REGINALD DE LA CUESTA v. BENHAM
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1698443-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> <html > <head> <title>REGINALD DE LA CUESTA v</title> </head> <body> <div> <br/> <br/><b >REGINALD DE LA CUESTA v. BENHAM</b> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>Filed 3/29/11 <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/><i > </i> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><b >CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION</b> <br/> <br/>IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA <br/> <br/>FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT <br/> <br/>DIVISION THREE <br/> <br/> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=319 valign=top > <br/>REGINALD DE LA CUESTA, <br/> <br/> Plaintiff and Appellant, <br/> <br/> v. <br/> <br/>ESTHER BENHAM et al., <br/> <br/> Defendants and Respondents. <br/> </td> <td width=319 valign=top > <br/> <br/> <br/> G043788 <br/> <br/> (Super. Ct. No. 30-2009-00116964) <br/> <br/> O P I N I O N </td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of <a href="http://www.adrservices.org/neutrals/frederick-mandabach.php">Orange County</a>, James Di Cesare, Judge. Reversed and remanded. <br/> John Vozenilek for Plaintiff and Appellant. <br/> Philip N. Friedman for Defendants and Respondents. <br/>* * * <br/>I. INTRODUCTION <br/> This case tests the limits of a trial court's discretionary authority to determine that there is no â€