Reyes v. Membrasin Life Sciences, LLC

(Stanley Mosk Courthouse: Dept. 512) September 1, 2026 DEPARTMENT 512 LAW AND MOTION RULINGS Effective May 4, 2026: Judge Karine Mkrtchyan Presiding Tentative Rulings are posted before the hearing. If you desire to submit on the tentative ruling, you may do so by e-mailing Dept. 512 (formerly Dept. 54) at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse up until the morning of the motion hearing. The e-mail address is [email protected] . The heading on your e-mail must contain the case name, number, hearing date, and that you submit.

The message should indicate your name, contact information, and the party you represent. The party submitting to the tentative must include to the e-mail all other counsel (or party if self-represented) to the action. Please note that if a party fails to appear at a law and motion hearing without having given notice under California Rules of Court, rule 3.1204, subd. (c), the court may take the matter off calendar, to be reset only upon motion, or may rule on the matter. If only one party has submitted, the Court may still hear the motion at the hearing or adopt the tentative ruling.

Please note that the above e-mail address is ONLY to inform the court of your submission on the tentative ruling. All other inquiries will not receive a response.

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| Case Name: | Reyes v. Membrasin Life Sciences, LLC | Hearing Date: | September 1, 2026 | | Defaulting defendant(s) | MEMBRASIN LIFE SCIENCES, LLC DBA WWW.ELLANU.COM | TENTATIVE RULING: On November 13, 2025, Plaintiff Bonnie Reyes ("Plaintiff") initiated the instant action against Defendant Membrasin Life Sciences, LLC dba www.ellanu.com ("Defendant"). On April 8, 2026, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint ("FAC") against Defendant, alleging causes of action for Violation of California Penal Code section 638.51 and California Intrusion Upon Seclusion. (FAC, pp. 7-8.) The FAC seeks $25,000 in statutory

damages. (FAC, p. 9.) On June 12, 2026, default was entered against Defendant. Plaintiff seeks judgment against Defendant in the amount of $27,345.00, consisting of $25,000 in damages and $1,169.90 in costs and $1,175.10 in attorney fees. (CIV-100 Form.) Here, the Court finds the FAC in this action seeks $25,000.00 in damages, which is below the $35,000.00 amount in controversy lower limit for this Unlimited Jurisdiction Court. The Court finds the FAC filed in this matter on April 8, 2026, seeks relief in an amount below this Court's jurisdiction. (See Code Civ. Proc., Sec.Sec. 85, 86.) Thus, the Court reclassifies this action from an unlimited civil jurisdiction action to a limited civil jurisdiction action. Based thereon, the Court refers the matter to Department 534 for reassignment to limited civil jurisdiction. Moving party is ordered to give notice. | Home -->)" -->