Laura Myers (Williams) v. Williams, Madera County Superior Court Case No. MFL009903.  The case was tried over two days—July 11-12, 2022.  The case involved five witnesses, including the Madera Superior Court mediator for family court services.  The Court ultimately determined that the custody arrangement in favor of Ms. Myers be continued, including obtaining an additional weekend of time.  The Court reserved jurisdiction to award child support retroactive to the date of filing.

Jay A. Christofferson tried a domestic violence restraining order over five and a half days from May 2022 through August 2022 successfully defeating the domestic violence restraining order in the Berney v. Berney case in Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 20CEFL03625.  The case was tried before Honorable Glenda Allen-Hill in Department 304 and involved the testimony of seven witnesses over the span of five court days.  The Court reserved jurisdiction to award attorneys’ fees to Mr. Berney. 

Jay A. Christofferson and Joshua B. Bailey successfully defeated an appeal of an order denying a request to set aside/modify a marital settlement agreement and judgment.  In Katherine Hu v. Paul Lin, Fifth District Court of Appeal Case No. F082832, the Court denied the request to modify an April 2019 marital settlement agreement and judgment pursuant to Family Code section 2556.  The Court held that while state courts have continuing jurisdiction over matters, that jurisdiction only addresses matters not included within a judgment.  The Court determined that there was a failure by Appellant to demonstrate that he did not have an opportunity to participate at the trial court level, discover and identify all marital assets and comment on or object to the findings of the Evidence Code section 730 expert retained by the Court to analyze the marital assets and find an equitable distribution of same.  Respondent, Ms. Hu, was rewarded her costs on appeal.

Jay A. Christofferson and Giulio A. Sanchez successfully defeated a claim of wrongful entry and wrongful eviction of the commercial property at O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub, after a two-day trial on August 30 and August 31, 2022 in the action styled Sanchez v. Westcoast Dining, LLC, Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 22CECL04629.  The action was tried before the Honorable Mark E. Cullers.  Plaintiff was forced to file a dismissal of her action with prejudice prior to Defendants putting on their case in chief.  Possession of O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub remains with the Defendants.