Song

BACKGROUND

A.

In 2021, the Bayside Court Owners Association and one of its members, Cherie Y. Song (collectively, Song) filed a petition against Jennings, seeking to quiet title to certain common

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Code of Civil

Procedure. 1 property that is part of the West Oakland condominium project managed by the Association. Song alleged that the property was improperly conveyed to Jennings by his father, who had been ousted as a member of the Association’s board of directors.

In October 2022, Jennings filed a complaint in excess of 1,000 pages against the Association, some of its members, and others, alleging that they defrauded him of an ownership interest in various common areas located within the project (Jennings v. Bayside Court Owners Association et al. (Super. Ct. Alameda County, 2022, No. 22CV020739)) (Jennings 1). The petition sought to quiet title to the disputed areas, to invalidate allegedly fraudulent deeds, and to enforce the project’s covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs). Sixteen months later, after the trial court granted the Association’s motion to compel his appearance at his deposition, Jennings obtained a…