Lockhart

Lockhart v. MVM, INC.

Good Law
175 Cal. App. 4th 1452·2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1219·97 Cal. Rptr. 3d 206
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 2, 2009B210803California3,138 words

Opinion

Opinion

Chavez, J.

Leslie Lockhart (appellant) appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted the motion for summary judgment filed by MVM, Inc. (respondent), as to all four of appellant’s causes of action against respondent. The trial court’s ruling was based on its determination that appellant’s state law claims were barred because they arose on a federal enclave. We affirm.

CONTENTIONS

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because the evidence supported her position that the pertinent events occurred outside the federal enclave. Appellant also contends that the trial court erred in overruling her evidentiary objections to (1) a declaration offered in support of respondent’s summary judgment motion; and (2) respondent’s documentary evidence tending to show that appellant worked on a federal enclave.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

During the relevant time period, respondent was a federal contractor providing detention (unarmed guard) staffing for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the San Pedro ICE facility, a federal correctional facility at Terminal Island in San Pedro, California. The San Pedro ICE facility is located…

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