Recent Rulings by Hon. Craig D. Karlan

• JOHN MELLESMOEN VS TINDER, INC.

  Nov 18, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendant Tinder, Inc.’s Motion to File Records Under Seal is GRANTED.

  Defendant Sean Rad’s Motion to File Records Under Seal is GRANTED.

  Moving parties to give notice.

  REASONING

  The trial court “may order that a record be filed under seal only if it...

• SAND AND SEA INC. VS AQUARECYCLE INTERNATIONAL INC., A GEORGIA CORPORATION

  Nov 17, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Andres F. Quintana and Quintana Law Group, APC’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for Defendant AquaRecycle International, Inc., is GRANTED.

  Counsel asserts valid reasons for withdrawal, i.e., there has been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship between counsel and D...

• JOLIE PARRIS, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER GUARDIAN AD LITEM JENNELL MAZE VS SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, A PUBLIC ENTITY, ET AL.

  Oct 29, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendants Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Nancy Murphy, Ryan Bourke, Victoria Hurst and Pam Kazee’s Demurrer to Complaint is SUSTAINED, with twenty (20) days leave to amend.

  Defendants Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Nancy Murphy, Ryan Bourke, Vic...

• GREGG BROCK VS SARA WASSERSTROM, LAW AND MEDIATION OFFICE, ET AL.

  Oct 29, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Accordingly, Defendants Sara E. Wasserstrom and Law and Mediation Offices of Sara E. Wasserstrom’s Demurrer is OVERRULED.

  Defendants Sara E. Wasserstrom and Law and Mediation Offices of Sara E. Wasserstrom shall file and serve an answer to the First Amended Complaint within...

• PROTECT THE SANTA MONICA COAST VS SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES, LP

  Sep 17, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff Protect the Santa Monica Coast’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, Alternatively, Summary Adjudication is DENIED.

  Plaintiff Protect the Santa Monica Coast to give notice.

  REASONING

  The purpose of a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication ...

• CITY OF SANTA MONICA VS CECIL MCNABB, ET AL.,

  Sep 17, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendant Cecil McNab’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended [Complaint] is OVERRULED.

  Defendant Cecil McNab’s Motion to Strike All or Portions of Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint is DENIED.

  Defendants Cecil McNab, Brida, LLC, and Kathy Golshani shall file and...

• ELLE BI VS TONY E. LUND

  Sep 16, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendant Tony Lund’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint is SUSTAINED, with twenty (20) days leave to amend. Plaintiff may amend her complaint “only as authorized by the court’s order” and “may not amend the complaint to add a new cause of action without having obtained permission t...

• SAMUEL & GALIA COHEN VS MARC & RISA DAUER ET AL

  Sep 10, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Alan I. Schimmel of Schimmel & Parks APLC’s Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel is GRANTED. A Status Conference re: New Counsel is set for December 16, 2020, at 8:30 AM.

  Plaintiffs Samuel Cohen and Galia Cohen’s Motion to File Fifth Amended Complaint is DENIED.

  Defenda...

• CHIRELLE ALANA LOONEY VS THE EVERGREEN ADVANAGE, LLC., ET AL

  Aug 21, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendant Lone Oak Fund, LLC (Doe 2)’s Demurrer is SUSTAINED, with thirty (30) days leave to amend. The Motion to Strike is DENIED, as MOOT.

  Defendant Lone Oak Fund, LLC to give notice.

  REASONING

  Request for Judicial Notice

  Defendant Lone Oak (“Lone ...

• PANDA BUILDERS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION VS MATHEW H KUNDINGER AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE MANDELLOBURG 2017 TRUST

  Aug 20, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Specially Appearing Defendant Mathew H. Kundinger’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons and Complaint is DENIED, as MOOT.

  Plaintiff Panda Builders Inc. to give notice.

  REASONING

  Code of Civil Procedure section 418.10, subdivision (a)(1), provides that a defen...

• LEADING INSURANCE GROUP INSURANCE CO. VS RENKA PROP, LLC

  Aug 20, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiffs Leading Insurance Group Insurance Co., Ltd. (U.S. Branch) dba Leading Insurance Company (U.S. Branch), Leading Insurance Services, Inc., and Kookmin Best Insurance’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees in the Amount of $143,434.00 is GRANTED.

  Plaintiffs Leading Insurance ...

• JANE DOE VS JASON GRANGER

  Aug 20, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendant Jason Grainger’s Motion for Imposition of Monetary Sanctions in the Amount of $5,080.00 Against Plaintiff’s Counsel, Robin Sax, Pursuant to CCP section 128.5 (a) for Bad Faith Tactics in Wilfully [sic] Failing to Timely Notify Defense Counsel of the Vacating of the Hearin...

