DHI Cherry Glen Associates, L.People v. Gutierrez (2020)

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      2. Defendant testified that she had lived at the property for 6 years and lives there
          presently with her husband and 2 children.
      3. She testified that she did not pay rent on time in October 2018 because she lost her
          job.
      4. She testified that she worked as a personal caregiver.
      5. She testified that she lost her job because she had to attend so many court
          appearances for obtaining a restraining order against her ex -partner and for custody
          hearings.
      6. She testified that she is a victim of domestic violence.
      7. Judge Warriner asked defendant if there were mutual restraining orders. Defendant
          said yes. Judge Warriner asked if defendant and her son’s father shared custody.
          Defendant said no, she has full legal custody. Her son’s father has visitation for 3
          hours every two weeks. Defendant testified that they met with a mediator twice and
          they return to court in January regarding visitation. He does not pay child support.
          Counsel for defendant asked Judge Warriner to take judicial notice of the other Yolo
          Superior Court cases between defendant and Robert Cutts and Judge Warriner did.
      8. Defendant testified that she gave a letter to Jaime Powell (Defendant’s Exhibit A)
          dated September 28, 2018 that stated that she lost her job. Plaintiff’s counsel
          objected to the admission of the exhibit into evidence on the grounds that it was
          perjury but Judge Warriner overruled the objection and admitted the document as
          Exhibit A.
      9. Plaintiff’s counsel examined Ms. Gutierrez.
      10. She testified that she lost her job on September 27, 2018. She learned that she lost
          her job by phone when her employer called her and said she was not on the calendar.
      11. She testified that she lost her job for missing work to attend court.
Testimony of Jaime Powell:
             1. Plaintiff called Jaime Powell.