Muhammad

I. BACKGROUND

In April 2008, Muhammad, representing himself, filed a complaint against the company that managed his apartment building, Eden, and two of its employees, Toni Cummings and May Louise Green-King. The complaint stated claims for negligent failure to supervise, battery, and elder abuse against Eden, Cummings, and Green-King, and for slander against the individual defendants. The complaint alleged that Cummings, while working for Eden, struck Muhammed. Cummings and Green-King were never served and are not parties to this appeal. This is our third decision in this matter. In 2009, we affirmed the trial court’s order vacating a $1 million default judgment against Eden. (Muhammad v. Eden Housing Management, Inc. (Aug. 27, 2009, A123321) [nonpub. opn.] (Eden Housing I).) In 2013, we reversed a judgment for Eden Housing entered after a bench trial and remanded for a jury trial on Muhammad’s claims. (Muhammad v. Eden Housing Management, Inc. (June 24, 2013, A134508) [nonpub. opn.] (Eden Housing II).) Prior to the bench trial that was the subject of our decision in Eden Housing II, Eden had moved unsuccessfully for summary judgment. The motion argued that although Cummings was…