Judge Richard H. DuBois: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

M. H. PODELL COMPANY’S MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT OF SARES REGIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY
TENTATIVE RULING:
The Motion for Relief from Default is DENIED.
Moving party M.H. Podell Company has not established that it has standing to seek relief on behalf of co-defendant Sares Regis Management Company. Fu...

DEFENDANT/CROSS-COMPLAINANT PANALPINA, INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT/ADJUDICATION OF ISSUES
TENTATIVE RULING:
The hearing of this matter is continued to February 23, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Law and Motion Department at the request of the court. No further pleadings are to be filed by any party....

DEFENDANTS AND CROSS-COMPLAINANTS’ MOTION TO PREVENT A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
TENTATIVE RULING:
· The motion by Defendant 2700 Middlefield Road LLC, Ferrando Diversified Capital LLC, and Nariman Teymourian to Prevent a Miscarriage of Justice Of the Premature Entry of Stipulated Judgment That is Void ...

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff’s Motion to Change Venue to Los Angeles County is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall pay all costs of the transfer. CCP §399.
If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the Court, pursuant to Rule 3.1308(a)(1), adopte...

DEFENDANT EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.’S DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH CAUSES OF ACTION
TENTATIVE RULING:
This matter is continued to February 6, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Law and Motion Department at the request of the both parties.

DEFENDANT ANTHONY KIEHN’S MOTION TO ENFORCE THE PARTIES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
TENTATIVE RULING:
The Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement brought by defendant Anthony Kiehn (Client Kiehn) is denied.
The present motion is brought pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6. Under that statute, part...

DANWEN TRADING INC. VINOD NICHANI
1. MICHELLE CHARLES’S demurrer TO DANWEN’S CROSS-COMPLAINT
TENTATIVE RULING:
The hearing on Cross-Defendant Michelle Charles’ Demurrer to Danwen Trading, Inc.’s Cross-Complaint is continued to Feb. 13, 2018 at 9 a.m. in the Law & Motion Department so that the part...

JOIN CHEN AND HUI KAI’S HEARING ON DEMURRER
TENTATIVE RULING:
Defendants J&J Seafoods Corporation et al’s Demurrer to Complaint is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.
Plaintiff Judy Su’s Complaint fails to comply with the requirements proscribed in Cal Corp Code §800(b)(2). Nothing in the Complaint,...

Defendant’s motion to quash service of summons
TENTATIVE RULING:
The motion to quash is denied for lack of proof that it was served on plaintiff in compliance with CRC 3.1327 and CCP Sections 1167.4 and 1013.
CCP §1167.4 provides that when a defendant files a motion to quash pursuant to CCP §418.1...

ZURICH AMERICAN INS ET AL BENNETT J. LEE
PENINSULA JOINT POWERS BOARD’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AGAINST THE SURETY DEFENDANTS
TENTATIVE RULING:
Defendant and Plaintiff PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD (“JPB”)’s Motion for Summary Adjudication of its declaratory relief cause of action ...

10. J.B.B INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LTD.’S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiffs J.B.B. Investment Partners Ltd.’s and Silvester Rabic’s (Plaintiffs) Motion for Entry of Judgment is GRANTED.
Given (a) the Court’s 10-27-17 Order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Adjudication, w...

5. JI KIM’S MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF DAVID HOGUE TO JOIN INDISPENSABLE PARTIES WENSHENG SUN, JUNE FENG, AND CECELIA SUN
TENTATIVE RULING:
The motion to compel joinder is DENIED.
Joinder is proper when the person to be joined “claims an interest relating to the subject of the action” and disposit...

TENTATIVE RULING:
The hearing on the Petition of A. Stat I, LLC (“Petitioner”) for Approval for Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights by and between M. Drake and Petitioner is CONTINUED to February 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Law and Motion Department.
On January 2, 2018, the court contin...

5. town of woodside’s motion to compel inspection of real property owned by defendant steven ferrari at 330 ridgeway road, woodside, california and monetary sanctions
TENTATIVE RULING:
This matter is dropped from calendar at the request of the moving party.
6. town of woodside’s motion to compel a...

demurrer of defendants ravinder kumar and keshaw prasad to plaintiff shishir puri’s second amended complaint for damages
TENTATIVE RULING:
The Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint brought by defendants Ravinder Kumar and Keshaw Prasad is sustained with leave to amend. Plaintiff shall file and serve h...

2. omeed abed’s motion for relief of waiver of discovery objections related to plaintiff’s request for production of documents, set one
TENTATIVE RULING:
The unopposed motion is granted. Defendant has established that code compliant responses have been served and that the failure to timely respond wa...

BEATRIZ SEGURA’S hearing on demurrer TO UNLAWFUL DETAINER COMPLAINT
TENTATIVE RULING:
This matter is dropped from calendar as MOOT because a dismissal has been filed.

kimberly criswell’s writ of attachment
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff Kimberly Criswell’s unopposed Application for Right to Attach Order, Temporary Protective Order, and Order for Issuance of Writ of Attachment, directed to Defendant Patricia Palma (Criswell’s landlord), is DENIED for lack of proper se...

defendants erickson productions, inc. and jim erickson’s demurrer to the complaint
TENTATIVE RULING:
The demurring party failed to file a declaration, as required by CCP §430.41(a)(3), showing that the parties met and conferred for the purpose of determining whether an agreement could be reached to r...

A.C.&H CIVIL ENGINEERES, INC AMY MACLEAR
A.C. & H. CIVIL ENGINEERS, INC.’Shearing on demurrer TO PLAINTIFF’S THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT
TENTATIVE RULING:
A.C.&H CIVIL ENGINEERES, INC’s demurrer to Plaintiff’s Third Amended complaint is SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.
“A cause of action for professi...

7. amalgamated transit union local 1574’s demurrer to plaintiff hergert d. todd’s first amended complaint for damages
TENTATIVE RULING:
DEMURRER TO THE FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION) IS SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.
The duty is to “refrain from representing their members arbi...

9. DEFENDANT’S HEAING ON DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF’S LUIZA AND ROMAN FLOOR’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
TENTATIVE RULING:
This matter is dropped from calendar as MOOT because a dismissal has been entered.
10. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
TENTATIVE RULING:
Thi...

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S HEARING ON DEMURRER TO THE COMPLAINT
TENTATIVE RULING:
This matter is dropped from calendar as MOOT because an amended complaint has been filed.

4. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR LATER ACQUIRED INTERROGATORY ANSWERS
TENTATIVE RULING:
The Motion of Defendant Chevra Kadisha-Sinai Memorial Chapel dba Sinai Memorial Chapel (“Defendant”) to Compel Response to Request for Later Acquired Interrogatory Answers and Request for S...