZALEZ Tentative Ruling: Meet and Confer CCP §§ 430.41(a) & 435.5(a) provide, in pertinent part, that before filing a Demurrer or Motion to Strike “the moving party shall meet and confer in person or by t...

RODNEY MORRIS V. CORONA MOTION FOR AN ORDER FOR CVRI2100125 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS LLC, ET AL Tentative Ruling: The Hearing is continued 2/28/2023 for further declaration from Plaintiff demonstrating his financial inability to post an undertaking in the amount of $19,364.00 and to explain the significant hardshi...

MOTION FOR ORDER TO DEEM PORTFOLIO RECOVERY MATTERS ADMITTED MOTION TO CVSW2205369 ASSOCIATES LLC VS DEEM RFAS ADMITTED BY REYES PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC Tentative Ruling: Unopposed. Motion is GRANTED. Requests for Admission propounded on 10/19/22 are deemed admitted. ...

STATE FARM MUTUAL MOTION TO SET ASIDE DISMISSAL ON CVCO2101594 VS ARRIAGA COMPLAINT FOR AUTO BY STATE FARM Tentative Ruling: Grant motion and sign proposed order. ...

Hearing re Motion to Compel Further LOFTUS vs EISENHOWER CVPS2106540 Responses to Plaintiff's Form MEDICAL CENTER Interrogatories-Employment Law, Set One Tentative Ruling: Taken off calendar by Plaintiff (moving party) on January 24, 2023....

Motion to Quash Service of Summons on CVRI2203262 REVEL WATER, INC. vs WASS Complaint for Other Complaint (Over $25,000) of REVEL WATER, INC. Tentative Ruling: I. Standard A party may file a motion to quash service of a summons on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction under CCP § 418.10(a). Further, when a defendant challenges the court’s...

Hearing re: Demurrer on 2nd Amended Complaint COASTAL HARVEST II as to COASTAL HARVEST II vs Cause(s) of Action Fifth and Sixth Causes of PSC2004838 65283 TWO BUNCH PALMS Action by 65283 TWO BUNCH PALMS BUILDING LLC BUILDING LLC, WE CARE DHS INC, GEORGE VERSTRAETE Tentative Ruling: Sustained as to 5 th and 6 th causes of actio...

SENEMAN LLC vs CORONA Motion to Bifurcate on 1st Amended RIC1904918 INDUSTRIAL JV LLC Complaint SENEMAN LLC Tentative Ruling: The Court is inclined to grant the Motion to bifurcate the Alter Ego issue as a bench trial before the commencement of the jury trial. ...

BRYAN VS HYUNDAI MOTOR MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION CVPS2202996 AMERICA BY HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Tentative Ruling: DENY There are no claims asserted against Hyundai Motor America based on the Lease between Plaintiff and the dealership. Nor does HMA cite to any binding authority to suggest that a non- signatory defendant may enforce an...

ILOPUTAIFE vs CITY OF CVRI2105069 Peremptory Writ of Mandate BEAUMONT Tentative Ruling: Petition for writ of administrative mandate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5 is denied. The City Council’s findings which led to the decision to adopt Resolution No. 2021-42 affirming the City’s Decision of the Hearing Panel and Order to ...

Motion Plaintiff's Motion for Issuance of an Order to Show Cause Why Luis Coria NAVARRETE OCHOA vs Should Not Be Held in Contempt of CVRI2104122 FOOD FOR LIFE BAKING Court for Failure to Obey Deposition CO., INC. Subpoena by LOURDES NAVARRETE OCHOA Tentative Ruling: No tentative. Parties are to appear in person or telephonically t...

LNC TRADING EX PARTE HEARING TO CONTINUE TRIAL DATE BY LNC TRADING MCC1900614 CORPORATION II, INC. VS CORPORATION II, INC., HEALTHCARE DIMEMMO INDUSTRIES, INC. Tentative Ruling: Hearing Required. ...

Hearing re: Demurrer on 2nd Amended Complaint for Fraud (Over $25,000) of CVPS2202536 BRY vs COSEK RICHMAN BRY, JR. by LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Tentative Ruling: Sustained, with leave to amend, as to causes of action Nos. 1-6 against Defendant Longbridge. Plaintiff granted 20 days leave to amend ...

Motion to Compel Further Responses to CVRI2200727 SANCHEZ vs FCA US LLC Production of Documents by MICHELLE J. SANCHEZ Tentative Ruling: Continued to 3/1/23 at 8:30 a.m., Department 5 to allow further meet and confer with the filing of a declaration by moving party at least six (6) days before the next hearing date describing the results ...

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT ON 3RD AMENDED PROVIDENCE INDUSTRIES RIC1825263 COMPLAINT PROVIDENCE LLC VS LULAROE LLC INDUSTRIES LLC BY PROVIDENCE INDUSTRIES LLC Tentative Ruling: GRANT Moving Party’s Proposed Fourth Amended Complaint is deemed filed and served. No motion to continue the trial will be entertained at this t...

