Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A159067
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Husain v. California Pacific Bank
Plaintiff was put on notice of defendant's claim for a prescriptive easement when plaintiff received and signed an indemnification agreement informing him of the easement. |
Real Property |
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J. Richman | Mar. 10, 2021 |
19-17033
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U.S. Bank v. White Horse Estates Homeowners Associates
Legally void mortgage-saving clause alone was insufficient evidence to constitute unfairness to set aside a sale. |
Real Property |
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S. Graber | Feb. 9, 2021 |
B300552
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Modification: Nagel v. Westen
Trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff's cause of action for fraudulent transfer under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. |
Real Property |
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S. Perren | Feb. 3, 2021 |
B295488
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Southern California School of Theology v. Claremont Graduate Univ.
Trial court erred in concluding that forfeiture doctrine applied to parties' grant deed and written agreement. |
Real Property |
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V. Chaney | Jan. 26, 2021 |
B303520
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Bohnett v. County of Santa Barbara
Plaintiff's purchase of property constituted sibling-to-sibling sale and therefore was not exempt from reassessment as Proposition 58 transfer between parent to child. |
Real Property |
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M. Tangeman | Jan. 20, 2021 |
B300552
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Nagel v. Westen
Trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff's cause of action for fraudulent transfer under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. |
Real Property |
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S. Perren | Jan. 11, 2021 |
C084755
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San Joaquin Regional Transit Dist. v. Superior Court (DSS-2731 Myrtle LLC)
Sufficient evidence supported trial court's finding that manufacturing company had moved from property to relocate, supporting application of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1268.620. |
Real Property |
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V. Raye | Dec. 30, 2020 |
B295434
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Modification: Trenk v. Soheili
Trial court properly canceled deed of trust on home owned by defendants as joint tenants because defendant's wife did not execute the deed. |
Real Property |
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E. Lui | Dec. 23, 2020 |
B295434
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Trenk v. Soheili
Trial court properly canceled deed of trust on home owned by defendants as joint tenants because defendant's wife did not execute the deed. |
Real Property |
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E. Lui | Dec. 22, 2020 |
18-56620
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3500 Sepulveda LLC v. RREEF America REIT II
District court erred in granting summary judgment to defendants because plaintiff did not give up its rights under agreement between the parties. |
Real Property |
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M. Bennett | Nov. 23, 2020 |
B298265
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Reuter v. Macal
Lower court's application of 'Muktarian v. Barmby's tolling rule was affirmed because plaintiff was in continuous possession of the property. |
Real Property |
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D. Kim | Nov. 20, 2020 |
B297634
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MES Investments, LLC v. Dadson Washer Service, Inc.
Trial court correctly concluded Civil Code Section 1945.5 did not apply to defendant's laundry room lease because it was residential real property. |
Real Property |
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A. Egerton | Oct. 29, 2020 |
A155837
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Modification: County of Sonoma v. U.S. Bank N.A.
Trial court was authorized under Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 564 to issue receiver's certificate, secured by super-priority lien, to ameliorate nuisance conditions on property. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 29, 2020 | |
A157073
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Tiburon/Belvedere Residents United to Support the Trails v. Martha Co.
Substantial evidence supported the trial court's finding that defendant's attempts to deter trespassers on its 110 acres of undeveloped land showed it did not acquiesce to public dedication. |
Real Property |
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G. Burns | Oct. 28, 2020 |
F077325
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Robin v. Crowell
Statute of limitations on judicial action to foreclose the first deed of trust had run, and the lien had been extinguished, prior to the filing of plaintiff's quiet title action. |
Real Property |
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M. Smith | Oct. 12, 2020 |
A155837
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County of Sonoma v. U.S. Bank N.A.
Trial court was authorized under Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 564 to issue receiver's certificate, secured by super-priority lien, to ameliorate nuisance conditions on property. |
Real Property |
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G. Sanchez | Oct. 9, 2020 |
C087759
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Martis Camp Community Assn. v. County of Placer
Trial court did not err in concluding there was no violation of Ralph M. Brown Act. |
Real Property |
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P. Krause | Aug. 19, 2020 |
B292390
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Vasquez v. LBS Financial Credit Union
If abstract of judgment is improperly indexed and thus not locatable by proper search, mere recordation is insufficient to charge subsequent purchaser with notice. |
Real Property |
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G. Feuer | Jul. 16, 2020 |
B294249
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WFG National Title Ins. v. Wells Fargo Bank etc.
Title derived through forged instrument is completely unenforceable regardless of whether it was duly recorded by a bonafide purchaser. |
Real Property |
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L. Lavin | Jul. 9, 2020 |
18-17395
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M&T Bank v. SFR Investments Pool 1
Quiet title actions are 'contract' claims under Housing and Economic Recovery Act, subject to statute of limitations of at least six years. |
Real Property |
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A. Hurwitz | Jun. 26, 2020 |
17-16404
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CitiMortgage v. Corte Madera Homeowners Association
Lender's mere offer to pay at a later time, after superpriority amount is determined, is not a valid tender. |
Real Property |
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M. Christen | Jun. 22, 2020 |
A157663
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Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent
Single-family homeowner renting out rooms to multiple persons transforms single-unit dwelling into multi-unit dwelling; thus, that portion of home is not exempt from local rent regulations. |
Real Property |
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P. Siggins | Jun. 3, 2020 |
D074958
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SLPR, L.L.C. v. San Diego Unified Port District
Plaintiffs' claims were barred because overwhelming extrinsic evidence clarified previous judgment fixing boundaries between private and public lands. |
Real Property |
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J. McConnell | May 27, 2020 |
F079665
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Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP v. Dhindsa
Owner of unencumbered 25 percent interest in property was entitled to a proportionate share of surplus proceeds. |
Real Property |
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D. Franson | May 15, 2020 |
C083430
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Modesto Irrigation Dist. v. Tanaka
Conveyance to defendant's great-grandfather conveyed riparian rights; thus, she had the rights to divert water from river. |
Real Property |
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V. Raye | May 11, 2020 |
D074654
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Ruiz v. County of San Diego
Use of private land for public purposes alone was not enough to constitute implied acceptance of drainage easement. |
Real Property |
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R. Huffman | Apr. 8, 2020 |
D074442
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Matson v. S.B.S. Trust Deed Network
A party is not entitled to rescission of nonjudicial foreclosure sale absent evidence of irregularity, fraud or unfairness in nonjudicial foreclosure notice and sale proceedings. |
Real Property |
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P. Benke | Mar. 9, 2020 |
B293033
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Constellation-F, LLC v. World Trading 23, Inc.
Holdover rent provision was not a penalty that was void under Civil Code Section 1671 because graduated rentals are not damages, but are the rate for leasing property. |
Real Property |
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J. Wiley | Feb. 11, 2020 |
B291731
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Aldea Dos Vientos v. CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
A covenant, code, or restriction that mandates 51 percent of homeowner association members vote to arbitrate construction defect claims prior to initiating litigation is contrary to public policy and thus unenforceable. |
Real Property |
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A. Gilbert | Feb. 7, 2020 |
17-56857
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Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship v. County of Riverside
Riverside County did not violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person's Act's equal terms provision because it prohibited both religious and secular institutions from staging events without charging a fee. |
Real Property |
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R. Nelson | Feb. 5, 2020 |