AVEDON v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1698443-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> <html ><br /> <head><br /> <title>AVEDON v</title><br /> </head><br /> <body><br /> <div><br /> <br/><b<br /> >AVEDON v.<br /> STATE OF CALIFORNIA</b><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>Filed 7/26/10<br /> <br/><b > </b><br /> <br/><b > </b><br /> <br/><b > </b><br /> <br/><b > </b><br /> <br/><b >CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION</b><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>IN THE COURT OF<br /> APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>SECOND APPELLATE<br /> DISTRICT<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>DIVISION FOUR<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=638<br /> ><br /> <tr ><br /> <td width=319 valign=top ><br /> <br/>PRISCILLA AVEDON et al.,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> Plaintiffs and Appellants,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> v.<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>STATE OF CALIFORNIA,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> Defendant and Respondent.<br /> <br/> <br /> </td><br /> <td width=319 valign=top ><br /> <br/> B217827<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> (Los Angeles County<br /> <br/> Super. Ct. No. BC400258)<br /> <br/> <br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> APPEAL from<br /> a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles<br /> County, Robert L. Hess, Judge. <br /> Affirmed.<br /> <br/> Engstrom,<br /> Lipscomb & Lack, Walter J. Lack, Richard P. Kinnan, Edward P. Wolfe;<br /> Girardi & Keese, Thomas V. Girardi; Devitt & Chelberg and James â€