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CRYSTAL STAFFORD
7609 EAGLES PARK DRIVE
SACRAMENTO, CA 95828
IN PRO PER
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO COUNTY
RONALD GARNER,
Plaintiff,
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CRYSTAL STAFFORD
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NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND
DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT;
MEMORANDM OF POINT AND
AUT!ORITIE
DATE:
TIME:
DEPT.: ""
NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT BY DEFENDANT
TO ALL PARTIE IN T!E A#O$E ENTITILED ACTION, PLEAE TA%E NOTICE T!AT on
Ma&'( )*, )+*,, at *+:++ a-, o& as soon as t(e -atte& 'an .e (ea&d, in De/a&t-ent "" of t(e
0/e&io& Co0&t, a'&a-ento Co0nt1, Defendant 2ill -ove t(e Co0&t fo& an o&de& s0stainin3 a
3ene&al de-0&&e& to t(e 0nla2f0l detaine& 'o-/laint filed .1 Plaintiff 2it(o0t leave to a-end.
T(is de-0&&e& is -ade /0&s0ant to Code of Civil Procedure 4**5+ on t(e 3&o0nds t(at t(e
t(&ee6da1 noti'es se&ved on Defendant, via UP and /e&sonal se&vi'e, a&e defe'tive and does
not 'ontain t(e info&-ation &e70i&ed .1 Code of Civil Procedure 4**8*9)), and f0&t(e& t(at .ot(
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t(e t(&ee6da1 noti'es in'o&&e'tl1 state t(e a-o0nt d0e, t(0s a&e fatall1 defe'tive and 2ill not
s0//o&t an 0nla2f0l detaine& a'tion.
T(is de-0&&e& is .ased 0/on t(is noti'e of de-0&&e&, t(e atta'(ed de-0&&e&, t(e
-e-o&and0- of /oints and a0t(o&ities, and 0/on s0'( o&al and do'0-enta&1 eviden'e as -a1 .e
/&esented .1 Defendant 0/on t(e (ea&in3 of t(e de-0&&e&.
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CR;TAL TAFFORD
Defendant, In P&o Pe&.
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Mem!"#$%m & P'#() "#$ A%(*!'('e)
I+ STATEMENT OF FACTS
Defendant &ents a &esidential (o-e o2ned and -ana3ed .1 t(e Plaintiff. A 2&itten
-ont(6to6-ont( a3&ee-ent 2as si3ned in <0ne )+*). T(e 2&itten a3&ee-ent states a -ont(l1
&ent of ="5>.++.
Defendant 2as se&ved a t(&ee6da1 noti'e to /a1 o& 70it on Fe.&0a&1 **, )+*, via /e&sonal
se&vi'e 9ee E?(i.it @AA !e&eafte& Noti'e B*). 0.se70entl1, Defendant &e'eived anot(e& t(&ee6
da1 noti'e to 70it on Fe.&0a&1 *), )+*,, via UP 9ee E?(i.it @#A Noti'e B) !e&eafte& Noti'e
B))).
T(e t(&ee6da1 noti'e to /a1 o& 70it 9(e&eafte& Noti'e B*) de-ands a /a1-ent of
=C,>++.++ fo& /ast d0e a-o0nts. Conse70entl1, t(e t(&ee6da1 noti'e to /a1 o& 70it 9(e&eafte&
Noti'e B)) de-ands a /a1-ent of =C,)>+.++.
Plaintiff (as filed a 'o-/laint a3ainst Defendant alle3in3 0nla2f0l detaine&. T(e
s0--ons 2as &e'eived .1 Defendant on Fe.&0a&1 )5, )+*,. On line @5.A of t(e s0--ons it
s(o2s Fe.&0a&1 *C, )+*, fo& anot(e& date of se&vi'e of an 0na''o0nted t(&ee6da1 noti'e to /a1 o&
70it.
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II+ DEMURRER IS PROPER IN T,IS CASE BECAUSE PLAINTIFF ,AS
FAILED TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION+
Code of Civil P&o'ed0&e 9CCP) 4 C,+.*+ /&ovides, in /e&tinent /a&t:
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T(e /a&t1 a3ainst 2(o- a 'o-/laint o& '&oss6'o-/laint (as .een filed -a1 o.De't .1 de-0&&e& . .
. on an1 of t(e follo2in3 3&o0nds:
9e) T(e /leadin3 does not state fa'ts s0ffi'ient to 'onstit0te a 'a0se of a'tion.
!e&e, PlaintiffEs Co-/laint fails to state fa'ts s0ffi'ient to 'onstit0te a 'a0se of a'tion. As s0'(,
de-0&&e& is /&o/e&.
III+ NOTICE RE-UIREMENTS IN UNLA.FUL DETAINERS ARE STRICTLY
CONSTRUED+ T,ERE IS NO CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLA.FUL DETAINER IF
T,E T,REE/DAY NOTICE TO PAY OR -UIT IS DEFENCTIVE+
T(e &0le of li.e&al 'onst&0'tion of /leadin3s /&ovided .1 CCP 4C>) is ina//li'a.le in
0nla2f0l detaine& a'tions. #e'a0se 0nla2f0l detaine& is an a'tion seeFin3 fo&feit0&e and is a
s0--a&1 /&o'eedin3 in 2(i'( t(e defendantEs no&-al /&o'ed0&al &i3(ts a&e li-ited, t(e 'o0&ts
st&i'tl1 'onst&0e t(e stat0to&1 /&o'ed0&es t(at &e30late 0nla2f0l detaine&s and &e70i&e st&i't
'o-/lian'e 2it( all stat0to&1 &e70i&e-ents. California Civil Code 4*CC); see also Kwok v.
