Fonnegra

Filed 1/21/22

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

TRICOAST BUILDERS, INC., B303300

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. PC056615) v.

NATHANIEL FONNEGRA,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Melvin D. Sandvig, Judge. Affirmed.

Connette Law Office and Michael T. Connette for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Eric Bensamochan for Defendant and Respondent.

______________________________ Plaintiff and appellant TriCoast Builders, Inc. (TriCoast), brought this action against defendant and respondent Nathaniel Fonnegra in September 2015. The matter was originally set for a jury trial at Fonnegra’s request. On September 23, 2019, the day of trial, Fonnegra waived a jury trial. TriCoast made an oral request for a jury trial and offered to post jury fees that day. The trial court ruled that TriCoast waived its right to a jury trial by failing to timely post jury fees and denied TriCoast’s oral motion for relief from the waiver. TriCoast did not seek writ review of the trial court’s denial of relief from jury waiver,…