On 10/17/2018 EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against ALEXANDER DIAZ. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Spring Street Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judge overseeing this case is JON R. TAKASUGI. The case status is Disposed - Judgment Entered.
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10/17/2018
Disposed - Judgment Entered
Los Angeles County Superior Courts
Spring Street Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
JON R. TAKASUGI
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
DIAZ ALEXANDER
Victorville, CA 92394
LOURO JENNY ROSE
2/22/2021: Minute Order - Minute Order (Non-Jury Trial)
2/23/2021: Memorandum of Costs (Summary) - Memorandum of Costs (Summary)
2/23/2021: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration Interest Declaration
2/23/2021: Request for Dismissal - Request for Dismissal
5/12/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
12/11/2019: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
2/27/2020: Minute Order - Minute Order (Hearing on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings)
3/18/2020: Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order - Notice Re: Continuance of Hearing and Order
8/26/2019: Memorandum of Points & Authorities - Memorandum of Points & Authorities
8/26/2019: Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings - Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
8/26/2019: Request for Judicial Notice - Request for Judicial Notice
8/2/2019: Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint) - Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint)
8/2/2019: Notice of Ruling - Notice of Ruling
3/7/2019: Memorandum of Points & Authorities - Memorandum of Points & Authorities
3/7/2019: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration OF GOLNAZ HEIDARI ESQ IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DEEM ADMISSIONS
3/7/2019: Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint) - Proof of Service (not Summons and Complaint)
10/17/2018: Summons - Summons on Complaint
10/17/2018: Declaration (name extension) - Declaration of Venue
DocketRequest for Dismissal; Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
DocketMemorandum of Costs (Summary); Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Alexander Diaz (Defendant)
DocketDeclaration Interest Declaration; Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
DocketOn the Complaint filed by Everest National Insurance Company on 10/17/2018, entered Request for Dismissal without prejudice filed by Everest National Insurance Company, does 1-10
DocketMinute Order (Non-Jury Trial)
DocketCertificate of Mailing for (Non-Jury Trial) of 02/22/2021; Filed by: Clerk
DocketNon-Jury Trial scheduled for 02/22/2021 at 08:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 25 updated: Result Date to 02/22/2021; Result Type to Held
DocketOrder to Show Cause Re: Failure to File Proof of Service scheduled for 10/20/2021 at 10:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 25 Not Held - Vacated by Court on 02/19/2021
DocketMinute Order (Hearing on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings)
DocketHearing on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings scheduled for 08/19/2020 at 10:30 AM in Spring Street Courthouse at Department 25 updated: Result Date to 08/19/2020; Result Type to Held - Motion Granted
DocketProof of Service by Mail; Filed by: Alexander Diaz (Defendant); As to: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff); After Substituted Service of Summons & Complaint ?: No
DocketProof of Service by Substituted Service; Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Alexander Diaz (Defendant); Proof of Mailing Date: 11/12/2018; Service Cost: 79.50; Service Cost Waived: No
DocketNon-Jury Trial scheduled for 04/15/2020 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
DocketOrder to Show Cause Re: Failure to File Proof of Service scheduled for 10/20/2021 at 08:30 AM in Stanley Mosk Courthouse at Department 94
DocketDeclaration of Venue; Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
DocketComplaint; Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff); As to: Alexander Diaz (Defendant)
DocketCivil Case Cover Sheet; Filed by: Everest National Insurance Company (Plaintiff)
DocketSummons on Complaint; Issued and Filed by: Clerk
DocketNotice of Case Assignment - Limited Civil Case; Filed by: Clerk
DocketCase assigned to Hon. Jon R. Takasugi in Department 94 Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Case Number: 18STLC13127 Hearing Date: August 20, 2020 Dept: 25
HEARING DATE: Wed., August 19, 2020 JUDGE /DEPT: Blancarte/25
CASE NAME: Everest National Insurance Company v. Diaz
CASE NUMBER: 18STLC13127 COMP. FILED: 10-17-18
NOTICE: OK DISC. C/O: 03-16-20
MOTION C/O: 03-31-20
TRIAL DATE: 02-22-21
O/G TRIAL DATE: 04-15-20
PROCEEDINGS: MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company
RESP. PARTY: None
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
(CCP §438 )
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
SERVICE:
[X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK
[X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK
[X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK
OPPOSITION: None filed as of August 14, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None
REPLY: None filed as of August 14, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None
ANALYSIS:
Background
On October 17, 2018, Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) filed an action against Defendant Alexander Diaz (“Defendant”) for subrogation. The Complaint alleges that on February 6, 2018, DOE 1’s negligence during the operation of Defendant’s motor vehicle resulted in damages of $1,631.22. (Comp., ¶ 6.) On December 11, 2018, Defendant filed a general denial with a single affirmative defense stating Plaintiff was at fault for the accident.
