Peterson

BACKGROUND

In July 2012, appellant filed an action against defendant and respondent G. Mazzera Company alleging causes of action for negligence, breach of the warranty of habitability, and violation of the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. The complaint alleged appellant was a tenant in a building in San Francisco and respondent was her landlord. It further alleged that in April 2011 appellant fell at night in an unlit stairwell in respondent’s building and suffered a permanent ankle injury. In early 2013, respondent filed a separate unlawful detainer action against appellant.

1 In April 2013, appellant’s counsel withdrew and appellant elected to represent herself. Appellant filed various requests for disability accommodations under Rule 1.100. Although the particulars of the requests are confidential (Rule 1.100(c)(4)), the relevant circumstances are described below as necessary to resolve appellant’s claim that the trial court erred in denying her requests, without disclosing appellant’s personal information.1 Disputes arose regarding appellant’s compliance with respondent’s discovery requests, and respondent sought assistance from the court, beginning with motions to compel filed…