Jovine v. FHP, Inc.

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

This is a case about due process of law. Plaintiff Leo Baumohl 1 appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of his employer, FHP, Inc. (FHP), and his supervisor, Charles Kiskaden (Kiskaden; collectively, defendants) after the trial court confirmed and adopted the decisions of a court-appointed referee on three motions for summary adjudication filed by the defendants.

Our review of the appellate record demonstrates that the trial court’s reference of such law and motion matters was not authorized by either statute or the consent of the parties and amounted to an improper…