On 11/07/2017 YOLANDA BONILLA filed a Personal Injury - Other Personal Injury lawsuit against COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Norwalk Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The Judges overseeing this case are JON R. TAKASUGI and HOLLY E. KENDIG. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
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11/07/2017
Pending - Other Pending
Los Angeles County Superior Courts
Norwalk Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
JON R. TAKASUGI
HOLLY E. KENDIG
BONILLA YOLANDA
HUSSEY SEATING COMPANY U.S.A.
HERK EDWARDS INC.
BELLFLOWER MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OF
DOES 1 TO 100
BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERK EDWARDS INC.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
HUSSEY SEATING COMPANY
HUSSEY SEATING COMPANY [DOE 1]
HERK EDWARDS INC. [DOE 2]
KIELTY THOMAS W.
KIELTY THOMAS WILLIAM
DOUCETTE JASON REILLY
ROCHE ROBERT J. ESQ.
ROCHE ROBERT JAMES ESQ.
ROCHE ROBERT JAMES ESQ.
KIELTY THOMAS WILLIAM
2/11/2021: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (HEARING ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND OPERATIVE COMPLAINT)
1/29/2021: Opposition - OPPOSITION BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND OPERATIVE COMPLAINT
1/20/2021: Motion for Leave to Amend - MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND THE OPERATIVE COMPLAINT
1/22/2021: Opposition - OPPOSITION BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND MONETARY SANCTIONS; AND ITS REQUES
1/22/2021: Objection - OBJECTION DEFENDANT BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS OBJECTIONS TO THE DECLARATION OF THOMAS W. KIELTY IN SUPPORT OF BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS MOTI
9/24/2020: Separate Statement - SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTEROGATORIES, SET ONE
8/27/2020: Order - ORDER COURT ORDER/RULING (HEARING HELD 8-27-20)
5/6/2020: Certificate of Mailing for - CERTIFICATE OF MAILING FOR (COURT ORDER) OF 05/06/2020
5/6/2020: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (COURT ORDER)
4/22/2020: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (COURT ORDER)
4/3/2020: Certificate of Mailing for - CERTIFICATE OF MAILING FOR (COURT ORDER) OF 04/03/2020
1/8/2020: Minute Order - MINUTE ORDER (TRIAL SETTING CONFERENCE; CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE)
10/16/2019: Separate Statement
7/10/2019: Amendment to Complaint (Fictitious/Incorrect Name)
4/2/2019: Answer
1/7/2019: Request for Judicial Notice
12/21/2018: Order - Order to file Second Amended Complaint. - Second Amended Complaint may be filed in this action within 10-days. Defendants may file a Demurrer within 30-days of service of the Second Amended
6/22/2018: REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL -
Hearing06/15/2021 at 10:30 AM in Department C at 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650; Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses
Hearing05/20/2021 at 09:30 AM in Department C at 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650; Hearing on Motion to Compel Third Party's Compliance with Subpoena for Documents
Hearing03/30/2021 at 10:30 AM in Department F at 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650; Trial Setting Conference
DocketNotice of Ruling; Filed by YOLANDA BONILLA (Plaintiff)
DocketThird Amended Complaint; Filed by YOLANDA BONILLA (Plaintiff)
Docketat 10:50 AM in Department F; Court Order
Docketat 09:30 AM in Department C; Hearing on Motion for Leave to Amend (Operative Complaint) - Held - Motion Granted
DocketNotice of Ruling; Filed by BELLFLOWER MIDDLE & HIGH sCHOOL (Defendant)
DocketMinute Order ( (Hearing on Motion for Leave to Amend Operative Complaint)); Filed by Clerk
DocketMinute Order ( (Court Order)); Filed by Clerk
DocketRequest for Dismissal; Filed by YOLANDA BONILLA (Plaintiff)
DocketCOMPLAINT-PERS. INJURY, PROP DAMAGE, WRONGFUL DEATH (2 PAGES); Filed by null
DocketFirst Amended Complaint; Filed by YOLANDA BONILLA (Plaintiff)
DocketPartial Dismissal (with Prejudice); Filed by YOLANDA BONILLA (Plaintiff)
DocketSUMMONS
DocketDeclaration; Filed by BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Defendant); BELLFLOWER MIDDLE & HIGH sCHOOL (Defendant)
DocketDECLARATION OF ROBERT J. ROCHE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 430.41(A)(2) INABILITY TO MEET AND CONFER
DocketComplaint; Filed by YOLANDA BONILLA (Plaintiff)
DocketCOMPLAINT-PERS. INJURY, PROP DAMAGE, WRONGFUL DEATH (2 PAGES)
DocketSUMMONS
Case Number: BC682754 Hearing Date: January 07, 2021 Dept: C
BONILLA v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CASE NO.: BC682754
HEARING: 01/07/21
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TENTATIVE ORDER
I. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories (set one) is OFF-CALENDAR pursuant to the Notice of Withdrawal filed by Plaintiff on December 30, 2020.
