Judge David W. Reed: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

The parties are DIRECTED TO APPEAR for a hearing on plaintiffs Kaitlin Vaughn and
Yassmeen Abo-Elreich’s unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement.
(Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.769(c), (d).)

Defendant Brian Kosnoff’s motion to compel production of business records is GRANTED.
(Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.480, subd. (a).) Attorney Sean Gavin and plaintiff Prabhjot Dhindsa
shall pay monetary sanctions, jointly and severally, in the amount of $1,035.00 to defendant
Brian Kosnoff by August 10...

Intervenor Contractors Insurance Company of North America’s unopposed motion to intervene
on behalf of its insured, Martin Magdaleno, Inc. dba El Dorado Grading Company is
GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 387; Reliance Ins. Co. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County
(2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 383, 388; De...

Plaintiff Discover Bank’s motion to transfer venue of this action to Sacramento Superior Court is
GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 397, subd. (a).) Plaintiff has established that this is not the
proper venue for the action based on defendant’s residence. (Zeller Decl., ¶ 4.)
If no hearing is requested...

Plaintiff Capital One Bank (U.S.A.), N.A.’s unopposed motion for judgment on the pleadings is
GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 438, subd. (c)(1)(A).) The complaint states facts sufficient to
constitute a cause or causes of action against the defendant and based on the matters deemed
admitted, the answ...

The petition for change of name is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1277.) No written
objections were filed with the Court.
This tentative ruling is effective immediately. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1277(a)(1).) No formal order
pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1312, or further notice is required.

Defendant Presort Center of Fresno, LLC’s demurrer to the fourth cause for fraud in plaintiff
Monster Lead Group, Inc.’s second amended complaint is SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO
AMEND. (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e).) Plaintiff fails to allege facts sufficient to state a
cause of action for frau...

Defendant Lori Y. Putnam’s demurrer to plaintiff William R. Younger, II’s complaint is
CONTINUED on the Court’s own motion to Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in
Department Seven, so that Ms. Putman’s motion to transfer and coordinate actions, filed in the
Superior Court of California, County...

Petitioner Nina Nero’s unopposed motion to deposit the minor’s money into a blocked account at
Travis Credit Union instead of Wells Fargo Bank, is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 473, subd.
(b); Decl. of Jeffrey Stromberg, ¶¶ 1-6; Decl. of Nina Nero, ¶¶1-5.)
The notice of motion does not provide noti...

Plaintiffs Marcelino Marquez, Rigoberto Hernandez, Ignacio Hernandez, and Salvador Duenas’s
request for judicial notice is GRANTED. (Evid. Code, § 452, subd. (d).)
Plaintiffs’ unopposed motion for terminating sanctions is GRANTED. Defendant Abel Arreola’s
answer is ordered STRICKEN. The clerk is d...

Defendant Francisco Zavala’s motion for leave to amend his answer to the complaint is
DROPPED FROM CALENDAR. The motion was not served in accordance with Code of Civil
Procedure section 1005(b). Service by mail extended the service period by five calendar days.

Defendant Matthew Estler’s request for judicial notice is GRANTED. (Evid. Code, § 452,
subds. (c) & (d).)
Defendant’s motion for a stay of the instant action is DENIED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 526.) He
does not submit sufficient evidence to support his claim of irreparable injury or unconscionable
...

Defendant Sheilah Espinosa’s unopposed motion for an order that matters in her request for admissions, set one, be deemed admitted is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 2033.280.) Defendant’s unopposed motion to compel responses to her demand for production of documents, set one, is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § ...