Judge Russell L. Moore: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

The court’s tentative ruling is to GRANT respondent County of Riverside’s (“respondent”) request for order discharging the existing CEQA1 writ of mandate. In so doing, the court finds that respondent has substantially complied with the writ of mandate issued in December of 2019.

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The court’s tentative ruling is to GRANT defendant Inland Builder Supply Inc.’s (“defendant”) motion to strike portions of the second amended complaint (“SAC”), and specifically paragraphs 21-22, 29-30, 37-38, 45-46, 54-55, and 59-60 as well as section 3 of the complaint’s prayer. Plaintiff will be granted...

No tentative ruling. Parties are ordered to appear in person.

The court’s tentative rulings are to GRANT defendant Palo Verde Healthcare District’s (“PVHD”) request for judicial notice, and to SUSTAIN WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND PVHD’s demurrer to the first amended complaint.

To date, PVHD’s demurrer has not been opposed in writing. It argues the apparently undisp...

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY This wrongful death matter (Code Civ. Proc., § 377.60) is before the court pursuant to defendant Staff Pro Inc.’s (“SPI”) motion for summary judgment. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c.) Pursuant to undisputed material fact (“UMF”) number 17, the 18-year-old decedent in this matter was ...

For the reasons that follow, the court’s tentative ruling is to GRANT the motion to compel discovery and GRANT the motion for sanctions in an amount to be determined at the hearing.

The rules that govern this discovery motion are as follows. If a party to whom interrogatories or document requests w...

Like the defendant’s motion to strike, its concurrently-filed demurrer has not been opposed. In addition, the demurrer has merit. As cogently explained therein, plaintiff has failed to allege compliance with Government Code section 945.4 which requires the filing of a claim prior to bringing suit against a...

As to the first cause of action (42 U.S.C. § 1983), the Court’s tentative ruling is to SUSTAIN WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND the demurrer filed by defendant State of California (erroneously sued as the Cal. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation). Unlike ‘persons,’ the State cannot be sued as such under 42 U.S.C. ...

Finding good cause, the Court’s tentative ruling is to GRANT both plaintiffs’ and defendants Coachella Music Festival, LLC’s and Goldenvoice, LLC’s motions to continue the hearing on defendant Staff Pro Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (h); Lerma v. County of Orange (2...