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CHARLETON S. PEARSE, ESQ. SBN 122491
LENAHAN, SLATER, PEARSE Ile MAJERNIK, LLP
2542 River Plaza Drive 11/1/2021
Sacramento, California 95833
Telephone: (916) 443-1030
Facsimile: (916) 443-0869
Attorney for Defendants:
RONALD RABO, MICHAEL RABO, FREDERICK RABO, MARY ANN RABO
SCHWEIGER, SUSAN R. MILLER
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF BUTTE
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STEPHEN MELINE, IV, ROBERT CASE NO.: 127180B
MELINE, et al.
DEFENDANTS'ABLE OF
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Plaintiffs, AUTHORITIES TO BE RELIED
UPON DURING TRIAL
RANDALL C. MELINE AND JOAN Date: November 8, 2021
15 STONER, et al. Time: 8:30am
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Defendants
Dept: 1
Judge Tamara Mosbarger
19 TO THE BUTTE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, HONORABLE JUDGE
2a TAMARA MOSBARGER AND ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF
RECORD:
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24 Case Law
Amin v. Khazindar, (2003) 112 Cal. App. 4th 582, 5 Cal. Rptr. 3d 224
Bartlett v. Mackey (1900) 130 Cal. 181
Bennett v. Potter (1919) 180 Cal. 736
Bezirdj ian v. O'Reilly (1" DCA, 2010) 183 Cal.App.4~ 316
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B.F. v Superior Court, (2012) 207 Cal. App. 4 621
Bucur v. Ahmad (4~ D.C.A., 2016) 244 Cal.App.4~ 175
Butte Creek Island Ranch v. Crim (1982) 136 Cal.App.3d 360
Castaic Clay Manufacturing Co v. Dedes (1987) 195 Cal. App.3'44
Christy v. Spring Valley W'ater 5'orks (1890) 68 Cal. 73
Columbia Casualty Co. v. Northwestern Nat. Inc., (1991) 231 Cal.App. 3d 457
County ofLos Angeles v. Beverley (1954) 126 Cal.App.2d 89
Crumpler v. Board ofAdmimstration (1973) 32 Cal.App.3d 567
Cunha v. Hughes, 122 Cal. 113
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Dabney v. Dabney (2002) 104 Cal.App.4'" 379
DiGiorgio Fruit Corp. v. Dept. ofEmployment (1961) 56 Cal.2d 54
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Driver v. International Air Race Association (1942) 54 Cal.App 2, 614
Dudley v. Dept. of Transp. (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 255
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East Shore Co. v.Richmond B. Railway (1916) 172 Cal. 174
16 Elbert, Ltd. v. Federated, etc. Grid Properties (1953) 120 Cal. App.2d, 194
17 Estate ofMiramontes-Naj era (2004) 118 Cal.App.4 750, 758, 13 Cal.Rptr.3d 240.
18 Estate ofPutnam, 219 Cal. 608
19 Evans v. California Trailer Court Inc. (1994) 28 Cal.App. 4 540
20 Faires v. Pappmeier (1951) 104 Cal.App.2d 713
21 Finney v. Gomez, 111 Cal. App. 4+527
22 Formosa Corp. v. Rogers (1951) 108 Cal.App.2d 397
23 Harrott v County ofKings, (2011) 25 Cal. 4+ 1138
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Henderson v. Board ofEducation (1978) 78 Cal.App.3d 875
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In Rancho Santa Margarita v. Vail (1938) 11 Cal.2d 501
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In Re Estate ofNewlove, 142 Cal. 377
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Ion Equipment Corp. v. Nelson (1980) 110 Cal.App.3d 868
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Jackson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (1949) 95 Cal.App 2"" 204
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Katsura v. City ofSan Buenaventura (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th 104
Lorenz v. Jacobs (1881) 59 Cal. 262
Lucas v. Board of Trustees (1971) 18 Cal.App.3d 988
Martinez v. Kia Motors America, Inc. (2011) 193 Cal. App.4+ 187
McGillivray v. Evans (1864) 27 Cal. 91,
Meisner v. McIntosh (1928) 205 Cal. 11
Meyer Koulish Co. v. Cannon (1963) 213 Cal. App.2 419
Moorpark Homeowners Association v. VRT Corporation (1998) 63 Cal.App.4'~ 1396
Mycogen Corp. v.Monsanto Co. (2002) 28 Cal.4th 888
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Napa Valley Educators'Assn. v. Napa Valley Unified School Dist. (Cal. App. 1st Dist. 1987)
194 Cal, App.3d 243
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P&D Consultants, Inc. v. City of Carlsbad, (2010) 190 Cal. App. 4th 1332
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Page v. MiraCosta Community College District (2009) 180 Cal. App.4+ 471
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Pang v. Beverly Hospital Inc. (2000), 79 Cal.App. 4@ 986
16 People v. Gonzalez (2017) 2 Cal.5+ 1138
17 Pratt v. Adams (1964) 229 Cal.App.2d 602
18 Priddel v. Shanki e (1945) 69 Cal.App.2d 319
19 Rancho Santa Margari ta v. Vail (1938) 11 Cal.2d 501
20 Richardson v. Loup (1889) 80 Cal. 490
21 Richmond v. Dofflemyer, (1980) 105 Cal.App.3d 745
