Judge Janet Gaard: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

The petition for change of name is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1277.) Petitioner Dustin Joseph Curry failed to file a proof of service to establish that notice of the time and the place of the hearing was timely served on the minor’s mother. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 415.40, 1277, subd. (a)(4)...

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. No appearance is necessary. (Code Civ. Proc., §
1277(a)(1).) No formal order pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1312, or furth...

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. No appearance is necessary. (Code Civ. Proc., §
1277(a)(1).) No formal order pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1312, or furth...

All interested persons in this matter are DIRECTED TO APPEAR at the hearing to show
cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1275 et seq.; Health &
Saf. Code, §§ 103430, subd. (b), 103435.) No request for a hearing is required.

All interested persons in this matter are DIRECTED TO APPEAR at the hearing to show
cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1275 et seq.; Health &
Saf. Code, §§ 103430, subd. (b), 103435.) No request for a hearing is required.

Defendant Aceites Toledo, S.A.’s motion to bifurcate trial on its twelfth affirmative defense is
GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 597.)
If no hearing is requested, this tentative ruling is effective immediately. No formal order
pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1312 or further notice is required....

Defendant Simon Chan dba Simon’s Bar & Café’s motion to set aside the default and default judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 473(b) and 473.5 is DENIED. Moving party fail to show that his mistake, inadvertence, or neglect was of the excusable variety. (Ford v. Herndon (1976) 62 Cal.App.3...

Cross-defendant Associated Materials, LLC’s motion to compel further responses to special
interrogatories, form interrogatories, and requests for admission is DENIED. Cross-defendant
has not filed a separate statement and has filed a memorandum of point and authorities that
violates the page requi...

Plaintiff Steven Galvan’s unopposed motion to compel responses to form interrogatories, set one
and request for production of documents, set one from defendants Sergey Tyulyu, Emiliya
Tyulyu, and Eviya Tyulyu is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2030.290, subd. (b), 2031.300,
subd. (b).) Defendants sh...

Plaintiff Laura Crum’s unopposed motion to calendar this matter for a case management
conference is GRANTED. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.723.)
The parties are DIRECTED TO APPEAR at a case management conference on August 7, 2017,
in Department 5 at 9:00 a.m.
The notice of motion does not provid...

Defendants OA Logistics Services, Inc., E&E Company, Ltd., and Ronald Perkuchin’s evidentiary objection nos. 2, 3, 5, & 6 to the declaration of Rodney Dickey are SUSTAINED. (Evid. Code, §§ 210, 350, 400-403, 702, & 1200.) The remainder of the evidentiary objections to this declaration are OVERRULED.
Def...

All interested persons in this matter are DIRECTED TO APPEAR at the hearing to show
cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1275 et seq.; Health &
Saf. Code, §§ 103430, subd. (b), 103435.) No request for a hearing is required.

Defendants Allstate Insurance Company, Thomas J. Wilson, Donna O’Connor, Kelly McClennon, Carrie Fay, Tamara Bradley, Tara Vissessmith, and Lauren Thompson’s motions to set aside default and quash service of summons are GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 418.10 & 473, subd. (d).) Defendants have established tha...

CV CV 16-1215
The parties are DIRECTED TO APPEAR for the final approval hearing on the class action
settlement and motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, and service award. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule
3.769(g).)

Defendant Ke Xu’s request for judicial notice is DENIED as the documents submitted are not
relevant based on the Court’s ruling. (People ex rel. Lockyer v. Shamrock Foods Co. (2000) 24
Cal.4th 415, 422, ftnt 2.)
Defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff Shenjie Liu’s complaint is DROPPED FROM CALENDAR.

CV ED 17-263
Plaintiff the People of the State of California, Department of Transportation’s request for judicial
notice is GRANTED. (Evid. Code, § 452, sub. (d).)
Plaintiff’s unopposed motion for an order for possession is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., §§
1230.010, et seq., 1240.61...

Defendants Yuba Community College District and Monica Chahal’s motion for sanctions, demurrers, and motion to strike are CONTINUED on the Court’s own motion to be heard on June 29, 2017, at 10:00 a. m. in Department 3.

Defendant and cross-complainant Romeo Berrettoni Trust’s motion to compel responses to form interrogatories from cross-defendant Alexander Perez is s CONTINUED on the Court’s own motion to be heard on July 5, 2017, at 9:00 a. m. in Department 5.

Petitioner Cynthia Defilippis’s petition for approval of minor’s compromise is CONTINUED on the Court’s own motion to be heard on July 5, 2017, at 9:00 a. m. in Department 5.

Defendants Terry Gedatus and Denise Gedatus’s motion to continue the trial is CONTINUED on the Court’s own motion to be heard on July 5, 2017, at 9:00 a. m. in Department 5.

Defendant and cross-defendant Frank M. Booth, Inc.’s unopposed motion for determination of good faith settlement is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 877.6.)
If no hearing is requested, this tentative ruling is effective immediately. No formal order pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1312, or further not...

Defendants Sandi Aldrich, Thomas Aldrich, and Vanessa Apodaca’s demurrer to the complaint
based on the ground that the three-day notice to pay or quit is invalid is OVERRULED. (Code Civ.
Proc., § 1161(2).) Defendants contend that the notice does not include all of the information
required by secti...

The notice requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 1277(a)(1) to grant the petition
without a hearing have not been satisfied. Therefore, all interested persons in this matter are
DIRECTED TO APPEAR at the hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be
granted. If no objecti...

Attorney Brett W. Eubank’s motion to be relieved as counsel for Midland Plastering, Inc. dba
Quality Plastering Corp. is DENIED. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362.) The motion is not
accompanied by a proof of service indicating that all parties who have appeared in the action
have been served and ...