Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication; Motion: Order (Redacted) Compel Answers to Deposition Questions; Motion: Bifurcation
These are consolidated actions for wrongful death and negligence arising out of a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on US 101 in Goleta, California, on November 8, 2009.
Motion for Summary Judgment

On November 7, 2009, defendant Richard Rodriguez consumed alcohol, marijuana and possibly cocaine at a party in Isla Vista, California. (Defendants’ Separate Statement in Support of Motion [“DSS”], undisputed fact 1.)

At approximately 12:00 a.m. on November 8, 2009, Jose Arredondo, Marina Murillo, Marcos Arredondo, Karina Arredondo, and Yessica Arredondo left Lompoc, California in two vehicles. (DSS, undisputed fact 2.) Jose Arredondo and Marina Murillo drove in the lead vehicle. (Ibid.) Marcos Arredondo drove in the following vehicle, with Macrina Ocampo in the front passenger seat, and Karina and Yessica Arredondo in the