McCormick v. Woodle CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

MICHAEL McCORMICK, B322411 as Trustee, etc., Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 22SMCV00297

v.

JENNIFER WOODLE,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Helen Zukin, Judge. Affirmed.

The Sands Law Group and Thomas D. Sands for Defendant and Appellant.

Dennis P. Block & Associates and Dennis P. Block for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________

Jennifer Woodle appealed after a court entered judgment against her in an unlawful detainer case. Because Woodle failed to provide an adequate record for review, we affirm the judgment. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In March 2022, Michael McCormick, as trustee of the Holly and Thomas Michael McCormick Trust, filed an unlawful detainer complaint against Jennifer Woodle. Woodle did not include the complaint in the record, so we do not know specifically what it alleged. However, it appears Woodle was renting property from McCormick, and McCormick sought unpaid rent and possession of the property from Woodle. The case proceeded to a non-jury trial in June 2022. Woodle apparently represented herself. According to a minute order, both sides presented testimony and documentary evidence. The record on appeal does not include a reporter’s transcript of the trial or a statement summarizing it. Nor does it include any exhibits admitted at trial. After the parties rested, the court ordered judgment for McCormick. The court released the trial exhibits to the parties and ordered they be retained pending final determination of the action. On June 9, 2022, Woodle filed an ex parte application for stay of execution. The application is not in the record, so we do not know what it contains. On June 14, 2022, the court denied Woodle’s application and entered judgment for McCormick. The judgment awarded possession of the property to McCormick, cancelled the rental agreement, and awarded McCormick $38,411.40 for past rent due, holdover damages, attorney fees, and costs. Woodle timely appealed.