Roebke v. Ahmed CA2/4

Filed 3/17/26 Roebke v. Ahmed CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

RONETTE ROEBKE, B339954

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 24TRCV00427) v.

NUSURI AHMED,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Gary Y. Tanaka, Judge. Affirmed. Nusuri Ahmed, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. Stone & Sallus, Jason M. Stone and Barton E. DeBolt for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Defendant Nusuri Ahmed appeals from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff Ronette Roebke following a bench trial. Ahmed contends the trial court erred in its findings and committed several procedural errors. Because Ahmed failed to brief the issues sufficiently or provide an adequate record to review his claims, he has forfeited his arguments. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In 2021, Ahmed leased a residential property in Torrance from Roebke. In January 2024, Roebke served Ahmed with a three-day notice to pay rent or quit, demanding several months’ worth of past due rent. Ahmed did not pay the rent demanded, and Roebke filed an unlawful detainer complaint against him. A bench trial was held in late May and early June 2024. Both parties presented evidence and testimony. On June 6, 2024, the trial court held a hearing to give the parties an oral tentative ruling and hear argument from counsel (the June 6 hearing). The court found Roebke met her burden of proof at trial. It then addressed Ahmed’s claim the residence suffered from multiple habitability issues. It found he provided insufficient evidence to establish Roebke breached the warranty of habitability. After hearing from counsel, the court entered judgment for Roebke for possession of the premises, forfeiture of the lease, and past-due rent and holdover damages totaling $56,817.16. Ahmed appealed.