On April 29, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted against Defendant. (4/29/19 Minute Order.)
On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (the “Motion”) and Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”). The Court continued the hearing on February 27, 2020 due to Plaintiff’s failure to properly meet and confer with Defendant. (2/27/20 Minute Order.) Plaintiff was ordered to meet and confer with Defendant and file a declaration attesting to such efforts at least 16 court days before the next hearing. (Id.) On May 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed the requested declaration.
To date, no opposition has been filed.
Legal Standard
The standard for ruling on a motion for judgment on the pleadings is essentially the same as that applicable to a general demurrer, that is, under the state of the pleadings, together with matters that may be judicially noticed, it appears that a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Bezirdjian v. O'Reilly (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 316, 321-322, citing Schabarum v. California Legislature (1998) 60 Cal.App.4th 1205, 1216.) Matters which are subject to mandatory judicial notice may be treated as part of the complaint and may be considered without notice to the parties. Matters which are subject to permissive judicial notice must be specified in the notice of motion, the supporting points and authorities, or as the court otherwise permits. (Id.) The motion may not be supported by extrinsic evidence. (Barker v. Hull (1987) 191 Cal.App.3d 221, 236.)
Additionally, a motion for judgment on the pleadings must be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration demonstrating an attempt to meet and confer in person or by telephone, at least five days before the date a motion for judgment on the pleadings is filed. (Code Civ. Proc., § 439.)
Discussion
Here, Plaintiff asserts a single cause of action for subrogation.
“There are eight elements of an insurer's cause of action for equitable subrogation: ‘[1] the insured suffered a loss for which the defendant is liable, either as the wrongdoer whose act or omission caused the loss or because the defendant is legally responsible to the insured for the loss caused by the wrongdoer; [2] the claimed loss was one for which the insurer was not ” (Pulte Home Corporation v. CBR Electric, Inc. (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 216, 229.) (Italics in original.)
Plaintiff requests that the Court take judicial notice of (1) Defendant’s Answer to the Complaint, (2) Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Admissions Admitted, and (3) the Court’s April 25, 2019 order granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Admissions Admitted. Plaintiff’s request is GRANTED. (Evid. Code, § 452, subd. (d).)
The admissions in the requests directly contradict the general denial and single affirmative defense. Specifically, the admissions admit that Defendant was the registered owner of the vehicle DOE 1 was driving at the time of the accident and that DOE 1 was driving the vehicle with the permission of Defendant. (RJN, Exh. B., Request for Admissions, Nos. 1-2.) They also admit that Defendant failed to exercise reasonable care in permitting DOE 1’s use of the subject vehicle and that said lack of care was a substantial factor in causing the accident. (Id. at Nos. 3-4.) Further, they admit that the accident caused Plaintiff to incur damages in the amount of at least $1,631.22. (Id. at Nos. 5-8.) Finally, they admit that the affirmative defenses asserted lack merit and evidentiary support. (Id. at No. 9.)
By this Motion, Plaintiff has demonstrated that its Complaint properly pleads a subrogation cause of action and that it served Defendant with requests for admission seeking the admission of the truth of the allegations in the Complaint, as detailed above. The admissions here establish the facts upon which Plaintiff bases its Complaint and Defendant has not alleged a defense to Plaintiff’s action. Accordingly, the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
Conclusion & Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
Moving party is ordered to give notice.