MICHAEL A. CAPOZZA VS CVPS2102359 MOTION TO COMPEL JOSEPH RUBIN Tentative Ruling: Motion to Compel is denied as moot. Plaintiff has not cited to any authority for this motion. Nonetheless, CCP § 128(a)(4) provides that the Court has power “[t]ocompel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a judge out of co...

PERSAUD VS AMERICAN MOTION TO COMPEL HONDA MOTOR CO., ANSWER/RESPONSE TO SPECIAL CVSW2201247 INTERROGATORIES BY SAMUEL INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION PERSAUD, JR. Tentative Ruling: The Motion is DENIED as to SROGs Nos. 24, 29, 34-36, 40-41, and 45, as they are moot. The motion as to SROGs Nos. 46-48 is DENIED. The interrogatories them...

GOVEA VS INTEGRITY MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF PAGA CVRI2102389 REBAR FABRICATORS SETTLEMENT BY ARNULFO GOVEA Tentative Ruling: The plaintiff’s motion for approval of a proposed PAGA settlement is denied. Analysis: The motion cannot be granted for multiple reasons. First, the moving papers were not all served in a timely fashion. As or...

NUNEZ vs PACIFIC Motion to be Relieved as Counsel for RIC2002684 PRODUCTION PLUMBING JAIME NUNEZ Tentative Ruling: The unopposed motion is granted. The order is effective upon service of the signed order on the client. Counsel is to submit a proposed order to the court. ...

PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF CVSW2208503 IN RE: M. E. TRANSFER OF STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PAYMENT RIGHTS Tentative Ruling: GRANT....

JENNETT vs FOREST RIVER, CVPS2203965 Hearing re: Motion to Stay INC Tentative Ruling: Deny. Defendant moves to stay under Code of Civil Procedure section 410.30, based on forum non conveniens. Defendant asserts that a provision in the limited express warranty covering the vehicle purchased by Plaintiffs, which is the subject of this litig...

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FISHER VS CITY OF RIC1905878 ON 1ST AMENDED COMPLAINT BANNING ROBERT FISHER Tentative Ruling: Tentative ruling issued on 1/17/2023 is adopted. ...

MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER BEAR CREEK MASTER RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR MCC2000788 ASSOCIATION VS PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS SET 1 ATCHISON BY BEAR CREEK MASTER ASSOCIATION Tentative Ruling: The Motions to Compel are DENIED without prejudice. This hearing was noticed after the discovery motion hearing cutoff (15 days before the original tri...

Motion to Compel Responses to Defendant's Special Interrogatories, Set MASAOKA vs AMERICAN MINI One and Request for Monetary Sanctions RIC2000420 STORAGE-SECOND STREET- by AMERICAN MINI STORAGE-SECOND LLC STREET-LLC, AMERICAN R.V AND BOAT STORAGE Motion to Compel Responses to Defendant's Special Interrogatories, Set MASAOKA vs AMERI...

MOTION TO TAX COSTS BY NICHOLAS MCC2001111 CHAPMAN VS MATULICH CHARLES MATULICH, NICHOLAS J MATULICH Tentative Ruling: Based on the Opposition, the dispute is whether Plaintiff is entitled to $5,750.40 or $3,614.20. Plaintiff is entitled to $3,614.20 in deposition costs, $1,302 in service of process costs, and $99.40 in filing fees. The...

Application for Issuance of Right to CALIBER CONSTRUCTION, CVRI2202604 Attach Orders by CALIBER INC vs HOFFMAN CONTRUCTION INC. Tentative Ruling: The existing order signed on 1/12/23 and filed on 1/18/23 shall continue except that the amount of the attachment bond is reduced to $333,333. There is no further opposition to the applicati...

WILSON VS DOCTORS RIC2001079 FINAL APPROVAL HOSPITAL OF RIVERSIDE Tentative Ruling: Appearances requested to discuss the text of the notice of entry of judgment, as required by CMO ¶ H.15....

Motion to Compel Dealership Deposition VALDIVIA vs MOSS BROS CVRI2102497 (PERRIS VALLEY CHRYSLER DODGE CJD, INC JEEP RAM) by VICTOR VALDIVIA Tentative Ruling: Taken off calendar by the moving party....

DEMURRER ON 1ST AMENDED DARYL E. & TACARA C. COMPLAINT FOR CONSTRUCTION CVRI2202542 NORWOOD VS SIGNATURE DEFECT OF DARYL E. & TACARA C. BUILDER INC NORWOOD BY SIGNATURE BUILDER INC, SJ44 DEVELOPMENT, LLC Tentative Ruling: Off calendar due to order on stipulation to stay action filed 1/26/23....

Hearing re: Motion to Compel: Answer/Response to Production of Documents (1) ANSWER REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET NO. ONE; AND CVPS2103999 LI vs CHAN PRODUCE DOCUMENTS AND (2) FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,116.25 AGAINST SIMON CHAN AND HIS ATTORNEY by JINBAI LI Tentative Ruling: Hearing continued to Wednesday, ...

