Hunter

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Mujahbarruka Hunter (Hunter) appeals the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of Defendants Nansco Management, Inc. (Nansco), and A. Douglas Rickard and Jeannie C. Rickard (the Rickards). Hunter sued Defendants for premises liability and negligence, alleging that the injuries he sustained from third-party criminal activity were attributable to Defendants’ failure to repair locks on the security gates to Hunter’s apartment building. The trial court granted summary judgment because Hunter failed to show that there was a triable issue of material fact regarding duty. We affirm because Hunter failed to meet his burden to produce some evidence that Defendants had a reason to foresee criminal conduct, which was essential to establishing duty.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Hunter is legally blind, and during the timeframe at issue in this case, he lived with his mother at an apartment complex on Nordhoff Street in North Hills, California. The Rickards own that apartment complex and Nansco manages it. On May 23, 2011, four robbers entered the complex through broken security gates. One of the robbers knocked on Hunter’s apartment door and Hunter…