Harvey

I.

INTRODUCTION

The trial court entered judgment in favor of respondents Ridgecrest Community,

LLC and Baldwin Pacific Group Corporation against Richard Harvey. Although the

complaint is not in the record, it appears that Harvey filed this action seeking to recover

damages for personal injuries that he claims to have suffered after being struck by a

vehicle driven by respondents' agent, Dennis Hanson. The matter was referred to a

judicial referee pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 638,1 and the referee held a

nine-day hearing on the matter. At the conclusion of the hearing, the referee issued a

statement of decision in favor of respondents. The trial court adopted the statement of

decision and entered judgment in favor of respondents.

On appeal, Harvey, acting in propria persona, filed a largely incomprehensible

brief. Harvey's brief lacks any cognizable legal argument, contains numerous references

Unless otherwise specified, all subsequent statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure. Section 638 provides in relevant part:

"A referee may be appointed upon the agreement of the parties filed with the clerk, or judge, or entered in…