Case Number: 18STLC13127 Hearing Date: August 19, 2020 Dept: 25
HEARING DATE: Wed., August 19, 2020 JUDGE /DEPT: Blancarte/25
CASE NAME: Everest National Insurance Company v. Diaz
CASE NUMBER: 18STLC13127 COMP. FILED: 10-17-18
NOTICE: OK DISC. C/O: 03-16-20
MOTION C/O: 03-31-20
TRIAL DATE: 02-22-21
O/G TRIAL DATE: 04-15-20
PROCEEDINGS: MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company
RESP. PARTY: None
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
(CCP §438 )
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
SERVICE:
[X] Proof of Service Timely Filed (CRC, rule 3.1300) OK
[X] Correct Address (CCP §§ 1013, 1013a) OK
[X] 16/21 Court Days Lapsed (CCP §§ 12c, 1005(b)) OK
OPPOSITION: None filed as of August 14, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None
REPLY: None filed as of August 14, 2020 [ ] Late [X] None
ANALYSIS:
Background
On October 17, 2018, Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) filed an action against Defendant Alexander Diaz (“Defendant”) for subrogation. The Complaint alleges that on February 6, 2018, DOE 1’s negligence during the operation of Defendant’s motor vehicle resulted in damages of $1,631.22. (Comp., ¶ 6.) On December 11, 2018, Defendant filed a general denial with a single affirmative defense stating Plaintiff was at fault for the accident.
On April 29, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted against Defendant. (4/29/19 Minute Order.)
On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (the “Motion”) and Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”). The Court continued the hearing on February 27, 2020 due to Plaintiff’s failure to properly meet and confer with Defendant. (2/27/20 Minute Order.) Plaintiff was ordered to meet and confer with Defendant and file a declaration attesting to such efforts at least 16 court days before the next hearing. (Id.) On May 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed the requested declaration.
To date, no opposition has been filed.
Legal Standard
The standard for ruling on a motion for judgment on the pleadings is essentially the same as that applicable to a general demurrer, that is, under the state of the pleadings, together with matters that may be judicially noticed, it appears that a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Bezirdjian v. O'Reilly (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 316, 321-322, citing Schabarum v. California Legislature (1998) 60 Cal.App.4th 1205, 1216.) Matters which are subject to mandatory judicial notice may be treated as part of the complaint and may be considered without notice to the parties. Matters which are subject to permissive judicial notice must be specified in the notice of motion, the supporting points and authorities, or as the court otherwise permits. (Id.) The motion may not be supported by extrinsic evidence. (Barker v. Hull (1987) 191 Cal.App.3d 221, 236.)
Additionally, a motion for judgment on the pleadings must be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration demonstrating an attempt to meet and confer in person or by telephone, at least five days before the date a motion for judgment on the pleadings is filed. (Code Civ. Proc., § 439.)
Discussion
Here, Plaintiff asserts a single cause of action for subrogation.
“There are eight elements of an insurer's cause of action for equitable subrogation: ‘[1] the insured suffered a loss for which the defendant is liable, either as the wrongdoer whose act or omission caused the loss or because the defendant is legally responsible to the insured for the loss caused by the wrongdoer; [2] the claimed loss was one for which the insurer was not ” (Pulte Home Corporation v. CBR Electric, Inc. (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 216, 229.) (Italics in original.)
Plaintiff requests that the Court take judicial notice of (1) Defendant’s Answer to the Complaint, (2) Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Admissions Admitted, and (3) the Court’s April 25, 2019 order granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Admissions Admitted. Plaintiff’s request is GRANTED. (Evid. Code, § 452, subd. (d).)