II. Defendant/Cross-Complainant BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’s unopposed Motion to Compel Compliance with Discovery Subpoena is GRANTED.
Moving Party to give Notice.
No Opposition filed as of January 4, 2020. Due by December 23, 2020. (CCP §1005(b).)
Defendant BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’s (“BUSD”) Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. Cal. Ev. Code §452.
A motion to compel compliance must be “made no later than 60 days after the completion of the record of the deposition. (CCP §2025.450(b).) Where the subject of a motion to compel is a deposition subpoena for the production of business records, as it is here, the 60-day time limit runs from the date the objections or other responses are served because the deposition record is then deemed complete. (Rutledge v. Hewlett-Packard Co. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 1164, 1192.) Here, Rawling’s response to the deposition subpoena at issue was sent on July 1, 2020. The instant Motion was timely filed within 60 days of Rawling’s response on August 31, 2020.
BUSD moves to compel compliance with the deposition subpoena for business records served on non-party The Rawlings Company, LLC (“Rawlings”) pursuant to CCP §§1987.1 and 2025.480. The burden is on the party resisting discovery to justify any objections to the requests contained in the subject subpoena. (Williams v. Superior Court (2017) 3 Cal. 5th 531, 541.)
BUSD’s unopposed Motion to Compel Compliance with Deposition Subpoena for Medical Records is GRANTED. Non-party Rawlings is ORDERED to produce the documents sought by BUSD’s subpoena by no later than 30 days from the date of the Court’s issuance of this Order.
Case Number: BC682754 Hearing Date: August 27, 2020 Dept: C
YOLANDA BONILLA vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL
CASE NO.: BC682754
HEARING: 08/27/2020
JUDGE: OLIVIA ROSALES
#7
TENATIVE ORDER
Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories (set one), Special Interrogatories (set one), Request for Production of Documents (set one), and Request for Admissions (set one) directed towards Bellflower Unified School District is TAKEN OFF CALENDAR.
Moving Party to give Notice.
A motion to compel a further response must be noticed within 45 days of the service of the verified response, or any supplemental response, or on or before any specific later date to which the propounding party and the responding party have agreed in writing. (CCP §§ 2030.300(c), 2031.310(c), 2033.290(c); see also Sexton v. Superior Court (1997) 58 Cal.App.4th 1403, 1409; Vidal Sassoon, Inc. v. Superior Court (1983) 147 Cal.App.3d 681, 685).) Otherwise, the propounding party waives any right to compel further responses. (Id.)
On June 12, 2019, Plaintiff Yolanda Bonilla (“Plaintiff”) served Defendant Bellflower Unified School District (“Defendant”) Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents, and Request for Admissions. After an IDC on August 5, 2019, Plaintiff again served Defendant identical discovery requests on the same date. Defendant initially served Plaintiff responses on September 9, 2019, containing only objections. On October 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed the instant motions to compel further responses to over 200 discovery requests. Due to the spread of COVID-19, the Court ultimately continued the instant motions to August 27, 2020.
Both Defendant and Plaintiff filed supplemental oppositions and supplemental replies on August 14 and 21, 2020, respectively. The Court notes, generally, sur-replies, supplemental oppositions, and new evidence are not permitted. (See Jay v. Mahaffey (2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 1522, 1537-1538.) However, given the instant case’s exceptional circumstances, the Court shall address the parties’ arguments.
In sum, Plaintiff’s original ground to compel further responses is based on Defendant serving meritless objections. However, this is no longer the current state of discovery. On April 6 and August 5, 2020, Defendant served verified supplemental responses to Plaintiff’s above discovery requests. Albeit, the supplemental responses contain a hybrid of substantive answers and objections, which Plaintiff contends is unsatisfactory. Pursuant to CCP sections 2030.300(c), 2031.310(c), and 2033.290(c), a motion to compel a further response must be noticed within 45 days of the service of the verified response, or any supplemental response. Therefore, Plaintiff has 45 days to file motions to the compel further responses to Defendant’s latest verified supplemental responses—which were served on August 5, 2020.
Additionally, the Court reminds the parties of CRC, rule 3.26, which governs civility in litigation. Specifically, Appendix 3.A, subdivision (d)(1), states, “Counsel should at all times be civil and courteous in communicating with adversaries, whether in writing or orally.”
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motions are TAKEN OFF CALENDAR. The Court notes Plaintiff is still within the 45-day limit to file motion to compel further responses to the above discovery requests.
Case Number: BC682754 Hearing Date: February 05, 2020 Dept: SEC
BONILLA v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CASE NO.: BC682754
HEARING: 02/05/2020
#13
TENTATIVE ORDER
Defendant BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’s Motion to Reclassify is DENIED.
