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Kennedy v. Sadafi Division 4

Parties and Attorneys

Kennedy v. Sadafi
Division 4
Case Number B238253
Party Attorney
Gael Kennedy : Plaintiff and Respondent
Wendy C. Lascher
Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP
1050 S. Kimball Road
Ventura, CA 93004

Lila Sadafi : Defendant and Appellant
Adam J. Telanoff
Telanoff & Telanoff
1830 12th St.
Unit 2
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Ronald Gold
Law Offices of Ronald Gold
20058 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 59
Woodland Hills, CA 91364



Case Summary

Trial Court Case:
LC081489
Court of Appeal Case:
B238253
Court of Appeal Opinion:
[ PDF ] [ DOC ]
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Division:
4
Case Caption:
Kennedy v. Sadafi
Case Type:
CV
Filing Date:
12/27/2011
Completion Date:
11/27/2013
Oral Argument Date/Time:
09/20/2013 01:30 PM


Docket (Register of Actions)

Kennedy v. Sadafi
Division 4
Case Number B238253
Date Description Notes
01/05/2012 Notice of appeal lodged/received. noa 12/27/11 Lila Sadafi
01/06/2012 Default notice sent-appellant notified per rule 8.100(c).
01/13/2012 Civil case information statement filed.
01/13/2012 Certificate of interested entities or persons filed by: Lila Sadafi
01/18/2012 Mail returned, unable to forward.
01/19/2012 Mail returned and re-sent. added suite number to Kramer address and re-mailed returned notice to him.
01/26/2012 Appeal dismissed per rule 8.100(c). Fees due on or before 1/23/12.
01/27/2012 Telephone conversation with: Aplt counsel Adam Telanoff re: dismissal of appeal; will file motion to vacate asap.
02/10/2012 Association of attorneys filed for: Tyna Thall Orren assoc in for aplt Lila Sadafi
02/10/2012 Motion filed. to vacate dismissal of appeal
Attorney: Tyna Orren
Party: Lila Sadafi
02/27/2012 Order of dismissal vacated. Good cause appearing, aplt's motion to vacate dismissal is hereby granted. The order of dismissal filed 1/26/12 is vacated & appeal dated 12/27/11 is reinstated on cond that aplt pay COA filing fee within 15 days. Failure to comply may result in immed dismissal of appeal w/o further ntc.
03/12/2012 Filing fee. Check # 2443
06/19/2012 Received default notice 8.122(c) clerk's fees not deposited. Dated: $151.65 - dated 3/29/12 SCLA.
06/27/2012 Appeal dismissed per rule 8.140(b).
07/10/2012 Motion filed. for leave to disassociate - withdraw as counsel
Attorney: Tyna T. Orren
Party: Lila Sadafi
07/12/2012 Telephone conversation with: Atty Alan Goldberg - attempting to e-file motion to vacate dismissal & sub of attorney; will send hard copy via priority overnight.
07/13/2012 Substitution of attorneys filed for: Ronald Gold subs in place of Tyna Thall Orren - for aplt Lila Sadafi.
07/13/2012 Motion filed. for relief from dismissal
Attorney: Ronald Gold
Party: Lila Sadafi
07/20/2012 Opposition filed. Attorney for Respondent Gael Kennedy
07/27/2012 Order of dismissal vacated. The Court has read and considered Appellant's second motion for relief from dismissal filed July 13, 2012 and Respondent's Opposition thereto, filed July 20, 2012.

Good cause appearing, the Appellant's motion for relief from default filed July 13, 2012, for the appeal dated December 27, 2011, is hereby granted on condition that Appellant, within 15 days, deposit fees for clerk's transcript with the clerk of the superior court, pursuant to rule(s) 8.122, 8.124 or 8.130, California Rules of Court.

Appellant's payment of clerk's transcript fees shall be made directly to the Civil Appeals Unit of the Los Angeles Superior Court at 111 N. Hill Street, Room 111A, Los Angeles, California, 90012.

Appellant shall take immediate action to cure all defaults and shall do so within 15 days of this order. Failure to comply with all provisions of this relief order shall result in the immediate dismissal of this appeal without further notice.
08/07/2012 Order filed. The Court has read and considered the Motion of Tyna Thall Orren for leave to disassociate/withdraw as counsel of record filed in the above-entitled matter on July 10, 2012.

