California Hotel Unlawful Eviction Update

California Hotel Unlawful Eviction Update

July 15, 2008

Oakland -- George Stringer a longtime tenant of the California Hotel, was born in Monroe, Louisiana, was raised in Oakland, CA., and has resided at the California Hotel for over 3 years, after being the manager of the Exodus House in Oakland.

On July 15, at around 7:30 pm George Stringer stated that The John Stewart Company packed up and moved out today, shut down the front desk and left by around 5-6pm.

"The John Stewart Company packed up to go, and left behind a security guard to keep an eye on the place, and the rest of us that are holding out are doing just fine, so far," said Stringer. "These people tried to force us out as though we do not have any rights as tenants in Oakland or California, and we're staying as long as we can. The rents are to high for us to try and move anywhere else at this point, and we are better off staying put and exerting are rights as tenants."

George Stringer resides in a single room (SRO) that includes a bathroom, and shares a kitchen with others on the floor he resides on at the California Hotel. He is being charged $400 a month in rent to reside at the California Hotel, and is one among 72 other tenants that have decided to stay put and have held out against the landlords unlawful order to get out before the July 15 deadline.

George Stringer wants people in the community to keep an eye on whats happening with the tenants at the California Hotel, in case the owners (Oakland Community Housing, Inc.), try to pull another fast one and force the tenants out of their housing somehow.

Further below is a list of the tenants that have sued to keep their housing, and are the ones that have managed to get a Judge to grant them a TRO to stop the landlords from turning off their gas, water and electricity at the California Hotel. The tenants are being represented by John Murcko of Oakland and Stephen Perelson of Mill Valley California.

Click onto the links below for pictures from the Jul 14 rally & protest at the California Hotel... The photos where taken by Just Cause Oakland...

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/14/18516212.php

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/14/18516229.php


---Legal Battle Over The California Hotel Unlawful Evictions--


Public Records: From The Domain Web of Alameda County


Click on the link below to find the Case Summary. Click on Case Summary, and then enter case number RG08396398 to find the following information posted below, about the legal battle to save the tenants from losing their housing at the California Hotel, in Oakland, CA.

http://apps.alameda.courts.ca.gov/domainweb/html/index.html


Case number:
RG08396398

Title:
Scroggins VS Oakland Community Housing

Case Type:
Civil

Complaint Type:
Breach of Contract/Warranty

Case Subtype:
General Civil

Filing Date:
07/03/08

Filing Location:
Rene C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse

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07/03/08
Complaint Breach of Contract/Warranty

Click below for links to the pages of the complaint that was filed against Oakland Community Housing, Inc. (OCHI), to block the illegal evictions of the tenants at the California Hotel... Case number: RG08396398

http://tinyurl.com/5uqg7u


Role
Party Name
Representation

Plaintiff
Leroy Scroggins
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Jackie Cummings
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Rodney Stenson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Patricia Weatherby
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Edward Dickens
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
John Hines
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Edward Dickens
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
John Hines
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Edward Dixon
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Jeffrey Robinson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Lillie Mae Singleton
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Arthur Lee Bunton
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Leroy Williams
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Robert Bell
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Jeffrey Rolin
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Edward Griffin
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Billy R. Johnson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Mickey Martin
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Michael Nelson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Teresa Johnson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Stanley La Rue Huff
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Frederick Howard
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Lee V. Jenkins
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Clarence Woodard
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Bertha M. Walker
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Herman Golden
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Ronald Peoples
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
George Clinton
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Otis Blacksheer
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Mitchell Stephens
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Andrew Aramburo
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
George Reynolds
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Katherine Marsh
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Edgar Hanna
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Rolan Goodrum
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Ted Dixon
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Laura Valenzuela
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Tami Forrest
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Elmore Shivers
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Jesse Powell
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Duane Anderson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Bernadette Thompson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Mareio Davis
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
George Stringer
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
David McQuilling
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Phyllis McMillon
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Dallas Miller Jr.
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Mitchell Stewart
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Gabriel Joseph Johnson
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Eugene Swann
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
James Cunningham
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Robin Menetoe
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Tom Brown
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Jeffrey Moniz
Murcko, John 

Plaintiff
Yvonne Brown
Murcko, John 

Defendant
Oakland Community Housing Inc
 

Defendant
Cahon Associates
 

Defendant
John Steward Company
 

Defendant
Charles Fowlkes
 

Defendant
Greg Hyson
 

Defendant
Laura Sanborn

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Regster of Actions

07/03/08
Complaint Breach of Contract/Warranty Filed


07/03/08
Civil Case Cover Sheet Filed for Leroy Scroggins


07/03/08
Summons on Complaint Issued and Filed


07/07/08
Initial Case Management Conference 11/18/2008 08:45 AM D- 19


07/07/08
Notice of Judicial Assignment for All Purposes Issued


07/08/08
Proof of Service on Complaint As to Oakland Community Housing Inc Filed 

07/08/08
Proof of Service on Complaint As to Cahon Associates Filed


07/08/08
Proof of Service on Complaint As to John Steward Company Filed


07/08/08
Proof of Service on Complaint As to Laura Sanborn Filed


07/08/08
Motion preliminary hearing Filed by Leroy Scroggins, Jackie Cummings, Rodney Stenson, Patricia Weat


07/08/08
Motion preliminary hearing Hearing Confirmed for 07/30/2008 09:00 AM D- 31

07/08/08
Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Filed


07/08/08
Declaration Re: Peremptory Challenge as to Judge Stephen Dombrink Filed for Leroy Scroggins, Jackie


07/09/08
Declaration Re: Peremptory Challenge as to Judge Stephen Dombrink Granted


07/09/08
Temporary Restraining Order & OSC re Preliminary Injunction Reservation Set for dept: 31 date: 07/11

07/11/08
Proof of Service on Complaint As to Charles Fowlkes Filed

07/11/08
Declaration Re: Peremptory Challenge as to Judge Stephen Dombrink Filed for Leroy Scroggins


07/11/08
Application Re: Temporary Restraining Order Filed for Leroy Scroggins, Jackie Cummings, Rodney Stens


07/11/08
Notice of Judicial Reassignment for All Purposes Issued


07/11/08
Application Re: Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Part


07/11/08
Order to Show Cause re Preliminary Injunction Issued


07/11/08
Order to Show Cause re Preliminary Injunction Hearing Confirmed for 07/30/2008 02:30 PM D- 510

07/11/08
Motion preliminary hearing Hearing Dropped from dept: 31 date: 07/30/2008 time: 09:00 AM

07/14/08
Hearing Reset to Initial Case Management Conference 11/18/2008 02:30 PM D- 510

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Future Hearings

07/30/2008 (Wednesday)
02:30 PM
Dept 510
Order to Show Cause re Preliminary Injunction 
 
11/18/2008 (Tuesday)
02:30 PM
Dept 510
Case Management Conference 

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Rulings & CMC Orders

Date
Action
Image

07/11/08
Application Re: Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Part

07/09/08
Declaration Re: Peremptory Challenge as to Judge Stephen Dombrink Granted