Judge David A. Hoffer: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

The unopposed motion of plaintiff Ronald Collings for an order granting him leave to file a first amended complaint is GRANTED. Plaintiff is to file the original first amended complaint within three court days and serve a copy on defense counsel. The filing of the first amended complaint will moot the movi...

Off Calendar

The hearing for the four pending Motions to Compel and to Deem Admitted, all filed by Defendant City of Tustin (“City”) on 7/22/21, is CONTINUED to December 2, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to allow City to correct notice defects in the Motions. On 7/19/21, just prior to City’s filings for these Motions, Plaintiff Ter...

The unopposed motion of cross-defendant Platte River Insurance Company for orders: (1) to interplead the $60,000 penal sum of California Contractor’s Disciplinary bond no. 4136918; (2) to permit the moving party to recover all or part of that penal sum if the cross-claimants Bin Hoang DDS and San Juan Cott...

Before the Court are Motions to Compel Further Responses to Form and Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production, all set one, filed by Defendant Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure LLC (“Defendant” or “Aptim”). For the reasons set forth below, the motions are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. W...

The unopposed motion of plaintiff Huong Vu for an order vacating and setting aside the order dismissing defendants Does 2-50 entered on February 10, 2021 is GRANTED. Plaintiff moves for an order vacating and setting aside the order dismissing defendants Does 2-50 entered on or about 2-10-21. Plaintiff’s co...

A) Demurrer Defendants Wilson Yu aka Sheng-Chin Yu (“Yu” individually) and Zhongyi Mai’s (“Mai” Individually; “Defendants” together with Yu for this ruling) Demurrer to plaintiff Stephen C. Socik Trust’s (“Plaintiff”) First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) is SUSTAINED without leave to amend. Defendants demur to ...

Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (“Costco”) Motion for Summary Judgement or Alternatively for Summary Adjudication against plaintiff Cesar Valadez (“plaintiff”) is GRANTED. As a preliminary matter, Costco asks this court to disregard plaintiff’s Opposition because it was filed one day late. The cou...

The motion by plaintiffs Walley Patterson and Lillian Patterson (together “plaintiffs”) for an order striking objections and compelling further responses from defendant FCA US, LLC (“FCA”) to requests for production (“RFPS”) Nos. 12-14, 18, 28, 41, 48, 72, 85, 87, 93, 107 in Set One, and for production of ...

The motion of plaintiffs Joseph and Mary Ann Bubonic for an order for leave to file a proposed third amended complaint is GRANTED. Plaintiffs are to file the original third amended complaint within 3 court days and serve a copy on defense counsel. Plaintiffs move the Court for leave to file a third amended...

Off Calendar

The Motions to be Relieved as Counsel by the Law Office of Arta Wildeboer and Ryan Ellis Law is CONTINUED to 10/18/21. Although the proof of service of the motions and supporting papers indicate the motions have been served on defense counsel, the proof of service does not indicate service on plaintiff Alm...

Off Calendar

The motion of plaintiff Accounting Principals, Inc. for an order establishing the truth of all facts and the genuineness of all documents set forth in the first set of requests for admissions propounded to defendant Plutos Sama Holdings, Inc., and imposing a monetary sanction of $1810.00 against defendant ...

Continued

Before the Court are three related motions, as follows:
Motion 1: the Motion filed by Plaintiff John Pena (“Plaintiff”) for Order Compelling Arbitration, etc. on his claims against Defendant Mario Sustayta (“Defendant”), filed on 4/12/21;
Motion 2: the Motion filed by Cross-Defendants Pickford Real E...

Continued to 12/13/2021

Before the Court are two motions, filed by moving party Golden Ticket Real Estate II, Inc. (here “MP”), to compel Plaintiff Milton Crews Clark (“Plaintiff”) to provide further responses to: (1) Defendant’s Form Interrogatories – General, Set One; and (2) Defendant’s Special Interrogatories, Set One. Both M...

Continued

Defendant Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure LLC f/k/a Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure Inc.’s Motion for Leave to File a Cross-Complaint is GRANTED. The proposed cross-complaint asserts an equitable indemnity claim against third-party Lionsgate Disaster Relief, LLC. Defendant may cross-complaint aga...

Continued to 9/20/21

The unopposed motion of defendants Wall Street Physician PLLC and Cathy Carron (“defendants”) to set aside and vacate the default and default judgment pending against them is GRANTED. Defendants are ordered to give notice of this ruling and to file the answer attached to their motion within 10 days of this...

The Motion to Compel Further Production of Documents filed by Defendant Safe Harbor Treatment Center For Women, Inc. is MOOT as Plaintiff has produced supplemental responses to the at issue Requests for Production. See Declaration of Stephanie Alexander ¶ 9, Ex. 5.
However, there is still the matter of ...

MOTION # 1: MOTION FOR SECURITY
Defendant Allstate Insurance Company’s (“Defendant” or “Allstate”) Motion for Security is GRANTED.
Plaintiff Caron is ordered to post security in the amount of $28,000 within 30 days after Allstate serves notice of the ruling.
The litigation is stayed until 10 days ...