Trident Society, Inc. v. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau

Filed 3/21/

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

TRIDENT SOCIETY, INC., C098017

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 34-2022- 80003804-CU-WM-GDS) v.

CEMETERY AND FUNERAL BUREAU,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Steven M. Gevercer, Judge. Affirmed.

Gurnee, Mason, Rushford, Bonotto & Forestiere, Steven H. Gurnee, Candace H. Shirley; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Winston Y. Chan and Elizabeth K. McCloskey for Plaintiff and Appellant.

* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105 and 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of part II of the Discussion.

1 Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Carl W. Sonne, Assistant Attorney General, Joshua A. Room and Christopher M. Young, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.

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