Judge James T. Chou: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: CLAIMS OF EXEMPTION 7 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT [PLTF] UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS, A NEW YORK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP

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Defendant Curd V. Fowler (“Fowler”) filed a Claim of Exemption on June 24, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Opposition on July 8, 2021. The San Francisco Sh...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: HEARING ON DENIURRER — MOTION FOR DEMURRER [DEFT] R. SCOTT OSBORN

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Defendant R. Scott Osborne’s (“Defendant”) demurrer is OVERRULED. The Court finds that Plaintiff Housing Group Fund 401K Pension Plan’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint for Damages alleges sufficient facts...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) MOTION TO STRIKE ~ CLAIM FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY

2) HEARING ON DEMURRER 7 TO FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY

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The demurrer by defendant First American Title Com...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO VACATE — ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ORDER CHARGING JUDGMENT DEBTOR’S PARTNERSHIP INTEREST; INVALIDATING AND REMOVING ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT [OTHR] MICHELE M. LARSEN

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Defendants Michele Larsen CPA. and Michele M. Larsen Revocable Trust’s (“Defendants”) Mot...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO STAY — JUDGMENT PENDING APPEAL [DEFT] EHAB HABASHI [DEFT] LINDA HABASHI

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In light of the appeal filed by Defendants Ehab and Linda Habashi et al, in this matter, their motion to stay enforcement of the judgment in this case is moot and is ordered off c...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO COMPEL — DEFENDANT 45 MARIPOSA LLC’S FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET TWO; AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET FOUR [PLTF] THOMAS H KNIGHT

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Plaintiff has filed a motion to compel further responses to his Requests for Production...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: HEARING ON DEMURRER 7 MOTION FOR DEMURRER [DEFT] R. SCOTT OSBORN

RULING Matter continued to August 25, 2021 at 1:30 pm. in Department B.

All parties must comply with Marin County Superior Court Local Rules, Rule 1.10(B) to contest the tentative decision. Parties who r...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: HEARING ON DEMURRER 7 TO COMPLAINT OF PLAINTIFFS [DEFT] EAN HOLDINGS, LLC

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Defendant EAN Holdings LLC’s (“EAN”) demurrer to the complaint is SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND:

EAN demurs to the complaint (a sole “motor vehicle” cause ofaction) on the ground ...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) MOTION TO COMPEL A ORTHOPEDIC INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION [DEFT] STEPHEN M. PUGH

2) MOTION TO COMPEL — NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION [DEFT] STEPHEN M. PUGH

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Pursuant to Local Rule 1.13B, on July 12, 202,1 the Court appointed a...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) MOTION — FOR CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1287 STRIKING MR. KHVIBALL’S AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES WHICH LACK EVIDENTIARY SUPPORT [PLTF] NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLECTION SERVICE, INC.

2) MOTION — FOR CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1287 SANCTIONS STRJKI'NG MR. KIMBALL’S AFFIRMAT...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO TAX COSTS 7 SOUGHT BY DEFENDANT CITY OF SAN RAFAEL [PLTF] GERSTLE PARK SIDEWALK SOLUTIONS

RULING Plaintiff Gerstle Park Sidewalk Solutions’ Motion to Tax Costs is DENIED.

Procedural Background Plaintiff‘s action against the City was dismissed, without prejud...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) MOTION TO COMPEL — PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS FROM TWITTER, INC [PLTF] ZENNI OPTICAL, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION [PLTF] JULIA ZHEN

2) MOTION ~ TO FILE UNDER SEAL PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS AND SUPPORTING DECLARATIONS [PLTF] ZENNI OPT...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: HEARING ON DEMURRER — DEMURRER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] LISA LEIGH GIOMETTI

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Defendant’s demurrer to the First and Sixth Causes of Action in the First Amended Complaint is OVERRULED.

Procedural De tciencies Defendant failed to submit a copy of the ope...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION e TO AMEND COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO CCP SECTION 8473(A)(1) [PLTF] RICHARD RAMIREZ

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Plaintiff Richard Ramirez’s unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend the complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 473(a)(1) and California Rule of Court 3.1324 is GRANTEDi

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION — FOR AN ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL MASTER TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF DEFENDANTS’ FEES [PLTF] HORNSTEIN LAW OFFICES, PROF, CORP.

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Plaintiff Hornstein Law Offices’ (“Plaintiff’) Motion for Order Appointing Special Master to Conduct Audit of Fees is GRANTED. (Co...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) HEARING ON DEMURRER — TO SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] ANASTASIA SPARROW PALMER [DEFT] PETER JAMES PALMER [DEFT] VISEART PARIS CORPORATION, INC., A CA CORPORATION

2) MOTION TO STRIKE — SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] ANASTASIA SPARROW PALMER [DEFT] PETER JAMES PALMER [DE...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: l) HEARING ON DEMURRER — TO PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] GOLDEN OCEAN INSURANCE CENTER, INC.

2) HEARING ON DEMURRER — OF THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT [DEFT] KOOKMIN BEST INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.

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Defendant Golden Ocean Insurance Center, Inc’...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION — TO RECONSIDER ORDER DENYING MOTION TO EIG’UNGE LIS PENDENS [DEFT] PETER HARPER [DEFT] HELIX HOLDINGS LP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP [DEFT] SD. LENDING LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY CO.

RULING The parties are ordered to appear on June 23, 2021 at 1:30 pm. ...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO COMPEL — COMPLIANCE WITH THE COURT’S ORDER THAT RESPONDENT PAY SANCTIONS AND RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS; AND FOR FURTHER MONETARY SANCTIONS [PETR] SHARON A, MANUEL

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Petitioner Sharon Manuel‘s unopposed motion to compel Respondent Elizabeth Garfield t...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) MOTION TO COMPEL — FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS [DEFT] STEVEN R. RHOADS

2) MOTION TO COMPEL — RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES [DEFT] STEVEN R. RHOADS

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Pursuant to Local Rule 1.13B, the parties are required to work with a discovery fac...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: HEARING 7 FOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER AND ORDER FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ATTACHMENT [DEFT] JOHN G WARNER

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Cross-Complainant John G. Warner’s (“Warner”) Applications for Writ of Attachment for properties owned by Cross-defendants Mark Cunningham, Daniel Morgan and T...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 1) HEARING ON DEMURRER # TO DERUFF FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT [CRDF] DR, ROBERT TEASDALE [CRDF] CSM ENTERPRISES

2) MOTION TO STRIKE 7 THE DERUFF FIRST AMENDED CROSS—COMPLAINT [CRDF] CSM ENTERPRISES [CRDF] DR, ROBERT TEASDALE

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The Demurrer to the First...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION — FOR LEAVE TO FILE ITS FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO COMPLAINT [DEFT] COLINDRES & ASSOCIATES, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

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Consistent with this state’s very liberal policy to allow amendments to answers, Defendant’s unopposed motion for leave to file an amend...

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: MOTION TO STRIKE — DEFENDANT’S ANSWER TO COMPLAINT [PLTF] QUALITY CAR SHIPPERS LLC

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Plaintiff Quality Car Shippers’ unopposed motion to strike the answer in this case is DENIED.

In this case, Defendant corporation was represented by counsel when it filed ...