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SAN MATEO COUNTY
MAR =7 2 022
Cleo boson —
By, ——
===DEPUTY CLERK
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO -
FRANCESCA FAMBROUGH, et al., Civil No. rrervos387
Plaintiffs,
Assigned for 1 Purposes to
vs. Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2
REDWOOD cIry, ORDER DEEMING CASES
Defendant: RELATED.
ALLISON MADDEN; WILLIAM
MICHAEL FLEMING; EDWARD
STANCIL; JEDRICK HUMPHRIES;
ALBA LUCIA DIAZ; JONATHAN
REID; TINA REID; and JOHN
CHAMBERS, .
Plaintiffs in Intervention,
vs.
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY,
Defendant.
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 1gUDL00809
Plaintiff,
Assigned for All Purposes to
VS. Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 ©
MARK E. BEHREND, ORDER DEEMING CASES
Defendant. RELATED and ASSIGNING
RELATED CASE FOR ALL
PURPOSES -
cITy OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00811 :
Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to
Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2
vs.
ORDER DEEMING CASES
EMILIO DIAZ, RELATED and ASSIGNING
RELATED CASE FOR ALL
Defendant. PURPOSES
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00812
Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to
Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2
vs.
ORDER DEEMING CASES
WILLIAM MICHAEL FLEMING, RELATED and ASSIGNING
RELATED CASE FOR ALL
Defendant. PURPOSES
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00818
Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to
Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2
vs.
ORDER DEEMING CASES
JONATHAN REID and TINA RELATED and ASSIGNING
WECKLER, RELATED CASE FOR ALL
PURPOSES
Defendants.
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00820
Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to
Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2
vs.
ORDER DEEMING CASES
JAMES WILLIAM SAMUELSEN and RELATED and ASSIGNING
JED HUMPHRIES, RELATED CASE FOR ALL
PURPOSES
Defendants.
THE COURT FINDS as follows:
Pursuant to the Order dated December 11, 2017 by the Presiding Judge, the case
of Fambrough v. City of Redwood City, 17C1V05387, was single assigned for all
purposes to the Honorable Marie S. Weiner in Department 2 of this Court. The
Frambrough case is brought by disgruntled tenants of the Docktown Marina regarding
their displacement under the Docktown Plan. After denial of class certification, in
January 2020, the Court granted intervention by multiple individual Plaintiffs,
specifically, ALLISON MADDEN; WILLIAM MICHAEL FLEMING; EDWARD
STANCIL; JEDRICK HUMPHRIES; ALBA LUCIA DIAZ; JONATHAN REID; TINA
REID; and JOHN CHAMBERS, as well as others who have since dismissed their claims.
Multiple unlawful detainer actions were filed by the City of Redwood City against
residents of Docktown, and some of those action have already been deemed “related
cases” and reassigned to Department 2 — including 18UDL00810, 18UDL00816,
18UDL00817, 18UDL00822, 18UDL00903, and 18UDL823.
Plaintiff City of Redwood City file a Notice of Related Case in 18UDL00809,
18UDL00811, 18UDL00812, 18UDL00818, and 18UDL00820 on November 2, 20218.
Defendants in 18UDL00812, 18UDL00818, and 18UDL00820 are also Plaintiffs in
Intervention in 17CIV05387. The Notice of Related Case indicates that the other UDL
cases assigned to Department 2 are also “related cases” to these Unlawful Detainer
actions, and that 17CIV05387 is also a “related case.”
No one filed any Response to the Notices of Related Case, pursuant to CRC Rule
3.300(g), contesting that the cases are related. The fact that they are “related” is
conceded. A review of the cases also reflects that the Notices of Related Case are
accurate in stating that the case “involves the same parties and is based on the same or
similar cases” and “arises from the same or substantially identical transactions, incidents,
or events requiring the determination of the same or substantially identical questions of
law.”
A review of the cases reflects that they involve mostly identical parties, they
involve claims against possession of the same property, they arise from the same or
substantial identical transactions, incidents, and events requiring the determination of
common questions or law or fact, and/or are likely to require substantial duplication of
judicial resources if heard by different judges. The Court finds under CRC Rule 3.300
that these cases are “related”.
The Court finds that 17CIV05387 is the earliest filed case and that it was
previously single assigned for all purposes to Department 2, Hon. Marie Weiner.
Pursuant to CRC Rule. 3.300(h)(1), this Court is empowered and authorized to
“determine whether the cases must be ordered related and assigned to his or her
department”.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
The civil actions of Redwood City v. Behrend 18UDL00809, Redwood City v.
Diaz 18UDL00811, Redwood City v. Fleming 18UDL00812, Redwood City v. Reid
18UDL00818, and Redwood City v. Samuelson/Humphries 18UDL00820 are deemed
related to Fambrough v. City of Redwood City, 17CIV05387, and related to each other.
2. As the earliest filed action was assigned for all purposes to Department 2,
the related cases of Redwood City v. Behrend 18UDL00809, Redwood City v. Diaz
18UDL00811, Redwood City v. Fleming 18UDL00812, Redwood City v. Reid
18UDL00818, and Redwood City v. Samuelson/Humphries 18UDL00820 are assigned
for all purposes to Department 2, Honorable Marie Weiner. Pursuant to CRC Rule.
3.300(h)(1)(A), this Court is empowered and authorized to “determine whether the cases
must be ordered related and assigned to his or her department”.
