Peake
Peake v. Underwood
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 17, 2014D061267MCalifornia9,932 words
Opinion
Opinion
Haller, J.
Filed 7/17/14 (unmodified opn. attached)
CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*
COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
JOANNE PEAKE, et al., D061267
Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Super. Ct. No. 37-2010-00085519-
CU-OR-CTL)
v.
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION
MARVIEL UNDERWOOD, et al., AND DENYING REQUEST FOR
REHEARING
Defendants and Respondents. [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]
THE COURT:
Appellants' petition for rehearing is DENIED.
It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on June 25, 2014, be modified as follows:
1. On page 3, the third sentence of the second paragraph is deleted and
replaced with the following sentence:
However, as we shall explain, the court's exercise of discretion was
justified for several reasons particular to this case, including that Peake's claims
were inconsistent with the admitted facts and well-settled law, and the record
* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of Discussion part II. reflects that Peake's trial counsel had no reasonable…