Chodosh

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

I.

THE MOBILEHOME PARK LITIGATION

An understanding of the case before us requires an understanding of a nearly 15-year litigation history between plaintiffs and various parties concerning a San Clemente mobilehome park in which

1 All further statutory refences are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless other wise stated.

2 In conjunction with the challenged rulings, the trial court took judicial notice of a wide variety of documents, including without limitation pleadings, briefs, and judicial decisions filed in other trial court and appellate court level proceedings in which plaintiffs have been involved. We take judicial notice of the existence of those same matters, not the truth of the statements made therein. (Evid. Code, §§ 451, subd. (a), 452, subd. (d), 459, subd. (a).) Given the procedural posture of this case, the facts and procedural background we recite are drawn from, inter alia, those judicially noticed matters, the allegations in plaintiffs’ complaint, and an unpublished opinion from this court. (Chodosh v. Palm Beach Park Assn. (Dec. 17, 2018, G053798) [nonpub. opn.].)

3 plaintiffs used to reside, Palm Beach Mobilehome Park…