In light of the Appellant (Lila Sadafi) filing a formal Substitution of Attorneys on July 13, 2012, the motion of Tyna Thall Orren is deemed moot.
08/14/2012 Something is due; see note. Check status in LASC re: Clerk's transcript feesUpdate-Appellant Clerk's Fees paid
08/17/2012 Record on appeal filed. Clerk's-1 ( 212 pgs); Reporter's-4
08/23/2012 Record imaged. to ricoh
08/31/2012 Record imaged. from ricoh
09/26/2012 Requested - extension of time
09/26/2012 Granted - extension of time. ext. to 10-29-12
10/24/2012 Substitution of attorneys filed for: Atty Wendy Lascher in place of Bradley Kramer for respondent Gael Kennedy
10/31/2012 Motion/application to augment record filed. by appellantand extension of time to file appellant's opening brief.
11/01/2012 Appellant notified re failure to timely file opening brief. VACATED
11/02/2012 Returned document for non-conformance. Document entitled appellant's proposed partial production of documents for augmentation. Document is not bound on the left and the documents are not consecutively paginated. CRC, rule 8.155(a)(3)
11/02/2012 Default notice vacated. The default notice sent on November 1, 2012 was issued in error and is hereby vacated.
11/09/2012 Opposition filed. to motion to augment
11/21/2012 Filed letter from: Ferguson Case dated 11/19/12 re: proposed order.
12/03/2012 Order filed. The Court has read and considered appellant's motion for an order allowing augmentation of the clerk's transcript and for an extension of time to file appellant's opening brief filed October 31, 2012, and respondent's response filed November 9, 2012, and good cause appearing,
Appellant's motion is granted.
IT IS ORDERED that appellant's augmented appendix received on November 13, 2012, is deemed filed as of the date of this order. Appellant's opening brief is due 30 days from the date of this order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that appellant shall lend respondent appellant's copy of the reporter's and clerk's transcripts pursuant to rule 8.153, California Rules of Court.
12/12/2012 Motion/application to augment record filed. Appellant's motion to issue a new order or amend the order of 12/8/12
12/12/2012 Opposition filed. by respondent to motion for further extension
12/24/2012 Order filed. The court has read and considered appellant's motion to issue a new order or amend the order of 12/8/12 to include the court's order on appellant's motion for an order allowing augmentation of the clerk's transcript and for an extension of time to file Appellant's Opening Brief 30 days after the augmentation is completed, respondent's opposition to motion for further extension, and appellant's reply.
Appellant's motion to amend this court's December 8, 2012 order is granted. The order is amended to include augmentation of the record on appeal with the attached list of documents. Appellant shall have until January 7, 2013 to file an augmented appendix of the attached list of documents only. Appellant shall also have until January 7, 2013 to file her opening brief.
01/07/2013 Requested - extension of time
01/08/2013 Granted - extension of time. ext. to 1-21-13
01/22/2013 Requested - extension of time
01/22/2013 Granted - extension of time. ext. to 2-5-13
02/04/2013 Requested - extension of time to ext rb to 2/19/13
02/07/2013 Granted - extension of time. ext. to 2-19-13
02/19/2013 Requested - extension of time to ext aob to 3/5/13
02/25/2013 Granted - extension of time. ext aob to 3/5/13 NO FURTHER
03/08/2013 Appellant notified re failure to timely file opening brief.
03/12/2013 Appellant's opening brief. Defendant and Appellant: Lila Sadafi
Attorney: Adam J. Telanoff
Attorney: Ronald Gold
03/12/2013 Filed document entitled: Appellant's appendix of out of state authority
03/12/2013 Filed document entitled: Applt's. notice of withdrawal of request to augment clerk's transcipt.
03/15/2013 Certificate of interested entities or persons filed by: Applt.
04/08/2013 Stipulation of extension of time filed to: ext rb to 5/10/13
05/17/2013 Respondent notified re failure to file respondent's brief.
06/04/2013 Respondent's brief. Plaintiff and Respondent: Gael Kennedy
Attorney: Wendy C. Lascher [Fedex overnight 6/3/13]
06/03/2013 Motion/application to augment record filed. by respondent
06/24/2013 Requested - extension of time to ext arb to 7/8/13
07/05/2013 Granted - extension of time. ext arb to 7/8/13
07/08/2013 Request for judicial notice filed. Applt.
07/09/2013 Opposition filed. to request for judicial notice.
07/11/2013 Request for judicial notice denied.
07/12/2013 Appellant's reply brief. Defendant and Appellant: Lila Sadafi
Attorney: Adam J. Telanoff
Attorney: Ronald Gold Priority Mail-postmarked 7/8/13
07/12/2013 Case fully briefed.
07/24/2013 Calendar notice sent. Calendar date: September 20, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
07/29/2013 Calendar notice returned with proof of service. appellant
07/29/2013 Calendar notice returned with proof of service. respondent
07/29/2013 Motion filed. Respondent's motion to strike appellant's reply brief.
09/20/2013 Cause argued and submitted.
09/25/2013 Opinion filed. (Signed Unpublished)
11/27/2013 Remittitur issued.
11/27/2013 Case complete.


Briefs

Kennedy v. Sadafi
Division 4
Case Number B238253
Brief Due Date Date Filed Party and Attorney Notes
Appellant's opening brief. 03/12/2013 Defendant and Appellant: Lila Sadafi
Attorney: Adam J. Telanoff
Attorney: Ronald Gold

Respondent's brief. 06/04/2013 Plaintiff and Respondent: Gael Kennedy
Attorney: Wendy C. Lascher
[Fedex overnight 6/3/13]
Appellant's reply brief. 07/12/2013 Defendant and Appellant: Lila Sadafi
Attorney: Adam J. Telanoff
Attorney: Ronald Gold
Priority Mail-postmarked 7/8/13


Future Scheduled Actions

Kennedy v. Sadafi
Division 4
Case Number B238253

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Disposition

Kennedy v. Sadafi
Division 4
Case Number B238253
Description:
Dismissed per rule 8.100(c)
Date:
01/26/2012
Disposition Type:
Vacated
Publication Status:
Author:
Participants:
Case Citation:
none
Description:
Dismissed per rule 8.140(b)
Date:
06/27/2012
Disposition Type:
Vacated
Publication Status:
Author:
Participants:
Case Citation:
none
Description:
Affirmed in part and reversed in part
Date:
09/25/2013
Disposition Type:
Final
Publication Status:
Signed Unpublished
Author:
Willhite, Jr., Thomas Lyle
Participants:
Epstein, Norman L. (Concur)
Suzukawa, Steven C. (Concur)
Case Citation:
none


Trial Court

Kennedy v. Sadafi
Division 4
Case Number B238253
Trial Court Name:
Los Angeles County Superior Court
County:
Los Angeles
Trial Court Case Number:
LC081489
Trial Court Judge:
Harwin, Michael
Trial Court Judgment Date:
10/19/2011