<p><b>Mayes v. Bryan</b></p> <br /> <p><b> </b></p> <br /> <p><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b>Filed 4/25/06 Mayes v. Bryan CA2/3</b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b>NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS</b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center">California Rules of Court, rule 977(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 977(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 977.</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">DIVISION THREE</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p><br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="672"><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="336" valign="top"> <br /> <p>CORNELL STERLING MAYES et al.,</p> <br /> <p> Plaintiffs, Respondents, and</p> <br /> <p> Cross-Appellants,</p> <br /> <p> v.</p> <br /> <p>DAVID C. BRYAN etc., et al.,</p> <br /> <p> Defendants, Appellants, and</p> <br /> <p> Cross-Respondents.</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="336" valign="top"> <br /> <p> B172533</p> <br /> <p> (Los Angeles County</p> <br /> <p> Super. Ct. No. GC027757)</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table> <br /> <p> APPEAL from a judgment of the <a href="http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/">Superior Court of Los Angeles County</a>, Jan A. Pluim, Judge. Affirmed.</p> <br /> <p> Law Offices of Bruce G. Fagel and Associates, Bruce G. Fagel, Richard Akemon, and James E. Wright for Plaintiffs, Respondents, and Cross-Appellants.</p> <br /> <p> Thelen Reid & Priest, Curtis A. Cole, Kenneth R. Pedroza, and E. Todd Chayet; Schmid & Voiles, Susan Schmid, and Rebecca J. Hogue for Defendants, Appellants, and Cross-Respondents.</p> <br /> <p><b>Story Continued from Part I………</b></p> <br /> <p>The court responded by recounting its memory of the events. â€