Holding that, while MERS did not have “its own right to assign the note, since it had no interest in the note to assign,” it had the power to assign the note as the lender's “nominee” or “agent”
179 Cal.App.4th 949 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 80 times
Holding "legislative purpose of former section 439, the predecessor of section 426.30 . . . was to provide for the settlement, in a single action, of all conflicting claims between the parties arising out of the same transaction" and to "avoid a multiplicity of actions"
29 Cal.App.4th 1280 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994) Cited 62 times
In South Pasadena, the Third Appellate District held the abuse of discretion standard to be generally inappropriate in summary judgment proceedings: "'The only exception to the independent review standard applies when we review a trial court's exercise of discretion as allowed by Code of Civil Procedure section 437c, subdivision (e).
123 Cal.App.3d 334 (Cal. Ct. App. 1981) Cited 75 times
In Camp, the court determined a preliminary injunction motion warranted a merits-based decision because the issue presented was one of law, it was resolved without extrinsic or additional evidence, and there was no purpose served by a trial on the action.
Stating a third cause of action for “violation of Plaintiffs' First Amendment Right because the policy is unconstitutionally vague and denies due process”