Recent Rulings by Hon. Gregory Keosian

• PHENOMENON MARKETING AND ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED COMPANY VS CAPPELLO GLOBAL, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ET AL.

  Jan 19, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant Camden Financial Services’s Motion to Strike Portions of the First Amended Complaint is GRANTED as to Paragraph ¶ 16:9-10, 14-15, which allege that the written amendment terminated the agreement and merely extended the minimum success fee term, when in fact the amendment specifically disclaims su...

• MARK ANTHONY RAMOS ET AL VS ANZO NOBEL COATINGS INC ET AL

  Jan 19, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiffs Mark Anthony Ramos and Sylvia Nunez Ramos’s Motions to Tax Costs of Defendants PPG Industries, Inc. and EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. are GRANTED. EMCO’s cost award is reduced from $2,711.97 to $2,297.73. PPG’s cost award is reduced from $8,352.73 to $6,801.09.

  Plaintiffs to provide n...

• BALL & BONHOLTZER, ET AL. VS SFA GROUP, LLC, ET AL.

  Jan 19, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiffs Ball & Bonholtzer and Stephen C. Ball’s Motions to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production, Set One, from Defendants SFA Group, LLC and Manhattan Beachwear, LLC are GRANTED as to Requests No. 3–12, 21, 22, 28, 31, and 34–38, and DENIED as to Requests No. 1, 2, 13–20, and 23–26.

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• KRISTI COURTOIS, , AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AND AS BENEFICIARY AND HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF AUSTEENE G. COOPER VS NEWREZ, LLC., ET AL.

  Jan 14, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendants NewRez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing,The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-6, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-6, and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.’s Demurrer...

• AMBER RUPP VS GENERAL MOTORS, LLC

  Jan 14, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiff Amber Rupp’s Motion to Compel Deposition of Defendant General Motors, LLC’s Person Most Knowledgeable is GRANTED.

  MOTION TO COMPEL DEPOSITION

  A party may make a motion compelling a witness’s deposition “after service of a deposition notice” if that witness “fails to appear for exa...

• GEORGE VILLASENOR, ET AL. VS VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION

  Jan 14, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiffs George and Jorge I. Villasenor’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production and Special Interrogatories from Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is DENIED as to Request for Production No. 157, and GRANTED as to Special Interrogatories No. 168–176. No sanctions are awar...

• RAMIRO PEREZ MIRANDA, ET AL. VS LOS ANGELES MOTOR CARS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, ET AL.

  Jan 14, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendants FCA US, LLC and Los Angeles Motor Cars Inc.’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED.

  Defendant to give notice.

  MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

  A party may move for a judgment on the pleadings as to an entire complaint or as to a particular cause of action in...

• MATT RHOADES ET AL VS MARCO FONSECA

  Jan 13, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  MOTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT

  Code Civ. Proc. section 664.6 states that:

  If parties to pending litigation stipulate, in a writing signed by the parties outside the presence of the court or orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter...

• BASTA, INC. VS AMYGDALA, INC.

  Jan 13, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiff Basta Inc.’s Demurrer to the Answer of Defendant Amygdala, Inc. is SUSTAINED with 30 days leave to amend.

  Plaintiff to provide notice.

  DEMURRER

  A demurrer should be sustained only where the defects appear on the face of the pleading or are judicially noticed. (Code Civ. Pr...

• JORGE ORTIZ VS SMART & FINAL STORES, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ET AL.

  Jan 13, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiff Jorge Ortiz’s Motion to Quash Subpoena for Medical Records is GRANTED IN PART. The subpoena may concern Plaintiff’s functional limitations, the medical causes thereof, and treatment for emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, anger, loss of enjoyment of life, depression, or stress. It must be...

• KRAB QUEENZ LA, LLC, ET AL. VS PSP INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

  Jan 13, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant and Cross-Complainant PSP Investment Group, LLC’s Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED without leave to amend as to the second cause of action brought by Krab Queenz, LA, LLC, only, but otherwise OVERRULED as to all other causes of action. Defendant to answer within 20 days.

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• CHARMAINE DIAZ VS CINDY BHUI

  Jan 13, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant Cindy Bhui’s Motion for Relief from Terminating Sanctions and Default Judgment.

  is DENIED.

  Plaintiff to provide notice.

  OBJECTIONS

  Diaz offers several objections to the declaration of Bhui, on the grounds that she is presenting hearsay statements of her purported c...

• JASDEEP KOCHAR VS GALINA GERASSIMENKO

  Jan 13, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Third-Party Ariel Rumennik’s Motion for Leave to Intervene and to Expunge Lis Pendens is GRANTED.

  MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE

  “At any time after notice of pendency of action has been recorded, any party, or any nonparty with an interest in the real property affected thereby, may apply to ...

• CARSON WILD WINGS, LLC VS LEBE LAW, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, ET AL.

  Jan 12, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

  Bustarde asks for $15,633.65 in fees and costs against Carson after prevailing against Carson’s claims in an anti-SLAPP motion. (Motion at p. 1.)

  Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16, subd. (c)(1) states that “a prevailing defendant on a special motion to strike shall...

• FRANK MCHUGH VS ROBIN INVESTMENT GROUP INC

  Jan 12, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  OBJECTIONS

  The court SUSTAINS Plaintiff’s Objection No. 5 as to Reuben Robin’s testimony whether the administration of the McHugh trust prevented sale of parking lot, as Robin’s testimony lacks foundation as to whether he possessed personal knowledge of such administrative difficulties. However, Pl...

• DAVID COLIN VS ANA GABRIELA CHAMALE, ET AL.

  Jan 12, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiff David Colin’s Motion for Reconsideration and Relief from Order Deeming Admissions Admitted is GRANTED. Plaintiff to submit responses within 30 days.

  MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM DEEMED ADMISSIONS

  (a) A party may withdraw or amend an admission made in response to a request for admission ...

• ANNA M. WIILIAMS, AN INDIVIDUAL VS M.I.G. MOTOR CARS, INC., A CORPORATION, ET AL.

  Jan 12, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant M.I.G. Motor Cars, Inc.’s Motion to Reset Hearings on Motions to Compel Further is GRANTED.

  Defendant to provide notice.

  MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER

  “The court may, upon any terms as may be just, relieve a party or his or her legal representative from a judgment, dismissa...

• MICHAEL LESLIE PRODUCTIONS INC ET AL VS DEPT OF REC & PARKS

  Jan 12, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  OBJECTIONS

  City’s Objections

  The court SUSTAINS City’s Objection No. 11, which relates to Michael J. Bernback’s opinion as to City’s motivation for its actions. Objections No. 1–8 are OVERRULED.

  City’s Objections No. 9–10 and 12–19 relate to Plaintiffs’ introduction of correspondenc...

• DAVID ENGEL VS FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, ET AL.

  Jan 11, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant Farmers Insurance Exchange’s Demurrer to the Complaint is OVERRULED. Defendant to answer within 20 days.

  DEMURRER

  A demurrer should be sustained only where the defects appear on the face of the pleading or are judicially noticed. (Code Civ. Pro., §§ 430.30, et seq.) A court should...

• THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BY AND THROUGH MARY C. WICKHAM, COUNTY COUNSEL FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL. VS 10837 S. VERMONT AVENUE, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ET AL.

  Jan 11, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant Green Gears 20 Cap’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons is DENIED.

  Defendant to provide notice.

  MOTION TO QUASH SERVICE

  Code of Civil Procedure section 418.10, subd. (a)(1) states: “A defendant, on or before the last day of his or her time to plead or within any further ti...

• LILLIAN WOODFIN-PARKER VS CITY OF LOS ANGELES

  Jan 07, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant City of Los Angeles’s Motion for Summary Judgment or Adjudication is GRANTED as to the first through fourth and tenth causes of action with respect to Plaintiff Woodfin-Parker’s suspension, and DENIED as to the same causes of action with respect to Plaintiff’s failure to promote claims. The motio...

• RUTHIE ZEPEDA VS L.A. CARE COMMUINITY HEALTH, ET AL.

  Jan 07, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Cross-Defendant Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County’s Demurrer to Defendant and Cross-Complainant Equis, LLC’s Second Amended Cross-Complaint is SUSTAINED without leave to amend as to the First and Second Causes of Action, and OVERRULED as to the Third Cause of Action.

  Plaintif...

• CLAUDETTE MARIE LESLIE, ET AL. VS NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ET AL.

  Jan 07, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Defendant Citimortgage, Inc.’s Demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to the first cause of action, and without leave to amend as to the fifth through eighth causes of action, SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to the second cause of action as alleged by Plaintiff Claude...

• MAXIM COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VS NAZARET CHAKRIAN, ET AL.

  Jan 06, 2021 |  Los Angeles County

  Plaintiff Maxim Commercial Capital, LLC’s Motions for Summary Judgment against Defendants Julia Sotelo, Rafael Mendez, and Nazaret, Alice, Michael, and Rita Chakrian are GRANTED.

  MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT

  A party may move for summary judgment “if it is contended that the action has no m...

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