CHIU PROPERTIES, LLC VS. EDDY ADEMAR AREVALO, ET AL

May 20, 2026, Law and Motion Calendar Judge Nicole S. Healy Department 28 ________________________________________________________________________

02:00 PM LINE 15 26-UDL-00421 CHIU PROPERTIES, LLC VS. EDDY ADEMAR AREVALO, ET AL

CHIU PROPERTIES, LLC STEVEN T. NAUMCHIK EDDY ADEMAR AREVALO PRO SE

Defense Motion to Quash Service of Process Plaintiff’s Counsel’s

TENTATIVE RULING:

Defendants Eddy Ademar Arevalo and Sarah Gatliff’s Motion to Quash Service is DENIED.

On a motion to quash service of summons, “the burden is on the plaintiff to prove the existence of jurisdiction by proving, inter alia, the facts requisite to an effective service.” (Summers v. McClanahan (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 403, 413.)

The court has reviewed the opposition filed by defendants’ landlord and the declaration submitted by the process server. Based on the declaration, defendants were aware that the process server was at the residence to serve the summons, complaint, and supporting papers. Sarah (aka Willow) Gatliff was present, observed the process server at the door, and attempted to evade service by turning up loud music to drown out the process server’s voice. Gatliff’s declaration does not refute that of the process server.

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the court. Thereafter, plaintiff’s counsel shall prepare a written order consistent with the court’s ruling for the court’s signature, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1312 and Local Rule 3.403(b)(iv), and provide written notice of the ruling to all parties who have appeared in this action. The order should be e-filed only, do not email or mail a hard copy to the court.