Opposing Party to give Notice.
Defendant BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (“BUSD”) argues that Plaintiff’s case is incorrectly classified as an unlimited jurisdiction case, and should be reclassified as a limited jurisdiction case where Plaintiff’s Government Code Claim only seeks $15,000.00 in damages.
In Opposition, Plaintiff argues that BUSD’s is untimely and that BUSD has not shown that the matter will “necessarily” result in a verdict below $25,000.00.
“If a party files a motion for reclassification after the time for that party to amend the party’s initial pleading or respond to a complaint, cross-complaint, or other initial pleading, the court shall grant the motion and enter an order for reclassification only if both the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The case is incorrectly classified. (2) The moving party shows good cause for not seeking reclassification earlier.” (CCP §403.040(b).)
“[N]o suit for money damages may be brought against a public entity on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented…until a written claim therefor has been presented to the public entity….” (Cal. Gov. Code §945.4.) “A claim shall be presented by the claimant…and shall show…(f) The amount claimed if it totals less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) as of the date of presentation of the claim, including the estimated amount of any prospective injury, damage, or loss, insofar as it may be known at the time of the presentation of the claim, together with the basis of computation of the amount claimed. If the amount claimed exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), no dollar amount shall be included in the claim. However, it shall indicate whether the claim would be a limited civil case.” (Cal. Gov. Code §910(f).) However, “a] statutory claim need only list ‘[t]he amount claimed…as of the date of presentation…, including the estimated amount of any prospective injury, damage, or loss, insofar as it may be known….’ (§910, subd. (f).) The claims statute does not require that a plaintiff be clairvoyant or accurately predict his future damages. It is well settled that a plaintiff who suffers continuing damages may be awarded damages accruing after submission of the claim. (Amador Valley Investors v. City of Livermore (1974) 43 Cal.App.3d 483, 489-490 [ ].)” (Ocean Services Corp. v. Ventura Port. Dist. (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 1762, 1778.)
The Court can transfer to limited jurisdiction only if “it becomes clear that the matter will ‘necessarily’ result in a verdict below the superior court jurisdictional amount.” (Walker v. Superior Court (1991) 53 Cal.3d 257, 262.)
BUSD’s Motion to Reclassify is denied. As indicated above, Plaintiff is not barred from seeking damages in excess from those itemized in her Government Claim. Although Plaintiff initially submitted a Government Claim seeking only $15,000 in damages, the Court finds that a verdict over $25,000.00 is not virtually unattainable based on Plaintiff’s prayer for damages and alleged injuries.
BUSD’s evidentiary objections to the Declaration of Thomas Kielty are OVERRULED.
Case Number: BC682754 Hearing Date: November 13, 2019 Dept: 3
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT
YOLANDA BONILLA,
v.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL.,
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Case No.: BC682754
ORDER TRANSFERRING COMPLICATED PERSONAL INJURY (PI) CASE TO AN INDEPENDENT CALENDAR (IC) COURT |
After review of the court file, the Court makes the following order:
Department 3 of the Personal Injury Court has determined that the above entitled action is complicated based upon the number of pretrial hearings and/or the complexity of the issues presented.
AT THE DIRECTION OF DEPARTMENT 1:
This
case is hereby transferred and reassigned to the following Independent Calendar
Court in
The Order is signed and filed this date, and incorporated herein by reference. Any pending motions or hearings, including trial and status conferences, will be reset, continued or vacated at the direction of the newly assigned Independent Calendar court.
Upon receipt of this notice, counsel for Plaintiff shall give notice to all parties of record.
DATED: November 7, 2019 ___________________________
Hon. Jon Takasugi
Judge of the Superior Court
Case Number: BC682754 Hearing Date: November 07, 2019 Dept: 3
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – CENTRAL DISTRICT
YOLANDA BONILLA,
v.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL.,
|
Case No.: BC682754
ORDER TRANSFERRING COMPLICATED PERSONAL INJURY (PI) CASE TO AN INDEPENDENT CALENDAR (IC) COURT |
After review of the court file, the Court makes the following order:
Department 3 of the Personal Injury Court has determined that the above entitled action is complicated based upon the number of pretrial hearings and/or the complexity of the issues presented.
AT THE DIRECTION OF DEPARTMENT 1:
This
case is hereby transferred and reassigned to the following Independent Calendar
Court in
The Order is signed and filed this date, and incorporated herein by reference. Any pending motions or hearings, including trial and status conferences, will be reset, continued or vacated at the direction of the newly assigned Independent Calendar court.
Upon receipt of this notice, counsel for Plaintiff shall give notice to all parties of record.
DATED: November 7, 2019 ___________________________
Hon. Jon Takasugi
Judge of the Superior Court
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