Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

The Motion (ROA # 17) of Plaintiff Jorge Cota ("Plaintiff") for a preliminary injunction enjoining Defendants A To Z Enterprises, Inc, Brad Ramsey dba Roadone, Chad Buchanan dba Lenders Recovery Service, Credit Acceptance Corporation, DMV and DMV Director ("Defendants") from transferring any right, title o...

The Motion (ROA # 182) of Defendant San Ysidro Health ("Defendant") for an order imposing a terminating sanction against Plaintiff AUDREY HEREDIA ("Plaintiff") in the form of striking and dismissing her complaint against Defendant, and for monetary sanctions against Plaintiff and her lawyer, Esther Bylsma,...

The Motion (ROA # 152) of Plaintiff Todd A. Mikles ("Plaintiff" or "Mikles") on behalf of all named Plaintiffs (collectively "Market Street Plaintiffs") to Compel the deposition of Defendant Dennis Dierenfield ("Defendant") and Production of Documents, and for Sanctions, is GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART ...

The special and general Demurrer (ROA # 53) of Defendant LUCY LU ("Defendant" or "Lu") to the First Amended Complaint ("FAC") of Plaintiff SOLOMON BAGELS & DONUTS, INC. ("Plaintiff"), is OVERRULED.

The special Demurrer to causes of action 4 and 6 in the FAC is OVERRULED. The causes of action are no...

The Motion (ROA # 10) of Defendant SO-CAL DOMINOIDS, INC., dba DOMINO'S ("Defendant" or "Domino's") to strike portions of the Complaint filed by Plaintiff MARIO CAMACHO ("Plaintiff"), is GRANTED.

As discussed below, Plaintiff is permitted leave to file and serve a First Amended Complaint within twe...

The Motion (ROA # 40) of Prospective Intervenor Mario Sarabia ("Prospective Intervenor" or "Sarabia") to intervene in Priscilla Quainton and Viviana Corbala-Calderon v. Ricoh USA, Inc., Superior Court of San Diego Case No. 37-2019-00060784-CU-OE-CTL ("Quainton v. Ricoh"), is DENIED The Request (ROA # 58) o...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 101) of Plaintiff SHAMIR INSIGHT, INC. (Plaintiff") for an order for terminating sanctions against Defendant KH9100 LLC ("Defendant") in the form of striking the Answer and entering a Default, is GRANTED.

Preliminarily, the Court emphasizes its reluctance to impose termi...

The Motion (ROA # 82) of Plaintiff and judgment creditor DKNVV, LLC for an order (1) charging the membership interest of the judgment debtor, Daniel Kim ("Debtor" or "Kim"), in the limited liability company known as DKNVV, LLC ("DKNVV" or "Creditor") with payment of the unpaid balance of the judgment enter...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 14) of Plaintiff WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ("Plaintiff") for an order deeming the truth of matters specified in the Request for Admissions propounded on Defendant LOUISE T DIAZ ("Defendant") be deemed admitted, is GRANTED.

The Court will sign the [PROPOSED] ORDER - ROA # 17...

The Motion (ROA # 170) of Defendant SCRIPPS HEALTH dba Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas ("Defendant" or "Scripps") for an order requiring Plaintiff MANUEL MENDOZA ("Plaintiff") to post an undertaking, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.

As set forth below, an undertaking in the amount of $51,...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 151) of Plaintiff and Judgment Creditor AIRS AROMATICS, LLC ("Plaintiff" or "AIRS") for an order compelling Defendant Judgment Debtor CBL DATA RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ("Defendant" or "CBL") to produce all documents in the possession, custody or control of CBL, or its attorne...

The Motion (ROA # 75) of Plaintiff Andrew George ("Plaintiff") To Strike Or Tax Costs against Defendant TINA DAILY ("Defendant"), is DENIED.

It is undisputed that the cost memorandum is not completely improper such that the Motion to strike lacks merit.

The concurrent Motion seeking to tax ...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 44) of Plaintiff / Cross-Defendant Brandon Harberson ("Plaintiff") for an Order providing escalating sanctions against the Defendant / Cross Complainant David Morero ("Defendant"), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.

Defendant is ordered to provide verifications to th...

1. The Motion (ROA # 45) of Plaintiff JESSICA MALDONADO, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated ("Plaintiff") to Compel Further Discovery Responses to Form Interrogatories - Employment against Defendant RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER ("Defendant"),...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 58) of Plaintiff ERSIN OZTURK ("Plaintiff'), will and hereby does request the Court: 1) Enter an order compelling a response to Plaintiff's Form and Special Interrogatories, 2) Enter an Order compelling a response to Plaintiff's Request for Inspection, 3) Enter an order that the...

The Motion (ROA # 576) of Defendants SS Purchco, LLC, Pahrump Valley Real Estate Co., LLC, and Accelerated Assets, LLC ("Defendants") for leave to file a Cross-Complaint against Defendants Silver Saddle Commercial Development LP, Silver Saddle Ranch & Club Inc., Thomas M. Maney, and non-party MCQ Corporati...

The unopposed special and general Demurrer (ROA # 10) of Defendant Capital One Auto Finance, a Division of Capital One, N.A. ("Defendant" or "Capital One") to the Complaint ("Complaint") of Plaintiff Otani Linn Lawrence ("Plaintiff"), is SUSTAINED.

Defendant's Request (ROA # 12) for judicial notice...

The Motion (ROA # 105) of Defendant WILLIAM L. HOFFMAN ("Defendant") for new trial, is DENIED. There is no explanation, much less evidentiary support, for this Motion.

The Motion (ROA # 29) of Defendant Duvera Billing Services ("Defendant") for an order relieving Defendant from waiver of objections to Plaintiff Shayna Amster's ("Plaintiff") Request for Production, Set One, Special Interrogatories, Set One, General Form Interrogatories, Set One, and Requests for Admission...

The Motion (ROA # 112) of Plaintiffs Carleton Hargrove and Michael Hammond ("Named Plaintiffs," "Plaintiff Hargrove" and "Plaintiff Hammond") for entry of the following orders for 1. approval, pursuant to California Labor Code section 2699(1), of the proposed settlement between Named and Defendant San Dieg...

The special and general Demurrer (ROA # 53, 70) of Cross-Defendant Coast Dental Services, LLC, dba Coast Dental Management Services, LLC ("Cross-Defendant" or "Coast Dental") to the Cross-Complaint filed by Jack Harouni, Hilda Sadigh Harouni and Jack Harouni D.D.S., Inc. ("Harouni"), is OVERRULED IN PART a...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 426) of Richardson Griswold, the court-appointed Receiver, for authorization to obtain receivership funding, is GRANTED.

The basis for this ruling is set forth within the moving papers submitted by the Receiver. Good cause exists for the requested relief.

The Cou...

The unopposed Motion (ROA # 31) of Plaintiffs Aperaamo Taesali and Vase Atuatasi, as personal representatives of JUNE E. TAESALI, decedent ("Plaintiffs") to consolidate San Diego Superior Court case number 37-2020-00000527-CU-PO-CTL with 37-2021-00012651-CU-PO-CTL, is GRANTED. This action will be consolida...

The Motion (ROA # 17) of Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant SEPTEMBER A. CHAPPELLET ("Plaintiff") for an order compelling arbitration and a stay of the cross-complaint filed by Defendant and Cross-Complainant SUE ANN GAVETT CHAPPELLET ("Defendant"), is GRANTED.

This ruling constitutes the Court's statem...