Judge Martha K. Gooding: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

Motion for Attorney Fees NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AT 1:30 P.M. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVER TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY 12:00 PM ON 11/16/2021.

1) Motion to Compel Answers to Form Interrogatories 2) Motion to Compel Answers to Special Interrogatories 3) Motion to Compel Production NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AT 1:30 P.M. THE COURT WILL END...

1) Motion to Vacate 2) Case Management Conference NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AT 1:30 P.M. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVER TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY 12:00 PM ON 11/16/2021.

1) Demurrer to Complaint – OFF CALENDAR 2) Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint – OFF CALENDAR 3) Case Management Conference – CONTINUED Demurrer and Motion WITHDRAWN by Moving Party Case Management Conference CONTINUED to 12/02/2021 at 9:00 AM

1) Demurrer to Complaint 2) Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint 3) Motion to Quash Service of Summons 4) Motion to Quash Service of Summons 5) Motion to Quash Service of Summons NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMB...

1) Motion to Compel Answers to Form Interrogatories 2) Motion to Compel Answers to Special Interrogatories 3) Motion to Compel Production 4) Motion to Deem facts Admitted 5) Case Management Conference NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS...

Motion for Attorney Fees NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AT 1:30 P.M. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVER TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY 12:00 PM ON 11/16/2021.

1) Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication 2) Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication NO TENTATIVE RULING IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO A CONFLICT IN THE COURT’S SCHEDULE, THE HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AT 1:30 P.M. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVER TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY ...

Motion to Compel Deposition (Oral or Written) OFF CALENDAR – Withdrawn by Moving Party

1) Demurrer to Cross-Complaint – OFF CALENDAR
2) Case Management Conference
3) Status Conference re: service as to Cross-Defendant Joshua Ertz
DEMURRER OFF CALENDAR – First Amended Cross-Complaint filed 8/27/2021

Motion to Strike Complaint
NO TENTATIVE RULING YET AVAILABLE. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVOR TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY NOON ON THE DAY OF THE HEARING.

1) Demurrer to Amended Complaint
2) Motion for Leave to File Under Seal
3) Case Management Conference
CONTINUED at parties’ request to 12/13/21

Motion to Proceed in Fictitious Name and to Seal Certificates of Merit
NO TENTATIVE RULING YET AVAILABLE. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVOR TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY NOON ON THE DAY OF THE HEARING.

1) Motion for Leave to Amend – GRANTED
2) Case Management Conference – parties to appear
3) Order to Show Cause re: Sanctions against Brian K. Katoozi from Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP for failure to attend 6/14/21 CMC – parties to appear
4) Order to Show Cause re: Sanctions against Howard M....

1) Motion to Compel Answers to Special Interrogatories
2) Motion to Compel Production
The Motions by Plaintiff Bianca Simon (“Plaintiff”) to compel Defendant Mercedes Benz USA, LLC (“Defendant”) to provide responses to her supplemental document demands and supplemental interrogatories are granted.

1) Demurrer to Cross-Complaint – CONTINUED
2) Status Conference – CONTINUED
Continued to 10/18/21 at 1:30 p.m. on the Court’s own motion

Motion to Compel Production
The Court grants Plaintiff Ruzhen He’s unopposed Motion to compel further responses to Request for Production of Tangible Things for Inspection, Set Three, Nos. 55 and 56 as and to the extent set forth below.
Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) Section 2031.220 requires a part...

1) Demurrer to Answer
2) Case Management Conference – parties to appear
The Demurrer by Defendant/Cross-Complainant Park Aliso Commercial Center, Ltd. (“Cross-Complainant”) to the Answer to the Cross-Complaint filed by Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Fitness International, LLC (“Cross-Defendant”), is susta...

Demurrer to Cross-Complaint
NO TENTATIVE RULING YET AVAILABLE. THE COURT WILL ENDEAVOR TO POST A TENTATIVE RULING BY NOON ON THE DAY OF THE HEARING.

1) Motion to Lift Stay and Set Trial Date
2) Case Management Conference
3) Status Conference
The unopposed Motion by Plaintiffs Violette Mathis, Violette Mathis as Trustee of the Survivor’s Trust under the Mathis Revocable Trust and CVM Corporation to lift the arbitration stay and set a trial date...

Motion to Set Aside/Vacate
Defendant Douglas Turner’s Motion to set aside the default entered against him on 3/16/21 is denied without prejudice.
Section 473(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) permits a court to grant relief from a judgment, dismissal, order or other proceeding taken against a...

Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint
Plaintiff Brian Williams’ motion for leave to file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) is granted.
Plaintiff shall file and serve his FAC, in the form submitted with his Motion, no later than September 17, 2021 pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure.
The c...

Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Dismissal – GRANTED
Plaintiffs Wayne Pulcini and Frank Pestarino (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) move the Court for an order setting aside the Court’s December 14, 2020 order dismissing this action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) Section 583.420(a)(1) for Plaintiffs’ ...

Status Conference