Easement Legal Documents
Go Fund Me Campaign to Restore Safe Access to Mount Diablo State Park
Go Fund Me Campaign to Restore Safe Access to Mount Diablo State Park! Please Donate to Reopen the Historic Easement! The legality of this fence is very much in question, so legal action is being taken in Contra Costa County Superior Court (Case No. C23-02578) to “Take Down the Fence and Reopen” this Dedicated…
Read MoreThe Prevailing Party Shall Be Entitled to Recover Reasonable Attorney’s Fees.
“Whenever any Person Unlawfully Closes Any Public Trial,” “California Penal Code Section 420.1 & Civil Code Section 731.5” (See Below).
Read MorePlaintiffs’ Amended Notice of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 9:00 a.m. on January 17, 2024, or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard in Department 21 of the above-entitled Court, located at 725 Court Street, Martinez, California 94553, Plaintiffs David Hammond and Hal Seibert (“Plaintiffs”) will and hereby do move for a Preliminary Injunction. (See Motion Below)…
Read MoreMemorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Court Hearing on January 17, 2024)
Powerful Legal Complaint that Everyone Needs to Read and Share! “Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction to restore the status quo ante, and to preserve the public’s right to continue using a longstanding, well-established expressly dedicated easement (the “Easement”). (PDF below….) C23-02578 – MPA ISO motion for preliminary injunction
Read MoreDeclarations (“48”) in Support of Plaintiff David Hammond Motion for Preliminary Injunction
C23-02578 – Declaration Of Alan Kalin ISO plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction C23-02578- Declaration Of Bob Gorman ISO plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction C23-02578 – Declaration Of Bonnie Powers ISO plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction C23-02578 – Declaration Of Brian Kelly ISO plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction C23-02578 – Declaration Of Brian Moore ISO…
Read MoreRequest for Judicial Notice in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (114 Pages of Exhibits)
Pursuant to California Evidence Code § 452 and California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1306(c) Plaintiffs David Hammond and Hal Seibert (“Plaintiffs”), request that the Court take judicial notice of the following matters: (PDF Exhibits below….) C23-02578 – Request for Judicial Notice Filed ISO motion for preliminary injunction
Read MoreNotice Pendency of Action (Lis Pendens) Makes it Difficult to Sell the Property
A “Lis Pendens”is a recorded notice on property that it is subject to a pending legal case (PDF below). C23-02578 – Amended Notice of Lis Pendens Filed
Read MorePhoto History(1920 – 2023): The Road became a Path and Over Time a Easement to Mount Diablo State Park
1920’S Map – Road up Mount Diablo, 2023 Path/Easeme 1920’S Map – Road up Mount Diablo, 2023 Path/Easement Historic Path Connecting Alameda Diablo to Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd via South Gate Road and Mount Diablo State Park. “A longstanding expressly dedicated public trail easement (the “Easement”) that encumbers the southerly end of the U.S. Bank…
Read MoreListen to David Birka-White (Attorney) Video: “Private Roads Subject to Public Use” & “Maintained by Public Tax Dollars”
On July 14, 2015, David Birka-White (Attorney), made a 10min presentation to the Diablo Community Services District: “Private Roads Subject to Public Use and Maintained by Public Tax Dollars.“
Read More“With Few Exceptions, the Roads within the Proposed District are Private in Nature, but Subject to A Right of Way Reserved to the Public”
Almost All Roads in the Diablo Community Services District are “Private in Nature, but Subject a Right of Way Reserved to the Public.” In addition, the “Roads in Diablo are maintained by Public Tax Dollars.” Read the DCSD Formation Document below: DCSD Formation Doc
Read MoreIn February 2020, a Attorney sent Intimidating Letters to Local High School Mountain Bike and Cross-Country Teams, telling them. “Diablo Roads are private and use by the general public is prohibited.”
The Monte Vista High School letter (PDF) is below. Attorney Letter to Monte Vista High School
Read MoreC23-02578 – Notice of Related Case MSC17-02529
Additional detail regarding the relationship between this action and the 2017 Action is contained within the “Objection by Third Parties David Hammond and Hal Seibert to Proposed Stipulated Judgment Between Intervenors and U.S. Bank,” Read Doc below: C23-02578 – Notice of Related Case MSC17-02529
Read MoreThe Overwhelming Majority (18) of Residents Support Bikes, Walkers, and Joggers Traveling on Calle Arroyo – Read the letter & Watch the Slideshow Below….
The Overwhelming Majority (18) of Residents Support Bikes, Walkers, and Joggers Traveling on Calle Arroyo(Letter Below: June 7, 2020) The majority of Property Owners on Calle Arroyo Posted Signs “We Support Bikers, Walkers & Joggers on Calle Arroyo” 15 Property owners in Diablo Posted signs “We Support Bikers, Walkers & Joggers in Diablo.” The Diablo…
Read MoreCase No. MSC17-02529 SUPPLEMENTAL OBJECTION BY THIRD PARTIES DAVID HAMMOND AND HAL SEIBERT TO PROPOSED STIPULATED JUDGMENT BETWEEN INTERVENORS AND U.S. BANK
As shown in the original Objection, this Court has already received voluminous evidence that the public is benefitted by an easement on U.S. Bank’s property. That evidence was submitted in connection with then-Cross Complainant Winston Cervantes Opposition to the Intervenors’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and the Court acknowledged such evidence and determined that triable issues…
Read MoreObjection by Third Parties, David Hammond and Hal Seibert to Proposed Stipulated Judgement Between Intervenors and U.S. Bank
The proposed Stipulated Judgment between Intervenors and U.S. Bank purports to snuff out a public easement that has been in existence since at least 1979 (Read the Objection, PDF ). Curiously, the parties “stipulating” to the Judgment are: (1) U.S. Bank – the owner of the parcel burdened by the public easement; and (2) the…
Read MoreSTIPULATED JUDGEMENT: JUDGEMENT Case No. MSC17-02529
STIPULATED JUDGEMENT Asserting that people riding bicycles on their “Private Roads” constituted a private nuisance and caused significant harm to them, and homeowners in Diablo, which has resulted in multiple injuries and property damage. MSC17-02529 – Stipulation for Entry of Judgment
Read MoreLegal Complaint: Quiet Title, Declaratory Relief & Interference with Easement
A Legal Complaint was filled on October 11, 2023 regarding the whole easement dispute. We urge everyone to read the complaint below and share it with others who have an interest in seeing a 100-year-old public right of way protected. C23-02578 – Initial Complaint Filed
Read More” Roads in Diablo are Private in Nature, but Subject to a Right of Way Reserved to the Public”
According the Diablo Community Services District Formation (DCSD Formation document below). “With Few Exceptions, the Roads within the Proposed District are Private in Nature, but Subject to a Right of Way Reserved to the Public.” In addition, the Roads are maintained by “Public Tax Dollars.” DCSD Formation Doc
Read MoreBattle over bicycle access taints Diablo election Years long fight over neighborhood pathway at center of Diablo district board election
Battle over bicycle access taints Diablo election Years long fight over neighborhood pathway at center of Diablo district board election DIABLO, CALIFORNIA- OCTOBER 25: A cyclist rides through the cut-through between Alameda Diablo and Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard in the town of Diablo, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Use of the path and access…
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