Tentative ruling on May. 29, 2024 in Yolo County, CA - Case no: xxxxx248

Case:
Mitchell v. Bikoba
Case No. CV-2021-248
Hearing Date:
May 29, 2024
Department Eleven
9:00 a.m.
Defendant/cross-complainant Thomas Rutaganira’s (“defendant”) request for judicial notice is
DENIED. (Evid. Code, §§ 452, 453.) The documents are irrelevant to the Court’s
determination of this motion. (Malek Media Group LLC v. AXQG Corp. (2020) 58 Cal.App.5th
817, 825 [“Any matter to be judicially noticed must be relevant to a material issue.”].)
Defendant’s motion for sanctions, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7(b), is
DENIED. “[U]nder section 128.7, only an attorney or unrepresented party may be sanctioned;
sanctions against a represented party are not authorized.” (Levy v. Blum (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th
625, 637.) Based on defendant’s notice of motion, he only seeks sanctions against
plaintiff/cross-defendant Krista Mitchell (“plaintiff”). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1110(a) [“A
notice o….....