The admissions in the requests directly contradict the general denial and single affirmative defense. Specifically, the admissions admit that Defendant was the registered owner of the vehicle DOE 1 was driving at the time of the accident and that DOE 1 was driving the vehicle with the permission of Defendant. (RJN, Exh. B., Request for Admissions, Nos. 1-2.) They also admit that Defendant failed to exercise reasonable care in permitting DOE 1’s use of the subject vehicle and that said lack of care was a substantial factor in causing the accident. (Id. at Nos. 3-4.) Further, they admit that the accident caused Plaintiff to incur damages in the amount of at least $1,631.22. (Id. at Nos. 5-8.) Finally, they admit that the affirmative defenses asserted lack merit and evidentiary support. (Id. at No. 9.)
By this Motion, Plaintiff has demonstrated that its Complaint properly pleads a subrogation cause of action and that it served Defendant with requests for admission seeking the admission of the truth of the allegations in the Complaint, as detailed above. The admissions here establish the facts upon which Plaintiff bases its Complaint and Defendant has not alleged a defense to Plaintiff’s action. Accordingly, the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
Conclusion & Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.
Moving party is ordered to give notice.
Case Number: 18STLC13127 Hearing Date: February 27, 2020 Dept: 25
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
(CCP §438 )
TENTATIVE RULING:
Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is CONTINUED to APRIL 30, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. in Department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE.
At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, Plaintiff is ordered to file and serve supplemental papers addressing the deficiencies identified herein. Failure to do so may result in the Motion being denied or placed off calendar.
ANALYSIS:
Background
On October 17, 2018, Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) filed an action against Defendant Alexander Diaz (“Defendant”) for subrogation. The Complaint alleges that on February 6, 2018, DOE 1’s negligence during the operation of Defendant’s motor vehicle resulted in damages to Plaintiff’s insured. (Comp., ¶ 6.) On December 11, 2018, Defendant filed an Answer, in pro per.
On April 25, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Deem Requests for Admission Admitted against Defendant. (4/25/19 Minute Order.)
On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (the “Motion”) and Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”). To date, no opposition or reply briefs have been filed.
Legal Standard
The standard for ruling on a motion for judgment on the pleadings is essentially the same as that applicable to a general demurrer, that is, under the state of the pleadings, together with matters that may be judicially noticed, it appears that a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Bezirdjian v. O'Reilly (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 316, 321-322, citing Schabarum v. California Legislature (1998) 60 Cal.App.4th 1205, 1216.) Matters which are subject to mandatory judicial notice may be treated as part of the complaint and may be considered without notice to the parties. Matters which are subject to permissive judicial notice must be specified in the notice of motion, the supporting points and authorities, or as the court otherwise permits. (Id.) The motion may not be supported by extrinsic evidence. (Barker v. Hull (1987) 191 Cal.App.3d 221, 236.)
Additionally, a motion for judgment on the pleadings must be accompanied by a meet and confer declaration demonstrating an attempt to meet and confer in person or by telephone, at least five days before the date a motion for judgment on the pleadings is filed. (Code Civ. Proc., § 439.)
Discussion
A. Meet and Confer Requirement
Plaintiff’s counsel’s declaration states he sent Defendant a meet and confer letter on August 5, 2019, but did not receive a response. (Mot., Pleasant Decl., p. 1-2, Exh. A.) However, Code of Civil Procedure section 439 requires that the parties meet and confer in person or by telephone at least 5 days before a motion for judgment on the pleadings is filed. (Code Civ. Proc., § 439, subd (a).) Plaintiff’s declaration does not state that the parties met and conferred in person or by telephone, or that there was even an attempt to do so. Thus, it does not satisfy the meet and confer requirement of Section 439, subdivision (a).
Plaintiff is ordered to meet and confer with Defendant in person or by telephone and to file a supplemental declaration attesting to such efforts at least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing.
Conclusion & Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff Everest National Insurance Company’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is CONTINUED to APRIL 30, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. in Department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE.
At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, Plaintiff is ordered to file and serve supplemental papers addressing the deficiencies identified herein. Failure to do so may result in the Motion being denied or placed off calendar.
Moving party is ordered to give notice.
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