Bergren (1982 1!" Cal.#$$.!d %9&' %99; Brigg( v. Elec)ronic *e+orie( , *agne)ic (19-% %!
Cal. #$$.!d 9""' 9"%; .ie/ovic0 v. 10a0rok0kan2 (199- %& Cal.#$$.3)0 %11' %1!. tatin3
'o&&e't a-o0nt d0e on t(e t(&ee6da1 noti'e is a /&e&e70isite to an a'tion in 0nla2f0l detaine&.
#ased on anal1sis of Canal4Randol$0 #na0ei+' Inc. v. 5ilko(ki (19-8 -8 Cal.#$$.!d
3--, 6o0n(on v. 1anc0e( (1932 %& Cal.#$$.2d 11% and Code Civil Procedure 4**8*, in Ern()
En)er.' Inc. v 1un 7alle2 8a(oline' Inc. (198! 1!9 Cal.#$$.!d !%%' !%9 t(e 'o0&t &0led t(at a
noti'e to /a1 &ent o& 70it 2(i'( ove&states t(e &ent d0e is ineffe'tive and 2ill not s0//o&t an
a'tion fo& 0nla2f0l detaine&.
!e&e, t(e t(&ee6da1 noti'e to /a1 o& 70it in'l0des late fees in t(e &ent d0e a-o0nt of
=*G++. Code Civil Procedure 4**8* states t(at a t(&ee da1 noti'e to /a1 o& 70it s(all in'l0de t(e
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&ent d0e and not @&ent and ot(e& '(a&3esA d0e. As noted a.ove, .e'a0se 0nla2f0l detaine& is an
a'tion seeFin3 fo&feit0&e and is a s0--a&1 /&o'eedin3 in 2(i'( t(e defendantEs no&-al
/&o'ed0&al &i3(ts a&e li-ited, t(e 'o0&ts st&i'tl1 'onst&0e t(e stat0to&1 /&o'ed0&es t(at &e30late
0nla2f0l detaine&s and &e70i&e st&i't 'o-/lian'e 2it( all stat0to&1 &e70i&e-ents. in'e t(e t(&ee6
da1 noti'e in'l0des an a-o0nt t(at is 3&eate& t(an t(e &ent d0e fo& t(e -ont( of <0l1 )+*+, t(e
t(&ee da1 noti'e is defe'tive on its fa'e.
till f0&t(e&, t(e t(&ee6da1 noti'e in'l0des a late fees of =*++. in'e Plaintiff did not
se&ve t(e t(&ee da1 noti'e in <0ne, in'l0din3 t(e late fees '(a&3es fo& <0ne 'a0ses t(e t(&ee6da1
noti'e to .e defe'tive.
V+ CONCLUSION
PlaintiffEs Co-/laint fails to state a 'a0se of a'tion d0e to PlaintiffEs fail0&e to 'o-/l1
2it( t(e &e70i&e-ents of Califo&nia Code of Civil P&o'ed0&e 4**8*. #e'a0se t(e defe't is in t(e
noti'e, Plaintiff 'annot a-end t(e Co-/laint to state a 'a0se of a'tion. As s0'(, Defendant
&es/e'tf0ll1 &e70est t(at t(is De-0&&e& .e s0stained /0&s0ant to Califo&nia Code of Civil
P&o'ed0&e 4C,+.*+ 2it(o0t leave to a-end.
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PROOOF OF ER$ICE
*. I a- ove& t(e a3e of *" and not a /a&t1 of t(is 'a0se. I a- a &esident of o& e-/lo1ed in t(e
'o0nt1 2(e&e t(e -ailin3 o''0&&ed. M1 &esiden'e o& .0siness add&ess is
). I se&ved t(e Noti'e of De-0&&e& and De-0&&e& to Co-/laint .1 en'losin3 a t&0e 'o/1 in a
sealed envelo/e add&essed to ea'( /e&son 2(ose na-e and add&ess is s(o2n .elo2 and
de/ositin3 t(e envelo/e in t(e U -ail 2it( t(e /osta3e f0ll1 /&e/aid.
Date of Mailin3: +,H+>H)+*, Pla'e of Mailin3: ACRAMENTO, COUNT;
,. I de'la&e 0nde& /enalt1 of /e&D0&1 0nde& t(e la2s of t(e tate of Califo&nia t(at t(e fo&e3oin3 is
t&0e and 'o&&e't.
Date:
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9PRINT NAME) i3nat0&e
NAME AND ADDRE OF PERON9) TO I!OM NOTICE IA MAILED
RONALD JARNER
8*5* ANDTONE LANE
#ROIN$ALLE;, CA G>G*"
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UPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
ACRAMENTO COUNT;
RONALD JARNER
Plaintiff,
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CR;TAL TAFFORD
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KPROPOEDL ORDER
IT I !ERE#; ORDERED:
K L DefendantEs De-0&&e& to t(e Co-/laint is UTAINED 2it(o0t leave to a-end.
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DATED:
<UDJE OF T!E COURT
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