• BETSEY LEE JOHNSON VS. RICHARD CIOTTI

  Aug 19, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Betsey Lee Johnson’s demurrer to Defendants/Cross-Complainants Richard Ciotti and RTC Design & Build, Inc.’s second and third causes of action in the cross-complaint is SUSTAINED, without leave to amend.

  Plaintiff shall file an answer to the remain...

• KOUROSH IZADPANAHI VS MARIA ALMA YOLANDA IBARRA DABDOUB, ET AL.

  Aug 19, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendants Maria Alma Yolanda Ibarra Dabdoub, an individual, and Maria Alma Yolanda Ibarra Dabdoub, as trustee of the Don H. Kim Living Trust 2015’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons is GRANTED. The summons and complaint purportedly served on Defendants Maria Alma Yolanda Ibarra D...

• SAYBROOK CAPITAL, LLC VS JONATHAN ROSENTHAL, ET AL.,

  Aug 13, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff Saybrook Capital, LLC’s Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s proposed First Amended Complaint shall be deemed filed and served as of the date of hearing on this motion.

  The parties shall meet and confer regarding setting a secon...

• MARIA MORENO VS JOHN DOE, ET AL.

  Aug 13, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendants Peter M. Newton, M.D., Newton Medical Evaluations, Inc., a California Corporation fka Peter M. Newton, M.D., a Medical Corporation’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED, without leave to amend, as to the first, second and third causes of action.<...

• NATIONAL COMMERCIAL RECOVERY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION VS DANNY ABRAHAMI, ET AL.

  Aug 13, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Defendants Danny Abrahami and Tiran Abrahami’s Motion to Quash Summons is DENIED.

  Defendants Danny Abrahami and Tiran Abrahami shall file answers to the complaint within thirty (30) days of entry of this order.

  Defendants Danny Abrahami and Tiran Abrahami to give no...

• BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION VS ETECH GALAXY, LLC, AN ENTITY, ET AL.

  Aug 11, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  The Application of Warren V. Norred to Appear as Counsel Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED.

  Defendants Etech Galaxy, LLC, and David Nigh’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons and to Dismiss Action for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction is DENIED, pending receipt of an amended declaration f...

• CREDITORS ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC. VS RHOADS & MARTIN REAL ESTATE, LLC, ET AL.

  Aug 07, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc.’s Application for Default Judgment is CONTINUED to _____________. Plaintiff shall file a supplemental declaration on or before ____________.

  First, Code of Civil Procedure section 415.40 describes the means of service of summons o...

• ELIEL BASTIDA VS ORI ZAIRI

  Aug 07, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  Eliel Bastida v. Ori Zairi, et al. Case No.: SC 123961

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff’s request to augment Section 3, Summary of the Parties’ Testimony and Other Evidence in Appellant’s Proposed Settled Statement, is GRANTED; Plaintiff’s request to augment Attachment 5, Summary of Motions in Ap...

• MS 212 LLC ET AL VS HIRSCH ANDREW ET AL

  Aug 06, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiffs MS 212, LLC and Alexandra Piskun’s Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement is DENIED.

  Plaintiffs MS 212, LLC and Alexandra Piskun to give notice.

  REASONING

  Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement

  Code of Civil Procedure...

• EDWARD CZUKER VS HOMAYOUN LARIAN

  Aug 06, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff Edward Czuker’s Motion to Tax Costs is GRANTED, as to Defendant’s request to recover attorneys’ fees, and DENIED in all other respects.

  Defendant Homayoun Larian’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6(s) is DENIED.

  M...

• SACHA FARNSWORTH VS RANDI POLLOCK

  Aug 06, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff Sacha Farnsworth’s Motion to Seal Portions of the Verified Application of Megan Bussey to Appear as Counsel for Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED.

  Plaintiff Sacha Farnsworth to give notice.

  REASONING

  The trial court “may order that a record be filed under se...

• GAURA TANEJA VS SUPERIOR LOAN SERVICING, AN ENTITY OF UNKNOWN TYPE, ET AL.

  Aug 06, 2020 |  Los Angeles County

  TENTATIVE RULING

  Plaintiff Gaura Taneja’s Motion to Consolidate Case Nos. 19SMUD02591 and 20SMCV00126, or in the Alternative Staying Case Nos. 19SMUD02591 Pending the Outcome of Case No. 20SMCV00126 is DENIED, without prejudice.

  Plaintiff Gaura Taneja to give notice.

  REASONING

  ...

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