Judge Layne H. Melzer: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

Petitioner Vanquished Gridlock, LLC Motion - Other (Petition for Approval of Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights) Petitioner Vanquished Gridlock, LLC motion seeking approval of the transfer of certain structured settlement payment rights by payee Chmeeka Moore to Petitioner is denied.
Where...

Petitioner Great Park Neighborhoods Community Association Motion - Other (Petition for Order to Publish Notice of Decision to Foreclose)
***MOTION OFF CALENDAR***

Petitioner Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District Petition to Compel Arbitration
The Petition to Compel Arbitration brought by Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District against Respondent the City of Anaheim is GRANTED, pursuant to C.C.P. §1281.2. Respondent the City of Anaheim is ordered to arbi...

Respondent Markhall, Inc.; Respondent R.A. Industries, LLC Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award
The petition of Markall, Inc. and R.A. Industries, LLC for confirmation of, and entry of judgment on, the arbitration award issued in their favor and against Robin Follman-Otta in the amount of $81,976.06 is...

DEF Esther Behnam Motion to Vacate the Renewal of Judgment
The Motion by Defendant Esther Behnam to Vacate the Renewal of Judgment is DENIED.
Even though entry of a renewed judgment is purely a ministerial act accomplished by the clerk of the court (see § 6.182), a judgment debtor may challenge the r...

Judgment Creditor Quinn Rental Services, Inc. Order to Show Cause re: Sale of Dwelling
The OSC re Sale of Dwelling requested by Judgment Creditor Quinn Rental Services, Inc. is continued to 9/30/21 at 2PM.
After the ex parte for an order setting the OSC re Sale of Dwelling was granted on 6/8/21, the ...

Judgment Creditor Geneva Capital, L.L.C. Motion - Other (Application for Issuance of Order of Sale od Dwelling)
Judgment Creditor, Geneva Capital, LLC application for order for sale of dwelling is denied without prejudice.
There is no proof of service or other evidence demonstrating that a copy of th...

DEF Schad E Brannon Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Judgment
The motion is granted in part.
The judgment will be vacated. The Court will hear from the parties regarding the appropriate course of action assuming the judgment is vacated.
Pursuant to CCP 473 litigants seeking relief from a judgment must s...

PLT LLSV, LLC Motion - Other (Motion to Amend the Judgment)
The court denies Plaintiff LLSV, LLC’s motion to add alias/alter ego/successor entity “Modern Salon Enterprises, Inc., a California Corporation” to the Judgment.
Plaintiff LLSV, LLC obtained a sister state Judgment in the amount of $54,558.4...

Judgment Creditor Judgment Recovery Assistance, LLC 1. Claim of Exemption - Wage Garnishment Judgment Debtor Mark Ferry 2. Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Judgment
Judgment Debtor Mark Ferry’s motion for order vacating the 3/23/21 renewal of the 5/24/02 judgment in this case and recalling the writ issued 3/2...

Petitioner Cu Phan Petition to Compel Arbitration
***OFF CALENDAR****

DEF Beom & Eun Investment, LLC; DEF Eun J Lee; DEF Won B Lee Motion to Compel Production
***MOTION CONTINUED TO 9/30/21***

Petitioner People of the State of California Status Conference
The Court will hear from the People regarding whether it is appropriate to set this matter for a default prove up hearing and/or entry of judgment.

Petitioner People of the State of California Motion for Entry of Judgment
Petitioner’s unopposed Motion for Judgment on Propriety of Service by Mail in Civil Forfeiture is granted.
The Court finds that “service of process” and “notice of the seizure” is sufficient under section 11488 of the Health & ...

DEF Balboa Capital Corporation Motion for Attorney Fees (Appeals Fees and Costs)
***MOTION OFF CALENDAR***

Petitioner Scan Health Plan Motion to Compel Arbitration
This matter is taken off-calendar based on the parties’ stipulation to submit petitioners’ claims to arbitration and the court’s order dismissing the petitioner accordingly.

DEF Windsail Capital Group, LLC; DEF Windsail Credit Fund, L.P.; DEF Windsail GP, LLC; DEF Mackinac Partners LLC; DEF Matthew T O'Rourke; DEF Andrew Mcbride; DEF Windsail Capital Fund, L.P.; DEF Growthpoint Global Inc.; DEF GP Asset Resolution, LLC; DEF James Pickell; DEF Michael Rand; DEF Crate Modular, I...

Petitioner James A Duffy Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award
Petitioner James A. Duffy’s unopposed petition to confirm the arbitration award dated 12/7/20 against Respondents Joseph Kowal and Warren Markowitz is granted.
A petition to confirm an arbitration award must be served and filed at least 1...

Petitioner Phil Gray Petition to Compel Arbitration
The Verified Petition of Phil Gray d/b/a J&P Plumbing, Inc.’s and J&P Plumbing Co. for (1) Order Compelling Arbitration; (2) Appointment of Arbitrator is continued to 11/04/21 at 2:00 pm in Department C12.
Petitioner fails to show that the petition ...

Respondent Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance 1. Motion to Compel Deposition (Oral or Written) Petitioner Peyman Aminloo 2. Motion to Quash Subpoena
Respondent Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance’s motion to compel compliance with the business records subpoena it served on the Irvine Police Department is den...

Assignee Creative Judgment Solutions Motion for Leave to Amend Judgment
The hearing on Assignee / Creditor Creative Judgment Solutions motion to amend judgment is denied as moot. On 6/18/21, after this Motion was filed, Assignee filed an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of the Judgment for the full amount...

Petitioner NPBeach Marina, LLC Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award
Petitioner NPBeach Marina, LLC (“Petitioner”) seeks an order confirming an arbitration award against respondent Wy, LLC (“Respondent”).
Although the Court is inclined to grant the unopposed petition, Petitioner did not provide prope...

Petitioner Judith Romero-Narcia Motion - Other (Petition to Amend Birth Certificate)
Petitioner Judith Romero Narcia (“Petitioner”) seeks an order correcting her father’s date of birth on her birth certificate.
As an initial matter, the Court notes Petitioner did not provide any legal authority in su...

Petitioner Marcy Hall; Petitioner Mike Hall Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award
On the petition of petitioners Marcy and Mike Hall for order confirming, and entry of judgment on, arbitration award, the court notes that the Petition names both Mansour Morajev and MH Design and Construction as responden...