Bernstein

Filed 9/21/21 Bernstein v. Sebring CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(El Dorado) ----

SCOT BERNSTEIN, C088375

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and (Super. Ct. No. PC20140070) Respondent,

v.

TIM SEBRING,

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Defendant and cross-complainant Tim Sebring (Sebring)1 appeals an order granting prevailing party status under Code of Civil Procedure section 1032, subdivision (a)(4)2 to plaintiff and cross-defendant Scot Bernstein (Bernstein) and awarding

A company owned or controlled by Sebring, Sheffield Properties & Investments, LLC, was a codefendant. For clarity, and because it does not affect our analysis, we will refer only to Sebring in this opinion. …