Document for ALANAH STONE VS LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 03/23/2023 01:39 PM David W. Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by S. Bolden,Deputy Clerk




                           1     MARA E. J. BURNETT SBN 153672
                                 ROBERT J. MANDELL SBN 132542
                           2     THE MANDELL LAW FIRM
                                 5950 CANOGA AVE., SUITE 605
                           3     WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367
                                 (818)886-6600
                           4     (818)886-6680 (fax)
                                 mburnett@mandelltrial.com
                           5     rob@mandelltrial.com
                           6     Attorneys for Plaintiff,
                                 ALANAH STONE
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                                                           SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                                             COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
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                         12      ALANAH STONE,                        )                                         Case No. BC689978
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                         13                         Plaintiff,        )                                         [Case Assigned to Hon. Gregory W. Alarcon, Dept.
                                                                      )                                         96]
                         14         vs.                               )
                                                                      )                                         PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSITION TO
                         15      LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL           )                                         DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
                                 DISTRICT, a governmental entity, and )                                         NONSUIT
                         16      DOES 1 to 100, inclusive,            )
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                         17                         Defendants.       )
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                         19      I.         INTRODUCTION
                         20                 Plaintiff, ALANAH STONE, moves this Court for an order denying defendant’s
                         21      Motion for Nonsuit on the grounds that Plaintiff has presented more than sufficient
                         22      evidence of causation.
                         23                 The evidence presented on behalf of plaintiff is overwhelming. There is more than
                         24      sufficient evidence in this case for a jury to find for Plaintiff.
                         25                 A nonsuit in a jury case is only proper under very restrictive circumstances, such
                         26      as when interpreting the evidence in the plaintiff’s favor and resolving all presumptions,
                         27      inferences and doubts in favor of the plaintiff, it can be said that a judgment for the
                         28      defendant is required as a matter of law.


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                                                                            OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR NONSUIT