22 Rhode v. Bartholomew (1949) 94 Cal.App 2', 272
23 Robinson Fair Employment & Housing Com.
v. (Cal. 1992) 2 Cal. 4th 226
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Schabarum v. California Legislature (3'CA, 1998) 60 Cal.App.4 1205
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Schwartz v. Shapiro (1964) 229 Cal. App 2d 238, 253
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Scrogings v. Kovatch (1976) 64 Cal.App.3d 54
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Sheyko v.Saenz (2003) 112 Cal.App.4th 675, 697
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Shields v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (1" DCA, 2012) 205 Cal.App.4+ 782
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Sonoma County Bd. of Education v. Public Employment Relations Bd. (1980) 102 Cal.App.3d
689
Sting v. Beckham (1949) 94 Cal.App.2d 823
Stoops v. Abbassi (2002) 100 Cal.App.4th 644
Sutherland v, City ofFort Bragg (2000) 86 Cal.App.4th 13
Tensor Group v. City of Glendale (1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 154, 160
Thomas v. Witte (1963) 214 Cal.App.2d 32
Thorning v. Hollister School Dist., (1992) 11 Cal. App, 4th 1598
Thurman v. Bayshore Transit Management, Inc. (2012) 203 Cal.App.4+ 1112
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Valerio v. Andrew Youngquist Construction (1" D.C.A., 2002) 103 Cal.App.4@ 1264
Verdugo Cannon Water Company v. Verdugo (1908) 152 Cal. 655
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Wade v. Deray 50 Cal. 376
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Welch v. Alcott (1921) 185 Cal. 731
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Williams v Wells Fargo Bank d'c Union Trust Company (1943) 56 Cal.App.2d 645
16 Wozniak v. I.ucutz, (2002)102 Cal. App. 2d 1031
17 Statutorv Authori
18 Code of Civil Procedure section 438
19 Code of Civil Procedure Section 580
20 Code of Civil Procedure Section 638
21 Code of Civil Procedures Section 644
22 Code of Civil Procedure Section 782
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872, et seq. (Partition Actions)
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.010
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.040
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.120
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.330
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.640
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.720
Code of Civil Procedure Sections 872.810 through 872.830
Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.820
Code of Civil Procedure Section 873.40
Code of Civil Procedure Section 873.210
Code Civil Procedure Section 873.240
Code Civil Procedure Section 873.250
Code of Civil Procedure Section 874.210
Code of Civil Procedure Section 874.220
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Code of Civil Procedure Section 874.225
Code of Civil Procedure Section 904.1
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Evidence Code Section 350
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Evidence Code Section 352
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Evidence Code section 452
16 Government Code Section 51200, et seq. (Williamson Act)
17 Government Code Section 51240
18 Government Code Section 51244
19 Government Code Section 51245
20 Government Code Section 51280
21 Government Code Section 51283
22 Government Code Section 51284
23 Government Code Section 51287
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Government Code Section 66410, et seq. (Subdivision Map Act)
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Government Code Section 66411
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Government Code Section 66499.31
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Government Code Section 66499.33
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Government Code Section 66499.34
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Government Code Section 66474.4
Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq. (California Environmental Quality Act)
Public Resources Code Section 21065
Revenue and Taxation Code Section 62
Other Authoritv
Butte County Code Chapter 20 (Subdivision Map Act Ordinances)
Butte County Code Section 20-1
Butte County Code Section 20-160
Butte County Code Section 20-161
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Butte County Code Section 20-161.2 and 20-162
Butte County Code Section 20-6
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Butte County Code Sections 20-60, 20-62, 20-94, 20-95.1, and 20-96
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Butte County Code Chapter 20, Section VII