BMW BANK OF NORTH NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF POSSESSION - CLAIM AND CVSW2207124 AMERICA VS DELIVERY BY BMW BANK OF NORTH SHOEMAKER AMERICA Tentative Ruling: The matter is continued to 2/21/23 because service has not been accomplished....

GONZALEZ VS LOS MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF PAGA CVRI2101148 NOVILLOS MARKET, INC. SETTLEMENT Tentative Ruling: The parties’ second motion for approval of a proposed PAGA settlement is denied. Analysis: 1. The plaintiff modified the release at part V of the amended agreement to provide that the release is being given by “PAGA Settling Empl...

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY LOPEZ VILLAREAL VS DECO RIC2001519 APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION LOGISTICS, INC. SETTLEMENT Tentative Ruling: Continue to permit parties to add to the moving papers to meet the requirements of the updated CMO. The new CMO that addresses settlement of class claims. Unfortunately, the CMO the Court originally issued wa...

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE, CATHERINE FINDLAY, BY FROM DEFENDANT ORANGE AND THROUGH HER TREEIDENCE OPCO, LLC DBA SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST RIVERWALK POST ACUTE; CVRI2200440 AMBER PETRALIA VS MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND ORANGE TREEIDENCE AUTHORITIES; DECLARATION ...

MAGNO VS STATE FARM MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME IN CVRI2102716 GENERAL INSURANCE WHICH TO DESIGNATE EXPERTS COMPANY Tentative Ruling: The Court grants State Farm's motion for extension of time to designate experts and deem its expert designation timely as the fact and expert discovery phases trailed with the current trial date in t...

GARCIA VS SUN RICH RIC1904616 MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL FRESH FOODS (USA) INC Tentative Ruling: The plaintiff’s motion for final approval cannot be granted at this time. The request for an enhancement for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,500 is denied. The Court does approve an enhancement in the reduced sum of $4,500. The request for r...

Demurrer on 2nd Amended Cross- Complaint of MAZEN JAWDAT HANTULI as to Cause(s) of Action CROSS- DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF DEMURRER CVRI2102445 HANTULI vs HANTULI AND DEMURRER TO SECOND AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT Motion to Strike Complaint on 2nd CVRI2102445 HANTULI vs HANTULI Amended Cros...

DEMURRER ON COMPLAINT FOR OTHER PERSONAL INJURY/PROPERTY DAMAGE/WRONGFUL DEATH TORT STEWART VS RAMA CVRI2200801 (OVER $25,000) OF VALECIA MANAGEMENT INC. STEWART AS TO CAUSE(S) OF ACTION DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT FOR PREMISES LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE Tentative Ruling: Off calendar; notice of withdrawal of demurrer filed 1/27....

BELLO VS AMERICAN HONDA MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION RIC2004216 MOTOR CO INC BY JORGE DORANTES BELLO Tentative Ruling: GRANT. The court will enter a new and different Order granting the motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the third cause of action for fraudulent concealment with 30 days leave to amend. American Honda retains the r...

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE BARIBEAU VS PLEADINGS ON COMPLAINT FOR CVSW2107185 WILMINGTON TRUST, OTHER REAL PROPERTY (OVER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $25,000) OF THOMAS BARIBEAU BY MTC FINANCIAL INC Tentative Ruling: GRANT the request for judicial notice. GRANT the motion for judgment on the pleadings, with 30 days leave to amend. Plaintiffs h...

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION CASILLAS VS NISSAN AND MOTION TO STAY CVRI2104916 NORTH AMERICA, INC. PROCEEDINGS BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Tentative Ruling: Grant defendant’s request for judicial notice as to Ex. 1, deny as to Ex. 2, which will not assist the court in deciding this motion. Grant plaintiff’s request for judicial notice...

Demurrer to Second Amended and CVRI2201133 GRIFFITHE vs SAMEC Declaration of Meet and Confer CCP 435.5 (a) Tentative Ruling: First, the court issues an order that both Defendants Brenda and Joseph Samec are to only have contact with Plaintiff Guy Griffithe via e-mail or mail in this case, in light of the criminal protective order issued...

Demurrer to Second Amended CVRI2201133 GRIFFITHE vs SAMEC Complaint and Declaration of Meet and Confer CCP 435.5(a) Tentative Ruling: On Defendant Brenda Samec’s demurrer, the court sustains the demurrer as to the 2nd, 4th-7th, 9th-12 causes of action, and overrules the demurrer as to the 1st, 3rd and 8th causes of action. 30 days leave...

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY RIC2002210 ARCEGA VS RODRIGUEZ ADJUDICATION ON 1ST AMENDED COMPLAINT JOCELYN ARCEGA Tentative Ruling: DENY. The court declines to rule on Plaintiff’s objections as they are improperly formatted. HP Communications brings this motion for summary judgment arguing that it is undisp...