DATED: March 7, 2022
OL
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HON. MARIE S. WEINER
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
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FILED SAN MATEO COUNTY MAR =7 2 022 Cleo boson — By, —— ===DEPUTY CLERK SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO - FRANCESCA FAMBROUGH, et al., Civil No. rrervos387 Plaintiffs, Assigned for 1 Purposes to vs. Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 REDWOOD cIry, ORDER DEEMING CASES Defendant: RELATED. ALLISON MADDEN; WILLIAM MICHAEL FLEMING; EDWARD STANCIL; JEDRICK HUMPHRIES; ALBA LUCIA DIAZ; JONATHAN REID; TINA REID; and JOHN CHAMBERS, . Plaintiffs in Intervention, vs. CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Defendant. CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 1gUDL00809 Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to VS. Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 © MARK E. BEHREND, ORDER DEEMING CASES Defendant. RELATED and ASSIGNING RELATED CASE FOR ALL PURPOSES - cITy OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00811 : Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 vs. ORDER DEEMING CASES EMILIO DIAZ, RELATED and ASSIGNING RELATED CASE FOR ALL Defendant. PURPOSES CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00812 Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 vs. ORDER DEEMING CASES WILLIAM MICHAEL FLEMING, RELATED and ASSIGNING RELATED CASE FOR ALL Defendant. PURPOSES CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00818 Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 vs. ORDER DEEMING CASES JONATHAN REID and TINA RELATED and ASSIGNING WECKLER, RELATED CASE FOR ALL PURPOSES Defendants. CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, Civil No. 18UDL00820 Plaintiff, Assigned for All Purposes to Hon. Marie S. Weiner, Dept. 2 vs. ORDER DEEMING CASES JAMES WILLIAM SAMUELSEN and RELATED and ASSIGNING JED HUMPHRIES, RELATED CASE FOR ALL PURPOSES Defendants. THE COURT FINDS as follows: Pursuant to the Order dated December 11, 2017 by the Presiding Judge, the case of Fambrough v. City of Redwood City, 17C1V05387, was single assigned for all purposes to the Honorable Marie S. Weiner in Department 2 of this Court. The Frambrough case is brought by disgruntled tenants of the Docktown Marina regarding their displacement under the Docktown Plan. After denial of class certification, in January 2020, the Court granted intervention by multiple individual Plaintiffs, specifically, ALLISON MADDEN; WILLIAM MICHAEL FLEMING; EDWARD STANCIL; JEDRICK HUMPHRIES; ALBA LUCIA DIAZ; JONATHAN REID; TINA REID; and JOHN CHAMBERS, as well as others who have since dismissed their claims. Multiple unlawful detainer actions were filed by the City of Redwood City against residents of Docktown, and some of those action have already been deemed “related cases” and reassigned to Department 2 — including 18UDL00810, 18UDL00816, 18UDL00817, 18UDL00822, 18UDL00903, and 18UDL823. Plaintiff City of Redwood City file a Notice of Related Case in 18UDL00809, 18UDL00811, 18UDL00812, 18UDL00818, and 18UDL00820 on November 2, 20218. Defendants in 18UDL00812, 18UDL00818, and 18UDL00820 are also Plaintiffs in Intervention in 17CIV05387. The Notice of Related Case indicates that the other UDL cases assigned to Department 2 are also “related cases” to these Unlawful Detainer actions, and that 17CIV05387 is also a “related case.” No one filed any Response to the Notices of Related Case, pursuant to CRC Rule 3.300(g), contesting that the cases are related. The fact that they are “related” is conceded. A review of the cases also reflects that the Notices of Related Case are accurate in stating that the case “involves the same parties and is based on the same or similar cases” and “arises from the same or substantially identical transactions, incidents, or events requiring the determination of the same or substantially identical questions of law.” A review of the cases reflects that they involve mostly identical parties, they involve claims against possession of the same property, they arise from the same or substantial identical transactions, incidents, and events requiring the determination of common questions or law or fact, and/or are likely to require substantial duplication of judicial resources if heard by different judges. The Court finds under CRC Rule 3.300 that these cases are “related”. The Court finds that 17CIV05387 is the earliest filed case and that it was previously single assigned for all purposes to Department 2, Hon. Marie Weiner. Pursuant to CRC Rule. 3.300(h)(1), this Court is empowered and authorized to “determine whether the cases must be ordered related and assigned to his or her department”. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: The civil actions of Redwood City v. Behrend 18UDL00809, Redwood City v. Diaz 18UDL00811, Redwood City v. Fleming 18UDL00812, Redwood City v. Reid 18UDL00818, and Redwood City v. Samuelson/Humphries 18UDL00820 are deemed related to Fambrough v. City of Redwood City, 17CIV05387, and related to each other. 2. As the earliest filed action was assigned for all purposes to Department 2, the related cases of Redwood City v. Behrend 18UDL00809, Redwood City v. Diaz 18UDL00811, Redwood City v. Fleming 18UDL00812, Redwood City v. Reid 18UDL00818, and Redwood City v. Samuelson/Humphries 18UDL00820 are assigned for all purposes to Department 2, Honorable Marie Weiner. Pursuant to CRC Rule. 3.300(h)(1)(A), this Court is empowered and authorized to “determine whether the cases must be ordered related and assigned to his or her department”. DATED: March 7, 2022 OL a HON. MARIE S. WEINER JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT