Excerpt: ...oard of Supervisors, San Mateo County District Attorney's office, the mayor, and vice mayor and a judge. Plaintiff also names as defendant the San Mateo Private Defender Office and Mr. Jackson, who provided legal representation for Plaintiff in the criminal proceedings. Plaintiff's action was filed in San Mateo County and at the request of Judicial Council transferred to Contra Costa County in July 2020. At the Status Conference on September 29, ...

Excerpt: ...�1. Service Of The Moving Papers. In the opposition memorandum, plaintiff argues that the Court should deny defendants' motion because defendants failed to include a proof of service with their opening papers. This argument lacks merit for three reasons. First, while a proof of service must be filed five court days before the hearing, plaintiff has failed to identify any legal authority providing that a proof of service must also be served with t...

Excerpt: ...he sale of a home on August 31, 2018, against the sellers, Ken and Barbara Reynolds, as well as the Reynolds' realtor. Before plaintiffs filed suit, their attorneys wrote a demand or representation letter to defendants, and an attorney, Craig Miller, responded on their behalf, demanding mediation pursuant to the real estate sales contract before any litigation. (See Ex. 1 to Freeman Decl.) Miller affirmatively stated that he represented both Ken ...