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Butte County Code Section 20-61
16 Butte County Code Section 20-6
17 Butte County Code Section 20-65
18 Butte County Code Section 20-95.1
19 Butte County Code Section 20-95.1
20 Butte County Code Section 20-96.2
21 Butte County Code Section 20-104
22 Butte County Code Section 20-180.3
23 Butte County Charter Art. IV, 4
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Butte County Policies, Procedures and Rules Declaration dated January 23, 2007, and Revised
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March 30 and October 25, 2011 ("Williamson Act Rules and Procedures)
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Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 6.
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Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 5.B.6
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Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 5.B.6
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Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 6.A
Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 6.B.
Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 7
Butte County Williamson Act Rules and Procedures, Rule 7.B
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15305
California Law Revision Commission Recommendation Relating to Partition of Real and
Personal Property, Janumy 1975, at page 430
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13 Cal. Law Revision Com. Rep., Reports Recommendations and Studies (1975-1976) pp. 413-
414
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64 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 762 (1981)
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69 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gcn. 762 (1988)
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17 California Board of Equalization, Annotation 220.0064
18 Memorandum ofBoard ofEqualization dated May 9, 1986 to Mr. Verne Walton; Memorandum
19 Pom Robert F. Keeling, Tax Counsel, to Verne Walton, ChiefAssessment Standards Division
20 dated March 20, 1992
21 State of California, Board of Equalization, Change in Ownership —Partitions dated April 2016
22 State Board ofEqualization Letter dated July 27, 1987; State Board ofEqualization Letter dated
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April 15, 2009 to Monterey County Assessor's Office; State Board of Equalization Letter
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dated April 1 7, 2009 to County of Santa Cruz, Special Counsel.
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59 Am.Jur.2d
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4 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (5+ ed. 2008) Pleading, ) 455
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Dated: October 27, 2021 LENAHAN, SLATER, PEARSE & MAJERNIK, LLP
CHARLETON S. PEARSE, ESQ.
Attorney for Defendants:
RONALD RABO, MICHAEL RABO,
FREDERICK RABO, MARY ANN RABO
SCHWKIGER, SUSAN R. MILLER
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RE: Meline v. Meline
Case No.: 127180
PROOF OF SERVICE
I, Robyn Jeung, hereby declare and state that I am over the age of eighteen years, employe
in the City and County of Sacramento, California, and not a party to the within action. My busines
address is 2542 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, California 95833.
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On this date, I served the DEFENDANTS'ABLE OF AUTHORITIES TO BE RELIE
UPON DURING TRIAL, on the following parties:
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John Jeffery Carter Jeffrey J. Swanson
Carter Law Office Swanson Law Office
P.O. Box 3606 2515 Park Marina Drive, Suite 102
12 Redding, CA 96001
Chico, CA 95927
MR 'e swansonlaw.cpm
""*"""'aron
W. Moore
Moore k Bogener, Inc.
1600 West Street
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Redding, CA 96001
16 amoorePi, mooreandbo ener. cpm
17 (BY MAIL) I placed each such sealed envelope, with postage thereon fully prepaid for first-class
mail, for collection and mailing on the parties in said action.
(BY PERSONAL SERVICE) I personally delivered by hand said documents to the addressee(s)
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noted above.
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X (BY E-MAIL) I caused a scanned copy of said documents to be transmitted via Electronic Mail
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to the recipient(s) at the E-Mail address(s) indicated to the addressee(s) noted above.
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this
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