Motion to Dismiss
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8 Egan vs. Motion for Determination of Director Validity Accurate Voting Plaintiff, Brendan Paul Egan’s motion for determination of Services director validity is DENIED. 30-2025- The motion is defective, because respondents were only 01532899-CU- served by mail, which is not authorized for the kind of PT-CJC relief sought. (See Younger v. Jordan (1954) 42 Cal.2d 757 [trial court could not proceed to final determination of election controversy without personal or substituted service authorized by law].)
The court notes respondents were served in January 2026 and have not yet appeared.
OSC re dismissal (default of ALL respondents) set for 9/3/2026 at 1:30 PM. If respondents have not filed a responsive pleading prior to the OSC, the court will enter their default.
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9 Zavala vs. Price Motion to Consolidate
Plaintiff Riordan Zavala’s unopposed motion to 30-2025- consolidate is GRANTED. 01451705-CU- PA-CJC Case Nos. 30-2025-1451705 and 30-2026-01541665 are consolidated for all purposes. All future filings are to be made in the lower numbered case.
Motion to strike in 30-2026-1541665 set for 8/7/2026 to remain on calendar in 30-2025-01451705.
CMC in 30-2026-01541665 is VACATED.
Trial is to remain on 9/11/2026 at 11:30 AM. Jury fees to be posted within 5 days.
The clerk is directed to file the minute order in both cases.
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10 Masaoka vs. Life Motion to Dismiss Storage, Inc. Defendant/Cross-Complainant Life Storage, Inc.’s motion for dismissal is DENIED. 30-2023- 01364829-CU- Plaintiff is a vexatious litigant whose counsel has PO-CJC withdrawn. The court can dismiss the case and/or require a bond if it determines there is no reasonable probability
plaintiff will prevail or if the case lacks merit and was filed to harass or delay. (Code Civ. Proc., § 391.3.)
Plaintiff has presented evidence, albeit sparse, there may be a probability of prevailing. He declares defendant’s loading dock floor was painted with a shiny epoxy paint to facilitate cleaning, which made the floor slippery. The floor was covered with twigs and dirt due to a windstorm and defendant’s employee apologized for failing to clean the floor after plaintiff slipped on the debris. Plaintiff asserts his statements about the incident have been consistent because he slipped on the floor and his knee hit the low trailer edge. Plaintiff also submits the declaration of witness Ruby Hunter, who declares to witnessing defendant’s on-site manager apologize to plaintiff about not cleaning the floor of the loading dock and stating a report would be filed.
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The court will not make a credibility determination at this stage of the litigation. The court and/or jury will determine credibility at trial.
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11 Ngo vs. Motion to Confirm Referee's Report and Westminster Recommendation Professional Defendant, Westminster Professional Associates, LLC’s Associates, LLC belated motion to confirm referee’s report and recommendation is DENIED. 30-2023- 01350083-CU- Defendant failed to follow the procedure set forth in Code CO-CJC of Civil Procedure section 643.
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12 Ramos vs. Hamel Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement Concrete, Inc. Defendants Kotobuki Seating International, Inc. fka Kotocorp (USA), Inc. and Interkal, LLC’s motion for 30-2025- determination of good faith settlement as to their 01453311-CU- PO-CJC settlement with plaintiffs is DENIED.
Defendants have not demonstrated the settlement was made in good faith under Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward- Clyde & Assocs. (1984) 38 Cal.3d 488, 499.) There is no copy of the settlement agreement provided to the court, no rough approximation of plaintiff’s total recovery and settlor’s proportionate liability, and no analysis of settling defendants’ financial conditions and policy limits.
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