California Court of Appeal

In a case brought by residents of a mobile home park against the park owners for failing to properly maintain common areas and facilities and for being subjected to substandard living conditions, denial of defendant's motion to compel judicial reference is affirmed as a trial court has the discretion to refuse to enforce a reference agreement under the circumstances in the case or related considerations of judicial economy, and the court did not abuse that discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2009
• Published 12/02/2009

Judges

• SEPULVEDA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hart King & Coldren, Robert S. Coldren, Robert G. Williamson, Jr.Daniel T. Rudderow, Santa Ana;  Carlson Calladine & Peterson LLP, Asmin Kishore Desai, for Petitioner Tarrant Bell Property, LLP., Gray Duffy LLP, John J. Duffy, Frank J. Ozello, Jr., Encino, for Petitioner Spanish Ranch I, L.P., Endeman, Lincoln, Turek & Heater, James Allen, Henry E. Heater, Linda B. Reich, for Real Parties in Interest.