REGINALD DE LA CUESTA v. BENHAM













Filed 3/29/11














CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

REGINALD DE LA CUESTA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ESTHER BENHAM et al., Defendants and Respondents.

G043788 (Super. Ct. No. 30-2009-00116964) O P I N I O N

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, James Di Cesare, Judge. Reversed and remanded.
John Vozenilek for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Philip N. Friedman for Defendants and Respondents.
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I. INTRODUCTION
This case tests the limits of a trial court's discretionary authority to determine that there is no â€