Tentative ruling issued by Judge Layne H. MELZER on Oct. 17, 2019 in Orange County, CA - Case no: xxxxxCJC

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On October 17, 2019, Judge Layne H. MELZER of Orange County Superior Court, Department C12, issued the following tentative ruling.

The Reference Case No.: (Subscribe to View) Orange County, California. Hearing Date 10.17.2019.

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DEF State of California Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication
The motion of defendant State of California, by and through the Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”), for summary judgment in this action against plaintiff Mathew Guerrero is granted. Plaintiff’s evidentiary objections, which are not in compliance with CRC 3.1354 and are not sufficiently directed at discreet portions of declarations or deposition testimony to be assessed, are overruled.
Government Code § 835 provides,
Except as provided by statute, a public entity is liable for injury caused by a dangerous condition of its property if the plaintiff establishes [1] that the property was in a dangerous condition at the time of the injury, [2] that the injury was proximately caused by the dangerous condition, [3] that the dangerous condition created a reasonably foreseeable risk of the kind of injury which was incurred, and [4] (a) a negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the p….....

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