Motion For An Order Declaring Plaintiff Scott Palmer Holcomb a Vexatious Litigant and Requiring Plaintiff to Furnish Security of $200,000
how the settlement accounts for the distinct theories of liability asserted against the various parties.
Lastly, Movant fails to address its financial conditions and insurance coverage other than to state they were not factors in the settlement. However, they remain Tech-Bilt factors the court must evaluate to make a good faith determination.
Movant to give notice.
3 Matthew P. Motion for Leave to Intervene Wade, in his capacity as Non-party AzGuard Insurance Company’s motion for Trustee of the leave to intervene is DENIED as it has not included a ML Wade Family proposed complaint-in-intervention along with its motion. Trust under the (Code Civ. Proc., § 387, subd. (c).) provisions of a trust agreement While AzGuard references a proposed complaint-in- dated September intervention attached as Exhibit D to the Shapiro 12, 2013, vs. Declaration (ROA 70, Ntc. of Mtn. at 2:1-3), the Scott English declaration does not include an Exhibit D or otherwise Plumbing Inc. attach a copy of the proposed pleading. (ROA 66.) 30-2024- 01448700-CU- Clerk to give notice.
BC-CJC 4 Holcomb vs. Motion For An Order Declaring Plaintiff Scott Palmer Aliso Villa Holcomb a Vexatious Litigant and Requiring Condominium Plaintiff to Furnish Security of $200,000 Association 30-2026- The motion for order deeming Plaintiff Scott Palmer 01559179-CU- Holcomb a vexatious litigant and requiring Plaintiff to NP-CJC furnish security of $200,000 by Defendant Aliso Villas Condominium Association and Total Property Management, Inc. is CONTINUED to 9/4/2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Volumes 1-2 of Defendants’ Requests for Judicial Notice appear to include Exhibits 1-24, although Volume 2 is not indexed with pdf exhibit numbers to make it easily searchable by the Court. However, Volumes 3 and 4 of Defendants’ Request for Judicial Notice do not contain any of the remaining exhibits 25-39 – they merely contain declarations describing the exhibits.
Defendants are ORDERED to file a complete amended compendium of exhibits Volumes 3-4, which should include pdf documents that are text-searchable and indexed by exhibit number, similar to Volume 1 of Defendants’ exhibits.
Defendants shall file and serve their complete amended exhibits no later than 8/12/2026.
Plaintiff may file an amended opposition per Code.
Clerk to give notice.
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Defendant filed an amended verified answer to the Complaint on 4/16/26. (ROA 24.) Plaintiff’s request is DENIED as moot.
Plaintiff also asks the court to find Defendant is solely liable in this case based on the court’s prior ruling in the Related Case. A motion to strike answer is not the proper procedural vehicle for seeking such relief.
Clerk to give notice.
6 Belles vs. Toyota Motion for Attorney Fees Motor Sales, Plaintiff Martin Schwartz’s motion for attorney fees is U.S.A., Inc. GRANTED as modified. 30-2024- 01450518-CU- On 10/32025, Plaintiff accepted Defendant’s 998 Offer. BC-CJC The parties do not dispute Plaintiff is the prevailing party entitled to attorney fees.
Plaintiff seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to section 1794, subdivision (d) under the lodestar method in the amount of $20,150.00, costs of $1,061.94, and a lodestar multiplier of 0.3, for a total of $27,256.94.
Defendant Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. challenges both the hourly rate charged, and the total number of billable hours claimed by Plaintiff’s attorneys.
The hourly rates of Christopher Urner is reduced to $450, the hourly rate for Jorge L. Acosta is reduced to $425, and the hourly rate of paralegal Mary M. Zazueta is reduced to $175.
Defendant challenges 0.9 hours billed by Acosta to analyze and annotate Defendant’s objection-only