Judge Gregory H. Lewis: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

Motion: Motion to Compel Arbitration. Moving Party: Defendants Massage Envy Franchising, LLC and ME SPE Franchising, LLC (“MEF”). Responding Party: Plaintiff Doe # 1 (F.S.). Opposition filed. Ruling: MEF’s motion to compel arbitration is denied. At all relevant times, MEF was an Arizona-based franchisor th...

Motions to Compel. Moving Party Plaintiff Esteban Palacios, through his guardian ad litem Monica Palacios. Responding Party Defendants Huntington Sandpiper, L.P. and Heliotronics, Inc. Responding Parties Defendants Huntington Sandpiper, L.P. and Heliotronics, Inc. Opposition filed. Ruling: Plaintiff’s moti...

Motion to Consolidate. Moving Party Defendant Bradley Wong, as Trustee of the Wallace Wong Children’s Revocable Family Trust, dated February 22, 2002. Responding Party Plaintiff Hooman Anthony Tonokaboni. Opposition filed. Ruling: Defendant’s motion to consolidate is denied. When there are actions involvin...

Motion: Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Moving Party Cross-Defendants ACE Foods, LLC, Seth Lindauer, and Norman Lindauer. Responding Party Cross-Complainant Redondo Investment Company. Opposition filed. Ruling: Cross-Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the Cross-Complaint of Redond...

Motion to Stay Proceedings. Moving Party Plaintiff Nazila Safavi. Responding Parties Kristen Ritzau and Kristen Ritzau, D.D.S., Inc. Opposition filed. Ruling: Plaintiff Nazila Safavi’s motion to stay proceedings is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 128(a)(3), 916(a).) Section 916(a) provides that the trial cou...

Motion 1: Demurrer to Complaint. Moving Party Defendant Travel & Leisure Co. fka Wyndham Destinations, Inc., fka Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. Responding Party Plaintiff Usman Amin. Opposition filed. Motion 2: Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint. Moving Party Defendant Travel & Leisure Co. fka Wyndham ...

Motion: Demurrer to Complaint. Moving Party: Defendant City of Huntington Beach. Responding Party: No responses have been filed in connection with the instant Demurrer. Ruling: Defendant’s demurrer to Plaintiff Dariusz Kadziolka’s Complaint is sustained on the grounds that the Complaint fails to allege com...

Motion to Set Aside Defaults and Default Judgments
Moving Party: Defendants and Cross-Defendants Los Alamitos Hematology/Oncology Medical Group, Inc. and Mario Curti Responding Party: Plaintiff McKesson Specialty Care Distribution Corporation; Cross-Complainant Sandeep Reddy
Ruling: Amid T. Bahadori ...

Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication
OFF CALENDAR MOVING PARTY DISMISSED 8/31/21

Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs
Moving Party: Plaintiff Scott McKee Const.
Responding Party: Defendants Daniel & Meltem Priest
Ruling: Plaintiff Scott McKee Construction, Inc.’s Motion for Attorney Fees is GRANTED in the sum of $229,133.81. The court finds that Plaintiff’s request for attorney ...

1. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories 2. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories 3. Motion to Compel Production
OFF CALENDAR NOTICE OF TAKING MOTIONS OFF CALENDAR FILED 8/12/21

1. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories 2. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories 3. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories 4. Motion to Compel Production
Moving Party: Plaintiff Jillian Fabian Responding Party: Defendant CBRE, Inc.
Rul...

Motion for Reconsideration
OFF CALENDAR PER COURT’S OWN MOTION

Motion to Deem Facts Admitted
Moving Party: Plaintiff Ronald Pino Responding Party: N/A (would be Defendant Diamond Resorts Management, Inc.)
Ruling:
Plaintiff’s unopposed motion to deem admitted the truth of the matters specified in the Request for Admissions (Set One) propounded on Defendant Dia...

1. Demurrer to Complaint 2. Motion to Strike
Moving Party: Defendants Darlene Lopez and eXp Realty of California, Inc. (esa eXp Realty, LLC) Responding Party: Plaintiff Alex Zavala
Ruling 1: Defendants Darlene Lopez and eXp Realty of California, Inc.’s Demurrer to the Complaint of Plaintiff Alex Zava...

Motion for Attorney Fees
Moving Party: Defendants Gary Frederick Almas and Joyce Almas, individually and as Trustees of The Almas Family Trust dated March 7, 1986 (the “Almas Defendants”) Responding Party: No responses were filed in connection with the instant motion for attorneys’ fees.
Ruling: The ...

Motion to Compel Deposition
Moving Party: Plaintiff Carmen Watkins
Responding Party: Defendant Kia Motors America
Ruling: Plaintiff Carmen Watkins’ Motion to Compel PMK Deposition and Production of Documents is DENIED without prejudice. Defendant’s request for sanctions is DENIED.
First, Plaint...

Motion for Summary Judgment
Moving Party: Defendant SK Intertainment Responding Party: Plaintiff Jane Roe 1 pka Raichle Watt
Ruling:
Plaintiff’s motion to compel is granted in part and denied in part.
A defendant seeking summary judgment bears the burden of persuasion and burden of proof by a p...

1. Demurrer to Amended Complaint 2. Motion to Strike
Moving Party: Defendant California Reconveyance Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank Responding Party: Plaintiffs Thomas and Susan Volpe
3. Demurrer to Amended Complaint
Moving Party: Defendant Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. and Deutsch Bank Respondin...

Motion for Summary Adjudication
Moving Party: Defendant/Cross-Complainant Fitness International, LLC (“Fitness International”) Responding Party: Defendant/Cross-Defendant Life Fitness, LLC (“Life Fitness”)
Ruling: Fitness International’s motion for summary adjudication is granted in part and denied i...

Motion to Stay Proceedings
Moving Party: Defendant Interior Specialists, Inc. Responding Party: Plaintiff Rick Nehora
Ruling: Defendant’s motion to stay proceedings is denied.
The California Legislature enacted the Right to Repair Act (the “Act”) in 2002 (Stats. 2002, ch. 722 (Sen. Bill 800)) to a...

1. Demurrer to Complaint
Moving Party: Defendant White Lotus Investments, Inc. Responding Party: Plaintiffs Jane Doe #1
2. Demurrer to Complaint
Moving Party: Defendant MELN, Inc. Responding Party: Plaintiffs Jane Doe #1 (F.S.) and Jane Doe #2 (M.E.). Ruling Motion 1: Defendant White Lotus Investm...

1. Motion to Dismiss 2. Motion to Compel Arbitration
Moving Party:
Defendant Uber Technologies. Responding Party:
Plaintiff Sushant Gupta.
Ruling Motion 1: Ruling: Defendant’s motion to dismiss is DENIED. (Code Civ. Proc., § 583.410; Lyons v. Wickhorst (1986) 42 Cal.3d 911.)
Dismissal for la...

Petition to Confirm Contractual Arbitration Award
Moving Party: Petitioner Wescom Central Credit Union, Kaitlyn Vuong, and Maybeth Burgos Responding Party: Plaintiff Ellie Michelle Oliver-Horist
Ruling:
The petition to confirm the August 20, 2021 Judgment is denied without prejudice.
The arbitr...